#Sophie gonzales

[snixx]

good god my obsession with infidelity is becoming a little bit concerning but hot women (so like all women) cheating on their mid-ass boyfriends/husbands with either their homoerotic girl best friend or "the other woman" in their relationship (who they used to scorn as cheap and a homewrecker as a scapegoat for the boyfriend's ungratefulness) ESPECIALLY in historical settings will always be a top tier trope for me and i will never not eat it up

[starsforhours]

@zaachknight @i-like-books-and-women @vaampiricdecay @thepeculiarbird @ratsareweird @hsdarcy345 @rubenmontez @your-stroopwafel @ everyone else I've missed

PARTICIPATE THIS IS IMPORTANT!!! UPDATE: IT'S ABOUT AGE ORDER I FORGOT TO MENTION

Thank you 😁

[azrantimes]

Currently reading If This Gets Out (ITS SO GOOD MAN) and Ruben mentioned wanting to move away from his mom, to Santa Monica specifically so now I need to find a way to edit him with Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club somehow

[zaachknight]

I fear the itgo brain is going crazy cause I shouldn't have been up at 5am wondering if Zach likes dog park dissidents or not

[your-stroopwafel]

I started writing a Ruben/Zach fic set in Vienna 😊❤️

[rubenmontez]

Ruben's arc

I'll shut up soon, but I keep thinking about how Ruben is the quiet tragedy in If This Gets Out. There are so many comments about his life that are dropped in and left there.

Like, he was raised by an emotionally abusive narcissist and a father who never stood up for him against her. He went to music camp to please his mom, and makes friends with a guy (Jon) on her orders. Because of this, he ends up in the band formed by Jon's famous father, where he is forced to hide his sexuality when he doesn't want to, and limit his own talent in case he outshines the other band members. He dates a bunch of guys that abuse him the same way his mother did, treating him as something they can use for their own gains, and is (alluded to) SAd or close to it when he's forced to do things for them in order to keep them and their "love".

Then he finally finds something real with the guy he has feelings for (Zach) and Zach immediately freaks out and pulls away, leaving Ruben terrified he's going to lose his whole found family. He's incredibly anxious and afraid because he's spent his whole life being told he's not lovable if he isn't perfect and doing things for other people. Zach (accidentally) calls Ruben ugly in front of the world, while ignoring him (imagine kissing your crush, only to have him pull away, promise to talk then continually cancel your attempts to work through it, and then telling the world they can't see why people would find you attractive!) My heart broke at that part.

Then they finally work things out and he finally gets a moment of happiness, for probably the first time in his life, and abusive people in power (the story of his life) start interfering and separating him and Zach. To add to it, he's been begging to come out so he doesn't have to sneak around and lie and be afraid (which is another layer of trauma) every time he loves someone, and he finally discovers they're never going to let him come out, and he has to sacrifice his own happiness and wellbeing for the band. Then when the band rally around him and try to help him come out anyway, he's literally and figuratively silenced by his abusers, who then take him to court for 'defamation' when all he's doing is finally speaking out about the years of abuse he's endured.

I also found it very smart how the authors juxtapose Zach and Ruben, because most characters view Zach as the people-pleaser, but Ruben has that in common with Zach. The whole book, Ruben allows himself to be silenced and shoved into a corner for the band, allows his literal identity to be denied for the band, gives Zach plenty of grace to work through his bisexuality even when it crosses over into cruelty sometimes, allows his Mom to emotionally abuse him while still buying her property etc... Ruben's toxic trait of people pleasing is called out less than Zach's but it's as much at the heart of his arc as it is Zach's. In a way, two people-pleasers found each other and were so horrified at each other's insistence on neglecting themselves, they managed to convince each other to stand up for themselves. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[bookaddict24-7]

NEW YOUNG ADULT RELEASES! (MARCH 26TH, 2024)

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HAVE I MISSED ANY NEW YOUNG ADULT RELEASES? HAVE YOU ADDED ANY OF THESE BOOKS TO YOUR TBR? LET ME KNOW!

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NEW STANDALONES/FIRST IN A SERIES:

The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist by Sophie Gonzales

Icarus by K. Ancrum

Out of Left Field by Jonah Newman

Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis

Chronically Dolores by Maya Van Wagenen

NEW SEQUELS:

Royal Scandal (Royal Blood #2) by Aimee Carter

Return of the Vengeful Queen (Rise of the Vicious Princess #2) by C.J. Redwine

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Happy reading!

[jacedevilliers]

Of all the terrifying decisions I’d had to make this year, among all the missteps and bad calls and failed attempts—agreeing to help Alexander Brougham was the most perfectly right decision I’d ever made - PERFECT ON PAPER, Sophie Gonzales

[haveyoureadthisqueerbook]

[icecoffee90]

I finished reading If This Gets Out this morning (because who needs sleep before work!? Lol) and it only left me wanting to read more of the 4 friends' journey. So I'm sorry, but I have to talk about it at least for a bit.

