#the ruined

[richincolor]

Out in December! ❄️

With October in the rearview mirror and November getting underway, the rush of exciting new YA books will slow a bit, but that doesn't mean there won't be a few hot new books to look forward to in December. Here's a peek at what YA books starring BIPOC characters are coming out next month:

The Ruined (The Beautiful #4) by Renée Ahdieh The Sylvan Vale and the Sylvan Wyld are at war. Now that the unsteady truce between them has been broken, lines must be drawn. In an effort to protect the weakened Winter Court, Bastien rallies powerful allies and friends in New Orleans to come to their aid.

Meanwhile, under protection alongside her injured mother in the Summer Court, Celine is uncertain of whom to trust. She cannot get word to Bastien, and does not understand why he has not returned. When she realizes war between the fey courts is imminent, she journeys with Ali in an effort to find the time traveling mirror and change their fate. But when Celine’s rivals realize Bastien has rallied his allies in the mortal world, they decide to take the fight to him.

Caught in a Bad Fauxmance by Elle Gonzalez Rose A fresh, fun contemporary rom-com from debut author Elle Gonzalez Rose, about an aspiring artist who agrees to fake date one of his family’s longtime enemies in the hopes of gathering intel good enough to take down their rivals once and for all.

Devin Baez is ready for a relaxing winter break at Lake Andreas. That is, until he runs into his obnoxious next-door neighbors the Seo-Cookes, undefeated champions of the lake’s annual Winter Games. In the hope of finally taking down these long-time rivals, the Baezes offer up their beloved cabin in a bet. Reckless? Definitely.

So when annoyingly handsome Julian Seo-Cooke finds himself in need of a fake boyfriend, Devin sees an opportunity to get behind enemy lines and prove the family plays dirty. As long as Devin and Julian’s families are at war, there’s only room for loathing between them. Which is a problem because, for Devin, this faux game of love is feeling very real.

Our Cursed Love by Julie Abe Six days to remember. Love or lose him forever.

Remy Kobata has always wished she was destined to be with her best friend, Cam Yasuda. All the way from being neighbors from birth to mixing up magical prank potions together to their “just friends” homecoming date during their senior year in high school, nothing’s a secret between Remy and Cam―except for how much she is in love with him.

Remy is trying to work up the courage to confess her feelings during their winter break trip to Japan, when she gets selected for a mystical tea leaves reading and it reveals that they’re not meant to be together. After they stumble upon a secret magical apothecary in the back alleys of Tokyo, Remy and Cam are offered an ancient soulmate elixir, created before all love potions were banned by the magical government. They each have their reasons for wanting to take it, but what could go wrong with finding your soulmate a little earlier?

Except, after they drink up, their senior year trip flips into the worst vacation Cam has forgotten who Remy is. If she can’t help Cam remember her by midnight New Year’s Eve, they’ll both be cursed to forget each other. To unravel their past and rewrite the future, Remy and Cam must travel through Tokyo to rediscover Cam’s memories and make new ones―and maybe even fall in love all over again.

Seven Minutes in Candyland by Brian Wasson Sophomore Kalvin Shmelton has finally perfected his underground candy-selling hustle at school. He keeps his prices reasonable, his inventory fresh, and himself out of the drama. But when a heartbroken Sterling Glistern—Kal’s longtime crush— barges into the storage closet where he keeps his candy supply, a new source of income unexpectedly presents itself: relationship therapist. Sure, he only meant to help Sterling realize she’s been dating a jerk—and maybe win her over—but news spreads fast that Kalvin’s not just the master of sweets…but hearts, too! And as the son of two famous therapists, he leans into this newfound reputation and the money that comes with it.

The truth, however, is that Kalvin’s parents’ “perfect” marriage is crumbling. He was supposed to woo the girl of his dreams, fix his parents’ relationship, and lend a listening ear to a school-full of heartbroken teens. But a jealous boyfriend, a vengeful competitor, and Kalvin’s own growing ego threaten those plans, forcing Kal to rethink all he thought he knew about friendship, family, and love.

Lucero (A Forgery of Magic #3) by Maya Motayne In the aftermath of Sombra’s return, the balance between light and dark magic has been destroyed and chaos has broken out in Castallan and around the world. Sombra’s shadows have taken over to create monstrous versions of everyone Finn and Alfie love, and with war between Castallan and Englass looming, the prince and the thief must band together one last time—to save their entire world.

