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I'm trying to read for fun more often, like I did when I was younger. I don't know exactly why I stopped, since I usually liked the books I read in English class, but oh well. I still know I love reading, but there's a weird mental block that I'm still trying to puzzle out. Wish me luck?

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30% complete! Beetle has read 3 of 10 books.

Terese Mason Pierre: Myth (Paperback, 2025, House of Anansi Press Inc)

Myth, the much-anticipated debut collection from the multi-talented Terese Mason Pierre, weaves between worlds (‘real’ …

So good!!!!!!!!!!!!

Terese was at an author panel with another author I like, and I'm very glad I picked up her work as well! I don't usually gravitate towards poetry, but something about the fantasy elements she was talking about really resonated with me as a fantasy lover, and the poems she chose to read excerpts from had such vivid imagery.

I loved the grounded experiences of the POV characters in these poems as well as the whimsical elements of each one! The poems are organized into parts based on the rough setting, so some are air, some are earth, others are rivers or the sea, et cetera. This was the perfect way to organize them, IMO, it fits so well for such a fantastical poetry collection.

finished reading Wild Life by Amanda Leduc

Amanda Leduc: Wild Life (Paperback, Random House Canada) No rating

In 19th-century Scotland, young Josiah is banished by his father for seeing the divine in …

Content warning Discusses the main antagonistic group (a cult) in most points, but stays vague for the sake of not spoiling it too much or making people queasy.

Ivan Coyote: Tomboy Survival Guide (2016)

Distant Yet Familiar

Ivan's experiences don't 100% line up with mine, but how could they? Everyone's gender journeys are different, and despite our differences, Ivan Coyote's willingness to talk about their experiences resonated deeply, and helped me understand myself a bit better. It also contains helpful diagrams for all sorts of tomboy-related things, which funnily enough, brought me back to my time in Girl Guides and Pathfinders when we were learning to tie different kinds of knots.

reviewed All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

Martha Wells: All Systems Red (Hardcover, 2019, Tor)

A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure …

Just finished!

Content warning Vague spoilers involving Murderbot's character arc.

Peter S. Beagle: I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons (2024, Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers)

Dragons are common in the backwater kingdom of Bellemontagne, coming in sizes from mouselike vermin …

Really good! Would read again.

I don't wanna spoil anything since the book hasn't been out long, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and would definitely reread at some point! My only complaint is that it isn't The Last Unicorn, but not many books can live up to that one, for me. Not even books by the same author. And if given the opportunity, I would love for my next partner to be like Robert Thrax.

The one thing I will say is that, like The Last Unicorn, this story makes a clear distinction between what the characters want, or think they want, and what they truly need. I've always loved that about Peter S. Beagle's work.