Hello, lovely readers! I hope the new year is treating all of you well. As I was putting together my most anticipated lists for 2019, I realized there were a lot of YA book with lgbt+ lead characters that were flying under the radar. I wanted to make sure everyone knew about the queer books that were coming out this year so I made this video and post to share with you all. I will be uploading a similar post for every month of 2019 so that no one misses out on these awesome titles.
Happy New Year, lovely readers! It is the time of year for setting all of our reading goals for 2019. In addition to setting a Goodreads challenge, I've set myself some specific goals to widen the range and diversity of what I'm reading this year. If you guys have any suggestions for books that I should read to help me meet these goals, I'd love to hear them!
2018 has been an amazing year for ace-spectrum characters in young adult fiction. We've gotten ace stories in romance, fantasy, sci-fi, historical, mystery, and every genre in between. There has been romantic ace rep, aromantic ace rep, and demisexual rep. We've had more stories by ownvoices ace authors than ever before and they are telling stories that are so, so important to ace readers.
Unfortunately, even though asexual representation is getting much more common, it is still sometimes hard to find out which books feature asexual characters. Reviewers often forget to mention ace rep in their reviews and too often these books fly under the radar. To combat this, I've complied a list of every ace-spectrum character I could find in 2018 young adult fiction. This includes main characters, love interests, and side characters. I've also included links to reviews by ace-spectrum reviewers so that you can read their thoughts about each of these books. Please be aware that the fact that I included a book in this list does not mean the representation is good. A few of the books have very mixed or negative reviews so I urge you to check those out before you read them yourself if you are worried about poor representation. I included as many links to reviews by ace-spectrum readers as I could find to help you gauge which books are beneficial and which are harmful to ace readers. Don't forget to check out the end of the post to enter to win any YA book featuring an asexual character! Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas, lovely readers! This isn't really bookish content, but I wanted to share some Christmas cheer with you all. This is The Christmas Tag created by The Enthusiast and it asks all sorts of questions about Christmas tradition and joy.
It is Christmas Eve and the perfect time for a holiday book tag! Chloe from The Elven Warrior posted this tag (originally created by GirlReading) earlier today and I loved it so I thought I'd do it myself!
I'm starting a little late, but this week I'm going to be participating in Destiny and Kathy's Short-A-Thon! This readathon runs December 21-31 and the goal is to read as many short books as possible. I've already hit my reading goal for the year, but I still thought it would be super fun to participate. I'm also including short story collections in my TBR even though the books themselves aren't short because I really want to read some Christmas stories.
Today's Top 5 Wednesday theme is my Most Anticipated 2019 Releases! I already have over 60 books on my 2019 releases Goodreads shelf and I am adding more everyday, so choosing my top 5 is almost impossible. However, there definitely are some books that I've been looking forward to for ages that I just can't wait to share with you guys. Stay tuned for a longer list of anticipated books in the next few weeks, but in the meantime, here are a few I can't wait for...
Today's Top 5 Wednesday theme is all about gift guides! To make it extra fun, I decided to make a quiz. I've included a bunch of my 5-star reads of the year so that I can personally recommend one of them to everyone who takes the quiz.
As the end of the year approaches, many readers are scrambling to meet their 2018 reading goals. Whether you planned to read 5 or 100 books, meeting that goal can be really fulfilling! Unfortunately, it's also really easy to fall behind during the busy seasons of the fall and winter. This post is to help out those of you who may need to speed read before the 31st!
I've included a bunch of books that can be read quickly including graphic novels, middle grade novels, short adult and young adult novels, novellas, novels in verse, poetry collections, and even non-fiction titles. I've even included a few classics in case any of you all were hoping to read more of those this year! The number of pages are included for every title so you'll know exactly what you are getting into. What I Read
Mammoth by Jill Baguchinsky ★★★★☆ No Plot? No Problem! by Chris Baty ★★★★☆ The Brilliant Death by Amy Rose Capetta ★★★★★ |