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lgbtqreads · 1 month ago
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New Releases: September 24, 2024
Middle Grade Alex Wise vs. the Cosmic Shift by Terry J. Benton-Walker This is the sequel to Alex Wise vs. the End of the World Alex Wise is no superhero. Or at least, he doesn’t feel like one. Sure, he vanquished Death and saved his sister Mags—with the help of some new magic powers, his best friend Loren and demi-god Liam. But the apocalypse shows no signs of slowing down. Now, Alex and his…
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cswritesbooks · 7 months ago
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GREENLIGHT. GATEKEEP. GHOSTHUNT.
The sequel to fantasy mystery The Undetectables (about three witches and a ghost in a cat costume who start a PI agency to stop a serial killer stalking their small magical town) lands this September and it’s 25% off in the Barnes and Noble preorder sale with code PREORDER25 from today until April 19th!
Here’s the official blurb:
Five months after the events of The Undetectables, business is booming – but finding cases that call for magical forensic investigators is not. So when Diana’s ex, Taylor, asks them to solve a murder – her own – Diana, Mallory and Cornelia can’t say no.
Called to investigate the set of Undead Complex, Diana re-enters the world of TV-show prop making – even in death, the show must go on. Even the appearance of a genuine-article Francine Leon dollhouse can't make up for the fact she's being pulled down a path of crime-solving she maybe doesn't want to walk forever.
Meanwhile, Theodore's coming apart at the seams – literally – in the aftermath of their last case, and Mallory is running out of ways to help him. Especially as he seems to be keeping secrets from her.
As the clues – and the bodies – keep piling up, each one making less and less sense, The Undetectables find themselves in a new race against the clock to find out what, exactly, the killer is up to – before they strike again...
Get your copy HERE
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queermarzipan · 2 months ago
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JUST FINISHED READING THE UNDETECTABLES BY COURTNEY SMYTH
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blogmollylane · 11 months ago
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Newly acquired: The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth
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netrophensisposts · 3 months ago
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Go get em Sixie!
Sixth Doctor: Mr Morgan, haven't you ever heard of the expression: Only the used keys shines." Professor Morgan: What are you talking about? Sixth Doctor: Wherever I go in the universe, I invariably meet people like you; intelligent, knowledgeable people for reasons I can only guess at who reach a point in their lives attributed to decide to close their minds to anything new. You make it a point of personal pride. Scoff, mock, and ridicule anybody who happens to inhabit a larger universe than the one you have chosen to imprison yourself in. Well, that's your business, and you may believe that I'm talking nonsense and I can't help with what you personally chose to believe, but I do know this. The only way to learn is to keep your mind open to the imperative of those who are more knowledgeable than yourself.
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ruthniss · 6 months ago
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My wrist is slowly feeling better, I'm reading a good book with a disabled day main character (The Undectables by Courtney Smyth) and it was nice out so I got to sun myself on my lunch hour.
Life is looking up.
Niw just need this headache to go away.
