#author: marisa kanter

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Rating: 4/5

Book Blurb: In this compelling YA contemporary from author Miel Moreland, a bisexual teen's path to political staffer stardom is in jeopardy, until she convinces a cute new candidate to team up with her on the campaign trail. On the worst day of her life, Madison is dumped by her girlfriend, then fired as said (ex)girlfriend’s campaign manager... plus she accidentally rear-ends the student government advisor—the one person whose good word might help her win a spot at a prestigious youth politics summer camp. But Madison is nothing if not a girl with a plan, and she isn’t going to let a little thing like heartbreak (or a slightly dented bumper) get in her way. Soon, she has a new junior class president candidate to back—although the two of them might be getting a little too close on the campaign trail. Between navigating her growing crush and corralling a less than enthusiastic election team, Madison has had it with unexpected changes to her carefully laid plans. But when she and a group of queer classmates discover a pattern of harassment within the student government, Madison's forced to shift gears once again. Something Like Possible is a love letter to ambitious girls, queer solidarity, and how to keep moving forward when the world seems set on pushing you back. For every ambitious girl who has been told that they are “too much,” Something Like Possible is a validating promise that you are enough.” —Marisa Kanter, author of As If On Cue

Review:

Freshly dumped by her girlfriend, fired from being said girlfriend’s campaign manager, and rear-ending the student government advisor, Madison is having a pretty rough day. Madison is determined to win a spot at a prestigious youth politics summer camp, she is all about managing campaigns, so when her girlfriend dumps her out of the blue and fires her from her campaign, Madison decides it’s time to find new candidates to help. Madison soon finds herself helping the charming and beautiful Victoria. Madison soon is spending more time with a group of queer classmates and then discovers a pattern of harassment within the student government... and Madison will have to face something she wasn’t expecting at all. From making new friends to running a campaign to finding new love and helping speak up against harassment and inappropriate behavior, this was a lovely story about one girl’s journey through some difficult times. This story deals with a lot of heavy stuff too so I would definitely recommend reading the trigger warnings before going into it but I think it tells a really important message and is done really well. 

*Thanks Netgalley and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Feiwel & Friends for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

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Veeeeeery unlikely I’ll get to properly review any of my May prompted reads, so this is just a post to keep track of everything (rather than stealing a small, blank corner in my full planner to write on)

Haitian Reads

The Witchery by S. Isabelle

Previous authors read: Debbie Rigaud, Maika & Maritza Moulite, Ibi Zoboi, Ben Philippe

API Reads (specific focus on new to me Pacific Islander/Pacifica/and or Indigenous) 

Secret Shopper by Tanya Taimanglo

She Persisted: Patsy Mink by Tae Keller ✅

Previously read: refer to physical and digital shelves for Asian/Asian American specific books

Jewish Reads (authored or authored and at least one main character identifies as Jewish)

Mr. Perfect on Paper by Jean Meltzer ✅

Previous authors read: Marisa Kanter, Rachel Lynn Solomon 

**author’s work who I should read SOMETIME IN THIS LIFETIME: Becky Albertalli 

Mental Health reads

Mr. Perfect on Paper by Jean Meltzer ✅ (anxiety rep)

Previously read: refer to physical and digital shelves because I own and have read QUITE a few

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5 Jewish Rom-Com Books

Contemporary YA rom-coms focused around Jewish characters may seem like a niche category, but if you're looking for it, you're sure to find many great options! Even options available in audiobook format! Take a look below and discover some Jewish teen romance!

What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter:

When two online friends meet (or re-meet) in real life, their lives become very complicated. Halle moves to her grandfather's town for senior year of high school and realizes that her online pal, Nash, is someone from his synagogue. Except she uses a fake persona online and would like to keep it that way. This becomes a problem when they start to grow close in real life, as Nash may have feelings for both versions of Halle.

Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon:

With Seattle as the playing grounds, two teens unexpectedly team up for their senior year scavenger hunt/assassin game. Rowan and Neil hate each other, but they're willing to form an alliance if they can use it to get back at an antisemitic classmate. It's a yearly tradition that the seniors play Howl, right before graduation. Rowan and Neil assumed they'd be competing, but now that they aren't, they may find things they like about each other.

