#Heather Demetrios

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“Sometimes it was hard to breathe, knowing how small my world could be. Maybe in San Francisco it wouldn't feel like the universe was conspiring to keep me in a bubble.” ― Heather Demetrios

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To have a point, to have a purpose, was its own kind of freedom. Heather Demetrios, Exquisite Captive

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Title: I'll Meet You There | Author: Heather Demetrios | Publisher: Henry Holt and Co (2015)

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Fearless TV: An Inspired Reading Recommendations List

Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle (Fearless)

Ellie Pillai Is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam (Fifteen)

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (Love Story)

Better Than The Movies by Lynn Painter (Hey Stephen)

An Abundance Of Katherines by John Green (White Horse)

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (You Belong With Me)

It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han (Breathe)

Today, Tonight, Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon (Tell Me Why)

We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han (You're Not Sorry)

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han (The Way I Loved You)

All This Time by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott (Forever & Always)

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (The Best Day)

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Change)

Heartstopper Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman (Jump Then Fall)

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Untouchable)

All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (Come In With The Rain)

Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi (Superstar)

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell (The Other Side Of The Door)

Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han (Today Was A Fairytale)

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston (You All Over Me)

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen (Mr. Perfectly Fine)

Dear Heartbreak by Heather Demetrios (We Were Happy)

Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell (That's When)

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio (Don't You)

Ellie Pillai Is (Almost) In Love by Christine Pillainayagam (Bye Bye Baby)

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book log - 2016

[the year my danny was born]

what to expect when you're expected by david javerbaum

seconds by bryan lee o'malley

choose your own autobiography by neil patrick harris

the beast within by serena valentino

the secret life of marilyn monroe by j. randy taraborrelli

brave new world by aldous huxley

fantastic beasts and where to find them by j.k. rowling

harry potter: the prequel by j.k. rowling

start here by scarlett macdougal

the lake house by kate morton

84, charing cross road by helene hanff

she went all the way by meg cabot

too late by colleen hoover

november 9 by colleen hoover

confess by colleen hoover

the motion of puppets by keith donohue

the regulars by georgia clark

life of pi by yann martel

mr. penumbra's 24-hour bookstore by robin sloan

all the missing girls by megan miranda

the singles game by lauren weisberger

emails from an asshole by john lindsay

dark lover by j.r. ward

the nest by cynthia d'aprix sweeney

queen of babble by meg cabot

harry potter and the cursed child by john tiffany

after dark by haruki murakami

one hundred names by cecelia ahern

they left us everything by plum johnson

what is not yours is not yours by helen oyeyemi

boo by neil smith

the royal we by heather cocks

made you up by francesca zappia

the magic strings of frankie presto by mitch albom

the book of awesome by neil pasricha

furiously happy by jenny lawson

the miseducation of cameron post by emily m. danforth

fresh off the boat by eddia huang

everything, everything by nicola yoon

why not me? by mindy kaling

humans of new york: stories by brandon stanton

the heart goes last by margaret atwood

devil may care by sebastian faulks

the book of you by claire kendall

dirty rush by taylor bell

if i was here by gayle forman

yaqui delgado wants to kick your ass by meg medina

let's pretend this never happened by jenny lawson

people i want to punch in the throat by jen mann

something real by heather demetrios

words and their meanings by kate bassett

don't look back by jennifer l. armentrout

reality boy by a.s. king

station eleven by emily st. john mandel

revival by stephen king

please look after mom by shin kyung-sook

please ignore vera dietz by a.s. king

the yorkshire pudding club by milly johnson

52 reasons to hate my father by jessica brody

i wrote this for you by pleasefindthis

what you wish for by kerry reichs

necessary lies by diane chamberlain

the girl with all the gifts by m.r. carey

china rich girlfriend by kevin kwan

the universe verus alex woods by gavin extence

half broke horses by jeannette walls

the book of bunny suicides by andy riley

godmother: the secret cinderella story by carolyn turgeon

harry potter and the philosopher's stone by j.k. rowling

lord of the flies by william golding

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I didn't know that watching icicles melt was just what my heart needed - a reminder that no state, however cold or uncomfortable, is constant. We freeze, we melt, and then we flow. 

~ Heather Demetrios

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1. Three-nonromantic duos : Disaster Twins (Rise!leo and rise!donnie), Toph and Katara, and Sonic & Tails

2. A ship that might surprise others : Showtime! (Caine x Pomni from TADC) though i am a multi-shipper and kinda like any pairing that makes sense, but sm-baby sucked me in with their amazing art

3. Last song : Précis by Vansire

4. Last film : Inside Out (not my first time watching it, i burst into tears in the place i was watching it at)

5. Currently reading : I’m about to start I’ll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios (picked up for free from the library!)

6. Currently watching : Im catching up on Spy x Family! (Although I watch Bluey, Dungeon Meshi, Itaewon Class, etc, gonna catch up on everything since its break for me)

7. Currently consuming : A donut! Specifically a glazed donut with raspberry jelly (those are my favorites)

8. Currently craving : Mmmm some warm arroz caldo or soup… or korean bbq sounds really good too

Tags! No pressure! @kaidacresto @fen-the-space-dragon

9 people you'd like to know better

Done this one recently, so I'm changing the questions up. Thanks for the tag @authortobenamedlater.

