My Queer Lit Readathon looked different this round since I was coming off of a sickness and trying to wrap up my Spotify wrapped reading vlog. One book I’m glad I read for the readathon was Pretty by KB Brookins. Written in poems and prose, KB chronicles their life as a transmasc nonbinary person whose upbringing brought challenges and hardships. They discuss being adopted, how toxic religion hurt them on the journey to exploring their sexuality and gender identity. This is not a light book by any means (please see content warnings: SA, transphobia, religious bigotry, gender dysphoria, being adopted, homophobia) but I appreciated getting to know KB and their views as a transmasc person. They had so many important conversations that I enjoy reading about as a trans man specifically how AFAB and transmasc people confront masculinity, plus how feminism tends to leave transmasc/trans men out of activism and discussions. Highly recommend this to any transmasc person! You can see my full reaction over on YouTube! Link in bio or comment VIDEO for a link. Thanks to the folks @queer_lit for putting on another great round. I can’t wait for 2025! Image description: A series of two slides. The first slide is a photo of Pretty by KB Brookins lying on a gold plate on a Christmas themed book sleeve next to a blue cup of coffee. The props lay on a white sheet. Slide two is a graphic with a rainbow gradient background showing the Queer Lit Readathon bingo board with spaces filled with the books Alex read for the readathon including “Your Driver is Waiting by Priya Guns” and Pretty by KB Brookins. End of image description. QueerBooks