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the-dust-jacket · 9 months

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It's too hot out and most of Tumblr is already in "how long til October" mode, but Summer can be spooky season too!

Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden: middle grade horror, fourth in chilling and intensely atmospheric Small Spaces quartet.

The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst: creepy and suspenseful YA wilderness survival story about three girls who arrive at an off-the-grid summer camp only to find no one left alive -- except whatever is hunting them.

The Devouring Wolf, by Natalie C. Parker: coming-of-age adventure featuring terrifying legends come to life, friends, foes, and queer werewolf kids.

The Honeys, by Ryan La Sala: sun-drenched summer horror set at the elite, bucolic Aspen Summer Conservancy Academy, where Mars knows he'll never fit in -- but which may explain his sister's death. Psychological suspense, toxic traditions, complex friendships, bees.

Bone Gap, by Laura Ruby: lyrical and haunting combination of science and myth, magic and realism, beauty and rage. In a town where people sometimes slip through the gaps, no one asks too many questions when Roza disappears. Nobody except Finn, who knows she was taken -- but who can't describe the man who took her. And there are more bees.

Camp Sylvania by Julie Murphy: body shaming isn't the only horror awaiting Maggie Hagen at summer "fat camp." Spooky, hilarious, heartfelt middle grade.

#summer reading #Katherine Arden #Sarah Beth Durst #Natalie C. Parker #Ryan La Sala #Laura Ruby #Julie Murphy #camp sylvania #bone gap #the honeys #the devouring wolf #the lake house #empty smiles #horror #middle grade #young adult

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brightbeautifulthings · 1 year

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Hello, lovelies! Tell Me Something Tuesday is a meme created by Rainy Day Ramblings and currently hosted by Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life, That's What I'm Talking About, For What It's Worth, Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell and Offbeat YA. It provides weekly discussion prompts on various book and blogging topics with optional participation. You can sign up for prompts here.

This week’s prompt is: Tell us about some famous author from your city/state/country

If you're familiar with my reviews, you know I love Midwestern writers and their sense of atmosphere, so here are three of my favorite novels set in my home state!

Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury The fictional Green Town, Illinois is loosely based on Bradbury's own home city, Waukegan, and his books are a total Midwest mood. He perfectly captures idyllic small towns of decades gone by, and while I've never lived in a town quite that small, his books sometimes make me wish I did. Bonus points for: changing seasons, beautiful Midwest summers

Bone Gap by Laura Ruby A fictionalized version of the real Bone Gap, Illinois, this gives Stephen King a run for his money on creepy cornfields (although I maintain that the scariest thing about cornfields is not the faceless, supernatural kidnappers, but the SPIDERS). It also captures the essence of Midwestern small towns, but in a less flattering way where everyone knows everyone's business and is quietly judging them for it. Bonus points for: terrifying cornfields that watch and whisper about everything they see

The Pale King by David Foster Wallace Wallace has a number of stories that take place in the Midwest, and "Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way" gets an honorable mention for the vacant, yawning horror of flat, open spaces (which no Midwesterner would ever find terrifying--we're used to being able to stand on a box and see clear to Colorado). The Pale King is set in Peoria, Illinois, and it depicts the banal, snarly traffic of Midwestern metropolises and the power of so much flat, open land to impose majesty or horror. Bonus points lost for: fudging details on the cities that a local would know

#tell me something tuesday #booklr #midwestern writers #midwestern books #american midwest #dandelion wine #ray bradbury #bone gap #laura ruby #the pale king #david foster wallace #books

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theunseelielibrary · 1 year

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Book Aesthetic: Bone Gap by Laura Ruby

"“Because we don't have your typical gaps around here. Not gaps made of rocks or mountains. We have gaps in the world. In the space of things. So many places to lose yourself, if you believe that they're there. You can slip into the gap and never find your way out. Or maybe you don't want to find your way out.”"

#booklr #bone gap #aesthetic set

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errant-escapism · 2 years

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One of my all time favorite spring to summer reads, Bone Gap is the hardest book for me to explain to people, and the most exciting book to re-read nearly annually. An incredible mix of mystery, the supernatural, and being a teenager, I cannot recommend this book enough. If you like weird small towns and the horror of corn fields, the struggles of being a woman perceived by men, and the unexplainable, this book is for you.

#Bone Gap #Laura Ruby #book #reading #summer reading #supernatural #mystery

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hazel-janes-books-galore · 11 months

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2016 edition of Bone Gap by Laura Ruby.

#bone gap #book #bookblr #magic realism #bee

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marxhmxll0wz · 28 days

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I want people to look at me and know I have a problem.

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ellizyy · 2 years

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HOW METABOLISM WORKS

we know what metabolism is, right? that annoying thing that makes skinny girls skinny even though they eat a lot. but how does it actually work? and why do some people have a higher metabolism than others? and how can you boost your metabolism?

metabolism is compounded of 4 things.

1. BMR - basal metabolic rate (70% of your total betabolism)

this is how many calories you burn at rest. if you were to not move at all, not eat, not do anything, just sit and stay alive, this is how many calories you would burn. you can't boost this part, because it depends on age, hight and weight. you can calculate it on different sites. just look up "how to calculate your BMR".

2. NEAT - non-exercise activity thermogenesis (15% of your metabolism)

this is the most important part. these are how many calories you burn by just doing basic activities. ex: brushing your teeth, walking (that is why walking is better than HIITs), sleaning up, washing dishes, talking, moving around etc. (these don't include the exercises you do). by doing as many activities everyday you burn more.

3. TEF - thermic effect of food (10% of your metabolism)

these are how many calories you burn while digesting food. some foods need more energy in order to be burned (ex: protein), some don't. it doesn't make such a huge difference, but usually protein keeps you fuller.

4. EAT - exercise activity thermogenesis (5% of your metabolism)

look at how low the procentage is for exercise. and usually people think that if they exercise they will lose a ton of weight in a short time. ofc, exercising is amazing for health in general and for feeling happier yada yada yada. but it's not the most important when you want to burn more calories. expanding your NEAT activities can burn more than 20 min of intense exercise.

now that we understood how metabolism works, let's see how we can burn more calories and boost our metablism. and no, it's not by drinking some kind of green tea or doing weird rituals.

scientifically, muscle burns a lot more calories than not having it. muscle needs calories to just stay there, on your bones. and this can increase your BMR by a ton.

how do we build muscle? (and no, you won't get bulky by just having a few muscles)

there are two ways. either you do body wight exercises (exercises where you use your body as weight. you can look up exercises) or lifting weights.

for weightloss and metabolism boosting it is recommended to build muscles. doing countless of cardio is not completely useless, but it's not as sustainable. cardio burns more calories ONE time. but afterwards you feel hungrier and with kess energy. strength training doesn't burn as many calories AT ONCE as cardio, but burns more on the long run. and helps you stay skinny longer.

i hope this helped at least one person. stay safe luvs!!

#th1n$po #tw ana thoughts #ed not ed sheeran #i wish i was thinner #th1gh gap #ana trigger #ed diet #th!n$p0 #th!n$po #i want to be bones #weight loss tips #health tips #tw ed in the tags

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brightbeautifulthings · 2 years

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Forgotten YA Gems is now on Discord! Join us for discussions!

We’re a Goodreads/Discord group that reads YA, NA, or MG books that are at least five years old. While not necessarily “forgotten” (as many of them have lovely fanbases here on Tumblr), we focus on backlist books that aren’t getting the same attention as new releases. Feel free to join us to vote on monthly reads, participate in challenges, and talk about books!

This month's reads are Bone Gap by Laura Ruby, The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic, and How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff.

Have you read them? Are they on your TBR? What did you think?