☀Daily Book Chat #34:☀ 20 LGBT Books I Need to Read!

 Hello everyone! Welcome to my  ☀Daily Book Chat☀ where I do some SERIOUS discussions that fellow book fans will get a kick out of and relate their thoughts about the subject to other book fans!

Today's discussion question is 20 LGBT BOOKS I NEED TO READ!

Happy PRIDE Month everyone!  I can't believe that June is already here and yet, there are so many LGBT themed books that I FAILED to read yet!  Seriously, shame on me!  So, here are some LGBT books that I really, really, REALLY need to read!

1.  Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

2.  Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

3.  The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

4.  The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

5.  The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee

6.  History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

7.  They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

8. More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

9.  What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

10.  Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

11.  Autoboyography by Christina Lauren

12.  I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

13. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

14.  Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

15.  Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

16.  The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson

17.  The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante

18. Wilder Girls by Rory Power

19.  Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas

20.  We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Well, that's the 20 LGBT books that I want to read!  What LGBT themed books do you want to read?

Annnnnnddddd....as always everybody:

HAPPY READING, BOOK FANS!!!!

Waiting on Wednesday #137: Wicked Fox by Kat Cho

Hello everyone! "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that is hosted by Breaking the Spine and the purpose of this event is that we spotlight upcoming releases of books that we are excited for!  This will also tie into Wishful Ending's Can't Wait Wednesday post!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Title:  Wicked Fox

Author:  Kat Cho

Expected Publication Date:  June 25th, 2019

A fresh and addictive fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul.

Eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret--she's a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to survive. Because so few believe in the old tales anymore, and with so many evil men no one will miss, the modern city of Seoul is the perfect place to hide and hunt.

But after feeding one full moon, Miyoung crosses paths with Jihoon, a human boy, being attacked by a goblin deep in the forest. Against her better judgment, she violates the rules of survival to rescue the boy, losing her fox bead--her gumiho soul--in the process.

Jihoon knows Miyoung is more than just a beautiful girl--he saw her nine tails the night she saved his life. His grandmother used to tell him stories of the gumiho, of their power and the danger they pose to humans. He's drawn to her anyway. 

With murderous forces lurking in the background, Miyoung and Jihoon develop a tenuous friendship that blossoms into something more. But when a young shaman tries to reunite Miyoung with her bead, the consequences are disastrous . . . forcing Miyoung to choose between her immortal life and Jihoon's.

Wow! This reminds me so much of "Shadow of the Fox!" I can't wait to see if this romance can survive!

So, what upcoming books are you looking forward to?  Please respond below!

[BOOK REVIEW] Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss

Title:  Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?

Author:  Dr. Seuss

Genre:  Children's / Fantasy

Year Published: 1970

Year Read:  1994 (Re-Read: 2019)

Publisher:  Random House

Source:  Purchased

Content Rating:  Ages 3+  (Nothing Objectionable)

Buy on:  Amazon  //  Book Depository 

Man, Dr. Seuss sure did write a lot of children’s books!  Luckily, I was able to read so many of his books when I was little and they were always such a joy to read through!  But when I was little, some of his books managed to make it to these obscure little videos that I used to watch a lot and one of those books that I had watched on these videos was “Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?”  I still cannot believe that I have not written a review for this book yet, but now I am!

“Oh, the wonderful things Mr. Brown can do!”

Mr. Brown can make sounds out of anything.  Like he can sound like a cow by going, “MOO! MOO!” And he can also sound like a bee by going “BUZZ! BUZZ”

Can you make various sounds like Mr. Brown can?

Oh man!  I just loved how Dr. Seuss is able to make a book about sounds be so creative and fun to read!  When I read this book as a child, I always had fun repeating the various sounds that Mr. Brown made, such as making buzzing sounds like a bee, making popping noises like a cork, making sounds like “DIBBLE DIBBLE DOPP DOPP” to represent the sound of rain falling and making noises like thunder and lightning.  Dr. Seuss’ artwork is as creative as ever as Mr. Brown is mostly clad in a brown outfit which goes well with his name.  I also loved seeing his facial expressions whenever he was making sounds, like having his eyes squint whenever he is making sounds that are hard to do, like a hippopotamus chew gum!

Overall, “Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?” is a fantastic book for anyone who loves reading about sounds and loves reading Dr. Seuss books in general!  I would recommend this book to children ages three and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.

You might also like:

• Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? by Dr. Seuss

• Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss

• The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss

The Friday 56 #17: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Hey everyone! I'm participating in another book meme called the Friday 56, which is hosted by Freda's Voice! Here are a couple of rules for this meme:


Rules:
 
*Grab a book, any book and find a creative way to showcase your 56. It can be a photo of the book and the 56 in comments or whatever you come up with.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader
(If you have to improvise, that's ok.)
 *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it)
*Post it.
*Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url. 

* This page is rather interesting as it just consists of the names of the people who died on the Copernicus ship, but here's a sneak peek at the page!*

CONFIRMED COPERNICUS CASUALTY LIST

KRISTOFF, Jay
LA ROSA, Rachel
LAC, Quan
LACEY, Erin
LACKEY, Michelina
LADHAMS, Virendra
LADOUNCEUR, Ray
LAFITTE, Anne
LAMBLEY, Jin
LAMM, Evette
LANCASTER, Dustin
LANCASTER, Indora
LANCASTER, Ivy
LANE, Nola
LANG, Tracey



pg. 56 

Waiting on Wednesday #136: Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa

Hello everyone! "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that is hosted by Breaking the Spine and the purpose of this event is that we spotlight upcoming releases of books that we are excited for!  This will also tie into Wishful Ending's Can't Wait Wednesday post!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Title:  Soul of the Sword

Author:  Julie Kagawa

Expected Publication Date:  June 25th, 2019

One thousand years ago, a wish was made to the Harbinger of Change and a sword of rage and lightning was forged. Kamigoroshi. The Godslayer. It had one task: to seal away the powerful demon Hakaimono.

Now he has broken free.

Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko has one task: to take her piece of the ancient and powerful scroll to the Steel Feather temple in order to prevent the summoning of the Harbinger of Change, the great Kami Dragon who will grant one wish to whomever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers. But she has a new enemy now. The demon Hakaimono, who for centuries was trapped in a cursed sword, has escaped and possessed the boy she thought would protect her, Kage Tatsumi of the Shadow Clan.

Hakaimono has done the unthinkable and joined forces with the Master of Demons in order to break the curse of the sword and set himself free. To overthrow the empire and cover the land in darkness, they need one thing: the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers. As the paths of Yumeko and the possessed Tatsumi cross once again, the entire empire will be thrown into chaos.

Oh my god!!  I had recently read "Shadow of the Fox" and I LOVED IT!!! I'm so excited for this sequel and I can't wait to see what will happen to the characters this time!

So, what upcoming books are you looking forward to?  Please respond below!