I am almost done with the 2022 genre bingo, weirdly enough. I would have never thought I’d be at this point so soon. I have no idea yet what I will read for he last prompt. I am pretty surely not finishing the spring reding challenge in time, since I paused two non-fiction books I was reading for it, due to all my thesis work. I will continue doing it but with longer times. My whole reason for doing these challenges is to find motivation to read books I already own but I haven’t read yet, and to go out of my comfort zone aswell.
I was going to read another book for this prompt, a non-fiction, but since as I said I have paused non-fiction reads that don’t concern uni at the moment I decided to switch. I am actually happy I chose this one for this prompt, I unfortunately haven’t had that much good bisexual representation in the stuff I consume, and haveing a book that represents a character that identifies as me felt really good. What can I say about this book? It’s insanely popular for a reason, it’s absolutely addictive, you cannot help but to fall in love with the characters, and overall it feels realistic. The feelings the characters feel are complicated, and not idealized, I just really loved this book. It kept me glued to the pages, and I am pretty sure I will reread it multiple times in the future.
The reason I picked this manga for this prompt is not necessarily the fact that I have never heard anyone talk about it. The thing is I do not read mangas, so even if people talk about this a lot I would have no idea. I decided to pick this book for the underhyped prompt, because I had no hype whatsoever for it. So the lack of hype comes all from me. I was gifted this book recently, and it was quite unexpected. I do love comics, and I love graphic novels, but I never read mangas. I generally prefer other art styles, and I rever really got into this very peculiar comic art. So this read was a completly new experience. I was really unsure going into this, because as I said I have never really like this type of read. I decided to use this prompt and my lack of hype to motivate myself in going out of my comfort zone. I did enjoy it more than I though, I am even considering getting the next volumes to continue the story. I am happy I used this challenge to read something I would have never picked up for myself.
a magical story about two anxious teenagers learning how to deal with some of their issues. queer, fun, relatable and a gorgeous cover!
when the moon was ours - mclemore 4☆ (banned book)
this book left me with intense yearning for that feeling of belonging. very gentle storytelling of a heartbreaking and heartwarming tale with beautiful stylistic choices!
ella minnow pea - dunn 4.5☆ (epistolary)
a clever story about perseverance and the consequences of limited language. a hopeful dystopia that makes you laugh along the way
currently reading: in other lands - brennan (underhyped prompt)
