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Jayde Holmes<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookBingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookBingo</span></a> update! completed 'Afrofuturism' square with 'After the Flare' by Deji Bryce Olukotun. Good story of a Nigerian space program rescuing a stranded astronaut after a solar flare hits Earth. Also features magic-like alien tech and Boko Haram. 3.5/5 stars. </p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Afrofuturism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Afrofuturism</span></a></p>
Steve Mitchell<p>I have absolutely no idea about where my next read is going to take me, but I am looking forward to the journey <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Goodreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Goodreads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/CurrentlyReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CurrentlyReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BookLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookLovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bookworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookworm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bibliophile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bibliophile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TheJustifiedAncientsOfMuMu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheJustifiedAncientsOfMuMu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TheKLF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheKLF</span></a></p>
Steve Mitchell<p>My next book of the year is probably going to get me on some government terror watchlist <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Goodreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Goodreads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/CurrentlyReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CurrentlyReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bibliophile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bibliophile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BookLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookLovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bookworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookworm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GenocideInGaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenocideInGaza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AviShlaim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AviShlaim</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/StopTheWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopTheWar</span></a></p>
Wild Flint Books<p>📚 Reading goals for the year? Add Wild Flint Books to your TBR list and discover new worlds, characters, and adventures that will make reaching your goal a joy! 🎯 <a href="https://wildflintbooks.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wildflintbooks.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingGoals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingGoals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TBRList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TBRList</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WildFlintBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WildFlintBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookTargets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookTargets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadMoreBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadMoreBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a></p>
DJ Toebeans<p>I read Vicious by V.E. Schwab. 3.75⭐</p><p>Dark <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> about supernatural abilities.</p><p>📚 <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/StoryGraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StoryGraph</span></a> Onboarding <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/Challenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Challenge</span></a><br>✅ Prompt 3: Read a book chosen by the 'Random Pick' generator found in Up-Next Suggestions</p><p>It was good. I'll probably read the next one at some point.</p><p><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/4ebab16a-861e-4598-83e0-66a0e7b9a820" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/books/4e</span><span class="invisible">bab16a-861e-4598-83e0-66a0e7b9a820</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/readingchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>readingchallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/ook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ook</span></a>!</p>
Steve Mitchell<p>I still get a shiver down my spine whenever I hear the words, “Challenger, go at throttle-up.” And not in a good way. This will be my next book to get off of my teetering <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TBRpile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TBRpile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Goodreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Goodreads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/CurrentlyReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CurrentlyReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bibliophile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bibliophile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BookLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookLovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bookworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookworm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ChallengerDisaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChallengerDisaster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SpaceShuttle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceShuttle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Challenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Challenger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AdamHigginbotham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdamHigginbotham</span></a></p>
Steve Mitchell<p>Next book, and once again it’s a new copy of an old favourite <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Goodreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Goodreads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/CurrentlyReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CurrentlyReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BookLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookLovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bookworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookworm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bibliophile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bibliophile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/IanFleming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IanFleming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/JamesBond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JamesBond</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/JamesBond007" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JamesBond007</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/YouOnlyLiveTwice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouOnlyLiveTwice</span></a> #007</p>
