#yaromantasy

no, it's not release day but i forgot to post this here..

I'm officially a published teen author apparently (it feels the same guys. why haven't I grown wings and horns yet?);

anyway so my book released on the 3rd and it's available on Amazon!! (should be available on other platforms too like B&N but that may take a while)

oh and if you have Kindle Unlimited you can read it there for free! :))

just gonna put the link here: amazon

and some very random pictures and the TROPES (why are there so many omg?? that just looks very messy) ANDD the annotations I did on my proof copy! I've acc never annotated a book bc hey guess what im a coward 😮‍💨🫶🏼 but i did for mine cuz?? I can get more copies? SO yeah that was very fun.

and moodboards of my MCs which btw i can never stop making it's like my go-to when i don't wanna study.. and finally, CHARACTER ART yay

🏷️ gonna tag the same people as last time IM SO SORRY FOR ANNOYING YOU xoxo ily

Twenty-four contestants. Two imperial heirs. One televised competition where love might be the least dangerous thing at stake.

Pre-Reading Thoughts A sci-fi dating show where contestants compete to marry the heirs to a galactic empire? I was immediately thinking a mix of The Selection and The Hunger Games, but in space—and with the added complication that Temmi might be falling for the wrong royal entirely.

Post-Reading

As I thought… The reality show format absolutely delivers on the drama. With alliances forming, contestants sizing each other up, and the constant pressure of being watched, it captures that tense competition energy you’d expect from something like The Selection, but layered with darker stakes.

It surprised me by… How quickly the story escalates near the end. What starts as a flashy televised competition shifts into something much more dangerous, with conspiracies swirling around several contestants and people beginning to turn up dead. The final stretch moves fast and sets up some very big consequences going into the next book.

Music Pairing 🎵

Featured Song: Space Girl – Frances Forever

Vibe Album: Future Nostalgia – Future Nostalgia

Artist Recommendation: Chappell Roan

Vibe Check

🎨 Colour Palette: chrome silver, neon pink, imperial gold 🎬 Soundtrack: pulsing pop with a slightly sinister edge 🍂 Season: late summer nights 💭 Mood: glamorous tension 🌌 Scent: ozone, metal, and expensive perfume

Tarot Pull 🔮

Seven of Wands – Galactic Star Tarot In this deck, a young woman stands her ground with a staff raised, facing six others pressing in on her while a starship flies overhead. It’s a card about defending your place when the odds aren’t exactly in your favour. Temmi enters the competition as an outsider—a trash collector from a forgotten planet suddenly thrust into a glittering imperial spectacle. Surrounded by rivals, politics, and secrets, she has to keep fighting for her position, even when it feels like the entire galaxy might be watching.