#ficiton

Thankyouuu for the tag @shadowqueen2024 🩷

Sorry I'm very late with this but I wanted to take the time for this 😁

The last book I read: finished? Wrath of the Triple Godess - Rick Riordan

A book I'd recommend: omg so many.

Percy Jackson series (and the series after it),

the Tiger at Midnight trilogy,

A Crown of Wishes,

The Grisha verse books,

Ravenspire books (retelling of fairy tales but dark).

I LOVE ALL OF THESE 🩷

A book I couldn't put down; Percy Jackson and the Tiger at Midnight books

A book I read twice or more: PERCY JACKSON

A book on my tbr: I have 133 on my tbr 🫣. I have no clue anymore.

A book I've put down: the Kingdom of Copper - Daevabad trilogy. Loved the first book. Stopped because of finishing my studies (3 years ago, oops) and because I couldnt quite like the remaining characters. I thought oh I'll read fanfic, those are short one shot stories which won't distract me 👀 (oops again)

A book on my wishlist: uhmm.......🤷🏻‍♀️

A favourite book from childhood: PERCY JACKSON

A book I'd gift a friend: depends who. I really recomment any of the bove. Unfortunately not many people I know like the same books (except my mom)

Poetry or lyrics book I own: Blue Horses - Mary Oliver (yes because Pedro posted something ones and got me interested and curious. Still have to read)

A non-fiction book that I own: The Outsider - Vir Das

What I'm currently reading: the Sun and the Star: Court of the Dead - Rick Riordan (yes still. Y'all keep distracting me with your amazing fics)

My next read: The Outsider - Vir Das. After that Project Hail Mary.

After, I don't know yet, depends on what I'm in the mood for

I bet you can't guess which series and writer are my favourite 🤭 🩷

Npt: ignore me if you've done this already 🫣

You were early, the kind of early that makes light feel slightly dishonest. Steam from your cup traced lazy question marks in the air; the foam had made a heart that looked a little sad. It was a habit, waiting. You watched people like they were recipes you could follow: the barista who always hummed off-key, the couple who argued in punctuation marks, the freelancing man who lived inside an eternal draft of a résumé. The room breathed in a language you’d never learned.

A thought slid into your head then—small, almost polite.

"What if I’m the only one who can’t read minds?"

Genre: Fantasy, Time-travel, adventure, slice of life(kinda), post-apocalyptic, slight sci-fi and rpg elements.

Premise/summary:

When Beatrice finally manages to track down one of the rebels' bases, much to her horror, she discovers they’re building a time—

Goodreads Choice Awards: Vote in the Opening Round of 2024!

Vote in the opening round of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards! We're thrilled and honored by readers who nominated our authors this year:

Fiction: SAME AS IT EVER WAS by Claire Lombardo

Audiobook & Historical Fiction: JAMES by Percival Everet

Historical Fiction: THE FROZEN RIVER by Ariel Lawhon

Romance: LIES & WEDDINGS by Kevin Kwan

Debut Novel: VICTIM by Andrew Boryga

Nonfiction: FRAMED by John Grisham

History & Biography: THE WIDE WIDE SEA by Hampton Sides

pick a colour and write a sensory piece about it. so, for example, 

yellow is the daffodils on a sunny May day, planted in Grandma’s garden. 

I encourage you to use all the senses, so sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. its also fun to use colour and take its aesthetic to paint a scene, like how lavender could be a picnic in April.  

bonus: considering how emotions are things that exist, you can use them too—either as the subject of the poem, or as one of the ‘senses’. write away!

Silas Bell, a young autistic transgender man living in the 1880s in England, wants to be a surgeon. Not a wife and mother. After a botched escape from a future devoted to a husband, he is diagnosed with “veil sickness,” a disease that causes violet eyed women to open the veil and communicate with the dead, an act that is illegal for women to do. 

        He is sent to Braxton's Finishing School and Sanatorium and engaged to a wealthy lord's son. But Braxton might not be what it seems. And Silas is the only one who can save the life of his new friends by uncovering the secrets of the school, all while fighting the voice in his head telling him to just do as he is told. For Silas, doing as he is told is not an option.

        Andrew Joseph White has crafted an incredible story. All of the characters are complex and every character has so much depth. White is able to balance the main character, Silas, with all aspects of his identity. They are all woven throughout the story in an authentic way that gives him personality outside of those defining traits while still acknowledging how important they are. It is one of the best representations of autism I have ever read.

       The setting and accuracy to historical detail makes the stakes seem real and send you to the time period. He uses the time period to bring light to the story he wants to tell. His use of imagery is terrific. 

        White is able to discuss so many important topics throughout the book, all of which apply in some way to our society today. He somehow is able to highlight and tackle each complex theme in one book while giving them each the space to be recognized for their individual importance.