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lgbtqreads · 1 year

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Fave Five: LGBTQ YA with MCs of Indian Descent

The Loophole by Naz Kutub Jaya and Rasa by Sonia Patel What a Desi Girl Wants by Sabina Khan We Are Totally Normal by Naomi Kanakia All the Yellow Suns by Malavika Kannan Bonus: There’s no official pub date yet, but keep an eye out for Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia Double Bonus: While Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim is set in a secondary world, Amaya’s father is from a country modeled on…

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#All the Yellow Suns #Desi #Indian #Indian American #Jaya and Rasa #Just Happy to Be Here #Malavika Kannan #Naomi Kanakia #Naz Kutub #Sabina Khan #Scavenge the Stars #Sonia Patel #Tara Sim #We Are Totally Normal #What a Desi Girl Wants

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readingrobin · 1 year

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I'm still trying to get the hang of the whole "posting content" thing, but I think providing a reading wrap-up every month will allow me a little more to work with. January was a fairly standard reading month. I was able to get through ten books, though I added quite a few to my TBR. Kind of had a mini heart attack when I realized that, according to my Storygraph, I have about 1,731 titles on there. Well, at least I know I'll never run short of reading material.

Total Books Read: 10

Total Pages Read: 3,689

Books Read:

The Devil Aspect by Craig Russell - (Review) (3.5/5)

Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier - All I have to say is that the best kind of children's fiction tends to be the ones that expertly balance the harsh cruelties of life, especially during the Victorian era, with an unshakable sense of hope and a lot of heart. Sweep is one of those books that doesn't shy away from the reality and history of children in peril, but there is a warmness in its pages that comes from feeling and seeing the love and protection of dear ones long since passed. Definitely a bit of a tearjerker, but in a good way. (4/5)

The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu - (Review) (4/5)

Property of the Rebel Librarian by Allison Varnes - Looking at the world around us, this book couldn't be more relevant, as book bans are sweeping across schools and kids are left without a choice in what they want to read. Though it presents a somewhat simplistic scenario of censorship gone wild, it's definitely meant as an accessible way for young readers to be introduced to the process of book banning and what can be done to make your voice heard. (4/5)

Season of the Bruja Vol. 1 by Aaron Duran and Sara Soler - A really beautiful graphic novel that highlights the conflict of surviving indigenous traditions vs. religious colonialism. Stories that point out the hypocrisy and brutality of the Catholic church scratch such a good itch for me. The world is a little shaky though, not much is exactly explained and you almost need some prior knowledge of Mexican mythology going in, but it's worth checking out. (3/5)

A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos - (Review) (4/5)

Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison - (Review) (4/5)

The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman - Though it takes a while to get going, The Ivory Key does have a great readability to it as the action finally kicks in about maybe halfway through. Up until then, the book spends a great deal laying the foundation of this world: tensions between cities, the role and history of magic in this society, the dynamics of the main characters. I will say, being introduced to at least seven different important characters in the span of 30 pages is a tad overwhelming at first, but it levels out the more you keep reading. While I did enjoy it, there was nothing particularly exemplary about the story that wowed me. The Indian-inspired setting and mythology makes it stand out, but everything else used the same tropes, beats, and twists that I've seen time and time over with little to add to them. I liked it enough to want to read the second book coming out later this year, but probably not enough to keep it on my personal shelf. (3/5)

Black Panther: The Young Prince by Ronald L. Smith - Read this one in a day and was fairly satisfied with it. It'll definitely appeal to middle grade readers looking for Marvel tie-in stories, as it has a quick pace and a good amount of action and mystery. For me, I don't think I enjoyed it enough to continue with the sequel, but it was nice to see a younger T'Challa and M'Baku out of their element away from Wakanda and how dynamic changed over the course of the book. (3/5)

Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim - For a book inspired by The Count of Monte Cristo, the story itself was incredibly simple and told fairly straight-forwardly, but I think that works in its favor. I'm at the point where I'm starting to tire of long-winded society dramas so I appreciated it for having a bit of focus. Everyone's motivation is clear, with a natural twist or two popping up along the way, plus a great amount of casual queerness. Though the world-building wasn't exactly intricate, there is a good sense of aesthetic and personality in the setting of Moray from its high status venues to the seedy gambling dens. I'm interested to see where the story goes in the sequel! (3.5/5)

Average Rating: (3.6/5)

#robin's book log #reading wrap up #book wrap up #the devil aspect #sweep: the story of a girl and her monster #the kingdom of back #property of the rebel librarian #season of the bruja #a winter's promise #such sharp teeth #the ivory key #black panther the young prince #scavenge the stars

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libraryleopard · 2 years

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I really enjoy how Tara Sim’s books get progressively more goth in order of publication

#picked up my copy of ravage the dark and saw the tagline on the bag involves dead gods hehehe yess #but it's like timekeeper is a sweet historical romance except then in book 2 it's like Aha! time for something a little Spooky #and then scavenge the stars is darker #and then the city of dusk I assume is just Full Goth #scavenge the stars #the city of dusk #timekeeper #the dark gods #books #tara sim #lulu speaks #lulu reads scavenge the stars

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starwarjotta · 3 months

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looking for someone on Tatooine

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theoutcastrogue · 5 months

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Hey, we've seen some fantastic animated series lately. If you haven't already, run right now and check out

Arcane

Blue Eye Samurai

Scavengers Reign

Chainsaw Man

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Tear Along the Dotted Line

Love Death + Robots

Arcane and Blue Eye Samurai compete for the best animated series I've ever seen, of all time, and they're both ongoing. That's wild. What gorgeous animation. Scavengers Reign is a wonderful sci-fi series that's actually original, and I'm sad to say that's a rarity. It shouldn't be! I'll let you discover the rest. Just a reminder that Love Death + Robots is an anthology, and as usually this entails hits and misses. But the hits are SO good.

