90/400 💙📚💡📚 🎧📖: How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney Genre: Nonfiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: An older book, but valuable information

89/400 💙📚🖋️📚 📖: Ash by Louise Wallace Genre: Literary Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5 Thoughts: An interesting setup to explore the pressure on women in normal and extraordinary times. I related so much, as a mother with a newborn in early COVID. Thank you Mariner books for a review copy. #booksky

I don't officially launch my Bindery until Wednesday, but here's a look at the new releases this week I'm excited about: ronnicareads.binderybooks.com/item/K6I9fZ1... #booksky

88/400 💙📚🩸📚 📖: Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer Genre: Horror Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: I love an anti-heroine I can root for #booksky

87/400 💙📚 📖: One Piece, vol 28-30 by Eiichiro Oda Genre: Manga Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: Interesting commentary on tools being used as weapons inevitably

85/400 💙📚 📖: Superfan by Jenny Tinghui Zhang Genre: Contemporary Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: Deceptively deep considering it’s about a fan obsessed with a boy band. This is about finding and living as ourselves, while also building our community.

TikTok thinks *checks notes* queer people reading about queer people doesn’t belong on their platform. #booksky #booktok

84/400 💙📚🪐📚 🎧📖: Defekt by Nino Cipri (2nd read) Genre: Science fiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: More books need to be set in retail settings

83/400 💙📚🖋️📚 📖: The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood Genre: Literary dystopian Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5 Thoughts: Shows the misogyny of the patriarchy in a harsh light, but goes deeper, exploring our responses when humanity is stripped from us. #booksky

82/400 💙📚⏳📚 📖: Where the False Gods Dwell by Denny S Bryce Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: Historical fiction lovers who like a driving plot should pick this one up. Thank you Kensington Books for the review copy. #booksky

Men, misogyny isn’t funny. Try actual humor.

81/400 💙📚 📖: Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy Genre: Contemporary Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: there was some nuance that this book brings to the genre (highlighting the mother/daughter relationship and the role of parental neglect), but not enough to justify the graphic depiction of the predation

80/400 💙📚💡📚 🎧📖: Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood Genre: Memoir Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: Hearing her thoughts on naming characters was validating #booksky

79/400 💙📚 📖: Midnight, at the War by Devi S. Laskar Genre: Literary Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: This book brings humanity to war-torn areas and to the reporters who are trying to tell us what’s really going on. Thank you Mariner books for a review copy. #booksky

I’m personally offended that a book set in the early 2000s is tagged as “historical.” #booksky

Here are 8 February 3rd new releases here in the US that I’m looking forward to: ronnicareads.binderybooks.com/item/HgeQ69A... #booksky 🖋️📚

78/400 💙📚⏳📚🌈📚 📖: Heap Earth Upon It by Chloe Michelle Howarth Genre: Historical Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25/5 Thoughts: Queer obsession and dark family secrets, exploring identity and how far you’d go for your family (and yourself). Thank you Melville House for the review copy.

77/400 💙📚 📖: The Secret of Snow by Tina Harnesk Genre: Contemporary Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5 Thoughts: The interactions between the 85yo protagonist and siri had me cackling. This is the first book I’ve read (to my knowledge) by a Sámi author. Thank you S&S for the review copy.

76/400 💙📚 📖: One Piece, vol 25-27 by Eiichiro Oda Genre: Manga Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: I feel pressure sharing any thoughts, now that I know more than 1 person is following me because I’m making my way through One Piece 😅

Power is out and the power company’s website isn’t working. Just checking: is this the start of the zombie apocalypse? 🤞

January reading wrapup. The 2 new-to-me fiction books I gave 5 stars to were We Could be Rats and The Correspondent. #booksky

75/400 💙📚⚡️📚 📖: Escape! by Stephen Fishbach Genre: Thriller Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5 Thoughts: Does a good job showing the mixed feelings of participating in reality TV (wanting a particular edit, wanting redemption, etc) #booksky

74/400 💙📚🪐📚 📖: To Ride a Rising Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose Genre: Fantasy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: The parallels to injustice and systemic oppression in our world are so bold, if you don’t see them I question your desire to do so #booksky

73/400 💙📚 📖: Belgrave Road by Manish Chauhan Genre: Contemporary Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: Like 90 day fiance, but dial back the weird and dial up the humanity. Thank you William Morrow for the review copy. #booksky