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identity-library · 6 months ago
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Diverse Sexuality (TV Shows)
A:
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
José "Joey" Gutierrez (Gay)
Marcus Benson (Gay)
All Saints (1998)
Charlotte Beaumont (Bisexual)
American Dad (2005)
Greg (Gay)
Terry (Gay)
Andor (2022)
Cinta Kaz (Unspecified WLW)
Vel Sartha (Unspecified WLW)
Arthur (1996)
Nigel Ratburn (Gay)
Patrick (Gay)
B:
Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Felix Gaeta (Bisexual)
Big Mouth (2017)
Ali (Pansexual)
Charles Lu (Unspecified MLM)
Connie LaCienega (Pansexual)
Elijah (Asexual)
Jayzarian "Jay" Bilzerian (Bisexual)
Jessica "Jessi" Glaser (Bisexual)
Matthew MacDell (Gay)
Maury Beverly (Pansexual)
Megan (Bisexual)
Mona (Bisexual)
Nadja El-Khoury (Lesbian)
Shannon Glaser (Lesbian)
Simon Sex (Bisexual)
Sonya Poinsettia (Bisexual)
Tyler Pico (Pansexual)
Bob's Burgers (2011)
Natalie "Nat" Kinkle (Unspecified WLW)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
Jenny Gildenhorn (Bisexual)
Jocelyn Price (Lesbian)
Kevin Cozner (Gay)
Raymond "Ray" Holt (Gay)
Rosalita "Rosa" Diaz (Bisexual)
C:
Chicago Fire (2012)
Clarice Carthage (Bisexual)
Darren Ritter (Gay)
Emily Foster (Bisexual)
Leslie Shay (Lesbian)
Chicago Med (2015)
Lawrence Dayle (Unspecified MLM)
Peter Kalmick (Unspecified MLM)
Terry McNeal (Gay)
Code Black (2015)
Carla Niven (Lesbian)
Malaya Pineda (Lesbian)
Noa Kean (Bisexual)
Community (2009)
Craig Pelton (Unlabeled MLM)
Frankie Dart (Unspecified WLW)
Craig of the Creek (2018)
Alexis (Pansexual)
Courtney (Lesbian)
George (Gay)
Jasmine Williams (Lesbian)
Kelsey Pokoly (Lesbian)
Laura Mercer (Lesbian)
Raj (Gay)
Secret Keeper (Gay)
Shawn (Gay)
Stacks (Lesbian)
Tabitha (Lesbian)
D:
Dead End: Paranormal Park (2022)
Barney Guttman (Gay)
Logan Nguyen (Gay)
Norma Khan (Bisexual)
Zagan (Pansexual)
Doom Patrol (2019)
Kay Challis/Crazy Jane (Lesbian)
Larry Trainor (Gay)
Dr. Who (2005)
Adric (Pansexual)
Bill Potts (Lesbian)
Canton Everett Delaware ||| (Gay)
Chris Cwej (Bisexual)
Clara Oswald (Bisexual)
Elizabeth "Liz" Shaw (Bisexual)
Heather (Lesbian)
Jack Harkness (Omnisexual + Polyamorous)
Jennifer "Jenny Flint" Scarrity (Lesbian)
Madame Vastra (Lesbian)
Melony "River Song" Pond (Bisexual + Polyamorous)
Nyssa of Traken (Bisexual)
Oliver Harper (Gay)
Olivia "Liv" Chenka (Bisexual)
Patricia Haggard (Lesbian)
Rogue (Gay)
Tania Bell (Lesbian)
Tegan Jovanka (Bisexual)
Toshiko Sato (Bisexual)
Yasmin Khan (Queer)
E:
Equestria Girls (2017)
Sunset Shimmer (Bisexual)
ER (1994)
Courtney Brown (Lesbian)
Kerry Weaver (Lesbian)
Kim Legaspi (Lesbian)
Maggie Doyle (Lesbian)
Sandy Lopez (Lesbian)
Euphoria (2019)
Cal Jacobs (Bisexual)
Elliot (Unlabeled MLM)
Jules Vaughn (Unlabeled WLW)
Nate Jacobs (Unspecified MLM)
Rue Bennett (Lesbian)
Ever After High (2013)
Apple White (Unspecified WLW)
Darling Charming (Unspecified WLW)
F:
G:
Glee (2009)
Adam Crawford (Gay)
Alistair (Unspecified MLM)
