#not yalit

[slightlyrebelliouswriter23]

the "i definitely do NOT have feelings for them in any way shape or form" while obviously crushing on them trope might be cliché to you. it's about being doomed from the start, the desperate denial of the starved self, the tragic inevitably of love to me tho

[alexandergideonslightwood]

“I will tell you the story of it. Another story of Lightwoods and Herondales and Fairchilds.” The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

[bookaddict24-7]

(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (December 24th, 2024)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Sequels:

Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow #2) by Xiran Jay Zhao

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Happy reading!

[exeuntstormtroopers]

Hey hey did you love Eliza and Her Monsters? Great news, there's going to be a companion novel!

Here's the Publisher's Marketplace announcement:

"Author of ELIZA AND HER MONSTERS Francesca Zappia's EVIE AND HER NIGHTMARES, about a teenage girl who copes with the death of her best friend by losing herself in the fantastical world of a massively popular MMORPG and a relationship with her best friend's brother, but the further she pushes herself away from reality, the harder it will come back to bite."

No release date or other info yet; I'll post it when I have it!

[positivewitch]

Valkyrie Week | Day 4 - Hobbies 🔮

@valkyrieappreciationweek

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Just a sleepover 😉🔮

[luxaofhesperides]

I HOPE THIS DOESN'T FIND YOU by ann liang

"You had to kiss me, then kick me, then fill my head with your voice. You made it clear－so terribly clear－how much you hate me. That I'm the last person in the world you would ever consider. But I kept looking for signs that would suggest otherwise. I kept wondering if it was still possible. Because I'm willing to lose everything, " he says, his eyes balcker than the surrounding darkness, than the sky outside, "so long as I don't lose you."

[marshmyers]

Check out my curated collection of books and graphic novels featuring LGBTQ characters and themes and spanning various genres, from science fiction to the supernatural to fantasy and beyond.

SEE THE COLLECTION

[richincolor]

New Releases for July 16, 2024

Here are the new releases we're watching for this week.

Grief in the Fourth Dimension: A Novel by Jennifer Yu Amulet Books

A moving and unique speculative YA novel about the afterlife and the unexpected connections that can be made in death In life, high school classmates Caroline Davison and Kenny Zhou existed in separate universes—Caroline in one of softball practices and family dinners; Kenny in one of NASA photo books and late-night shifts at his parents’ Chinese restaurant. But after their deaths, they find themselves thrown together as roommates in a mysterious white room—one that seems to exist outside of time and space, shows them their loved ones’ lives on a large hi-def TV, and grants their wishes with a sardonic sense of humor.

As Caroline and Kenny watch life continue to unfold back on Earth, they realize they can influence events through radio signals, psychic mediums, and electromagnetic interference. In their efforts to console their families, they also start to understand the tragic depth of how their lives and deaths were connected and how to help their families—and themselves—heal from the losses.

The Ping-Pong Queen of Chinatown by Andrew Yang Quill Tree Books

Perfect for fans of Ben Philippe and Mary H. K. Choi, this charming, insightful YA novel follows two high school students who form a complicated, ground-shifting bond while filming a mockumentary. On the eve of Felix Ma’s junior year of high school, his parents hires a college admissions coach to help him find a marketable activity. Cynically trawling for extracurricular excellence, Felix decides to start a film club at school.

But then he meets Cassie Chow, a bubbly high school senior who shares Felix’s anxieties about the future and complicated relationship with parental expectations. Felix feels drawn to Cassie for reasons he can’t quite articulate, so as an excuse to see her more, Felix invites Cassie to star in his short film.

While the project starts out as a lighthearted mockumentary, at the urging of Felix’s college admissions coach, who wants to turn the film into college essay material, it soon morphs into a serious drama about the emotional scars that parents leave on their kids. As Felix and Cassie uncover their most painful memories, Cassie starts to balk at opening her wounds for the camera.

With his parents and college admissions coach hot on his heels, Felix discovers painful truths about himself and his past—and must decide whether academic achievement is worth losing his closest friend.

Portrait of a Shadow by Meriam Metoui Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

A missing sister. A mysterious boy. And a painting that holds the truth beneath its peeling edge…

Inez is missing, but missing things can always be found.

Mae knows this as a fact, even though the police investigation has come to a standstill, even though her parents are moving on. But when she goes to clear out her older sister’s studio, she finds a mess of research and a white canvas that seems even older than the ornate frame it is set in. The closer Mae gets to the canvas, the more difficult it is to pull her eyes away from its mottled surface, its heavy layers of white paint, its peeling top corner she is tempted to pull to see what’s beneath. But she doesn’t. Not yet.

Mae decides to trace her sister’s last steps in the hopes of finding answers, certain that Inez’s disappearance is related to the painting. And she knows she is desperate enough to let the strange boy who claims to have been Inez’s neighbor tag along. Even if his good looks don’t help distract from his avoidance of her questions. So begins a scavenger hunt piecing together what they can find from what Inez left behind. One that leads to centuries-old questions best left unasked and secrets best kept in the dark.

The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power Terry J. Benton-Walker (Editor), 

Tor Teen

13 SCARY STORIES. 13 AUTHORS OF COLOR. 13 TIMES WE SURVIVED THE FIRST KILL.

The White Guy Dies First is a powerful and entertaining collection for YA readers featuring thirteen scary stories in which the white guy dies first.Edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker, including stories from bestselling and critically acclaimed Adiba Jaigirdar, Alexis Henderson, Chloe Gong, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, H. E. Edgmon, Kalynn Bayron, Karen Strong, Kendare Blake, Lamar Giles, Mark Oshiro, Naseem Jamnia, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Terry J.

