#2022 releases

[emilybeemartin]

Some recent sneak peeks at A Field Guide to Mermaids that I've been posting on Instagram. It releases on September 27!

#a field guide to mermaids #mermaids #middle grade #science fantasy #childrens books #2022 releases #macmillan #mackids books #henry holt #mola #harlequin ducks #bull trout #other esoteric subjects im too tired to list

[contracat25]

Ooooh August is looking good! Alright we are already part of the way into this month, but as there are again a lot of fantastic sounding books coming out here are some of my most anticipated. Also the longer I have time to think about these the longer the lists get ... Oops. (This isn't even including the handful of really exciting sequals coming out this month.)

How to Get a Girlfriend When You're a Terrifying Monster by Arie Carno

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia

The Feeling of Falling in Love by Mason Deaver

These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall

In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

Unwieldy Creatures by Addie Tsai

High Times in Low Parliament by Kelly Robson

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

#Booklr #upcoming releases #Upcoming books #2022 releases #2022 books #Queer books #Queer ssf #Romance #How to get a girlfriend when you're a terrifying Monster #The Bruising of Qilwa #The Feeling of Falling in Love #These Fleeting Shadows #In the event of love #the book eaters #Unwieldy Creatures #High Times in Low Parliament #a taste of gold and iron

[neowitcher]

PIGGY | FILM REVIEW

Piggy (2022) ★★★★

Horror/Thriller, 1h 30m

Dir. Carlota Pereda

Cast: Laura Galán, Adrian Grösser, Carmen Machi, Julián Valcárcel, José Pastor, Irene Ferreiro, Camille Aguilar, Claudia Salas & others

Summary:

A bullied overweight teenager sees a glimpse of hope when her tormentors are brutally abducted by a mesmerizing stranger. (Letterboxd)

My review:

Horror and I still aren’t always the best of friends but when this finally got on my radar, I knew I had to check it out. I was ready to see an overweight person be the main character and not some awkward joke, and I was not disappointed.

I liked how the film dealt with Sara (Galán) being fat. As mentioned above, she wasn’t overweight to be some kind of joke for the audience to laugh at. There’s a whole lot of fatphobia present but it’s always the other characters laughing at Sara and never an invite for the audience to laugh along (and if they do, it feels incredibly misplaced). Instead, the audience can feel for Sara and get behind the pent-up anger in her. Despite the bullying, we get to see her be a person who is just going through her every day life, hips swinging to music and going for a swim on a hot day, and as a plus-sized person myself, it felt refreshing to see this kind of representation, and it’s crazy how rare it is for a bigger character to be displayed as merely human.

Naturally, that’s not all the films deals with, though it is a central topic. Piggy doesn’t shy away from being quick with murder and plenty with blood and gore. It’s never over-the-top (though content warning for vegetarians: a lot of it takes place in a butchery) but just uses enough to keep the audience on its toes. What I especially liked was how a lot of the time, the audience is left clueless as what is about to happen or has happened. We’re often being mislead and the story takes sudden turns you don’t fully expect. It tends to give the audience an idea of what might be going on through Sara’s mind only to then completely turn it around.

That can, however, also be its weakness, depending on what you want the ending to be. Every viewer can have a different feeling with who should die and what should happen but personally, I think the ending was just right. I definitely believes the majority of the characters were horrible but asking the constant “but did I want them to die?” question actually gets exhausting by the end. On top of that is the main villain not very easy to figure out, leaving quite a bit to the audience’s interpretation. Nevertheless, a great horror movie that takes the “pig” insult to a whole other level.

#film #films #film review #filmblr #movie #movies #movie review #movieblr #reviewblr #piggy #piggy (2022) #piggy 2022 #2022 releases #carlota pereda #spanish cinema #cerdita #cerdita (2022) #cerdita 2022 #laura galán #fat representation #cinema

[lookingforamandaa]

genuinely cannot stop buying books. here’s the newest.

#children of ragnarok #cinda williams chima #fantasy books #booklr #bookblr #young adult books #young adult fantasy #book haul #2022 releases #new release

[nugothrhythms]

“Sweet Disaster” by Santa Cruz, California-based darkwave group Vandal Moon off of their upcoming album, Queen of the Night, to be released August 19, 2022

#gothgoth #darkwave #goth #nu goth #Vandal Moon #Sweet Disaster #Queen of the Night #music #Santa Cruz #California goth #goth Santa Cruz #Santa Cruz goth #upcoming albums #2022 #2022 releases #2020s goth #2020s music

[richincolor]

Reading for a Rainy Day

The rainy season is beginning where I live and that's when I love to curl up with a pot of tea, a blanket, and a pile of books. Here are some of the new and newish books that I'd love to cozy up with sometime soon.

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monique Gray Smith, Nicole Neidhardt (Illustrator) Zest Books

Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things―from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen―provide us with gifts and lessons every day in her best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass. Adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith, this new edition reinforces how wider ecological understanding stems from listening to the earth’s oldest teachers: the plants around us. With informative sidebars, reflection questions, and art from illustrator Nicole Neidhardt, Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults brings Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation.

A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo Dutton Books for Young Readers

Aria Tang West was looking forward to a summer on Martha’s Vineyard with her best friends–one last round of sand and sun before college. But after a graduation party goes wrong, Aria’s parents exile her to California to stay with her grandmother, artist Joan West.Aria expects boredom, but what she finds is Steph Nichols, her grandmother’s gardener. Soon, Aria is second-guessing who she is and what she wants to be, and a summer that once seemed lost becomes unforgettable–for Aria, her family, and the working-class queer community Steph introduces her to. It’s the kind of summer that changes a life forever.

Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf Salaam Reads [Audrey's Review]

They Wish They Were Us meets The Queen’s Gambit in the world of competitive Scrabble when a teen girl is forced to investigate the mysterious death of her best friend a year after the fact when her Instagram comes back to life with cryptic posts and messages.

CATALYST 13 points noun: a person or thing that precipitates an event or change

When Najwa Bakri walks into her first Scrabble competition since her best friend’s death, it’s with the intention to heal and move on with her life. Perhaps it wasn’t the best idea to choose the very same competition where said best friend, Trina Low, died. It might be even though Najwa’s trying to change, she’s not ready to give up Trina just yet.

But the same can’t be said for all the other competitors. With Trina, the Scrabble Queen herself, gone, the throne is empty, and her friends are eager to be the next reigning champion. All’s fair in love and Scrabble, but all bets are off when Trina’s formerly inactive Instagram starts posting again, with cryptic messages suggesting that maybe Trina’s death wasn’t as straightforward as everyone thought. And maybe someone at the competition had something to do with it.

As secrets are revealed and the true colors of her friends are shown, it’s up to Najwa to find out who’s behind these mysterious posts—not just to save Trina’s memory, but to save herself.

Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds artwork by Jason Griffin Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books

Jason Reynolds and his best bud, Jason Griffin had a mind-meld. And they decided to tackle it, in one fell swoop, in about ten sentences, and 300 pages of art, this piece, this contemplation-manifesto-fierce-vulnerable-gorgeous-terrifying-WhatIsWrongWithHumans-hope-filled-hopeful-searing-Eye-Poppingly-Illustrated-tender-heartbreaking-how-The-HECK-did-They-Come-UP-with-This project about oxygen. And all of the symbolism attached to that word, especially NOW.

And so for anyone who didn’t really know what it means to not be able to breathe, REALLY breathe, for generations, now you know. And those who already do, you’ll be nodding yep yep, that is exactly how it is.

Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix (Remixed Classics #5) by Anna-Marie McLemore Feiwel & Friends

New York City, 1922. Nicolás Caraveo, a 17-year-old transgender boy from Minnesota, has no interest in the city’s glamor. Going to New York is all about establishing himself as a young professional, which could set up his future—and his life as a man—and benefit his family.

Nick rents a small house in West Egg from his 18-year-old cousin, Daisy Fabrega, who lives in fashionable East Egg near her wealthy fiancé, Tom—and Nick is shocked to find that his cousin now goes by Daisy Fay, has erased all signs of her Latina heritage, and now passes seamlessly as white.

Nick’s neighbor in West Egg is a mysterious young man named Jay Gatsby, whose castle-like mansion is the stage for parties so extravagant that they both dazzle and terrify Nick. At one of these parties, Nick learns that the spectacle is all for the benefit of impressing a girl from Jay’s past—Daisy. And he learns something else: Jay is also transgender.

As Nick is pulled deeper into the glittery culture of decadence, he spends more time with Jay, aiming to help his new friend reconnect with his lost love. But Nick’s feelings grow more complicated when he finds himself falling hard for Jay’s openness, idealism, and unfounded faith in the American Dream.

Loveboat Reunion (Loveboat, Taipei #2) by Abigail Hing Wen HarperTeen

Sophie Ha and Xavier Yeh have what some would call a tumultuous past.

It’s a classic tale of girl-meets-boy, boy-meets-other-girl, heart-gets-broken, revenge-is-plotted, everything-blows-up. Spectacularly.

At least they’re friends now. They’ve left the drama behind them back in Taipei—at their summer program, Loveboat—forever.

Now fall is here, and it’s time to focus on what really matters. Sophie is determined to be the best student Dartmouth’s ever had. Forget finding the right guy to make her dreams come true—Sophie is going to make her future happen for herself. Xavier, on the other hand, just wants to stay under his overbearing father’s radar, collect his trust fund when he turns eighteen, and concentrate on what makes him happy, for the first time ever.

But the world doesn’t seem to want Sophie and Xavier to succeed. Sophie’s computer science professor thinks her first major project is too feminine. Xavier’s father gives him an ultimatum: finish high school or be cut off from his inheritance.

Then Sophie and Xavier find themselves on a wild, nonstop Loveboat reunion, hatching a joint plan to take control of their futures. Can they succeed together . . . or are they destined to combust?

#rainy day reads #young adult #2022 releases

[shazzeaslightnovels]

Sword Art Online 27 Unital Ring 6

Author: Reki Kawahara

Illustrator: abec

Label: Dengeki Bunko

Release Date: 7 October 2022

English Release: Yen-press is currently releasing this series in English so check it out if the series interests you.

My Score: 3/5

Once again, I found myself asking throughout this volume why Unital Ring and Return to Underworld aren’t seperate arcs. The two never feel related at all and both plotlines have new elements introduced this volume that complicate them even further and make the story harder to follow. It doesn’t help that large chunks of this volume felt made up of explanations of previous events. I think both stories really would have benefited from being seperate arcs and I just hope that Kawahara is able to connect the two plotlines in a way at the end of the arc to justify them being told at the same time.

Anyway, this volume opens with the Underworld team (Kirito, Asuna, and Alice) being reunited with Selka, Tiese, and Ronie who have just awoken from their deep sleep. Kirito and Asuna are kicked out of the Underworld soon after they wake up because of the time limit but Alice is able to stay for longer so the volume is split between Kirito, Asuna, and the others in Unital Ring, and Alice in the Underworld. In the Unital Ring plotline, the gang has progressed to the second floor of UR and there’s some further potential connections to Aincrad revealed. In the Underworld plotline, Alice learns why everyone decided to go to sleep until Alice’s return and it turns out that there are people other than Selka, Ronie, and Tiese who were frozen in time. We learn more about what happened during Kirito’s and Asuna’s time in the Underworld and there’s some fun reveals there with regards to romance. There’s also the introduction of another plotline in which Kikuoka is working on developing a cat AI product but the cat keeps on acting in a non-catlike way so he requests Kirito and Asuna to find a cat in the Underworld so that they can use it to work on the product. He also gives the prototype to Asuna to look after. This plotline isn’t brought up again after it is introduced but I have to assume that it will become relevant in a later volume.

This volume had some really interesting plot points and character moments but for me it was ruined by the further complication of an already confusing plotline. Again, my hope is that Kawahara is going to do something to connect the plotlines and justify them happening at the same time but, for now, it feels like a bit of a mess.

I will say that this volume did make me want to read Moon Cradle though. I haven’t because I’ve never been that interested in Ronie and Tiese, it seemed skippable, and I assumed it would get adapted into an OVA or something but this volume succeeded in making Ronie and Tiese interesting to me so maybe I’ll finally read them. I do also want to read the first volume of Demons Crest, Kawahara’s new series that just came out, so I’ll do that soon. But first, time to read the new Astrea Record spin-off of Danmachi.

#sword art online #Reki Kawahara #Unital Ring #abec #Dengeki Bunko #2022 releases #november 2022 #3 stars

[ninja-muse]

2022 Release TBR - Take 3

Because my second list was getting full! I’ve been doing pretty good at keeping up with releases this year.

Carolina Built - Kianna Alexander (historical fiction) - February 22 BIPOC

When We Were Birds - Ayanna Llord Banwo (fabulism) - March 15 BIPOC

Ripple - Jim Cosgrove (true crime) - April 5

Persians - Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (history) - April 12

Not Good for Maidens - Tori Bovalino (YA fantasy) - May 3 🏳️‍🌈

The Fairy Tellers - Nicholas Jubber (history/travel) - May 3

Uncommon Charm - Kat Weaver and Emily Bergslien (historical fantasy) - May 17

The Peacekeeper - B.L. Blanchard (alternate history) - June 1 BIPOC

Garden of Earthly Bodies - Sally Oliver (fiction) - June 7

Hot Moon - Alan Smale (alternate history) - June 14

The Book Eaters - Sunyi Dean (contemporary fantasy) - August 2 🏳️‍🌈

High Times in the Low Parliament - Kelly Robson (historical fantasy) - August 9 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦

A Killing in Costumes - Zac Bissonette (cozy mystery) - August 9 🏳️‍🌈

Reluctant Immortals - Gwendolyn Kiste (horror) - August 23

Diary of a Misfit - Casey Parks (memoir) - August 30 🏳️‍🌈

Be the Serpent - Seanan McGuire (urban fantasy) - September 6

The House With the Golden Door - Elodie Harper (historical fiction) - September 6

A Death in Door Country - Annelise Ryan (cozy mystery) September 13

The Collectors - Philip Pullman (fantasy) - September 20

Terry Pratchett - Rob Wilkins (biography) - September 29

Saga, Vol. 10 - Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (SF/graphic novel) - October 5

Cold Case BC - Eve Lazarus (true crime) - October 11

When the Angels Left the Old Country - Sacha Lamb (historical fantasy) - October 18 🏳️‍🌈

Anywhere You Run - Wanda Morris (historical thriller) - October 25 BIPOC

Into the Windwracked Wilds - A. Deborah Baker (fantasy) - October 25

A Restless Truth -  Freya Marske (historical fantasy) - November 1 🏳️‍🌈

The World We Make - J.K. Jemisin (contemporary fantasy) - November 1 🏳️‍🌈 BIPOC

The Dress Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes - Kate Stradsin (history) - November 17

Remainders of the Day - Shaun Bythell (memoir) - November 29

#upcoming releases #2022 releases #the tbr list of doom #life updates #books #booklr #bookblr #who queue?

[flaviathebibliophile]

Mad Honey by Katie Welch (Review)

Title: Mad Honey Author: Katie Welch Type: Fiction Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Mystery Publisher: Wolsak & Wynn Published: May 10, 2022 A complimentary physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. When Beck Wise vanished, his girlfriend Melissa Makepeace poured herself into caring for the family farm, silently absorbing the fact that another…

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#2022 book #2022 books #2022 release #2022 releases #adult book #book #book blog #book blogger #book review #book review blog #book reviews #books #Canadian literature #CanLit #contemporary #fiction #Katie Welch #mad honey #wolsak & wynn

[temperanceofsleep]

2022 recap

2022 was mentally and physically challenging; i put in a lot of work, both on myself and into my art. as usual i am very worn down and trying to sink into hibernation/reflection during this season. thank you to everyone who has been supportive to this project over the years, it really means a lot. i hope the new year treats you well. 🖤

#Youtube #temperance of sleep #diy music #experimental music #musicians of tumblr #electronic music #witch house #opera witch #avant garde #baroque #fairy grunge #dark folk #neoclassical #ambient #ghost music #spiritual noise #drone #dream music #2022 releases

[spreadtunes22]

Another video from the new Megadeth album. Sweet! It airs at 11:00 am on December 16th.

#2022 release #2022 releases #thrash metal #speed metal #hard rock #metalmusic #new music video #heavy metal #2022 music #the big four

[contracat25]

It is finally September which means hopefully cooler weather, fun fall clothing (sweaters my love), seasonal adventures aaaand of course NEW BOOKS! Admittedly the fact that we are finally getting Nona has me just.... vibrating out of my skin. Like no joke I'm barely keeping it together. Buuuuut there are a handful of other books that I'm pretty stoked about. As always, this list doesn't include sequels (I have a different set of lists for those), but without further ado, some of the books I am most excited about coming out this month!

The Sunbearer Trails by Aiden Thomas

The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang

Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore

Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans

#booklr #queer books #2022 books #2022 releases #upcoming releases #upcoming books #queer sff #queer historical fiction #the sunbearer trials #aiden thomas #the genesis of misery #neon yang #Self-made boys #Anna-marie McLemore #Notorious sorcerer #Davinia Evans #september 2022 books #september 2022 releases #ya books #adult books

[neowitcher]

NOPE | FILM REVIEW

NOPE (2022)  ★★★★★

Horror/Science Fiction, 2h10

Dir. Jordan Peele

Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Brandon Perea, Michael Wincott, Keith David, Wrenn Schmidt, Terry Notary, Barbie Ferreira & others

Summary:

Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery. (Letterboxd)

My review (spoiler-free): 

With Nope, Jordan Peele once again proves he deserves to be one of the big names in the horror genre (and one of my ultimate favourites, for that matter). His third feature film is thrilling, horrifying and makes room for plenty of in-between laughter without it feeling completely unserious.

I can’t handle too much when it comes to horror, I like when things are scary but not if things jump at me from the screen. Nope doesn’t entirely shy away from jumpscares but it utilizes them carefully and doesn’t solely rely on them to make it creepy. If you’re a big horror enthusiast, this film may not make your skin crawl but you are sure to have your mouth hanging open at least once during the watch. It is beautifully shot and many images are bound to be stuck in your mind for a long time. 

The cast was one of the things I was most excited about when it comes to this film and I was right to have high hopes. Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer bring their all to the table and elevate this incredibly written piece of fiction to an even higher level, especially with how well they work together on the screen. The entire cast seems made for their roles and it tied everything so well together. 

It has been a couple weeks since I watched Nope and it is still something I think about every day, making it one of my favourite watches of the year so far and a certain rewatch before 2022 is over.

#film review #film reviews #movie review #movie reviews #movies #films #filmblr #movieblr #movie blog #film blog #review #nope #nope 2022 #nope (2022) #jordan peele #peele #daniel kaluuya #keke palmer #horror #2022 releases

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

🖤💜Aro/Ace Upcoming Release!💚🖤

It Sounds Like This by Anna Meriano releases August 2nd 2022 and follows a teenager trying to secure a win at the upcoming marching band competition after accidentally getting half the brass section suspended.

#booklr #bookblr #asexual #aromantic #asexual characters #lgbt books #2022 releases

[gothmusiclatinamerica]

“Siglo del desprecio” by Costa Rican goth band Caídas Libres off of their 2022 release Sangre

#gothgoth #postpunk #goth #nu goth #Caídas Libres #Siglo del desprecio #music #Costa Rican #Central American #2022 #2020s goth #2020s music #2022 releases #Costa Rican goth

[amarrymeinbostonwriter]

#!!! #The girl playing Anne Elliot reminds me of the actress in Fleabag in this with the faces she keeps making #persuasion #jane austen #netflix #2022 releases #trailers #i'm looking forward to it #persausion is my favorite austen novel #dakota johnson #regency #romance #historic fiction #period drama #film adaptation #july 2022