The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus #5) by Rick Riordan
It has been four years since I read book 4, back when The Blood of Olympus wasn’t even released.
How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake
In short, this book is about wounded characters doing their best to heal each other with love. Ashley captures every possible emotion for the readers to experience: we get annoyed at how incompetent Maggie is, astonished by Grace’s unrequited love for her mother, compassionate towards the recovering Eva, warmed by Luca’s forever-loving family, etc.
Starting from Scratch (Housemates #5) by Jay Northcote
accurate trans portrayal, hot sex, awesome people
Most people were obsessed with genitals. Gay guys were all about the dick and straight guys were all about tits and pussy. It was something you took for granted, a fact of life, until you realised you were trans and then suddenly began to see gender through a totally different lens. Definitions of masculinity and femininity became more flexible, less rigid, and not so focused on body parts.
This is my first attempt to read a sort-of-erotic M/M romance fiction, and also a first novel with a trans lead.
Other-Wordly: Words Both Strange and Lovely from Around the World by Yee-Lum Mak, illustrated by Kelsey Garrity-Riley
Awwww, the illustrations are really endearing and heart-warming! Some of the words are so peculiar yet amazingly accurate about life that they should exist in every language.
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Ah, of course this is an angry book. When it comes to gender issues, how can you not be frustrated?