#joya goffney

[bookaddict24-7]

New Young Adult Releases! (July 11th, 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:

Give Me A Sign by Anna Sortino

My Week with Him by Joya Goffney

A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow

All the Yellow Suns by Malavika Kannan

The Prince & The Apocalypse by Kara McDowell

I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom by Shannon C.F. Rogers

Those We Drown by Amy Goldsmith

Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best

Bellegarde by Jamie Lilac

A Warning About Swans by R.M. Romero

How (Not) to Date A Pop Star by Jada Trainor

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Happy reading!

#anna sortino #joya goffney #alechia dow #malavika kannan #kara mcdowell #shannon c.f. rogers #amy goldsmith #jessica mary best #jamie lilac #r.m. romero #jada trainor #new releases #new books #july 2023 #young adult #tbr #to-read #book list #books to read #books #booklr #bookish #features #bookworm #bookaholic

[bloodmaarked]

➫ monthly book round-up: january 2024

books read: 7 [1 DNF] average rating: 3.75 average speed: 9.7 days total pages: 2,835 yearly goal progress: 6/50 best of the month: confessions of an alleged good girl, joya goffney worst of the month: wild and wicked things, francesca may

4.5* reads:

confessions of an alleged good girl, joya goffney

the moon represents my heart, pim wangtechawat

just sayin': my life in words, malorie blackman

4* reads:

the toll, neal shusterman

2.5* reads

the dos and donuts of love, adiba jaigirdar

where sleeping girls lie, faridah àbíké-íyímídé

DNFs

wild and wicked things, francesca may

currently reading:

knife skills for beginners, orlando murrin

#monthly roundup #the toll #neal shusterman #the dos and donuts of love #adiba jaigirdar #confessions of an alleged good girl #joya goffney #wild and wicked things #francesca may #where sleeping girls lie #faridah àbíké íyímídé #the moon represents my heart #pim wangtechawat #just sayin' #malorie blackman #currently reading #booklr #bookblr #bookworm

[just-a-jade]

Time to start something new

#book #booknerd #booktumblr #Joya Goffney #reading #Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry #book photography #romance

[blackgirlcinephiles]

Incoming: Long Post

*Steps on soap box*

*Clears throat*

BEHOLD!

A collection of Black YA romance novels I need TV/Film adaptations for! Right! NEOOOOW!

Over the past few months, I’ve had the pleasure of reading a lot Black YA romance. And what makes me so excited about these books is that they didn’t just tell a good story, but also imparted strong messages about what it means to share a healthy love between family, between friends, and between lovers of course.

Today I want to talk about these books (sans too many spoilers, seriously go read them for yourself!) and the love lessons we can learn from them.

Lesson 1: A healthy love prioritizes trust and respects boundaries.

Joya Goffney has quickly become one of my favorite Black YA authors for several reasons. If there’s one thing she can do, it’s tell an entertaining, well-rounded story.

In Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry, she explores themes of racial identity, class tensions within the Black community, and the feelings of shame, guilt, and pressure that come with trying to understand yourself as a Black teen in this world. In Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl, she explores themes of sexual agency and sex positivity, specifically within the context of southern Black Christianity, and how traditional framings of sex and virginity can leave girls in a vulnerable position, without the knowledge needed to assert themselves within romantic/sexual relationships.

Despite being centered around different topics, I found that both of these novels emphasized the importance of being able to trust in your partner. In Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry, when a trust was broken between our leading couple, working to rebuild it through shared vulnerability was an essential apart of the reconciliation process. In romantic relationships, vulnerability is inevitable, but respect for your partner’s timing should come first.

In Confessions of An Alleged Good Girl, the most freeing and affirming romantic relationship was the one where physical limitations and bodily autonomy were acknowledged and respected, no debate. Being in a romantic relationship does not entail entitlement to your partner’s body and the story really drove that home.

These messages are important for people of any age to hear, but especially for young teens having their first experiences of romance. There can be so many instances where you simply go along with things, because you don’t know any better and you assume that its the way things are. Being able to trust your partner with innermost feelings/secrets and your body is a crucial part of healthy relationships.

Lesson 2: Romance is about effort.

Now that I’m thinking about it, it’s kind of insane the amount of similarities these two novels have while still being wholly unique. Both books include a radio show about love advice, a protagonist wounded by a past friendship betrayal, and wonderful supporting characters who make the story more coloful.