To stop the magical imbalance, they must find the stone relics of Sombra’s body before the god can unite the pieces and regain his full strengthonce more. But the laws of magic no longer apply, and with their own magic—and even the laws of time itself—drastically changing at every turn, Finn and Alfie are left on their own to stop Sombra and fulfill their prophecy before it is too late and the darkness reigns.

Will they restore balance to their world or will its light be gone forever?

Any of these books on your TBR list? What are you planning to read in December? Let us know! And thanks for following along on this reading journey for another year. Next up, we'll be posting our 2023 favorites!

#the ruined #lucero #caught in a bad fauxmance #seven minutes in candyland #our cursed love #long post

[pansexualkiba]

xolt is so fucking funny. xe doesn't have a last name. xir main method of attacking is using ferromagnets to launch electric beams at people. xe was homeless before being given a job by a lichwraith. xir job is bodyguard. from everyone else's perspective xe just showed up one day and never left. cors never explained how they found xem. xe has beef with a nine-year-old furry. it has nothing to do with his military position and entirely because they were fighting over leftover salmon. xe floats everywhere for no reason.

#my ocs #original character #Xolt #The Ruined #Areli Miunyan

[flowerish-cherry-blue]

the beautiful by renée ahdieh

«she has teeth,» he said quietly. «but does she also have claws?»

«there is only one way to find out.» she meant it as a threat.

#renee ahdieh #the beautiful #the damned #the righteous #the ruined #sebastien saint germain #marceline rousseau #celine rousseau #books #literalure #ya #romance #vampires #historical fiction #fantasy #book quotes

[libertyreads]

December 2023 Wrap Up--

December was yet another insane reading month. It's good I threw my goal to read fewer books out the window back in July because otherwise we'd be in some real trouble this month. I ended up reading 3,543 pages across 15 works this month. Let's get to the list.

Comics/Graphic Novels- 1. On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden (library)--3.25 stars.

2. Freshman Year by Sarah Mai (NetGalley)--3.5 stars.

3. Nimona by N.D. Stevenson (library)--4.25 stars.

Novellas/Short Stories- 1. A Rare Gift by Jaci Burton (library)--2 stars.

2. Mistletoe & Margaritas by Shannon Stacey (library)--2.75 stars.

3. This Time Next Year by Alison Kent (library)--3.5 stars.

4. Unexpected Gifts by Elena Aitken (library)--2.75 stars.

5. Hidden Gifts by Elena Aitken (library)--1.5 stars.

6. Unexpected Endings by Elena Aitken (library)--1.75 stars.

7. The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson (library)--3.5 stars.

8. Mistaken Gifts by Elena Aitken (library)--1.25 stars.

Novels- 1. The Ex-Mas Holidays by Zoe Allison (library)--2.75 stars.

2. Defiant by Brandon sanderson--3.5 stars.

3. Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes--3.5 stars.

4. The Ruined by Renee Ahdieh--3 stars.

This gives the month an average rating of 2.85 stars. That feels very low for me, but I was trying to read from a TBR while allowing myself to read any holiday book or novella that came under my nose during the month. Which probably wasn't the best idea. I realized I need to be more selective with my romance novels/novellas.

#December wrap up #monthly wrap up #wrap up #books read in 2023 #2023 reading challenge #goodreads challenge #goodreads #booklr #bookblr #bookstagram #defiant #Brandon sanderson #falling kingdoms #Morgan rhodes #the ruined #Renee ahdieh

[daniellesreadingnook]

My bookish Christmas gifts!! So excited!

#danielle's reading nook #booklr #the ruined #renee ahdieh #my dear henry #kalynn bayron

[tofupixel]

heart eye cat meme

#i wanna ruin our friendship #meme #cat #pixel art #pixelart #8bit #art #artists on tumblr #pixel #16bit

[gayforcarstairsgirls]

#staff need to realise that one little change to layout ruins my day #and that when i snooze tumblr live i mean that i want it GONE #tumblr live

[rustandruin]

the ghost of one specific homosexual cowboy regularly possesses Tumblr gays

#bringing back these iconic posts because I can never seem to find them or be able to reblog them #cowboy #cowboys #lgbtqia #tumblr history #rust and ruin blogs #gay cowboys #cowboy au #Wild West #westerns #these are some of my favourite things

[fairycosmos]

parents are so crazy because they can say the most fucked up shit to you when your brain is forming and it sets the tone for your whole adult mind set and then they forget about it the next day

#my mam doesn't rmr when she saidi ruined her life. but i doooooooooo 😍😍😍😍😍

[redysetdare]

Sometimes...characters being in a romantic relationship is worse.

