part 2 of the 2023 version of this post: young adult books!
part 1: middle grade books | part 3: adult books
this is a very incomplete list, as these are only books I've read and enjoyed. not all books are going to be for all readers, so I'd recommend looking up synopses and content warnings. feel free to message me with any questions about specific representation!
list of books under the cut ⬇️
aces wild by amanda dewitt
the chandler legacies by abdi nazemian
bruised by tanya boteju
juliet takes a breath by gabby rivera
picture us in the light by kelly loy gilbert
when we were magic by sarah gailey
iron widow by xiran jay zhao
the rise of kyoshi by f.c. yee
jane unlimited by kristin cashore
summer of salt by katrina leno
the wicker king by k. ancrum
the dead and the dark by courtney gould
wilder girls by rory power
i kissed shara wheeler by casey mcquiston
her royal highness by rachel hawkins
tell me how you really feel by aminah mae safi
the weight of the stars by k. ancrum
you should see me in a crown by leah johnson
last night at the telegraph club by malinda lo
the grief keeper by alexandra villasante
crier's war by nina varela
how to excavate a heart by jake maia arlow
imogen, obviously by becky albertalli
in other lands by sarah rees brennan
carry on by rainbow rowell
cemetery boys by aiden thomas
felix ever after by kacen callendar
i wish you all the best by mason deaver
little thieves by margaret owen
technically you started it by lana wood johnson
the gentleman's guide to vice and virtue by mackenzi lee
the infinite noise by lauren shippen
bonds of brass by emily skrutskie
the darkness outside us by eliot schrefer
simon vs. the homo sapiens agenda by becky albertalli
what if it's us by becky albertalli and adam silvera
aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjamin alire sáenz
like a love story by abdi nazemian
different for boys by patrick ness
history is all you left me by adam silvera
twelfth grade night by molly horton booth, stephanie kate strohm, and jamie green
across a field of starlight by blue delliquanti
heartstopper by alice oseman
check, please! by ngozi ukazu
bloom by kevin panetta and savanna ganucheau
laura dean keeps breaking up with me by mariko tamaki and rosemary valero-o'connell
the princess and the grilled cheese sandwich by deya muniz
if you'll have me by eunnie
on a sunbeam by tillie walden
the girl from the sea by molly knox ostertag
always human by ari north
rust in the root by justina ireland
dread nation by justina ireland
pet by awkwaeke emezi
the darkest part of the forest by holly black
elatsoe by darcie little badger
i was born for this by alice oseman
loveless by alice oseman
i hate everyone but you by gaby dunn and allison raskin
you know me well by nina lacour and david levithan
the black flamingo by dean atta
spinning by tillie walden
dreadnought by april daniels
a lesson in vengeance by victoria lee
all the bad apples by moira fowley-doyle
clap when you land by elizabeth acevedo
summer bird blue by akemi dawn bowman
the miseducation of cameron post by emily m. danforth
we are okay by nina lacour
radio silence by alice oseman
we used to be friends by amy spalding
a neon darkness by lauren shippen
i hope you get this message by farah naz rishi
are you listening? by tillie walden
alone in space by tillie walden
all out edited by saundra mitchell
out now edited by saundra mitchell
out there edited by saundra mitchell
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It's NHL wedding season! I'm aware of 10 NHLers who got married over the July 7-8, 2023 weekend as well as two related weddings. As best as I can, I've listed them out including as many verified player guests as I could find. Shoutout to the server for helping me ID a lot of generic looking faces. I've got some teams listed for context.
Feel free to let me know of people I've missed! This list has been edited on September 9th. I'm pretty sure wedding season is over, but feel free to message me with someone I missed.
June 16th, 2023 Weddings:
Kyle Clague - Sabres
Notable Guests: Nolan Patrick
July 4th, 2023 Weddings:
Colin Blackwell - Hawks
Notable Guests: Alex Kerfoot
July 6th, 2023 Weddings:
Tyler Bertuzzi - Red Wings
Notable Guests: Michael Rasumussen, Zach Nastasiuk
July 7th, 2023 Weddings:
Alex Nedeljkovic - currently Penguins (previously Canes, Red Wings)
Notable Attendees: Scott Wedgewood
Jordan Binnington - Blues
Notable Attendees: Jordan Kyrou, Marco Scandella, Sammy Blais, Faulk, Perron, Logan Brown, Joshua Leivo, Vince Dunn, Robby Fabbri, Joel Edmundson, Robert Thomas, Oskar Sundqvist, Colton Parayko, Jake Walman
July 8th, 2023 Weddings:
Tyson Barrie - currently on the Preds (previously: Oilers, Leafs, Avs)
Notable Attendees: everyone. Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Mitch Marner, Zach Hyman, Connor McDavid, Alex Kerfoot, John Tavares, Jack Campbell, Justin Holl, Evander Kane, Darnell Nurse, Mike Smith, Bayne Pettinger, Tyler Ennis, Colin Wilson, Michael Hutchinson, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Cody Ceci, Evan Bouchard, Luke Schenn, Devin Shore, Gabe Landeskog
Vinni Lettieri - currently on the Wild (previously Ducks)
Notable Attendees: Trevor Zegras, Jake Bischoff, Tony DeAngelo, Jimmy Vesey, Kevin Hayes, Brady Skjei, Kevin Shattenkirk, John Gibson, Zach Bogosian, Sam Carrick, Jake Gardiner, James van Riemsdyk
Sam Reinhart - currently on the Panthers (previously Sabres)
Notable Attendees: Mason Marchment, Brandon Montour, Owen Tippett
Chandler Stephenson - currently on the Knights (previously Caps)
Notable Attendees: Will Carrier, Reilley Smith, Mark Stone, Cody Eakin, Jack Eichel, Alex Tuch
Sam Girard - currently on the Avs (previously Preds)
Notable Attendees: Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Ryan Graves
Dylan Gambrell - currently on the Leafs (previously Sharks, Sens)
Notable Attendees: Mathieu Joseph, Austin Watson (thanks anon!)
Gustav Forsling - currently on the Panthers
Notable Attendees: Alex Wennberg, Marcus Hogberg, Patric Hornquist, Lucas Carlsson, Erik Gustafsson
Tyler Motte - (Rangers, Blue Jackets, Blackhawks, Senators, Canucks)
Notable Attendees: Brock Boesser
Brett Richie - (Yotes, Flames)
Emerance Maschmeyer & Genevieve Lacasse - WoHo Olympic gold medalists
Notable Attendees: Sarah Nurse, Erin Ambrose, Laura Stacey, Marie-Philip Poulin, Haley Irwin, just like all the big woho names
Dominik Tiffels - German hockey player
Notable Attendees: Leon Draisaitl
Frankie Borrelli - Barstool Sports and Fore Play Golf
Notable Attendees: Brock Nelson, Matt Martin, Adam Pelech, Scott Mayfield, Josh Bailey - info thanks to @barzyblogbabe
Morgan Reilly - Leafs
Notable Attendees: his wife Tessa Virtue
July 13th, 2023 Weddings:
Dryden Hunt - Rangers
Notable Guests: Kyle Burroughs
July 15th, 2023 Weddings:
Tyler Seguin - Stars (Bruins)
Notable Guests: Jamie Benn, John Klingberg, Scott Wedgewood, Jesse Blacker, Mason Marchment, Ty Dellandrea, Justin Dowling
Luke Kunin - (Sharks, Wild)
Notable Attendees: Colton Sissons, Matthew Tkachuk, Brady Tkachuk, (Taryn Tkachuk)
AJ Greer - Bruins (Avs, Devils)
Notable Attendees: Scott Kosmachuk
Andy Andreoff - (Kings, Flyers, Islanders)
Notable Attendees: Sean Couturier, Scott Laughton, Shayne Gostibehere, Erik Gudbranson, Milan Lucic
Juuso Valimaki - Coyotes
July 16, 2023 Weddings:
Kevin Hayes - Blues (Flyers, Rangers, Jets)
Notable Attendees: Johnny Gaudreau, Tony DeAngelo, Brady Skjei, Jimmy Vesey
July 20th, 2023 Weddings:
Lawson Crouse - Coyotes
Notable Attendees: Phil Kessel, Shayne Gostibehere, Liam O'Brien, Nick Schmaltz, Darcy Kuemper, Taylor Hall, Jacob Bryson, Travis Konecny
July 21st, 2023 Weddings:
Nicolas Aube-Kubel - Caps (Avs)
Notable Attendees: Anthony Mantha, Julien Gauthier
Brady Tkachuk - Sens
Notable Attendees: Matthew Tkachuk, Josh Norris, Thomas Chabot, Mark Stone, Mathieu Joseph, Luke Kunin, Christian Fischer, Ryan Donato, Robert Thomas, Alex Debrincat, Cam Talbot, Nick Holden, Quinn Hughes, Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes, Jake Sanderson, Shane Pinto, Dylan Gambrell, Colin White, Jacob Chychrun, Kevin Hayes
Juuse Saros - Predators
Notable Attendees: Eeli Tolvanen, Kevin Lankinen
Tanner Jeannot - Lightning
Notable Attendees: Brett Howden, Noah Gregor, Jayden Halbgewachs, Jeremy Lauzon, Alex Carrier
July 22nd, 2023 Weddings:
Alex Kerfoot - Coyotes (Maple Leafs)
Notable Attendees: Justin Holl, Colin Blackwell, John Tavares, Morgan Reilly, Michael Bunting, Mitch Marner, Jake Muzzin
Nick Paul - Lightning (Senators)
Notable Attendees: Chris Driedger, Drake Batherson, Thomas Chabot, Anthony Cirelli, Alex Killorn
Keith Kinkaid - (Devils, Canadiens, Rangers, Bruins, Avs)
July 24th, 2023 Weddings:
Anthony Mantha - Capitals
Notable Guests: Nicholas Aube-Kubel, Julien Gauthier, Nick Jensen, Jonathan Benier
July 27th, 2023 Weddings:
Pavel Zacha - Bruins (Devils)
Notable Attendees: Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt
July 28th, 2023 Weddings:
Karson Kuhlman - Islanders (Kraken, Jets)
Notable Guests: Kasimir Kaskiskuo
July 29th, 2023 Weddings:
Connor Murphy - Blackhawks (Coyotes)
Notable Attendees: Sean Kuraly, Anthony Duclair, Dylan Strome, Jonathan Toews, Alex Debrincat, Taylor Raddysh, Mackenzie Entwistle, Brandon Hagel
Mitch Marner - Leafs
Notable Attendees: Best Boy Zeus 🐶, Matt Martin, James Van Riemsdyk, Jake Gardiner, Tyler Bozak, Connor Brown, Justin Holl, Nazem Kadri, Willy Nylander, Zach Bogosian, Kyle Clifford, Jake Muzzin, Auston Matthews, Alex Kerfoot, Michael Bunting, Freddie Anderson, Rasmus Sandin, Morgan Reilly, Tyson Barrie, Connor Carrick, Joe Thorton, Patrick Marleau, Zach Hyman, Jack Campbell, TJ Brodie, Tyler Ennis, John Tavares, Timothy Liljegren
Ethan Bear - Canucks (Oilers, Hurricanes)
Notable Attendees: Mat Barzal, Caleb Jones, Jujhar Khaira, Riley Stillman, Thatcher Demko, Austin Strand
Boone Jenner - Blue Jackets
Notable Attendees: Zach Werenski, Seth Jones, Nick Blankenburg, Cole Sillinger, David Savard, Andrew Peeke, Scott Laughton, Elvis Merzlikins, Erik Gubranson
July 30th, 2023 Weddings:
Ryan Donato - Blackhawks (Kraken, Bruins)
Notable Attendees: Jared McCann, Yanni Gourde, Matty Beniers, Adam Fox
August 3rd, 2023 Weddings:
Kevin Lankinen - Predators
Notable Guests: Eeli Tolvanen
August 4th, 2023 Weddings:
Taylor Raddysh - Blackhawks (Lightning)
Notable Guests: Dylan Strome, Connor Murphy, Anthony Cirelli
Kevin Hayes (2.0) - still Blues (Flyers, Rangers, Jets)
Notable Guests: Keith Yandle, Scott Laughton, Shayne Gostibhere, Travis Sanheim, James van Riemsdyk, Brady Tkachuk, Matthew Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau, JT Miller, Zach Sanford, Tony DeAngelo, Brian Dumoulin, Brady Skjei, Paul Carey
August 5th, 2023 Weddings:
Conor Garland - Canucks (Coyotes)
Notable Guests: Ryan Donato, Jakob Chychrun, Clayton Keller
Brendan Dillon - Jets (Capitals)
Notable Guests: Tom Wilson, TJ Oshie, Jordie Benn, Jamie Benn, Trevor van Riemsdyke, Nic Dowd, Nick Jensen
Charlie McAvoy - Bruins
Notable Guests: Hampus Lindholm, AJ Greer, Connor Clifton, Noel Acciari, Taylor Hall, Conor Sheary, Brad Marchand, Jake Debrusk, Matt Gryzeleyk, Derek Forbort, Brandon Carlo, David Krejci, Tuukka Rask, Jeremy Swayman, Charlie Coyle, Krug Torey, Matthew Tkachuk, Casey Fitzgerald, Colin White, Patrice Bergeron
Austin Watson - Senators
Notable Guests: Cam Talbot, Anton Forsberg, Jarred Tinordi, Nick Paul, DJ Smith, Dylan Gambrell, Nick Holden, Thomas Chabot
Gage Quinney - Knights
Notable Guests: Zach Whitecloud, Nicolas Roy, Jake Bischoff
Micke Rosell - player agent
Notable Guests: William Nylander, Alex Nylander, Sam Ersson, Marcus Bjork
Joonas Johansson - Avs
August 6th, 2023 Weddings:
Dylan Larkin - Red Wings
Notable Guests: Sam Gagner, Tyler Bertuzzi, Trevor Zegras, Kyle Connor, Troy Stecher, Marc Staal, Jeff Petry, Darren Helm, Zach Werenski, Mitchell Stephens, Riley Sheahan, Cole Caufield, Jack Hughes
August 11th, 2023 Weddings:
Shea Theodore - Knights
Notable Guests: Ryan Reaves, Marc-Andre Fleury, Nick Holden, Mark Stone, Chandler Stephenson, Alex Tuch, Dylan Strome, Erik Haula, Jaycob Megna, Will Carrier, Jack Eichel, Alex Pietrangelo
Ryan Hartman - Wild
Notable Guests: Matt Dumba, Marcus Foligno, Jared Spurgeon, Cam Talbot, Kirill Kaprizov, Jordan Greenway, Jon Merrill, Alex Goligoski, Jake Middleton, Mason Shaw, Calen Addison, Nick Schmalt, Matthew Boldy, Brandon Duhaime, Connor Dewar, Luke Kunin
August 12th, 2023 Weddings:
Chris Kreider - Rangers
Notable Guests: Mika Zibanejad
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The Great British Blorbo Off Begins Shortly....
Thanks everyone for waiting so patiently while I take my time sorting this all out! I'm pleased to announce that I've decided on everyone that will be in the tournament, and we will be starting next Monday (16th)! So, here's how it's going to work:
There are 128 characters overall, and I have split them into 4 brackets with two rounds each.
I will be posting 8 polls (1 round) a week, and will reblog them in the middle of the week and at the end of the week.
Once we get down to one character left from each bracket, they will go against each other in semifinals until only two are left.
Winner becomes the new queen of England <3
If anyone that submitted a character has a specific image of them they'd like me to use, feel free to send it over. If you've submitted a character from a book then I will just be using the front cover of the book they're from as their image, so let me know if there's a TV/film version or certain cover you'd like!
Brackets are below the cut! As always, feel free to send an ask if you're confused about anything :)
(Also let me know if there's any repeated characters or errors, had a few formatting issues before uploading so I apolgise if anything is messed up)
BRACKET 1:
Round 1:
Miss Jane Marple (Miss Marple) vs Lucy Pevensie (The Chronicles of Narnia)
Austin Powers (Austin Powers) vs Jade (Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age)
Dudley (Street Fighter) vs Daisy Steiner (Spaced)
Danger Mouse (Danger Mouse) vs Lady Penelope (Thunderbirds)
Malcolm Reed (Star Trek: Enterprise) vs James Bond (James Bond)
Archie MacDonald (Monarch of the Glen) Vs Lemon (Bullet Train)
Edward Hyde (The Glass Scientists) Vs Maurice Moss (The IT Crowd)
David Ward (I Am In Eskew) Vs Arthur Dent (A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)
Round 2:
Gordon the Big Engine (Thomas and Friends) Vs Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin (Kingsman)
Walter Heath (The White Vault) Vs Rupert Giles (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Skull (Lockwood and Co) Vs Jeremy Usborne (Peep Show)
Matthew Vandham (Xenoblade Chronicles 3) Vs Raihan (Pokemon Sword and Shield)
Diana Cavendish (Little Witch Academia) Vs Katherine 'Kitty' Higham (Ghosts)
Leo Fitz (Agents of Shield) Vs John Constantine (DC Comics)
Gnomeo (Gnomeo and Juliet) Vs Bertie Wooster (Jeeves and Wooster)
Jamie Fraser (Outlander) Vs Lexie McTavish (Monarch of the Glen)
BRACKET 2:
Round 1:
Jonathan Sims (The Magus Archives) Vs Laszlo Cravensworth (What We Do in the Shadows)
Nia (Xenoblade Chronicles 2) Vs Daisy (Downton Abbey)
Gwen Cooper (Torchwood) Vs Arthur Lester (Malevolent)
Robert (Genki Elementary Japanese) Vs Aled Last (Osemanverse)
Rose Tyler (Doctor Who) Vs Avril Bradley (Gosick)
Newt (The Maze Runner) Vs Jacob Frye (Assassin’s Creed Syndicate)
Captain Hastings (Hercule Poirot) Vs Lynda Day (Press Gang)
Amelia Hughes (Infinity Train) Vs Heathcliff (Limbus Company)
Round 2:
Alice Cartelet (Kin-iro Mosaic) Vs Billy Kane (Fatal Fury)
Ropafadzo "Ropa” Moyo (Edinburgh Nights) Vs Steve Fox (Tekken)
Alex Rider (Alex Rider) Vs Pietre Carvel/Arby (Utopia)
Professor Layton (Professor Layton Series) Vs Robert EO Speedwagon (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
Bede (Pokemon Sword and Shield) Vs Ferb Fletcher (Phineas and Ferb)
Jessica Albert (Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King) Vs Dirk Gently (Dirk Gently’s Hollistic Detective Agency)
Jo Grant (Doctor Who) Vs Evelyn Carnahan (The Mummy)
The Last Constable (Fallen London) Vs Edmund Pevensie (The Chronicles of Narnia)
BRACKET 3:
Round 1:
Tangerine (Bullet Train) Vs Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes)
Red Guy (Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared) Vs Paddington (Paddington)
Cuno (Disco Elysium) Vs Luke Triton (Professor Layton Series)
Hobie Brown (Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse) Vs Robin Hood (English Folk Legend)
Mary Sera (Detective Conan) Vs Emma (Emma: A Victorian Romance)
Jay Cartwright (The Inbetweeners) Vs Shellington (Octonauts)
Noone (The Sound of Nightmares) Vs Matthew Crowley (Downton Abbey)
Balthazar Cavendish (Milo Murphy’s Law) Vs Cammy White (Street Fighter)
Round 2:
Horrid Henry (Horrid Henry) Vs Ivor the Engine (Ivor the Engine)
Tim Bisley (Spaced) Vs Ignis Scientia (Final Fantasy XV)
Axl Low (Guilty Gear) Vs Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)
Marnie (Pokemon Sword and Shield) Vs Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers)
Mason Greyback (Wizards of Waverly Place) Vs Clarice Bean (Clarice Bean)
Agatha Christie (Bungou Stray Dogs) Vs Gromit (Wallace and Gromit)
Lila Pitts (The Umbrella Academy) Vs Mina Harker (Dracula)
Kieren Walker (In the Flesh) Vs Thomas the Tank Engine (Thomas and Friends)
BRACKET 4:
Round 1:
Peppa Pig (Peppa Pig) Vs Martin K Blackwood (The Magnus Archives)
Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins) Vs Tahani Al-Jamil (The Good Place)
Alec Hardy (Broadchurch) Vs Thomas Nightingale (Rivers of London)
Hammer/Hannah (Fable 2) Vs Anthony Lockwood (Lockwood & Co)
Iris Wilson (The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles) Vs Miss Eliza Scarlet (Miss Scarlet and the Duke)
Karen Kujou (Kin-iro Mosaic) Vs Marrick Tremayne (The Bedlam Stacks)
The Ninth Doctor (Doctor Who) Vs Jonathan Harker (Dracula)
Alfred Pennyworth (Batman) Vs Mr Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)
Round 2:
Hugh Anthony Disward (The Mystic Archives of Dantalian) Vs Nathan Young (Misfits)
William "Duke" Wellington (Miss Scarlet and the Duke) Vs George (The Famous Five)
Jonathan Joestar (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure) Vs Dio Brando (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
Julian Bashir (Star Trek: Deep Space 9) Vs Tori Spring (Osemanverse)
Winston Smith (1984) Vs Strangelove (Metal Gear Solid)
Wheatley (Portal 2) Vs Herlock Sholmes (The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles)
Lucy Carlyle (Lockwood & Co) Vs Wallace (Wallace and Gromit)
Mr Blobby (Noel’s House Party) Vs Tracy Beaker (The Story of Tracy Beaker)
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