#thelivebookproject

Forgotten YA Gems is a Goodreads 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. If you’re on Goodreads, feel free to join us to vote on monthly books, tackle that backlist, and make new friends!

This month’s read is Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, the first book of The Wolves of Mercy Falls series. Can you believe this is our third Stiefvater novel in the group? I don't think any other author has been so represented! I love the werewolf mythology in this series. Have you read it? Is it on your TBR? What did you think?

Thank you!

clutter- are you an organized person?

Answered here.

driven- do you have life goals that you’re working toward or are you just going with the flow?

8. funniest book you read this year? ooh LC Rosen’s two YA novels: Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) and Camp! excellent, fun #OwnVoices mlm reads that examine interesting aspects of growing up queer and the influences of toxic masculinity

9. what’s the book you were most excited about before you started it? probably A Tale of Magic... by Chris Colfer. it lived up to my expectations and then surpassed them by a mile, the sequel too. highly recommend to anyone who loves middle grade fantasy

34. what book have you recommended the most this year? was it None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney? it was probably None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney. but if you don’t like crime fiction, try Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans for queer witchy friendships 👍

thank you, Andrea ^.^ happy new year!

9. what’s the book you were most excited about before you started it?

probably wayward son, because i have a strangely strong attachment to carry on and i was so excited to read more about simon and baz. sadly it also ended up being one of the biggest disappointments of the year. 

other two have already been answered!

Thanks for the ask!

9. what’s the book you were most excited about before you started it?

Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis. I’ve been a fan of her video essays for years and years and I was so excited to hear she was coming out with a sci-fi book. I’m also a sucker for alien first contact stories, so I was really excited about it. And I loved it!

I’m also sitting on The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin, which was given to me for Christmas, and I’m SUPER excited to read. Going to try to read those next week before the year is out. 12. what book was the most out of your comfort zone?

Probably Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford. I picked it up because the cover was so striking, and I barely glanced at the description. It turned out to be a really weird, surreal book that has a lot more body-horror-adjacent stuff than I would typically read, but I ended up really liking it. I read it in one sitting, and it’s stuck with me more than some of the other books I’ve read this year.

 27. what’s the genre you read the most of?

Fantasy and romance. I just did a quick count, and I read 29 fantasy books this year out of about 70 books total. Romance came in at 17, which is way more than the 5-7 romance novels I’ve read in the last couple of years. My reading life was very much about escapism this year, more so than usual.

This might just be me, but I swear by using Aloe Vera. I really struggled with acne all throughout my teen years, then I started using Aloe instead of primer before putting on makeup and it was life-changing. It’s antibacterial, soothing, heals scars and is all around great for skin. If you haven’t tried it I highly recommend.

Also moisturiser. And water. And exercise (I know, I know, but it works.)

Salvage/Keren David

Being Jazz: My Life As a Transgender Teen/Jazz Jennings (I especially recommend the audiobook)