We Can't Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon:

Last year Quinn, a harpist for her parent's wedding planning business, sent Tarek, a pastry maker for his parent's catering business, a love letter. Except he never responded. He went off to college, having left the email on read. The next summer they're bumping into each other again due to family businesses and try to act like nothing has changed. Quinn is struggling with OCD, her relationship with playing harp, and her parents' expectations. Tarek has eczema and several things he's keeping secret. Will they be able to get along, and maybe more?

Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli & Aisha Saeed:

Two teens get suckered into door-to-door canvassing for a local candidate for senator by their parents one Ramadan. Jamie, a teen helping prep for his sister's Bat Mitzvah party, has already been volunteering, but he prefers to stay at the center. Maya is having a difficult Ramadan thanks to the announcement that her parents are divorcing. Their parents get to talking and soon they are starting to find out how much they can care about local politics and each other.

As If on Cue by Marisa Kanter:

Natalie and Reid already don't like each other. The oversimplified reason would be proximity. When the arts receive budget cuts, the band Reid is in (and Natalie's father leads) gets saved, but Natalie's play gets canceled. Her revenge goes too far, but does make the point to the school that it made a mistake. Now Natalie's play is being turned into a musical so that all budget-affected students can be involved. But will Natalie and Reid be able to work through their issues so their climate change musical can succeed?

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My Year in Books

Got lazy reporting some of my books this year, so here’s the whole big list! I read 85 books altogether, which is less than the 100+ of 2019... but I didn’t do as much driving this year, so I’m missing the audiobook padding. 

Mid-way through the year, I audited previous reads and realized I had very few Black authors in my lists, so I worked on correcting that for the rest of 2020 and beyond. Probably also need to work on getting more Latinx authors on the list because the majority of my diverse/own voice reads are from authors with Asian backgrounds. 

Best reads: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab;  Beach Read by Emily Henry; Take a Hint, Dani Brown/Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert; Tweet Cute by Emma Lord; Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Worst reads: Something To Talk About by Meryl Wisner; To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters; What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter; The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston; Wicked Saints by Emily Duncan 

Most interesting non-fiction: Highway of Tears by Jessica McDiarmid; This Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin Faust; White Rage by Carol Anderson

Books that predicted everything about the pandemic minus zombies and ended up being more terrifying than ever: World War Z by Max Brooks

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AS IF ON CUE by Marisa Kanter - Blog Tour + GIVEAWAY!

I am SO EXCITED to be working Simon Teen and Marisa Kanter again to showcase her second book AS IF ON CUE!

About the Book:

A pair of fierce foes are forced to work together to save the arts at their school in this swoony YA enemies-to-lovers romance that fans of Jenny Han and Morgan Matson are sure to adore. Lifelong rivals Natalie and Reid have never been on the same team. So when their school’s art budget faces cutbacks, of course Natalie finds herself up against her nemesis once more. She’s fighting to direct the school’s first ever student-written play, but for her small production to get funding, the school’s award-winning band will have to lose it. Reid’s band. And he’s got no intention of letting the show go on. But when their rivalry turns into an all-out prank war that goes too far, Natalie and Reid have to face the music, resulting in the worst compromise: writing and directing a musical. Together. At least if they deliver a sold-out show, the school board will reconsider next year’s band and theater budget. Everyone could win. Except Natalie and Reid. Because after spending their entire lives in competition, they have absolutely no idea how to be co-anything. And they certainly don’t know how to deal with the feelings that are inexplicably, weirdly, definitely developing between them…

About the Author:

Marisa Kanter is a young adult author, amateur baker, and reality television enthusiast. She is the author of What I Like About You and As If On Cue. Born and raised in the suburbs of Boston, her obsession with books led her to New York City, where she worked in the publishing industry to help books find their perfect readers. She currently lives in Los Angeles, writing love stories by day and searching for the perfect slice of pizza by night. Follow her at MarisaKanter.com.

Review:

I absolutely LOVED this book! I was a huge fan of What I Like About You (read my review here) but As If On Cue BLEW ME AWAY. I felt so gripped by the inner turmoil of the main character Natalie and how she believed she was doing everything right, despite the setbacks she seemed to face. While a school year is not a new place to set a YA novel, this story really showed how teens can take charge of their own futures and hold themselves (and bureaucracy) accountable and was extremely relatable to my own high school experience. As I’m sure I’ve written before, I went to an arts based high school where every student had an art major which drove the culture of the school. My school’s “band kids” were the musical theatre students and all of our school’s funding went to them, despite every art having so-called validation, and it was incredibly disheartening to see them achieve everything and all opportunities presented while us “lesser” art students got the bare minimum. I felt proud reading As if On Cue because these students had the guts people in my year never did, though I wish I could have produced something half as cool as “Boiled” (teehee if you’ve read the book).

