KJK Reads

Rating: 5 Stars Themes: Children's Fiction, LGBTQ+ Thoughts: I saw this one on a stand in my local library and the cover looked so cute that I just had to check it out. It is such a cute and age appropriate way to introduce the topic of pride and a little about its importance without getting too heavy, especially since it can seem like a party to kids that young. I liked that the illustrations were so diverse, promoting trans rights on banners and making sure different races, styles, and disabilities were included in the images of different villagers. Overall this is a sweet little read great for kids to understand the LGBTQ+ people in their lives and pride itself. Favourite Quote: “Pride is like a giant party where we celebrate the wonderful diversity of our communities, and share the message that everyone should be treated with equality and respect - no matter who they love or what gender they are.”

Rating: 3 Stars Themes: Short Stories, Mystery Thoughts:  I love reading these quick reads as a way of dipping my toe into a new authors writing and this is a great intro to Braithwaite’s writing and I will check out her longer books as I like her style. This one despite being short was very twisty and kept me guessing right until the end. I found the males mentioned in this book insufferable, especially with their attitudes towards women but it just added to the more complex characters involved and helped touch on the behaviour between the women in a better context.