## Bonus Pickle Books!!

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### Books Mentioned

- **Our Sister’s Keeper** by Jasmine Holmes
- **Her Body and Other Parties: Stories** by Carmen Maria Machado
- **Delicate Condition** by Danielle Valentine
- **Girls Who Play Dead** by Joelle Wellington
- **Canon** by Paige Lewis
- **You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom** by Vincent Tirado
- **Sick Kids in Love** by Hannah Moskowitz
- **The River Has Roots** by Amal El-Mohtar
- **Open Throat** by Henry Hoke
- **Singer Distance** by Ethan Chatagnier
- **Until the Clock Strikes Midnight** by Alechia Dow
- **Open Water** by Caleb Azumah Nelson
- **Beautyland** by Marie-Helene Bertino
- **The Rage of Dragons** by Evan Winter
- **Fury** by Shirley Marr

### Thank You
Thank you to Bindery Books, Sourcebooks Landmark, Simon Teen, Viking Books, William Morrow, Tordotcom, and Tin House for the gifted copies!

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## Make-Up & Skincare Recommendations
- Shirt is from Hill House Home
- Eyeshadow is The Lord of the Rings Middle Earth Palette from Glamlite and In A Trance from Colourpop
- Eyeliner is Vegan Longwear Eyeliner (Ocean) from Pacifica Beauty
- Shimmer is a single (Enchanted) from Adriana Nichole Cosmetics
- Mascara is Clean Volume from Merit
- Lip combo is Suede Matte Lip Liner (Moonwalk) from NYX Cosmetics and Wonder Blading Top Gloss (Holographic) from Wonderskin

### Other Posts

#### Your Friend Really, Really Needs to Read These Books …
Books mentioned:
- The Deep by Rivers Solomon
- Open Throat by Henry Hoke
- But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo

### Your Friend’s Recommended Books
Here are some mind-reader queer book recs for pride:

- **Pet** by Akwaeke Emezi
- **Hell Followed With Us** by Andrew Joseph White
- **Fawn’s Blood** by Hal Schrieve
- **The Space Between Worlds** by Micaiah Johnson
- **Gideon the Ninth** by Tamsyn Muir
- **Station Six** by S.J. Klapecki
- **An Unkindness of Ghosts** by Rivers Solomon
- **The Maiden and Her Monster** by Maddie Martinez 
- **Somadina** by Akwaeke Emezi 
- **Dauntless** by Elisa A. Bonnin 
- **On Sundays She Picked Flowers** by Yah-Yah Scholfield 
- **This Is How You Lose the Time War** by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
- **Beautyland** by Marie-Helene Bertino
- **Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir** by Walela Nehanda
- **Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories** by GennaRose Nethercott
- **Transmogrify!: 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic**
- **Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction**

### Products Used
- Eyeshadow is Blends Artistry Palette from Blend Bunny Cosmetics
- Eye shimmer is a single (Aphrodite) from Ourbella
- Mascara is Badi Lash from Kulfi

### Final Thank You
Thank you to Tordotcom for the gifted copy!

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## Recommended Books with One-Star Reviews
- **The Spear Cuts Through Water** by Simon Jimenez
- **Until the Clock Strikes Midnight** by Alechia Dow
- **Otherworldly** by F.T. Lukens
- **The Deep** by Rivers Solomon
- **The Sunbearer Trials** by Aiden Thomas

### Attire
- Dress is from Free People (rented from Nuuly)