Happy Top 5 Tuesday, book friends! Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Bionic Bookworm, now hosted by Meeghan Reads. If you’re interested in participating, check out their blog to get the details and the prompts for each week.

This week, the topic is top 5 pride books from our TBRs! I don’t set monthly TBRs anymore because I found I never stuck to them and then felt bad about it. That means I didn’t do a specific pride month TBR, but I do try to read diversely year round. So, for this week’s post I’m going to highlight books from my neverending general TBR that include LGBTQIA+ characters, authors, etc!

That Summer Feeling by Bridget Morrissey

This is an adult summer camp book, which I love. A recently divorced woman attends a summer camp where she encounters a man from her past… and falls for his sister.

Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree

The prequel to the popular cozy fantasy, Legends & Lattes, tells the story of Viv’s past, the one that eventually leads her to her coffee shop owner dreams and the romance she finds there.

Back in a Spell by Lana Harper

The third book in the Witches of Thistle Grove series, which tells the story of nonbinary barkeep Morty and Nineve of the infamous Blackmoore family. This series has become an annual Witchtober tradition for me, so I’m saving the third installment for then.

Pageboy by Elliot Page

The highly anticipated memoir from Elliot Page, which I will 100% be reading on audio because I love a good celebrity memoir on audio. It just came out today, so a very happy book birthday to Pageboy!

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker, Illustrated by Wendy Xu

This adorable-looking graphic novel has been on my TBR for ages, and I really need to grab a copy so I can read it!

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There we have it, five LGBTQIA+ books from my TBR! Do you set a monthly TBR and, if so, does your June TBR incorporate some Pride-themed reads? Let me know!

Happy Tuesday, book friends! I am still emotionally recovering from hosting our friends on Sunday, which is maybe a sign I need to stretch my introverted social muscles a bit more often. Tired or not, it’s Tuesday which means it’s time for a Top 5 Tuesday blog post!

Top 5 Tuesday is a weekly meme created by Bionic Bookworm, now hosted by Meeghan Reads. If you’re interested in participating, check out their blog to get the details and the prompts for each week.

This week is a freebie, which is a fun opportunity to get creative but since I’m feeling sluggish this morning it did make me feel a bit panicked to see that word. Since we’re nearing the halfway point, I figured it might be fun to do my Top 5 Reads of 2023 (So Far). Time to sit down with my reading spreadsheet and relive the reading year!

The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting by Evanna Lynch

This memoir just blew me away. I did basically nothing but find excuses to listen to this book for an entire three days until I finished it.

Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

I laughed, I cried, I cringed. What more can I say?

Weyward by Emilia Hart

Just a gorgeous, heartbreaking story about three women with magic in their blood.

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

A compelling story about modern witches at war, with great commentary on inclusion to boot.

Games and Rituals by Katherine Heiny

Quietly funny and raw short stories from a truly phenomenal writer.

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Looking back, it feels like I read all of these books basically yesterday, which really shows their lasting impact and residence in my heart and mind.

I can’t wait to see what others choose for their freebie topic this week!