This or That Reading Challenge discussion

This: A book with a palindrome in the title.
That: Read an LGBTQIA+ novel.

For This, I chose He Sees You When You're Sleeping by Mary Higgins Clark, which has been on my TBR since last December.

For That, I read Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2) by T.J. Klune. I loved the first book, and I bought the second as soon as it came out but am just now getting around to reading it.

For this month's challenge I chose That: Read an LGBTQIA+ novel, for which I read Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown. Written in 1973, it was a coming of age story focused on a young girl through childhood, high school, college, and the workplace, all while feeling that the traditional society norms of heterosexuality, marriage, and children are not anything of interest. The main character is persistent in sticking to their feelings and beliefs, even if that results in alienation. And the protagonist is not only dealing with the challenges of being a lesbian in these environments, but also the discrimination just on the basis of gender. Well told story and characters. 4 1/2 stars