This was the first book I finished in literal YEARS, so I really didn't expect to get sucked in so easily. I mean, I expected the theme would appeal to me otherwise I wouldn't have bought the book in the first place. But I really didn't think it would leave me wanting to do nothing more but continue reading all day..

First, the writing is so good! The story just flows nicely from the very beginning. I do love my boybands and knowing all the challenges mentioned in the book were realistic made the read all the more interesting and made me even more invested in the Saturday story every step of the way.

I really liked that from the start it was obvious that the boys were true friends and really cared for one another, too (which, as far as I know, actually isn't as common in boyband culture). Also, all of them are genuinely good people which makes you wanna root for them all the more to succeed.

Another bonus point for the quality writing - you know from the storytelling most of what's about to unfold.. yet somehow it makes wanna get to that particular plot even faster.

I have to admit, I initially had my doubts about where Jon's loyalty lied when it came to his father and his friends.. But by the time Ruben actually accused him of trying to resolve The Tension just for the band's sake, I was like "How can you say that!?", lol. Sorry I ever doubted you, honey!

I think my absolute favorite moment from the book was the hug Mrs. Phan gave Jon. Just a tiny little scene, yet it made me tear up.

I felt the romance between Ruben and Zach was developing at a nice pace as well. Although I can't even count the times I slammed the book against my forehead during The Tension.. 😅

Of course, I might be biased because Angel's my favorite character. What can I say!? I have a type - hilarious And cocky. I made my peace with that. Obviously, that's not the only reason why he's my favorite. But I really did love all of the boys and the order of favorites on the other positions kept changing constantly.

Okay, I would go into more detail but the post is already much longer than I anticipated and I have to get back to work anyway, lol.

Finally.. Was the book perfect? No. Was there any moment I thought was bad? Also no. So I can only recommend it.

One last thing, though. I will forever be bitter that Ruben unintentionally basically confirming ANJON in Rome was never mentioned again.. Not even a single tweet!? Really!? J/K

[vaampiricdecay]

IF THIS GETS OUT NEEDS A MOVIE YOU DONT UNDERSTANDDDDD

[thepeculiarbird]

English books but french titles (part1?) :

This Winter - Cet Hiver (Alice Oseman)

Solitaire - L'année Solitaire (Alice Oseman)

Radio Silence - Silence Radio (Alice Oseman)

They Both die at the end - Et ils meurent tous les deux à la fin (Adam Silvera)

If this gets out - Si ça s'apprend (Sophie Gonzales & Cale Dietrich)

Only Mostly Devastated - Un si joli désastre (Sophie Gonzales)

Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children - Miss Peregrine et les enfants particuliers (Ransom Riggs)

Library Of Souls - La bibliothèque des âmes (Ransom Riggs)

A Map of Days - La Carte des Jours (Ransom Riggs)

The Conference of the Birds - La Conférence des oiseaux (Ransom Riggs)

The Desolations of Devil's Acre - Les Désolations de l'Arpent du Diable (Ransom Riggs)

[starsforhours]

guys..... record shop/tattoo parlour au zuben

[bookshelvesandtealeaves]

📚 CONNECT FOUR 📚

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Books pictured:

- The PERFECT Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian

- PERFECT on PAPER by Sophie Gonzales

- GIRLS of PAPER and Fire by Natasha Ngan

- The Society for Soulless GIRLS by Laura Steven

[zaachknight]

alright you guys let me be a bit sappy for a minute, I'm pouring my wee heart out for itgo. tw for addiction n stuff I guess even though I'm looking back at it positively :)

I found the boys when I was an active addict, taking drugs constantly and doing EXTREMELY risky stuff, and since then they've (although yes they are fictional) helped me through that. the only reason I stopped is cause I read that scene where angel gets hit by the car and I kinda just went oop I think I should get sober.

tbh I didn't think I'd make it to 18 which is weird cause I've been 18 for almost 2 hours. it's weird, kinda just - wow??? I did it???? rereading itgo at my lowest points is what kept me here so I guess in a way they saved my life. getting better is great and honestly I have angel to thank for that really.

these fictional men mean the literal world to me, and have helped me realise so much about myself it's actually insane!! the only way I really found out I was bi was through Zach finding out (I love that for me)

also helped me through the year where I wouldn't speak unless I was asked a question, which was also the year I started college (which when I tell you it made all the difference I'm not kidding)

oh well I guess I'm just saying I'm grateful for a second chance at life lmao and I'm hella grateful for these fictional dumbasses

[your-stroopwafel]

Zach x Ruben aesthetic