Blaine Anderson (Gay)
Brittany Pierce (Bisexual)
Dani (Lesbian)
David "Dave" Karofsky (Gay)
Elliott Gilbert (Gay)
Hiram Barry (Gay)
Kurt Hummel (Gay)
Leroy Barry (Gay)
Santana Lopez (Lesbian)
Sebastian Smythe (Bisexual)
Spencer Porter (Gay)
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Amelia Shepherd (Bisexual)
Arizona Robbins (Lesbian)
Callie Torres (Bisexual)
Carina DeLuca (Bisexual)
Dayna Knox (Lesbian)
Eliza Minnick (Lesbian)
Erica Hahn (Lesbian)
Levi Schmitt (Gay)
Mika Yasuda (Bisexual)
Nico Kim (Gay)
Taryn Helm (Lesbian)
Teddy Altman (Bisexual)
H:
Harley Quinn (2019)
Basil Karlo/Clayface (Gay)
Edward Nygma/The Riddler (Gay)
Frank (Asexual)
Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn (Bisexual)
Leslie Wills/Livewire (Lesbian)
Mari McCabe/Vixen (Bisexual)
Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy (Bisexual)
Selina Kyle/Catwoman (Unspecified WLW)
Sylvester "Sy" Borgman (Bisexual)
Hazbin Hotel (2024)
Alastor (Aromantic, Asexual)
Angel Dust (Gay)
Charlotte "Charlie" Morningstar (Lesbian)
Cherri Bomb (Bisexual)
Husker (Pansexual)
Sir Pentious (Bisexual)
Vaggie (Unspecified WLW)
Valentino (Pansexual)
Vox (Bisexual)
Heartbreak High (2022)
Darren Rivers (Gay, Queer)
Donald "Ca$h" Piggott (Asexual)
Dustin Reid (Unspecified MLM)
Malakai Mitchell (Bisexual)
Missy Beckett (Bisexual)
Quinni Gallagher-Jones (Lesbian)
Rowan Callaghan (Bisexual)
Sasha So (Lesbian)
Heartstopper (2022)
Ben Hope (Unspecified MLM)
Charles "Charlie" Spring (Gay)
Darcy Olsson (Lesbian)
Isaac Henderson (Asexual, Aromantic)
Nick Nelson (Bisexual)
Tara Jones (Lesbian)
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
James Stinson (Gay)
Human Resources (2022)
Claudia (Lesbian)
Danielle (Lesbian)
Flanny O'Lympic (Bisexual)
Van (Lesbian)
I:
J:
K:
L:
M:
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (2015)
Alix Kubdel (Aromantic)
Caline Bustier (Unspecified WLW)
Gisèle (Unspecified WLW)
Juleka Couffaine (Unspecified WLW)
Marc Anciel (Unspecified MLM)
Max Kanté (Asexual)
Nathaniel Kurtzberg (Unspecified MLM)
Rose Lavillant (Unspecified WLW)
Zoé Lee (Unspecified WLW)
Modern Family (2009)
Cameron Tucker (Gay)
Gil Thorpe (Gay)
Mitchell Pritchett (Gay)
Pepper Saltzman (Gay)
Ronaldo (Unspecified MLM)
Mom (2013)
Bonnie Plunkett (Bisexual)
Ray Stabler (Gay)
Rudy (Bisexual)
N:
Nanbaka (2016)
Jyugo (Bisexual)
New Amsterdam (2018)
Elizabeth Wilder (Bisexual)
Iggy Frome (Gay)
Lauren Bloom (Bisexual)
Leyla Shinwari (Lesbian)
Martin McIntyre (Gay)
New Girl (2011)
Melissa (Unspecified WLW)
Reagan Lucas (Bisexual)
Sadie (Lesbian)
O:
P:
Peacemaker (2022)
Christopher Smith/Peacemaker (Bisexual)
Leota Adebayo (Lesbian)
Private Practice (2007)
Amelia Shepherd (Bisexual)
Q:
R:
Raising Dion (2019)
Kat Neese (Lesbian)
Roswell, New Mexico (2019)
Alex Manes (Gay)
Allie Meyers (Unspecified WLW)
Anatsa Mufaro (Unspecified WLW)
Blaire (Unspecified WLW)
Forrest (Gay)
Isobel Evans-Bracken (Bisexual)
Michael Guerin (Bisexual)
Shivani Sen (Unspecified WLW)
Runaways (2017)