But probably the most satisfying way these novels resemble each other is how the romance is built between the protagonists. Despite rocky beginnings for both couples, connections are built through mutual effort to understand each other’s passions/interests and support one another in their endeavors. These novels probably have the cutest, most swoon-worthy first date moments and it’s entirely because we can see how each protagonist took the time to come up with a creative way to get to know their love interest while also connecting with their passions.

More and more, on social media in particular, it seems that people equate effort or “applying pressure” with doing the fanciest, most expensive activity right off the bat. But like with giving gifts, the best present isn’t always the most expensive one. Rather it’s the one that’s the most thoughtful. That shows you’re paying attention and that you remembered the small, silly, weird details that would otherwise be forgotten.

Lesson 3: Love is a choice worth making.

The last book in this collection is Zyla & Kai by Kristina Forest, who is also quickly becoming another favorite author of mine. What I love about this book is the way the author went about building the narrative leading up to the big reveal. The message was so clear: Things between Zyla & Kai have always been quite simple. It’s everyone and everything else that makes it complicated.

Throughout the story there are so many external forces creating obstacles for Zyla and Kai. Their families, their peers, their pasts, and their futures are all pulling them in opposite directions. Yet, despite these challenges, Zyla and Kai always choose each other and make an active decision to make it work. To try again one more time. Their love story illustrated the idea, that while love can be simple, it’s also a choice that you make everyday.

I hope this post sparks some interest in these books if you haven’t heard of them before. And if you have, what did you think of them? Do you have a favorite?

While some of these books would work well as movies, there are others that I would want as a limited series. All of the books novels, so the story begins and ends and probably shouldn’t be drawn out for multiple seasons, but there a few where I would want to spend a bit more time with the characters than a film would afford. What say you?

#YA novels #YA romance #black girl protagonists #black teen couples #Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry #Confessions of An Alleged Good Girl #Joya Goffney #Love Radio #Ebony LaDelle #Honey & Spice #Bolu Babalola #Zyla & Kai #Kristina Forest #black girls in love #black teens in love

[ismahanescorner]

Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl | Book Review

Author: Joya Goffney

Genre: YA Contemporary

Publisher: Hot Key Books

Release Date: 03/05/2022

Rating: 5/5 🌟 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Synopsis:

Monique lives a perfect life - a preacher's daughter and the girlfriend of the town's golden boy. But it's not that simple. She's torn between her parents who want the pure virginal daughter, and her boyfriend, Dom, who wants to explore the more intimate side of their relationship. Tired of waiting, her boyfriend breaks up with her, spurring Monique to discover she has a medical condition that makes her far from perfect and she concocts a plan to fix her body and win him back. With the help of her frenemy, Sasha, the overly zealous church girl Monique's mum pushes her to hang out with, and Reggie, the town's not-so-good boy, Monique must go on trips to unknown and uncomfortable places to find the treatment that will help her. But in doing so, she must face some home truths: maybe she shouldn't be fixing her body to please a boy, maybe Sasha is the friend she needed all along and maybe Reggie isn't so bad at all.

Review:

Aaaah, I had such a blast reading this book!! This is such a beautiful story about self-love, family, friendships, and romantic relationships. It handled the topics of consent, toxic relationships, and sex education (and body positivity) pretty well in my opinion; all while delivering an entertaining tale! Some of the events of the last chapters were a bit-too-convenient, for my liking, to wrap the novel. However, it didn’t bother me much to deduct any star from my rating! Highly recommend it, for teens especially! Also highly recommend listening to the audiobook!

#booknerd #bookworm #books #bookstagram #bookish #book review #booklover #bookaholic #reading #joya goffney #confessions of an alleged good girl #ya contemporary #ya reads #sex in ya #book blog #blogging #reviews #reviewing #five star #reading challenge #goodreads

[blackchildrensbooksandauthors]

Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl Joya Goffney HarperTeen (2022)

#our stories matter #joya goffney #YA Books

[mydarlinginej]

with the end of the year comes the end-of-year playlists, and of course I’m pairing my most listened to songs this year with books again! check them out in my latest blog post 🫶🏼

#book recs #book recommendations #booklr #the heartless divine #varsha ravi #only a monster #vanessa len #one true loves #elise bryant #eight nights of flirting #hannah reynolds #confessions of an alleged good girl #joya goffney #the girl who fell beneath the sea #axie oh #long story short #serena kaylor #foul lady fortune #chloe gong #chloegong #bad at love #gabriela martins #mine #link

[razreads]

I wasted so much time living in fear that I thought I was comfortable, but I was writing in a cage that I didn't know existed, making lists of all my worries with no intent to do anything about them.

