#ya reading

[orlando-in-love]

"Holding on to such anger, such pain, was counterproductive. Grudges are for humans too small for forgiveness."

-Jade Song, Chlorine

[septemberkisses]

the fact that i'm no longer the same age as the protagonists of novels and films i once connected to is so heartbreaking. there was a time when I looked forward to turning their age. i did. and i also outgrew them. i continue to age, but they don't; never will. the immortality of fiction is beautiful, but cruel.

[cupcakesleep]

Dungeons and Drama by Kirsty Boyce

I was completely in the mood for a short and sweet YA contemporary romance and something a little more on the nerdy side was just my thing. Dungeons and Drama is a cute high school romance with fake dating to full on flirty swooning. I had some real laugh out loud moments throughout my read, I read it in two sittings because it was addictive and I really liked the characters. Riley is loud,…

[taimanzano]

One of one. One, alone, one.

[kk1smet]

he looked at me, the prat—

[ceeejus]

break in the case

[oblique-lane]

Who are you, ugly face?

A scene from my fic...

[alliluyevas]

"i hate love triangles" "i hate cheating" "stop writing about love triangles and cheating" people write about love triangles and cheating because complex emotions and romantic conflict are deeply compelling themes. get good.

[pangur-and-grim]

I'm trying to make a list of thirty books to read in 2025, but alas......I've stalled at nine....

EDIT: alright, now I have TOO MANY BOOKS! thank you everyone for the recommendations!

House of Leaves

The Wager

The Hammer

This Inevitable Ruin

Steering the Craft

Penric’s Demon

The Last Unicorn

The Golden Enclave

A Marvellous Light

The Hike

The Blade Itself

The Traitor Baru Cormorant

Catch 22

The God Eaters

The Mountain in the Sea

The Long Way Around To A Small, Angry planet

The Book of Flying

Walking Practice

The Javelin Program

From the Belly

Project Hail Mary

Light from Uncommon Stars

Someone You Can Build a Nest In

The Monster of Elendhaven

Dragondawn

Leech

Long Live Evil

The Haar

Titan

Exordia

Till We Have Faces

The Scum Villains Self Saving System

The Poison Thread

[remosdeerica]

Danny: *takes a sip of Tim's coffee by accident*

Dick/Jason/Damian/Duke: No don't!

Cass: 😱😱😱

Danny: *stops dead after one sip*

Danny: What is this?

Tim: the strongest coffee money can buy, six espresso shots, a can of Red Bull and a can of Monster.

Danny: *a consistently sleep deprived vigilante and mostly unwilling Ghost King*

Danny: *strokes Tim's cheek* God?

[umblrspectrum]

infinitely funnier visuals in my head, likely because they werent subject to my actual skill level in art

[reallybadblackoutpoems]

hamlet (1623) - william shakespeare

"polonius, behind the arras: o i am slaying!"

[minnow-doodle-doo]

What if you were trapped in Gotham and the only other human there was someone just like you??

[bi-dykes]

YA novel covers

[snarkspawn]

it's missing wenzhou hours friends

happy lunar new year!! 🧧🧨🐉

[i-like-forcefem]

I love the idea of calling new girlies “wet” instead of having precum so much

Who cares that you haven’t had bottom surgery yet??? You’re a girl who made a mess in her panties because she’s so so horny, and what do you call that?

That’s right a wet girl!!!