Karolina Dean (Lesbian)
Nico Minoru (Bisexual)
Xavin (Pansexual)
S:
Safe (2018)
Pete Mayfield (Gay)
Saving Hope (2012)
Bree Hannigan (Lesbian)
Maggie Lin (Bisexual)
Sydney Katz (Lesbian)
Shadowhunters (2016)
Alexander "Alec" Lightwood (Gay)
Aline Penhallow (Unspecified WLW)
Magnus Bane (Bisexual)
Olivia Wilson (Unspecified WLW)
Samantha (Unspecified WLW)
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
Adora (Lesbian)
Bow (Bisexual)
Catra (Lesbian)
Double Trouble (Gay)
Entrapta (Bisexual)
George (Gay)
Glimmer (Bisexual)
Huntara (Lesbian)
Kyle (Bisexual)
Lance (Gay)
Light Hope (Lesbian)
Lonnie (Bisexual)
Mara (Lesbian)
Mermista (Bisexual)
Netossa (Lesbian)
Perfuma (Unspecified WLW)
Rogelio (Bisexual)
Scorpia (Lesbian)
Sea Hawk (Bisexual)
Spinnerella (Lesbian)
Station 19 (2018)
Amelia Shepherd (Bisexual)
Carina DeLuca (Bisexual)
Dayna Knox (Lesbian)
Eli Stern (Bisexual)
Emmett Dixon (Gay)
Maya Bishop (Bisexual)
Michelle Alvarez (Lesbian)
Nikki (Bisexual)
Pam Williams (Lesbian)
Travis Montgomery (Gay)
Steven Universe (2013)
Bismuth (Lesbian)
Dogcopter (Gay)
Harold Smiley (Gay)
Pearl (Lesbian)
Peridot (Asexual, Aromantic)
Ruby (Lesbian)
Sapphire (Lesbian)
Stumptown (2019)
Dex Parios (Bisexual)
T:
The Babysitter's Club (2020)
Dawn Schafer (Unlabeled WLW)
Janine Kishi (Lesbian)
The Magicians (2015)
Eliot Waugh (Gay)
The Owl House (2020)
Amity Blight (Lesbian)
Darius Deamonne (Gay)
Eda Clawthorne (Bisexual)
Gilbert Park (Unspecified MLM)
Harvey Park (Unspecified MLM)
Hunter (Bisexual)
Lilith Clawthorne (Asexual, Aromantic)
Luz Noceda (Bisexual)
Willow Park (Bisexual)
The Resident (2018)
Jake Wong (Gay)
The Rookie (2018)
Jackson West (Gay)
Gino Brown (Gay)
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (2024)
Klak (Unspecified WLW)
Slug Girl (Unspecified WLW)
The 100 (2014)
Bryan (Gay)
Clarke Griffin (Bisexual)
Eric Jackson (Gay)
Lexa (Lesbian)
Nathan Miller (Gay)
Niylah (Lesbian)
Zev (Gay)
Titans (2018)
Tim Drake/Robin (Bisexual)
Total Drama (Franchise)
Bowie (Gay)
Raj (Gay)
U:
V:
W:
X:
Y:
Z:
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9-1-1 (2018)
David Hale (Unspecified MLM)
Evan "Buck" Buckley (Bisexual)
Henrietta "Hen" Wilson (Lesbian)
John Russo (Unspecified MLM)
Karen Wilson (Lesbian)
Michael Grant (Gay)
Tommy Kinard (Gay)
9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
Carlos Reyes (Gay)
Tyler Kennedy "TK" Strand (Gay)
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raleydrew · 2 months ago
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My Reading List (Categorized) [wip]:
Short Hand Memos / Legend Key:
HSY = Haven't Started Yet, GuO = Gave Up On, NtF = Need to Finish, R = Read / Finished It
Light Novels:
Manga:
Wanna Skip School in the Infirmary? - Finished Chapter 6 / ? [ waiting for updates ]
IDOL×IDOL STORY! - Finished Chapter 1 / ?
Killing Me! - HSY
The Anemone Feels The Heat - HSY
How Do We Relationship? - Finished Chapter 126 / ? [ waiting for updates ]
Yuri Is My Job! - Finished Chapter 16 / ?