DJ Toebeans<p>I read The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young. 4.0⭐</p><p>Magical realism, mystery, and romance set in a small town in the mountains of <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/NC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NC</span></a>.</p><p>📚 <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/StoryGraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StoryGraph</span></a> Onboarding <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/Challenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Challenge</span></a><br>✅ Prompt 5: Read a book from the TBR of someone you follow</p><p>Found this one in my high school bestie's TBR list, and I couldn't put it down!</p><p><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/3757320d-4453-489a-b0a9-262f182e29c7" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/books/37</span><span class="invisible">57320d-4453-489a-b0a9-262f182e29c7</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/magicalrealism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>magicalrealism</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/readingchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>readingchallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/ook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ook</span></a>!</p>
Heidi Betts<p>This week, I <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a> "Chasing the Night" by Iris Johansen for the July <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a> at <a href="http://Facebok.com/groups/HeidiBettsHappyBookers.🤓" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">Facebok.com/groups/HeidiBettsH</span><span class="invisible">appyBookers.🤓</span></a></p><p>and I've started <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/watching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>watching</span></a> "True Detective: Night Country." I'm only three episodes in, but so far, so good.👍</p><p>How about you?</p>
PPC Land<p>ICYMI: Spotify partners with Reading Agency for Summer Reading Challenge audiobooks: Streaming giant expands content accessibility through U.K. literacy initiative, targeting 600,000 children with audio format options. <a href="https://ppc.land/spotify-partners-with-reading-agency-for-summer-reading-challenge-audiobooks/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ppc.land/spotify-partners-with</span><span class="invisible">-reading-agency-for-summer-reading-challenge-audiobooks/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spotify</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Audiobooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LiteracyInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiteracyInitiative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChildrensLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChildrensLiterature</span></a></p>
PPC Land<p>ICYMI: Spotify partners with Reading Agency for Summer Reading Challenge audiobooks: Streaming giant expands content accessibility through U.K. literacy initiative, targeting 600,000 children with audio format options. <a href="https://ppc.land/spotify-partners-with-reading-agency-for-summer-reading-challenge-audiobooks/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ppc.land/spotify-partners-with</span><span class="invisible">-reading-agency-for-summer-reading-challenge-audiobooks/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spotify</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Audiobooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LiteracyInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiteracyInitiative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SummerReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SummerReading</span></a></p>
Steve Mitchell<p>Moving on to my next book, which will be the 55th of the year, and I picked up this old favourite from the shelf <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Goodreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Goodreads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/CurrentlyReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CurrentlyReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bibliophile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bibliophile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BookLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookLovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bookworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookworm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Wodehouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wodehouse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/YoungMenInSpats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YoungMenInSpats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/MasterOfMirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MasterOfMirth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Plum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plum</span></a></p>
Jayde Holmes<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookBingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookBingo</span></a> update! Filled the 'has dragons' square with Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. Unfortunately, this is where the series loses me. First two books were exciting page turners despite their flaws as fantasy books. This one was a chore to get through. </p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Romantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Romantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a></p>
DJ Toebeans<p>I read Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova. 2.5⭐</p><p>A sad, dark horror story about grief and folklore.</p><p>📚 <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/StoryGraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StoryGraph</span></a> Reads the World <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/Challenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Challenge</span></a><br>✅ Prompt 8: Mexico</p><p>Meh. Interesting premise, but the writing didn't do it for me. I couldn't get invested in the characters aside from really disliking the mother.</p><p><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/9d233c8e-6ac9-49a5-8bd9-7f995cdb6d16" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/books/9d</span><span class="invisible">233c8e-6ac9-49a5-8bd9-7f995cdb6d16</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/readingchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>readingchallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/ook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ook</span></a>!</p>
