#yabooks

[the-unseelie]

the wicked king & the queen of nothing

characters belong to @hollyblack

#holly black #jurdan #jude duarte #cardan greenbriar fanart #cardan greenbriar #jude duarte fanart #tfota #tfota fanart #yabooks #faeries #the queen of nothing #the cruel prince #the wicked king #ya fantasy #jude x cardan #the folk of the air

[cortanasdaisies]

there’s nothing cuter than percabeth in chalice of the gods because after being with them through tartarus and back, a little adventure and domestic moments with them just felt so right

#percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo #yabooks #percabeth #percy and annabeth #percy pjo #annabeth chase #grover underwood #grover pjo #greek mythology #young adult books #ya books

[quotingmyjourneys]

“I think there are lives that make it easy to be good. Or what most people call good. When you have wealth, status, family, it’s easy to be a saint, it costs you nothing. I can’t say if you’re a good person or not. But the more I know of you, the more I understand that the world keeps making you choose between survival and martyrdom. No one should fault you for wanting to live.”

— Margaret Owen (Little Thieves | Little Thieves #1), first pub. 2021, USA

#Margaret Owen #Little Thieves #fantasy #magic #fairytales and folktales #retellings #romance #young adult #YAbooks #books #book quotes #quotebook #on life

[magicnaanavi]

Aelin

#aelin #aelingalathynius #rowaelin #sarahjmaas #throneofglass #heiroffire #celaenasardothien #aelinashryvergalathynius #rowanwhitethorn #kingdomofash #throneofglassseries #crownofmidnight #queenofshadows #yabooks #ya #bookishart #bookart #bookish #yareads #throneofglassfandom #bookfanart #sarahjmaasfanart #sarahjmaasbooks #sjm #backtattoo

[ireadyabooks]

Solitaire by Alice Oseman: Read an Excerpt!

The amazing novel that introduced Nick and Charlie from HEARTSTOPPER -- and the unforgettable Tori Spring.

Tori Spring isn't sure how to be happy again. Then she meets Michael Holden, and they try to unmask the mysterious Solitaire (and survive high school) in Alice Oseman's stunning, unflinchinghonest debut novel, which first introduced her fan-favorite Heartstopper characters Nick and Charlie.

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[marshmyers]

I got my copy of Fence, Volume 6: Redemption in the mail today! I love this series and this edition is really upping the intrigue behind all that fencing (who knew!) The illustrations are even more beautiful than before with a great cover gallery in the back!

You can order yours here.

#yabooks #youngadultbooks #teenbooks #yalit #yabookstagram #comicbooks #fence #fence comic #fence redemption #c.s. pacat #graphic novels #graphicnovel #queer comics #indie comics #lgbtq romance #lgbtq books

[leebrontide]

Shed Letters: the complete archive so far

For all the people who've followed me recently- at least SOME of whom must be actual people and not clickbait bots- I have a free monthly newsletter that I'm really proud of. If you like what I write here, you can access my once month efforts to present organized, spellchecked, researched thoughts, often with cool links for further reading.

If you wanna read about writing, ableism, queerness, psychology, research deep dives into history, science, and current events that are funneling into my writing, consider looking over some of what I have on offer, and maybe consider subscribing.

Also contains cat pictures!

Reblogs welcome!

You Heard It Here, First! An announcement of a co-authoring project in the works where we use a pulpy vampire romance to explore queer history in MN

What Stories Are You Made Of? A meditation on renegotiating my relationship to the problematic queer media I had access to in the 90s

What Do We Celebrate? Pics and the story of how I ended up throwing a T(ea) party to celebrate starting HRT, and my nonlinear path to hormone therapy

Why I’m Researching a 19th Century Cult This Month What’s a civil war era cult have to do with the scifi YA I’m writing? (Hint- they were literally trying to breed messiahs into existence).

Another Kind of Coziness How can anti-ableist theory make my writing space so damn cozy and effective?

A Unique Character Development Technique  Learn about one of my most ridiculous ways of intuitively developing new characters. 

The Golden Girls, D&D, and The Newest Way I’m Refusing to Make Writing Solitary This is actually all one topic

Tractors, Cybernetics and the Radical at the Radioshack That time I got radicalized by a Radioshack cashier and what it has to do with disability activism

The Cartoons Are Coming for Our Collective Trauma A therapist/YA writer’s thoughts about why kids shows are all about intergenerational trauma these days, and what I think it means for our future

People Who Need People Writing about The Giver, Each of Us a Desert, and what it’s been like having one of those faces that compels people to tell me things I have absolutely no business knowing

The Bananabook Method  What I call “The Bananabook Method” of book planning/pre-writing. Please enjoy my collection of absurd tiny colorful notebooks and this explanation of my *~process~*.

