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🖤 Black History Month ❤️

💛 Queer Books by Black Authors 💚

[ List Under the Cut ]

🖤 Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender ❤️ Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta 💛 Warrior of the Wind by Suyi Davies Okungbowa 💚 I'm a Wild Seed by Sharon Lee De La Cruz 🖤 Real Life by Brandon Taylor ❤️ Ruthless Pamela Jean by Carol Denise Mitchell 💛 The Unbroken by C.L. Clark 💚 Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova 🖤 Skin Deep Magic by Craig Laurance Gidney ❤️ The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi 💛 That Could Be Enough by Alyssa Cole 💚Work for It by Talia Hibbert

🖤 All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson ❤️ The Deep by Rivers Solomon 💛 How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters 💚 Running With Lions by Julian Winters 🖤 Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters ❤️ This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender 💛 The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum 💚 This Is What It Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow 🖤 Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa ❤️ Black Boy Joy by Kwame Mbalia 💛 Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 💚 The Wicker King by K. Ancrum

🖤 Pet by Akwaeke Emezi ❤️ You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson 💛 Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole 💚 Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron 🖤 Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann ❤️ A Spectral Hue by Craig Laurance Gidney 💛 Power & Magic by Joamette Gil 💚 The Black Veins by Ashia Monet 🖤 Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon ❤️ The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow 💛 Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James 💚 Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett

🖤 The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta ❤️ Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee 💛 A Phoenix First Must Burn (edited) by Patrice Caldwell 💚 Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson 🖤 Things We Couldn't Say by Jay Coles ❤️ Black Boy Out of Time by Hari Ziyad 💛 Darling by K. Ancrum 💚 The Secrets of Eden by Brandon Goode 🖤 Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé ❤️ Off the Record by Camryn Garrett 💛 Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers 💚 Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

🖤 How to Dispatch a Human by Stephanie Andrea Allen ❤️ Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans 💛 The Essential June Jordan (edited) by Jan Heller Levi and Christoph Keller 💚 A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark 🖤 A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney ❤️ Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo 💛 Dread Nation by Justina Ireland 💚 Punch Me Up to the Gods by Brian Broome 🖤 Masquerade by Anne Shade ❤️ One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite 💛 Soulstar by C.L. Polk 💚 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell

🖤 Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender ❤️ Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby 💛 Coffee Will Make You Black by April Sinclair 💚 The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi 🖤 If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann ❤️ Sweethand by N.G. Peltier 💛 This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron 💚 Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon 🖤 Friday I’m in Love by Camryn Garrett ❤️ Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez 💛 Memorial by Bryan Washington 💚 Patsy by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn

🖤 Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon ❤️ How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole 💛 Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackosn 💚 Mouths of Rain (edited) by Briona Simone Jones 🖤 Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia ❤️ Love's Divine by Ava Freeman 💛 The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr 💚 Odd One Out by Nic Stone 🖤 Symbiosis by Nicky Drayden ❤️ Thanks a Lot, Universe by Chad Lucas 💛 The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons 💚 Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin

🖤 Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert ❤️ My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson 💛 Pleasure and Spice by Fiona Zedde 💚 No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull 🖤 The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus ❤️ Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor 💛 The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin 💚 Peaces by Helen Oyeyem 🖤 The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk ❤️ Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh 💛 Bingo Love by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge, Joy San 💚 The Heart Does Not Bend by Makeda Silvera

🖤 King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender ❤️ By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery 💛 Busy Ain't the Half of It by Frederick Smith & Chaz Lamar Cruz 💚 Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo 🖤 Sin Against the Race by Gar McVey-Russell ❤️ Trumpet by Jackie Kay 💛 Remembrance by Rita Woods 💚 Daughters of Nri by Reni K. Amayo 🖤 You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour ❤️ The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters 💛 Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi 💚 Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyem

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max's top 10 books of 2024

past top tens in this tag! as always, these rankings are based on some unspecified combo of objective "goodness" and personal enjoyment. books beneath the cut :3

first off, as usual, our BOOKS I LOATHED category. shout-out to: i, claudius by robert graves (SHAME! SHAME! THE TV SHOW IS SO GOODBADCAMP!) and rhinoceros by eugene ionesco (very real argument about fascism; very fucking boring execution). shout-out also to king cheer and immortal longings, both of which were quite bad but which i wouldn't say i "loathed" so much as "they sent me into spirals of shakespearean madness."

my most anticipated 2025 release is the sea eternal by emery robin. also, alecto the ninth again

okay. the meat of the matter. i read SO many good books this year (and so much good short fiction), so lots of runners-up: brotherless night by v.v. ganeshanathan (absolutely gutting with some of the most gorgeous prose i've ever read), white pearl by anchuli felicia king (set in an asian beauty corporation rocked by scandal; filled the succession-shaped hole in my heart), fairview by jackie sibblies drury (this play is doing the coolest fucking things with fourth walls), luster by raven leilani (i adore the main character so much and she is NOT thriving), and the his dark materials series (i wish i had read these as kids, but i'm also glad i have miltonic context?). thank you to my professors for half of these

OKAY. THE LIST!

10. Dare Me by Megan Abbott

i expected a thriller about toxic friendships and evil cheerleaders; i was not expecting this to REWIRE ME. the DYNAMICS in this fucking book. the ugly violent homoerotics and the empty hunger of white suburbia. the tenderness of the grooming. the constant unspoken looming specter of lesbianism. the constant sense that the main characters are teetering on the edge of disaster. BETH CASSIDY YOU ARE ONE OF THE CHARACTERS OF ALL TIME YOU MAKE ME FEEL BONKERS BATSHIT CRAZY. i need to send everyone in this book the lesbian masterdoc goodbye

9. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehesi Coates

okay i know everybody raves about ta-nehesi coates' writing so i wasn't exactly SURPRISED this was good. but i WAS still knocked off my feet by the beauty of this book. this is an extended letter to coates' son on the experience of being a black man in america, and every single page is glowing with heartbreak--for all the black people destroyed and endangered by white supremacist society--and love--for everyone who keeps living, for the world, and for coates' son. i wrote down sooooo many quotes that struck me in the chest

8. Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

kind of no fucking idea what to say about this book because my sense memory of it is just a whirlwind of "ack augh ough." the way this book envelops you in the psychological and emotional tumult of fourteen-year-old john grimes is crazy and intense and then baldwin DOES IT AGAIN in a series of interludes from other characters. this is about one day in john's life and his experience in the church, but it's also about the exhilarating terror in/of religion and the pain of growing up and the agony of antiblackness and the quiet terror of realizing your parents are fallible and human. and also a little bit about being gay for your youth pastor. did people lose their fucking minds in 1953 when this book came out because i would've

7. Lost Places and Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea by Sarah Pinsker

favorite author i discovered this year is definitely sarah pinsker, whose short stories mostly have in common that they are strange and whimsical as hell and make me want to crawl into her brain. i can't decide between her two short story collections, so i'm putting them both on here because they were SO fucking fun to read. between the two, some of the short stories include: a horror story told through a folk music genius lyrics page! a robot arm that identified as a road! a kid yelling the lines in the 1920s movie theater! george gershwin! girl scouts! and my favorite, a batshit crazy agatha christie homage set at a convention of dozens of alternate-universe sarah pinsker selves! (which you can read online!)

6. Paradise Lost by Erin Shields

look. there are aspects of this play--a modern reworking of milton's epic poem, featuring hot middle-aged woman satan--that are too on-the-nose. but holy fucking shit, the irreversible things milf satan has done to my brainstem. maybe i'm just a fucking ex-catholic but some of the speeches in this play made me feel like i was being tumbled in a heavy-duty washing machine. also, fascinating things going on with script format here. i wrote an insane transgender satan monologue for my paradise lost class because of this play. (also shout-out shields' king lear adaptation/prequel, left off my list for space but it's REALLY fucking fantastic)

5. In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

okay we all know in the dream house. but i'm here to sing its praises anyway, because reading it feels like walking into a woodchipper. this is a memoir about abuse and an experiment with form and a raw open organ placed directly in your hands. machado's prose is genuinely fucking crazy good; she has such a gift for scalpel-like precision in every sentence, and everything about this book is so carefully-crafted and feels like getting clocked in the teeth. there's a choose-your-own adventure section where the result is always the same. for personal reasons i read this at a weird time and it made me want to get on my knees on the carpet and hack like a sick cat

4. Nobody Knows My Name by James Baldwin

i read this essay collection two weeks into the year and i knew it was going to be one of the most stunning reading experiences of 2024. the first page knocked me flat on my ass and it never let up. he manages that thing so few authors can do, where his eloquent and precise prose is exactly as deft as his observations are perceptive and sharp. his work cuts straight to the truth of things. i finished this book grieving the fact that baldwin died before i was born--because he can't comment on current events? because i can't see him speak live? because i felt some kind of connection to him through the words despite knowing he was not writing for some random college kid in the backseat of a car? anyway i am a groupie now

3. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

reading this and then in the dream house back to back was like self-trepanation. why did i do that. what in the name of god can i even say about this book. what IS there to say. all the best of fantasy and all the best of humanity are in here in under 300 pages and it made me cry and i have thought about it ceaselessly since and i can't say anything without spoiling the fun because you REALLY ought to go in blind. um. girls, do you like, um... the labyrinth?

2. Angels in America by Tony Kushner

ohhhhhhh my god. oh my fucking god. i mean it with my full chest when i say that this is thee defining dramatic work of modern america. play that is about jewishness and gayness and AIDS and love and sickness and the anxiety of modernity and getting boners and prophecies from reactionary angels. and roy cohn is there. this was written at the end of the 20th century and yet it still hits exactly as hard if not harder in 2024 ("in the twenty-first century we will all be insane" yeah for REAL). it's the play of all time. it's one of the most things ever written. i am going to think about it every day of my fucking life. truly impossible to overstate this one

1. The Stars Undying by Emery Robin

and yet AIA is still my #2, because my #1 is a book i think may have been written specifically for me. like, so much for me that i'm furious i didn't write it. that book being a space opera rendition of cleopatra's life story, featuring insane butch mark antony and bisexual love triangles and CICERO? CICERO IS THERE? this is a slowish character-driven story that wouldn't work if gracia's narration wasn't so stirring and self-aware, but it is, and she is, and she's fascinating and has everything wrong with her, and i am obsessed with the things this book is doing with history and legend and the reception of these figures and also ROMAN HISTORY JOKES IN SPACE!!! and i want anita decretan so bad it makes me look stupid. emery robin do you want my credit card information

if you've read this far, please pitch in with your own favorite reads of the year! what books are you excited for in 2025? :)

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Quality Control Time

okay everyone: realistically despite having read some since last tournament I can't have read all of these books as I am one person running a blog for funnies

so I'm posting a list after I've gone through the submissions and I'm counting on you guys to tell me if any of these submissions don't count (or if someone typoed something in the submission I didn't catch)

that said here are your (tentative) competitors:

Rune Saint-John- The Tarot Sequence by KD Edwards

Quinn Saint Nicholas- The Tarot Sequence by KD Edwards

Layne Dawncreek- The Hourglass Throne by KD Edwards

Silas Bell- The Spirit Bares it's Teeth by Andrew Joseph White 

Daphne Luckenbill- The Spirit Bares it's Teeth  by Andrew Joseph White 

Benjamin/Benji Woodside- Hell Followed with us by Andrew Joseph White 

Sideways Pike- The Spacegracers by HA Clarke

Tayend of Tremmelin- Magician’s Guild series (The Novice, The High Lord) by Trudi Canavan

Gideon Nav- The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir

Ianthe Tridenarius, Ianthe the First- The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir

Harrowhark Nonagesimus- The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir

Dekka- Gone series by Michael Grant

Therem Harth rem ir Estraven- The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Seregil í Korit Solun Meringil Bôkthersa- Luck in the shadows/the nightrunner series by Lynn Fleweling

Victor Vale- Vicious by VE Schwab

Alucard Emery- Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab

Rhy Maresh- Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab

Elliot Schafer- In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

Sebastian Black- The Sacred Sins of Father Black by St John Starling

Father Victor Ardelian- What Manner of Man by St John Starling

Wenren È- Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know by Cyan Wings

Zhu Chongba- She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Ouyang- She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Giovanni- Giovanni's room by James Baldwin

David- Giovanni's room by James Baldwin

Danny Tozer- Dreadnought by April Daniels

Magnus Bane- The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

Alec Lightwood- The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

Thomas Lightwood- The Last Hours by Cassandra Clare

Alastair Carstairs- The Last Hours by Cassandra Clare

Alex Fierro-Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series by Rick Riordan