72/400 💙📚🪐📚🌈📚 🎧📖: Magica Riot by Kara Buchanan (2nd read) Genre: Magical Girl Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: 🏳️‍⚧️trans joy🏳️‍⚧️ #booksky

71/400 💙📚🪐📚 🎧📖: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Genre: Classic Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5 Thoughts: I’m ready for the movie (though I’ll probably wait for it on demand) #booksky

70/400 💙📚🪐📚 📖: Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire Genre: Fantasy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5 Thoughts: What do you mean I have to wait for the next one? #booksky

69/400 💙📚💡📚 🎧📖: Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal by Mohammed El-Kurd Genre: Nonfiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: A lot to chew on

68/400 💙📚🪐📚 🎧📖: To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (2nd read) Genre: Fantasy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: Now I’m ready for the sequel

67/400 💙📚 📖: The Children by Melissa Albert Genre: Gothic Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5 Thoughts: Timeless and atmospheric, this dark storytale speaks of ambition, neglect, and childhood, good and bad. Thank you William Morrow for the review copy #booksky

66/400 💙📚💡📚 🎧📖: Transgender History by Susan Stryker Genre: Nonfiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: Important topic #booksky

66.6k likes? Nice. #booktok

I’m not sure where all the new followers have been coming from (mass exodus of other apps?), but I’m glad you’re here.

Oh, no! The privileged man doesn’t get a microinfluencer to promote his work for free!

Halfway through, and this book has me locked in. Hoping it can stick the landing. #booksky

Follow me if you’re interested in: - Genre fiction with well-developed characters and intriguing themes 📚 - Unhinged women 📚 - Dark academia 📚 - Dystopian 📚 - Speculative fiction 📚 - Literary 📚 - Weird 📚 - Edifying non-fiction 📚 - 📚 by Black and brown authors - 🏳️‍🌈 📚 - Disability rep in 📚 #booksky

65/400 💙📚⏳📚 📖: The Pohaku by Jasmin Iolani Hakes Genre: Historical Saga Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: an interesting storytelling vessel to tell a historical story grounded in Hawaiian folklore and culture. Thank you Harper Via for the review copy. #booksky

64/400 💙📚💡📚 📖: I am Not a Tourist: Conversations on Being British Chinese by Daisy J Hung Genre: Nonfiction, Memoir Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: An interesting perspective on immigration and xenophobia #booksky

63/400 💙📚💡📚 🎧📖: Clam Down: a Metamorphosis by Anelise Chen Genre: Nonfiction, Memoir Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: Puts the “creative” in creative nonciction…but is an interesting lens for a memoir

62/400 💙📚⏳📚 📖: Livonia Chow Mein by Abigail Savitch-Lew Genre: Historical, Contemporary Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: This is not a story of good guys and bad guys, rather showing how systems have been used to turn us against one another. Thank you S&S for the review copy. #booksky

I hope TikTok gets its act together (as much as any social media app can under capitalism), but if this is the end, at least I can say it brought me here. #booksky

61/400 💙📚🪐📚 📖: The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao Genre: Cozy Fantasy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: An interesting journey to a train made up of daydreams. Exploring purpose. #booksky

60/400 💙📚💡📚 🎧📖: Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future by Jason Stanley Genre: Nonfiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: Important and unfortunately incredibly relevant

59/400 💙📚 📖: One Piece, vol 22-24 by Eiichiro Oda Genre: Manga Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: “I asked you to make me a weapon, not a party favor - Nami, I love you

58/400 💙📚🩸📚 📖: She Made Herself a Monster by Anna Kovatcheva Genre: Folk Horror Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: Slavic folk horror where women are seen and scheme. Gothic and gritty, women are capable of changing their future, no matter what the weak and whining men in their lives say.

57/400 💙📚🪐📚 📖: I, Medusa by Ayana Gray Genre: Myth Retelling Rating: ⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: This book irritated me because I was enjoying it so much, but the problems I have with it were too jarring.

56/400 💙📚💡📚 🎧📖: Broken Places and Outer Spaces by Nnedi Okorafor Genre: Nonfiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Thoughts: I appreciated learning of the experiences that informed the writing of Death of the Author #booksky

The point of saying that he was a white citizen with a permit to carry is not to imply that the shooting would otherwise have been justified. The point is to make people understand that their race and legal status will not protect them.

“You may find this video disturbing.” No, we should all find it disturbing. Federal agents are killing citizens with cover from “our” government.

55/400 💙📚💡📚 🎧📖: The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Genre: Nonfiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Thoughts: Even more important now #booksky