Star's Updates en-US Mon, 07 Apr 2025 01:58:54 -0700 60 Star's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Friend1419970974 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 01:58:54 -0700 <![CDATA[<Friend user_id=7377626 friend_user_id=127882056 top_friend=true>]]> Review7469215853 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 01:55:56 -0700 <![CDATA[Star added 'Two Tickets']]> /review/show/7469215853 Two Tickets by Ruby Landers Star gave 4 stars to Two Tickets (Grace Notes #0.5) by Ruby Landers
bookshelves: contemporary, lesbian, lgbtqia
Content warnings: anxiety talk.

Rep: Maggie (MC) is cis, white, and lesbian. August (LI) is cis, white, and bisexual.


This was such a lovely addition to this universe.
I adored the story, and loved that Maggie got to meet Savannah in the most her kind of way. ]]>
Review7469209956 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 01:49:47 -0700 <![CDATA[Star added 'Saving Graces']]> /review/show/7469209956 Saving Graces by Ruby Landers Star gave 5 stars to Saving Graces (Grace Notes, #3) by Ruby Landers
bookshelves: adult, contemporary, f-f-relationship, f-f-romance, lesbian, lgbtqia, queer, queer-romance, sapphic-romance, sapphic
CWs: alcohol, explicit sexual content, misgendering, transphobia, homophobia, toxic parents, references to people being queer bashed.

Rep: Rosalie (MC) is cis, white, and lesbian. Kinsey is cis, Filipina-American, and lesbian (label not used on page for her - please correct me if I am wrong), but she exclusively only dates women, so I am using it). enby side character, queer side characters, trans side characters, BIPOC side characters.


This is my favourite in this trilogy. I adored the charactacters SO fucking much.
I loved getting Rosalie's back story - it was so heartbreaking and beautiful.
The chemistry between Rosalie and Kinsey was also incredibly well done.

[spoilers removed] ]]>
Comment289202741 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 01:46:22 -0700 <![CDATA[Star commented on Star's review of Girlmode]]> /review/show/6975286624 Star's review of Girlmode
by Magdalene Visaggio

toby� wrote: "Literally the slur usage was so jarring!! I wasn’t expecting it at all"

I accidentally deleted my own comment >.<
But yeah, I wasn't expecting that at all. ]]>
Review7449745407 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:52:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Star added 'Graceless']]> /review/show/7449745407 Graceless by Ruby Landers Star gave 5 stars to Graceless (Grace Notes #2) by Ruby Landers
bookshelves: adult, contemporary, family-dynamics, friendships, lgbtqia, non-binary-mc, queer, trans-mc, wlnb
I fucking loved every second of this one. ]]>
Review5206533473 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 01:02:29 -0700 <![CDATA[Star added 'Loveless']]> /review/show/5206533473 Loveless by Alice Oseman Star gave 5 stars to Loveless (Paperback) by Alice Oseman
bookshelves: asexual, contemporary, friendships, young-adult, queer, lgbtqia
I loved this so much.
Thank goodness for audiobooks that exist before the publication date here in Australia!
Full review and thoughts to come.

5/5 stars. ]]>
Review7433023340 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 01:00:20 -0700 <![CDATA[Star added 'Oathbound']]> /review/show/7433023340 Oathbound by Tracy Deonn Star gave 5 stars to Oathbound (The Legendborn Cycle, #3) by Tracy Deonn
bookshelves: f-m-relationship, magic, fantasy, urban-fantasy, young-adult
Aw hell yes. This was phenomenal!
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Comment288580639 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:35:01 -0700 <![CDATA[Star commented on Star's review of The Summer Love Strategy]]> /review/show/5894592683 Star's review of The Summer Love Strategy
by Ray Stoeve

Jessey wrote: "Agree!!!"

🩷 ]]>
Review5206533473 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:36:42 -0700 <![CDATA[Star added 'Loveless']]> /review/show/5206533473 Loveless by Alice Oseman Star gave 5 stars to Loveless (Paperback) by Alice Oseman
bookshelves: asexual, contemporary, friendships, young-adult, queer, lgbtqia
I loved this so much.
Thank goodness for audiobooks that exist before the publication date here in Australia!
Full review and thoughts to come.

5/5 stars. ]]>
Review7384554706 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:13:09 -0800 <![CDATA[Star added 'Blessed by the Cupid Distribution System']]> /review/show/7384554706 Blessed by the Cupid Distribution System by Robin Jo Margaret Star gave 3 stars to Blessed by the Cupid Distribution System (Kindle Edition) by Robin Jo Margaret
bookshelves: adult, asexual, contemporary, f-f-relationship, f-f-romance, lgbtqia, magic, demisexual, queer, queer-romance, sapphic, sapphic-romance, speculative, trans-mc
This was as cute as it was hot. I adored this little novella - it's exactly what I needed to start my weekend off with. ]]>