Liar Satsuki Can See Death - HSY
Howling Song for Husky Girl, - HSY
Apricot Fuzz - HSY
Mieruko-chan - HSY
Mieruko-chan Official Comic Anthology - HSY
Mieruko-chan to Ju-on (Doujin) - R
After Hours - HSY
Phantom Thief Jeanne - HSY
Manhua:
Tamen De Gushi - NtF
Manhwa:
Regular Books:
The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth - NtF
The Undead Complex by Courtney Smyth (AKA Undetectables 2) - HSY
Webtoons:
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halfagony-halfhope · 2 years ago
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these are some of my favorites from last year:
Oblivion: A contemporary Pride and Prejudice variation (English Edition) by Elin Eriksen
Assumptions and Arrangements: A Pride and Prejudice Variation: What if... by Elizabeth Squire
Haunting Mr Darcy: A Spirited Courtship (English Edition) by KaraLynne Mackrory
Against Every Expectation: A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Paige Badgett
That Perfect Someone (English Edition) by L.L. Diamond
In League with Mr. Darcy: A lighthearted Darcy and Elizabeth romance by Laura Hile
Who is Elizabeth Bennet's Soulmate?: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Laura Moretti
Do you love me?: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (English Edition) by Laura Moretti
Games of Love and Cruelty: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (English Edition) by Laura Moretti
The Beastly Mr Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice variation (English Edition) by Elin Eriksen
The Peculiar Talent of Miss Elizabeth Bennet by Elizabeth Adams
All These Years I Dreamed Of You: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Laura Moretti
Mr. Darcy's Phoenix: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (English Edition) by Lari Ann O'Dell
The Governess: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (English Edition) by Laura Moretti
Dangerous Magic: A Pride & Prejudice Fantasy Variation by Monica Fairview
A Man of Good Fortune: A Sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Ali Scott
Meet Your Mark: A Pride and Prejudice Reimagining by Elizabeth Adams
Pride Before a Fall: A Humor-Filled Romantic Pride and Prejudice Variation by Mary Smythe
Friendship and Forgiveness: An Elizabeth and Darcy Story (English Edition) by Timothy Underwood
Undercover: A Modern Pride and Prejudice Novella (English Edition) by Different Thoughts
Casual by Different Thoughts
A Season of Magic: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (English Edition) by Sarah Courtney
A Gentleman's Honor: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (English Edition) by Melanie Rachel
An Unexpected Inheritance: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary (English Edition) by Melanie Rachel
Epiphany: A Pride & Prejudice Variation (English Edition) by Jessie Lewis
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ninja-muse · 2 years ago
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2023 Release TBR
⭐️🏳️‍🌈 - queer rep     🇨🇦 - Canadian author    ⭐️ - BIPOC MC
📘 - have an ARC bold - newly added
Courting Dragons - Jeri Westerson (historical mystery) - January 3
In the Upper Country - Kai Thomas (historical fiction) - January 10 🇨🇦⭐️
On Savage Shores - Caroline Dodds Pennock (history) - January 24 ⭐️
Impossible Histories - Hal Johnson (history) - February 7 📘
Malady of the MInd - Jeffrey A. Lieberman (history/psychology) - February 21 📘
In a Land Without Dogs the Cats Learn to Bark - Jonathan Garfinkel (literary historical fiction) - February 21 📘🇨🇦
Rose/House - Arkady Martine (science fiction) - March
Greymist Fair - Francesca Zappia (YA fantasy) - March 28 📘
The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher - E.M. Anderson (fantasy) - April 21
Death of a Bookseller - Alice Slater (mystery) - April 25 📘
Moorewood Family Rules - HelenKay Dimon (contemporary fiction) - April 25 📘 DNF
The Disenchantment - Celia Bell (historical fiction) - May 16 📘🏳️‍🌈
The Water Outlaws - S.L. Huang (historical fantasy)  - June 20 🏳️‍🌈 ⭐️
The Ghost Theatre - Mat Osman (historical fiction) - June 27 📘
Lines Drawn Across the Globe - Mary C Fuller (history) - July 15
The Haunting Season - ed. Bridget Collins (horror/short stories) - August 1 (Canadian release)
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon - Wole Talabi (contemporary fantasy) - August 8 ⭐️
Like Every Form of Love - Padma Viswanathan (memoir/true crime) - August 22 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 📘 ⭐️