Magnus Chase- Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series by Rick Riordan

Nico di Angelo- The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan

Frances Janvier- Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

Nick Nelson- Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

Charlie Spring- Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

Tori Spring- Solitaire by Alice Oseman

Gwen (Princess Gwendoline)- Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

Jack Alston/Lord Hawthorn- The Last Binding Trilogy by Freya Marske

Maud Blyth- The Last Binding Trilogy by Freya Marske

Robin Blyth- A Marvelous Light by Freya Marske

Silariathas “Silas”- Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

Nathaniel Thorn- Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

Ballister Blackheart- Nimona by N.D. Stevenson

Ambrosius Goldenloin- Nimona by N.D. Stevenson 

Neil Josten- All for the game by Nora Sakavic

Andrew Minyard- All for the game by Nora Sakavic

Nicky Hemick- All for the game by Nora Sakavic

Xie Lian- Heaven Official's Blessing / Tian Guan Ci Fu by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu / mxtx 

San Lang/ Hua Cheng- Heaven Official's Blessing / Tian Guan Ci Fu by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu / mxtx 

Luo Binghe- The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu / mxtx

Shen Qingqiu- The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu / mxtx

Lan Wangji/ Lan Zhan/ Han Guang Jun- Mo Dao Zu Shi (The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu / mxtx

Wei WuXian/ Wei Ying/ Yiling Patriarch- Mo Dao Zu Shi (The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu / mxtx

Kelly Bennett- Heartsong by TJ Klune

Linus Baker- The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Arthur Parnassus- The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Laurent- Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat

Damianos (Damen)- Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat

Will Kempen- Dark Rise Series by C.S. Pacat

Sarcean- Dark Rise Series by C.S. Pacat

James St. Clair- Dark Rise Series by C.S. Pacat

Ronan Lynch- The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

Adam Parrish- The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

Loki- Loki- Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee

Theo Bell- Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee

Daniela- We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Carmen- We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Seonid Traighan Sedai- Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan

Siuan Sanche Sedai- Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan

Shallan Davar- The Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson

Jasnah Kholin- The Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson 

Jesper Fahey- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Wylan van Eck- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Nina Zenik- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Evelyn Hugo- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Moiraine Damodred Sedai- The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan 

Yan Wushi- 千秋 /Thousand Autumns/Qian Qu by Meng Xi Shi

Shen Qiao- 千秋/Qian Qiu/Thousand Autumn by Meng Xi Shi

Alex Claremont-Diaz- Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor- Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Biyu "Jane" Su- One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

August Landry- One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Jolene Whitaker- Stars Still Fall by Jules Kelley

Jude St. Francis- A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Francis Abernathy- The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Ishita Dey- Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

Carmilla Karnstein- Carmilla by J Sheridan le Fanu

Murderbot- The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Shuos Jedao- Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

Achilles- Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 

Patroclus- Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 

Yin Hanjiang- Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know by Cyan Wings

Daja Kisubo- The Circle of Magic series, The Circle Opens series, The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce

Simon Torquill- October Daye Series by Seanan McGuire

Kade Bronson- Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire

Jack Wolcott- Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire

Sundew- Wings of Fire by Tui T Sutherland

Zanja Na'Tarwein- The Elemental Logic Series by Laurie J. Marks

Karis G'deon- The Elemental Logic series by Laurie J. Marks

Thaniel Steepleton- The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley

Raff Barden- One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny

Penn de Foucart- One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny

Alec Campion- Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

Richard St Vier- Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

Nico Ferrer De Varona- The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

Parisa Kamali- The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

Sam Black Crow- American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Salim- American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Hunter- Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Islington- Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Tsukiko- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Zachary Ezra Rawlins- The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Dorian- The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Katrina- The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Katherine- The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner

Geraldine- Christabel by Samuel Coleridge 

Priya- The Jasmine Throne/The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri

Malini- The Jasmine Throne/The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri

Henry Gaunt- In Memoriam by Alice Winn

Sidney Ellwood - In Memoriam by Alice Winn

Benji Ovich- Beartown by Frederik Backman

Renly Baratheon- A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF) by George R.R. Martin

Loras Tyrell- A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF) by George R.R. Martin

Oberyn Martell- A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF) by George R.R. Martin

Ellaria Sand- A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF) by George R.R. Martin

Ead Duryan- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Thara Celehar- The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison

Iäna Pel-Thenhior- The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison

Vanyel Ashkevron- The Last Herald-Mage Series (Magic's Pawn, Magic's Price, Magic's Promise) by Mercedes Lackey

Galen- Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher 

Doctor Piper- Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher 

Eliot Waugh- The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Simon Spier- Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Bram Greenfield- Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Leah Burke- Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

Abby Suso- Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

Jay Gatsby- Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie Mclemore

Harold Hutchins- Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey

Eric "Bitty" Bittle- Check, Please! By Ngozi Ukazu 

Jack Zimmermann- Check, Please! By Ngozi Ukazu 

Ollie O'Meara- Check, Please! By Ngozi Ukazu

Pacer Wicks- Check, Please! By Ngozi Ukazu

Maurice Hall- Maurice by E.M. Forster 

Alec Scudder- Maurice by E.M. Forster 

Clive Durham- Maurice by E.M. Forster 

Cal Stephanides- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Therese Belivet- Carol or The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith 

Carol Aird- Carol or The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith 

Baz Pitch- Carry On Series by Rainbow Rowell

Tennalhin (Tennal) Halkana- Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell

Evander (Andy) Mills- Lavendar House by Lev Ac Rosen

Kaiiestron (Kai) l, Prince of the Fourth House of the Underearth- Witch King by Martha Wells

Max Owen- Magical Boy by The Kao

Remy Pendergast- Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco

Ben De Backer- I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver

Nathan Allan- I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver

Genevieve Lefoux- The Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger

Maddie Morrow- Havenfall by Sara Holland

Catherine St. Day- The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

Lucy Muchelney- The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

Fetter- The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera

Leonie Jackman- Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

Red- This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone 

Blue- This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone 

Rose- Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

Li Shimin- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Cliopher Mdang- The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard

Lily Hu- Last Night At The Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Patrick O’Hara- The Guncle by Steven Rowley

Ambrose Cusk- The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

Kodiak Celius- The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

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TDA Las Vegas 2023 Predictions

I know this is more than 20 in each lol but I really couldn’t narrow it down! I always want everyone to do so well!

MINI TOP 3: Elsie Sandall, Brooklyn Ward, Lilly Anderson

TOP 10: Mila Ayshford, Tatum Self, Bella Charnstrom, Kendyl Miller, Mika Takase, Mya Lanigan, Lucia Piedrahita, Emery Duffin, Stevie Menne, Malia Scott, Melina Biltz, Harper Anderson, 

TOP 20: Madisyn Amos, Neala Murphy, Tillie Kuhl, Alivia Hughes, Addyson Paul, Stella Brinkerhoff, Ruby Taylor, Tabitha Nan, Savannah Jackson, Ruby Kramer

JUNIOR TOP 3: Kiera Sun, Kelsie Jacobson, Savannah Manzel

TOP 10: Kinsley Oykhman, Kate Baldwin, Roxie Onellion, Aria Du, Kate Jarboe, Ingrid Wirtz, Fiona Wu, Keelyn Jones, Channing Embry

TOP 20: Aurora Andreski, Avery Maycunich, Harper Ducale, Tiara Sherman, Sasha Milstein, Esprit Frank, Alexis Alvarez, Tessa Ohran, Karyna Majeroni, Lyric Okrusch, Piper Perusse

TEEN TOP 3: Crystal Huang, Izzy Howard, Isabella Lynch, Keira Redpath

TOP 10: Kortlynn Rosenbaugh, Claire Monge, Makaia Roux, Leila Winker, Tori Chun, Madison Ronquillo, Kylie Kaminksy, Brooke Toro, Mya Tuaileva, Kamri Peterson, Kira Chan, Maliah Howard, Laci Bloss

TOP 20: Amaya Weeks, Tiffany Robinson, Sofia Andrus, Sophia Sands, Victoria Johnson, Alexis Mayer, Vivienne Mitchell, Jenna Jarboe, Natalie Breen, Ceilidh McSeveney, Lily Allen, Dilyn Bray, Stella Condie, Addison Middelton

SENIOR TOP 3: Carley Thinfen, Ava Wagner, Emma Donnelly

TOP 10: Hailey Meyers, Emma Hellenkamp, Rylee Arnold, Kaitlyn Tom, Courtney Chiu, Ayla Rodriguez, Isabella Jarvis, Gianna Mojonnier, Brooklin Cooley, Avery Lau, Kennedy Barry

TOP 20: Emily Haas, Gigi Van Den Bosch, Cayla Bennish, Addison Leitch, Mia Ibach, Phoebe Campbell, Michelle Cheng, Natalie Bowen, Sami Sonder, Mia Larkin

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'The Shadowed Circle #3' Book Review By Ron Fortier

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'The Shadowed Circle #3' Book Review By Ron Fortier

THE SHADOWED CIRCLE # 3 Editor/Publisher Steve Donoso A Renaissance Arts Press Publication 66 pages

Once again, Editor Steve Donoso and his crew of enthusiastic Shadow devotees have put together another stellar issue cram-packed with informative and fun articles. All behind a terrific cover by Steve Rude.

Albert J. Emery’s query as to could the Shadow have ended World War II by taking out Hitler is thought-provoking. Todd Severin and Keith Holt’s second part of the character’s history was professionally put forth. Will Murray always entertains, whether when writing his own exciting pulp tales or in this case, recounting his personal experiences covering the 1994 Shadow movie starring Alec Baldwin. His peek behind the glamour and glitter is fascinating.

Our favorite article was easily the story behind “The Shadow’s Guy in the Chair.” As writer Tim King points out, in most series where the hero leads a team, there is always someone at the center of the web cleverly doing the boss’ bidding. With the Shadow, it was the loyal and mysterious Burbank. A fun piece exploring the possible origins of the character as created by Walter Gibson.

Part one of the Michael Uslan interview, “The Boy Who Loved The Shadow” by Darby Kern was enjoyable and we’re eager for the second half coming next issue. Likewise, Steve Novak’s piece on the Shadow’s New York was a nice follow-up from the period photo essay on display in Issue # 2. 

Finally, “The Puzzling Adventures of The Shadow Magazine in Canada was really strange to say the least. Kudos to Tim Hewitt for his research and exploration of a little facet of publishing history before and during the years of World War II. Very little is ever written about Canadian pulps and this feature was most welcome.

Once again, “The Shadowed Circle” offers up a truly complete package with entertaining articles all beautifully laid out with clever compositions throughout. No Shadow fan should be without this wonderful mag.

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9 books i want to read this year!! tagged by @chelonates and not tagging anyone else bc i do what i want

1 - the house on the strand daphne du maurier

2 - song of solomon toni morrison

3 - fledgling octavia butler

4 - another country james baldwin

5 - complete books of earthsea ursula k le guin

6 - les mis victor hugo

7 - a clockwork river js emery

8 - middlemarch george eliot

9 - the dragonfly sea yvonne adhiambo owuor

[genactive]

Avengers: The Initiative #26 - 29 // Cover art by Matteo De Longis

[aliverse]

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY MONTH  › an ode to fearless women

by Nikita Gill

taglist: @perfectlystiles, @dinahlaurelslances, @villanele, @anqelwiithhxrns, @ocfairygodmother, @foxesandmagic, @delicateblackrose, @bravelittleflower, @lenonizi, @fiercefray, @felicitys-smoaking, @richitozier, @phoebestarks, @ocappreciationtag, @xmelia-pxnd, @jewelswrites-ish, @eddysocs, @megdonnellys

[mercysimming]

every teenage friend group has to have that one friend who fake overreacts to everything ( lot )

prev / next.

Transcript:

Emery: I'm telling you, dude, you should join me for dance class sometime. You've got rhythm.

August: Don't give the perfectionist any ideas, Em.

Avery: [sarcastically] Wow, thanks. Whatever, I like dancing for fun anyway, not in some "learning environment."

Emery: You make it sound so dirty.

Emery: Same as usual?

Avery & August, in unison: Yeah.

Emery: I'll order, then.

[info: August Lawton. she/they. goth baby bat (affectionate). best music taste in town. met Avery 2 years ago. friends with Emery since grade school. has drama with her not-actually-ex-girlfriend. bass player who believes she is the most important member of their not-a-band (she's right).]

