First Day of the Trans Rights Readathon!

Written by pepperthephoenix

Today is the first day of the Trans Rights Readathon! There is still time to donate to my fundraiser. I’m trying to raise $500 for Brave Space Alliance, a Black-led, Trans-led, LGBTQ+ center in south side Chicago. This is a vital organization for the south side trans community and deserves all of our support.

The first book I’ll be reading is: Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros.

Summary:

Vera was made for vengeance.

Lithuania, 1943. A father drowns in the all-consuming grief of a daughter killed by the Nazis. He can’t bring Chaya back from the dead, but he can use kishuf — an ancient and profane magic — to create a golem in her image. A Nazi killer, to avenge her death.

When Vera awakens, she can feel her violent purpose thrumming within her. But she can also feel glimpses of a human life lived, of stolen kisses amidst the tragedy, and of a grisly death. And when she meets Akiva, she recognizes the boy with soft lips that gave warm kisses. But these memories aren’t hers, and Vera doesn’t know if she gets—or deserves—to have a life beyond what she was made for.

Vera’s strength feels limitless—until she learns that there are others who would channel kishuf for means far less noble than avenging a daughter’s death. As she confronts the very basest of humanity, Vera will need more than what her creator gave her: Not just a reason to fight, but a reason to live.

My goal is to read at least ten books from now to March 29. Here is my TBR list:

  1. What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo
  2. Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros
  3. The Spirit Bares its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
  4. Light from uncommon stars by Ryka Aoki 
  5. The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar 
  6. First, Become Ashes by K. M. Szpara
  7. Messy Roots by Laura Gao 
  8. Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi 
  9. The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown
  10. Blood Orange by Yaffa As 

And of course I have a stretch reading goal because there are so many amazing trans books out there:

  1. Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
  2. Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe – requested hold at library
  3. Everfair by Nisi Shawl – requested hold at library
  4. Birthright by George Abraham – number 1 on waitlist
  5. We Are Not The Others by Kalki Subramaniam
  6. Let Me Out by Emmett Nahil

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