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“Teriana’s mouth opened and shut, but she’d spent her argument already and her mother hadn’t cared.” - The Dark Shores by Danielle L. Jensen

BOOK GAME!

Grab either the book you’re reading right now OR the book closest to you and post the first full sentence on page 33.

I’ll start.

“My mouth was terribly dry.”

—From Red Azalea by Anchee Min

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A Windrunner date image description: Kaladin and Lyn sitting outside on the edge of a precipice. Both are wearing their windrunner uniform. Lyn sits bowed slightly foward, talking, looking at Kaladin with bright blue eyes. Her ponytail is caught in a breeze. Kaladin looks at her fondly, but there are bags under his eyes. He sits with with his legs crossed up before him, his armes resting on his knees and his left hand on his right upper arm. The sky is blue with white fluffy clouds behind them. Some windspren are swirling by.

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YA SFF Books by Black Authors 

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow: About the strength of black sisterhood set in Portland, OR, best friends Tavi and Effie discover their true supernatural identity when Effie starts being haunted by demons from her past, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical siren voice during a police stop.

A Chorus Rises (A Song Below Water #2) by Bethany C. Morrow: Teen influencer Naema Bradshaw is an Eloko, a person who’s gifted with a song that woos anyone who hears it. Everyone loves her — well, until she’s cast as the awful person who exposed Tavia’s secret siren powers. When a new, flourishing segment of Naema’s online supporters start targeting black girls, however, Naema must discover the true purpose of her magical voice.

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown: Inspired by West African folklore in which a grieving crown princess, Karina, and a desperate refugee, Malik, find themselves on a collision course to murder each other, despite their growing attraction.

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor: Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns that she has latent magical powers which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial killer.

Akata Warrior (Akata Witch #2) by Nnedi Okorafor: Now stronger, feistier, and a bit older, Sunny Nwazue, along with her friends from the the Leopard Society, travel through worlds, both visible and invisible, to the mysterious town of Osisi, where they fight in a climactic battle to save humanity.

Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis: For fans of Us and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comes a witchy story full of black girl magic as one girl’s dark ability to summon the dead offers her a chance at a new life, while revealing to her an even darker future.

Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi: After he eats the sin of a royal, Taj, a talented aki, or sin-eater who consumes the guilt of others whose transgressions are exorcised from them by powerful but corrupt Mages, is drawn into a plot to destroy the city, and he must fight to save the princess he loves and his own life.

Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray: Two Black teenagers, talented Beastkeeper Koffi and warrior-in-training Ekon, must trek into a magical jungle to take down an ancient creature menacing the city of Lkossa, before they become the hunted.

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton: In the opulent world of Orléans, where Beauty is a commodity only a few control, Belle Camellia Beauregard will learn the dark secrets behind her powers, and rise up to change the world. 

A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney: A whimsical and butt-kicking Alice in Wonderland retelling featuring a black teen heroine who battles Nightmares in the dark and terrifying dream realm known as Wonderland. 

Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves: 16-year-old Hanna reunites with her estranged mother in an East Texas town that is haunted with doors to dimensions of the dead and protected by demon hunters called Mortmaine.

Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury: Set in near-future Toronto in which, after failing to come into her powers, 16-year-old Black witch Voya Thomas must choose between losing her family’s magic forever or murdering her first love.

The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley: Set in Victorian England, African tightrope walker Iris cannot die; but soon gets drafted in the fight-to-the-death tournament of freaks where she learns the terrible truth of who and what she really is.

The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris: A gripping, evocative novel about Black teen Alex Rufus, who has the power to see into the future, and whose life turns upside down when he foresees his younger brother’s imminent death.

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi: 17-year-old Zélie and companions journey to a mythic island seeking a chance to bring back magic to the land of Orïsha, in a fantasy world infused with the textures of West Africa.

Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha #2) by Tomi Adeyemi: After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But with civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart.