Avery: What?

August: You're in a good mood. What're you hiding?

Avery: Trying to get the gossip while Em is busy? Classy.

August: Only if you're not gonna tell him.

Avery: I'll give all the gory details, just wait for the food.

[narration: A bit later. Yes, this is their usual order.]

[narration: A quiet lingers for several moments as the group starts eating, the only sounds coming from the quiet chatter of nearby diners and utensils on plates. Avery's silence is almost tangibly smug.]

August: Avery!

Avery: What? Damn—

August: You had something to tell us.

[info: Avery Banks. she/her. daughter of Candy & Mikhail. wannabe rebel. actually a straight-A student with a complex about being perfect. sarcasm as a love language. plays guitar. has never been in a relationship. has been planning on bragging about this for two days straight.]

Avery: Guess who's getting to go to Mt. Komorebi this summer.

[info: Emery Baldwin. they/them. introduced to Avery by August. unlike the other two, completely aware that they are considered weirdo losers at school. somehow the most confident of the three of them. funniest of the friend group. plays drums. the ACTUAL troublemaker.]

Emery: You were hiding THAT from us? Details, details, details!

Avery: [laughs] I guess my aunts decided that it would be cool for me and my brothers to hang out there this summer.

August: There's no fucking way your parents agreed to that.

Avery: Yeah, it's kinda crazy, not gonna lie. I think they're good with it because Julien's almost 18 and the golden child. They think he'll "keep us in line" or some shit. Like he doesn't sneak out to see his boyfriend three times a week.

Emery: Man, I wanna go to Mt. Komorebi. Any chance you can get a plus one?

August: Plus TWO.

Avery: Nope. Ma's letting perfect Julien invite Javier, but that's it.

[Avery, thinking: Totally bullshit.]

August: Don't get it twisted, Ave. You know it's only because your parents are close with Javier's.

Emery: Well, whatever, fine. Have fun soaking in the hot springs while I spend my summer at work.

[choice: bitch dramatically]

[doubleattitude]

BTF 1st Place Winners at Multiple Comps 2021/22

Two Wins

Peewee

Brittyn Goletz- DeForest Dance Academy (JUMP, 24/7)

Stella Brogan- JBP Entertainment (NUVO, JUMP)

Mina Terry- Weina Dance Studio (NUVO, JUMP)

Arianna Claxton- The Pointe Performing Arts Center (JUMP, Radix)

Mila Simunic- Legacy Dance Studio (JUMP, 24/7)

Mila Dixon- Northwest Dance and Acro (NUVO, 24/7)

Aria Telander- Dance Vision (NUVO, 24/7)

Aleah Parson- The Collaborative at Encore Studio (24/7, Radix)

Leah Disla- Studio 61 Dance Company (24/7, Radix)

Scarlett Adlam- Powerdance Company (NUVO, Radix)

Antonia DeMartinis- Loperfido Dance Academy (JUMP, Radix)

Navy Forrest- Club Dance Studio (NUVO, JUMP)

Paige Mattern- Elevate Dance Academy (JUMP, Radix)

Brinley Evans- The Southern Strutt (24/7, Radix)

Sienna DiPietro- The NINE Dance Academy (JUMP, 24/7)

Soleil Lynch- Danceology (JUMP, 24/7)

Amaya Rodriguez- Dance Unlimited (NUVO, JUMP)

Mini

Kate Baldwin- Infinity Dance (NUVO, 24/7)

Harper Anderson- Larkin Dance Studio (NUVO, JUMP)

Lilly Anderson- Larkin Dance Studio (24/7, Radix)

Karyna Majeroni- The Rock Center for Dance (24/7, Radix)

Addison Price- The Rock Center for Dance (NUVO, 24/7)

Alexis Martinez- Maries Dance Studio (NUVO, JUMP)

Lainey Hess- New Level Dance Company (JUMP, 24/7)

Rylie Borden- Dance Unlimited (JUMP, Radix)

Dakota Casteel- SpotLite Dance Studio (JUMP, 24/7)

Rudie Bolton- Dancemakers of Atlanta (NUVO, JUMP)

Madeleine Shen- NorthPointe Dance Academy (NUVO, JUMP)

Tinsley Wallace- Renner Dance Company (NUVO, Radix)

Aria Du- Yoko’s Dance and Performing Arts Academy (NUVO, 24/7)

Tatum Self- Club Dance Studio (NUVO, JUMP)

Isabella Piedrahita- Danceplex (JUMP, Radix)

Kendyl Miller- Club Dance Studio (NUVO, 24/7)

Kennedy Anderson- Complexity Dance Center (JUMP, Radix)

Finley Ashfield- Larkin Dance Studio (NUVO, 24/7)

Junior

Kylee Casares- Stars Dance Studio (JUMP, 24/7)

Ryleigh Jane Touchstone- DanceSouth (JUMP, Radix)

Alexandra Perez- Dance Universe (24/7, Radix)

Kylie Kaminsky- Danceology (NUVO, 24/7)

Avery Maycunich- The Difference Dance Company (JUMP, Radix)

Lilly Allen- Kim Massay Dance Productions (NUVO, JUMP)

Alana Ruiz- Maries Dance Studio (NUVO, JUMP)

Manuela Riquezes- Dance Unlimited (JUMP, Radix)

Kortlynn Rosenbaugh- Club Dance Studio (NUVO, 24/7)

Lincoln Blakely- HYPE Dance Studio (JUMP, 24/7)

Olivia Forestier- Canada’s National Ballet School (NUVO, Radix)

Kiera Sun- WESTSIDE Dance Project (JUMP, 24/7)

Aaliyah Dixon- Summit Dance Shoppe (24/7, Radix)

Amy Guo- K2 Studios (NUVO, JUMP)

Teen

Caroline Quiner- Hunterdon Hills Ballet (NUVO, Radix)

Claire Monge- Larkin Dance Studio (NUVO, JUMP)

Giselle Gandarilla- Stars Dance Studio (JUMP, 24/7)

Keira Redpath- Larkin Dance Studio (JUMP, 24/7)

Addison Leitch- WESTSIDE Dance Project (NUVO, 24/7)

Camryn Lanigan- Evolve Dance Complex (NUVO, 24/7)

Emery Sousley- Heart of America Dance Centre (24/7, Radix)

