#Peta Lyre's Rating Normal

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Day 12: JOMPBPC: Floral

Some pretty flowers and the pansexual pride flag made out of books! 🩷💛💙

Happy Pride Month! 🌈

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

JOMP BPC - June 22nd - Away From Home

I loved it in Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal when Peta was able to go on her school trip and figure out how she felt as an independent person

[monriatitans]

ADHD AWARENESS QUOTE 3 OF 3 Wednesday, October 26, 2022

"My heart beats too loudly at the change in plans. Changes happen sometimes; they aren't always a bad thing. I grip my coffee cup and wriggle my toes. I can do this, the coffee says; of course you can, the meds reply." - Anna Whateley, Peta Lyre's Rating Normal

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[sapphicbookoftheday]

Peta Lyre's Rating Normal by Anna Whateley

Today's sapphic book of the day is Peta Lyre's Rating Normal by Anna Whateley!

Summary: "At sixteen, neurodivergent Peta Lyre is the success story of social training. That is, until she finds herself on a school ski trip - and falling in love with the new girl. Peta will need to decide which rules to keep, and which rules to break…

'I'm Peta Lyre,' I mumble. Look people in the eye if you can, at least when you greet them. I try, but it's hard when she is smiling so big, and leaning in.

Peta Lyre is far from typical. The world she lives in isn't designed for the way her mind works, but when she follows her therapist's rules for 'normal' behaviour, she can almost fit in without attracting attention.

When a new girl, Sam, starts at school, Peta's carefully structured routines start to crack. But on the school ski trip, with romance blooming and a newfound confidence, she starts to wonder if maybe she can have a normal life after all.

When things fall apart, Peta must decide whether all the old rules still matter. Does she want a life less ordinary, or should she keep her rating normal?"

[canonlgbtqcharacters]

Peta Lyre from Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal is wlw

[ndcharacters]

Peta Lyre from Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal is autistic and has ADHD

[bookwritemeow]

Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal by Anna Whateley is wonderful. I loved it so much and cried a lot. So relatable. I wish I could send it back to pre-alphabet teenage me. #OwnVoices books are super important. I think Peta and Jeb’s friendship just might be my favourite ever. ★★★★★

[auslgbtqya]

Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal by Anna Whateley

(2020)

From the publisher:

At sixteen, neurodivergent Peta Lyre is the success story of social training. That is, until she finds herself on a school ski trip - and falling in love with the new girl. Peta will need to decide which rules to keep, and which rules to break…        

'I'm Peta Lyre,' I mumble.

Look people in the eye if you can, at least when you greet them

. I try, but it's hard when she is smiling so big, and leaning in.

Peta Lyre is far from typical. The world she lives in isn't designed for the way her mind works, but when she follows her therapist's rules for 'normal' behaviour, she can

almost

fit in without attracting attention.

When a new girl, Sam, starts at school, Peta's carefully structured routines start to crack. But on the school ski trip, with romance blooming and a newfound confidence, she starts to wonder if maybe she can have a normal life after all.

When things fall apart, Peta must decide whether all the old rules still matter. Does she want a life less ordinary, or should she keep her rating normal?

A moving and joyful own voices debut.

'Honest, perceptive and gutsy; I loved tuning into Peta's world.' - Emily Gale        

Goodreads

[transmasc-wizard]

book: Peta Lyre's Rating Normal!! I am a carnival barker for this book!! it's about an autistic bisexual Australian girl who falls in love with a Persian bisexual girl. BUT the love story is not the main plot, the main plot is actually about strong friendships and families and autism <2

shaking screaming crying on the floor GOOD AUTISM REP EXISTS????

i will check this out immediately

[notabled-noodle]

16: a book you’d recommend to little Griffin

ooh depends how little we’re talking

I wish I’d read Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal back when I was 13 or 14, but it hadn’t come out yet… so I think that’s kind of impossible. but I do wish I’d had access to a queer autistic story much earlier in my journey

in terms of books I actually would’ve had access to, I’d say A Small Free Kiss in the Dark. not for any particular reason, just because I think I needed more faith in humanity as a kid, and maybe I would’ve gotten it from that book

[slaughter-books]

Day 10: JOMPBPC: Ampersand

I decided to spell out the prompt using the titles of these gorgeous diverse books! 🧡

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

Australian YA really coming through with the #OwnVoices autistic girl rep 💖

[kazuoishiguro]

ok hi- the lgbt books i read in june! plus my ratings :-)

radio silence by alice oseman  (★★★★★)  ⟲

hani and ishu’s guide to fake dating by adiba jaigirdar (★★★★☆)

wayward son by rainbow rowell (★★☆☆☆)

the gentleman’s guide to vice and virtue by mackenzi lee  (★★★☆☆)

taproot by keezy young  (★★★★☆)

red white and royal blue by casey mcquiston (★★★★★)  ⟲

swimming in the dark by tomasz jedrowski  (★★★★★)

the magic fish by trung le nguyen  (★★★★★)

only mostly devastated by sophie gonzales (★★★★☆)

i was born for this by alice oseman  (★★★★☆)

carol by patricia highsmith (★★★★★)  ⟲

heartstopper series by alice oseman (★★★★★)  ⟲

perfect on paper by sophie gonzales (★★★★★)

spinning by tillie walden  (★★★☆☆)

peta lyre’s rating normal by anna whateley (★★★★☆)

less by andrew sean greer  (★★★☆☆)

