#sam rowell

[matxhstixkers]

SPANISH WORK SHEET BEE OPON YEE

[imberlae]

[the-book-ferret]

Ready for Vol. 3 Plsthnx!

[rissyrosie]

I decided too name my favorite couples on my ‘favorites’ bookshelf from what I read:

~ Laura Jean and Peter Kavinsky from ‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ by Jenny Han

~Jaewoo and Jenny from ‘XOXO’ by Axie Oh

(Yes I pictured Wony as Jenny and Taehyung as Jaewoo)

~Macallan and Levi from ‘Better Off Friends’ by Elizabeth Eulberg

Quentin and Margo from ‘Paper Towns’ by John Greene

~Jo and Laurie from ‘Little Women’ by Louisa May Alcott

Percy and Sam from ‘Every Summer After’ by Carley Fortune

~Levi and Cather from ‘Fangirl’ by Rainbow Rowell

America and Maxon from ‘The Selection Series’ by Kiera Cass

~Beyah and Samson from ‘Heart Bones’ by Colleen Hoover (only coho book I liked from her)

~Felicity and Alec from ‘Paper Hearts’ by Ali Novak

[bookaddict24-7]

New Young Adult Releases! (August 8th, 2023)

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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 Standalones/First in a Series:

The Dark Place by Britney S. Lewis

Unnecessary Drama by Nina Kenwood

Sky of Seven Colors by Rachelle Nelson

New Sequels:

Fangirl Vol. 3 (Fangirl: The Manga) by Rainbow Rowell, Gabi Nam & Sam Maggs

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Happy reading!

[booksandwords]

Fangirl, Vol. 1: The Manga  Adapted by Sam Maggs. Illustrated by Gabi Nam. Based on the novel by Rainbow Rowell.

Series: Fangirl Manga, Vol. 1 Read time: 1 Day Rating: 4/5 Stars

The Quote: I always get lost in the library, no matter how many times I go. In fact, I think I get lost there more, the more that I go. Like it's getting to know me, and revealing new passages. — Levi (look my librarian ass loves this line)

Full disclosure I still haven't read Fangirl so I'm coming into this a bit differently from most. Basically, I always intended to read it but never got around to it. I now intend on reading it before volume two is released in June (? I think), before writing this review I put it on hold at my local library. But from what I can see at this point it is well suited to a visual adaptation. This appears to be a clever adaptation. Sam Maggs has ensured that it flows properly. Particularly when combined with Gabi Nam's illustrations which are all clearly distinct. Wren and Cather have the perfect facial structure similarities that were needed. It feels like it depends on how Cath is feeling as to how they look. Both Cath's fandom self and Simon and Baz are shown regularly. Nam's take on Simon and Baz is fantastic and slightly varied. What I can clearly see from this is why people wanted Simon Snow's story so badly Rainbow sells their story well.

Cath and Wren are the ideal for the demonstration of growing apart and finding identity as twins. I quite like Reagan. I really like that Cath is Reagan's mealtime bitching buddy, I like that it is clearly leading to a friendship. Also, the best friendships to me can be shown through what you see in the random people around you. Personality traits. Nick and Levi have this interesting counterbalance thing going on. And well Dad is trying his best, he is a great representation of a parent. That's all I'm going to write in the review for now. I'll probably reread it at a later date and might be able to comment better.

[batboyblog]

My Super Gay/Queer Reading List

The Long Run by James Acker

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Another Dimension of Us by Mike Albo

Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak

Alan Cole Is Not a Coward by Eric Bell

Alan Cole Doesn’t Dance by Eric Bell

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

Felix Yz by Lisa Bunker

Last Bus to Everland by Sophie Cameron

Dragging Mason County by Curtis Campbell

The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara

Peter Darling by Austin Chant

Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan

The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich

Half Bad by Sally Green

Half Wild by Sally Green

Half Lost by Sally Green

Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green

Gay Club by Simon James Green

You’re the One That I Want by Simon James Green

We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra

Totally Joe by James Howe

After School Activities by Dirk Hunter

At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson

The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun David Hutchinson

A Complicated Love Story Set in Space by Shaun David Hutchinson

The Boy Who Couldn’t Fly Straight by Jeff Jacobson

Haffling by Caleb James

The Lightning-Struck Heart by T.J. Klune

A Destiny of Dragons by T.J. Klune

The Consumption of Magic by T.J. Klune

A Wish Upon the Stars by T.J. Klune

The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune

Flash Fire by T.J. Klune

Heat Wave by T.J. Klune

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg

The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg

Destination Unknown by Bill Konigsberg

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

Every Day by David Levithan

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

Ryan and Avery by David Levithan

How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis

Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell by Tobias Madden

When Ryan Came Back by Devon McCormack

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Fraternity by Andy Mientus

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller

Hero by Perry Moore

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

More Than This by Patrick Ness

Junior Hero Blues by J.K. Pendragon

The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros

When Everything Feels Like the Movies by Raziel Reid

Kens by Raziel Reid

Emmett by Lev A.C. Rosen

Jack of Hearts by Lev A.C. Rosen

Camp by Lev A.C. Rosen

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez

Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez

Rainbow Road by Alex Sanchez

So Hard to Say by Alex Sanchez

The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers by Adam Sass

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

All Kinds of Other by James Sie

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith

Freak Show by James St. James

Ray of Sunlight by Brynn Stein

The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis

366 Days by Kiyoshi Tanaka

The Language of Seabirds by Will Taylor

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas

Because You’ll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas

Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes

Always the Almost by Edward Underhill

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

Tumblr got rid of yellow so I couldn't do pride colors, sorry!

If you want help picking something out just send me an ask with what kind of thing you're looking for and I'll select something for you, and if you end up reading something because you saw this list, please let me know

[the-forest-library]

August 2023 Reads

The Annotated Persuasion - Jane Austen

Nothing But the Truth - Holly James

The Last Word - Katy Birchall

The Deja Glitch - Holly James

Love, Theoretically - Ali Hazelwood

The Dane of My Existence - Jessica Martin

They Hate Each Other - Amanda Woody

Mister Magic - Kiersten White

Stars, Hide Your Fires - Jessica Mary Best

Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree

The Study of Poisons - Maria V. Snyder

This is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone

His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novik

Sea of Tranquility - Emily St. John Mandel

The Brothers Hawthorne - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Give Me a Sign - Anna Sortino

Rewind - Lisa Graff

Tuesdays at the Castle - Jessica Day George

Mice Skating - Annie Silvestro

The Rock from the Sky - Jon Klassen

Ancient Night - David Bowles

Fangirl, Vol 1 - Sam Maggs, Rainbow Rowell

Fangirl, Vol 2 - Sam Maggs, Rainbow Rowell

Family Style - Thien Pham

It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth - Zoe Thorogood

Congratulations, the Best is Over - R. Eric Thomas

Strong Female Character - Fern Brady

Everything I Know About Love - Dolly Alderton

Sipping Dom Perignon Through a Straw - Eddie Ndopu

Organizing for the Rest of Us - Dana K. White

You Just Need to Lose Weight - Aubrey Gordon

Vibrant - Stacie Stephenson

How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids - Jancee Dunn

Allergic - Theresa MacPhail

Generations - Jean M. Twenge

Enough - Shauna M. Ahern

Sensitive - Jenn Granneman

The Lady's Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness - Sarah Ramey

Dressing Barbie - Carol Spencer

Goblin Mode - McKayla Coyle

How to Resist Amazon and Why - Danny Caine

The Artist's Way - Julia Cameron

Bold = Highly Recommend Italics = Worth It Crossed out = Nope

Thoughts: 

Some really good reads this month, and some disappointments. I really enjoyed They Hate Each Other and was surprised by how much I liked the Fangirl manga. I also finally found an Ali Hazelwood book that I didn't DNF, lol.

