Read Queerly 2026 - May Update

Happy Thursday everyone!  Today I'm sharing my fifth update for my May progress for the year long Read Queerly 2026 which is hosted by Alexx @ Enthralled Bookworm.  In April, I completed 2 books for a total of 11 read so far out of 16 total books on my tbr.  You can see my original tbr here.  Keep reading to see my thoughts on the books I read this month:

9. Heists: A queer book featuring heists

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Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto is a cyberpunk sci-fi story that I wanted to like more than I did.  Chiefly, I think my expectations were just far too high with the comparisons to Ocean's 8, Blade Runner, Gideon the Ninth, and Six of Crows.  It does a good job of on the characters and romance, but I also wish I was interested in all of them a little more for the found family aspect to really get me.  I also wish there was more heist action - in terms of things going wrong or there being some kind of trouble in one way or another.

My review is also on Goodreads and The StoryGraph.

1. Coffee icon: Any queer book with/about coffee or coffeeshops

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Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe by C.B. Lee was cute and fun, but I think I was expecting something a little different. Maybe a little more when it came to the fantasy elements? Either way, though, it was still nice.  Romance isn't usually my thing, but I will say that the romance here was sweet.  I ought to read more from the author soon.

My review is also on Goodreads and The StoryGraph.

Are you participating in this challenge?  Have you read any of these books?  As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!