#Asian YA Romance
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19:45 into the absolute rom-com classic Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na bc i wanted to feel good today and revisit a little bit of nostalgia and i was in the romcom mood so. here we are. anyway, this movie is like Camp Excellence, and also astonishingly well directed, i'm glad young me had great taste, this movie is very much from the year 2008, but, along with Mamma Mia! which somehow also released in 2008, nothing else even comes close to making me love love and life as this does.
#james talks#james watches stuff#jaane tu ya jaane na#jaane tu... ya jaane na#guess something about 2008 movies just hits different#also yeah i did chuckle at the gay joke. it's from 2008 guys. let it go.#and Ratna is just playing a toned down Maya Sarabhai and i'm having a blast#but also her getting fake mad at Jai to stop him from dreaming about his father triggered like real PTSD in me lmao#asian parents are the fucking worst.#they'll say shit like 'i can't believe you'd dream about that. i'm so disappointed you even had that thought' and genuinely mean it lmao#anyway banger songs great acting really good direction and writing AND they synthesized a literal audience and made it work!!!!#you want me to be normal about romance? you want someone who grew up on Imran Khan romcoms to be normal about romance????
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they might or might not have to fake date, and they might or might not be salty about it 🫣
🍧 Sarang and River from “Bingsu for Two” by Sujin Witherspoon
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#books#book characters#ya books#book fanart#book art#asian american author#aapi books#sujin witherspoon#bingsu for two#bingsu for two fanart#river langston lee#sarang cho#fake dating#enemies to lovers#rivals to lovers#ya romance#ya romcom
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2024 reads / storygraph
Welcome, Caller
a cute small town m/m romance
a 20-something trans man whose routine and comfortable life with his friends starts getting disrupted when a guy he had a vague rivalry with in uni keeps running into him
he finds some stability by regularly calling in to a late-night radio show, which becomes a strangely comforting relationship, despite the anonymity
explores mental health (adhd, autism) & friendship
#welcome caller#aroaessidhe 2024 reads#I thought this was okay! a sweet romance and exploration of mental health and friendship#It does feel quite young for a book about characters in their 20s; the plot and writing feels very similar to a lot of YA contemporaries.#But also I get that being queer/trans/adhd and having a unsupportive parent can mean people experience#teen narrative kind of things when they’re in their 20s. etc#it’s pretty cheesy; the plot is very transparent (and at times a little frustrating that They Haven’t Realised Yet)#and i feel like the not telling him at the end was a bit too drawn out (i get bad mental health exacerbates that but like…..)#but if you’re looking for a mostly-cute low stakes neuroatypical romance maybe check it out idk#also: ace lesbian side character; nice surprise for me! (just mentioned once but she’s his best friend)#ohhh the experience of being a picky eater and figuring out what a normal amount of things to remove from your burger order is#and which ones you just pick out yourself after. yeah i relate to that one#as a side note the MC looks asian to me on the cover.....? he's white
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Forget Me Not Review
Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick - 5/5 - Contemporary YA WLW
Having recently met Alyson Derrick at a Rachel Lippincott event (pictures of me and the couple below!), I was made aware of a book Derrick had written without her wife. That book is called Forget Me Not. It's an amnesia love story for two young adult women in a small town. I had assumed it would be too serious for my liking, but I was hooked from the very start. I'm happy to report that this story is not a tragedy!
Stevie and Nora are going to get out of their bigoted small town, escape to California, and leave their past completely behind. Except, just a few months before, Stevie falls and hits her head. When she wakes up in the hospital, she can't remember the last two years! When she starts trying to fill those gaps, she's shocked to find how many secrets she's been keeping and how much life has changed in just 2 years. Stevie doesn't remember her relationship with Nora or discovering that she isn't straight, but she's drawn to her anyway. Will Stevie get all the answers she's looking for or will she be stuck in that town forever?