[jessread-s]

✩⚔️🐉Series Review:

⋆ Found family

⋆ Multiple povs

⋆ High fantasy

Growing up, my dad was completely enamored by “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of The Rings”. Try as I might, I found the books he continues to put on a pedestal hard to get through (nobody tell him I said that). But I think I found what he loves so much about those books in Victoria Aveyard’s “Realm Breaker” trilogy. From the very first page, Aveyard completely immersed me in her complex world and invested me in the lives of her diverse, well-developed characters. With each new chapter, I couldn’t get enough of the dynamic between the Companions and held my breath as their lives were continuously jeopardized the closer they came to completing their quest to save the realm. And of course, because this is a Victoria Aveyard book, there were many betrayals that caught me by surprise, swoon-worthy (yet subtle) romantic moments, and epic battles that held my attention as I progressed through each book in the trilogy. The ending is everything I could have wanted and more and still leaves the door open a crack for more mischief to occur. 

Cross-posted to: Instagram | Amazon | Goodreads | StoryGraph

@vaveyard @epicreads @morgana0anagrom

[melodylsimpson]

Melanin in YA

Imagine a space where you can easily find the next YA book written by a Black author to add to your TBR list. Best of all, amongst that book are an endless amount of other YA books waiting to be discovered by you, all written by Black authors. In that same space, you can find out if any of these authors have a book event near you or will be attending a festival / convention near you. In that same space, you can find out their NYT bestseller stats, book to screen adaptation details, a list of Black audiobook narrators to listen to, a detailed list of Black literary agents to query, Black bookish social media influencers to follow, Black led bookish podcasts to subscribe to, Black owned bookstores to visit and so much more. 

That space is Melanin in Y.A. A database for all things Black in traditional young adult publishing. It acts as a no excuses cross-referencing tool for industry professionals, press, readers, writers, students, educators, librarians, program administrators and more. It’s available to you 24/7 for free.

I, Melody Simpson, created Melanin in YA in August 2020 and have been running it entirely by myself from day one. I really want to hire an intern to help me out because maintaining and promoting this is a lot but I’m tapped out on funds and cannot afford an intern right now. Though I am in desperate need of one and would never ask anyone to do the amount of work that I need done without paying them. If you’d like to help in that regard, you can do so here (gofundme) and no donation is too small, thank you so much. If you’d like to help out in other ways, can you please do any of the following below to help amplify this invaluable resource? 

1) Follow and/or repost/retweet Melanin in YA content on Instagram or Twitter

2) Shop merch at Shop Melanin in YA

3) Send the melanininya.com link to your English teachers / professors, librarians, favorite booksellers, colleagues, fellow book club members, anyone you know who loves books, anyone you know who values diversity, equity and inclusion, and everyone you think could use this resource.

Full transparency, when Melanin in YA first launched, there was lots of excitement around it. But it’s been quite the struggle to get people to talk about this resource and share this resource outside of moments in time, say other than Black History Month or when something tragic doesn’t happen to Black people and makes it to mainstream news. I appreciate your support 365 days a year. Especially during a time when Black YA books are being banned more than ever before. This resource is so necessary. Your support is so necessary. It means so, so much. 

Thank you.

[elockhartbooks]

Is there going to be a movie adaptation?

Yes, a TV adaptation of We Were Liars, 8 episodes. On Prime Video in Spring 2025 and starring the actors above! Esther MacGregor (Mirren) , Joseph Zada (Johnny), Shubham Maheshwari (Gat) and Emily Alyn Lind (Cadence). Also starring Candice King, Mamie Gummer, Rahul Kohli, David Morse and Caitlyn Fitzgerald. Showrunners: Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie.

I just found my own Tumblr again after years of neglect. There are lots of unanswered questions, and the above is one of them! I'm going to try to answer them in the coming month. xo E. Lockhart

[slightlyrebelliouswriter23]

thing is, i'm too much of a gossip to just put down a book i'm not vibing with. i'll continue reading a book/series that i actively hate just because i want to know the tea with a character and her neighbour's boyfriend's best friend. i am too susceptible to the latticework of plot and character to be trusted with my own spare time

[alexandergideonslightwood]

“All the stories are true”

[bookaddict24-7]

(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (January 7th, 2025)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Releases:

This is the Year by Gloria Muñoz

Mystery Royale by Kaitlyn Cavalancia

No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally

Breath of the Dragon by Shannon Lee & Fonda Lee

The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold

The Assassin's Guide to Babysitting by Natalie C. Parker

A Language of Dragons by S.F. Williamson

The Afterdark by E. Latimer

Royal Heirs Academy by Lindsey Duga

After Life by Gayle Forman

Bemused by Farrah Rochon

New Sequels:

Lies on the Serpent's Tongue (Bittersweet in the Hollow #2) by Kate Pearsall

Among Serpents (Above the Black #2) by Marc J. Gregson

The Dryad Storm (The Black Witch Chronicles #5) by Laurie Forest

Togetha (Pritty #2) by Keith F. Miller Jr.

The Wishless Ones (Dark Ascension #3) by Hafsah Faizal

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Happy reading!

[thepersonalwords]

All I really want to do today is go to the book store, drink coffee and read.

Ann Marie Frohoff

[positivewitch]

Nesta is the best chaperone ever 😌💅🏼

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