Reading Wednesday

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 Recently Finished

Still chipping away at my pile of library books, though I’ve been distracted writing like three fics for Red vs Blue Rare Pairs Week, so I only got through The Black Tides of Heaven by JY Yang, a really fascinating novella set in an Asian-influenced fantasy world that does some really interesting things with worldbuilding, gender, and magic. My only complaint is that it felt very rushed. I think the story would have been better served as a novel rather than a novella. But I am still looking forward to reading the sequel, and requested that through Overdrive!  

Currently Reading

Right now I’m about halfway through How Long 'Til Black Future Month? which is a short-story collection by N. K. Jemisin. I have always admired Jemisin as a writer even as I often bounced off her books for being too bleak for my personal tastes, but I am loving her short stories. They’re amazing, and I’ve enjoyed every single one so far and cannot wait to read the rest of the stories. Definitely recommending this to everyone who enjoys queer fantasy and N.K. Jemisin’s works in general.

What's Next

At this point I'm still going with books that are due back at the library with holds on them, which means next up is Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World, a collection by Kathleen Ragan and then A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. I have a three day weekend with my only plans being a D&D session, going through a few boxes of books for donation, and then maybe trying to write some more RvB rare pairs, so I think I’ll get them both read this weekend!