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#forget me not#alyson derrick#book blog#bookblogger#queer books#queer characters#wlw#romcom book#contemporary ya#amnesia#second chance romance#summer romance#happy pride 🌈#asian american#pittsburgh books
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somebody left me an annoying reply which i hv blocked cuz i dont need that but i will not ignore bc yes actually i do mean it when i say narumayo is misogynistic (more specifically heteronormative but that is often a facet of misogyny such as in this context) like no i dont just dislike narumayo cuz it 'rubs me the wrong way' 🙄 narumayo perpetuates harmful sexist ideologies bc there is nothing romantic about a 26+ year old employed adult man being romantically involved with a high-school aged girl who he's 7 years older than, the age gap and power imbalance of such a relationship creates circumstances that are ripe for abuse, specifically towards the younger girl who is disenfranchised by such a scenario, and idealizing such a thing even in fiction helps to normalize these harmful ideas in the real world. Narumayo Is Misogynistic. for the love of god do not say stupid shit on my blog 🤦
#also ya allah i am not implying east asian fans are less aware of misogyny than western fans do not put words in my mouth..#i literally said... differing cultures have differing interpretations of romance#and that will affect the popularity of different ships in different cultural spheres#similarly to how east asian fans can be found generalizing franziska as a tsundere#while eng speakers dont bc tsunderes isnt really a thing in the west + localization didnt quite carry that over#ok time to ignore that reply forever. bye bye
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One thing I love about Nora is that she oozes passion. Pure unfiltered passion, for all kinds of things. It’s easy to get excited when you’re around her, even about stuff you never cared about before.
– Alyson Derrick, Forget Me Not
#book quote of the day#alyson derrick#forget me not#amnesia#sapphic romance#lesbian#ya#Asian American protagonist#lgbtqia+ literature#booklr#book quotes
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honestly why is it so hard to find poc/desi (specifically bollywood actually) male faceclaims below 40-50 age.
#lemme tell you why#it's cause bollywood is full of young women and the same crusty old dudes#I'M SORRY I LOVE MY DILFS OKAY#BUT THIS IS REALLY WEIRD#YOU'VE GOT SOME GIRL IN HER 20S#AND HER HERO??? A FIFTY YEAR OLD MAN#no s/rks or s/elmons were indirected here of course#but jesus christ why are y'all romancing your granddaughters on screen#the options for younger male fcs in bollywood are so fucking scarce its WEIRD deadass#anyway this is an open call for recommendations#please help ya gal out#bollywood#bollywood fcs#desi rph#poc rph#indian rph#asian rph
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currently reading 🎮
#books#booklr#book#reading#read#bookworm#reads#bookaholic#bookaddict#didn't see that coming#jesse q. sutanto#ya romance#young adult#asian books
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Boy at the Window by Lauren Melissa Ellzey After jumping off the roof in the middle of the night, Daniel Kim wakes up far from his dreams of Neverland. Thrust into a brand-new high school, he struggles with his very-present past and his never-present parents. But when he joins the cross-country team, he meets another runner who might make a difference. View the full summary and rep info on wordpress!
#Boy at the Window#Lauren Melissa Ellzey#bookblr#asian rep#daily book#MM romance#mental health rep#mlm#queer rep#fiction#lgbtqia#male protagonist#queer books#romance#running#sports#YA books
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Her Good Side by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Summary from Edelweiss: **A New York Times Best Romance Book of the Year** A swoony, heart-melting YA romance from beloved author Rebekah Weatherspoon about two awkward teens who decide to practice dating in order to be good at the real thing. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jenny Han. Sixteen-year-old Bethany Greene, though confident and self-assured, is what they call a late-bloomer.…
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#23 for 2023#African-American#Asian-American#biracial#Contemporary#M/F couple#Minimal steam#PoC Author#PoC MC#Romance#WoC Author#YA
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koral hunter // monsters born and made by tanvi berwah
#loooooved loved loved LOVED this book#sooooo so good#i need everyone to buy book 2 so there's a book 3 because that canNOT be where korals story ends!!!!#monsters born and made#tanvi berwah#se asian fantasy#ya fantasy#fantasy#fantasy romance#tagging like everything because more people need to read this damn book#there's a couple white people in this but i had a hard time finding matching aesthetics with se asian people :/#mine#moodboard
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Thanks to Macmillan Children's Publishing Group and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
✩🎨🌄Review:
Rogers’ debut is a beautifully devastating novel that demands to be read.