As for Marisa’s writing, I loved What I Like About You, because it was the first time I had ever seen myself represented in a book, not just as a Jew but as a young girl finding myself within a large book community. I was worried I would never find that feeling again... and then I read As If On Cue. I was blown away by the difference in representation and how I connected so deeply with both of the Jewish families represented. Their holidays and celebrations felt authentic and their experiences of micro aggressions real, and is another reason why I wish I had the strength of these characters when I was their age. I also felt and understood the ‘jewish guilt’ that was very powerful to me. Every jew experiences the idea of letting down their parents in some way, or not connecting how they wish they could or be understood. This is a universal experience but hits so close to home for myself and so many others, and to see this relationship so carefully realized in this book brought a lot out of me that I didn’t realize I had bottled in. Regardless of religion or culture, these universal experiences showcased in As If On Cue are written in such a relatable way, which is why I believe Marisa Kanter’s writing is just getting better and better.

Giveaway:

Simon & Schuster is YET AGAIN generously providing a hardcover copy of AS IF ON CUE for 1 lucky winner! Must have a valid U.S. address to enter:

ENTER HERE

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Talking Books With @headfulloffantasies!

[What is this and how can I participate?]

Welcome back!

Today we discuss book quotes, languages to read in, and overhyped books.

Important note: I haven’t changed or edited any of the answers. I’ve only formatted the book titles so they were clearer, but nothing else. Because I’m incapable of shutting up, my comments are between brackets and in italics, so you can distinguish them clearly.

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1. What is a book you've read more than three times?

Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater. 

2. Last book quote you loved?

“Sometimes it’s better to light a flamethrower than to curse the darkness.” I know it’s Terry Pratchett, but I forget which Discworld book.

[The internet tells me it’s from Men at Arms: The Play]

3. Do you follow authors on social media (twitter, tumblr, etc.)?

I do! I love seeing what new projects they’re working on. 

4. In how many languages can you read (or would you like to read)? 

Just English. I’d like to say I can passably read French, but only if it’s very basic.

[Most of my English it’s due to what I learned reading, so if you want to improve your French, reading is definitely the way to go! Don’t dispair!]

5. Most overrated/overhyped book?

My gut says Twilight, but I haven’t read it. Probably Divergent.

[HARD agree on both. I guess they’re fun, easy to read and easy to project yourself onto the main character, but um. The quality, to me, it’s just not there]

Free space to add/say/recommend anything!

If I had to recommend one book that came out this year it would be What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter. It’s a sweet (pun intended) look at fandom and family and how to hold on to what’s important.

You can follow her at @headfulloffantasies​ and on her AO3 account.

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Thank you, Sophie! This was fun.

Next interview: Friday, 30th of October

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2020 books read

1) Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston (Re-Read, Audiobook) / (Jan 1-Jan 1) 2) Since You’ve Been Gone - Morgan Matson (Re-Read, Audiobook) / (Jan 1-Jan 7) 3) Little Women - Louisa May Alcott (Re-Read, Audiobook) / (Jan 2-Jan 3) 4) Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far In Song) - Sara Bareilles (Re-Read, Audiobook) / (Jan 8-Jan 8) 5) I Woke Up Dead at the Mall - Judy Sheehan (Audiobook) / (Jan 10-Jan 12) 6) A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder - Holly Jackson (Goodreads Giveaway Advanced Reader Copy) / (Jan 14-Jan 17 ) 7) The Cheerleaders - Kara Thomas / (Jan 18-Jan 19) 8) When I Was You - Minka Kent / (Jan 19-Jan 21) 9) Always Never Yours - Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka (Audiobook) / (Jan 21-Jan 27) 10) The Hand on the Wall - Maureen Johnson / (Jan 26-Feb 22) 11) The Haunting of Ashburn House - Darcy Coates / (Feb 23-Mar 2) 12) One of Us is Next - Karen M. McManus / (Mar 2-Mar 13) 13) The Carrow Haunt - Darcy Coates / (Mar 14-Mar 15) 14) American Royals - Katherine McGee / (Mar 20-Mar 22) 15) Tweet Cute - Emma Lord / (Mar 23-Mar 24) 16) The Unexpected Everything - Morgan Matson (Re-Read, Audiobook) / (Mar 26-Mar 27) 17) Burn for Burn - Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian / (Mar 28) 18) Fire with Fire - Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian / (Mar 28) 19) Ashes to Ashes - Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian / (Mar 28-Mar 29) 20) Love & Luck - Jenna Evans Welsh / (Mar 29-April 1) 21) The Summer I Turned Pretty - Jenny Han / (April 1-April 3) 22) It’s Not Summer Without You - Jenny Han / (April 3-April 4) 23) We’ll Always Have Summer - Jenny Han / (April 4) 24) Love & Gelato - Jenna Evans Welsh / (April 5-April 6) 25) As Kismit Would Have It - Sandhya Menon / (April 6-April 7) 26) All Eyes on Us - Kit Frick / (April 9-April 12) 27) The Babysitters Coven - Kate Williams / (April 18-April 27) 28) What I Like About You - Marisa Kanter / (April 27-April 29) 29) Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston (Re-Read, Audiobook) / (April 29-April 29) 30) Nancy Drew: The Curse - Micol Ostow / (April 30-May 1) 31) Out of Left Field - Kris Hui Lee / (May 1-May 2) 32) The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyne Hardcastle - Stuart Turton (Audiobook) / (April 20-May 5) 33) The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater / (May 2-May 6) 34) If We Were Villains - M.L. Rio (Re-Read, Audiobook) / (May 6-May 8) 35) The Dream Thieves - Maggie Stiefvater / (May 7-May 12) 36) Blue Lily, Lily Blue - Maggie Stiefvater / (May 12-May 18) 37) The Henna Wars - Adiba Jaigirdar / (May 16-May 24) 38) The Raven King - Maggie Stiefvater / (May 18-May 25) 39) Break the Fall - Jennifer Iacopelli / (May 25-May 26) 40) The Foxhole Court - Nora Sakavic / (May 26-May 27) 41) The Raven King - Nora Sakavic / (May 29-May 30) 42) The King’s Men - Nora Sakavic / (May 30-May 31) 43) The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins (Re-Read, Audiobook) / (June 1-June 1) 44) Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins (Re-Read, Audiobook) / (June 1-June 2) 45) Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins (Re-Read, Audiobook) / (June 2-June 3) 46) On the Come Up - Angie Thomas (Audiobook) / (June 4-June 5) 47) The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern / (June 7-June 12) 48) The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid / (June 12-June 13) 49) The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan / (June 13-June 15) 50) The Folcroft Ghosts - Darcy Coates / (June 19-June 