#Kat Leyh

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Queer Fiction Free-for-All Book Bracket Tournament: Round 1D

Book summaries below:

Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

While the Iskat Empire has long dominated the system through treaties and political alliances, several planets, including Thea, have begun to chafe under Iskat's rule. When tragedy befalls Imperial Prince Taam, his Thean widower, Jainan, is rushed into an arranged marriage with Taam's cousin, the disreputable Kiem, in a bid to keep the rising hostilities between the two worlds under control.

But when it comes to light that Prince Taam's death may not have been an accident, and that Jainan himself may be a suspect, the unlikely pair must overcome their misgivings and learn to trust one another as they navigate the perils of the Iskat court, try to solve a murder, and prevent an interplanetary war... all while dealing with their growing feelings for each other.

Science fiction, romance, arranged marriage, politics, mystery, adult

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

Snap’s town had a witch.

At least, that’s how the rumor goes. But in reality, Jacks is just a Crocs-wearing, internet-savvy old lady who sells roadkill skeletons online. It’s creepy, sure, but Snap thinks it's kind of cool, too.

Snap needs a favor from this old woman, though, so she begins helping Jacks with her strange work. Snap gets to know her and realizes that Jacks may in fact have real magic—and an unlikely connection to Snap’s family’s past.

Graphic novel, fantasy, magic, coming of age, middle grade

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🦉 Books To Read If You Love "The Owl House" 🦉

Here are some books you should read if you love "The Owl House":

Book titles:

Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega

Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-Smith

Deadendia by Hamish Steele

Hotel Dare by Terry Blas and Claudia Aguirre

The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu

Magical Boy by The Kao

Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans

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Botanic Tournament : Main Bracket !

Round 1 Poll W

(Snapdragons and Venus' Flytrap)

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Comic Book Saturday

Well, that was different. Also, sort of has a very good message of ‘don’t make big decisions when you’re tipsy or drunk’ (although maybe that wasn’t the main point of the book). Three mermaids do a spell so that they can masquerade as humans on land and get some more wine (they’re out of shipwreck wine). They have fun, that is until the next morning when they realize that they don’t know how to turn themselves back (another lesson, always learn how to stop before you learn how to go). And so they try to figure out how to live on land, while they also try to figure out how to return to the sea too.

This was so awesomely hilarious. While I have pointed out the lessons that sorta came up in the story, that was definitely not the point of this book. It was just a fun fun read, awesome.

You may like this book If you Liked: Overlord by Kugane Maruyama, J & K by John Pham, or Strange Planet by Nathan W. Pyle

Thirsty Mermaids by Kat Leyh

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BOOK REVIEW: Snapdragon - Kat Leyh

★★★★★ - 5 stars

"Witches don't fit into the roles we're supposed to. So we're always on the outside. And so, witches got made into scary things to be feared. To excuse the cruel things done to us. That's what scared folks still do."

It was unintentional for Snap to meet her town's supposed witch, and yet once she did, she realised the old woman was far from what rumours suggested. Jacks turned out to really just be an old lady who wore crocs constantly, happened to be shockingly internet savvy and reconstructed and sold roadkill skeletons. Strange, but not a witch as people had suggested. Yet, as Snap got to know Jacks better, she realised the old lady in fact did have real magic, and an unexpected past connection to Snap's family...

The diversity in this book was outstanding - with lesbian and transgender representation. Simply, the amount of representation perfectly displays the message of the book: to be yourself, no matter whether society dubs you as "strange" for it, and the importance of having confidence in who you truly are.

Snap was definitely my favourite character (though very closely followed by Jacks) - I just loved her energy. She was stereotypically "boyish" but she owned it and didn't care what others thought of her for it. Snap was just downright weird, and I couldn't have asked for a better main character. Jacks was absolutely hilarious, and didn't fail to make me laugh once throughout the entire book. Her character was just so intriguing - an old lady with a crocs addiction, who reconstructed skeletons as a means of gaining money (quite genuinely, I have never seen a character like her). Then there's Lu, who I just wanted to give a massive hug to throughout the entire book.

The fact that every character had their own storyline was so cool, and the way the characters' storylines interwove with each others was, frankly, beautiful - such as how Snap's grandma and Jacks' storylines link, and the true story behind Snap's family's "curse".

A brilliant book for outcasts across the world, Snapdragon is without a doubt the best graphic novel I have ever read. With a balanced mixture between fantasy and realism, a unique storyline and lovable characters, it's safe to say that Snapdragon will undoubtedly become one of your all time favourites.

