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November 2022 Reading Wrap-Up!

1. A Light Amongst Shadows by Kelley York. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

James is hardly the typical troubled youth who ends up at Whisperwood School for Boys. Instead of hating the strict schedules and tight oversight by staff, James blossoms, quickly making friends, indulging in his love of writing, and contemplating the merits of sneaking love poems to the elusive and aloof William Esher.

2. A Hymn in the Silence by Kelley York. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Since graduating from Whisperwood School for Boys, William has found a sense of normalcy in his life with James. He has a steady (albeit secret) relationship, a home, and a job-even if it doesn't pay the greatest.

3. A Calm Before the Storm by Kelley York. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

James and William’s first Christmas together in their own home ought to be a cause for celebration. But when money is tight, and William is going through withdrawals in an attempt to get off of his laudanum completely, the level of holiday cheer is dismally low.

4. Picture Unavailable by Andrew J. Brandt. ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

While looking through their sixth-grade yearbooks, Charlie and his two best friends notice that the portrait of their missing classmate has been left blank except for two words: Picture Unavailable. Though Johnny vanished mysteriously, Charlie and company know he was at Westfield Middle School for picture day. Things get stranger when they realize Johnny's image has been purged from the entire yearbook.

5. Because Everything Is Right but Everything Is Wrong by Erin Donohue. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Can you be lost and not know it? Can other people stop you from being lost? Seventeen-year-old Caleb’s world is disintegrating, his walls are closing in, his sky is threatening to fall. He's barely holding on. To deadlines. To friends. To family. To mum. To Pat. But he has Casey.

6. Suicide Watch by Kelley York. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Vincent has spent his entire life being shuffled from one foster home to the next. His grades suck. Making friends? Out of the question thanks to his nervous breakdowns and unpredictable moods. Still, Vince thought when Maggie Atkins took him in, he might have finally found a place to get his life--and his issues--in order. When Maggie dies, it all falls apart.

7. Jolt by Bernard Beckett. ⭐⭐⭐1/2

Marko surfaces from a drug induced haze to find himself hidden from the world in a psychiatric ward. He is certain the 'Doctor' means to kill him, and he in turn has vengeful plans of his own. But how is it he came to stop taking his medication? Who can Marko trust and how much time does he have?

8. Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A lonely teenager exiled to a remote Vermont boarding school in the wake of a family tragedy must either surrender his sanity to the wild wolves inside his mind or learn that surviving means more than not dying.

9. It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ambitious New York City teenager Craig is determined to succeed at life--which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job. But once Craig aces his way into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School, the pressure becomes unbearable. He stops eating and sleeping until, one night, he nearly kills himself. Craig's suicidal episode gets him checked into a mental hospital.

10. The Pigman by Paul Zindel. ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

When sophomores John and Lorraine played a practical joke a few months ago on a stranger named Angelo Pignati, they had no idea what they were starting. Virtually overnight, almost against their will, the two befriended the lonely old man, and it wasn't long before they were more comfortable in his house than their own. But now Mr. Pignati is dead. And for John and Lorraine, the only way to find peace is to write down the Pigman's story.

11. Ghosting You by Alexander C. Eberhart. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Tommy hears dead people. Okay, one dead person. His best friend, Chase. Since his death, Tommy can't stop hearing his voice. They talk every day and Tommy even sends him texts, but it always ends the same. Message failed to send. Until one day, a stranger texts back.

12. Wild Summer by Suki Fleet. ⭐⭐⭐

At fifteen, Christopher falls in love with a boy whose life he saves. But things go wrong and four years later, he wishes he'd acted differently. His conscience begins to haunt him, and he knows he must find Summer again.

13. Monster by Michael Grant. ⭐⭐⭐1/2

It's been four years since a meteor hit Perdido Beach and everyone disappeared. Everyone, except the kids trapped in the FAYZ. Now the dome is gone and meteors are hitting earth with an even deadlier virus. Humans will mutate into monsters and the whole world will be exposed. As some teens begin to morph into heroes, they will find that others have become dangerously out of control... and that the world is on the brink of a monstrous battle between good and evil.

14. As Far as You'll Take Me by Phil Stamper. ⭐⭐⭐

Seventeen-year-old Marty Pierce leaves small-town Kentucky for London, hoping to explore his sexuality and find work playing oboe, but homesickness, anxiety, and his dwindling savings worsen even as his dreams are coming true.

15. The Blue Lawn by William Taylor. ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

David and Theo are fifteen and sixteen and from very different backgrounds; when they become close friends they must find a way of dealing with the strong physical attraction they feel for each other.

16. Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Instead of being rescued from a plane crash, as in Hatchet, this story portrays what would have happened to Brian had he been forced to survive a winter in the wilderness with only his survival pack and hatchet.

17. The River by Gary Paulsen. ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

Because of his success surviving alone in the wilderness for fifty-four days, fifteen-year-old Brian, profoundly changed by his time in the wild, is asked to undergo a similar experience to help scientists learn more about the psychology of survival.

18. Lock & West by Alexander C. Eberhart. ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2

Lock is awkward. He can't make eye contact, counts when he's nervous and has to remind himself several times a day how 'normal' teens behave. Homeschooled most of his life, he's resigned himself to a friendless existence at his new Atlanta high school. Until he meets West.

19. The Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Like many teenagers, 16-year-old Holden Caulfield doesn't really know what he wants to do, although he is sure that he wants to avoid anything phony. It tells the description of Holden's tortured adolescence as he comes to terms with the transition to adulthood and the onset of a nervous breakdown.