Joya Goffney, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

#razreads #book quote #excuse me while i ugly cry #joya goffney #fear #comfort #life #be you #seize that tuesday #queue have a good day now

[undervmountain]

Confessions Of An Alleged Good Girl // Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry // Both £1 in The Works rn

#books #ya books #joya goffney

[bookstoresmp3]

no bc im reading Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney rn and quinncarter puts a lot of yalls ships to shame

#romcom excellence #nobody does romcoms better than poc fr 🤭 #excuse me while i ugly cry #joya goffney #quinncarter #simi reads #simi speaks

[bloodmaarked]

confessions of an alleged good girl // joya goffney

first published: 2022 read: 06 january 2024 – 10 january 2024 pages: 376 format: e-book

genres: fiction, young adult, romance, self-love, coming of age favourite character(s): monique, reggie, sasha least favourite character(s): dom (he will be dealt with!)

rating:  🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗  thoughts: omg the way i loved this book!! definitely the best read of 2024 so far! joya goffney's other book, excuse me while i ugly cry, has been on my list for a while, but i happened to get to confessions of an alleged good girl first and i can definitely say it was a very positive introduction to her work. i wasn't expecting to enjoy it as much as i did - sometimes i reserve books at the library to read, only to feel sort of apathetic when the time comes to actually read them, but thankfully in this case the apathy was entirely misplaced.

COAAGG is a fun, heartwarming, and touching exploration of a girl, monique, who goes through a period of self-exploration as she comes to terms with having vaginismus. she spends a lot of time figuring out her identity and understanding who she is when not viewed through the lens of other people's expectations. through this story, we also meet a whole host of characters whom we are encouraged to dig deeper into their identities, and the story highlights how we are all multi-faceted and human. i loved the friendships, the romance was incredibly sweet, and i loved the complexities of monique's family relationships. i am also generally very much in favour of improved understanding around healthy sex and sex positivity, and so i liked the topic of vaginismus being raised and the general discussion of understanding your own body and your feelings about sex outside of the expectations of other people and even society at large.

i highly, highly recommend this one. it warmed my heart so much and i just think it has such a positive message. i would have loved to read this book when i was a little younger but even reading it now it left me with a memorable message. i will definitely be looking to read more of joya goffney's books after this!

#confessions of an alleged good girl #joya goffney #2024 reads #4.5 stars #fiction #coming of age #book review #booklr #bookblr #bookworm

[layo2-0]

Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl by Joya Goffney (11/23)

5/5 stars

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Queer

Tags: Abusive Bf (not physical, mainly emotional), Pressuring for Sex, Slutshaming, Kicking Kids Out, Supportive/Unsupportive Parents

Notes: literally so slay i love this book sm, love to see a book about black ppl w/o racism

#book #books #book review #reading #book tumblr #confessions of an alleged good girl #joya goffney

[librospdfgratismundoepub]

A veces soy un mar de lágrimas - Joya Goffney (2023)

A Quinn le gusta hacer listas de todo: de los días que ha llorado como una magdalena, de las cosas que nunca reconocería en voz alta y de todos los chicos a quienes le gustaría besar. Sus listas la mantienen cuerda. Plasmar sus miedos en un papel es su vía de escape para no tener que enfrentarse a ellos en la vida real. Hasta que su diario desaparece… y una cuenta anónima publica una de sus…

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#Joya Goffney

[whatbreeread]

kissing carter feels “like it doesn’t matter if this is all a game, because i must be winning if i get to kiss him”

#excuse me while i ugly cry #joya goffney #CLASSIC

[liz-not-bennet]

the ashes of yesterday's fears rise high in the sky.

- Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry, Joya Goffney

(p. 336)

#books #quotes #book quote #joya goffney

[lifeofafemalebibliophile]

Book Review: "Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry" by Joya Goffney

Book Review: “Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry” by Joya Goffney

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney (2021) Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction Page Length: 368 pages (hardcover edition) Synopsis: Quinn keeps lists of everything—from the days she’s ugly cried, to “Things That I Would Never Admit Out Loud” and all the boys she’d like to kiss. Her lists keep her sane. By writing her fears on paper, she never has to face them in real life. That…

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#book blog #book review #contemporary #Contemporary Romance #Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry #Fiction #Joya Goffney #YA #YA books #YA fiction