[skopostheorie]

anyway read peta lyre's rating normal im only halfway thru but the protag is a canon wlw who's autistic and has ADHD and SPD! it's really well written and her love interest is her best friend who's very cool and epic. and it's just so heartbreakingly nice

[beautifulpaxielreads]

September Wrap Up

Books completed (ratings out of five stars)

King of Fools (The Shadow Game #2) by Amanda Foody (★★★★)

Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal by Anna Whateley* (★★★★)

The guy, the girl, the artist and his ex by Gabrielle Williams* (★★★)

White Night by Ellie Marney* (★★★★1/2)

Books currently in progress

Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia edited by Anita Heiss (anthology)*

All the Stars and Teeth (All the Stars and Teeth #1) by Adalyn Grace

Loveless by Alice Oseman

Ida by Alison Evans*

*Australian author/s

New followers

A whopping 81!!

As always, this does not include ghost/blank blogs. For future reference, I will consider a blank blog to have neither posts or likes (one or other is the fine), AND uses the generic format for new blogs (ie no customised header or avatar). Any blogs that meet this criteria will be blocked immediately.

Reflections on September and Goals for October

I’m definitely liking the new wrap-up format - I think I’ll keep it this way. I’m considering jettisoning the section for new followers, because it doesn’t really consist of anything besides me bragging over how many new followers I’ve got – and complaining about the innumerable ghost blogs out there.

I definitely read less books this month, but I’m not too worried, especially as I changed my reading goal for 2020 from 70 to a more manageable 60. So far it’s working well – I’m already ahead!

I feel like I’m diversifying my reading material generally, although I still feel I could be reading more by authors of colour, particularly by Indigenous Australian authors. I’m still reading Growing Up Aboriginal Australia, but I’m staggering my reading, which works for this book because it’s in an anthology format. This month, I also plan on reading Benevolence, which is written by Julie Janson, an Burruberongal woman of the Darug Aboriginal Nation.

As I said in this post, I now have so many books I want to read that I’m taking a leaf out of @thereadingchallengechallenge’s book (literally, lol) and picking out what I want to read next using a lucky dip system. Some of these include books that have sat on my shelves for ages, as well as books that I have tried to read before and gave up – which I’m trying again, for some unknown reason. I’ll start with picking out books from my “library” category first – which includes the abovementioned Benevolence, The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska, and The F Team by Rawah Arja. These three are all Australian, by the way. Did you expect anything less of me?😉

I have so many books I want to borrow from the library at the moment – the lists I’ve set up have gone up to nearly 80 at this point, and it’s still growing. At the rate I’m going, I’ll probably be set until the end of 2021.😂

I’m considering taking part in a few reading challenges this month, so keep an eye out for posts about them! I’ll let you know how I went at the end of the month.

Thanks for reading and see you in November. Until then, happy reading!

[thebookkatblog]

Happy Monday bookworms! . Unsurprisingly, launching @debut.books meant that my reading in May took a hit! All but one book had queer characters and really, I should have saved them all for June! . 👑 I reread Queendom of the Seven Lakes and Kingdom of the Seven Lakes by @alicejaneboere and I love them even more! They’re wonderful and Alice is rereleasing them on July 1 as a single edition! I highly encourage you to read them! 🍆 Invisible Boys by @holdensheppard hit me hard and I haven’t stopped thinking about it. It is a challenging and brilliant read and one that I believe everyone should read. More to come on this one. ⛷ Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal by @annawhateley_writer was great. I read it straight after Please Don’t Hug Me and really appreciated the difference of experience and voice. 🍩 Please Don’t Hug Me by @kaykerr_ was absolutely wonderful. Read this book! 🧜🏻‍♀️ In an Absent Dream and Come Tumbling Down by @seananmcguire was a delicious conclusion to the series so far. I am so glad I discovered these books and really, really hope there are more to come! 🧙🏼‍♀️ This Coven Won’t Break by @isa_sterling was perfect. Loved it!! 🐉 @patricknessbooks is my one of my all time favourite authors and Burn is f*#king brilliant. Read it. 📚 The three graphic novels - The Backstagers Vol 1, Smooth Criminals Vol 2 and The Avant-Guards Vol 2 - were a joy and an escape. 👩🏻 @womankindmag is the best magazine and I always seem to read it at a moment when I need it. There is always a lesson to be learned, and always appreciated. . #maywrapup #wrapup #loveozya #ausbookishfeatures #ausyabloggers #yabooks #yalit #yalover #bookobsession #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #alwaysreading #becauseofbooks #diversereads #fullybooked #igreads #bookworm #alwaysreading #pridereads #lgbtqia #queerbooks #ausbookstagram #pridemonth (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBKlJPMgnaa/?igshid=16xqaikep3a41