20) 51) The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan / (June 20-June 23) 52) If We Were Villains - M.L. Rio (Re-Read, Physical + Audiobook) / (June 29-July 2) 53) The Titan’s Curse - Rick Riordan / (June 23-July 2) 54) The Battle of the Labyrinth - Rick Riordan / (July 2-July 4) 55) The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan / (July 4-July 5) 56) Beach Read - Emily Henry / (July 5-July 6) 57) Anna K - Jenny Lee / (July 7-July 7) 58) Circe - Madeline Miller / (July 9-July 10) 59) Emma - Jane Austen (Re-Read, Audiobook) / (July 12-July 15) 60) You Should See Me In a Crown - Leah Johnson (Audiobook) / (July 17-July 19) 61) The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller / (July 21-July 23) 62) Second Chance Summer - Morgan Matson (Re-Read) / (July 25-July 28) 63) Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You - Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi / (July 3-July 31) 64) Clique Bait - Ann Valett / (July 29-Aug 1) 65) Meet Me at Midnight - Jessica Pennington / (Aug 2-Aug 3) 66) By the Book - Amanda Sellet / (July 6-Aug 9) 67) The Black Kids - Christina Hammonds Reed (Audiobook) / (Aug 9-Aug 10) 68) She’s the Worst - Lauran Spieller / (Aug 10-Aug 10) 69) Love and Other Train Wrecks - Leah Konen / (Aug 10-Aug 12) 70) The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas (Re-Read, Audiobook) / (Aug 6-Aug 15) 71) The Poet X - Elizabeth Acevedo (Audiobook) / (Aug 16-Aug 16) 72) Fractured - Shay Siegel (NetGalley ARC) / (Aug 18-Aug 19) 73) These Witches Don’t Burn - Isabel Sterling (Re-Read) / (Aug 21-Aug 24) 74) This Coven Won’t Break - Isabel Sterling / (Aug 24-Aug 24) 75) This Spell Can’t Last - Isabel Sterling (Novella) / (Aug 24-Aug 24) 76) Save the Date - Morgan Matson (Re-Read) / (Aug 25-Aug 27) 77) I Hope You’re Listening - Tom Ryan (NetGalley ARC) / (Aug 27-Aug 28) 78) Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare (ReRead) / (Aug 12-Aug 31) 79) Boyfriend Material - Alexis Hall (Audiobook) / (Aug 31-Aug 31) 80) Only Mostly Devastated - Sophie Gonzales (Audiobook) / (Sep 1-Sep 1) 81) Where Dreams Descend - Janella Angeles / (Aug 30-Sep 5) 82) Majesty - Katherine McGee / (Sep 7-Sep 9) 83) I Killed Zoe Spanos - Kit Frick (Audiobook) / (Sep 10-Sep 11) 84) Nobody Knows But You - Anica Mrose Rissi (NetGalley ARC) / (Sep 12-Sep 12) 85) If We Were Villains - M.L. Rio (Re-Read, Audiobook) / (Sep 14-Sep 14) 86) Macbeth - William Shakespeare (Re-Read, Audiobook) / (Sep 15-Sep 15) 87) The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life - Dani Jansen (NetGalley ARC) / (Sep 16-Sep 19) 88) Kisses and Croissants - Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau (NetGalley ARC) / (Sep 24-Sep 25) 89) The Lakehouse - Joe Clifford (NetGalley ARC) / (Sep 30-Oct 1) 90) The Poppy and the Rose - Ashlee Cowles (NetGalley ARC) / (Oct 1-Oct 7) 91) We Were Restless Things - Cole Nagamatsu (NetGalley ARC) / (Oct 8-Oct 10) 92) When Life Gives You Lemons Instead of Lattes - Rayna York (NetGalley ARC) / (Oct 11- Oct 12) 93) Where Dreams Descend - Janella Angeles (ReRead) / (Oct 17-Oct 21) 94) The Royal We - Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan (Audibook) / (Oct 21-Oct 23) 95) The Heir Affair - Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan (Audiiobook) / (Oct 23-Oct 24) 96) The Hollywood Jim Crow - Maryann Erigha / (Sep 30 - Oct 29) 97) Lies Like Poison - Chelsea Pitcher (NetGalley ARC) / (Oct 26 - Nov 1) 98) In Tune - Yeyet Soriano (ARC) / (Nov 2 - Nov 4) 99) Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston (Re-Read, Audiobook) / (Nov 2 - Nov 5) 100) These Violent Delights - Chloe Gong / (Nov 6 - Nov 10) 101) Influence - Sara Shepard (NetGalley ARC) / (Nov 4 - Nov 11) 102) Ten