Ever Sweet Reads

The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz is a futuristic LGBTQIA+ novella. I read this for the readathon bingo for this month! The main character Clara is ace (which opened up more information to learn about during pride). She is an AI repair tech and nomad who bounces from city to city after only staying for about a year. She ends up moving to a new city and finding a nearby tea shop that is run completely by a robot named Sal. She is unique to her time and Clara is intrigue

Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur is an LGBTQIA+ rom-com set in Seattle. It follows Darcy and Elle as they try to convince Darcy's brother (Elle's new business partner) that they are in a relationship. But as their fake relationship goes on, their feelings become real and they fall for each other. This was a cute read that had me laughing at the dialogue and wanting to know what was coming next. It was sweet, romantic, and steamy, just want you want in a rom-com.

What would you do if you were being possessed by a demon? Come Closer by Sara Grun is a book that I saw on TikTok that was listed under "most disturbing" books. I was intrigued because I had never read anything like this. In this book, the main character Amanda is slowly being taken over by a demon (which she is aware of) but there are things that are stopping her from fixing it. “I was curious. It would be good for a laugh.” Creepy but good I enjoyed reading this because it

Everyone grieves differently but can you solve a murder along the way? Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan is a literary novel about a man named Ren Ishida who has to deal with the loss of his sister while trying to figure out what happened to her. It is set in a fictional small town in Japan. “The day my sister died, a part of me died too." First Literary Read This was the first time I have ever read a book that is "literary." I had picked this one out a few years ago from #booko

I have not been in the mood to write any reviews at all this month. All I have been doing is trying to stay cool in this annoyingly long heatwave. It has been like 118 for the past like week and I'm so over it. I've been trying to read as much as I can. I did finish a few books that I do need to review but I feel like I don't have that much to say about them that would warrant a longer review that I usually do. Maybe I'll just wait until the June wrap-up to tell you all abo

So since I'm doing the LGBTQIA+ readathon bingo I did a bit of planning of what to read this month! I'm hoping to finish all of these! Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur Genre: Romance, LGBT, Contemporary The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz Genre: Romance, Sci-Fi, LGBT The Times I Knew I Was Gay by Eleanor Crewes Genre: Graphic Novel, LGBT, Memoir Reread: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Genre: YA, LGBT, Contemp

This was a really slow month of reading for me. I only finished two books but I have been reading many books that I'm about to finish here in a couple of days! One Day in December by Josie Silver 4/5 stars Cute rom-com that follows the main characters for the span of a few years. It shows how they age and go on with their lives as adults navigating love, heartbreak, and more. My full review is here. Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan 5/5 stars Literary novel about a man working