#books #bookblr #ya books #queer books #reading wrapup #november 2022

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stoend · 7 years ago

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Two collage spreads i did recently

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lgbtqiahistoricalromance · 6 years ago

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YA & School Love in LGBTQIA+ Historical Romances

First off, I’m glad to say that the YA novels of today are teeming with LGBT characters, many of them MCs. That said, this is just a taste of a few that I really enjoyed or by authors you might not be aware of yet. @lgbtqreads is an excellent resource for more exhaustive lists, and also companies like Book Riot.

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages. Short story anthology of LGBTQIA teenagers throughout history, from across the spectrum. Ed by Sandra Mitchell

- Take a journey through time and genres to discover stories where queer teens live, love and shape the world around them. Seventeen young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to create a collection of beautifully written diverse historical fiction for teens. From a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier, to two girls falling in love while mourning the death of Kurt Cobain, forbidden love in a sixteenth-century Spanish convent or an asexual girl discovering her identity amid the 1970s roller-disco scene, All Out tells a diverse range of stories across cultures, time periods and identities, shedding light on an area of history often ignored or forgotten.

Hayden Thorne novels are being reissued. She specializes in YA LGBT romance novels, many with fantasy elements, but all of them well constructed and inventive. I’ve read almost all of her novels in this genre, and several are mentioned elsewhere on this blog. Just, please, check out this amazing author’s work for some very creative takes on some of your favorite tropes, and ideas I’ve never read anywhere else.

A Place for Wolves by Kosoko Jackson

- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe meets Code Name Verity in this heartbreaking and poignant historical thriller. (YA!!)

James Mills isn’t sure he can forgive his parents for dragging him away from his life, not to mention his best friend and sister, Anna. He’s never felt so alone. Enter Tomas. Falling for Tomas is unexpected, but sometimes the best things in life are. Then their world splits apart. A war that has been brewing finally bursts forward, filled with violence, pain, and cruelty. James and Tomas can only rely on each other as they decide how far they are willing to go—and who they are willing to become—in order to make it back to their families.

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee (Review)

- A young bisexual British lord embarks on an unforgettable Grand Tour of Europe with his best friend/secret crush. An 18th-century romantic adventure for the modern age written by This Monstrous Thing author Mackenzi Lee - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda meets the 1700s.Henry "Monty" Montague doesn't care that his roguish passions are far from suitable for the gentleman he was born to be. But as Monty embarks on his grand tour of Europe, his quests for pleasure and vice are in danger of coming to an end. Not only does his father expect him to take over the family's estate upon his return, but Monty is also nursing an impossible crush on his best friend and traveling companion, Percy.So Monty vows to make this yearlong escapade one last hedonistic hurrah and flirt with Percy from Paris to Rome. But when one of Monty's reckless decisions turns their trip abroad into a harrowing manhunt, it calls into question everything he knows, including his relationship with the boy he adores.Witty, dazzling, and intriguing at every turn, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue is an irresistible romp that explores the undeniably fine lines between friendship and love.

Don't miss Felicity's adventures in The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy, the highly anticipated sequel!

Pantomine by Laura Lam (Micah Grey Trilogy Book 1)

- In a land of lost wonders, the past is stirring once more . . .

Gene's life resembles a debutante's dream. Yet she hides a secret that would see her shunned by the nobility. Gene is both male and female. Then she displays unwanted magical abilities - last seen in mysterious beings from an almost-forgotten age. Matters escalate further when her parents plan a devastating betrayal, so she flees home, dressed as a boy.

The city beyond contains glowing glass relics from a lost civilization. They call to her, but she wants freedom not mysteries. So, reinvented as 'Micah Grey', Gene joins the circus. As an aerialist, she discovers the joy of flight - but the circus has a dark side. She's also plagued by visions foretelling danger. A storm is howling in from the past, but will she heed its roar?

Ash by Malinda Lo

In the wake of her father's death, Ash is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother. Consumed with grief, her only joy comes by the light of the dying hearth fire, rereading the fairy tales her mother once told her. In her dreams, someday the fairies will steal her away. When she meets the dark and dangerous fairy Sidhean, she believes that her wish may be granted. The day that Ash meets Kaisa, the King's Huntress, her heart begins to change. Instead of chasing fairies, Ash learns to hunt with Kaisa. Their friendship, as delicate as a new bloom, reawakens Ash's capacity for love--and her desire to live. But Sidhean has already claimed Ash for his own, and she must make a choice between fairy tale dreams and true love. Entrancing and empowering, Ash beautifully unfolds the connections between life and love, and solitude and death, where transformation can come from even the deepest grief.

The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara

- A clever, romantic novel based on the true story of a girl who disguised herself as a boy to sail with the infamous pirates Anne Bonny and Calico Jack—and fell in love with Anne Bonny.

There’s no place for a girl in Mary’s world. Not in the home of her mum, desperately drunk and poor. Not in the household of her wealthy granny, where no girl can be named an heir. And certainly not in the arms of Nat, her childhood love who never knew her for who she was. As a sailor aboard a Caribbean merchant ship, Mary’s livelihood—and her safety—depends on her ability to disguise her gender.

At least, that’s what she thinks is true. But then pirates attack the ship, and in the midst of the gang of cutthroats, Mary spots something she never could have imagined: a girl pirate.

The sight of a girl standing unafraid upon the deck, gun and sword in hand, changes everything. In a split-second decision, Mary turns her gun on her own captain, earning herself the chance to join the account and become a pirate alongside Calico Jack and Anne Bonny.

For the first time, Mary has a shot at freedom. But imagining living as her true self is easier, it seems, than actually doing it. And when Mary finds herself falling for the captain’s mistress, she risks everything—her childhood love, her place among the crew, and even her life.

Breathlessly romantic and brilliantly subversive, The Unbinding of Mary Reade is sure to sweep readers off their feet and make their hearts soar.

Deviant Desire by Jackson Marsh (Just came out March 7th!)

- The Victorian East End lives in fear of the Ripper and his mission to kill rent boys. Silas Hawkins, nineteen and forging a life on the streets could well be the next victim, but when he meets Archer, his life changes forever. Young, attractive and rich, Archer is The Viscount Clearwater, a philanthropist, adventurer and homosexual.When Archer suspects the Ripper is killing to lure him to a confrontation, he risks his reputation and his life to stop the madman's murders. Every man must play his part, including Silas.A mashup of mystery, romance and adventure, Deviant Desire is set in an imaginary London of 1888. The first in an on-going series, it takes the theme of loyalty and friendship in a world where homosexuality is a crime. Secrets must be kept, lovers must be protected, and for Archer and Silas, it marks the start of their biggest adventure - love.

The Prince and The Dressmaker by Jen Wang

- Set in Paris, this graphic novel follows Sebastian, a prince with a secret. By day, Sebastian laments his parents' fervent search for his bride-to-be, but by night, Sebastian transforms into fashion icon Lady Crystallia! Sebastian's best friend and dressmaker, Frances, has kept his secret, but when the secret becomes too hard to keep, she may risk their friendship and Sebastian's trust for her own shot at the spotlight.

A Light Amongst Shadows (Dark is the Night series Book 1) by Kelley York and Rowan Altwood

This whole series is gold, but here is the information on the first novel...

James Spencer is hardly the typical troubled youth who ends up at Whisperwood School for Boys. Instead of hating the strict schedules and tight oversight by staff, James blossoms, quickly making friends, indulging in his love of writing, and contemplating the merits of sneaking love poems to the elusive and aloof William Esher. The rumours about William’s sexuality and opium reliance are prime gossip material amongst the third years…rumours that only further pique James’ curiosity to uncover what William is really like beneath all that emotional armor. And, when the normally collected William stumbles in one night, shaken and ranting of ghosts, James is the only one who believes him. James himself has heard the nails dragging down his bedroom door and the sobs echoing in the halls at night. He knows others have, too, even if no one will admit it. The staff refuses to entertain such ridiculous tales, and punishment awaits anyone who brings it up. Their fervent denial and the disappearance of students only furthers James’ determination to find out what secrets Whisperwood is hiding…especially if it prevents William and himself from becoming the next victims.

Originally, this list was going to include professors too, but they were already on a list and May/December romances will be on the list for May.

Adding a link for a list of best LGBT fantasy romances in the YA genre, because they have several novels with historical themes that I know friends/fellow readers I know, have enjoyed.

#lgbt romance #historical romance

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aslanjadecarlyle · 6 years ago

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please check out this series!!

okay so indie books aren’t usually very popular which makes me SAD because I need people to gush over these characters with me 😭

series: a dark is the night by kelley york & rowan altwood

book 1: a light amongst shadows

James Spencer is hardly the typical “troubled youth” who ends up at Whisperwood School for Boys. Instead of hating the strict schedules and tight oversight by staff, James blossoms, quickly making friends and indulging in his love of writing, while contemplating the merits of sneaking love poems to the elusive and aloof William Esher. The rumours about William’s sexuality and opium reliance are prime gossip material amongst the third years. Rumours that only further pique James' curiosity to uncover what William is really like beneath all that emotional armor. And, when the normally collected William stumbles in one night, shaken and ranting of ghosts... James is the only one who believes him. James himself has heard the nails dragging down his bedroom door and the sobs echoing in the halls at night. He knows others have, too, even if no one will admit it. The staff refuses to entertain such ridiculous tales, and punishment awaits anyone who brings it up. Their fervent denial and the disappearance of students only furthers James’s determination to find out what secrets Whisperwood is hiding... Especially if it means keeping William and himself from becoming the next victims.

amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Light-Amongst-Shadows-Dark-Night/dp/1717221661/

my review on goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2357589288?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1

book 2: a hymm in the silence

Since graduating from Whisperwood School for Boys, William has found a sense of normalcy in his life with James. He has a steady (albeit secret) relationship, a home, and a job—even if it doesn’t pay the greatest. Nevermind that he lacks James’ reckless bravery when it comes to dealing with spirits; he does his best and it hasn’t killed him thus far. When a new client calls on their expertise in solving a grisly multiple homicide, William resists. They’re spirit hunters, not detectives. But the money is too much to pass up when they don’t know when their next meal will be, and soon they’re arriving at Evenbury Manor, nestled in a close-knit rural community, ready to investigate. They're in over their heads, but in very different ways than William could have anticipated. The hills are filled with creatures far more dangerous than any they've ever encountered, and their usual tactics aren’t working. On top of his renewed struggles with his addiction, William is left to fend for himself against the dead to protect not only the community, but the person in the world that’s most important to him.

amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hymn-Silence-Dark-Night-Book-ebook/dp/B07JQWK2VH/

my review on goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2595805627?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1

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johnmickblog · 3 years ago

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Faith In Action "Two Directions'

Psalm 1: The two directions.

“How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked?” [Holman study bible}

“Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly” [King James Version]

The word happy, “blessedness of” refers to the joy and satisfaction that comes from knowing that one is right with God, even though at times conflict with the world may bring disagreements.

The poem written on our first post “Oh what it is ‘to be a Christian” refers to this kind of Happiness [blessedness of knowing]

The second part of this verse “the advice of the wicked” [Hsb]

“Not the counsel of the ungodly” [Kjv]

We need the advice of unbelievers through life on technical issues, such as doctors and lawyers [not all doctors and lawyers are unbelievers just examples of people we may need advice from] But with the things pertaining to God, moral issues, and faithfulness we need more than just the counsel of man. We need that joy and satisfaction that comes from knowing Him.

From the poem again: “The light real Christians follow is the everlasting Presence of God”.

