RIP (Read In Progress) Wednesday

[silversea]

Happy Wednesday! It's already March, time sure go by fast. What are you reading now?

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[althea_valara]

I recently finished A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander, which I devoured in a few days. That's saying something, because it's rare that I (a) read these days (b) read consistently these days. I liked the book very much, though I did have some quibbles with it. The good: it's a trans historical romance, and the author does a good job at writing queer characters in that timeframe. The quibble: it's told entirely from the viewpoint of Christopher, which means we don't really get to see what James is thinking/feeling other than witnessing how Christopher reacts to James' reactions of Christophers actions. I do think for the story that the author wanted to tell, the one-person POV did work, but I admit I would have liked to see more of James separate from Christopher.

It's a really engaging read, though, quibbles aside! I bought it even though I hadn't read anything by the author before, because it came up on this list of the best romance books of the century so far, and I thought its description sounded really fun. The ebook was affordable on Bookshop.org and I have no regrets at buying it, because I will be reading it again in the future.

This puts me at 3 books read for the year. Given that my goal for this year was a mere six books, I'm doing really well! I've already started reading another book, also from the list linked above: Alyssa Cole's "A Princess in Theory". Not very far in it, but it's enjoyable so far, though it's a bit of a shock to read a contemporary novel when the last three I read were historical.