Friday Reads: A Rant, a Meh, and a Rave

I finished three books this week: one I need to rant about, one that was strictly meh, and one that could be a new favorite. Expand for more information. 👇

Further Viewing 🎥
Our Reading Wrap-Up for May:    • Reading Wrap-up for May (With a Book Rant)  
My Book Haul for June:    • Book Haul for May 2025  
My Favorite Books of 2024:    • The Best Books of 2024  
Our Q&A Answers:    • Q&A Answers and a Celebration!  
Our Pile of Possibilities for June:    • Our TBR for June and Pride Month 2025  
Summer Reading Suggestions:    • Suggestions for Summer Reading (and Beyond...  
The NYT Book Review’s Best Books of 2025 (So Far):    • The New York Times Book Review’s Best Book...  
Last Friday Reads:    • Friday Reads: Things Went Downhill  

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Titles Mentioned 📚
Tin Man, Sarah Winman: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97807352...
A Boy’s Own Story, Edmund White: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97801431...
Feeding Ghosts, Tessa Hulls: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97812503...
Murder By Cheesecake, Rachel Ekstrom Courage: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97813681...
I Will Greet the Sun Again, Khashayar J. Khabushani: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97805932...
Only This Beautiful Moment, Abdi Nazemian: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97800630...
The Blackwater Lightship, Colm Tóibín: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97807432...
Dog Years: A Memoir, Mark Doty: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97800611...
Francine’s Spectacular Rise and Fall, Renee Swindle: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97805934...
Sleeping Children, Anthony Passeron (translated by Frank Wynne): https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97803746...

Ebook Links 📱
A Boy’s Own Story, Edmund White: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97814976...
I Will Greet the Sun Again, Khashayar J. Khabushani: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97805932...
The Blackwater Lightship, Colm Tóibín: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97815011...

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