Don’t be confused; the ‘happy’ referred to in the first translation [HSB]

Is! ‘thye blessed’ in the [Kjv]

Comes from the original Hebrew ‘esher, [eh’-sher] happiness, which literally means we have the Blessed assurance of who He is and that He will never leave us or forsake us.

Think about that over your morning coffee, think about that over those stress inducing moments, think about that when the giants around you rear their ugly heads and try to beat you into submission. He will never leave you or forsake you.

So today be Happy and hold onto that blessed assurance of Who he is, and is to us.

Feels like a great day coming!

God Bless.

The Poem referred to.

There is no way to deserve it,

It’s a feeling that grows indeep

A feeling of tremendous excitement,

A feeling reserved for those who seek.

Of course the roads not easy, but it leads to eternal life,

Through a life of dedication and victories in Christ.

A life that not many follow.

The light they see not clear

Their eyes are blurred by worldly fascinations,

And they only have a clouded view.

But the light real Christians follow is the everlasting Presence of God

#faith hope trust peace joy contentment

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britishchick09 · 3 years ago

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the 200th ranking! :o

...jk it’s only the 15th ranking BUT THERE ARE 200 SONGS NOW OMG!!!! :o

see the newbies below ;)

love

1. ob la di ob la da anthology 3

2. nowhere man

3. because

4. my bonnie

5. i saw her standing there

6. here comes the sun

7. i need you

8. the night before

9. i’m down

10. i’m looking through you anthology 2

i love how different this is from the album one! the clicky instruments paired with the guitar and the double vocals sound so great together and the laugh scream at the end is so cute! (and this sounds even better at 1.15 speed!) :D

11. revolution esher

12. christmas time is here again

i love the vocals and how there are so many variations despite repeating the same lines over and over! the single version is really nice (not a fan of john’s poem), but the full 5 minute version is awesome! :D

really like

13. i’ll follow the sun

14. devil in her heart

15. a hard day’s night

16. she loves you

17. with a little help from my friends

18. do you wanna know a secret

19. back in the ussr

20. octopuses garden

21. can’t buy me love

22. strawberry fields anthology 2

23. take good care of my baby

24. i’ll be on my way

25. i call your name

26. all my loving

27. baby’s in black

28. while my guitar gently weeps anthology 3

this is so gentle compared to the original! it’s very calming :)

29. for you blue

30. this boy

31. don’t ever change

32. when i’m sixty-four

33. shout

34. two of us

35. penny lane

36. the ballad of john and yoko

37. one after 909

38. i want to tell you

39. i will

40. sweet little sixteen

41. ain’t she sweet

42. sure to fall (in love with you)

43. i’ll be back

44. she came in through the bathroom window

45. i feel fine

46. i’ll cry instead

john’s double vocals are cool and the rhythm sounds really bouncy! :D

47. i’ve just seen a face

48. i’m looking through you

49. honey pie esher demo

even though the 30s-inspired music was great, the guitar with the bongos fits with the vocals more. and paul’s ‘la la la’ thing at the end is fun! :)

50. i’m happy just to dance with you

51. crying waiting hoping

52. your bird can sing

53. you won’t see me

54. all together now

55. i me mine

56. anna (go to him)

57. in my life

58. i wanna hold your hand

59. help

60. ‘till there was you

61. rock and roll music

62. boys

63. i don’t want to spoil the party

64. don’t pass me by

65. wait

66. yes it is

67. i’m so tired

68. p.s i love you

69. what goes on

70. for no one

71. hold me tight

72. ticket to ride

73. across the universe

74. i’m a loser

75. another girl

76. revolution

77. oh darling

78. she said she said

THIS HAS SUCH BIG 1984 VIBES OMG! i love how it sounds just like the movie! :D

79. eight days a week

80. nothin’ shakin’

81. something

82. revolution 1

83. birthday

84. besame mucho

paul’s vocals make this sound so fancy! and the ‘cha cha boom!’ is great too :D

85. mother nature’s son

86. every little thing

this is a nice little song that reminds me of the beatles channel :)

87. you’ve really got a hold on me

88. we can work it out

89. while my guitar gently weeps

90. i’m only sleeping

91. money (that’s what i want)

92. all you need is love

93. please mr postman

94. act naturally

95. hello goodbye

96. good day sunshine

97. norwegian wood

98. you never give me your money

99. and i love her

100. good night

101. what you’re doing

102. yesterday

103. when i get home

104. ooh my soul

105. yellow submarine

106. please please me

107. maxwell’s silver hammer

108. sgt. pepper’s lonely hearts club band

109. get back

110. don’t let me down

111. blackbird

112. she’s leaving home

113. glass onion

114. i’ll get you

115. from me to you

116. here there and everywhere

117. any time at all

118. i’ve got a feeling

119. tell me what you see

120. ask me why

121. thank you girl

122. lady madonna

123. hey bulldog

124. your mother should know

125. sexy sadie

this is a nice-sounding song with mean intentions, especially when ‘sadie’ is actually the maharishi! :o (but the ‘la la la la’s are cute)

126. i should’ve known better

127. getting better

128. tell me why

129. got to get you into my life

130. love me do

131. misery

132. you’re gonna lose that girl

133. roll over beethoven

134. fixing a hole

135. eleanor rigby

136. dear prudence

137. fool on the hill

138. martha my dear

139. if i fell

140. long tall sally

141. chains

142. magical mystery tour

143. twist and shout

144. hey jude

145. julia

146. paperback writer

147. old brown shoe

148. you’ve got to hide your love away

149. cry baby cry

150. michelle

151. a day in the life

152. it’s only love

153. dizzy miss lizzy

154. you like me too much

155. if i needed someone

156. the word

157. you can’t do that

158. little child

159. strawberry fields forever

160. come together

161. mr. moonlight

162. slow down

163. ob la di ob la da

164. the continuing story of bungalow bill

165. baby it’s you

166. all i got to do

167. the long and winding road

168. being for the benefit of mr. kite

169. honey pie

170. let it be

171. taxman

172. there’s a place

173. don’t bother me

174. not a second time

175. day tripper

176. lucy in the sky with diamonds

177. helter skelter

this song is way too metal, but it’s an epic hot topic song and the ending is iconic!

