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2025-06-03T19:23:04Z
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New month, new book thread!First book for June was The Hands That Pull the Strings by J.S. Carter Gilson.Inez is back again. This time, catastrophe comes to the pleasure moon where she’s recovering from the events of the previous book.But it direct: https://jscartergilson.com/wp/product/the-hands-that-pull-the-strings-epub/@bookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon
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2025-06-03T19:39:16Z
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Book 2 was Catastrophe Ethics by Travis Rieder.If my actions can’t change anything – for good or ill – do have any responsibility to act? The author introduces readers to the ‘spectrum of shouldiness’. Challenging, in the best possible way.Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b3dfc159-f064-4c79-9fd2-0766759c4e03@bookstodon
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2025-06-03T20:23:13Z
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Book 3 was The Darkness by Ragnar Jónasson. Well, crap. That was bleak. Fascinating and compelling … but so, so dark. Mini review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/5da07a81-d6a9-4efc-91d6-7d28a18277bf@bookstodon #Thriller
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2025-06-05T18:30:58Z
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Book 4 was Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow.Good, fun storytelling paired with a compelling cast of older characters dodging organised crime rings.Get it direct from the author: https://craphound.com/shop/@bookstodon #thriller
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2025-06-05T19:09:11Z
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Book 5 was The Silence Project by Carole Hailey.This one was weird. It’s structured as a nonfiction book about (fictional) people and events. It overlays real events onto the fictional history. Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/fdf1faca-d8d7-4386-af60-9a0dd10fc1cd?redirect=true@bookstodon
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2025-06-05T19:35:22Z
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Book 6 was Book 6 was Upright Women Wanted by Sarah GaileyEven in future-America there are still little pockets of hope. Rejecting the life her father has chosen for her, Esther runs away to join the travelling librarians. Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/fdda64dd-98d3-4bdd-abcd-7cfd8f62b3cd?redirect=true@bookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon
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2025-06-06T18:59:33Z
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Book 7 was All Systems Red by Martha Wells.Decided it was time for a reread. This time, I can say it’s not just Murderbot – I adore the whole cast. Mini review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b7201fc5-4df8-4c4e-acbe-42325fb76a43@bookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon #scifi
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2025-06-06T19:20:36Z
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Book 8 was Two Times Murder by Adam Oyebanji.Greg’s a Black British teacher living in the US (deep inside his own closet). Except he’s not. Also, people keep dropping dead around him and everyone expects him to solve things. Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/54ef0e70-473b-434c-a69b-5fc3601b69f9?redirect=true@bookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon
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2025-06-08T18:33:47Z
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Book 9 was Stars and Bones by Gareth L. Powell.After Eryn’s sister goes missing, she pulls out all the stops to make sure she’s part of the search team. What she finds is so much worse than anyone expects.Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/e8e393ee-8424-4ec2-b674-24d97e9e68a1#scifi @bookstodon
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2025-06-09T19:14:18Z
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Book 10 was By the Fire We Carry by Rebecca Nagle.At the core of the book is a single legal case against one man, which becomes a proxy for native rights to self-governance, which goes all the way to the US Supreme Court. Along the way, the narrative takes multiple detours, outlining myriad ways in which the US government has screwed over the various First Nations. Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/97c91c76-52fe-4bc3-baca-5fbed93a5951?redirect=true@bookstodon #IndigenousRights
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2025-06-10T19:26:31Z
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Book 11 was After the Silence by Jake Woodhouse.Well. That was … a book. I’m pretty sure the author hates men. And women. And children. And cops. And boats. And computers. And Amsterdam. And life.Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4bf34966-ee93-401c-b76f-c35677f79064#thriller @bookstodon
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2025-06-11T19:11:03Z
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Book 12 was Who Rules the World? by Noam Chomsky.Burn America to the ground. Very short review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f98e8e8d-45cb-497b-9643-64ee69693975@bookstodon #nonfiction
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2025-06-13T19:00:59Z
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Book 13 was Zoo City by Lauren Beukes.Zinzi’s got a monkey on her back … literally (okay, it’s actually a sloth, but whatever). In this weird and unique world, addicts are bonded to an animal pair.Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/c5789668-20b3-49d5-a39a-ed928b011063?redirect=true@bookstodon
