What are You Reading in April?
The first thing I read in March was Isn’t It Obvious by Rachel Runya Katz, a bi4bi M/F romance that I really enjoyed. I mean, the main character runs a queer teen book club, so of course I was going to love it.
The book I spent most of March reading was Hell’s Heart by Alexis Hall, a retelling of Moby Dick set in space. It was fun, but it is fairly long and meandering, like the source material, so it took me a while to finish. (This checks off task #20: Read a book set in space.)
After that, I was looking for a quick read, so I picked up Laid-Back Camp, Vol. 17 by Afro, which is a perfect cozy, feel-good, palette-cleanser of a manga series.
I just started The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, which is a book club pick. I’m only a couple chapters in, so I don’t have a good sense of it yet, but I’ll let you know what I think of it!
As for my April reading plans, my other queer book club is reading Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid, so I’m finally going to pick it up. Better late than never!
For the readathon, here are a few of the options on my TBR stack:
The Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo, which is a fantasy novella series. (This checks off task #4: Read a novel with a main character who uses they/them pronouns.)
The Insiders by Mark Oshiro, a middle grade book about a magical room that connects three kids from different schools who all feel like outsiders. (This checks off task #14: Read a work of magical realism or fabulism.)
How To Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jessie Sylva, a cozy romantasy about a halfling and goblin forced to be roommates who end up falling for each other. (This checks off task #9: Read a romantasy book with a queer and/or BIPOC main character.)