Other good series that are not groundbreaking or anything in terms of animation (which is generally on purpose: most of them aim to emulate a specific established style, and succeed), but they still get the job done, and are fun to watch:

Castlevania (and Castlevania: Nocturne)

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Invincible

The Legend of Vox Machina

Dragon Age: Absolution

Good stuff!

#arcane #blue eye samurai #scavengers reign #chainsaw man #cyberpunk: edgerunners #tear along the dotted line #love death + robots #animation #trs #rogues in fiction #castlevania #the legend of vox machina #star trek: lower decks #invincible #dragon age: absolution

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reylo4ever2020 · 27 days

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Found this on Pinterest. Made me laugh.

#star wars #kylo ren #ben solo #adam driver #force awakens #reylo #jedi #reylo fanfic #reylo ao3 #rey of jakku #kylo trash #kylo x rey #scavenger

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elsa-rain-world-stuff · 5 months

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Since it seems like fog was raised by Morning Star too, i must ask for this:

FOG AND SCAV MOM MOMENTS

Thank you in advance

this is not much but here you go!

#rain world #rain world downpour #rw au #rain world au #rain world art #rw au: metropolis ending went wrong #rw art #ask blog #rw scav morning star #scavenger #rw scavenger #artificer‘s pups #rw artificer's pups #artificer's pups #artificers pups #rw fog slugpup #slugpup #artificer's slugpups #Rain World: Messed Up Timelines

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celartzee · 5 months

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Where they've been surviving together since the beginning...

#Reylo au #Scavenger au #Reylo #reylo art #Rey #Kylo ren #Ben solo #kylo x rey #illustration #artwork #star wars #fanart #art #my art #Watercolor #watercolor art

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lyricthecat-12 · 4 months

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2023 ha sido un gran año para la animación occidental!

Y es por eso que resulta tan frustrante y cansino que sigan habiendo comentarios del tipo "la animación occidental está muriendo", "la series de antes si que tenían calidad", "los shows de ahora carecen de variedad" ect..

Ahí fuera hay muchos proyectos animados increíbles esperando a ser vistos, asique solo buscalos como es debido!

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corvidscreams · 1 year

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Thinkin about that no order 66 au and what would be different. I think Boba’s armor would be a bit different, especially in a few of the colors.

#kesett #boba fett #cal kestis #no order 66 au #my art #star wars #star wars fallen order #star wars fan art #Swapping out all of the gold for orange #Since jango doesn’t die in my au he’s less driven by vengence #Green and red still fit for sure #Mandalorian armor color meaning #And he’ll have the full leg set since jango will be there to make sure he has a full custom set #Instead of scavenging what he can and trying to make it work #Shadow Cal #The flight suit is black because I wanted to #jedi survivor

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lgbtqreads · 2 years

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Fave Five: Demisexual YA SFF

The Spy With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong Little Thieves by Margaret Owen Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim

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#Ace-Spectrum #Alechia Dow #Chloe Gong #demisexual #Fantasy #Foul Lady Fortune #Katherine Locke #Little Thieves #Margaret Owen #Scavenge the Stars #Sci-Fi #Tara Sim #The Sound of Stars #The Spy With the Red Balloon #YA

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saelrum · 5 months

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Morning Star is now me fave. Best mom. (Elsa I will eat you ALIVE I hope you know it--)

#rain world #rain world downpour #rw fog slugpup #rw morning star #rw scavenger #rain world au #rw au #rw au: metropolis ending went wrong #rain world: messed up timeline

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libraryleopard · 1 year

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Young adult fantasy novel

Sequel to Scavenge the Stars

Follows Cayo and Amaya as they navigate betrayal, the mysterious disease sweeping cities, and their own tense relationship after the events of the first book

Plot twists & high stakes

Bisexual East Asian-coded main character & (heteromantic?) demisexual South Asian-coded main character

#a good sequel!#there's a scene where amaya applies eyeliner to cayo while thinking about how she could kill him <3 #ravage the dark #books #scavenge the stars #tara sim #2022 reads #lulu reads ravage the dark #lulu reads scavenge the stars #lulu speaks #lulu reads

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the-iron-general · 6 months

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Me, watching the Robots Dying™ tvshow; Please for the love of god almighty can the robots just not die for one episode?

The Robots Dying™ tvshow; No.

Me; Ok :( *continues to watch anyways*

#murder drones #sonic the hedgehog #transformers #star wars #scavengers reign #tbh this gotta be self harm at some point

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oddrock · 20 days