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Nov. 25th, 2024 10:36 pmI have been patiently waiting to talk about Iona Datt Sharma's upcoming novella Blood Sweat Glitter until the appropriate links were up and I could tell everybody to go preorder it, which now indeed you can and also should, at least if the phrase 'lesbian roller derby romance' appeals to you in the least.
The plot, on the surface, is 'team captain of struggling derby team Does Not Like And Yet Is Compelled By her ditzy new jammer.' Because it's an Iona Datt Sharma book, the plot is of course in fact a gorgeous exploration of loss and exhaustion and loneliness and how people lose and find and rebuild themselves around the horrors. It's relevant that this is a post-pandemic book, and it's relevant that it's about tired adults with overwhelming day jobs, for whom roller derby is a release or an escape or a passion or perhaps just an experiment to see if maybe this is something that could, maybe, just a little bit, spark joy. But also of course they do kiss. It's a really lovely novella, and towards the end I had to get up and change into pajamas and get my wife to make me hot chocolate for maximum warmth-and-human-connection-and-being-kind-to-yourself appreciation. Highly Recommended For Your Holiday Season!
The plot, on the surface, is 'team captain of struggling derby team Does Not Like And Yet Is Compelled By her ditzy new jammer.' Because it's an Iona Datt Sharma book, the plot is of course in fact a gorgeous exploration of loss and exhaustion and loneliness and how people lose and find and rebuild themselves around the horrors. It's relevant that this is a post-pandemic book, and it's relevant that it's about tired adults with overwhelming day jobs, for whom roller derby is a release or an escape or a passion or perhaps just an experiment to see if maybe this is something that could, maybe, just a little bit, spark joy. But also of course they do kiss. It's a really lovely novella, and towards the end I had to get up and change into pajamas and get my wife to make me hot chocolate for maximum warmth-and-human-connection-and-being-kind-to-yourself appreciation. Highly Recommended For Your Holiday Season!