Goodreads Goal: 289/400 

2017 Reads | 2018 Reads | 2019 Reads | 2020 Reads | 2021 Reads| 

2022 Reads | 2023 Reads

[darlingian]

✨ weekly tag wednesday ✨

name: c h a n i

zodiac sign: capricorn

fuzzy socks or fuzzy blankets? fuzzy blanket (but please not that horrid sherpa fabric because touching that makes me feel like crawling out of my skin

do you enjoy winter? sometimes. I'm always looking forward to the green of spring though.

what’s your comfort book or movie? Comfort book- The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee or Red White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston... okay OR Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall... (Or the Carry on Simon Snow trilogy by Rainbow Rowell. lmao okay that's it I swear.) Comfort movie- Little Women 2019, Jane Eyre 2011, or Hugh Grant early/mid 90s romcoms.

what’s your favorite way to wind down after a long day? the devil's lettuce and/or a good fanfic.

tell me something you like about yourself: not applicable.

favorite artist? whoever is making me feel things.

how do you practice self-care? (I don't real feel deserving of self care. So maybe the few times a year I let myself get my nails done.)

what’s a song that makes you feel joyful? I've literally been sitting here trying to think of something for like 5 minutes. lmao.

a book you want to read this year: I'd like to reread Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

what advice would you give your younger self? Get out. Don't settle. You have adhd and bpd and it'll be way easier if you get that sorted early.

and finally, you’re given a plane ticket to anywhere in the world, no strings attached. where are you going? Scotland.

Thank you @heymacy for making the game this week and for the tag! Thanks also to these lovely folks for thinking of me: @michellemisfit @deedala @energievie @creepkinginc and I'll tag these fine people if they wanna participate: @too-schoolforcool @mickeysgaymom @gardenerian @heymrspatel @gallawitchxx @juliakayyy @sickness-health-all-that-shit @depressedstressedlemonzest @softmick @milkmaidovich @thepupperino @callivich @transmickey @sam-loves-seb @crossmydna @palepinkgoat @suchagallabitch

[deadpresidents]

2023's Best Books

I meant to do this a few days ago so there was more time before the holidays, but here's a quick list of the best books that I read that were released in 2023. Obviously, I didn't read every book that came out this year, and I'm only listing the best books I read that were actually released in the 2023 calendar year.

In my opinion, the two very best books released in 2023 were An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford by Richard Norton Smith (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO), and True West: Sam Shepard's Life, Work, and Times by Robert Greenfield (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO).

(The rest of this list is in no particular order)

President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier C.W. Goodyear (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

The World: A Family History of Humanity Simon Sebag Montefiore (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

France On Trial: The Case of Marshal Pétain Julian Jackson (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

The Last Island: Discovery, Defiance, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth Adam Goodheart (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World Mary Beard (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

City of Echoes: A New History of Rome, Its Popes, and Its People Jessica Wärnberg (BOOK | KINDLE)

We Are Your Soldiers: How Gamal Abdel Nasser Remade the Arab World Alex Rowell (BOOK | KINDLE)

Edison's Ghosts: The Untold Weirdness of History's Greatest Geniuses Katie Spalding (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

Waco Rising: David Koresh, the FBI, and the Birth of America's Modern Militias Kevin Cook (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American West Chris Wimmer (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

King: A Life Jonathan Eig (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

LBJ's America: The Life and Legacies of Lyndon Baines Johnson Edited by Mark Atwood Lawrence and Mark K. Updegrove (BOOK | KINDLE)

Who Believes Is Not Alone: My Life Beside Benedict XVI Georg Gänswein with Saverio Gaeta (BOOK | KINDLE)

Eighteen Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East Uri Kaufman (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

The Rough Rider and the Professor: Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and the Friendship That Changed American History Laurence Jurdem (BOOK | KINDLE)

White House Wild Child: How Alice Roosevelt Broke All the Rules and Won the Heart of America Shelley Fraser Mickle (BOOK | KINDLE)

Romney: A Reckoning McKay Coppins (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics H.W. Brands (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

The Earth Transformed: An Untold History Peter Frankopan (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

LeBron Jeff Benedict (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America Abraham Riesman (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House Chris Whipple (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

[imberlae]

[peachpety]

me, myself, and i - get to know you tag game

shout out to @vukovich and @mintawasalreadytaken for the tags.