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Middle grade paranormal graphic novel

Follows a young girl becomes the apprentice to of an eccentric local witch

Biracial (Black/white) main character; Black trans girl side character; butch lesbian side character; Black side characters

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Marvel Super Stories Amazing Adventures Vol. 2 is an anthology with adventures for young readers

Marvel Super Stories Amazing Adventures Vol. 2 is an anthology with adventures for young readers #comics #graphicnovel #ncbd

The second volume in a brand-new middle-grade anthology series with Marvel Comics, edited by John Jennings. Featuring 15 all-new six-page stories written and illustrated by some of the biggest names in comics for young readers, this all-star lineup features original stand-alone stories featuring Spider-Man, Captain America, The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, the Incredible Hulk, Doctor…

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Queer Fiction Free-for-All Book Bracket Tournament: Round 1C

Book summaries below:

The Radiant Emperor duology (She Who Became the Sun, He Who Drowned the World) by Shelley Parker-Chan

In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness…

In 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule. For the starving peasants of the Central Plains, greatness is something found only in stories. When the Zhu family’s eighth-born son, Zhu Chongba, is given a fate of greatness, everyone is mystified as to how it will come to pass. The fate of nothingness received by the family’s clever and capable second daughter, on the other hand, is only as expected.

When a bandit attack orphans the two children, though, it is Zhu Chongba who succumbs to despair and dies. Desperate to escape her own fated death, the girl uses her brother’s identity to enter a monastery as a young male novice. There, propelled by her burning desire to survive, Zhu learns she is capable of doing whatever it takes, no matter how callous, to stay hidden from her fate.

After her sanctuary is destroyed for supporting the rebellion against Mongol rule, Zhu takes the chance to claim another future her brother’s abandoned greatness.

Fantasy, historical fiction, alternate history, epic fantasy, series, adult

Thirsty Mermaids by Kat Leyh

Fresh out of shipwreck wine, three tipsy mermaids—Pearl, Tooth, and Eez—hit on the idea of magically masquerading as humans and sneaking onto land to indulge in much more drinking and a whole lot of fun right in the heart of a local seaside tourist trap. But the good times abruptly end the next morning when, through the haze of killer hangovers, the trio realizes they never actually learned how to break the spell, and are now stuck on land for the foreseeable future. Which means everything from: enlisting the aid of their I-know-we-just-met-but-can-we-crash-with-you bartender friend, struggling to make sense of the human world around them, to even trying to get jobs with zero skill sets . . . all while attempting to somehow return to the sea and making the most of their current situation with tenacity and camaraderie (especially if someone else is buying).

Graphic novel, fantasy, humor, fish out of water story, adult

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Review: Snapdragon

Writer/Artist: Kat LeyhPublisher: First SecondReleased: February 4, 2020Received: Library Find it on Goodreads Summary: Snap has heard loads about the town witch – and for the most part, she’s listened to those warnings and stayed away. Until one day, something happened that forced her hand. There was no way Snap would let the witch steal her dog! Upon meeting said witch, Snap quickly learns…

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Hey QLL, I need some help finding books for one of the kids I teach! Any recommendations for an aroace tween who has expressed a love of fantasy adventure, but wants absolutely zero romance plots?

hello! hmm not all of these are books we’ve got in QLL but we do have several recs:

The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag

Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver

the first two books in the Protector of the Small quartet by Tamora Pierce

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh (backstory romantic plotline for the MC’s grandmother, but none for the MC)

The Tea Dragon Society by K. O’Neill (side characters are together, but it’s established - them getting together is not a plot line)

Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms by Jamar J. Perry (*potential* crush if you read between the lines, but that’s it)

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

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Day 8: JOMPBPC: Feel-Good Read

I absolutely love this graphic novel! 💞

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Here’s another commission I requested from Byubii over on twitter along with the rendered version by me ❤️

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my personal holy trinity of graphic novels

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🌙 What to Read After Watching Agatha All Along 🌙

❓ Who is your favorite fictional witch?

🦇 Enjoying Agatha All Along on Disney? Check out these books featuring witches, covens, chaotic queers, & everything in between, perfect for fans of Agatha All Along! List below!

