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startledstoat · 3 months

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Watching Rick's interview rn with Sajni Patel rn and when I tell you I RAN to grab my laptop and look up Medusa with the head of Perseus by Luciano Garbati and I'm immediately in awe

I could go on about this already for thousands of words holy shit I can't believe I didn't already know about this.

The way that she's holding his head low and her shoulders are so tense and her face is so tired and full of sorrow??? gods I gotta collect my thoughts and come back with another post later

#Medusa #art #A Drop of Venom #Sajni Patel #Rick Riordan #Perseus #Medusa with the head of Perseus #Luciano Garbati

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safirefire · 1 month

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From the author of one of my favorite romcoms (The Trouble With Hating You) comes a new book in the Rick Riordan Presents imprint: A Drop of Venom

link to book and full summary from images above

The Aru Shah series was fun and I’m excited for this now. It is a Perseus and Medusa retelling set in India. Also Manisha is giving strong Liya Thakkar vibes and I’m here for it. TW for assault.

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bookaddict24-7 · 3 months

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New Young Adult Releases! (January 16th, 2024)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Standalones/First in a Series:

If I Promise You Wings by A.K. Small

So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole

Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa

A Place for Vanishing by Ann Fraistat

A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel

Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney

Evergreen by Devin Greenlee

Sun Don't Shine by Crissa-Jean Chappell

My Big, Fat Desi Wedding by Various

New Sequels:

Beasts of War (Beasts of Prey #3) by Ayana Gray

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Happy reading!

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gabibookworm · 5 days

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This is an Indian YA Medusa retelling about a priestess who is attacked and thrown into a pit of vipers. She transforms and is given the power to protect herself and other girls from terrible men

This is definitely a book where you need to check the content warnings. There is quite a bit of violence towards women and girls in this book and I thought it was a great story about survival and revenge

Shout out to the artist Khadijah Khatib for this absolutely gorgeous cover! I can’t wait to see the cover for the sequel!

#booklr #books #diverse books #ya books #ya fantasy #medusa #a drop of venom #sajni patel

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qualitymoonsuit · 1 month

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I just got 4 new books in the mail. They are called Star Wars: The High Republic: Defy the Storm, by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland; What Have We Here: Portraits of a Life, by Billy Dee Williams; A Drop of Venom, by Sajni Patel and Winston Chu vs the Wingmeisters.

#books #star wars #the high republic #defy the storm #what have we here?: Portraits of a Life #a drop of venom #winston chu vs the wingmeisters #tessa gratton #justina ireland #billy dee williams #sajni patel #stacey lee

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wttnblog · 11 months

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6 Incredible Books to Read This AAPI Heritage Month

It’s Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month, and that means it’s a great time to make sure you’re reading and uplifting AAPI authors! I compiled a list of six great books that have been published over the past two years (and that I read in this past one) written by AAPI authors. These books span genre, time period, age range, and setting but each centers their Asian protagonist. She…

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#aapi authors #aapi month #all this could be different #asian american and pacific islander heritage month #books to read #by Jocelyn #daughter of the moon goddess #fiona and jane #jean chen ho #last night at the telegraph club #malinda lo #my sister&039;s big fat indian wedding #sajni patel #sarah thankham mathews #she who became the sun #shelley parker-chan #sue lynn tan

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diaryofabookgirl · 2 years

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The Trouble with Hating You by Sajni Patel

"You can be different, free, opinionated, be all those things but be a good person."

#the trouble with hating you #sajni patel #booklr #book quote #lit edit #my edit #books #book edit

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marnz · 2 years

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“You’ll make mistakes, Pree. You’re not perfect, no one is, and although you hold yourself to incredibly high standards because you take your responsibility and privilege seriously, you can’t beat yourself up for every mistake. But the fact that you do shows how much you care. Mistakes are just that. They don’t always reflect your skill or intelligence.”

— First Love, Take Two by Sajni Patel

#first love take two #sajni patel #read in 2022 #books

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beautifulcoversofbooks · 20 days

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A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel (Author), Khadijah Khatib (Cover Artist)

Circe goes YA in this unapologetically feminist retelling of the Medusa myth steeped in Indian mythology, a YA epic fantasy addition to the Rick Riordan Presents imprint.

All monsters and heroes have beginnings. This is mine.