Last song: Little Girl Gone, CHINCHILLA

Favourite color: all the greens, but especially olive.

Last film/show: currently watching hulu's Death, and other Details (LOVELOVELOVE)...and between episodes rewatching Supernatural (currently in season 6, helloooooo souless Sam & eager for season 7, my favorite. Levithian! Dick Forever!)

Sweet/savory/spicy: all

Relationship status: married with children

Last thing I googled: skyrim quest info for my eldest gal. man, do i love watching this game in action.

Current obsession: asmr 'clean up with me' tiktoks. THE STEAMER. and yes. i ordered one. OBSESSED.

Last book: two concurrently. Hitchcock Blondes (The Unforgetable Women Behind the Legendary Director's Dark Obsession), by Laurence Leamer & Carry On, by Rainbow Rowell. i really only love non-fiction these days, autobiographies especially, but my pal @orange-peony wriites fantastic snowbaz and so. here i am...finally reading it. new fandom? it's possible, people. it's possible.

Looking forward to: like @vukovich, i too am looking forward to a certain new fest that has not gone public yet (wink wink). and also. reading @mintawasalreadytaken's novel (!!!).

tagging @orange-peony, @goblinmatriarch, @owl-of-fandom, @getawayfox, @slyth-princess, @crazybutgood, @littlewinnow

[photosworthseeing]

Blog Recommendation Of The Month

February 2023 - Interview

@gbiechele

1. When and how did you start to become interested in photography?

My interest in photography began during the time I was in college, majoring in natural resource conservation. I was involved in many outdoor activities, and found myself drawn to landscape / nature photography. Over the years I continued to make pictures, but not with the same passion. This passion was rekindled with the advent of digital photography.  I was drawn to digital photography because of the degree of personal control and creativity this medium affords. I could processes my images myself and not have to rely on a photo lab.  I was able to tweak and adjust them to more closely reflect my own vision.

2. If you’d have to describe yourself as a photographer in one sentence, what would that sentence be?

I am a photographer who tries to capture the essence of the natural world, and in doing so, to better understand my place in it.

3. Is there something you learned during your photographic journey that you would have loved to know when you were just starting out?

To those just starting out in nature photography, I would say that it is very important to spend time studying the work of the masters (Ansel Adams, Galen Rowell, Freeman Patterson, Eliot Porter, Sam Abell, and Kristi Odom, to name a few). Then, forget about them and photograph what you are passionate about. If you are serious, try to make photography part of your daily (or at least weekly) routine.  Use it as a way to engage with the world and your surroundings and express your own unique feelings and perspective.  The more you photograph in this way, the more you will come to discover that there are always meaningful images to be made all around you.

4. What inspires you?

Beautiful light inspires me.  Light that lands on a subject and calls out “Photograph me!” I am especially inspired by natural forms, the shape of a leaf, the arc of a branch, the water etched patterns on beach sand, fissures in a stone. It is a challenge to integrate these forms into an expressive image.

5. Your blog consists to a large degree of nature photography. What is the big challenge in nature photography for you?

For me, the biggest challenge in nature photography is to see a subject clearly and deeply, and to try to capture what I see with my camera.  To do this I have recently been combining daily photography with journaling to uncover fresh insights into myself and the world around me. I believe these new insights are helping my photography to evolve.

PWS - Stephi

[mzannthropy]

Okay,since Fleetwood Mac obviously exists in the DJATS verse, there's articles comparing Billy and Daisy to Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, that they both shut down quickly. Billy and Camila read the articles out loud and laugh at them, because they think it's ridiculous, especially after Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham break up. There are also fans who think Camila "gets in the way of" Daisy and Billy being together,and again, everyone thinks it's ridiculous bc Billy doesn't even like Daisy like that. Idk,I just have a lot of headcanons based off of the fandom misogyny I've seen, bullying actresses (it happened to Grace Van Dien in the stranger things fandom) bc their character "gets in the way" of a ship. Thank God there's no shipping drama in the DJATS fandom,at least not on here. But yeah, I wholeheartedly hc Camila struggling with fans who attack her bc they ship Billy with Daisy.

