Synopsis:
'My Dad thinks I'm a boy
named Stephen who likes wrestling and fishing. But that's what my Dad
likes.' Stephie is 7 years old. She likes bugs, books and spaghetti.
Also, she's a girl... which should be pretty easy to understand, right?
Well, not for her Dad! He's been mistaking her for a boy since she was
born and struggles to see her for who she is. This powerful and
uplifting comic book for primary age children and their families
humorously portrays a situation that is often too common, where a trans
child is forced to negotiate between their true self and their parents'
love. With amusing illustrations, and a useful guide for adults, it's
the perfect book to help show children that no one else than ourselves
gets to decide who we are.
(Synopsis from Goodreads).
My Thoughts:
It is so hard to find LGBTQ+ books for children. Finding books for
children that represent transgender people is almost unheard of. When I
finally found one, My Dad Thinks I'm a Boy, I knew I had to get a copy
to read. I try to keep resources in case someone I know might be
transitioning, or thinking of transitioning, and needed the books to
help with that. I think this is a great resource that will help people
understand what it's like to be transgender.
Not only is this
book a great resource for children to understand more about what it's
like to be transgender. I think it's also a great resource for adults as
well. The explanations are incredibly simplified, and straight to the
point. The book makes things incredibly easy to understand, whether the
reader is four years old, or one hundred and four. I think this would
especially be a great resource for a parent that is having a hard time
understanding their child being transgender, and everything that goes
along with that, no matter how old their child is. The discussion guide
in the back of the book could be a great tool to open up a civil
discussion between a child and adult about some misunderstandings they
might have.
I really enjoyed My Dad Thinks I'm a Boy. It's a
transgender positive book for children and adults alike. I think it
could really open up a discussion between transgender people, and those
that don't quite fully comprehend what betting transgender means,
whether that be family or friends. I think the book is an incredibly
valuable resource that should be added to libraries everywhere.
I give My Dad Thinks I'm a Boy?!: 5/5.
Want to know more about the author?
Website: https://www.serioustransvibes.com/
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I received this book from the publisher, via Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review. I was in no way compensated for this review.
Synopsis:
The fifth installment in Seanan McGuire's award-winning, bestselling Wayward Children series, Come Tumbling Down picks up the threads left dangling by Every Heart a Doorway and Down Among the Sticks and Bones
When
Jack left Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children she was carrying
the body of her deliciously deranged sister--whom she had recently
murdered in a fit of righteous justice--back to their home on the Moors.
But
death in their adopted world isn't always as permanent as it is here,
and when Jack is herself carried back into the school, it becomes clear
that something has happened to her. Something terrible. Something of
which only the maddest of scientists could conceive. Something only her
friends are equipped to help her overcome.
Eleanor West's "No Quests" rule is about to be broken.
Again.
(Synopsis from Goodreads).
My Thoughts:
From the moment I read Every Heart a Doorway, I have been addicted to
Seanan McGuire's writing. I have read most of her books in a single
sitting because I love her writing so much. I thought for some reason
that her Wayward Children series had ended with the previous book that
was released, In an Absent Dream. Therefore, you can imagine how excited
I was to find out that there was a fifth book in the series that was
recently released. As soon as I found out about Come Tumbling Down, I
knew I had to read it right away. I thought it was an excellent addition
to one of my favorite series.
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
was definitely my favorite book in the Wayward Children series. When I
found out that part of Come Tumbling Down took place within the same
door, I was excited. It felt great to be reunited with some of my
favorite characters that I had really missed. It almost felt like coming
home after being gone a really long time. I especially loved that we
got to see more of Jack. She's always been one of my favorite characters
in this series.
Another thing I loved about Come Tumbling Down
is that the reader gets to explore more of my favorite door. In this
book, the reader sees a completely new side to this door that's never
been seen before, and I loved every second of it. I don't want to go
into too much detail because I don't want to spoil it for those that
haven't had a chance to read the book yet, but it was something that I
never expected, and it added so much to the world. I hope that Seanan
McGuire does that for other doors in other books in this series too.
Come
Tumbling Down was an almost perfect addition to the Wayward Children
series. My only complaint that I have is that I would have liked to see a
little more of Jill, and her perspective on things. Otherwise, I
absolutely loved this book. It held all of the magic and wonder from the
previous books in the series, and was a fantastic display of Seanan
McGuire's addictive writing style. I hope she continues to write even
more books in this series, and expands even more on this universe that I
love so much.
I give Come Tumbling Down. 4.5/5.
Want to know more about the author?
Website: http://www.seananmcguire.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seananmcguire
Twitter: https://twitter.com/seananmcguire
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seananmcguire/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2860219.Seanan_McGuire
I received this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. I was in no way compensated for this review.
Synopsis:
Trick…or wicked treat!
It
was a devastating dirty trick—Joey Silvia just found out her boyfriend
of two years is married. What. A. Dick. Joey knows her best chance to
get over one guy is to get under another. Of course, heading home to her
family's remote cabin in Oregon poses some challenges in the "available
men" department…until she discovers this cabin comes with its own hot
handyman!
Holy crap, Chris Steffensen. When did her brother's
best friend turn into a hard-bodied pile of blond-bearded hotness? He's
the perfect Halloween treat—and a surprisingly dirty rebound guy. For a
couple of weeks, anyway. Except that Chris has other ideas…like proving
to Joey that this blast from the past is a whole lot more than a naughty
Halloween hookup.
(Synopsis from Goodreads).
My Thoughts:
Over the last few years, I've read quite a few of Tiffany Reisz's books.
I've loved every single one that I've read. I've read all of he Sinners
series, and the spinoffs. Some of her Sinners series I've even read
multiple times. I recently found out that she wrote a few books under
the Harlequin Blaze imprint, so I decided to pick up the first book in
the series, Her Halloween Treat, and read it. I thought it was an
enjoyable, sexy read.
When you hear someone talking about
Harlequin books, the first think you probably think about is cliches
that make you wan t to roll your eyes, and a lot of fluffy, non
substance writing. That wasn't the case with Her Halloween Treat at all.
The book was a bit cheesey at times, but in a sarcastic fun way. I
especially enjoyed the banter between the main character, Joey, and her
best friend, Kira. They cracked me up together. The banter between Joey
and the love interest, Chris was also great. They had incredible chemistry that just rolled off of the pages, especially during the
incredibly sexy parts of the book.
Sometimes while reading
romance novels, the characters can kinda feel cookie cutteresque, like
they don't have much personality because the book is more about sex than
the plot. That wasn't the case with this book at all. The characters
all had very well fleshed out personalities and backstories. Joey's
brothers backstory was absolutely heartbreaking. Even though he's only a
side character, Tiffany Reisz puts so much detail and emotion behind
everything that he went through as a teenager that the reader feels like
they're experiencing it first hand.
All in all, I really loved
Her Halloween Treat. It didn't surprise me that much that I loved the
book, considering how much I've enjoyed the author's other books.
However, it did make me more open minded about reading more Harlequin
books in the future, as it's a genre that's not something I usually pick
up. I definitely plan on binge reading the rest of the Men at Work
series, and reading a few other Harlequin Blaze authors too.
I give Her Halloween Treat: 4/5.
Want to know more about the author?
Website: https://www.tiffanyreisz.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littleredridingcrop/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/8thcirclepress
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffany_reisz/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4480131.Tiffany_Reisz
I received this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. I was in no way compensated for this review.
