#rhiannon wilde

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

JOMP BPC - December 14th - Wanted to Love But Didn't

I love that Rhiannon Wilde is populating the Australian YA scene with measured, emotional queer stories. I just wish I liked her writing style 🙈 but maybe you'll like them more than I did - both have been published in the US now so give them a go

#henry hamlet's heart #where you left us #rhiannon wilde #justonemorepage #jompbpc #booklr #bookblr #trcc original #portraits #loveozya #lgbt books

[slaughter-books]

Day 22: JOMPBPC: Feels Like Home

I love it when books are set in Australia! 🩷

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #feels like home #henry hamlet's heart #rhiannon wilde #beautiful book #beautiful cover #amazing author #lgbt+ #bookish #i love books

[aurorawest]

Reading update

The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Festive Nights - 5/5 stars

I bought this solely for the Natasha Pulley story, "The Salt Miracles," (I WOULD READ A WHOLE BOOK ABOUT FLINT AND THE SAINT, MX PULLEY), but every story was really good. My kind of spooky.

Seriously though, I wanted so much more of "The Salt Miracles." How was it a queer love story despite not being a love story or queer? God I love Natasha Pulley.

Henry Hamlet's Heart by Rhiannon Wilde - 5/5 stars

Really lovely YA romance set in Australia. The yearning is impeccable. Also, I hate myself for saying this, but it's historical fiction—it's set in 2008.

Handmade Holidays by 'Nathan Burgoine - 3.5/5 stars

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin - 4/5 stars

Not an easy read. The main character, David, is despicable, but in large part because he lives in a society that expects rigid adherence to gender roles. One thing I found really interesting was repeated emphasis on the fact that David won't act, he waits for someone else to do it for him—he acknowledges that if Joey had asked him to stay, he would have, that if Giovanni had asked him to stay, he would have. And then Hella tells him that as a woman, she has to wait for men to tell her things, but David doesn't tell her he's gay, he waits for her to figure it out herself. Hella makes this into an explicitly gendered dichotomy, which is interesting with David constantly fretting about not being a man because of his queerness.

Queer classic, people should read.

Merry & Bright by Joanna Chambers - 5/5 stars

They Hate Each Other by Amanda Woody - DNF at pg 2

Contained the following absolutely baffling author's note, which I quickly became so resentful of that I stopped reading.

Against the Stars by Christopher Hartland - 4.25/5 stars

Near-future sci-fi where everyone gets one 44 second look into their future. Fairly dark for YA. Also thematically relevant to my MCU fic.

Mistletoe & Mishigas by MA Wardell - 4.25/5 stars

This book was lovely. I loved Theo so much. Sheldon is very annoying but also very lovable. And it's nice to read a Hanukkah romance!

Haunted Hearts by K Sterling - DNF at pg 2

Did anyone edit this?

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia - DNF at pg 21

Wanted to like this one but it just wasn't very well written. You ever read books where it's obvious the author spent too much time on their wOrlDbuILdiNg to the exclusion of actually writing a good book? Yeah.

Between Shadow and Flame by CT Bryce - DNF at 26

Editors? Hello?? Seriously, I feel like people are writing manuscripts on their phones and uploading them directly to Amazon from there.

The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage - 4.5/5 stars

Oddly I found this to be not as difficult of a read as Giovanni's Room, in my private game of Ranking Queer Classics Against Each Other. Obviously Phil is an awful man, but in the end I felt bad for him, tbh. Phil is like, a really catty twink wrapped in layers of toxic masculinity and repressed homosexuality. And then Peter is a sociopath. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to sympathize with Peter? I didn't think I was, but then I scanned Annie Proulx's afterword and it seemed like she thought we were supposed to? Obviously you feel worst for all the people Phil just heedlessly tears to ribbons because he's a maladjusted asshole. I think the thing is, there were just enough glimmers where Phil acts like a human being that I was like, maybe you can be saved! Ah, tragedy.

Anyway, good book, 10/10 would recommend. (and no, I haven't seen the movie)

#the winter spirits #the salt miracles #natasha pulley #henry hamlet's heart #rhiannon wilde #reading tag #giovanni's room #james baldwin #they hate each other #against the stars #christopher hartland #mistletoe & mishigas #ma wardell #the power of the dog #thomas savage

[chriscyr]

Where You Left Us, Rhiannon Wilde

I had the pleasure of illustrating the cover for the new US print edition of Rhiannon' Wilde's book which is out now! You should check it out!

#Rhiannon Wilde #Where You Left Us #ya books #queer books #book cover

[neowitcher]

HENRY HAMLET’S HEART | ARC REVIEW

HENRY HAMLET’S HEART BY RHIANNON WILDE ★★★ 

Expected release date: 18 October 2022 (originally published in 2021)

Genre: Romance, Young Adult, LGBTQ+

Summary:

Henry Hamlet doesn’t know what he wants after school ends. It’s his last semester of year twelve and all he’s sure of is his uncanny ability to make situations awkward. Luckily, he can always hide behind his enigmatic best friend, Len. They’ve been friends since forever, but where Len is mysterious, Henry is clumsy; where Len is a heart-throb, Henry is a neurotic mess. Somehow it’s always worked. That is, until Henry falls. Hard. For the last person he imagined. (Storygraph)

[Storygraph] [Goodreads] [Amazon]

My review: (mostly spoiler-free)

Henry Hamlet’s Heart is exactly the type of book I would recommend to any queer literature-loving teenager looking for something to relate to. It is filled with literary references that I truly enjoyed as an English literature enthusiast. And with a solid friends to lovers trope, there’s a lot to adore.

In the first part of the book, I particularly liked Henry and Len’s dynamic and I could hardly put the book down. The whole friends to lovers was written in a very relatable way which made it all the more enjoyable. Sadly, the second part let me down quite a bit. The main conflict in the story is definitely a hit-or-miss, and it didn’t hit as well for me. Still, I think it was a pretty fun YA romance that is (and will be) enjoyed by plenty of people.

The other characters in the story aren’t always as memorable to me, aside from the iconic bisexual grandma, but I liked the way the interactions with one another were written. I also fairly enjoyed Henry as the protagonist, mainly because of his relatability. The story takes place in 2008 and even though I wasn’t the same age as the main group in that year, the references still feel relevant up to today, with things from Shakespeare to Twilight.

Despite the fact that the second part fell through for me, it was an enjoyable and nostalgic ride that brought me quite a bit of laughter from time to time. It’s certainly worth the read if you’re looking for a queer young adult romance (and it is worth picking up just for the title alone).

*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read an ARC of this book for free, in exchange for an honest review.*

#arc review #book review #review #review blog #bookblr #reviews #arc #netgalley #henry hamlet's heart #rhiannon wilde #ya literature #queer literature #lgbtq+ #gay literature #romance literature #ya romance #young adult #friends to lovers #friends-to-lovers

[auslgbtqya]

Where You Left Us by Rhiannon Wilde

(2022)

From the Publisher:

Cinnamon Prince is angry. She’s living at home with her rockstar father after his latest breakdown, and she’s stuck in a town where people have whispered that the Princes aren’t quite right ever since her Great Aunt Sadie vanished without a trace. Not that Cinnamon cares about anyone else’s opinion. Except, she might be really starting to care what her gorgeous co-worker Daisy Leung thinks.

Scarlett Prince is anxious. Most of the time, and also about spending the summer with her sister and barely there dad. She’s holding it together. Just. But when sister’s ex-boyfriend-now-best-friend Will starts helping her search for the truth about Sadie, things get all-the-ways complicated.

Can finding the truth fix their broken family?

Goodreads

#Where You Left Us #Rhiannon Wilde #AusQueerYA #LoveOzYA #YA Books #Queer YA

[kinziethings]

REVIEW: Henry Hamlet's Heart by Rhiannon Wilde

REVIEW: #HenryHamletsHeart by Rhiannon Wilde || #ComingSoon #cute #QueerYA #FriendsToBoyfriends :) very cute

  A sparkling queer YA romance set in Brisbane, Henry Hamlet’s Heart follows one guy and his sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking journey to love. Henry Hamlet doesn’t know what he wants after school ends. It’s his last semester of year twelve and all he’s sure of is his uncanny ability to make situations awkward. Luckily, he can always hide behind his enigmatic best friend, Len. They’ve…

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#2022 #2022 review #book #book review #Books #coming out #family #friends to boyfriends #Henry Hamlet&039;s Heart #netgalley #reviews #Rhiannon Wilde #self-discovery

[noveltyreads]

Henry Hamlet's Heart by Rhiannon Wilde Book Review 

ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

There's something so nice about reading a book set in your country and in the 2000's. 

I have always loved reading #LoveOzYA books. This year though, I've felt like I've barely read any so I was glad to pick this eGalley up a few months ago especially with all the hype I've read about it on Goodreads and from Aussie bookstagrammers. I was excited to get back to my contemporary roots too since this year I've been delving more and more into fantasy rather than emotional/character focused reads. 

Henry Hamlet's Heart follows the main character, Henry as he navigates his final year at school and his growing feelings for his best friend Len who he is starting to see as something more. This book looks specifically at the bond between friends, family and yourself and what it means to grow up, change and evolve. Henry Hamlet's Heart reads emotionally and really packs a punch. 

One of the things I enjoyed in this book was Len. I loved how passionate about photography he was and that last scene with the exhibition? My heart leapt out of my skin! It was so cute and wholesome! I also enjoyed the friend group of "The Boiyss" and how supportive they were of each other. It was really endearing to see and I loved seeing their dynamic shine on the page.

The main criticism for me is with Henry. To me he just seemed kind of bland as a character and I wanted more layers, backstory or personality to make me really fall in love with him. I also wished him and Len would've communicated more with each other about what they wanted. I felt like for so much of the novel, it was unclear what Len really wanted and if he wanted to truly be in a relationship with Henry or not. 

All in all, a must read for people who love wholesome and emotional books. Especially if you enjoy books set in Australia which discuss the highs and lows of high school. 

ACTUAL RATING: 2.7 STARS

#Henry hamlets heart #Rhiannon wilde #books #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookish #bibliophile #young adult #ya romance #reading #book review #review #lgbtq #ya #gay books #new books #pretty books #ya contemporary #contemporary #dark academia #book aesthetic #book obsession #bookaholic #book addict #book reviewer #bibliomania #bibliomaniac

[gaybookstournament]

Round 1, bracket 10

Propaganda under the cut, feel free to add more in comments or reblogs

Henry Hamlet’s Heart – Henry Hamlet is the School captain at an all-boys school in 2008. After he and his friends play a game of things that want to do before graduating and going their separate ways. Henry reads the crumpled up piece of paper that his best friend since forever, Len, wrote, which all but proclaims his love to Henry. Henry then has to juggle his newly discovered feelings for Len, while dealing with Australian highschool. This book takes place in the capital of the Australian state Queensland, Brisbane. Whereas most Australian books take place in Melbourne or Sydney.

The Monster of Her Age – Ellie is the granddaughter of critically acclaimed horror actor Lottie Lovinger, with whom she stared in a single movie with that left Ellie severely traumatised and timid around her grandmother. Ellie is now 17 and her grandmother has just passed away and the family reunites in Lottie’s Hobart home to pay their final respects and lay her to rest, when Ellie meets a cinephile her age, Riya, who invites her to join a feminist horror film club, Ellie faces her fears and unlocks long forgotten memories. Hobart is the capital city of the Australian state of Tasmania, the small island that sits just below Australia on the map, and gets mocked by mainland Aussies.

#henry hamlet's heart #henry hamlet #henry x len #rhiannon wilde #the monster of her age #danielle binks #ellie lovinger #riya #riya x ellie #lgbtq books #lgbtq community #lgbtq #gay book poll

[ro-sso]

thinking about all the forms of magic MC has used, just suddenly as if they are fully trained. also the lack of magical tools used feels weird? Like we got a rune ward for rune carving, and a shadow seeker vacuum, a fragment of aideens light and a bottle of aideens tears but these all do... nothing? We dont use the rune wand to help channel energy, or rune-work outside of that one questline.

idk if it's just me but with some of the more recent late-game quests it feels as though MC has suddenly become adept in magic after training in the Sun circle (& doing minor work in the lightning and moon circle). It feels quite... offputting but that could just be me being weird

#sso #sso critical #(kinda) #idk it just strikes me as odd. the amount of training MC was put through in the sun circle and then there was not as much put into any othe #circle. we did rune running (again with no rune wand) with rhiannon. #idk SSO feels very... patchworked atm and i get that its an 11 year old game so writers and other workers will have joined/left #but there's not much continuity in mind. it feels like no one has kept track of the storyline #or what they want the storyline to be. so as soon as you get past the opening scenes they now have (which for all we know could get retcon #you're in the wild west of lore. one thing mentioned may end up being incorrect later. #'For a long time' Anne was missing and Lisa after a tour with her band. we know Linda is missing for about a week or two [depending on how #long it takes for the player to get to that quest. for SSORidethrough that was on day 9 and if we add in the new opening of all soul riders #being there then thats roughly what you get i reckon.] #but yeah. sso story is inconsistent at best

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

JOMP BPC - July 22nd - Colours

just a stack of some colourful spines 🌈

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #booklr #bookblr #trcc original #portraits #loveozya #carly nugent #rhiannon wilde

[slaughter-books]

Day 19: JOMPBPC: By The Sea

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #by the sea #where you left us #rhiannon wilde #beautiful book #beautiful cover #amazing author #lgbt+ #manta ray #i love books

[cavalierclavier]

Fret not dear heart, let not them hear The mutterings of all your fears, the fluttering of all your wings Welcome to the storm, I am thunder Welcome to my table, bring your hunger x

a redraw of an older piece with these two!

#illustration #oc art #oc #original character #my art #rhiannon #gavin #lyrics (and link) to the horror and the wild by the amazing devil #because all of my pieces need to be captioned with song lyrics lol

[hardestgrove]

Rhiannon joins yearbook and meets jonathan there since he does photography for them and they become friends over music because she was singing along to the smiths once when she no one else was there 💀 he’s easily the first person to clock the Hargrove household when she declines an offer to hang out because her dad is “kind of puritanical” and she claims to be “clumsy” which is why she’s sore/etc. He talks to his mom about it and tries to be supportive and make sure she knows the Byers are here for all the kids. Which she appreciates a lot.

#rhiannon hargrove #rhiannon and jonathan #ocs #they’re FRIENDS!!!!! #god her friend group is WILD

[keyboardsmashdmhtmdcmdcdm]

#the wild phoenix #Gaelwen #should also add in a #wolf #raven #and she also has some inspiration from the Morrigan #Myrddin #Rhiannon #Gwyn ap Nudd #Morfran #Creirwy #though not as much

[honeydewtual]

i didn’t know my uquiz had over 600 takers

#that’s wild #it’s very outdated #shut up rhiannon