I always imagined Fleetwood Mac don't exist in the DJATS-verse. (There's the book Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, in which the protagonist is a huge, well, fangirl of a fictional wizard Simon Snow, who attends a boarding school, I don't need to tell you what that's inspired by, and then one character suddenly namedrops Harry Potter. That took me out bc to me the book takes place in a world where there is no HP, bc Simon Snow is their HP. It's the only gripe I have with that book, it's otherwise good and depicts social anxiety well.)

I should imagine Camila pays no attention to such articles. I do wonder from time to time how partners and relatives of celebs handle the gossip, and it's much harder to escape it now with the internet. The best way to deal with such things is to ignore it. The wives/gfs of popular male stars must have it hard. In fact I have a perfect example at hand--FKA twigs. She got an absolute barrage of abuse from Robert Pattinson's fangirls when she was dating him. The album Magdalene is about that (srsly one of my faves albums, I must have played it as often as Evermore. Cellophane and Tolerate It are spiritual sisters.) He's now with Suki Waterhouse and they've just had a baby so I hope Suki is having a better time with it.

I think everything is the other way round with DJATS, though. The only hate I have seen was towards Billy, and by extension Sam Claflin, but then my perception might be skewed. I'm still surprised about what a beloved character Daisy is, when better female characters than her get crucified for nothing (Rory Gilmore, to name an example). She's not even that interesting as a character. Give me Karen, Camila, show!Simone and even Bernie instead, any time.

I feel like I have derailed from your original question. Actually I have thought about there being gossip about Billy and Daisy, but Camila trusts him (discard anything stupid the show did as more bad writing). Post band breakup, there may still be an article or two full of speculation, but she doesn't read that (she doesn't have time for such publications). The most important thing is that they protect Julia.

[sir-silly]

my faves

Below are all my favorite medias, as well as my favorite characters from them in parentheses ().

My favorite movies are The Chronicles of Narnia (Lucy, Edmund, Peter), Pirates of the Caribbean (Will, Elizabeth, Jack), Winnie the Pooh Heffalump movie (Kanga, Piglet, Pooh, Roo, Lumpy), Tangled (basically all of them), Mulan (Mulan, Mushu, Cricket), and The Darkest Minds (basically all of them).

My favorite shows are The Walking Dead (Daryl, Beth, Connie, Carl, Judith, Aaron, Rosita, Siddiq), Fear the Walking Dead (Alicia, Daniel), The 100 (Clarke, Lexa, Bellamy, Murphy, Raven, Miller), Grey’s Anatomy (Mark, Lexie, Jo, Callie, Maggie), Station 19 (Jack, Ben, Vic, Dean), NCIS (basically all of them), and The Last of Us (basically all of them).

My favorite video games are The Sims, The Walking Dead Game (Clem, Lee, Luke, Louis, Mitch, Carley, Doug, Katjaa, Gabe, Ruby, Aasim), Until Dawn (Sam, Mike, Matt, Chris, Josh, Beth), Minecraft, Planet Zoo, Papers Please (Jorji Costava), and Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage (Kanade, Saki, Tsukasa, Shizuku, Kohane).

My favorite books (which I don’t remember all my fav characters from, but I’ll do my best) are the Edge of Collapse series (basically all of them) by Kyla Stone, The Darkest Minds series (basically all of them) by Alexandra Bracken, Kindred Spirits (basically all of them) by Rainbow Rowell, Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight, The Hunger Games series (Peeta, Joanne, Finnick) by Suzanne Collins, Cold River by William Judson, Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell, Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin, The Darkness After series by Scott B. Williams, Fangirl (basically all of them) by Rainbow Rowell, Girl Underwater (basically all of them) by Claire Kells, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, Calendar Papers by Cynthia Voigt, If I Stay series by Gayle Forman, Look Again (basically all of them) by Lisa Scottoline, One by One (basically all of them) by Ruth Ware, To a Young Jazz Musician by Wynton Marsalis with Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, The Fault in Our Stars (basically all of them) by John Green, The Map of Salt and Stars (basically all of them) by Zeyn Joukhadar, The Orphan’s Tale (basically all of them) by Pam Jenoff, Trapped (basically all of them) by Michael Northrop, Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks, Winterdance (basically all of them) by Gary Paulsen, When (basically all of them) by Victoria Laurie, and The 100 series (Bellamy) by Kass Morgan.

