This is my first try at working through my thoughts on reading romance, being part of Romancelandia, as a survivor. Just me, talking about things that move me, things I can't stop thinking about. It's not a reccomendation post, not a review post, just a quiet discussion of the things going through my head. 

CW for discussions of sexual assault, abuse, intimate partner violence

This episode is all about the books I've read for Team Sci-Fi and Fantasy in the month-long 'Blackathon reading challenge, created by Jesse on Bowties & Books and Lauryn over on The Novel Lush. You can find their detailed announcement videos on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ahv2jHA5G4I (Jesse) and https://youtu.be/fzLpf7VI8Zc (Lauryn). 

The books I discuss in this episode are:

Xen - Shatterproof

Tomy Adeyemi - Children of Virtue and Vengeance 

Vita Ayala et. al. - The Wilds 

Amanda Joy - A River of Royal Blood

Let's talk about my first reads of the month and how far I got with my ARCs and KU reads. 

Books featured in this episode:

Kim Sagwa - b, Book and Me, Isabel Ibanez - Woven in Moonlight,

Jayce Ellis - Jeremiah,

Bria Felicien - More Than Enough,

Sherelle Green - Single AF, J Nichole - A Girl Like Me. CW for brief discussions of an abusive former relationship and cissexist language on page.

A quick intro in which I talk about my reading plans, goals and challenges for the new year and what I'm planning to talk about in my next episodes. The readathons I mention in this are #rombkbingo, #MBookBingo and #StartOnYourShelfathon over @thequietpond. For more info check out my Twitter @Mx_M_reads.

Hello wonderful people and welcome to my bookish podcast where I want to talk about books, stories and everything else that matters to me in my bookish little corner of the world.