It’s taken me a while to finally pull this together despite the fact that I only read 4 books last month (totally fine by me) thanks to depression. Thankfully, I’ve been doing some grounding exercises & working through complicated feelings of despair & rage. It hasn’t gone away, but I’m coping with it better. Sorry if this is all TMI, but I think being honest might help others come to terms w/mental health & seek out ways to manage it. #DisabilityPrideMonth
Anywayyyyyy, here are the four books I read last month:
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
A fascinating depiction of multiversal travel!
This book analyzes how humankind might capitalize on multiversal travel if we created the technology to do so. It was engrossing but I took breaks while reading when the brutality of some of the characters got to me. Johnson was hella creative w/ describing the customs of people from different classes & communities. I often felt sucked into this world. I’m excited to pick up book 2!
CW: abuse, s**ual assault, classism, gaslighting
Isabel and The Rogue by Liana De La Rosa
Historical Romance for Introverts!
First off, I just want to point out the essence of Belle from Beauty & the Beast on the cover art.
I love it!
Isabel is a super relatable lead for me as someone who prefers books to small talk. She has been tasked w/ sleuthing while in England to help her home country. I loved following along w/ her in this mission as well as witnessing the natural sexual tension between Isabel & Sirius. fans self
CW: gaslighting
Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
A mystical story about saving loved ones.
As w/ Elatsoe, I found the mystery in this story intriguing. Little Badger also included real experiences of Apache Lipan folks in the 70's. The only drawback for me is I lost the plot a few times because of the amount of detail in the stories within this one. The narration flips between 1st person & the 3rd person, so that confused me as I listened to the audiobook. This might not have been a problem if I stuck to reading it in print.
CW: missing Indigenous folks, racism, loss of a parent, abandonment, natural disaster.
The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Jemisin always manages to plunge me into her fantasy worlds.
In book 2 of this series we follow a blind woman, named Oree, who is often ignored. She has power beyond what any regular human should, which makes her a threat. I’m a sucker for underdogs but that wasn’t the only reason I was drawn to Oree; it was the way Jemisin wrote this woman’s innermost thoughts. I feel like she injects compassion into her key characters which is why I’m obsessed w/ her writing.
CW: imprisonment, ableism, murder
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