My Roommate is a Vampire - Jenna Levine (fantasy/romance) - August 29 📘
Dark Lord’s Daughter - Patricia C. Wrede (middle grade fantasy) - September 5 📘 
The Circumference of the World - Lavie Tidhar (slipstream) - September 5 ⭐️
Sleep No More - Seanan McGuire (urban fantasy) - September 9
The Undetectables - Courtney Smyth (urban fantasy) - September 26 🏳️‍🌈
Goth - Lol Tolhurst (cultural history/memoir) - September 26 📘
After the Forest - Kell Woods (historical fantasy) - October 3
Menewood - Nicola Griffith (historical fiction) - October 3 🏳️‍🌈 📘
While Idaho Slept - J. Reuben Appelman (true crime) - October 3
The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport - Samit Basu (science fiction) - October 3📘 ⭐️
Eve - Cat Bohannon (science/history) - October 3 📘
A Stroke of the Pen - Terry Pratchett (fantasy) - October 5
By Any Other Name - Erin Cotter (historical YA) - October 10 🏳️‍🌈📘
Being Ace - Madeline Dyer (YA nonfiction) - October 10 🏳️‍🌈📘
Under the Smokestrewn Sky - A. Deborah Baker (portal fantasy) - October 17
I Love Russia - Elena Kostyuchenko (journalism) - October 17 📘
Lay Them To Rest - Laurah Norton (true crime) - October 17 📘
The Innocent Sleep - Seanan McGuire (urban fantasy) - October 24
Emperor of Rome - Mary Beard (history) - October 24
The Bigfoot Queen - Jennifer Weiner (contemporary fantasy/middle grade) - October 24 📘
A Power Unbound - Freya Marske (historical fantasy) - November 7 🏳️‍🌈
In the Pines - Grace Elizabeth Hale (history) - November 7
All the Hidden Paths - Foz Meadows (fantasy romance) - December 5 🏳️‍🌈
Heartstopper, Vol. 5 - Alice Oseman (YA contemporary fiction) - December 12 🏳️‍🌈
Prescribed Burn - Arkady Martine (science fiction) - date unknown
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coldopeninglines · 1 year ago
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Theodore Wyatt's greatest regret in life was dying while wearing a cat costume. Though this story is not about him, it is important to know this. -The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth
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cswritesbooks · 2 months ago
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Books to read if you enjoyed Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
I went to see Beetlejuice 2 during the week and it made me think of all the books that give similar ~vibes that I recommend because they’re great. These are a mix of YA and adult fantasy and horror:
Perfectly Preventable Deaths series by Deirdre Sullivan
Twins Maddy and Catlin move to a rural Irish town where dark magical secrets are commonplace and the twins quickly fall in love: Catlin with a boy, and Maddy with witchcraft. Ballyfrann has suffered the mysterious loss (and assumed death) of missing teenage girls for
generations, so it stands to reason that catastrophe might reach its fingers for Maddy and Catlin before long...
The PSI Investigations series by Amy Clarkin
Got ghosts? Paranormal Surveyance Ireland (PSI) can help! Join Archer and his friends Davis and Fionn as they restart the family investigation business - against the wishes of his sister Raven, who thinks they've suffered enough loss, thank you very much - when they're approached by Éabha, who's suffering hauntings of her own.
In Book One, the gang investigate a haunted house - but not just any haunted house; one that tore Archer and Raven's family apart, and in Book Two they’re called to investigate a fancy new start-up, where strange things have been happening in the gallery...
The Hollow and the Haunted by Camilla Raines
Psychic Miles has resigned himself to a life in the family business, wrangling ghosts until he starts having death visions about a boy from across town who's from a family Mile's family are in a decades-long feud with. You know, regular stuff. And annoying as all that is, Miles can't just *let* Gabriel die.
He's not that bad, and besides - they have a mystery to solve... (this one's out October 22nd!)
The Afterlife of Mal Caldera by Nadi Reed Perez
Former rockstar Mal Caldera is dead, and she doesn't care. She's only worried about her little sister Cris, who's picking up the pieces she left behind. Determined to make contact, Mal enlists the help of Ren, a local medium who's seen his fair share of death. What follows is a doomed romance in a tale that I deemed a post-Beetlejuician*, darkly comic approach to the afterlife.