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✨ Payback's a Witch - Lana Harper 🌑 How to Get a Girlfriend (When You're a Terrifying Monster) - Marie Cardno 🌒 These Witches Don't Burn - Isabel Sterling 🌓 This Spells Disaster - Tori Martin 🌔 The Scapegracers - H. A. Clarke 🌕 Beetle & the Hollowbones - Aliza Layne 🌕 The Twice-Sold Soul - Katie Hallahan 🌖 In Charm's Way - Lana Harper 🌗 Brewed with Love - Shelly Page 🌘 Carry On - Rainbow Rowell 🌑 So This Is Ever After - F. T. Lukens ✨ Spells to Forget Us - Aislinn Brophy

✨ Basics of Spellcraft - L.C. Mawson 🌑 How To Succeed in Witchcraft - Aislinn Brophy 🌒 Sweet & Bitter Magic - Adrienne Tooley 🌓 The Midnight Girls - Alicia Jasinska 🌔 Labyrinth Lost - Zoraida Córdova 🌕 The Shattered Lands - Brenna Nation 🌕 Otherworldly - F. T. Lukens 🌖 Coven - Jennifer Dugan & Kit Seaton 🌗 The Dark Tide - Alicia Jasinska 🌘 Queen B - Juno Dawson 🌑 Her Majesty's Royal Coven - Juno Dawson ✨ Wild and Wicked Things - Francesca May

✨ Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas 🌑 The Last Sun - K. D. Edwards 🌒 The Jasmine Throne - Tasha Suri 🌓 The Sun and the Star - Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro 🌔 The Witch and His Crow - Ben Alderson 🌕 Lord of Eternal Night - Ben Alderson 🌕 The Crimson Crown - Heather Walter 🌖 Tonight, I Burn - Katharine J. Adams 🌗 Witches of Ash and Ruin - E. Latimer �� The Severed Thread - Leslie Vedder 🌑 Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist - Ali K. Mulford and K. Elle Morrison ✨ Love and Other Wicked Things -Philline Harms

✨ Off With Their Heads - Zoe Hana Mikuta 🌑 Practical Rules for Cursed Witches - Kayla Cottingham 🌒 Two Broke Witches - Kate Starling 🌓 Bitterthorn - Kat Dunn 🌔 The Honey Witch - Sydney J. Shields 🌕 The Witch and the Vampire - Francesca Flores 🌕 Spell on Wheels - Kate Leth, Megan Levens, Marissa Louise 🌖 The Witchery - S. Isabelle 🌗 The Hummingbird Coven - Augusta Owens 🌘 Children of the Night - Cara Malone 🌑 The Hex Next Door - Lou Wilham ✨ Malice - Heather Walter

✨ Mortal Follies - Alexis Hall 🌑 The Balance of Fates - Raquel Raelynn 🌒 Edie in Between - Laura Sibson 🌓 Doughnuts and Doom - Balazs Lorinczi 🌔 A Spell for Heartsickness - Alistair Reeve 🌕 Evocation - S.T. Gibson 🌕 The Spells We Cast - Jason June 🌖 An Education in Malice - S. T. Gibson 🌗 Rise and Divine - Lana Harper 🌘 Not Good for Maidens - Tori Bovalino 🌑 A Dark and Starless Forest - Sarah Hollowell ✨ Netherford Hall - Natania Barron

✨ The Poisons We Drink - Bethany Baptiste 🌑 This Poison Heart - Kalynn Bayron 🌒 Over My Dead Body - Boo Sweeney 🌓 Girl, Serpent, Thorn - Melissa Bashardoust 🌔 The Bewitching Hour - Ashley Poston 🌕 Pushing Daisy - Isla Winter 🌕 Daughter of the Bone Forest - Jasmine Skye 🌖 Keep Your Witches Close - Colette Rivera 🌗 Mooncakes - Suzanne Walker, Wendy Xu 🌘 Snapdragon - Kat Leyh 🌑 Runaways - Rainbow Rowell & Kris Anka ✨ Witchlings - Claribel A. Ortega

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Witchy Books To Read This Autumn

The House Witch by Delemhach

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

A History Of Magic and Witchcraft by Frances Timbers

The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson

Accidental Magic by Iris Beaglehole

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

A Witch's Guide To Magical Inkeeping by Sanga Mandanna

Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

The Witches by Roald Dahl

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono

Six Women Of Salem by Marilynne K. Roach

The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

Witchfinders by Malcolm Gaskill

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields

The Cupcake Witch by Melante Karsak

Every Witch Way by Madison Martin

Payback's A Witch by Lana Harper

Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

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15 January 2025

Tagged by @the---hermit so here’s 9 books I’m looking forward to reading this year. I own all but one of them and I’m hoping to get the one I don’t have for my birthday.

Extremophile by Ian Green

Metazoa by Peter Godfrey-Smith

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas

The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

Original Syn by Beth Kander

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

Tagging @la-galaxie-langblr , @alexistudies , @mal-studyblr , and anyone else who wants to join in!!