#text #sometimes it's the most boring way to have characters interact #sometimes it's worse than the chemistry they have as literally any other kind of relationship #sometimes their platonic dynamic is better #sometimes their hostile dynamic is better #sometimes their dynamic is better if it's anything other than romance #because maybe them falling into generic romance is how you ruin their characters. #aro #aromantic #aroace #i only tag these because it feels relevant to why i feel this way

[hellsgate-roadhouse]

📺 📺📺📺📺📺📺📺📺📺📺📺📺📺📺

#urban decay #abandoned #urban exploration #urbex #urban nature #remnants #urban photography #ruins #urban landscape #landscape #landscape photography #apocalypse #apocalyptic #dystopia #dystopian #postapocalypse #postapo #postapocalyptic #postapoc #wasteland #wastelands #scifi #fallout #art #postnuclear #fantasy #doomsday #preppers #pandemic #tv

[sillyahhchana]

Hi fnaf movie dump but it’s mostly bonnie and abby

#stupid ass rabbit i hate to admit he was so silly he stole the whole movie #also i know he’s blue but i have an attachment of drawing him ourple ok #abby on the other hand i would die for her #fnaf #fnaf movie #fnaf fanart #five nights at freddy's movie #five nights at freddy's #freddy fazballs #freddy fazbear #chica the chicken #bonnie the bunny #foxy the pirate #mike schmidt #abby schmidt #oh and featuring cassie and greggory🥰🥰 #fnaf sb #fnaf ruin dlc #fnaf sb cassie #fnaf sb gregory #also i have been hiding freddy fazballs tag in every fnaf post #idk if you guys notice

[pansexualkiba]

There once was a student named Cors Wight. An average student, mostly forgettable, with no memorable background and of no notable skill. Even so, they were able to keep up with the curriculum enough to make it to the fabled thesis defense. Wight wanted deeply to be remembered as something other than average, so they decided they would revolutionize the field of elemental magic. With the help of the head student, Pallas, the two pored over primers, manuals, tomes, anything to improve what was thought to be a solved game.

And then, Wight saw it. A footnote, passing in mention, and utterly forgettable. "[...]the now-debunked theory of Aether Magic".

Wight was enchanted by this concept. A heretofore unrealized aspect of elemental magic? This is what they were trying to study to begin with. The call had been made, and Wight was certainly going to answer.

Aether is nothing. It is the manifestation of nil, of the absence of the basic elements that build the world. It does not exist, and yet, paradoxically, it fills the gaps that are created by the edges of the universe. Utterly unseen, completely forgettable, footnotes in the tapestry of existence.

Wight was obsessed. They sought out the nature of the void.

One day, Wight just vanished. There was no trace left. Everyone soon forgot about them. A complete footnote in the history of Mother Alma's.

...In the present day, the aged librarian, Pallas Augury, meets with an enormous, armored being only known as The Ruined.

#my ocs #The Ruined #Pallas Augury

[harperhug]

Video of a kitten at a vet’s office protesting loudly as it’s scooped from the floor. Another kitten turns around the corner and walks up to the camera, also protesting loudly for its friend. From here.

#personal #kitties #this post ruined my life

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF Monty and TADC Gummigoo are so alike!

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #fnaf #tadc #montgomery gator #fnaf monty #gummigoo #security breach #digital circus #fnaf ruin #tadc spoilers #fnaf ruin spoilers #fnaf fanart #tadc fanart #the amazing digital circus #five nights at freddy's #SILLY gators can not catch a break 😭 #begging on my knees to stopping exploding the sillies 🐊🐊 #I’m sorry to both Monty fans and gummigoo fans for this #I JUST HAD to make the comparison #they actually have a lot in common actually conceptually #like both technically being just code #and also probably not ‘dead’ and can return but it’ll be a new ver of them #these poor gators rip to both 😔

[seagiri]

very sleep deprived doodles of whatever’s going on inside my brain

#my art #senshi #Chilchuck tims #Chilchucks wife #<- we call her whitbelle #whitbelle #chilshi #chilchuck sandwich #dungeon meshi #barely visible text says the following #(pointing at Senshi) ready to ruin things for himself because he wants to help his friend #(pointing at Chil) mcdumbass developed a crush on Senshi and is now afraid of letting him go despite wanting to reconcile with whitbelle #***the name whitbelle came from the fic Reelin’ In The Years by werewolf_gimmick on ao3 !!!