Sixteen-year-old Manisha is no stranger to monsters—she’s been running from them for years, from beasts who roam the jungle to the King’s army, who forced her people, the naga, to scatter to the ends of the earth. You might think that the kingdom’s famed holy temples atop the floating mountains, where Manisha is now a priestess, would be safe—but you would be wrong.

Seventeen-year-old Pratyush is a famed slayer of monsters, one of the King’s most prized warriors and a frequent visitor to the floating temples. For every monster the slayer kills, years are added to his life. You might think such a powerful warrior could do whatever he wants, but true power lies with the King. Tired after years of fighting, Pratyush wants nothing more than a peaceful, respectable life.

When Pratyush and Manisha meet, each sees in the other the possibility to chart a new path. Unfortunately, the kingdom’s powerful have other plans. A temple visitor sexually assaults Manisha and pushes her off the mountain into a pit of vipers. A month later, the King sends Pratyush off to kill one last monster (a powerful nagin who has been turning men to stone) before he’ll consider granting his freedom.

Except Manisha doesn’t die, despite the hundreds of snake bites covering her body and the venom running through her veins. She rises from the pit more powerful than ever before, with heightened senses, armor-like skin, and blood that can turn people to stone. And Pratyush doesn’t know it, but the “monster” he’s been sent to kill is none other than the girl he wants to marry.

Alternating between Manisha’s and Pratyush’s perspectives, Sajni Patel weaves together lush language, high stakes, and page-turning suspense, demanding an answer to the question “What does it truly mean to be a monster?”

#A drop of venom #Sajni Patel #fantasy #mythology #retellings #romance #middle grade #young adult #adventure #2024 #illustrations #covers #Khadijah Khatib

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bookcoversonly · 10 months

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Title: First Love, Take Two | Author: Sajni Patel | Publisher: Forever (2021)

#books #First Love Take Two #Sajni Patel

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safirefire · 23 days

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Also that one soldier that tried to assault a young girl getting punched in the crotch by Dev and then Pratyush never bothering to learn his name and calling him crotch-punch guy for the rest of the book was incredible

#a drop of venom #sajni patel #rick riordan presents #assault mention #a drop of venom spoilers

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bookaddict24-7 · 6 months

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New Young Adult Releases! (October 24th, 2023)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Standalones/First in a Series:

The Search for Us by Susan Azim Boyer

Sleepless in Dubai by Sajni Patel

When We Become Ours by Various

Here Lies Olive by Kate Anderson

New Sequels:

A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart #3) by Stephanie Garber

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Happy reading!

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malerek · 1 year

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The Knockout | Book Spotlight

✨ THE KNOCKOUT | BOOK SPOTLIGHT ✨ An Indian girl pursues her dream of participating in the US Muay Thai Open in this debut novel by @SajniPatelBooks 📚 #BookBlogger #Booktwt #BookTwitter #TheKnockout #TBRBeyondTours #SajniPatel @tbrbeyondtours #Bookworm

Title: The KnockoutAuthor: Sajni PatelGenre: Young Adult | Contemporary Trigger Warnings: Disphoria | Chronic illness | Misogyny | Bullying A rising star in Muay Thai figures out what (and who) is worth fighting for in this #OwnVoices YA debut full of heart.If seventeen-year-old Kareena Thakkar is going to alienate herself from the entire Indian community, she might as well do it gloriously.…

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#Book Spotlight #Sajni Patel #The Knockout

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qualitymoonsuit · 19 days

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I just finished A Drop of Venom, by Sajni Patel.

#a drop of venom #sajni patel

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jeevesreads · 1 year

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15 Sexy Second Chance Romance Books

It’s no secret that second chance romance is a tough trope for me – nine times out of ten, I get frustrated by the messy histories and struggle through. But when one works for me? It’s MAGIC. Whether it’s a relationship that unraveled, a marriage that’s in trouble, or a fling that becomes more the second time around, those histories are an essential component of a successful second chance…

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noellelovesbooks · 2 years

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The Trouble with Hating You by: Sajni Patel

A fiercely independent engineer walks out on the man her parents have set her up with — only to start working side-by-side with him at her job in this laugh-out-loud debut with “delicious banter, deep wounds, heartwarming friendships, and a path to love that often feels impossibly hard, and a payoff] satisfying enough to give you a book hangover the size of Texas” (Sonali Dev, USA…

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#adult contemporary romance #adult romance #book review #enemies to lovers #fade to black #ftb #romance #sajni patel #slow burn #the trouble with hating you

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