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A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar
Today's sapphic book of the day is A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar!
Summary: "Adiba Jaigirdar, author of one of Time's Best YA books of all time, gives Titanic an Ocean’s 8 makeover in a heist for a treasure aboard the infamous ship that sank in the Atlantic many years ago.
A thief. An artist. A acrobat. An actress. While Josefa, Emilie, Hinnah, and Violet seemingly don’t have anything in common, they’re united in one goal: stealing the Rubaiyat, a jewel-encrusted book aboard the RMS Titanic that just might be the golden ticket to solving their problems.
But careless mistakes, old grudges, and new romance threaten to jeopardize everything they’ve worked for and put them in incredible danger when tragedy strikes. While the odds of pulling off the heist are slim, the odds of survival are even slimmer . . .
Perfect for fans of Stalking Jack the Ripper and Girl in the Blue Coat, this high-seas heist from the author of The Henna Wars is an immersive story that makes readers forget one important detail— the ship sinks."
#sapphic#wlw#queer#lgbtqia#lgbtq#lgbt#books#book recs#book recommendations#booklr#ya#ya books#young adult#young adult books#historical#historical fiction#titanic#a million to one#adiba jaigirdar
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🌈 Happy Pride! 🌈
This June, good things come in sets of six as I spotlight some of my favorite rainbow reads.
✨ Category is: Be Gay, Do Crime✨
Learn more about these titles under the cut!
A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar (a YA historical sapphic thriller as a girl gang sets out to pull off a heist on the high seas. But the mission turns into a deadly race against the clock when the Titanic strike an iceberg… Rep: F/F, BIPOC characters)
Outlawed by Anna North (Historical fiction, in a world where AFAB people are reduced to their reproductive value, an outlaw band seeks to create a paradise for the forgotten queer children who dare to defy the norm. Rep: trans/nonbinary mc, sapphic characters)
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (Dark Historical Romance, In Victorian England, a thief poses as a lady’s maid to con her employer. But what happens when she falls for the mark? Rep: F/F)
Aces Wild by Amanda Dewitt (YA, a group of online friends meets IRL to plan a casino heist to save one of their own. Ever thought Ocean’s 11 would be better without the distraction of sex and romance? Rep: NB/M, trans/nonbinary mc, asexual mcs, asexual scs, aromantic scs, BIPOC characters)
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian (Historical Romance, a young lordling hires an ex highway man to teach him how to stand and deliver. The two find their partnership becomes more than they bargained for. Rep: M/M, gay mc, bisexual characters)
Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen (Historical Mystery, an ex policeman newly outed and ostracized is given a new job: investigate the death of a mysterious soap magnate. But behind the doors of Lavender House hides more than one secret…could someone among this queer found family have murdered one of their own? Rep: M/M, F/F, gay characters, lesbian scs)
#a million to one#adiba jaigirdar#outlawed#anna north#fingersmith#sarah waters#aces wild#amanda dewitt#the queer principles of kit webb#cat sebastian#lavender house#lev ac rosen#mlm#gay#wlw#lesbian#bisexual#lgbt reads#queer lit#asexual#trans#nonbinary#aromantic#lgbtqia#be gay do crime#book recs#pride#pride month
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Day 30: JOMPBPC: Read In June
My prideful June, 2023 reading wrap-up! 💕
Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈
#justonemorepage#jompbpc#june 2023#reading wrap up#happy pride 🌈#a million to one#adiba jaigirdar#the sun and the star#rick riordan#jay's gay agenda#jason june#afterglow#phil stamper#check please#hockey#ngozi ukazu#the greatest thing#sarah winifred searle#beautiful books#amazing authors#lgbt+#bookish#elastigirl#i love books
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A Million To One
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watch your purse, and your heart 💰🗡️🪙📚🏳️🌈
#noahs book recs#thief in the night#the water outlaws#lord mouse#ruin of kings#a million to one#prince of sylvan#rogues do it best#enemies to lovers#heist#queer books#indie books#fantasy author#indie author#dark fantasy#book rec list#fantasy books
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2023 reads // twitter thread
A Million To One
sapphic historical YA about four girls - a thief, artist, acrobat, and actress- pulling a heist on the titanic to steal a rare jewel-encrusted book
#A Million To One#aroaessidhe 2023 reads#I think this is pretty good#i kinda sped read it#the way that if the titanic was not a known thing the whole sinking bit would be Such a random plot twist sdkfgs#it's a little weird on the like. black girl is rich and has a white father so everyone is so surprised at the concept that she might face#racism. or even she's called privileged over the others without addressing that sometimes#anyway it's a short fast book; but probably exactly what you expect it to be like
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some books i read in 2023 ♡ A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar
“That is all the thrill I’ve ever needed.”
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30 days of Pride books (with @miraclerizuin)
Day 14: A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar: Four young women attempt to pull off a heist aboard the Titanic as it crosses the Atlantic ocean.
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from Adiba Jaigirdar's instagram
from these descriptions, I'm feeling very desintegrated 3w? from Hinnah, 5w4 from Emilie, 1w? from Violet and 6w7 from Josefa
I'll come back to this post once I read the book
#the book's A Million to One and it's coming out next month btw!#read Hani and Ishu earlier this year and rlly liked the writing style#still haven't gotten around to Henna Wars but I heard there's a brazilian mc 👀#a million to one#enneagram tag#nathan reads
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A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar A thief. An artist. A acrobat. An actress. While Josefa, Emilie, Hinnah, and Violet seemingly don’t have anything in common, they’re united in one goal: stealing the Rubaiyat, a jewel-encrusted book aboard the RMS Titanic that just might be the golden ticket to solving their problems. View the full summary and rep info on wordpress!