Because Everybody Was Calling for YA Scifi About HIPAA, Right? Why I’m writing about medical data privacy practices in scifi books for teens. Contains a LOT of info about the current systems and their limits.

Tinkering With Cyberpunk I was interviewed about cyberpunk and disabilities by the lovely Zuhura Ismail, whose wonderful cyberpunk art is also included in this edition.

Lies I Tell Myself, Security Blankets and Backstitch Drafting Another writing process post! Features a very nice cat picture, more writing with memory problems, and my proposal that creative project advice is only as useful as it is adaptable.

Of Flesh and Gundams What somatic psychology has to say about the pursuit of perfection and immortality via tech.

Gods and Ink - the new digital era of old school mythmaking and my newest tattoo.

#indie authors #writing #queerness #disability #science #psychology #cyberpunk #YAbooks #author newsletter

[dlyblkanime]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “STARLION: The Thieves of the Red Night” OUT NOW 0.99 Kindle 19.00 Print

⭐️The Gods were real and their descendants have new jobs: Superheroes ⭐️

⭐️The most action-packed novel of the year, follows a young vigilante who goes undercover at a school for heroes in training, to find a thief among them and clear his own name. With a diverse cast of young heroes taking charge, StarLion melds the best of Marvel/DC and mythology for a world all of its own. ⭐️

⭐️Amazon⭐️ https://a.co/d/eQldNm3

0.99 Kindle 19.00 Print

Featuring: -11 full color illustrations -10 in-depth Character Profiles -A world that fuses mythology and world history, where man and Gods have always walked side by side. -Anime tropes such as flashy powerhouse battles, color-coded auras, a mysterious, yet inviting mentor, a military organization that has no problem hiring teenagers, and even a character with animal ears. 

#indie books #books and reading #lightnovels #bookstagram #yabooks #yanovels #marvel #black cosplayer #black anime characters #black anime #booksbooksbooks #black writers #goviral #mustreads #books of 2022 #i read a lot #black manga #mhaoc #mha fic #bhna au #black clover #black clover fic #bookworm #booklr #booktok #bookish #bookclub #StarLion #book recs #book recommendations

[thereaderbee]

What are you currently reading? Or planning to start this weekend? We made it to Friday, Bookworms! Do you have any reading plans this weekend? What will you be reading? 📖 I don’t have anything planned for the weekend so far, so I’m hoping that I can spend most of it catching up on some reading.I’m almost finished with *The Fine Print*, and I am trying to decide what I want to start next. Maybe something cute and quick to get me back in a reading mood. ❤️ What are you guys reading this weekend? 📖 📚 📖 📚 📖 📚 #AlltheBooksMar23 #MyFictionalMusings #CourtofReadingMar23 #ReadingintheWeb 📖 📚 📖 📚 📖 📚 #bookstack #bookpile #books #reading #shelfie #bookshelf #fantasybooks #yabooks #bookstagram #booknerd #booklover #booksaremagic #bookcommunity #booksofinstagram #igreads #currentlyreading #fridayreads #amreading #tbr #toberead #bookaesthetic #weekendreading #ilovebooks #cozyreading #bookphoto https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp4wOwROE5y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[auslgbtqya]

The Spider and Her Demons by sidney khoo

(2023)

From the Publisher:

Uncover an extraordinary world of demons and witches, where the ones you love can hurt you the most and hiding your true self can get you killed.

Moving and funny by turns, this is a story about what it takes to make peace with your demons – literal or otherwise. An urban fantasy spin on growing up as a second-generation immigrant, struggling under the overwhelming pressure to make others proud, while feeling trapped inside your own body.

Between surviving high school and working at her aunt’s dumpling shop, all Zhi wants is to find time for her friends . . . and make sure no one finds out she’s half spider-demon.

But when she accidentally kills and eats a man in front of the most popular girl in school, she discovers she might not be the scariest thing in the shadows.

sydney khoo is a recipient of Penguin Random House Australia’s Write It fellowship program, which aspires to find, nurture and develop unpublished writers across all genres, with a focus on underrepresented sections of our community.

Goodreads

#ausqueerya #loveozya #lgbtq #ya #YABooks #sidney khoo #the spider and her demons

[treesmadeofbooks]

Autumn is here!

#booklr #books #book aesthetic #yabooks #bibliophile #a far wilder magic #the tea dragon society #piranesi #elatsoe #beasts of extraordinary circumstance #books and tea #fall #autumn

[exeuntstormtroopers]

Happy Birthday, Greymist Fair! 🎉🎉🎉 . This book has been at least ten years in the making. It started with Duskwood in World of Warcraft, then an idea about children growing up in an isolated castle beset by wargs. Eventually, it became a retelling of lesser-known Grimm’s fairy tales and a message about love, death, and finding home. I think of this as a fairy tale for myself: dark but hopeful, gloomy but comforting, like sitting beside a fireplace, eating warm bread, and listening to stories while a snowstorm brews outside. . In you’re in Indy, join me tonight at 6pm at @bngreenwoodin, or on Saturday 4/1 at @fablesandfairytalesbookshop, to celebrate the book! . Welcome to the world, Greymist Fair! Readers, I hope you love this one. 🌲❄️🐺 #greymistfair #bookstagram #grimms #grimmsfairytales #fairytale #books #ya #yabooks #newrelease https://www.instagram.com/p/CqVVkUsL3eh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[cortanasdaisies]

a herongraystairs reunion in twp would actually ruin me yall don't understand. i was a complete wreck for a week after reading clockwork princess and had a fever from crying so hard. their reunion would kill me.

#ya books #yabooks #the infernal devices #shadowhunters tsc #tsc #the shadowhunter chronicles #clary fairchild #tessa gray #jem carstairs #will herondale #herongraystairs #cassandra clare #jace herondale #alec lightwood #magnus bane #simon lovelace #isabelle lightwood #kit herondale #ty blackthorn

[lisa-lostinlit]

💬 What has been your favorite read so far this year? 🤎📖 So many people have been recommending A Far Wilder Magic by @allisonhsaft to me, so I’ve decided to read it next month. Have you read it yet? I’m so excited to dive in!! 🌿🤎 Thank you to @wednesdaybooks for gifting me this copy. . . . h a s h t a g s : #afarwildermagic #allisonsaft #youngadultbooks #yafantasy #fantasybooks #yabooks #bookblogger #bookstagrammer #goodreads #bookbloggersofinstagram #bookworm #bookhoarder #reads #yalit #bookloversofinstagram #booklife #booklovers #booksaremagic #atmospheric #bookaesthetics #cozyaesthetic #hyggehome #neutraldecor #mybeigelife #coffeeandseasons #booksandcoffee #coffeelove (at A Magical World) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc5qLTfO-3x/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[taylor-reads-books]

“Love is its own sort of magic.” — Lyssa Mia Smith, Revelle •——————————————————————————• This beauty was the February book pick for @owlcrate. It’s got an exclusive redesigned cover, dust jacket art, exclusive foil designs on the hardcover and is signed by the author! This book description gives me 1920’s Moulin Rouge vibes and I can’t wait to read it! April boxes are on sale and I am SO EXCITED for the book pick (if I’m right.. and I usually am 😏) Use my code TAYLOR15 to save on your first box! •——————————————————————————• #booksbooksbooks #beautifulbooks #revelle #yalit #yabooks #bookworm #constantreader #bookphotography #booknerd #yafantasy #bookaholic #yabookstagram #owlcrate #ocmagic2023 #readingforlife #readersofinsta #bookcommunity #bookish https://www.instagram.com/p/CqWmQFMLnaQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[ireadyabooks]

Spring into Extraordinary Graphic Novels from I read YA! 🌷🎨

Graphic novels are one of our favorite reading formats here at I read YA! It’s always such a joy seeing an author bring their magnificent storytelling to life with their artwork or another artist adding their unique spin! The possibilities are endless when it comes to graphic novel styles, and that’s what makes them so perfect! There is something for everyone! We have compiled some of our recent favorite graphic novels below that you should absolutely check out as we welcome spring and warmer weather! Whether you’re looking for stories about an adorable daydreamer, a dark secret, or two boys simply falling in love, we have it all! Happy reading!

Rainbow! Volume 1 by Gloom & Sunny

From Tapas Media, the same webtoon platform that brought you Magical Boy, comes Rainbow!, a new LGBTQ+ YA graphic novel series!

Teenager Boo Meadows has pink hair and a very vivid imagination -- she has trouble separating from the real world. In her daydreams, she dances beautifully at balls or fights monsters as a magical girl. In reality, she has a complicated home life, work stress, school stress, and a wicked crush on the girl of her dreams. When a new student, Mimi, arrives at school, Boo starts exploring a side of herself that she never considered before. As she grows closer with Mimi, it may finally be time for Boo to face reality . . . Who is the real Mimi? The one in her dreams? Or the one in real life?

Rainbow! is perfect for fans of Heartstopper and Magical Boy, full of heart, adorable illustrations, and a storyline that any teenager can relate to!

Start reading Rainbow! Volume 1 now!

Escape From St. Hell by Lewis Hancox

In this sequel to the Indie bestseller Welcome to St. Hell, Lewis Hancox tells the hilarious, inspiring story of coming into his own as a trans man.

For Lew, figuring out he was a guy and wanted to live life as a guy was the end of our journey... and the start of a whole other journey. Escape From St. Hell charts all the changes that Lew wanted to be made in order for him to live as a young trans man -- changes not just to his own body and perspective, but to the perspectives of the family, friends, and enemies around him.

As he did in his bestselling graphic memoir Welcome to St. Hell, Lewis Hancox charts his journey with plenty of laughs, a good number of cringes, and an honesty that takes readers along for the ride of Lew's life.

Start reading Escape From St. Hell now!

The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator of the New York Times and Indie bestselling The Witch Boy trilogy and The Girl from the Sea, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, love, loss, and magic.

Everyone has secrets. Mags’s has teeth.

Magdalena Herrera is about to graduate high school, but she already feels like an adult with serious responsibilities: caring for her ailing grandmother; working a part-time job; clandestine makeouts with a girl who has a boyfriend. And then there’s her secret, which pulls her into the basement each night, drains her of energy, and leaves her bleeding. A secret that could hurt and even kill if it ever got out -- like it did once before.

So Mags keeps her head down, isolated in her small desert community. That is, until her childhood friend Nessa comes back to town, bringing vivid memories of the past, an intoxicating glimpse of the future, and a secret of her own. Mags won’t get attached, of course. She’s always been strong enough to survive without anyone’s help.

But when the darkness starts to close in on them both, Mags will have to drag her secret into the daylight, and choose between risking everything... or having nothing left to lose.

Start reading The Deep Dark now!

Heartstopper 5 by Alice Oseman

Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the fifth volume of the much-loved HEARTSTOPPER series, featuring gorgeous two-color artwork.

Nick and Charlie are in love. They’ve finally said those three little words, and Charlie has almost persuaded his mum to let him sleep over at Nick’s house. He wants to take their relationship to the next level... but can he find the confidence he needs? And with Nick going off to university next year, is everything about to change?

By Alice Oseman, winner of the YA Book Prize, Heartstopper encompasses all the small moments of Nick and Charlie’s lives that together make up something larger, which speaks to all of us.

Contains discussions around mental health and eating disorders, and sexual references.

Start reading Heartstopper 5 now!

Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton and Aśka

In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of falling in love for the first time.

Maisie is on her way to Fancon! She's looking forward to meeting her idol, Kara Bufano, the action hero from her favorite TV show, who has a lower-leg amputation, just like Maisie. But when Maisie and her mom arrive at the convention center, she is stopped in her tracks by Ollie, a cute volunteer working the show. They are kind, charming, and geek out about nerd culture just as much as Maisie does. And as the day wears on, Maisie notices feelings for Ollie that she's never had before. Is this what it feels like to fall in love?

Perfect for fans of Heartstopper and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, this graphic novel debut is a fresh, one-of-a-kind story that celebrates the excitement of meeting someone special for the first time.

Start reading Stars in Their Eyes now!

The Good Neighbors by Holly Black and Ted Naifeh

From the bestselling author of The Cruel Prince, an astonishing graphic trilogy set in a faerie world, full of mystery, intrigue, and romance.

From the amazing imagination of bestselling author Holly Black and acclaimed illustrator Ted Naifeh, a mysterious and wonderful faerie saga, for the first time in one volume.

Rue Silver's mother has disappeared... and her father has been arrested, suspected of killing her. But it's not as straightforward as that. Because Rue is a faerie, like her mother was. And her father didn't kill her mother -- instead, he broke a promise to Rue's faerie king grandfather, which caused Rue's mother to be flung back to the faerie world. Now Rue must go to save her -- and defeat a dark faerie that threatens our very mortal world.

Start reading The Good Neighbors now!

#ireadya #yabooks #Rainbow! #Gloom & Sunny #Escape From St Hell #Lewis Hancox #The Deep Dark #Molly Knox Ostertag #Heartstopper #Alice Oseman #Stars in Their Eyes #Jessica Walton #Aśka #The Good Neighbors #Holly Black #Ted Naifeh #graphic novels