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2025-06-13T19:28:31Z
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Book 14 was The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark.Alternative history meets urban fantasy in this Egyptian mythology-based tale tinged with steampunk.Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/28e9ce6b-165c-4291-b6e5-040fe8f9f00a?redirect=true@bookstodon
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2025-06-14T19:12:25Z
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Book 15 was The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates.Hiram is born into slavery on his father’s estate. He’s responsible for looking after his brother, the ‘legitimate’ son. When his brother dies, he decides to escape. Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/643a5e5d-4689-4a00-b674-43f34a3e9e2e?redirect=true@bookstodon
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2025-06-14T19:46:20Z
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Book 16 was Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireThis magical story is wonderfully inclusive and big-hearted.Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/625be8f7-b742-4f39-92e0-5059d7fc9a54?redirect=true@bookstodon
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2025-06-15T18:38:34Z
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Book 17 was Prime Meridian by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.Sparse, paired-back writing set against a bleak backdrop of near-future Mexico City. Amelia dreams of moving to Mars. But for now, she’s stuck working whatever one-off gigs come her way … including for her ex-boyfriend. Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/5096ab9b-430c-4b07-9cda-aac874c15780?redirect=true@bookstodon
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2025-06-16T19:04:01Z
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Book 18 was A Beginner's Guide to Murder by Rosalind Stopps.A group of older women in south-east London meet in a coffee shop to plot murder in defence of their community. Stop me if you’ve heard this one. This one is a chocolate chip cookie: dark and bittersweet encased in sweet comfort. Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b6b29a70-793f-41f5-83bd-9ee4dd2765f1@bookstodon
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2025-06-17T18:57:48Z
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Book 19 was Black Water Sister by Zen Cho. Unique without being completely out in left field. The family dynamics strike a perfect balance between dysfunctional and smothering. Highly recommended.Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f2bca721-b70b-4b96-bd0e-8381080de74b?redirect=true@bookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon
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2025-06-19T19:09:51Z
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Book 20 was Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena GoddenWolf (self-described biracial, bisexual, bigender) buys a new desk while experiencing a mental health crisis. Unexpectedly, the desk gives them the power to communicate with Mrs Death. Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4814a8dc-583b-4de5-a8db-a9da1182a3dc@bookstodon
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2025-06-19T19:18:52Z
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Book 21 was Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin.This was a weird one. It’s not genre fiction but it’s not literary fiction. It’s deeply sad but darkly hilarious. The pace is rapid but nothing much happens.Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/8f7274f1-c1c5-49e7-a16d-c1d65ad1979c@bookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon
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2025-06-21T19:37:08Z
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Book 22 was The Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Sojourner Truth.It’s always tough to read such horrors. I genuinely don’t know whether it makes it harder or easier when they’re presented in just casual, paired-back tone. Definitely worth a read. Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d2d14104-d901-4015-bc8f-6e92246bd1d6?redirect=true@bookstodon #nonfiction
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2025-06-21T19:58:30Z
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Book 23 was The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa.Rintaro’s meant to go live with a distant relative he doesn’t know. But first, a cat shows up and requests his help … saving books.Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3ec8a938-7e18-4b6c-ba10-2fa1878a864b?redirect=true@bookstodon
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2025-06-22T18:33:03Z
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Book 24 was This One Looks Like a Boy by Lorimer Shenher.I don’t often read memoirs but this one looked interesting and it was on sale. I’m so glad I picked it up. Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/6eac8c25-5263-4697-9113-c7611b0f7645@bookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon
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2025-06-22T18:47:00Z
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Book 25 was The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs.I read a lot of books about women who kill. A lot. They broadly fall into one of two categories: those who kill evil men and those who kill anyone who annoys them. This one makes out it’s the former but really it’s the latter. Review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3b47ea0b-ba40-4a32-ac20-6c4f43715454@bookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon