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displayheartcode · 2 years

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saw that ya fantasy rec post, and in your tags you mentioned ya contemporary and mental health... so ya contemporary recs please? 🥺

i got you!

here is a small sample of ya contemporary books that deal with mental health

Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram: Darius has never felt like he has belonged in either world - American like his father or Persian like his mother. When a trip to visit his relatives has him confronting cultural stereotypes about mental health, he makes a friendship that will last a lifetime.

Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia: Comic creator by night and an anxious student by day, Eliza keeps her lives separate until she learns that the new kid in school shares a similar passion for her comic.

An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahere Mafi: It's 2003 and Shadi's life is in shambles. Her dad is in the hospital, her brother is dead, and her mother is barely holding it together. When an old face reappears, Shadi must decide if she wants to fight these battles alone.

You, Me, and Our Heartstrings by Melissa See: A video showing a girl with cerebral palsy and a boy with anxiety playing music together goes viral. Now facing unrealistic pressure to perform, Daisy is afraid that their lives will fall apart.

White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson: Technically, it's horror/thriller, but this has one of my favorite (and accurate) portrayals of anxiety. Something is wrong with Marigold's new house. Forced to move with her family after an incident, she discovers that there is something rotten beneath the perfect neighborhood that could be linked to a disturbing history.

Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz: School columnist Isabel considers breaking all of her rules when she meets a fellow disabled teen. But romance isn't always like what's shown in the movies, especially for disabled teens.

Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant: An anxious writer, Tessa, reaches for her dreams by enrolling into a prestigious school. As her friends try to help her find inspiration for her writing, there might be a love story just out of reach.

A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard: Selectively mute, Steffi is alone in her last year of school, leaving her social anxiety to spike. Until the new kid arrives, and he needs a translator who knows BSL.

#darius the great is not okay #Adib Khorram #eliza and her monsters #francesca zappia #you me and our heartstrings #melissa see #white smoke #tiffany d jackson #sick kids in love #hannah moskowitz #an emotion of great delight #tahereh mafi #happily ever afters #elise bryant #a quiet kind of thunder #sara barnard #anyone else need recs?

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mssarahmorgan · 10 months

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Book 32 of 2023: Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling by Elise Bryant

I am quickly becoming a huge Elise Bryant fan. This one's about Delilah, who starts the new year off by singing in her friend/crush's band even though she's extremely nervous, and Reggie, who's super into D&D but gets dragged along on a rare night out and sees Delilah perform. Reggie thinks Delilah's this super-cool rocker chick, and he basically portrays himself as a confident nerd who's not afraid to be himself. They fall for each other, but they'll each have to confront their own confidence issues--and the false front Reggie's putting on--before they can really make it work. This, like Bryant's other books, is sweet and heartfelt and just a delight. Definitely go get it if you like a YA love story.

What to read next: No Filter and Other Lies, by Crystal Maldonado, for another lovely YA about putting up a false front.

#books #ya #books i've read #read in 2023 #reading while parenting #elise bryant

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lifeofafemalebibliophile · 10 months

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Book Review: “Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling” by Elise Bryant

Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling by Elise Bryant (2023) Genre: YA, Romance, Contemporary, Fiction Page Length: 400 pages (hardcover edition) Synopsis: Delilah always keeps her messy, gooey insides hidden behind a wall of shrugs and yeah, whatevers. She goes with the flow—which is how she ends up singing in her friends’ punk band as a favor, even though she’d prefer to hide at the merch…

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#book blog #book review #books #contemporary #Elise Bryant #Fiction #Reggie and Delilah&039;s Year of Falling #romance #YA

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booksirl · 2 years

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REVIEW: ONE TRUE LOVES BY ELISE BRYANT

Lenore, get behind me.

There’s never been a character I’ve wanted to protect more than Lenore Bennett. This poor girl went through so much during the opening chapters of this book I was exhausted on her behalf. I literally wanted to fight everyone in Lenore’s life, starting with Jay. It’s on sight when I see him.

One True Loves shows Lenore in all her middle child glory. She doesn’t have everything figured out like her older brother or extremely gifted little sister, and at times it doesn’t seem like her parents believe in her at all. While I understand their concerns of Lenore not having her future figured out, I feel if black parents provided a safe space for black kids to figure themselves out it’ll be easier to transition into the real world.

#booksirl #book review #ya books #one true loves #elise bryant #black authors #romance books

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♾️ Books for World Autism Month + Neurodiversity Celebration Week

♾️ The last week of March was Neurodiversity Celebration Week. My post is (obviously) late, but April is also World Autism Month (beginning with World Autism Awareness Day on April 2). To generate additional awareness, here are a few books by autistic authors and/or about autistic characters. On the last slide, you'll also find books with additional neurodiversity rep (including characters with ADHD, dyslexia, and OCD).

✨ The Bride Test - Helen Hoang ✨ Daniel, Deconstructed - James Ramos ✨ Tonight We Rule the World - Zack Smedley ✨ Paige Not Found - Jen Wilde ✨ Something More - Jackie Khalilieh ✨ Uncomfortable Labels - Laura Kate Dale ✨ The Luis Ortega Survival Club - Sonora Reyes ✨ Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl - Brianna R. Shrum and Sara Waxelbaum ✨ The Spirit Bares Its Teeth - Andrew Joseph White ✨ The Brightsiders - Jen Wilde ✨ The Boys in the Back Row - Mike Jung ✨ Hating Jesse Harmon - Robin Mimna

✨ Queens of Geek - Jen Wilde ✨ The Maid - Nita Prose ✨ The Heart Principle - Helen Hoang ✨ The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson ✨ Even If We Break - Marieke Nijkamp ✨ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon ✨ Unseelie - Ivelisse Housman ✨ This Could Be Us - Kennedy Ryan ✨ Act Your Age, Eve Brown - Talia Hibbert ✨ The Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang ✨ On the Edge of Gone - Corinne Duyvis ✨ Against the Stars - Christopher Hartland

✨ Tell Me How It Ends - Quinton Li ✨ Izzy at the End of the World - K.A. Reynolds ✨ Late Bloomer - Mazey Eddings ✨ Fake It Till You Bake It - Jamie Wesley ✨ Whatever Happens - Micalea Smeltzer ✨ Gimmicks and Glamour - Lauren Melissa Ellzey ✨ Last Call at the Local - Sarah Grunder Ruiz ✨ Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling - Elise Bryant ✨ The Charm Offensive - Alison Cochrun ✨ A Prayer for Vengeance - Leanne Schwartz ✨ Tilly in Technicolor - Mazey Eddings ✨ If Only You - Chloe Liese

#neurodiversity #neurodivergent #world autism day #world autism awareness day #autism #books #book list #book blog #batty about books #battyaboutbooks #mental health

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forasecondtherewedwon · 3 months

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Novels for Black History Month (Refreshed)

Titles, authors, and genres below the cut! Favourites are starred!

YA:

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas*

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Pride by Ibi Zoboi

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas*

Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant*

Your Corner Dark by Desmond Hall

Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson

Mystery/Thriller:

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley

Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby*

Lightseekers by Femi Kayode

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

Sci-fi/Fantasy/Magic Realism:

Rosewater by Tade Thompson

Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis

The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin*

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Historical:

Deacon King Kong by James McBride*

The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill*

Washington Black by Esi Edugyan*

Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan*

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson*

The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard

The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (May 2021)

Black Cloud Rising by David Wright Faladé*

Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe*

Contemporary:

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

New People by Danzy Senna

Swing Time by Zadie Smith*

Loving Day by Mat Johnson

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

The Turner House by Angela Flournoy

Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson*

The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams*

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson*

#Black History Month #book recommendations #redid the grid to add some new favourites!#rec 'em all but * are five-star faves

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Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle "I can't say enough good things about this one. I loved the character development and layers to this story. One of my favorites of 2022"

Aquarian dawn by Ebele Chizea "Ada is a college student swept up in the countercultural movement of of the 1960s. In the process, she learns more about herself and her passion for activism."

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow "A story of two best friends coming to terms with their magical abilities and their sense of identity. -> Takes place in PORTLAND, OREGON" One True Loves by Elise Bryant "A charming enemies to lovers rom com." Give it a shot if you like Jenny Han, Nicola Yoon or Jasmine Guillory!

Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl by Joya Goffney "One of my favorite books of 2022! This book is about a young woman unpacking her religious upbringing and finding herself" Blackout (Multiple Contributing Authors) Try this one if you like "any NYC rom coms where there is a massive power outage or rom coms with multiple couples and multiple interconnecting story lines"

Browse the full display online here

#Powell's Books #Powell's #Bookstore #Black History Month #diverse ya #young adult #ya books #book recs

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[The images above are each of the book covers of the new releases. For more detailed descriptions for each cover, please visit the original post on our blog.]

New Releases

Maybe it has been happening every year and I didn't notice, but this January brought a fabulously large amount of new releases and I am not complaining. Here are a few we're watching for this week.

The Davenports (The Davenports #1) by Krystal Marquis Dial Books

The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changing United States, their fortune made through the entrepreneurship of William Davenport, a formerly enslaved man who founded the Davenport Carriage Company years ago. Now it’s 1910, and the Davenports live surrounded by servants, crystal chandeliers, and endless parties, finding their way and finding love—even where they’re not supposed to.

There is Olivia, the beautiful elder Davenport daughter, ready to do her duty by getting married . . . until she meets the charismatic civil rights leader Washington DeWight and sparks fly. The younger daughter, Helen, is more interested in fixing cars than falling in love—unless it’s with her sister’s suitor. Amy-Rose, the childhood friend turned maid to the Davenport sisters, dreams of opening her own business—and marrying the one man she could never be with, Olivia and Helen’s brother, John. But Olivia’s best friend, Ruby, also has her sights set on John Davenport, though she can’t seem to keep his interest . . . until family pressure has her scheming to win his heart, just as someone else wins hers.

Inspired by the real-life story of the Patterson family, The Davenports is the tale of four determined and passionate young Black women discovering the courage to steer their own path in life—and love. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Two Can Play That Game by Leanne Yong Allen & Unwin

Sam Khoo has one goal in life: create cool indie games. She’s willing to do anything to make her dream come true – even throw away a scholarship to university. All she needs is a super-rare ticket to a game design workshop and she can kickstart her career.

So when Jaysen Chua, otherwise known as Jerky McJerkface, sneakily grabs the last ticket for himself, Sam is left with no choice. It’s war. Knowing all too well how their Australian-Malaysian community works, she issues him an ultimatum: put the ticket on the line in a 1v1 competition of classic video games, or she’ll broadcast his duplicity to everyone. Thank you, Asian Gossip Network.

Meeting in neutral locations, away from the eyes and ears of nosy aunties and uncles, Sam and Jay connect despite themselves. It’s a puzzle that Sam’s not sure she wants to solve. But when her dream is under threat, will she discover that there is more than one way to win?

Play the Game by Charlene Allen Katherine Tegan Books

In the game of life, sometimes other people hold all the controls. Or so it seems to VZ. Four months have passed since his best friend Ed was killed by a white man in a Brooklyn parking lot.

When Singer, the man who killed Ed, is found dead in the same spot where Ed was murdered, all signs point to Jack, VZ’s other best friend, as the prime suspect.

VZ’s determined to complete the video game Ed never finished and figure out who actually killed Singer. With help from Diamond, the girl he’s crushing on at work, VZ falls into Ed’s quirky gameiverse. As the police close in on Jack, the game starts to uncover details that could lead to the truth about the murder.

Can VZ honor Ed and help Jack before it’s too late? — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling by Elise Bryant Balzer + Bray

Delilah always keeps her messy, gooey insides hidden behind a wall of shrugs and yeah, whatevers. She goes with the flow—which is how she ends up singing in her friends’ punk band as a favor, even though she’d prefer to hide at the merch table.

Reggie is a D&D Dungeon Master and self-declared Blerd. He spends his free time leading quests and writing essays critiquing the game under a pseudonym, keeping it all under wraps from his disapproving family.

These two, who have practically nothing in common, meet for the first time on New Year’s Eve. And then again on Valentine’s Day. And then again on St. Patrick’s Day. It’s almost like the universe is pushing them together for a reason.

Delilah wishes she were more like Reggie—open about what she likes and who she is, even if it’s not cool. Except . . . it’s all a front. Reggie is just role-playing someone confident. The kind of guy who could be with a girl like Delilah.

As their holiday meetings continue, the two begin to fall for each other. But what happens once they realize they’ve each fallen for a version of the other that doesn’t really exist? — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

The Black Queen by Jumata Emill Delacorte Press

Nova Albright was going to be the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High—but now she’s dead. Murdered on coronation night. Fans of One of Us Is Lying and The Other Black Girl will love this unputdownable thriller.

Nova Albright, the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High, is dead. Murdered the night of her coronation, her body found the next morning in the old slave cemetery she spent her weekends rehabilitating.

Tinsley McArthur was supposed to be queen. Not only is she beautiful, wealthy, and white, it’s her legacy—her grandmother, her mother, and even her sister wore the crown before her. Everyone in Lovett knows Tinsley would do anything to carry on the McArthur tradition.

No one is more certain of that than Duchess Simmons, Nova’s best friend. Duchess’s father is the first Black police captain in Lovett. For Duchess, Nova’s crown was more than just a win for Nova. It was a win for all the Black kids. Now her best friend is dead, and her father won’t fact the fact that the main suspect is right in front of him. Duchess is convinced that Tinsley killed Nova—and that Tinsley is privileged enough to think she can get away with it. But Duchess’s father seems to be doing what he always does: fall behind the blue line. Which means that the white girl is going to walk.

Duchess is determined to prove Tinsley’s guilt. And to do that, she’ll have to get close to her.

But Tinsley has an agenda, too.

Everyone loved Nova. And sometimes, love is exactly what gets you killed. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Promise Boys by Nick Brooks Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

The Urban Promise Prep School vows to turn boys into men. As students, J.B., Ramón, and Trey are forced to follow the prestigious “program’s” strict rules. Extreme discipline, they’ve been told, is what it takes to be college bound, to avoid the fates of many men in their neighborhoods. This, the Principal Moore Method, supposedly saves lives.

But when Moore ends up murdered and the cops come sniffing around, the trio emerges as the case’s prime suspects. With all three maintaining their innocence, they must band together to track down the real killer before they are arrested. But is the true culprit hiding among them? — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

How to Be a (Young) Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi & Nic Stone Kokila

The New York Times bestseller How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi is shaping the way a generation thinks about race and racism. How to be a (Young) Antiracist is a dynamic reframing of the concepts shared in the adult book, with young adulthood front and center. Aimed at readers 12 and up, and co-authored by award-winning children’s book author Nic Stone, How to be a (Young) Antiracist empowers teen readers to help create a more just society. Antiracism is a journey–and now young adults will have a map to carve their own path. Kendi and Stone have revised this work to provide anecdotes and data that speaks directly to the experiences and concerns of younger readers, encouraging them to think critically and build a more equitable world in doing so. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

One Girl In All The World (In Every Generation #2) by Kendare Blake Disney-Hyperion

Into every generation, a slayer is born. One girl in all the world . . . maybe.

Frankie Rosenberg is the world’s first slayer-witch, but she doesn’t have that slay-life balance figured out just yet. After all, being the newest slayer means that another slayer had to die. Frankie and the Scooby gang are still reeling from the deadly explosion that rocked the annual slayer retreat―and grappling with new evidence that some slayers may have made it out alive. And even though they defeated bloodthirsty vampire the Countess, it doesn’t mean Sunnydale is free from the forces of evil.

Something has reawakened the Hellmouth―and is calling old friends home. Someone is performing demon magic in the shadows, opening portals between dimensions. Everyone has demons to contend with―of the metaphorical and the very real (occasionally very hot) variety. And an oracle warns of a new evil on its way: the Darkness.

Could this be what attacked the slayers? And is it coming for Frankie? — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

The Cartographers by Amy Zhang *HarperCollins

Ocean Wu has always felt enormous pressure to succeed. After struggling with depression during her senior year in high school, Ocean moves to New York City, where she has been accepted at a prestigious university. But Ocean feels so emotionally raw and unmoored (and uncertain about what is real and what is not), that she decides to defer and live off her savings until she can get herself together. She also decides not to tell her mother (whom she loves very much but doesn’t want to disappoint) that she is deferring—at least until she absolutely must.

In New York, Ocean moves into an apartment with Georgie and Tashya, two strangers who soon become friends, and gets a job tutoring. She also meets a boy—Constantine Brave (a name that makes her laugh)—late one night on the subway. Constant is a fellow student and a graffiti artist, and Constant and Ocean soon start corresponding via Google Docs—they discuss physics, philosophy, art, literature, and love. But everything falls apart when Ocean goes home for Thanksgiving, Constant reveals his true character, Georgie and Tashya break up, and the police get involved.

Ocean, Constant, Georgie, and Tashya are all cartographers—mapping out their futures, their dreams, and their paths toward adulthood in this stunning and heartbreaking novel about finding the strength to control your own destiny. — Cover image and summary via Goodreads

*The HarperCollins Union has been striking since 10 November 2022. Please consider supporting the strike by purchasing books through the union's Bookshop account or by donating to the strike fund.

#new releases #young adult lit #YALit

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-[this post is inspired by @librarycards original tag --- Quarterly Book recs tag ]-

looking through my goodreads, i realized there's so many books I'm interested in reading this upcoming year - so i wanted to make a post of 9 books (i've partially started reading & new works) i'm looking forward to ✨📖 it was so hard to narrow this down to just a handful, and i feel like I didn't read as much as i wanted this year, but very excited to be more consistent in my reading this upcoming year in 2024~

- my cat is such a weirdo vol. 1 by Tamako Tamagoyama - stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius (a continuing read) - the farthest shore by ursula k. le guin - eva evergreen and the cursed witch by Julie Abe - the samurai and the prisoner by Honobu Yonezawa (also known as Black Dungeon Castle) - the rhapsodes : how 1940's critics changed american film culture by David Bordwell (a continuing read) - perplexing plots : popular storytelling and the poetics of murder by David Bordwell (a continuing read) - reggie and delilah's year of falling by Elise Bryant - hiraeth the end of the journey vol. 2 by Yuhki Kamatani (reread in spanish)

tagging anyone who wants to share their tbr! Again , SHOUTOUT to @librarycards for the Original Idea with quarterly book recs!

#quarterlybookrecs #quarterly book recs #tbr #quarterly recs

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Hi there!! I was wondering if you could help me come up with some fcs for my character’s mother? I don’t have a specific vibe in mind, but she would be in her 40s, 50s, or even older, and would be fully black. Thank you so much in advance!!

sure ! here are some i could see working ! this list got quite long so under the cut you can find 39 black woman faceclaims aged 40 & up ! i hope this helps you out !

jennifer hudson (41)

angelica ross (42) – angelica is a trans woman!

tika sumpter (42)

lisa berry (43)

danai gurira (44)

kerry washington (45)

lauryn hill (47)

christine adams (48)

joy bryant (48)

laverne cox (50) – laverne is a trans woman!

gabrielle union (50)

renee elise goldsberry (51)

regina king (51)

retta (52)

octavia spencer (52)

regina hall (52)

queen latifah (52)

audra mcdonald (52)

niecy nash (52)

taraji p. henson (52)

kimberly brooks (54)

leslie jones (55)

toni braxton (55)

mo'nique (55)

garcelle beauvais (56)

halle berry (56)

viola davis (57)

robin givens (58)

wanda sykes (58)

kym whitley (61)

kim wayans (61)

regina taylor (62)

angela bassett (64)

sheryl lee ralph (65)

jenifer lewis (65)

oprah winfrey (68)

lillias white (71)

pam grier (73)

diana ross (78)

#fc help #older fc help #black fc #older fcs #older fc #rph #rpt #answered.#anonymous.#type: fc help #ethnicity: black #poc #age group: 40s #age group: 50s #age group: 60s #age group: 70s

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emotionsandphenomena · 4 months

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my end of year reading recap! I was still doing storygraph at the start of this year but i fell off majorly, luckily I did still keep track of titles. I read SO much this year, 56 books on this list plus many individual chapters of nonfiction/short stories out of books that crossed my desk, several books of poetry that i didn't list here, and plenty of my #1 circ desk vice (flipping/skimming thru romance and thrillers to figure out the crime/read the sex scenes). I love BOOKS I love having near constant access to books and being able to engage with so many different forms and genres exactly as much as I'd like to. my favorites on this list are bolded, and rereads/audiobooks are noted.

the actual star by monica byrne

Nona the ninth by tamsyn muir (audiobook/reread)

shoal of time by gawan daws

terraformers by annalee newitz

gods of want by k-ming chang

united we spy by ally carter (reread)

less is lost by andrew sean greer

hell followed with us by andrew joseph white

everything for everyone: an oral history of the new york commune by eman abdelhadi and m. e. o'brien

cartographers by peng shepard

hell bent by leigh bardugo

another faust by daniel nayeri

nausicaa #1 by hayao miyazaki

disasterama by alvin orloff

nausicaa 2 by hayao miyazaki

reggie and delilah's year of falling by elise bryant

ballad of songbirds and snakes by suzanne collins

belle of the ball by mari costa

there but for the by ali smith (reread)

pjo #1 by rick riordan (reread)

we have always lived in the castle by shirley jackson

the girl I am was and never will be by shannon gibney

pjo #2 by rick riordan (reread)

nox by anne carson

parable of the sower by octavia butler

pjo #3 by rick riordan (reread)

pjo #4 by rick riordan (reread)

some desperate glory by emily tesh

pjo #5 by rick riordan (reread)

pjo #6 by rick riordan (reread)

hoo #1 by rick riordan (reread)

harrow the ninth by tamsyn muir (audiobook/reread)

dune by frank herbert

shubeik lubeik by deena mohamed

love on the brain by ali hazelwood

the love hypothesis by ali hazelwood

loathe to love you by ali hazelwood (I think i read two of these three novellas twice?)

chain gang all stars by nana kwame adjei-brenyah

maggie moves on by lucy score

love theoretically by ali hazelwood

crazy rich asians by kevin kwan

an abundance of katherines by john green (reread)

the adventures of amina al sirafi by s. a. chakraborty

I know what I am: artemisia gentileschi by gina siciliano

check and mate by ali hazelwood

from a certain point of view (compilation)

idlewild by james frankie thomas

thistlefoot by gennarose nethercott

book lovers by emily henry

life between the tides by adam nicolson (audiobook)

blonde identity by ally carter

companion piece by ali smith

the birthday of the world by ursula k. le guin

mall goth by kate leth

hula by jazmin ’iolani hakes

timefulness by marcia bjornerud

#send me numbers off this list (random or specific) if you want to hear more about what i thought !#and my last book of the year will be a nona reread. LMAO

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bookaddict24-7 · 1 year

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(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (January 31st, 2023)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Standalones/First in a Series:

Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling by Elise Bryant

Promise Boys by Nick Brooks

Then Everything Happens at Once by M-E Girard

The Davenports by Krystal Marquis

Dream to Me by Megan Paasch

The Black Queen by Jumata Emill

The Cartographers by Amy Zhang

Play the Game by Charlene Allen

How to be a (Young) Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi & Nic Stone

Two Can Play that Game by Leanne Yong

New Sequels:

Chain of Thorns (The Last Hours #3) by Cassandra Clare

One Girl in All the World (In Every Generation #2) by Kendare Blake

Hex You (Sisters of Salem #3) by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast

Jinx (Sisters of Salem #1&2) by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast

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Happy reading!

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poppletonink · 9 months

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An Inspired Reading Recommendations List: Purple Covers

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich

These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling

Drama by Raina Telgemeier

Across The Universe by Beth Revis

The Edge of Great by Micol Ostow

Vinyl Moon by Mahogany L. Browne

Loveless by Alice Oseman

You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers by Adam Sass

One True Loves by Elise Bryant

None of This Is Serious by Catherine Prasifka

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Insurgent by Veronica Roth

Guts by Raina Telgemeier

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ash-and-books · 1 year

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Rating: 5/5

Book Blurb: Rom-com lovers and fans of Elise Bryant and Jenna Evans Welch will adore this next summer read from Hot British Boyfriend author Kristy Boyce.No one has ever accused Sage Cunningham of being easily distracted. She has a plan, and she won’t be swayed. She’ll spend the summer interning in her mentor's lab in Amsterdam, and then she’ll be ready for college. All she needs to do to pay for the summer abroad is agree to serve as the au pair for Dr. Reese’s three-year-old.Sage has it all down to a science, but she doesn’t anticipate the surprise arrival of Dr. Reese’s teenage son. Ryland is spontaneous, flirty, and impulsive—everything Sage isn’t. He’s a talented artist, but he’s desperately in need of someone to keep him focused. And as nannying proves harder than Sage had expected, it turns out she might need help too.The two strike a deal. Sage will stop Ryland from going out with a different girl every day, and Ryland will pitch in with his little brother.Spending the summer stuck together is the perfect way to keep distractions to a minimum. Right?

Review:

When your summer internship includes babysitting a baby and helping a cute artist with his work, you know you’re hands are going to be full. Sage Cunningham is determined to achieve her plans of having the perfect summer intern in her mentor’s lab in Amsterdam before she heads off to college, and since she needs to pay for the summer abroad her mentor offers her a job as the babysitter to her three year old son. Sage will babysit during the day but also get to work on research and lab opportunities on her days off and at night. It’s the perfect way to spend her summer... except on her first night sleeping over Dr. Reese’s teenage son Ryland mysteriously shows up when hes suppose to be away on a backpacking trip and wants his room back. Ryland is spontaneous, flirty, and impulsive and he has a huge problem with being distracted, particularly by girls. He notices how single minded and on track Sage is and offers her a compromise : he will help her babysit his little brother if she helps him get rid of all his dating distractions and makes sure he stays focused on getting his artwork done for the art competition. Yet the more time they spend together the more Ryland is wearing down Sage’s walls and the more feelings begin to seep in. Sage has been forbidden from dating Ryland by her mentor who is also his mother as that is a breech of ethics but soon she’ll have to face the decision between what matters most to her: her happiness or her research? This was a super cute rom com and definitely made me want to visit Amsterdam and visit cat related places ( and also snag one of Ryland’s shirts he makes). The romance between Ryland and Sage was cute and sweet and the story was just all around a great time!

*Thanks Netgalley and HarperCollins Children's Books, HarperTeen for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

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