I'm curious. How many books have you read already this year? And do you have a favorite? I'm setting up my winter TBR list. 🌈📚💜💙 | Sapphfic | Lesfic | Sapphic Book | Queer Romance | - ThreadSky

kcluck-author.bsky.social • 180 days ago

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tiffanyeauthor.bsky.social•180 days ago

I am a fairly slow reader since I had that stupid stroke, so I think I'm around 40 books or so. Dr. Todson's Home for Incorrigible Women by Riley LaShea is the one book that really stuck with me this year.

kcluck-author.bsky.social•180 days ago

❤️ Thank you!

jenp.bsky.social•179 days ago

131 to date. I read @reallymckay.bsky.social for the first time this year, so my “favorite” is her entire published oeuvre thus far. @byrdwrites.bsky.social Loser of the Year and Sofia Ajram’s Coup de Grâce (horror) were also masterclasses in writing.

kcluck-author.bsky.social•179 days ago

Nice! Thanks for the horror rec!

byrdwrites.bsky.social•179 days ago

Thank you, Jen! 🥰

ldrummond.bsky.social•179 days ago

Only 103 🤦‍♀️. New to Sapphic in 2024
Lucky Red by @claudiacravens.bsky.social The Unfinished Line by @jenlyonauthor.bsky.social Alone by @zgrokit.bsky.social Whatever Gods May Be by Sophia Kell Hagin
Loser of the Year by @byrdwrites.bsky.social
Hat Trick by @klgallagher.bsky.social

ldrummond.bsky.social•179 days ago

And all of @leewinteroz.bsky.social ice queens. Most of these books have sequels so it’s hard to choose just one but I will go with “The Awkward Truth” because it challenged and changed my way of thinking and I will always be grateful for that.

kcluck-author.bsky.social•179 days ago

I LOVE her books.

leewinteroz.bsky.social•179 days ago

What an awesome comment. I'm humbled I've made you think about some things.

kcluck-author.bsky.social•179 days ago

Good stuff!

klgallagher.bsky.social•179 days ago

Thank you for reading! It means the world to me 🏒❤️

shanejayell.bsky.social•178 days ago

.... 300 or so?
I work nights, get about 5 hours of reading time a day.

kcluck-author.bsky.social•178 days ago

Wow! That's impressive and convenient you can read then.

shanejayell.bsky.social•178 days ago

My manager is ok with it. He's tried having younger people do it and they do stupid things like have parties here.

I just quietly read. 😂

thalitacarvalho.bsky.social•178 days ago

That's a dream job for sure!

shanejayell.bsky.social•178 days ago

Well, the nocturnal thing kinda sucks, but you get used to it...

kcluck-author.bsky.social•178 days ago

Love it!

shanejayell.bsky.social•178 days ago

And one nightcshift guy was selling weed on the side. So... yeah. 😉

readinggrrl.bsky.social•180 days ago

I’m at about 170 - loved We Used to Live Here, The Arizona Triangle, Children of Blood and Bone, A Tribute of Fire and The Frozen River

alysonrootauthor.bsky.social•179 days ago

415 so far.

jobenwhat.bsky.social•178 days ago

210. I have an addiction and i read quickly. My favs where The piano in the tree by Jo Havens, Two is pattern by Emily Waters, Evolution by MJ Ducan (all the serie really) and Viendra le temps du feu by Emily Delorme. 😍

kcluck-author.bsky.social•178 days ago

Great! Thank you!

ironlynds.bsky.social•178 days ago

I've read/listened to 124 books this year and the best one was No Shelter but the Stars by Virginia Black. Followed closely by Bloom Town: Genesis by Ally North

thalitacarvalho.bsky.social•178 days ago

86 books so far! It's impossible to choose one favorite! I'm planning on reading some holiday-themed books next month!

kcluck-author.bsky.social•178 days ago

I hear you! So many awesome books!

thalitacarvalho.bsky.social•178 days ago

And so many more still to be read! Holiday Layover is one of the books on my list for December. I don't usually purposefully seek out holiday-themed books to read, but this year I'm in the mood for it! I guess my mom's endless heterosexual Christmas movies burn me out and I need some sapphic stories

rachelslacey.bsky.social•180 days ago

I'm at 149, I think (I read a lot when I'm stressed, apparently!) Some 2024 faves: Vengeance Planning for Amateurs, Loser of the Year by Carrie Byrd, This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings, Bachelorette Number 12

kcluck-author.bsky.social•180 days ago

No way! Where do you find the time? Stressed or otherwise!

rachelslacey.bsky.social•180 days ago

I don't watch much TV (or go out much lol!) so I read for a few hours each evening before bed, and sometimes for an hour or so in the morning before I start work too.

byrdwrites.bsky.social•179 days ago

I'm honored, Rachel! 🥰

rachelslacey.bsky.social•179 days ago

It's a fantastic book!

magicmuze.bsky.social•180 days ago

Around 60.
Really loved the last 2 I read: Reverence by Milena McKay & Goddess of the Sea by Britney Jackson. Both of those are amazing .

kcluck-author.bsky.social•180 days ago

Thanks! I haven't read the McKay novel yet, but Britney Jackson is for sure amazing.

magicmuze.bsky.social•180 days ago

yes- I split up the reading of GotS over several weeks bc I didn’t want it to end too soon.

elvian.bsky.social•180 days ago

I just passed 300, it’s mostly Audio books, I listen all day while I work.

kcluck-author.bsky.social•179 days ago

300? That's incredible. But I also love a good audiobook!

writingroslyn.bsky.social•180 days ago

64 books so far—I’m blown away by some of the folks here! I loved the Locked Tomb series, and also The Love Conspiracy by @thejjarias.bsky.social.

kcluck-author.bsky.social•180 days ago

Right?!? It's great!

kjtxrad.bsky.social•180 days ago

165 so far, I love retirement! Mt TBR list grows every day, and I have ebooks I've purchased over a year ago that haven't been read yet! I love re-reading a series when the next addition is released.

kcluck-author.bsky.social•180 days ago

I can't wait to be retired! 134 days!

morganbee.bsky.social•180 days ago

I’ve finished 288 so far and I can’t even give you a favorite for this month! @gemasterswrites.bsky.social When Death Blooms for something dark (sequel, must read the first). @alysonrootauthor.bsky.social Sleigh Bells Ring for holiday. Or there’s the audiobook of A Breathless Place by Harper Bliss…

alysonrootauthor.bsky.social•179 days ago

Ah I’m really pleased you enjoyed Sleigh Bells Ring 😊

ach-writing.bsky.social•179 days ago

288 😳😱😳

kcluck-author.bsky.social•179 days ago

Wow!

kcluck-author.bsky.social•180 days ago

288? Holy cow! And I’ll check those titles out!

morganbee.bsky.social•180 days ago

I know. 😬 In my defense, I don’t watch television, so I spend my evening personal time reading. This year I got into audiobooks and started listening while I’m driving, doing chores, going for my daily walk, etc. That really boosted my numbers this year. 🤷🏻‍♀️

kcluck-author.bsky.social•180 days ago

I think it’s great!

cosmic-penguin.bsky.social•178 days ago

I'm both impressed and shocked by the number of books people have read in this thread. 😭 I wish I had dedicated more time to reading this year. 😐

mone78.bsky.social•178 days ago

204 so far. So many are great books. The two I loved most are The Piano in the Tree by Jo Havens and with Paper Daffodils by Titania Tempest a totally different book.

kcluck-author.bsky.social•178 days ago

Cool recs. I will add them. Thanks!

sl8farm.bsky.social•180 days ago

Including audiobooks, around 240. Some favorites were Loser of the Year by Carrie Byrd, Southern Lights by Liz Arncliffe, These Thin Lines by Milena McKay and The Tapestry of a Heart and Home for the Holidays, both by Erin Zak.

kcluck-author.bsky.social•180 days ago

That's awesome! Thanks for the recs.

byrdwrites.bsky.social•179 days ago

Thank you so much, Linda! 💙

byrdwrites.bsky.social•179 days ago

Hmm. About 80-85 total, I think? (Not including reading for work.) My favorite sapphic books were a tie btw Our Wives Under the Sea & Lucky Red. Favorite sapphic romance was No Shelter But the Stars. Favorite non-sapphic book was Wolf Hall

kcluck-author.bsky.social•179 days ago

Nice! I agree that No Shelter But the Stars is at the top of the romance list.

cynthiahanrahan.bsky.social•180 days ago

I’m on my 118th book of the year. I do not have a favorite. Hell, I don’t even have a favorite author. Too many good ones to choose from.

knight7754.bsky.social•180 days ago

I’m at 80 books, 147 fanfic, beta 37

louisezecha.bsky.social•180 days ago

105 so far...I need new les fiction adventure recommendations... I'm currently reading Dean Koontz 'Forest of Lost Souls'. I re-read a lot of my favorite books. This would not be on that last.

kcluck-author.bsky.social•180 days ago

I love lesbian adventure stories! What’s your favorite?

louisezecha.bsky.social•180 days ago

I love the Cain Casey series by Ali Vali, the Alsea Rising series by Fletcher DeLancey, your Darkness series is always one i return to over and over!!!!

kcluck-author.bsky.social•180 days ago

Thank you! That makes me so happy.

dr-ginger-luck.bsky.social•180 days ago

Only 51 this year. I'm way behind. Favorites so far, The Senators Wife series by Jen Lyon. I'm not really into soccer, but I kept hearing/imagining Cate Blanchett as the senators wife.

kcluck-author.bsky.social•180 days ago

Ohhh yeah. I read that one too. It is excellent.

dr-ginger-luck.bsky.social•180 days ago

I loved your darkness series, but I haven't finished them yet. I believe book 4 is up next.

kcluck-author.bsky.social•180 days ago

Thank you. I love writing those.

dr-ginger-luck.bsky.social•180 days ago

I listen while I drive. They have been a few of the ones that I continue listening to in the house - they are so captivating! Keep writing them, and I'll keep listening.

cindyrizzo.bsky.social•179 days ago

66 so far. Hoping for 75. Lots of 5 star reviews including Encrypted Hearts, Time and Tide, Writ of Love, The Queens Blade, Her Gold Coast, The Summer List, Loser of the Year.

kcluck-author.bsky.social•179 days ago

66 still blows me away! I hope when I retire next year I can start putting up numbers like that!

byrdwrites.bsky.social•179 days ago

That means so much, Cindy! 💙

hebecalantha.bsky.social•180 days ago

I've read 16 so far this year! My favourite was "Dial A For Aunties" By Jesse Susan to but my favourite outright Sapphfic book was "Gwen and Art Are Not In Love" by Lex Croucher

kcluck-author.bsky.social•180 days ago

Thanks!

coralinewren.bsky.social•180 days ago

I'm on #70 right now. CATALINA by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio and THE GROUP by Mary McCarthy were a couple that I really liked recently.

kcluck-author.bsky.social•180 days ago

Sweet! I'm unfamiliar with either of those authors so I'll add them.

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