Rules for Fakiing it - Sophie Sullivan (NetGalley ARC) / (Nov 11 - Nov 13) 103) The Worst Best Man - Mia Sosa (Audiobook) / (Nov 13 - Nov 14) 104) Sixteen Scandals - Sophie Jordan (Edelweiss+ ARC) / (Nov 15 - Nov 16) 105) The Life and (Medieval) Tiimes of Kit Sweetly - Jamie Pacton (Audiobook) / (Nov 17 - Nov 17) 106) You Have a Match - Emma Lord (NetGalley ARC) / (Nov 19 - Nov 21) 107) Be More Chill - Ned Vizzini (Audiobook) / (Nov 21 - Nov 21) 108) Dear Evan Hansen - Val Emmich (Re-Read, Audiobook) / (Nov 22 - Nov 23) 109) The Bitterwine Oath - Hannah West (ARC) / (Nov 24 - Nov 25) 110) The Gilded Wolves - Roshani Chokshi / (Nov 18 - Nov 25) 111) Rent a Boyfriend - Gloria Chao (Audiobook) / (Nov 26 - Nov 26) 112) I Love You So Mochi - Sarah Kuhn (Audiobook) / (Nov 27 - Nov 27) 113) The Twelve Dates of Christmas - Jenny Bayliss / (Nov 26 - Nov 28) 114) Wiith the Fire on High - Elizabeth Acevedo (Audiobook) / (Nov 28 - Nov 29) 115) Not Our Summer - Casie Bazay (NetGalley ARC) / (Nov 29 - Nov 30) 116) Meg & Jo - Virgina Kantra (Audiobook) / (Dec 2 - Dec 2) 117) The Honey Don’t List - Christina Lauren (Audiiobook) / (Dec 3 - Dec 3) 118) Clap When You Land - Elizabeth Acevedo (Audiobook) / (Dec 3 - Dec 3) 119) The Wedding Date - Jasmine Guillory (Audiobook) / (Dec 3 - Dec 3) 120) Perfect on Paper - Sophie Gonzales (NetGalley ARC) / (Dec 1 - Dec 4) 121) The Wedding Partty - Jasmine Guillory (Audiobook) / (Dec 6 - Dec 6) 122) If We Were Villains - M.L. Rio (Reread) / (Dec 5 - Dec 6) 123) We Are Okay - Nina LaCour (Audiiobook) / (Dec 6 - Dec 7) 124) Royal Holiday - Jasmine Guillory (Audiiobook) / (Dec 7 - Dec 7) 125) Party of Two - Jasmine Guillory (Audiobook) / (Dec 7 - Dec 7) 126) The Silvered Serpents - Roshani Chokshi (Audiobook) / (Dec 7- Dec 8) 127) Pride and Premediitation - Tirzah Price (Audiobook, NetGalley ARC) / (Dec 8 - Dec 9) 128) Faking Under the Mistletoe - Ashley Shepherd / (Dec 9 - Dec 10) 129) We Met in December - Rosie Curtis (Audobook) / (Dec 10 - Dec 11) 130) The Insomniacs - Marit Wesenbeerg (Audiobook) / (Dec 11 - Dec 11) 131) Rebecca - Daphne de Maurier (Audiobook) / (Dec 12 - Dec 13) 132) A Midsummer Night’s Scream - R.L. Stein (Audiobook) / (Dec 14 - Dec 15) 133) Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare (Audiobook) / (Dec 15 - Dec 15) 134) Maggie Finds Her Muse - Dee Ernst (NetGalley ARC) / (Dec 15 - Dec 15) 135) Don’t Tell a Soul - Kristen Miller (NetGalley ARC) / (Dec 16 - Dec 17) 136) Yesterday is History - Kosoko Jackson (NetGalley ARC) (Dec 17 - Dec 18) 137) Admission - Juliie Buxbaum (Audiobook) / (Dec 20 - Dec 20) 138) A Princess for Christmas - Jenny Holiday (Audiobook) / (Dec 20 - Dec 20) 139) I Love You So Mochi - Sarah Kuhn (Re-Read) / (Dec 19 - Dec 21) 140) RomaJuliette Christmas Short (These Violent Delights Universe) - Chloe Gong / (Dec 22 - Dec 22) 141) Roman and Jewel - Dana L. Davis (NetGalley ARC) / (Dec 22 - Dec 22) 142) That Way Madness Lies - Various Authors (NetGalley ARC) / (Dec 22 - Dec 24) 143) The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre - Robin Talley (Audiobook) / (Dec 26 - Dec 26) 144) Turning Pointe: How a New Generaton of Dancers Is Saving Ballet from Itself - Chlooe Angyal (NettGalley ARC) / (Dec 24 - Dec 26) 145) Written in the Stars - Alexandriia Bellefleur (Audiobook) / (Dec 27 - Dec 28) 146) A Midsummer Night’s Dream - William Shakespeare (ReRead, Audiobook) / (Dec 28 - Dec 28) 147) Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas / (Dec 27 - Dec 30) 148) Keep My Heart in San Francisco - Amelia Diane Coombs / (Dec 30 - Dec 30) 149) Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender (Audiobook) / (Dec 30 - Dec 31) 150) The Falling in Love Montage - Ciara Smyth / (Dec 31 - Dec 31)

