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This month is LGBT+ History Month and I thought what better way to mark the occasion than by celebrating my love for reading and highlighting and celebrating some diverse LGBTQ+ books that I’ve read recently and that I think you’d all enjoy too! ‘Cinderella is Dead’ by Kalynn Bayron First up is this utterly gorgeous book by Kalynn Bayron and the best way to sell it to you is to tell you that it essentially centres around a Black, queer girl fighting to dismantle the patriarchy. What could be better, right? It’s full of diversity, romance, adventure, empowerment and is a fresh new take on the story of Cinderella. The story centres around Sophia who, 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, does not want to be ‘chosen’ by a man at the annual ball. Sophia is determined to take matters into her own hands and fight for the right of her own life as well as for every other girl in town. And she is adamant to prove that you don’t need a ‘prince charming’ to get your happy ending. ‘Yo