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron: 16-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. At the ball, Sophia flees, hiding in Cinderella’s mausoleum. There, she meets Constance, the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters. Together they vow to bring down the king once and for all.

The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris: A gripping, evocative novel about Black teen Alex Rufus, who has the power to see into the future, and whose life turns upside down when he foresees his younger brother’s imminent death.

Crown of Thunder (Beasts Made of Night #2) by Tochi Onyebuchi: Taj has escaped Kos, but Queen Karima will go to any means necessary–including using the most deadly magic–to track him down. 

A Crown So Cursed (Nightmare Verse #3) by L.L. McKinney: Alice is ready to jump into battle when she learns that someone is building an army of Nightmares to attack the mortal world, before she learns of a personal connection to Wonderland.

Daughters of Jubilation by Kara Lee Corthron: In Jim Crow South, black teen Evalene Deschamps finds her place among a family of women gifted with magical abilities, known as jubilation - a gift passed down from generations of black women since the time of slavery.

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland: The Civil War is over, but mostly because the dead rose at Gettysburg—and then started rising everywhere else. Fighting the undead is a breeze for Jane McKenne, an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. But the fight for freedom? That’s a different story.

Keep reading

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★ A book/series that’s lived up to the hype?

@brandsanderson’s Cosmere definitely lives up to the hype! I still need to read Warbreaker and Dawnshard before I can jump into Rhythm of War, but I’ll be digging into those later this month!

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Happy Release Day to Dragonblood Ring by Amparo Ortiz!

Do you like dragons, especially a wide variety of dragon types? Do you love sports plotlines, especially fantasy magic sports? Do you love alternate history where magic exists in our world? Do you love characters struggling to find their place in their own culture, while being flung into places and experiences they could have never expected?

I would HIGHLY recommend the Blazewrath Games and its sequel Dragonblood Ring by Amparo Ortiz!

The first book follows Lana Torres, a mixed Puerto Rican teen who dreams of repping Puerto Rico as a Runner in the Blazewrath Games. The game features teams of 6 dragonriders, bonded with dragons specifically native to their countries, and one Runner, who races on foot during the game.

With a dragon cursed to be human and Dragon supremecists trying to shut down the Games, feral dragons, wizard secrets, and struggling with what it means to be mixed race, Lana has a lot of obstacles between her and her dream.

Thank you to Goodreads and Page Street Publishing for getting me this ARC! Can't wait to pick up a hardcover of this to match the first book!

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I assume it'll all get sold or donated, but if my nephew turns out to be a big reader (he's 5 right now and loves reading), perhaps he'll take some of them for himself.

At the very least, I hope my leather bound Brandon Sanderson books get taken care of and my 1890s science book ends up in the care of a collector.

Weekly Bookish Question #252 (September 26th - October 2nd):

Maybe a bit of a weird question, but: Have you thought about what should happen to your book collection should you die?

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Shelf-Confidence Book Photo Challenge

January 12 - False God

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Shelf-Confidence BPC | June 12, 2021

Girl (and her rogue AI) Power

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I love covers with soft, painted faces 🖤 I think they are so beautiful

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𝓦𝓮 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓷 𝓽𝓸 𝔀𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓶𝓪𝓰𝓲𝓬 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓸𝓻𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓻𝔂 ✨

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Let’s turn back to Stormlight art! The first of a Ghostbloods series, Mraize with aviar (The second piece is sort of a recruiting poster XD)

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21 for 2021 | new year‘s tbr

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I taught him that he had no equal.

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Oh my god. I don’t think I’ve ever read a book that starts with “J”. I have exactly one book on my shelf that starts with “J”, Jade City by Fonda Lee, but I haven’t read it yet. You’ve given me a goal now. I gotta find more books that start with J. Incredible, I can’t believe I never noticed that before.

Weekly Bookish Question #226 (March 28th - April 3rd):

What’s the best book you’ve read whose title starts with the same letter as your first name? 

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Shelf-Confidence BPC | December 2020 | 24. Milk & Cookies 

(okay, it’s not cookies but it’s baking-related!)