#A Million to One#Adiba Jaigirdar#bookblr#black rep#daily book#FF romance#queer rep#wlw#female protagonist#heist#lgbtqia#queer books#YA books
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Fave Five: Be Gay, Do Crimes YA
Fave Five: Be Gay, Do Crimes YA
Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig Dead End Girls by Wendy Heard A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar Aces Wild by Amanda DeWitt The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe
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#A Million to One#Aces Wild#Adiba Jaigirdar#Amanda DeWitt#Caleb Roehrig#Crime Fiction#Dead End Girls#Death Prefers Blondes#Heists#Tess Sharpe#The Girls I&039;ve Been#Wendy Heard#YA
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reading a million to one is such a stressful experience because its about four characters doing a heist on the fucking titanic so im just sitting there waiting for shit to hit the fan like
#also i have the feeling that the author is going to traumatize me before the end#just a feeling#a million to one#booklr#sapphic books
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Upcoming PridePages Titles for January 2023!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Learn more about them under the cut!
A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar A thief. An artist. A acrobat. An actress. While Josefa, Emilie, Hinnah, and Violet seemingly don’t have anything in common, they’re united in one goal: stealing the Rubaiyat, a jewel-encrusted book aboard the RMS Titanic that just might be the golden ticket to solving their problems. Titanic meets Ocean’s 8 in a heist on the high seas, but we all know danger lurks in the water... (Young Adult, Historical Fiction: Sapphic, WLW)
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Galaxy “Alex” Stern arrives in New Haven tasked by mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs” are well-known to be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive. (Horror/Thriller/Supernatural: Sapphic, WLW)
Hellbent by Leigh Bardugo Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy “Alex” Stern is determined to break a friend out of purgatory―even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale. (Horror/Thriller/Supernatural: Sapphic, WLW)
In Deeper Waters by FT Lukens A Prince kidnapped by pirates falls for a charming and mysterious rogue who may be his only hope for escape to win back his kingdom. (Fantasy: gay, MLM)
Heartstopper Volumes 1-4 by Alice Oseman Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but boy-meets-boy is just the beginning. (Graphic Novel: Gay, Bisexual, MLM)
Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake Perfectionist Astrid Parker sets out on the ultimate design challenge of her career: renovate the Everwood Inn. Too bad Jordan the carpenter--and the owner’s granddaughter--despises Astrid’s taste and keeps fighting her every decision. But rivalry soon shifts to something else...Pride and Prejudice with an HGTV twist brings fans back to Bright Falls and Astrid’s second chance at love. (Contemporary RomCom: sapphic, bisexual, WLW)
#lgbtqia#lgbtq books#lgbt reads#queer lit#a million to one#adiba jaigirdar#ninth house#hellbent#leigh bardugo#in deeper waters#ft lukens#heartstopper#alice oseman#astrid parker doesn't fail#ashley herring blake#mlm#gay#wlw#sapphic#lesbian
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Day 3: JOMPBPC: Lgbtqia+ Pride
My immediate TBR for June, 2023 and I'm excited to read all lgbtqia+ books throughout this years Pride Month!
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Happy Pride! 🏳️🌈
#justonemorepage#jompbpc#lgbtqia+ pride#tbr#pride month#a million to one#adiba jaigirdar#jay's gay agenda#jason june#afterglow#phil stamper#cinderella is dead#kalynn bayron#beautiful books#amazing authors#lgbt+#pretty flowers#ursula#❤️🧡💛💚💙💜#june 2023#immediate tbr#i love books
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A Million To One
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#youtube#paul stanley#a million to one#live music#live recording#live performance#2008#KISS#song#from the KISS lick it up album
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Paul and the Cheese Drama Pt. 1 of 5
In some ways, you could say that Tonight You Belong to Me represents the beginning of what I call the cheese in Paul's voice, and in his songwriting. Aside from the fact that I consider this song to be one of his best, I really think there couldn't possibly be more schmaltz, pathos, or cheese in the verses. But hey, if you want to get to the sweet fruit, you have to bite through the indigestible shell first, don't you? Ok. Then we better get started, but I warn you, it remains only with the shell in this case. I imagine Paul standing in front of the woman from the song we're talking about here. Of course, with one hand on his heart and the other gesticulating like a suffering poet trying to explain himself, and really hitting the shit out of it. After all, this lady is supposed to be his for the night, no matter how things look for both of them during the day. That would make him pretty much the nemesis of any married man, or at least of any man in a relationship.
2.5 out of 5 cheese points.
Just press play and let this cheese fly around your ears:
Tonight You Belong to Me (1978)
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Let's move on to defendant number two. Also a fan favorite and coincidentally yet again not one of his worst songs, which I learned to appreciate quite late: A Million to One. The reason for the delayed appreciation? The cheese, the schmaltz and the over-the-top pathos in the verses. That comes along in this case with some extra Bayyy-beah's in the form of fistfuls of gluey sugar-honey syrup drops poured viscously on top of the cheese. I tell you, no matter how good it is with the health of the listener of these lines, after that one would be better served with a proper dose of insulin. But that is by no means the only thing they have in common. If the verses of these two songs were to visit the same club separately, you can bet they would be permanently confused with each other. You don't believe that? Listen to it yourself!
3 out of 5 cheese points.
Just press cheese and let the play fly around your ears:
A Million to One (1983)
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Paul and the Cheese Drama Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 & Part 5.
#Paul Stanley#Solo Album#1978#Bob Kulick#Tonight You Belong To Me#Cheese#Schmaltz#Pathos#Kiss#Lick It Up#1983#A Million To One#Vinnie Vincent#Eric Carr#Sugar#Honey#Syrup#Roland Rockover#Youtube
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