“I’d Rather Burn Than Bloom” follows Marisol Martin, a Filipina-American teen who tragically loses her mother to a car accident. Haunted by the an argument they had in their final moments together, Marisol clings to her anger to escape her sadness. She is determined to burn until the start of a new friendship convinces her otherwise.
This book really made me feel a wide spectrum of emotions, though I must confess that for the most part I was in a perpetual state of bawling my eyes out, which just goes to show how powerful this book is. Part of what makes it so powerful is the way the novel’s timeline is organized. Rogers alternates between the “then” and the “now,” dedicating whole chapters to Marisol’s memories of her mother. It was devastating to read about their tumultuous relationship in raw detail, but at the same time, I felt further connected to Marisol in learning about her past.
An aspect of the novel I appreciated is the ways in which Rogers familiarizes her readers with Filipino culture. She does this through religious customs, but also primarily through food. Rogers describes the preparation of specific dishes and the community that is established during this process at length when Marisol’s mother was alive. As a result, the absence of Filipino food and the reliance on microwave meals after the passing of Marisol’s mother is jarring, so much so that Marisol questions whether she has lost the Filipino part of her identity entirely in losing her mother.
Marisol’s story in “I’d Rather Burn Than Bloom” contributes to the conversation surrounding racial imposter syndrome in today’s society. Rogers did a fantastic job in shaping my understanding of this phenomenon— specifically who it impacts and what can be done about it. I highly recommend this book and intend to implement it in my classroom curriculum.
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#I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom#Shannon CF Rogers#Shannon Rogers#marisol martin#ya contemporary#ya romance#ya standalone#realistic fiction#asian literature#book review#booklr#book blog#book blogger#bookish#book recs#book recommendations#bibliophile#book worm#bookworm#book lover#book reader#ya recs#ya books#ya lit
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Eliza and Caz from “This Time It’s Real” by Ann Liang (aka my new best friend bc I’m in love with her books!!!!!!!) 💖🌸☁️✨
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#books#Eliza Lin#caz song#eliza and caz#cazeliza#ann liang#this time it’s real#ttir#shown characters#ya books#book fanart#this time it’s real fanart#ann liang fanart#asian authors#romance#contemporary#pastel pink#cazeliza fanart
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Spin the Dawn- Book Review
Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim My rating: 4 of 5 stars I picked up this book on a whim since it was on sale and the cover was truly lovely. Turns out a really liked it. Great story along the likes of C-period fantasy dramas, a weakness of mine. The characters were well developed, the world building was great without being overwhelmingly detailed, and the romance was beautiful. An easy but…
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#Asian culture#Asian Mythology#books#fantasy#fiction#reading#romance#romantasy#YA Fantasy#YA fiction
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BLOGTOUR | Top 5 Reasons to read The Girl With No Reflection by Keshe Chow
Here's my top 5 Reasons to read A Girl with No Reflection #TBRBeyondTours
Happy Saturday!We meet again after a week with this blog tour. Our book of the day is one of my anticipated 2024 releases. It was riveting and had a refreshing magic system. Today, I’m listing my top 5 reasons to read this book, so let’s jump into the tour. Book DETAILS ► Title: The Girl with no Reflection ► By: Keshe Chow ► Publishing: Delacorte Press ► on: August 6, 2024 ► Genre: YOUNG…
#2024#Asian Fantasy#Keshe Chow#TBR and Beyond Tours#the girl with no reflection#ya fantasy#YA Fantasy Romance
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Emiko Jean, Tokyo Ever After
#book quote of the day#emiko jean#tokyo ever after#contemporary fiction#ya#romance#ya romance#crazy rich asians meets the princess diaries#Japanese-American representation#Japanese-American protagonist#book recommendations#book quotes#books and reading
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