178. baby you’re a rich man

179. good morning good morning

180. piggies

181. i want you (she’s so heavy)

182. rocky raccoon

183. it won’t be long

184. i wanna be your man

185. girl

186. dig a pony

187. happiness is a warm gun

188. like dreamers do

189. a taste of honey

190. dr. robert

191. a shot of rhythm and blues

192. you know my name (look up the number)

193. no reply

194. it’s all too much

195. only a northern song

196. drive my car

197. blue jay way

198. love you to

199. i am the walrus

200. revolution 9

#beatles rankings #it's been a long time since i've done one of these but we're finally at the big 2 double 0! :D #and there's still quite a bit of songs to go! :o

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wingsstarsandatardis · 6 years ago

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My friend Kelley York's book A Light Amongst Shadows (Dark is the Night Book 1) came out today! I got an ARC and read it in less than a day! She asked if I would like to read a book about gay Victorian boys at a boarding school who chase ghosts! Hell yes I would! It's on sale for .99 cents! Buy it, read it, and enjoy! https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07CRQ1JQT/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_b07crq1jqt Here's the blurb: James Spencer is hardly the typical troubled youth who ends up at Whisperwood School for Boys. Instead of hating the strict schedules and tight oversight by staff, James blossoms, quickly making friends, indulging in his love of writing, and contemplating the merits of sneaking love poems to the elusive and aloof William Esher. The rumours about William’s sexuality and opium reliance are prime gossip material amongst the third years…rumours that only further pique James' curiosity to uncover what William is really like beneath all that emotional armor. And, when the normally collected William stumbles in one night, shaken and ranting of ghosts, James is the only one who believes him. James himself has heard the nails dragging down his bedroom door and the sobs echoing in the halls at night. He knows others have, too, even if no one will admit it. The staff refuses to entertain such ridiculous tales, and punishment awaits anyone who brings it up. Their fervent denial and the disappearance of students only furthers James’ determination to find out what secrets Whisperwood is hiding...especially if it prevents William and himself from becoming the next victims.

#James Spencer #whisperwood #Kelley york #Rowan Atwood #William Esher #lgbtq #ya #boys school #ghost stories #Victorian #Victorian ghost stories

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mylordmyfriend · 4 years ago

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How Happy Blessed In Happiness

Psalm 1: The two directions.

“How happy is the man {or Woman} who does not follow the advice of the wicked?” [Holman study bible}

“Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly” [King James Version]

The word happy, “blessedness of” refers to the joy and satisfaction that comes from knowing that one is right with God, even though at times conflict with the world may bring disagreements.

The poem written on our first post “Oh what it is`to be a Christian” refers to this kind of Happiness [blessedness of knowing]

The second part of this verse “the advice of the wicked” [Hsb]

“Not the counsel of the ungodly” [Kjv]

From the poem again: “The light real Christians follow is the everlasting Presence of God”.

Don’t be confused; the ‘happy’ referred to in the first translation [HSB]

Is! ‘thye blessed’ in the [Kjv]

Comes from the original Hebrew ‘esher, [eh’-sher] happiness, which literally means we have the Blessed assurance of who He is and that He will never leave us or forsake us.

So today be Happy, and hold onto that blessed assurance of Who he is, and is to us.

Feels like a great day coming!

God Bless.

#happiness faith blessed understanding knowing recieving believing trust hope love joy peaaaaaaace assurance acceptance

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bykelley-old · 7 years ago

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The rumours about William’s sexuality and opium reliance are prime gossip material amongst the third years. Rumours that only further pique James' curiosity to uncover what William is really like beneath all that emotional armor. And, when the normally collected William stumbles in one night, shaken and ranting of ghosts... James is the only one who believes him.

James himself has heard the nails dragging down his bedroom door and the sobs echoing in the halls at night. He knows others have, too, even if no one will admit it. The staff refuses to entertain such ridiculous tales, and punishment awaits anyone who brings it up.

Their fervent denial and the disappearance of students only furthers James’s determination to find out what secrets Whisperwood is hiding... Especially if it means keeping William and himself from becoming the next victims.

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1728 September the British send more troops to Jamaica and later on in the year also send a new governor, Major General Robort Hunter.

1929 Maroon leader Jeddo leads an attack on the North East town Port Antonio.

1730 Lieutenant Soaper soldiers are ambushed by the windward maroons.

1731 Two British regiments are sent to Hunter.

1732 Hunters three parties capture the stronghold of the Windward Maroon leader Nanny overlooking stony river from a 900ft ridge in the Blue Mountains of the parish of Portland.

1733 Hunter party British seamen are ambushed by the Windward maroons ambushed.

1734 The Windward Maroons parishes of Portland and St. George, and loose the Black Shot forces. Hunter dies and John Ayscough is appointed governor in his place. Nanny Town is recaptured. Captain Shuttlewood’s party defeated, the Maroons attack an estate in Saint George including fort and barracks.

1673 200 slaves revolt in the parish of St. Ann and form the Maroons in the parish of St. George.

1739 Leeward Maroon leader Chief Cudjoe signs treaty with British colonel John Guthrie and Captain Francis Sadler troops sent by the British governor Edward Trelawny suspicious of being tricked send forth kissed Guthrie’s hand and embraced his legs and kissed his feet giving the Maroons 1500 acres in Cockpit Country between Cudjoes town of Trelawny in the mountains of the parish of St. James and Akan Maroon leader Accompong’s town in the hills of the parish of St. Elizabeth, however the town itself not included, Accompong named as Cudjoes successor, return runaway slaves for $2 each.

1690 400 slaves revolt on the Sutton plantation in the parish of Clarendon.

Milton McFarione according to the oral Cudjoe was the son Naquan the leader of the Sutton plantation.

1740 June 23 July Quao signs treaty with Robert Bennett and Nanny signs treaty giving them 500 acres of land Nanny New Nanny Town (Moore Town) and Quao Crawford Town.

1746 Superintendents are assigned to Crawford Town and Edward Crawford, from who the town gets its name from, is made its leader.

Lieutenant Ross and militia sent by Governor Charles Knowles to negotiate with Quao.

1751 Thomas Thistlewood Egypt plantation in the parish of Westmoreland meets Captain Cujdoe. "he had on a feather’d hat, Sword at his Side, gun upon his Shoulder...Bare foot and Bare legg’d, somewhat a Majestic look".

1751 - 1758 Saint Domingue Hougan Francois Mackandal.

1753 Phyllis Wheatley born in Africa.

1754 Quao and maroons kill Ned Crawford along with three superintendents.

1756 Accompong Town is granted 1, 000 acres of land by the Jamaican Assembly.

July 30 Thistlewood whips two slaves and “washed and rubbed in salt pickle, lime juice & bird pepper”

August 1 Thistlewood catches runaway slave Hazat “put him in the bilboes both feet; gagged him; rubbed him with molasses & exposed him naked to the flies all day & the mosquitoes all night, without fire”.

1760 May Easter Sunday July Saint Mary, Jamaica Fante chief Tacky Rebellion attack the Frontier and Trinity plantations, raid the English Garrison Fort Haldane in Port Maria gunpowder and firearms and estates Heywood Hall, Esher, Ballards Valley. Obeahman puts portection spell on, Charles Town superintendent Charles Swigle Militia Windward Maroons officers Clash and Sambo from Moore Town, Quaco and Cain from Charles Town and Cudio and Davy from Scotts Hall, the Obeahman is captured and left for to see from their lookout, Scotts Hall Maroon, marksman, Lieutenant Davy. pursues Tacky, shoots him and cuts off his head which is displayed on a pole in Spainish Town.

1761 July 11 Wheatley is sold by local chief to trader and brought on the ship Phillis to Boston, Massachusetts.

1764 Cudjoe passes away, Governor of Jamaica Roger Hope Elletson Superintendent John James Twelawny Town Maroon officer Lewis James.

1767 Wheatley at age of 14 writes her first poem “To the University of Cambridge, in New England”.

1768 Wheatley writes her poem "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty"George III repealing the stamp act.

1770 Wheatley writes her poem, a tribute to George Whitefield entitled.

February 14 Scottish explorer James Bruce of Kinnaird arrives in Gondar received by Emperor Tekle Haymanot II, Ras Michael Sehul.

November 14 Bruce reaches Gish Abay the source of the Lesser Abay.

1772 Wheatley defends the authorship of her poems in court of Boston luminaries.

1773 Superintendent appoints Maroon captains Crankey and Muncko as his officers in the Town of Accompong.

Wheatley travels to London and at the age of just 20 has her book Poems on Subjects Religious and Moral published and emancipated meets Lord Mayor.

Bruce travels to Paris where he presents Book of Enoch to King Louis XV French National Library.

“A Negro hung alive by the ribs to a gallows”; background shows skulls (presumably of beheaded slaves) on posts. This illustration was based on a 1773 eyewitness description. An incision was made in the victim’s ribs and a hook placed in the hole. In this case, the victim stayed alive for 3 days until clubbed to death by the sentry guarding him who he had insulted. This and other engravings are found in the autobiographical narrative of Stedman, a young Dutchman who joined a military force against rebellions of the enslaved in the Dutch colony. The engravings are based on Stedman’s own drawings and were done by professional engravers. For the definitive modern edition of the original 1790 Stedman manuscript, which includes this and other illustrations see Richard and Sally Price, eds. Narrative of a five years expedition against the revolted Negroes of Surinam (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988).

“1773 Flagellation of a Female Samboe Slave.”Shows a female hanging from a tree with deep lacerations; in background two white men and two black men, the latter with whips. Stedman witnessed this event in 1774. The female was an eighteen-year old girl who was given 200 lashes for having refused to have intercourse with an overseer. She was “lacerated in such a shocking manner by the whips of two negro-drivers, that she was from her neck to her ancles literally dyed with blood.”

1775 Wheatley sends a copy of her poem “To His Excellency, George Washington” to him.

1776 March Wheatly accepts Washington’s invitation to visit him in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

April Wheatly’s “To His Excellency, George Washington” poem is also published by Thomas Paine in the Pennsylvania Gazette.

A young free black carpenter being beaten on the rack. Stedman witnessed this scene in 1776. The man (on the orders of white authority) had been accused of stealing a sheep and shooting an overseer who discovered the theft. This method of torture was intended to keep the victim alive long enough to endure extreme pain before his eventual death. In this case, the victim’s left hand was cut off before he died as additional punishment for theft and to serve as an example to others. the above scene is described by Stedman on pp. 546-549 of the Price edition.

Shows a woman carrying a weight chained to her ankle; in background, a man tilling ground with a hoe. The woman was judged guilty of not speaking when spoken to by a white person; for this she received 200 lashes and was forced to carry a 100 lb. weight for several months.

