Hello Darlings!
Finally, I am back with shouting out your amazing posts!! In recent months I grew lazy and rarely saved the links so this is a weird collection of everything and anything. Hopefully, I’ll do better next month!
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REVIEWS
🐝 Both Ways by Ileandra Young by Hsinju @ Hsinju’s Lit Log
If you follow this blog long enough, you know I’m obsessed with the paranormal mystery and Hsinju has just the one you and I need to read! And their review is super thoughtful and engaging!!
DISCUSSIONS
🐝 On Rules and Magic Systems by Acqua @ Acquadimore Books
Aqua talked about rules in magic systems (in May…). Do you like your magic systems dense with the rules or just making things up as it goes?
🐝 I Read Every Shakespeare Play – Here’s My Takeaway by Naemi @ A Book Owl’s Corner
Naemi did the impossible and read ALL of Shakespeare’s plays! AND she ranked them for you. She’s talking about her experiences with Shakespeare in her post.
🐝 [A READER’S LIFE] The Bookshop at the end of the street //my first time reading used books// by RAIN @ The Withering
RAIN shares her experiences and memories of the first time she’s bought used books!! And her writing is sublime as always!!
🐝 Dear Book-Bloggers, by RAIN @ The Withering
RAIN is as always amazing and kind and has a letter addressed to YOU!!
TIPS & TRICKS
🐝 Reading for free: resources and recs by Silvia @ Silvia Reads Books
You’re low on cash and need some books to read? Silvia’s got you!
🐝 EDITING IN DIGITAL BOOK COVERS INTO YOUR BOOKSTAGRAM PICTURES || A STEP-BY-STEP PHOTOSHOP GUIDE by Rain @ book dragonism
Want to have pretty photos for your insta/blog but you’re low on physical books? No problem!
BOOK RECS & NEW RELEASES
🐝 50 F/F Books I’ve Read and Loved by Laura @ thebookcorps
Always nice to see more sapphic books!
🐝 All of the F/F Books I’ve Ever Read + F/F Books on My TBR!! by Caitlin @ Caitlin Althea
Again, sapphic books rule and you should read them
🐝 Book Recs: Twitter’s Favourite Trans Books by Anna @ Reads Rainbow
I need to read more books with trans characters!! (and so do you!!)
🐝 Book Releases: 2020 Sapphic Releases (July to December) by Charlotte @ Reads Rainbow
Charlotte is so kind to curate this list of sapphic new releases!
🐝 Queer shows and movies I’ve watched recently (gay gods, sapphic meet-cutes and more!) by Silvia @ Silvia Reads Books
Not really bookish content but SIlvia watches great shows and you can always count on her to find some good content!
🐝 63 diverse adult fantasy books you can read instead of reading books by old white racists by Rach @ Anxious Nachos
Rach reads amazing SFF books and you should join her!
🐝 81 diverse young adult fantasy books to read instead of books by old white racists! by Rach @ Anxious Nachos
Same here, only the YA version!
🐝 Sapphic Books With Disability Rep by Sasha and Amber @ Sasha and Amber Read
Sasha and Amber put together an amazing collection of books with both sapphic and disability rep! Check them out!
🐝 2021 – The Year of Sapphic Book Excellency by Sasha and Amber @ Sasha and Amber Read
Sasha and Amber curate the 2021 sapphic releases list so be sure to get ready for all those sapphic books hitting the shelves next year!!
- What amazing posts have you read this month??
Local Bee Hunter's Nook 
Thanks so much for the shout out!! There are so many amazing posts here, my Goodreads is becoming out of control with all the new titles I’ve added from these.
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You’re welcome!! Loved your posts — also made my TBR quite heavier ❤ ❤
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Aww, thank you for the shoutout! I’m glad you enjoyed my obsessive Shakespeare rambles 😂
And as to amazing posts I read this month: Line from First Line Reader is currently doing a series where she compares the Dutch translations of Harry Potter to the English originals – it’s one of the most hilarious things I’ve ever read!! And of course, there are so many others, too, so I think I’ll definitely have to do a post like this sometime soon 😊
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I always love Shakespeare rambles!! Hope to catch up on his writings one day so I can actually contribute to the conversation 😀
Oh, that sounds interesting! I actually studied translation (comparing translations and originals took so much of my time!!) and got to meet the people who translated The Cursed Child into Polish (which I haven’t read and don’t recognise as canon and JKR can suck it with her transphobia anyway but still a cool thing I guess)
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Well, Shakespeare is so omnipresent that I’m sure you could contribute regardless of how much you’ve read 😉
And it’s so cool that you got to talk to the actual translators! Though I also agree with everything else you said – that awful play is most definitely NOT canon, and I really wish JKR would take some of her own advice and stop hurting people who are already facing tons of discrimination 🙄
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OMG E.!!! Thank you so much for the mention!! 💕💕 And ahhhh all the other awesome posts you’ve included! Thanks for sharing all these with us! 🥺🥺
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You’re welcome, Hsinju!! Love your posts!! ❤ ❤
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oooh so many fab posts, thanks for sharing them! I’m going to have to sit and go through all those sapphic and queer rec posts…my TBR trembles in fear 😂
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No problem! I hope you’ll enjoy them (or enjoyed since I’m late with replying 😂) Always love a good shout out for sapphic and queer rec posts!
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That’s a lot of posts and I like how there are all sorts of them here from reading to tips to rec (and not only books, shows too!) 😊
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Thank you! I try to keep it a bit varied 🙂
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