Sydney Tam- Accolades Movement Project (NUVO, JUMP)

Emily Haas- Expressenz (NUVO, 24/7)

Sophie Garcia- Stars Dance Studio (NUVO, JUMP)

Kinley Bertrand- The Dance Kollective (NUVO, JUMP)

Kieran Holmes- The Dance Kollective (NUVO, JUMP)

Amanda Fenton- Studio 413 (NUVO, 24/7)

Elise LeBlanc- Modern Conceptions of Dance (24/7, Radix)

Tatianna Hagee- NorthPointe Dance Academy (JUMP, 24/7)

Kenzie Jones- Danceplex (24/7, Radix)

Ava Burgham- PULSE Dance Centre (NUVO, 24/7)

Makaia Roux- Danceology (JUMP, 24/7)

Hudson Pletcher- Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre (NUVO, 24/7)

Rachel Loiselle- The Ballet Clinic (NUVO, 24/7)

Isabella Lynch- Danceology (NUVO, JUMP)

Beth Anne McGowan- Next Step Dance (NUVO, 24/7)

Charlotte Cogan- The Company (JUMP, Radix)

Kylee Ngo- Melodic Remedy Dance Studio (JUMP, 24/7)

Senior

Sydney Ishuag- Larkin Dance Studio (JUMP, 24/7)

Sam Fine- Stars Dance Studio (24/7, Radix)

Rachel Quiner- Hunterdon Hills Ballet (NUVO, Radix)

Samantha Schmaling- Artistic Edge Dance Centre (JUMP, Radix)

Chance Phelps- Powerdance Company (NUVO, Radix)

Cambry Bethke- The Dance Kollective (JUMP, Radix)

Ava Wagner- Larkin Dance Studio (NUVO, 24/7)

Lindsey Weaver- AVID Dance Productions (NUVO, JUMP)

Madi Autry- Artistic Fusion Dance Academy (JUMP, 24/7)

Phoebe Campbell- The Company Space (NUVO, JUMP)

Grace Robinson- Dancemakers of Atlanta (NUVO, 24/7)

Alexa Lopez- Royal Dance Works (JUMP, 24/7)

Raven Rutledge- Studio 413 (NUVO, JUMP)

Joey Vice- Generations Performing Arts Center (NUVO, 24/7)

Zoe Ridge- Center Stage Performing Arts Studio (24/7, Radix)

Lainey Myers- Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Centre (JUMP, 24/7)

Sithumi Sinley- Studio West Dance Center (NUVO, Radix)

Selena Hamilton- Project 21 (NUVO, 24/7)

Sophia Cobo- Stars Dance Studio (24/7, Radix)

Destanye Diaz- Stars Dance Studio (JUMP, 24/7)

Cydney Heard- The Rock Center for Dance (NUVO, Radix)

Bella Tagle- Stars Dance Studio (NUVO, 24/7)

Three Wins

Peewee

Ava Piedrahita- Danceplex (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

Savannah Jackson- Larkin Dance Studio (NUVO, JUMP, Radix)

Mikaela Florez- Dance Town (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

Audrina Mossembekker- Project 21 (NUVO, 24/7, Radix)

Norah Hurley- Elite Feet Artists Company (NUVO, JUMP, Radix)

Shale Herrera- Danceplex (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

Mini

Penelope LeMieux- Evolve Dance Complex (NUVO, 24/7, Radix)

Amabella Tarrago- Focal Point Dance Studios (NUVO, 24/7, Radix)

Kensington Dressing- Evolve Dance Complex (NUVO, JUMP, Radix)

Anna Holley- The Pointe Performing Arts Center (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

Avery St John- The Collaborative at Encore Studio (JUMP, 24/7, Radix)

Madisyn Amos- Dance Connection 2 (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

Roxie Onellion- The Base Dance Center (NUVO, 24/7, Radix)

Piper Perusse- The Company Space (JUMP, NUVO, 24/7)

Denise Torres- Dance Town (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

Junior

Braylynn Grizzaffi- The Pointe Performing Arts Center (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

Fiona Wu- Yoko’s Dance and Performing Arts Academy (NUVO, 24/7, Radix)

Taylor Morrison- Dance Connection 2 (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

Leila Winker- Millennium Dance Complex-Nashville (NUVO, 24/7, Radix)

Vivienne Mitchell- Center Stage Performing Arts Studio (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

Livia Bonnie- True Dance and Company (NUVO, JUMP, Radix)

Campbell Castner- WESTSIDE Dance Project (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

Stella Condie- Center Stage Performing Arts Studio (NUVO, 24/7, Radix)

Victoria Martinez- Evoke Dance Movement (NUVO, 24/7, Radix)

Elizabeth Scott Lanier- The Southern Strutt (JUMP, 24/7, Radix)

Teen

Keagan Capps- The Pointe Performing Arts Center (NUVO, 24/7, Radix)

Skai Llorente- Encore Performing Arts Center (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

Nicholas Moreno- Upstate Carolina Dance Center (JUMP, 24/7, Radix)

Andres Jimenez- Artistic Edge Dance Centre (NUVO, JUMP, Radix)

Sofia Andrus- Michelle Latimer Dance Academy (NUVO, JUMP, Radix)

Gracyn French- Project 21 (NUVO, JUMP, Radix)

Avery Hall- Danceology (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

Izzy Howard- The Rock Center for Dance (NUVO, JUMP, Radix)

Kaitlyn Tom- Nor Cal Dance Arts (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

Ava Raucci- Stars Dance Studio (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

Senior

Sarah Moore- The Dance Centre (JUMP, 24/7, Radix)

Mini Preston- Larkin Dance Studio (JUMP, 24/7, Radix)

Jackson Roloff-Hafenbreadl- Stars Dance Studio (JUMP, 24/7, Radix)

Seth Gibson- Studio 413 (NUVO, 24/7, Radix)

Easton Magliarditi- The Rock Center for Dance (JUMP, 24/7, Radix)

Kiarra Waidelich- The Rock Center for Dance (JUMP, NUVO, 24/7)

Iliana Victor- Stars Dance Studio (JUMP, 24/7, Radix)

Brianna Keingatti- Columbia Performing Arts Centre (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

Avery Lau- South Tulsa Dance Co (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

Caden Hunter- Denise Wall’s Dance Energy (JUMP, 24/7, Radix)

