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Chaining Books (She/Her) 📚🐇
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A Filipino-American girlie looking to read through her physical TBR

Starting Physical TBR (Jan 2025): 288

📗 Physical TBR Read: 13
📘 Physical TBR Donated: 41
📕 New books: 27

Current Physical TBR: 261

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Okay this is my first Stephen Graham Jones book and I'm enjoying it a lot so far, which work of his do I jump into next??
A physical copy of "The Buffalo Hunter Hunter" by Stephen Graham Jones lying on top of a light blue blanket
July 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Pancake almost chose to go to bed over helping me pick a book
A light orange rabbit with gray markings on her ears has a paw on a physical copy of "Vegetarian" by Han Kang while a physical copy of "Silver Nitrate" lies on the floor with untouched rabbit pellets on it
July 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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I've started recruiting my rabbits to help me build my monthly TBRs
A large gray rabbit sitting over top of a copy of "You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty" while a copy of "Parable of the Sower" has rabbit pellets sitting on top of it.
July 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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I have sought out so many creative outlets in these times, here's what I've managed to make at my first week of pottery lessons
Messy pottery sitting on a wooden board Messy pottery sitting on a wooden board
July 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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I've been getting fully immersed in my first knitting project, completely unsure if I'm actually following the pattern correctly 🙃
Light orange knitting project that is in progress
July 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Brain feels like mush because anxiety is peaked, time to settle in with a graphic novel
A copy of "Lunar New Year Love Story" by Gene Luen Yang and Leuyen Pham sitting on a beige fuzzy blanket.
July 2, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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I'm not convinced my rabbit knows how to sleep normally
Gray rabbit sleeping on her side inside of a cardboard box Gray rabbit sleeping in a position that makes her look really grumpy
June 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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I already started "The Ending Fire" so I guess that's not so much a hopeful but something I'm actually reading this month lol
A graphic with a blue and purple gradient background where the title reads "April Hopefuls" below it are 8 books. From top left to bottom right the books pictured are "The Ending Fire" by Saara El-Arifi, "If They Come For Us" by Fatimah Asghar, "I Got Abducted By Aliens And Now I'm Trapped In A Rom-Com" by Kimberly Lemming, "Hawk Mountain" by Conner Habib, "Out of Place" by Edward W. Said, "The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester" by Maya MacGregor, "Far Sector" by N.K. Jemisin, and "Like A Love Story" by Abdi Nazemian.
April 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Get anything else done: level impossible
A hand resting on a rabbit that has light orange fur and black markings along her ears and back. A hand resting on a rabbit that has light orange fur and black markings along her ears and back. A hand resting on a rabbit that has light orange fur and black markings along her ears and back. A hand resting on a rabbit that has light orange fur and black markings along her ears and back.
April 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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I was surprised I got to so many of my hopefuls for last month! Especially since I always seem to forget to account and plan for the Trans Rights Readathon lol
A graphic with a blue and purple gradient background where the title reads "March Hopefuls" below it are 8 books. Some of the books are slightly grayed out with a green check in the center to signify that they were read in March. From top left to bottom right the books pictured are "The Battle Drum" by Saara El-Arifi (marked as read), "Water Moon" by Samantha Sotto Yambao (marked as read), "I Got Abducted By Aliens And Now I'm Trapped In A Rom-Com" by Kimberly Lemming, "Your Shadow Half Remains" by Sunny Moraine (marked as read), "Death of the Author" by Nnedi Okrafor (marked as read), "The Flowered Blade" by Taylor Hubbard, "Far Sector" by N.K. Jemisin, and "The Selected Works of Audre Lorde" edited and with an introduction by Roxane Gay (marked as read).
April 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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A screenshot from Storygraph that shows the progress for The Diverse Baseline 2025 challenge. It shows that I've completed 3/12 of the main prompts (25%) and 17% of the bonus prompts A screenshot from Storygraph that shows my progress through the Trans Reading Challenge Year 2. It shows that I have completed 6/10 (60%) of the main prompts
April 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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March Reading Wrap-Up and my progress through reading challenges! 📚
A screenshot from Storygraph that shows my March 2025 Wrap-Up. The stats show that I finished 9 books, read 2,086 pages, listened to 23.18 hours of audiobooks and my average rating was 4.59. My highest rated reads were all 5 stars. Those books, from left to right are "Sordidez" by E.G. Condé, "A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder" by Ma-nee Chacaby, and "Death of the Author" by Nnedi Okorafor. The average book length of books I read was 317 and on average I finished a book in 7 days. I read 2 non fiction books amongst the 9 read, resulting in the 22% non fiction and 78% fiction pie chart. My top genres this month were LGBTQIA+, Contemporary, Fantasy, Literary, and Autobiography. I listened to a lot of audiobooks on Tuesdays and during the final days of the Trans Rights Readathon. I read the most pages towards the end of the month to complete my books for the Trans Rights Readathon. Of what I read 67% were physical copies and 22% were audiobooks and 11% were digital The books I read this month, from top left to bottom right, were "The Rainfall Market", "The Selected Works of Audre Lorde", "Death of the Author", "Water Moon", "Your Shadow Half Remains", "A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder", "The Battle Drum", "Sordidez", and "Single Player"
April 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Was able to binge "Single Player" as an audiobook and really enjoyed it!

I was so invested in their slow burn and I will always give bonus points for a romance not relying on a third act breakup.

