Candy Bunny Reader

  Thanks to @books.below.stars on Instagram for tagging me in this! And as always, feel free to do this tag if you see it.  1. Cappuccino: A book everyone has read but you Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger! But I plan on reading it very soon. :) 2. Latte: A sweet read The 4-Volume manga series Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon by Shio Usui .    3. Mocha: An emotional read Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa  4. Espresso: A book I struggled to get through Love and Gelato  by Jenna Evans Welch. Well, the first half of the book was ok, but the second half is where it got really bad. I especially do not want to talk about the ending! 5. Flat White: A book on my TBR My TBR is like 600 books long haha. Here's one: The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong   

  This book was recommended by @xoxobookishgirl over on Instagram, and is part of the 12 books 12 friends challenge. This is the last one! Doughnuts Under A Crescent Moon by Shio Usui f ollows Uno Hinako, a twentysomething who tries to have a normal life by following society's expectations of looking a certain way to try to fall in love, but she is not happy. One day one of her coworkers named Asahi Sato finds her crying alone in a park, and she cheers her up by sharing doughnuts with her. The two quickly become friends, and Uno starts trying to unlearn her people-pleasing behavior, but it isn't easy. Luckily, she has fun hanging out with Sato and her younger sister, and bonding over food.  So far I loved this first volume! I gave it 5 stars . It has everything I like in storytelling: queer characters, slice of life elements, and food. I also love the messages of how "normal" looks different from person to person. I am excited to read the next three volumes (it's ...

  So this is actually a challenge that started over on Instagram, where I also talk about books and additional things. These are 12 books recommended by some people who follow me and from people in real life that I hope to get around to this year. 1. The Creepy Cat manga series by Cotton Valent 2. Greenglass House by Kate Milford 3. Don't Sleep There are Snakes by Daniel Everett 4. Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper 5. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern  6. The Savior's Book Café in Another World by Kyouka Izumi 7. Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie 8. Donuts Under a Crescent Moon by Shio Usui 9. Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig 10. Passing for Human by Liana Fink 11. War Hour by Lauren Losdig 12. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa