I know that feeling like you have to LIKE a protagonist is considered very naïve these days, but I can’t help it. I prefer to go on journeys in the company of people I enjoy. I suspect Puck is going to experience some Growth over the course of the book, but I will almost be disappointed if they do.

The book itself is not BAD, and the non-binary character (the eponymous Puck) is not badly written from either a technical or a gender perspective it’s just that I don’t LIKE them 😅 I’m not very far into the book (info here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/811845...) but I am persevering

These socks had cherries on them! They were very cute - and seasonal!

Thank you very much ❤️

They have luggage tags with your hospital ID sticker on them for attaching to any bags or mobility devices you bring in with you. Also most hospitals will let you keep your phone & glasses until the last minute these days & put them with your stuff after you through.

Fifth was Kylie Scott's The Last Days of Lilah Goodluck. Romance is my THING these days and this was generally a good book, though the back end went off the rails a bit and I possibly have a lot of nitpicky opinions that won't fit here (KYLO REN APOLOGIST). But it was a 3.5/5 experience overall.

My fourth book was Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home, which I had already seen the musical adaptation of but which still blew me away. What a book! Absolutely phenomenal!

Whoops! Fell behind on updating these here! My third book was Juliet Jacques’ Variations, which I WANTED to love but I just didn’t vibe with on a technical level. Very cool idea though!

My second book was Chelsea Watego’s Another Day in the Colony, which was FANTASTIC. This book gave me a lot to think about and I’m really grateful to have had the opportunity to read it.

My first book was Anne McCaffrey’s The Ship Who Sang, which sadly didn’t do it for me, despite my having been a hardcore McCaffrey fan in my early teen years. I found her writing style hard to adjust (re-adjust?) to, I disliked the characters and the disability narratives were awkward at best.

So far I’ve read two books (the rare benefit of starting the year horribly ill is that you can get a head start on your reading!) the first from 20th Century Speculative Fiction and the second from Social Justice & Activism