emotional abuse – Reading While Fat

The Will Darling Adventures–Slippery Creatures, The Sugared Game, and Subtle Blood

Book covers for the Will Darling Adventures by KJ Charles: Slippery Creatures, The Sugared Game, and Subtle Bood. Each features a drawing of a dark-haired, tall, and slim man with sideburns, and a broader, shorter man with light brown hair. The shorter man is always holding a large knife, and they are always facing each other.

I’ve been easing my way through the K.J. Charles books that I haven’t yet read, in an attempt to savor them, knowing I have more to look forward to. Over the last couple of weeks I started and finished the Will Darling Trilogy of Slippery Creatures (2020), The Sugared Game (2020) and Subtle Blood (2021).Continue reading “The Will Darling Adventures–Slippery Creatures, The Sugared Game, and Subtle Blood”

The Reformatory

I just about have no words (with reverent awe) for The Reformatory (2023) by Tananarive Due, but since writing about books is the reason for this blog, I have to come up with some. First, this book is an example of my belief that white people need to read books written by black people (andContinue reading “The Reformatory”

Season of Love

I don’t know why Season of Love (2022) by Helena Greer sat on my physical TBR shelf for a year, because I was so enthralled by this sapphic romance set at a Christmas tree farm run by a Jewish family. Miriam is an artist with an Instagram following, who spent summers growing up at herContinue reading “Season of Love”