Isabella Weidmann-Westchester Dance Academy (NUVO, JUMP, 24/7)

John Mays- MVP Dance Elite (JUMP, 24/7, Radix)

Four Wins

Peewee

Calla Massey-The Green Room Dance Studio

Sylvie Win Szyndlar-Club Dance Studio

Stella Brinkerhoff- Center Stage Performing Arts Studio

Mini

Isabella Kouznetsova-Project 21

Emily Polis-Middletown Dance Academy

Skylar Wong-Woodbury Dance Center

Zoey Claxton-The Pointe Performing Arts Center

Ellary Day Szyndlar-Club Dance Studio

Ella Dobler-New Level Dance Company

Lucia Piedrahita- Danceplex

Delilah Hewitt- Project 21

Zoe Flores- Stars Dance Studio

Junior

Savannah Manzel-Larkin Dance Studio

Bella Rose Penrose-Evolve Dance Complex

Alexis Mayer- The Rock Center for Dance

Teen

Isabella Jarvis-Larkin Dance Studio

Carly Thinfen- Nor Cal Dance Arts

Hailey Bills- Center Stage Performing Arts Studio

Senior

Ava La France- Nor Cal Dance Arts

[goosemixtapes]

hi max! 4, 6, 9, 25 for the book asks ? i always love hearing you talk about books

4. Did you discover any new authors that you love this year?

oooooh i have a lot of these because of clarion west. first and foremost sarah pinsker, whose work consistently blows my dick clean off and who is also, i would like to note, one of the kindest and chillest people on planet earth. (this is my favorite story of hers.) secondarily, usman t. malik! also one of the coolest guys to ever live. (fave story here.) and then obviously all of my clarion classmates but i'm trying to remember who has work out that i can link to. um. read haunted home by conrad loyer or i'll press the detonation button

also, does baldwin count if i already had him on my TBR? because i did, but holy shit, i need to read everything james baldwin has ever written, actually

OH AND RAVEN LEILANI. big fan of luster. i think i like her short fiction a liiiiittle less but god she has such a way with words

6. Was there anything you meant to read, but never got to?

Hangs My Head In Eternal Shame yes there always is </3 every year i make a specific TBR for that year and then i literally never follow it. stuff i meant to read this year but did not get around to: hell follows with us by andrew joseph white (i've had this book in my house for two years i literally just need to sit down with it), before we were trans by kit heyam, whipping girl by julia serano, and fanon's the wretched of the earth (which i didn't want to start during school because i wanted to focus properly, but then i had the busiest summer of all time and didn't get to it)

9. Did you get into any new genres?

i think i'm becoming more of a sci-fi enjoyer! (thank you to clarion west for this, too.) not that i didn't like sci-fi at all before, but i've always felt more comfortable with fantasy because hard scifi kind of just goes through my ears like water. but i read a lot of really great scifi short stories (see again: sarah pinsker) and i'm starting to read more novels in the genre! (favorite this year being the stars undying by emery robin, but i'm also working on the murderbot series)

25. What reading goals do you have for next year?

honestly the primary objective of next year is "survive until graduation" sdfnkdsfnkdsnfs. but i've been trying to read, every month, at least one book that a friend recommended and at least one book that's related somehow (research or inspiration) to something i'm writing. so we'll see how that goes :3

(ask game)

[therefugeofbooks]

How was everyone's Pride Month? I did read some really good queer books and I have so many authors to look forward in the future! I also read some genres I don't usually pick up, but they were all great! In the end of the month, I started reading horror books and I think I'll continue to do so now in July.

Talking about all the books I read in June under the cut (´｡• ᵕ •｡`)

In reading order:

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell (x)

I loved it so much! When I started to read this graphic novel, I couldn't put it down! I think this is also a case of perfect timing because I connected to the story immediately! I love Freddie's journey to break the toxic relationship with Laura Dean and cherish the people who love her. The side characters are great, and friendship is such a key point of the story! Also, the art is so pretty!

Read it if you want: a story about overcoming toxic relationships, friendship wins!

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (x)

Ugh, this book made me so emotional too. The character's feelings and struggles seemed so realistic! It made me think a lot about my own experiences in my last year of school and dealing with pressure and mental health. I loved all the characters, and I ended the novel wanted to keep following their lives. I also love podcasts so reading a story with a podcast being an important plot point was so cool! And I need more books with friendship being the focus <3

Read it if you want: queer books focusing on friendship, realistic ya stories, mental health, school system commentary.

Jay's Gay Agenda by Jason June

This story is the perfect rom-com! I could perfectly picture it as a Netflix movie! One tiny lie becomes a bigger and uglier one, so the mc has to a grand gesture to redeem himself. It's funny, it's lighthearted, and I loved the side characters! Lots of teenager drama as expected but in the most movie way possible. Loved it!

Read it if you want: queer rom-coms!

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

I started this book knowing that it wouldn't be a fluffy as the synopsis suggests because of this review. And it sums up a lot of my thoughts about the book. The mc is more annoying than the average teen mc, and he's angry all the time. He keeps expecting things to be handed out to him. There are many plotlines, and some of them end abruptly and lack some sense of closure. Devin and Noah's friendship was one of the best parts of this novel. And Devin is an angel and deserves more! I also liked Noah celebrating his heritages, the navigating of neo pronouns, and the super supportive brother.

Read it if you want: fake dating with a plot twist!

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

I completely fell in love with this book. I loved Jane and August together! I love time travel books, and I was so invested in the investigation story! The fantasy element is entertaining, and I enjoyed the coincidences and conveniences of it. The progress of their relationship is so wholesome! I loved every second of it. And then, the book still got time to reveal plot twists! And a heist scene!! I was afraid that this book would end badly, but the ending was so sweet! This list is full of books with great side characters, and One Last Stop is no exception. August's friends are so cool, and I'd read any story with them!

Read it if you want: na queer romance, fantasy kind of time travel.

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin (x)

I loved James Baldwin's writing style, but I didn't like the narrator, and I ended up not enjoying reading the story from his point of view.

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

I needed a change of genre because I had read three romance books in a row at this point. And I saw this book somewhere, and I was thrilled! It's funny, and the characters are so captivating! The family dynamic is awesome to read about, and at the same time, there's murder! and a wedding! The story takes place within a day and a half! But there are many plot twists and things that go unexpectedly wrong! There's so much in the story, but it all fits so well together. And Meddelling shockingly! discovering! that her aunties! love her! is the best. I can't recommend this book enough. And it seems that this one is getting a Netflix adaptation! I can't wait!