We'll see if I can squeeze in one more book for the final day of the #transrightsreadathon
Graphic titled "Trans Rights Readathon: March 21 - 31". Below that is text that reads "Reading Progress!" with 5 books shown. The books, from top left to bottom right, are "Sordidez" by E.G. Condé, "The Battle Drum" by Saara El-Arifi, "The Deep" by Rivers Solomon, "Single Player" by Tara Tai, and "A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder" by Ma-nee Chacaby. "Sordidez", "The Battle Drum", "Single Player", and "A Two-Spirit Journey" are all shown with a green checkbox that indicate the books have been read. "The Deep" is shown with the text "Not Started".
March 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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There's not a ton of time left in the #transrightsreadathon but here's my current progress!

I'm hoping to listen to a lot of the audiobook for "Single Player" over the next two days and hopefully get a good chunk of "The Deep" done at my Silent Book Club meetup tonight.
Graphic titled "Trans Rights Readathon: March 21 - 31". Below that is text that reads "Reading Progress!" with 5 books shown. The books, from top left to bottom right, are "Sordidez" by E.G. Condé, "The Battle Drum" by Saara El-Arifi, "The Deep" by Rivers Solomon, "Single Player" by Tara Tai, and "A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder" by Ma-nee Chacaby. "Sordidez", "The Battle Drum", and "A Two-Spirit Journey" are all shown with a green checkbox that indicate the books have been read. "Single Player" is shown with 12% indicating the progress into the book and "The Deep" is shown with the text "Not Started".
March 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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When I said I love all the books I started for the #transrightsreadathon, I really meant it hahaha
A slide titled "Trans Rights Readathon. March 21 - 31. Reading Progress!" Below that there are three books pictured, "Sordidez" by E.G. Condé, "The Battle Drum" by Saara El-Arifi, and "A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder" by Ma-Nee Chacaby. Under each book is a progress bar and a blurb of text. "Sordidez" is 10% complete and the text underneath it reads "I already love the setting and my favorite genre of book is definitely anti-colonialism". "The Battle Drum" is 21% complete and the text underneath it reads "I finished Part 1 and I was not expected a new character and so much more lore!!!" "A Two-Spirit Journey" is 9% complete and the text underneath reads "A truly raw memoir that I can already tell is going to leave me in shambles."
March 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Sending well wishes!! Here's a photo of my silliest rabbit claiming her favorite table in the house, hope it gives her a laugh
A light orange rabbit with black markings on her ear and legs sits on top of a wooden side table
March 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Finished Water Moon faster than I expected, so I'm getting a head start on the thickest book on my #transrightsreadathon TBR
A library copy of "The Battle Drum" by Saara El-Arifi being held up
March 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Water Moon has had me craving tea since I started it, and I just so happened to have Gyokuro green tea bags from my local tea store!
A hardcover copy of "Water Moon" by Samantha Sotto Yambao sitting next to a bag of Gyokuro green tea bags from the brand Adagio Teas
March 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Honestly not that surprised, I used to be intimidated by fantasy and now I'm diving right in to all the series that I was scared of!
Screenshot from Storygraph showing number of books read for each genre. There is a three way tie for the most read genres: LGBTQIA+, Fantasy, and Literary
March 16, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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I think I came up with my final list of books I plan to read during the Trans Rights Readathon! We'll see if I stick to those plans haha.

This year I will be fundraising for the Jefferson Pride Care center of South Jersey.

#trr2025 #transrightsreadathon
Graphic titled "Trans Rights Readathon: March 21 - 31". Below that is text that reads "Reading Plans!" with 5 books shown. The books, from top left to bottom right, are "Sordidez" by E.G. Condé, "The Battle Drum" by Saara El-Arifi, "The Deep" by Rivers Solomon, "Single Player" by Tara Tai, and "A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder" by Ma-nee Chacaby Graphic titled "Trans Rights Readathon: March 21 - 31". Below that is text that reads "Reading Plans!" with 5 books shown. The books, from top left to bottom right, are "If They Come For Us" by Fatimah Asghar, "The Feeling of Falling In Love" by Mason Deaver, "You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty" by Akwaeke Emezi, "The Witch King" by H.E. Edgmon, and "Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity" by C. Riley Snorton Graphic titled "Trans Rights Readathon: March 21 - 31". Below that is text that reads "Fundraising Goal!" within the blue box it reads "I will be donating $20 to Jefferson Pride Care of South Jersey for each book I complete during the readathon. My overall goal is to read and amplify 5 books, which means a total donation of $100." Below that is a yellow box that is titled "Jefferson Pride Care" that reads "Our priority is to improve lives and provide quality healthcare to the LGBTQIA+ community in a safe, inclusive environment where everyone is treated with fairness and dignity."
March 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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I FOUND IT! Now I can double check that all my ebooks are ready to read for the Trans Rights Readathon 😊
The cover of "Sordidez" by E.G. Condé shown on an e-reader
March 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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And I was just thinking about how I haven't started The Battle Drum yet

GOTTA BUCKLE DOWN AND GET SOME READING DONE
Screenshot of an email showing that a copy of "The Ending Fire" by Saara El-Arifi is available for pickup at the library
March 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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"The Black Hunger" by Nicholas Pullen is a gothic fiction novel that felt like it was doing too much. While atmospheric and at times a beautiful nod to the classics, it felt as though the messaging was mixed and could have been focused better.

I don't plan on moving this to my "keep" bookshelf.
Cover photo of "The Black Hunger" by Nicholas Pullen
March 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Update: It turned out so well that my bf and I have already eaten half of it
Homemade focaccia bread, topped with rosemary, in a glass container
March 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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About halfway through Death of the Author and I can already tell I'm going to be emotionally destroyed AHHHHH
A physical copy of "Death of the Author" by Nnedi Okorafor sitting on top of a fleece blanket
March 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM