TELL ME TUESDAY #149 +TTT

LAST. NOW. NEXT.

TOP TEN TUESDAY

NUMBER ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINE

TELL ME TUESDAY is a floating feature, depending on your reading style, where you tell us what you read last, what you are reading now, what you will be reading next from your tbr pile, and why. I am curious why people read what they read, so tell me!
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Joining us this week...
Jolene from JO'S BOOK BLOG
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MY GOODREADS REVIEW

★★

WOMEN'S FICTION

STANDALONE

CONTEMPORARY

EDELWEISS ARC

This was pitched to me by the publicist as a women's empowerment story, and it did have its moments as just that, but... a majority of the story was nothing but upper-middle class suburban housewives whining, gossiping, talking about the sleezier side of sex, and wanting to cheat on their husbands. Oh, they did do some "charity work" fundraising for their local expensive elite preschool, so the kids could have more expensive stuff on top of their already expensive stuff. I realize these scenarios were needed as contrast for the empowerment element, but the percentages should have been flipped. It publishes today.

GOODREADS

YOUNG ADULT

STANDALONE

MEMOIRE

ISSUE RELATED

MUSIC

NETGALLEY ARC

I am loving this book and it has made me glad that I dropped out of the biz when I had my son. It also publishes today.

GOODREADS

MEMOIR

RECIPES

PARENTING

I am trying to get this read before Friday because I am starting a new monthly feature, called Nonfiction Friday on the second Friday of the month, where I will review one of the gazillion free and on-the-cheap: how-to, self-help, and sciencey books I have piled up in my Kindle library. I am enjoying it so far. Having family meals was important to me while Baz was growing up.

GOODREADS

ADULT FICTION

STANDALONE

ISSUE RELATED

RACISM/CLASSISM

BIRACIAL CHILDREN

NETGALLEY ARC

This is set in 1992, so is this Contemporary or Historical Fiction? I will have to look up that distinction. I am barely over the shock of the 1970s now being called Historical Fiction. It publishes tomorrow.

RECENT ADDS TO THE PILE

DIVERSE/ISSUE RELATED

1. INSIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF A CACTUS

Middle Grade about a girl with no arms.

2. WHAT WE LOSE

Adult Fiction about African American culture.

3. KAT GREENE COMES CLEAN

A Middle Grade about a girl whose mom has OCD.

4. BOY

Based on a true story about an infant sex reassignment surgery patient.

5. THE LAST CHERRY BLOSSOM

A Middle Grade about the Hiroshima bombing.

6. PACHINKO

Adult Fiction about Korean and Japanese culture.

7. THE WOMAN WHO BREATHED TWO WORLDS

Adult Historical Fiction about Chinese culture.

8. WELCOME HOME

A Young Adult anthology of adoption short stories.

9. EVERY SINGLE SECOND

A Middle Grade about classism and racism.

10. ABSALOM'S DAUGHTERS

Adult Historical Fiction about families with biracial children.

What are you reading, and what is the next diverse title you want to read? Tell me!