My favorite YouTubers are Markiplier, Crankgameplays, Lordminion777, Muyskerm, Jacksepticeye, CallMeKevin, AmazingPhil, and Daniel Howell.

My favorite ships are Will and Elizabeth (Pirates of the Caribbean). Rapunzel and Eugene (Tangled). Daryl and Beth, Daryl and Connie, Carl and Enid, Aaron and Jesus, Rosita and Siddiq, Rosita and Eugene (TWD). Clarke and Lexa, Clarke and Bellamy (The 100). Tony and Ziva (NCIS). Jackson and April, Jo and Alex, Mark and Lexie, Teddy and Henry, Callie and Arizona (Grey’s Anatomy). Vic and Dean (Station 19). Clementine and Louis, Mitch and James, Lee and Carley (TWDG). Sam and Mike, Sam and Beth, Matt and Jess (Until Dawn). Hannah and Liam, Reynoso and Perez (Edge of Collapse). Ruby and Liam (The Darkest Minds). Katniss and Peeta (The Hunger Games).

[ladyherenya]

Sequels and retellings, mostly.

Also read: Circling Back to You by Julie Tieu and “Death of Snow” by Tansy Rayner Roberts.

Reread: Fangirl and Carry On by Rainbow Rowell.

Total: Eleven novels (including one audiobook), one graphic novel, one short story collection and one short story.

My favourites: The Swallows’ Flight (perspicacious and poignant and vividly-written), Return of the Thief (tense, with twists and revelations I didn’t anticipate and a satisfying ending) and “Winter Songs for Summer” in Scattered Showers (the early noughties tech made me nostalgic and Summer’s relationship with music was interesting).

I’d also recommend: Ten Thousand Stitches, Great or Nothing, Fangirl vol. 2, Scattered Showers and If the Shoe Fits.

Cover thoughts: The covers for both The Swallows’ Flight and Great or Nothing are lovely. I like the internal illustrations for Scattered Showers more than its cover. I think I would have read Return of the Thief sooner if its cover were less ominous.

Titles, authors, genres and ratings listed below, with links to my reviews on LibraryThing.

The Swallows' Flight by Hilary McKay. Children’s historical fiction about growing up during the 30s and WWII, set in England and Germany. 4☆

Naughty Dragons Try School! by Natalie Jane Prior (illustrated by Simon Howe). Sequel to Naughty Dragons Make Trouble! Children's fantasy. 3½☆

Ten Thousand Stitches by Olivia Atwater. Romantic Regency fantasy about a housemaid who receives an offer of help from a faerie lord. Same world as Half a Soul. 3½☆

If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy. Contemporary retelling of Cinderella, about participating in a dating reality TV show. Single POV. 3½☆

By the Book by Jasmine Guillory. Contemporary retelling of Beauty and the Beast, about an editor's assistant and an uncommunicative author. Single POV.

“Death of Snow” by Tansy Rayner Roberts. Murder mystery retelling of Snow White. Short story.

Great or Nothing by Joy McCullough, Caroline Tung Richmond, Tess Sharpe and Jessica Spotswood. A retelling of the later part of Little Women, set during WWII. 3½☆

Circling Back to You by Julie Tieu. Contemporary office romance.

Fangirl: the manga (volume 2), adapted by Sam Maggs and Rainbow Rowell and illustrated by Gabi Nam. Part 2 of 4, adapting Rowell's novel about a fangirl at college. 3½☆

Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell. A collection of nine short stories. Three stories revisit characters from her novels.  Most are romantic. 4☆

Four Kings by Karan K Anders (aka Andrea K. Höst). Sequel to The Book of Firsts. A very low-key sort of book about uni students who have the resources to pursue their passions -- in terms of their studies, artistic ambitions, paid work and unconventional relationships. 3☆

Return of the Thief Megan Whalen Turner. Fantasy. Final Queen's Thief book. 4☆