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Ohh I have more!! (Also I need to visit thoses here to add to my list 👀)

1. Last chance books, Kelsey Rodkey (rival bookstore)

2. Talk bookish to me, Kate Bromley (female MC a romance author)

3. What I like about you, Marisa Kanter (book bloggers!!)

Anyone have examples of like

✨Bookish✨ Romance Novels?

I’d love to read something cute and romancey, but with a bookish twist to it since I’m a sucker for literary life.

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Despite a Predictable Main Plot, What I Like about You Has Subplots That Shine

Debut author Marisa Kanter tackles grief, family, YA literature, and the challenges of internet success in her debut romance.

Simon & Schuster

Social media has changed the way we connect with the world, especially our relationships with others. I will forever be grateful for the role it has played in allowing me to interact with some of my favorite authors on Twitter, and for giving me a way to communicate with my long-distance boyfriend when we’re not together. Marisa Kanter’s debut novel, What I Like about You, takes…

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🦇 Finally Fitz Book Review 🦇

❓ #QOTD If you have a plant, what type is it and what would you name it OR what's the story behind your Insta handle?❓ 🦇 When Ava "Fitz" Fitzgerald travels to New York with her girlfriend, Danica, she's ready for the perfect summer attending a prestigious summer fashion program that will take her upcycling Insta account to the next level. Unfortunately, Danica upends her plans by dumping her before classes even start, blaming Fitz's obsession with her online persona. To show she's willing to do anything to win Danica back, Fitz takes a break from social media. After reuniting with her long-lost, childhood best friend Levi, she strikes up a plan to win Dani back by making her jealous. Unfortunately, even the most carefully designed plans can come apart at the seams.

💜 Fitz is adorably chaotic and entirely too realistic. A perfectionist with three sisters and parents too busy to pay her much notice, Fitz connects to her older sisters by upcycling their old clothes, turning them into new creations. Unfortunately, that perfectionism causes her to become creatively blocked, leading Fitz to realize there's just as much beauty in imperfections and being authentically yourself, sans filter.

💜 There are so many adorable tropes in Finally Fitz, giving it elements of a comforting, familiar rom-com. I loved Fitz's dynamic with her sisters (I'm the oldest of four girls, and she's the youngest), who always felt shut out and disconnected as the baby among them. The underlying mental health topics of self-worth, authenticity, and work-life balance gave this story the extra layer of depth it needed. I also appreciated the normalcy around queerness (and the touch on biophobia/bi-erasure) for both Fitz and Levi.

💙 Fitzy. Oh, sweet, sweet Fitzy. Fake kissing your childhood best friend and plotting a curated, fake relationship to make your ex jealous is not okay. Not respecting someone's boundaries or desire for a healthier relationship (by their definition) is not okay. The moment Fitz started down that route, I disconnected from her, even as a fellow messy bi. Everything that Danika considered a red flag was entirely valid, and Fitz only made things worse for herself.

🦇 Recommended for fans of She Gets the Girl or To All the Boys I've Loved Before. Great if you love a messy fake-dating rom-com.

✨ The Vibes ✨ 🪡 Second Chance Romance 🪴 Friends to Lovers 🪡 Mental Health Rep 🪴 Bi FMC + Bi4Bi Romance 🪡 Young Adult/Coming-of-Age 🪴 Queer Supporting Cast 🪡 Jewish FMC

🦇 Major thanks to the author @marisakanter and publisher @simonteen for providing an ARC of this book via Netgalley. 🥰 This does not affect my opinion regarding the book. #FinallyFitz

💬 Quotes ❝ But if I’m a person who never shows people less than their best . . . how is it possible to still feel like my best is never enough? ❞ ❝ Because it’s one thing when queerphobic trash invalidate your identity. It’s another thing entirely to experience biphobia from within the queer community. ❞ ❝ Because everyone deserves clothes that empower them to feel like the best, most authentic versions of themselves. ❞ ❝ I just want to bottle the feeling that’s finding the one person in this universe who gets you and sees you—the whole unfiltered truth of you— and loves you anyway. ❞

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Blog Tour & Giveaway: What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter

Title: What I Like About You Author: Marisa Kanter Publication date: April 7, 2020 Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis:

Can a love triangle have only two people in it? Online, it can…but in the real world, its more complicated. In this debut novel that’s perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Morgan Matson, Marisa Kanter hilariously…

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Author Interview: What I Like About You

Marisa Kanter’s debut novel released out into the world on Tuesday, and I am so excited to talk with her about What I Like About You! Book bloggers are definitely going to want to pick this rom-com up!

Q&A with Marisa Kanter Let’s kick off this interview with a little bit about the book—describe What I Like About You in five words.

A love letter to YA!

“Can a love triangle have only two people…

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