Steve Mitchell<p>Moving on to book number fifty four for the year. I was aiming to read nine every month, so I’m just a little bit behind, but February might be a bit to blame for that <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Goodreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Goodreads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/CurrentlyReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CurrentlyReading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bibliophile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bibliophile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Bookworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookworm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BookLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookLovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AndGodCreatedCricket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndGodCreatedCricket</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Cricket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cricket</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SimonHughes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SimonHughes</span></a></p>
Davida (Chocolate Lady) Chazan<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bookthreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookthreads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Booksky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Booksky</span></a> 💙📚<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a><br>Announcement: TCL's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025NewReleaseChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2025NewReleaseChallenge</span></a> Q3 Link Party is now OPEN! Visit my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookblog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookblog</span></a> now to find the link to add all your reviews of newly released books, and join in the fun from now through September 30th! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookTwitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookTwitter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/readingchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>readingchallenge</span></a></p><p><a href="http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2025/07/01/announcement-tcls-2025newreleasechallenge-q3-link-party-is-now-open/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">tcl-bookreviews.com/2025/07/01</span><span class="invisible">/announcement-tcls-2025newreleasechallenge-q3-link-party-is-now-open/</span></a></p>
Zivan - Childless Cat Guy<p>I read The Fatness as part of the r/fantasy reading challenge on The StoryGraph. </p><p>A challenge intended to help you diversify your reading. </p><p>The prompt was:</p><p>15. Small Press or Self Published (962 added)</p><p>Read a book published by a small press (not one of the Big Five publishing houses or Bloomsbury) or self-published. If a formerly self-published book has been picked up by a publisher, it only counts if you read it before it was picked up. HARD MODE: The book has under 100 ratings on Goodreads OR written by a marginalized author.</p><p><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/07d82cd6-23ef-421f-a799-2dc2f3f185fb?scroll_to=fb6f2734-065c-4800-bea8-c040a6f3e85b" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/reading_</span><span class="invisible">challenges/07d82cd6-23ef-421f-a799-2dc2f3f185fb?scroll_to=fb6f2734-065c-4800-bea8-c040a6f3e85b</span></a></p><p>Because of my low vision I only read audiobooks, and small press or indie books are often not available in audio. </p><p>There's a whole controversy about audio books read by AI virtual voices, with Audible / Amazon promoting it as a way for indie authors to get their books published in audio format for a lower price. </p><p>As someone who uses assistive tech, I cal already load an e-book into an app Like VoiceDream Reader and have it read to me by a TTS (Text to Speach) engine. </p><p>The trick was getting a book without DRM so I can choose what app I use to read it. </p><p>Here the Fediverse came to my aid. It was on the Fediverse that I learned about SmashWords, a DRM free e-book store and it was through the fedaverse that I follow Mark A. Rayner and know about his novels. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/audiobooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>audiobooks</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/StoryGraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StoryGraph</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@markarayner" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>markarayner</span></a></span></p>
Nikkileah 🎮🚄🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇧<p>Trying to read more for pleasure since the turn of the year... Admittedly, the list is mostly manga and comics but it's still reading...</p><p>Got the 12th book done today, so I'm comfortably on course for my most-read year ever.<br>I'll release the 6mth list at the end of June for those interested <br><a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a></p>
DJ Toebeans<p>I read The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng. 3.5⭐</p><p>Emotional, slow-paced historical fiction mostly set in and around a Japanese garden in the jungle highlands of Malaya after WWII.</p><p>📚 <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/StoryGraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StoryGraph</span></a> Reads the World <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/Challenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Challenge</span></a><br>✅ Prompt 7: Malaysia</p><p>I probably would have enjoyed it more if I had any interest in gardening.</p><p>👉 Check the content warnings.</p><p><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/293b9fb6-2ef2-4796-bc3f-395dcfe88ab8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/books/29</span><span class="invisible">3b9fb6-2ef2-4796-bc3f-395dcfe88ab8</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/literary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literary</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/historicalfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historicalfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/malaysia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malaysia</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/readingchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>readingchallenge</span></a></p>
DJ Toebeans<p>I read A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair. 4.0⭐</p><p>A modern reimagining of the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone.</p><p>📚 <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/StoryGraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StoryGraph</span></a> Onboarding <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/Challenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Challenge</span></a><br>✅ Prompt 4: Read a book from the 'Similar Users Loved' recommendations segment</p><p>Kind of like Fifty Shades but with gods instead of BDSM.</p><p><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/2797655e-28fe-43af-9a84-c4373d6db230" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">app.thestorygraph.com/books/27</span><span class="invisible">97655e-28fe-43af-9a84-c4373d6db230</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ebook</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mendeddrum.org/tags/readingchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>readingchallenge</span></a></p>