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HELLO

Can I tell you about a book with

art heists entirely fueled by spite and complicated father/son dynamics

soft gay touch starved yearning

teens who want to save each other, who are inherently good and full of love

tragic yet hopeful love that you have to believe will be enough

a Greek mythology inspired plot because it's GAY ICARUS

remember this poem that went around tumblr?

it's basically this vibe but for a FULL NOVEL and you will feel so many things

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Hey! I've sort of gotten a bit lazy with this blog as life happens, sooooo

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Looking for a new books with intertwined friend groups, folk horror, and lots of murder.... of the same kid? 👀

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Another little writing tip

A reminder that I'm an editor and have an Instagram where I post these 🥰

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Hey there! As well as liking books, I'm also a writer and a freelance line editor. I've recently started an instagram for my editing work, including writing tips, and thought this my tumblr followers might appreciate these in particular ✌🏽

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My 24 most anticipated reads of 2024!

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My year in books!

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This book is CUTE

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Hiya! :3 I absolutely love your reviews, my tbr list is like a mile long now lmao wkdbkahskaja!! Was wondering if you’ve read Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield, and if you have any book recommendations like it? Doesn’t need to specifically be ocean themed (would love if it was though lol), but rather melancholy and dealing with themes of grief (and preferably not YA?)

I have read it and love it! Here are some adult books that kinda vibe the same way

The Seep by Chana Porter this is my number one rec as a reads like, not because the plots match, but because that abstraction from reality creating a new kind of loneliness a layer away from the mundane loneliness it might have been in a world/situation you recognized. This one is also about the sudden change of a partner too!

Self Portrait With Nothing by Aimee Pokwatka is a very down to earth type of absurdity that keeps that very human feeling to it that Armfield does so well. This one is about a family member's disappearance and an uncovering of something being not quite right there, but it's the MC's birth mother who she's grappling with even partially being in her life at the same time.

Foe by Iain Reed is one of those quiet pieces.l of domestic horror as you wait with dread for something to change your known existence, as your loved ones pull away, and as you question your place in the world. This is definitely more grief for what you expect to be lost than a concrete grief.

A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgen is the most out there of these suggestions, and YMMV, but if you want something weird and unsettling all playing out alongside a girl who doesn't know her worth and who you grieve for even as she perpetuates the humdrum horror, this is your book. The grief is far more subtle and twisted here!

And if you just want ocean, Drowning in the Deep by Mira Grant is great piecemof oceanic horror with some very well created characters and complex emotions!

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Hi Starr!! I wanted to ask this to you because you seem like an expert and Google is giving me vague answers :/ Does buying a book from major retailers (who will get it from distributors) support the author in any way? I would directly buy from the author but shipping is horrendous for a non-US person and I’m a broke uni student who really adores their books and wants to support as much as I can :’)

Hey! So it does and it doesn't, as far as I can tell. If it's a traditionally published author then they are paid their advance and most of the time that's all the money they make off of their work (unless it's an unexpected hit!). So buying a book in general isn't going to directly effect them. However, buying a book also adds a tiny drop into the overarching statistics of how well that book is doing, and that will determine if the author gets to publish another book/how much they get paid for the next one. So a buy is a buy in that regard!

If it's an indie author, then they get much more money if you buy from them directly as they're usually selling their books after printing a run (expensive) or they're printing on demand and able to price the book in a way where they can recoup that money. If Amazon prints it instead then they get the teeny tiny percentage of what's paid and there's no negotiation.

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Hey all! Weird request! I got really curious if pulling cards for someone could help them get out of a reading block/figure out what they want to read, so if you're in that position and are willing to having someone casually read your tarot, lemme know!

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Are you ready for queer found family in a creepy secret society? 👻📚

This is out October 17th! And available for preorder ✨

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oh man!!! i followed u on tiktok!! i found a lot of books bc of ur recs <3 excited to once again be up to date on recent queer releases

Ahh I hope you like this books!!

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Wren Martin Ruins it All is one of my very few 5 star reads of the year! 💜 🖤

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Every month I've been placing bets with myself about what books on my TBR are going to be 5 star reads. Here's my list for May!

1) More Happy Than Not

2) Stars, Hide Your Fires

3) Saint Juniper's Folly

4) Venom & Vow

5) It's Not Like It's a Secret

6) A Hundred Vicious Turns

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Happy May! The best month! 💖🌷

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli is one of the few books on this list that I have had the great fortune to have already read, and it easily and quickly became one of my favorite books. I love this story of bi-realization and what queer infighting and virtue signaling does to our community, and I love the tender newness of this love story! Thinking about this book makes me feel weepy, and I desperately want all of you to read it.

To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose is a Native led fantasy about dragon training and colonization. This book sounds really, really cool, and seems like it could be a bit of a more diverse Dragon Prince, but academic.

All the Dead Lie Down by Kyrie McCauley would have made it on this list even if it didn't look so intriguing, because I trust McCauley so much to make a captivating story with strong, vivid characters. This time, however, things are going Gothic! This is a creepy story of nannying and old houses and horror writers that I'm sure will be stunningly atmospheric.

Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee is a queer romance starring two Chinese men and looks so fluffy and cute. This one has a fake dating of convenience to help boost business and just from that cover alone I'm sure it's going to be sweet as anything.

Painted Devils by Margaret Owen is the sequel to Little Thieves, and while it very much does feel like a middle book in a trilogy (which I'm still so excited about!) it gives all the meddling Vanja and low gods vibes as before, now with more romance and absolute need for therapy. I have read this one, and need the next book in my hands like a month ago thank you.

Venom & Vow by Anna-Marie McLemore and Elliot McLemore is the queer romantic fantasy of my dreams! This one has mistaken identities and hidden identities all due to nefarious plots and fluid genders! I love Anna-Marie McLemore and everything about this screams that I would love it, so I'm gnashing at the bit to get this one!

We'll Never Tell by Wendy Heard is yet another book I know I'll probably love based first and foremost on the author. I loved Dead End Girls, and Heard's 3rd book feels like it'll be a similar vibe. This one is about a group of teen investigators accidentally biting off more than they can chew and causing one of their group to get murdered.

Something Like Possible by Miel Moreland I've already read and have been looking forward to seeing it out on the shelf since last year! If you loved the politics of Red White & Royal Blue but would love a YA, sapphic take- grab this book! The politics here are mostly class president based but everything feels more significant and the themes are just heavy enough to do real heavy lifting. Plus, of course, the romance is impeccable.

Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou claims to be a bit of a mix of Percy Jackson and Song of Achilles, following descendents of Greek figures who inherit their power. The main character of this is a descendant of The Fates (amazing concept right there!) and must use her powers to solve a string of brutal murders

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