As many of you know, I've been working on creating a masterlist of LGBTQIA+ books where you can filter by genre, representation, relationship, target age group, and more.
❤️ Several of the books on this list are self-published or do not get a lot of recognition, so I thought, what better way to share than use a random number generator to grab 3 books at a time and share them with all of you!
💛 For right now I am focusing on the first in a series or books that can be read as standalones. I also try to skip over any that might be blatantly harmful.
💚 So what do you think? Think you will be adding any of these books to your TBR?
📖 A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend: ?/5⭐(Unread)
📖 Labyrinth Lost: ?/5⭐(Unread)
📖 Cattywampus: 3.5/5⭐
💜 DISCLAIMER: I have not read all of these books so I cannot attest to their quality or the issues that may arise in them. I have tried to note which I have or have not read. It is also highly recommended that readers check trigger warnings to decide if a book is right for them.
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Cattywampus update! We're in the Design Phase of our PDF 5e adventure module about cats and the people who wrangle them. Check it!
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Cattywampus: Fortissimo
Primary Pairing: N/A
Starring: Mei
Mentioned: Shiki
Words: 515
Rating: G?
Time Frame: Sometime during their 1st year of HS
Prompt: Bug
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Author's Note: Primary entry for the 22nd
Summary: Pianissimo has a surprise for Mei
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Riin. Riin.
Mei stirred.
Riin. Riin.
Was there a cricket in her room?
Riin. Riin.
Well, there was Pianissimo, the cricket Shiki had somehow convinced Mei to bring home, but he was, as his name implied, very quiet.
Riin. Riin.
This sound was significantly louder.
Mei opened her eyes.
And screamed.
There was a huge cricket in the middle of her room, staring at her. And chirping.
Riin. Riin.
The giant bug’s mandibles moved back and forth menacingly.
Riin. Riin.
“Pianissimo?” Mei cried, scrambling into the corner of her bed and pulling her legs up. “Why… how are you so big?” She clutched her pillow as though it would somehow provide some sort of protection.
The cricket moved its front legs up onto the edge of the bed. Its antenna twitched and leaned toward Mei as though trying to sense her.
Mei began to panic. Was Pianissimo just curious about his new size? Was he investigating his caretaker? Or was he hungry…
“S-stay away!” Mei sputtered, holding up her pillow, preparing to throw it.
RIIN! RIIN!
A new, louder chiming chirp filled the room. A moment later, brilliant light shown from the direction of Pianissimo’s terrarium.
RIIN! RIIN!
A second, giant cricket appeared.
Wait… “P… Pianissimo?” Mei questioned. Had she mistaken the first giant for her pet?
RIIN! RIIN!
Pianissimo launched into the first cricket, pounding it with his legs and biting at it with his mandibles.
Mei watched with fascinated horror as the two creatures fought, wrecking havoc around her room. And yet somehow managing to avoid her. However, the cacophony of chirping caused her to cover her ears.
After what felt like an eternity, but was more likely just a minute or two, Pianissimo flipped the invader cricket onto its back and dealt a lethal blow.
RIIN! Riin!
Both crickets began to shrink.
Riin… riin…
Pianissimo, back to normal size, hopped up onto Mei’s bed.
riin… riin…
“Th… thank you?” Mei ventured as her pet perched on her knee. Hesitantly, she reached over to gently pat Pianissimo with her fingertip.
riin… riin…
Mei opened her eyes.
riin… riin…
Her room was back to normal. A dream?
riin… riin…
The barely audible chirp came from the tiny terrarium. Mei slipped out of bed and made her way over to her desk.
riin… riin…
Slowly, she opened the small flap at the top and sprinkled a few flakes of turtle feed into the container. She then watched in mild curiosity as Pianissimo moved to eat the food.
After a moment, Mei sighed. What the heck would she tell Shiki? If she gave back the cricket, Shiki would want to know the reason. But telling Shiki about a cricket themed nightmare would either disappoint her friend, or result in teasing. Or both. Probably both.
One more night. Mei finally decided as she made her way back to her bed. If she had a second bad dream due to keeping Pianissimo, she would give him back. If not, maybe she would continue to take care of the bug.
riin… riin…
At least his normal chirp was quiet.
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Author's Note Continued: There was an unsurprising number of ShikiMei fics for this entry. And this pleased me.
And I need to find time to read them...
Also, Dream was '21 and Brilliance was '22, which I changed to Brilliant for the context.
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In the town of Howler’s Hollow, conjuring magic is strictly off-limits. Only nothing makes Delpha McGill’s skin crawl more than rules. So when she finds her family’s secret book of hexes, she’s itching to use it to banish her mama’s money troubles. She just has to keep it quieter than a church mouse — not exactly Delpha’s specialty.
Trouble is, Katybird Hearn is hankering to get her hands on the spell book, too. The daughter of a rival witching family, Katy has reasons of her own for wanting to learn forbidden magic, and she’s not going to let an age-old feud or Delpha’s contrary ways stop her. But their quarrel accidentally unleashes a hex so heinous it resurrects a graveyard full of angry Hearn and McGill ancestors bent on total destruction. If Delpha and Katy want to reverse the spell in time to save everyone in the Hollow from rampaging zombies, they’ll need to mend fences and work together.
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Review: Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo
Review: Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo
CattywampusAsh Van OtterlooScholasticPublished August 4, 2020
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About Cattywampus
The magical story of a hex that goes haywire, and the power of friendship to set things right!
In the town of Howler’s Hollow, conjuring magic is strictly off-limits. Only nothing makes Delpha McGill’s skin crawl more than rules. So when she finds her family’s secret book of hexes,…
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STATUS UPDATE : NEW CHAPTER DELAY
I'm really sorry to say that part 3 of Cattywampus's pilot will come to Tumblr and Wattpad a bit late, since work and other priorities tend to get in the way.
But we'll pull through! Only delivering the very best is what i'm all about!
So watch out, i'll post another update as soon as i can.
For now, here's some Betty Boop for comfort:
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