1781 Samuel Grant officer of Charles Town and maroon party kill Three Finger Jack.

Saint Domingue (Haiti), “Pearl of the Antilles” according to in 1787, the French imported 20, 000 slaves from Africa into Saint-Domingue while the British imported about 38, 000 slaves to all of their Caribbean colonies.

1789 August 26 National Assembly publish Declaration of the Rights of Man.

1789 Gens de couleurlibres (free man of color), Vincent Ogé and Julien Raimond right to vote men of their class, approach Grandsblancs planters in Paris and attend meetings at, and become leaders of the Society of the Friends of the Blacks anti slavery society founded in the previous year in Paris by Jacques Pierre Brissot. Oge French National Assembly for representation and voting rights.

1790 October Oge returns to St. Domingue writes a letter argues that the promulgation of the amendment passed on March 8 by the French National Assembly free men of property citizen vote colonial, refused by Colonial governor Count de Blanchelande, Oge meets with Jean-Baptiste Chavannes, American Revolution veteran,

1790 Oge and Chavannes begin insurgence defeating several militia detachments from Le Cap Francais and are forced to flee and take refuge across the border in Santo Domingo.

Bruce publishes Volume 3 of his Travels to discover the source of the Nile.

November 20 Oge and Chavannes are captured in Hispaniola.

1791 February 6 Oge is broken on the wheel and beheaded in the public square in Le Cap.

August to 1804 Saint Domingue Hougan DuttyBoukman and Mambo Cecile Fatiman begin the Vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman of what becomes the Hatian revolution, lead by Jean Francois Papillon, Georges Biassou and Jeannot Bullet.

September The white militias kill 15, 000 blacks.

Revolution 100, 000 people after two months 4, 000 Whites killed inflicting property damage of a cost of 2 million francs 15, 000 Blacks killed.

Papillon and Biassou execute Jeannot.

Jean Jacques Dessalines becomes a lieutenant in Papillon’s army and with Papillon in Santo Domingo joins the Spainish against the French.

1792 Legislative Assembly dispatch 600 French soldiers under governor Léger-Félicité Sonthonax. August 29 Sonthonax and Étienne Polverel free slaves.

1793 France declare war on Britain. Jacobin Toussaint L'Ouverture is made a Knight of the Spanish order of Saint Isabela. January L'Ouverture loses the fortified post La Tannerie to French General Étienne Maynaud de Bizefranc de Lavaux. August 29 L'Ouverture makes his declaration of Camp Turel and French commissioners Sonthonax and Polverel make their proclamation of emancipation. September 20 600 British soldiers from Jamaica land at Jérémie. September 22 Mole St. Nicolas, the main French naval base in Saint Domingue surrender to the Royal Navy. November 26 General Charles Grey aka "No-flint Grey" and Admiral Sir John Jervis set sail from Portsmouth.

1794 February 4 the National Convention, the first elected Assembly of the First Republic, under Maximilien Robespierre proclaim the abolition of slavery in all French colonies and giving civil and political rights to all Blacks. February Grey and Jervis arrive in the West Indies Martinique, Saint Lucia and Guadalupe. May 6 L'Ouverture ambushes the Spanish after mass at church at San Raphael. May 19 Troops from Greys force under commander John Whyte arrive in Saint Domingue, march to and take Port Au Prince allowing Sonthonax and the French to leave on condition that they do not burn the 45 ships of sugar in the harbour. May L'Ouverture and Sonthonax command in the North whilst André Rigaud commands in the South. L'Ouverture switches his allegiance and now fights on the side of the French, raises the republican flag over the port of Gonaïves, eradicates all Spanish supporters from Cordon de l'Ouest and joins 4, 000 of his troops with those of Lavaux’s, with his brother Paul, nephew Moise, Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Henri Christophe being among his officers. Rigaud takes the town of Léogâne by storm and drives the British back to Port-au-Prince. December 25 Rigaud takes Tiburon in surprise attack. Soldiers of the 104th, 105th, 111th and 112th regiment in Dublin and Cork, Ireland riot.

1795 April 22 The Brigand War, The Battle of Rabot, Soufrier, Saint Lucia.

July Treaty of Baseline. Jean-François and Biassou fight against L'Ouverture.

The second Maroon war. The Montego Bay magistrate flogging of two Trelawny Maroons over the theft of two pigs, Governor Alexander Lindsay the 6th Earl of Balcarres has Trelawny Maroons imprisoned.

August 65 British killed by the Trelawny Maroons in the first two weeks, with a total of 16 Trelawny Maroons killed.

Walpole with the 13th Light Dragoons joins the British against the Trelawny Maroons.

Governor Walpole scorched earth strategy dry season.

Balcarres imports 100 bloodhounds from Cuba.

Captain James Palmer of Trelawny shots Captain Chambers and cuts off the Accompong head.

In Trelawny Town Militia Colonel William Finch and Colonel Sanford’s two detachments are ambushed and the Colonels themselves killed.

December Walpole negotiates the terms of surrender with Montague James and his junior officer Lieutenant Major John Jarett, Walpole solemnly promises that the Maroons will not be sent off the island, Balcarres deports 600 Maroons to Nova Scotia including, Walpole resigns.

November Francois and Biassou and leave for Spain and Florida. November 16 The Great Push 30, 000 men on 200 ships under General Ralph Abercromby depart. December 9 wrecked by storm.

1796 March 17 Abercromby arrives in Barbados and despatches force under Major General Gordon Forbes to Port-au-Prince, fails to take French held city of Leogane, French Commander Alexandre Peton uses guns of his fort to sink three ships under Admiral Hyde Parker and then turning his guns to the British, Forbes retreats back to Port au Prince. March 20 Commander Jean-Louis Villatte captures and overthrows French General Lavaux as Governor as part of his plan to ally with Rigaud, L'Ouverture’s troops arrive at Cap-Français to freeing Lavaux and drive Villatte out. May Lavaux promotes L'Ouverture to commander of the West province. Sonthonax arrives with the French third commission, promotes Louverture to General and makes arrangements for L’Ouvetures sons Placide and Issac to attend a school for children of colonials in France. highest ranking officer. June 1 198 of 1, 000 from the Sixty-sixth regiment and 515 of 1, 000 men of the Sixth-ninth regiment not infected with yellow fever. September elections for colonial representatives of the French National Assembly, Louveture both Lavaux and Sonthonax also elected. October Lavaux leaves, Sonthonax stays.

1797 L'Ouverture appointed Lieutenant General second only to Lavaux himself.

5, 000 of Greys 7, 000 die from yellow fever and the Royal Navy 11, 000.

The Battle of Rabot, Soufrier, Saint Lucia recruited to 1st West India Regiment Sierra Leone.

1797 February General John Graves Simcoe replaces Forbes with orders to pull back the British to Port au Prince. April 11 British Colonel Thomas Maitland of the Sixty-second Foot regiment lands in Port-au-Prince. L’Ouverture retakes the fortress at Mirebalais. June 7 L'Ouverture attacks Fort Churchill. July Simcoe and Maitland sail to London to advise withdrawal from colony.

1798 March Maitland returns with mandate to withdraw from Port au Prince. French Commissioner, Gabriel Hédouville, arrives. April 30 L’Ouveture signs treaty with General Maitland for amnesty for French counter revolutionaries. May Port au Prince is returned to French rule. May 10 Maitland meets with Louverture to agree armistice. May 18 The British leave Port au Prince. July L’Ouveture and Rigaud meet Hedouville. August 31 Maitland and L'Ouverture lift the British blockade on the condition L’Ouverture agrees not to involve himself in any rebellion in Jamaica. Commissioner Hédouville tries to interfere with an insurrection started by L'Ouverture’s adopted nephew Hyacinthe Moïse. October Hédouville sails for France.

1799 June 16-18 War of Knives, Rigaud sends 4, 000 troops to take the bordering towns of Petit-Goâve and Grand-Goâve, Louverture’s officer Laplume. Petion joins Rigaud with a large contingent of veteran troops. Rigaud North Le Cap, Port de Paix and Mole Saint Nicolas and west central Artibonite plain. Christophe and Dessalines troops. August Louverture U.S. President John Adams blockade ports held by Rigaud. L’Ouverture with 45, 000 – 50, 000 troops Rigaud 15, 000. November Christophe’s army Jacmel whilst Dessalines army Petit and Grand Goave. The U.S. Navy frigate USS General Greene, commanded by Captain Christopher Perry provides Toussaint with fire support Louveture lays siege on Jacmel held by Rigauds forces.

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lgbtqiahistoricalromance · 6 years ago

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A Light Amongst Shadows (Dark is the Night series Book 1) by Kelley York and Rowan Altwood

James Spencer is hardly the typical troubled youth who ends up at Whisperwood School for Boys. Instead of hating the strict schedules and tight oversight by staff, James blossoms, quickly making friends, indulging in his love of writing, and contemplating the merits of sneaking love poems to the elusive and aloof William Esher. The rumours about William’s sexuality and opium reliance are prime gossip material amongst the third years…rumours that only further pique James' curiosity to uncover what William is really like beneath all that emotional armor. And, when the normally collected William stumbles in one night, shaken and ranting of ghosts, James is the only one who believes him. James himself has heard the nails dragging down his bedroom door and the sobs echoing in the halls at night. He knows others have, too, even if no one will admit it. The staff refuses to entertain such ridiculous tales, and punishment awaits anyone who brings it up. Their fervent denial and the disappearance of students only furthers James’ determination to find out what secrets Whisperwood is hiding...especially if it prevents William and himself from becoming the next victims.

Review

Lucky me to discover this book was coming out, by doing a “m/m romance” search on Twitter. Going into the novel, I expected a blend of young Holmes/Watson and Ouran High School Host Club. Much as I love both, I am glad to say that is not what this novel turned out to be. Yes, we have two young men with investigation goals that fall in love and a boy’s school setting, but this novel is unique unto itself.

According to York’s Twitter account, James is based off a young Jack Davenport (Norrington from Pirate’s of the Caribbean, Eggy’s father from Kingsman) and Will is from James D’arcy (Richard from An American Haunting)--two of my favorite underrated British actors. James has the saucy but steadfast nature we see in many of Davenport’s characters, and Will certainly possesses the quiet, cerebral sort of personality that I usually think of from D’arcy. Once the romance portion of the novel begins (Chapter 3), they’re both completely devoted to one another.

Both young men have pasts that are not light, but where it might be simple to have these elements weigh them down and ruin everything, it instead unites the pair beyond what they’ve already discovered they enjoy about one another. There is definitely angst present, because the novel ends up being more like Holmes/Watson in The Devil’s Backbone, but the relationship between James and Will is a healthy one, and they have lovely moments with poetry and picnics. James helps Will through his laudanum issues, and Will respects James enough to wait for furthering the physical nature of their relationship (due to James’s past). They also combine their strengths to help them solve a series of crimes that threaten their fellow students, some of whom share their inclinations. So while it is not all sunshine and roses, they have mutual respect for one another, and they’re very tender.

There are some genuinely creepy moments in this novel, and the plot of the school’s background definitely takes this to a dark place, but the boys also receive support and assistance from friends and faculty that are aware of their relationship. So, while there is period-typical homophobia, it doesn’t result in the young men having to always stay guarded or deter them from pursuing their own HEA.

I’m really looking forward to seeing what happens to these two characters, especially since by the end of the novel they’re in a position to further explore the paranormal--together.

#a light amongst shadows #james spencer #william esher #dark is the night series

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