* may have just made this term up)
The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay
Decades after starting the Pallbearers club (dedicated to mourning the lonely), former awkward teen Art Barbara is trying to make sense of his friendship with one Mercy Brown (whose hobbies include music, local history, and digging up the dead by writing a memoir.
But Mercy's reading it too, and she's not convinced Art's remembering it right - she doesn't even think half of it happened...
The Undetectables Series by Courtney Smyth
Be gay, solve crimes, take naps: Three witches and a ghost in a cat costume (don't ask) start a PI agency in order to track down a serial killer in their small magical town in Book One, and Book Two lout sept 24th UK/Irl, oct 1st US) sees the gang called to investigate a murder on set of a zombie tv show - by the victim herself!
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buney-kat · 4 months ago
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Songs list! All romantic or similar in nature. Ones that make me daydream, feel, and ache.
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Sweet:
Exist for Love- AURORA
Emergency Contact- Pierce the Veil
Too Sweet- Hozier
Saving Flowers- salute, Rina Sawayama
Baby I'm Yours- Arctic Monkeys
Cariño- The Marías
Nonsense- Sabrina Carpenter
Even When I'm Not With You- Pierce the Veil
Meet Me in the Woods- Lord Huron
Fool for Love- Lord Huron
Say It Back- tv room
Love You Like A Love Song- Selena Gomez & The Scene
Mr Valentine- YAZ
Hey Lover!- Wabie
Two of Hearts- Stacey Q
Moonlight- Kali Uches
Light Shower- Melanie Martinez
She's My Collar- Gorillaz, Kali Uches
CYBERKISS 2 U*- BLACKSTARKIDS, beabadoobee
Plug Me In- Lil Soda Boi
Stars- dacelynn
Until I Found You- Stephen Sanchez
Never Ever Getting Ride of Me- Christopher Fitzgerald, Kimiko Glenn
Crush- Tessa Violet
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)- Edison Lighthouse
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Spice:
HONEY (ARE U COMING?)- Måneskin
EYES ON ME- asteria
Supernatural- Barns Courtney
Stuck- Thirty Seconds to Mars
AMERICAN HORROR SHOW- SNOW WIFE
Howlin' For You- The Black Keys
La Cama (Tengo Ganas de Ti)- El Secreto de Herbie
READ YOUR DIARY- Måneskin
Girlfriend- Trevor Something
Rush- Troye Sivan
R U Mine?- Arctic Monkeys
NASCAR- Stella Smyth
Tension- Kylie Minogue
Lipstick- Charlie Puth
Love From The Other Side- Fall Out Boy
Tongue and Teeth- Subtlety
I H3ART YOU- Boy Fantasy, g0r3c0r3
Me and Mr Wolf- The Real Tuesday Weld
Eat You- Caravan of Thieves
The Summoning- Sleep Token
Wonderland- Natalia Kills
Tú Con Él- Frankie Ruiz
Me Necesita- PRETTY MUCH, CNCO
Missing Kitty- Kreayshawn
Novia- Jake Daniels
Killer- The Hoosiers
Mx. Sinister- I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME
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Salty:
Creatures in Heaven- Glass Animals
Duele El Amor- Aleks System, Ana Torroja
Bewitched- Laufey
The Night We Met- Lord Huron
The World We Knew (Over And Over)- Frank Sinatra
Capable of love- PinkPantheress
The Devil is Human- AURORA
Billie Bossa Nova- Billie Eilish
Por Tu Maldito Amor- Vicente Fernández
I'm Yours- Isabel LaRosa
Scary Love- The Neighborhood
Test me- Melanie Martinez
Cherry Flavored- The Neighborhood
When the Night Begins to Fall- James the Seventh
Play date- Melanie Martinez
Treehouse- Alex G, Emily Yacina
Washing Machine Heart- Mitski
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libraryleopard · 5 months ago
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May reads
The Moon That Turns You Back by Hala Alyan
We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammond
The Z Word by Lindsay King-Miller
The Bone Way by Holly J. Underhill
Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha, and Nicola Scott
The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth
All These Sunken Souls: A Black Horror Anthology edited by Circe Moskowitz
Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher
Crema by Johnnie Christmas and Dante Luis
The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu 
Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot
River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta
When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology edited by Shannon Gibney and Nicole Chung
A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland
Damned If You Do by Alex Brown
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi
Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin
Cosmoknights vol. 1 by Hannah Templer
Experienced by Kate Young
Blood, Sweat, and Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road by Kyle Buchanan
kitten by Olive Nutall
Let the Mountains Be My Grave by Francesca Tacchi
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black-cat-aoife · 10 months ago
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1, 8, 20, 23 for the book ask please!
