the vibes are  off with this one. i’ve loved akwaeke emezi’s books, but this one is just :/. idk if it’s a consequence of them releasing so many books within a few years but to me it just doesn’t feel right. eh no one can release a banger every time

it’s been nearly a year since i read Ravensong, and i am just not invested enough in this world anymore for the sequel

look i know a short story collection is not its editor and all that, but as a trans guy, this editor having started spouting bioessentialism on twitter after getting slight critique is turning my stomach and really kicking the dysphoria part of my brain and im not dealing with that just to read some short stories.
(for context, there are no trans women authors in this collection and only one story with a trans girl mc. when a review on goodreads pointed this out, g. haron davis went on a twitter rant where they essentially said trans women are male and all trans afab people are women-lite. gross, ew, im not dealing with that behavior especially from someone who is also trans jesus fucking christ. fuck bioessentialism all my homies hate bioessentialism)
if a collection of stories about magical trans people says “magic is for everyone” on the front, then yknow maybe you should include trans women in your collection. just a thought

very soft dnf, just have too many books i’m reading currently 

very soft dnf, just have too many books i’m reading currently 

very soft dnf, just have too many books i’m reading currently 

very soft dnf, just have too many books i’m reading currently 

very soft dnf, just have too many books i’m reading currently 

very soft dnf, just have too many books i’m reading currently 

very soft dnf, just have too many books i’m reading currently