1. Three non-romantic duos: Anakin & Rex, Nancy & Peggy, Christina & Melanie

2. A ship that might surprise others: Ben/Rey. Except not the way it's done in the movies.😅 There's a bunch of AU versions I've seen in fanart that made me start liking them, and now I have my own AU for them.

3. Last song: 'The Force Theme' by Samuel Kim.

4. Last film: Revenge of the Sith last night with my big brother.

5. Currently reading: lots of SW fanfic, Jedi Trial by David Sherman and Dan Cragg

6. Currently watching: Loki w my sister, Book of Boba Fett w a friend

7. Currently consuming: last thing I ate was a bowl of granola for breakfast

8. Currently craving: to turn my phone off and concentrate on writing for a solid hour. I have a fic to finish.

Tagging @dont-do-rice-babes @stargazer-luna @helloalyss @clawedandcute @kraytwriter @musewrangler @thefinaljediknight @sailforvalinor @ablatheringblatherskite

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on paper/on the cover: the book has a lot of promise. it plays to many hot topics, pretty designs, loopy prose and a good olde sister duo. but it fails, miserably, and bulldozes every “reference” it claims to supplement itself with

- a white affluent teenager laments for pages to an asian american man about her ethnic identity and the struggle it presents for her (cites family dating back to the mayflower as a reference)

- same character relates her struggle to that of her black friends adopted by white parents! and jealously compliments her friends sassy comeback after experiencing racism in a grocery store unprompted!!

- another white affluent teenager monologues sarcastically about how she resents the concept of white privilege because someone in therapy told her “she couldn’t be sad” because of it

- aforementioned asian american mans first entire PAGE of page time is spent being compared to and equated with former white affluent teens favorite manga character.

- said asian american character monologues about how race and social identity constructs aren’t necessary! and he resents them! and also enjoys being compared to said manga character to microaggressive strangers

- the only black character in this book is a walking dharma text. her only backstory is presented to progress mae’s journey as a caregiver and she is the most side of side characters

- speaking of mae! demetrios has the gall. to say that her father named her mae after the first black woman in space as a prophecy for mae (affluent white teen) to become an astronaut. i was so taken aback reading this

- it’s embarrassing to see how this white author made the following concepts (or amalgamations of them warped away from their previous context) personality traits or development plots for the mentioned two affluent white teens: meditation, dharma, tarot/ various spiritual practices such as smudging and many more

- with no allusions to autistic coding or otherwise implied socioemotional boundaries, mae is insufferable. if demetrios wanted a mad scientist nerd trope, she could have had it. instead mae uses literal astrophysics equations to “work the problem” of her sisters opiate addiction, which is repeatedly used to prop up her own development which is.. none?

- hannah doesn’t have much of a character design beyond her addiction which is.. intentional maybe? either way, she seems to be somewhat self aware yet not enough to realize the abuse others are dealing to her. either way i can’t speak much to the depiction of addiction but i know it was not NEARLY foretold enough and could be massively triggering had someone not read comprehensive reviews. i’m talking multiple overdoses and sh

- hannah’s acorns are half baked and annoying, mae’s caps lock monologues are the most skippable parts of the book and the aunt and uncle are cardboard presences at best. the pacing felt sloppy, but droned at the end to provide another (?) relapse and awakening for hannah which could have been avoided

- even if you ignore the casual racism and embarrassing arguments this book is a thinly veiled disaster and i’m black listing demetrios for the future! byeeee

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Libro: Querido Corazón Roto - Heather Demetrios.

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CODE NAME BADASS

THE TRUE STORY OF VIRGINIA HALL

​by Heather Demetrios

(Atheneum, 9/7/21)

9781534431874

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Code Name Verity meets Inglourious Basterds in this riotous, spirited biography of the most dangerous of all Allied spies, courageous and kickass Virginia Hall. When James Bond was still in diapers, Virginia Hall was behind enemy lines, playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse with Hitler’s henchmen. Did this shero have second thoughts after a terrible accident left her needing a wooden leg? Please. Virginia Hall was the baddest broad in any room she walked into. When the State Department proved to be a sexist boys’ club that wouldn’t allow her in, she gave the finger to society’s expectations of women and became a spy for the British. This boss lady helped arm and train the French Resistance and organized sabotage missions. There was just one problem: The Butcher of Lyon, a notorious Gestapo commander, was after her. But, hey—Virginia’s classmates didn’t call her the Fighting Blade for nothing. So how does a girl who was a pirate in the school play, spent her childhood summers milking goats, and rocked it on the hockey field end up becoming the Gestapo’s most wanted spy? Audacious, irreverent, and fiercely feminist, Code Name Badass is for anyone who doesn’t take no for an answer.

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-there is a little universe in all of us. We are filled with planets and stars, light and gravity, dark matter and a million other mysteries we will never understand. And the greatest mystery of all is that we are immortal. We will be reshaped, again and again, by the universe itself. And we will never die.

I knew while reading it that this book had changed my life.

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7 Covers In 7 Days Rules: No reviews, no explanations, just 7 days of my favorite covers. Thanks for the tag @myownlittlebookcorner

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Title: Little Universes | Author: Heather Demetrios | Publisher: Henry, Holt and Co. (2020)

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“Something in me is dimming, something that I already know I can’t get back. But you’re worth it. You are. I will tell myself this for several more months. And when I realize you aren’t worth it, it’ll be too late.”

➸ Bad Romance by Heather Demetrios