1. Did you set a goal for yourself this year? How did you do? If not, why not?
Like every year, I did the GR Challenge where you can challenge yourself to read a certain number of books. I went for 60 and managed 70 (minus 5 or so that I dnf'd). I know from experience that any other more concrete challenges just Do Not Work for me. I come to a point where I don't feel like reading any of the books that would fit for the challenge and instead of going "these are arbitrary rules anyway, go and read something else and see how you feel after that" I'm like "Nooooooo" and stop reading altogether.
8. If someone were to ask you what your top ten books for this year were, which would you choose?
Ohhhh, I like that question, but don't take the exact order too serious. I loved all of those books:
Simon Jimenez - The Spear Cuts Through Water
Kim de Horizon - Blutbuch
Taylor Jenkins Reed - Daisy Jones and the Six*
Aliette de Bodard - Of Ghosts Charms and Grievances
Ivan Turgenjew - Fathers and Sons**
Jeanette McCurdy - I'm Glad my Mom Died
Pat Barker - Regeneration
R. F. Huang - Yellowface
KJ Charles - A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel
David Mitchell - Unruly
* specifically the audiobook version, I genuinely doubt I'd enjoyed it if I'd read it and not listened
** specifically the (fairly modern) German translation I read, which was damn good and which actually made me look up the translator (Ganna-Maria Braungardt) to see what else she translated. (I haven't picked up anything else by her yet, but I really want to)
20. Would you say that you had any kind of growth as a reader?
I have branched out from my usual genres (Fantasy and mystery with some romance thrown in) and read some more *~*literary*~* stuff, more non-fiction and - well - three classics (if you don't count the Jules Verne re-reads), which is more reading out of my "comfort zone" than I've done in previous years I think. And even in "my" genres, I picked up stuff that wouldn't have been on my radar earlier. (The Spear Cuts Through Water is definitely not a fantasy book I thought would have appealed to me, and The Tattoo Murder is also unlike my usually mystery fare)
23. What new releases did you read this year?
Brb checking release dates (I'll just take this as 'books released in 2023' even if I did not read it immediately after publication). So:
Yellowface
Claire North - House of Odysseus
Sarah Underwood - Lies We Sing To The Sea
Unruly
Priest - Guardian*
Martha Wells - Witch King
Josh Lanyon - Lament at Loon Landing
Courtney Smyth - The Undetectables
KJ Charles - A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel & The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen
* well the translation came out this year
(And I remember less than I'd like about Witch King because I took long breaks inbetween and because I read it when I was...not in a great place)
Thank you for asking <3
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nevinslibrary · 11 months ago
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I picked up this book because when I read one of its blurbs I was like, ooh, magic investigators. I was not let down.
Isolde and Warren Wilby are the two investigators (one is more all in than the other, heh…). They have rescued kids, soothed ghosts, and solved many other fantastical problems. The next mystery that they take on though, it could be the hardest, and who knows, the last, of their career. They get asked to find out if King of Berbiton is being blackmailed or of he’s even being cursed. From there everything twists and turns and it kept me guessing for sure.
There was so much about this book I liked. It was dryly hilarious in some places, as well as the characters all being so unique, and the world building (always needed in a good magic based book) was amazing. It was such a fun read. And, and…. Supposedly it’s going to be a series, although as far as I can tell there hasn’t been a second book announced yet. Crossed fingers.
You may like this book If you Liked: A Restless Truth by Freya Marske, The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth, or The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
The Hexologists by Josiah Bancroft
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