Read it if you want: a good laugh, interesting family dynamics, how not to get rid of a body, fluffy ending.

The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste

This one was super tense and mysterious! I love these books that explore the dynamics of small towns. This story explores more specifically how this society treats young girls and the lack of prospects they have. I loved the body horror, and my only complaint is that I wanted more gory descriptions!!

Read it if you want: body horror, small town drama

Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delaney (x) (x)

I got so excited reading Babel-17! From the beginning, I loved the plot dealing with language and translation. Also, there are many action and mystery moments, that put together made an engaging story. The world is so intriguing! There are many aspects of it, like the body modifications, that I wanted to know more about it. Also, it'd be a pretty movie or tv show to watch!

Read it if you want: sci-fi, space exploration, analysis of alien languages.

Darker than Night by Owl Goingback

I loved the monsters in this book and the story behind them! I thought it was scary, but I wanted it a little bit more? I read somewhere that Crota is pretty scary, so I'll probably read it soon.

Read it if you want: haunted houses, paranoia, small town settings.

Rereads:

The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell (x)

Livros disponíveis em Português:

Dá para ver meus reviews lá no skoob clicando no X.

Redemoinho em Dia Quente de Jarid Arraes (x) (x)

O 224° dia em terra firme de Mary Abade (x)

Quando Eu Puder Te Abraçar de Vários Autores (x)

Um Novo Começo de Zé Henrique (x)

And feel free to talk to me about the books of this list :)

Read in: Feb | Mar | Apr | May

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[namesetc]

Hi! Do you have English unisex names that means strong, independent and also perseverance for an Asian?

lets see...

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Aubrey

Alec

Amnesty

Billie / Billi / Billy

Baldwin

Barrett

Brawn

Charlie / Charley

Constant / Constante

Constanz / Connstance

Constande

Dinos

Diinna

Emery / Emory

Emerson

Evander

Everett / Everette

Force

Griffin

Hunter

Max

Might

Mox

Moxie

Oakley

Peyton

Pow

Riley

Stannie / Stanny

Stable

Spunk

Val

Winnie

Winifred / Winnifred

sorry there arent too many!

[oceanstone]

Novels

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

Literally show me a healthy person by Darcy Wilder

The Devil Tree by Jerzy Kosiński

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

Queenie by Candace Carty-Williams

Flights by Olga Tokarczuk

✅Normal People by Sally Rooney

Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler

Paperweight by Meg Haston

My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga

Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Dying Animal by Philip Roth

Marble by Amalie Smith

Oranges by John McPhee

New Forest by Josefine Klougart

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan

Playlist for a Broken Heart by Cathy Hopkins

My Sweet Orange Tree by José Mauro de Vasconcelos

The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting

The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse

How to Be Both by Ali Smith

The Rainbow Troops by Andrea Hirata

The Zigzag Way by Anita Desai

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Akner

Trampoline by Robert Gipe

Weedeater by Robert Gipe

Ohio by Stephen Markley

Cherry by Nico Walker

The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing

Luster: A Novel by Raven Leilani

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood

The Idiot by Elif Bautman

On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs

The Book of Essie by Meghan Weir

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Rush by Lisa Patton

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

A Breath of Life by Clarice Lispector

Garments Against Women by Anne Boyer

Faces in the Water by Janet Frame

Disorder by Vanesha Pravin

Hyperdream by Hélène Cixous

The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Gut Symmetries by Jeannette Winterson

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados

The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson

Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Gooden

Fiona and Jane by Jean Shen Ho

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux

Eve’s Hollywood by Eve Babitz

Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden

Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho

Other People’s Clothes by Calla Henkel

A Very Nice Girl by Imogen Crimp

When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O’Neill

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

Thriller

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

The Fever by Megan Abbott

Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker

The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain

The Woman in the Window by J. Finn

The Truants by Kate Weinberg

Too Good to Be True by Carola Lovering

The One by John Marrs

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

Other People’s Clothes by Calla Henkel

Romance

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

When We Collided by Emery Lord

The Love Square by Laura Jane Williams

Every Last Word by Tamara Stone

Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

Grip by Kennedy Ryan

Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales

Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Mystery

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty

The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun by Sébastien Japrisot

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Missing, Presumed Dead by Emma Berquist

Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour

If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio

Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson

The Taking of Annie Thorne by C.J. Tudor

All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

Religion

The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir

Historical

Lovely War by Julie Berry 

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

Oliver Loving by Stefan Merrill Block

The Girls by Emma Cline

The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Emma by Jane Austen

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

A Mercy by Toni Morrison

The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Sci Fi

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Kindred by Octavia Butler

Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Magical Realism

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura

Adventure

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Outlawed by Anna North

Postmodern

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvin

White Noise by Don DeLillo

Dystopian

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

1984 by George Orwell

Fantasy

Bone Gap by Laura Ruby

The Binding by B.R. Collins

The Dance Sequence Series by Aidan Chambers

The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

Raybearer by Jordan Afueko

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Balanced on the Blade’s Edge by Lindsay Buroker

Horror

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

Women Talking by Miriam Toews

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen María Machado

In a Cottage In a Wood by Cass Gre

Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin

Gothic

Hangsman by Shirley Jackson

LGBT

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo

Humor

Hex by Rebecca Dinerstein Knight

The Movie That No One Saw by May Seah

Philosophical

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Lighthousekeeping by Jeannette Winterson

Psychological

Of Darkness by Josefine Klougart

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

A Good Enough Mother by Bev Thomas

Água Viva by Clarice Lispector

Fish in Exile by Vi Khi Nao

Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz

Dietland by Sarai Walker

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Russell

Satire

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Children’s

Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Modernist

In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust

To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

The Waves by Virginia Woolf

Humor

Bunny by Mona Awad

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Emery Allen // How Was Your Day?, beabadoobee // (x) via @nephrosoupp​ // Radiance, Catherynne M. Valente // Orestes by Euripides, 408 BCE trans. Anne Carson, 2009 // Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech, Kazuo Ishiguro // (x) via @billypotts // James Baldwin // Each Time, Tamino