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A Running List of Books I’ve Read in 2022

My Most Favorites:

One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston (2x)

Love + Other Disasters - Anita Kelly

Red, White + Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston (2x)

The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune

Delilah Green Doesn’t Care - Ashley Herring Blake

The Charm Offensive - Alison Cochrun

Heartstopper 1 - Alice Oseman

Heartstopper 2 - Alice Oseman

Heartstopper 3 - Alice Oseman

Heartstopper 4 - Alice Oseman

I Kissed Shara Wheeler - Casey McQuiston

She Gets the Girl - Racheal Lippencott + Alyson Derrick

They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera

Last Night at the Telegraph Club - Malinda Lo

Wherever is Your Heart - Anita Kelly

Aristotle + Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins-Reid

I Liked It - A LOT

Carry On - Rainbow Rowell

Any Way the Wind Blows - Rainbow Rowell

Malice - Heather Walter

Misrule - Heather Walter

Our Favorite Songs - Anita Kelly

All Our Hidden Gifts - Caroline O’Donoghue

This is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar + Max Gladstone

I Liked It

Criers War - Nina Varela

Iron Heart - Nina Vareles

Written in the Stars - Alexandria Bellefleur

She Drives Me Crazy - Kelly Quindlen

Wayward Son - Rainbow Rowell

The Girl in the Sea - Molly Ostertag

Satisfaction Guaranteed - Karelia Stern-Waters

Sing Anyway - Anita Kelly

Not My Personal Favorite

Queerly Beloved - Susie Dummond

Chefs Kiss - TJ Alexander

I Think I Love You - Auriane Desombre

Something to Talk About - Meryl Wilsner

Currently Reading

She Who Became the Sun - Shelley Parker-Chan

Current TBR (in my possession)

I’m So Not Over You - Kosoko Jackson

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven - Juno Dawson

The Extraordinaries - TJ Klune

What If It’s Us - Albertalli + Silvera

Beastiary - K-Ming Chang

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab

Outlawed - Anna North

Under The Whispering Door - TJ Klune

Are You My Mother? - Alison Bechdel

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For - Alison Bechdel

last updated 7/29/22

((always accepting recs!))

LGBT+ Fantasy/Fiction Books and TWs

1. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell-

(Fantasy, Witches, Vampires, kind of Harry Potter-y, Romance, TW for mention of suicidal ideation/self-destructiveness, abandonment, foster care, neglect, murder/violence, gun violence and relationship issues in the second book. It has some heavy topics but is written in a pretty light tone.)

2. Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston-

(enemies to lovers, about the son of the President and the Prince of England getting into a fight, they have to fake a friendship to fix their PR situation, TW for being publicly outed and semi-graphic sex scenes, also often politically charged discussions)

3. Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller-

(Ancient Greece, demigods, exile, TW for war/violence and tragedy, homophobia, bad parenting)

4. The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic-

(It’s about the mafia/college sports and happens to have a compelling queer storyline in the process. Demisexual main character and other gay characters. (slow burn, it’s a trilogy and the romance doesn’t happen in the first book) TW for a lot of things, it’s about kids from broken homes and the mafia so there is abuse, self harm, murder, police intervention, organized crime, drug use, assault, rehab, all kinds of weapons, manipulation, slurs, etc. The second book has mentions of r*pe (not extremely graphic but it is mentioned a handful of times and there is one semi graphic scene), and torture. It is a great series but it has heavy content and is not light reading if you go in unprepared.)

5. The House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune -

(fantasy, heartwarming romance, magical creatures)

6. Heartstopper by Alice Oseman-

(MLM, graphic novel, slow burn, coming out TW for anorexia and homophobia)

7. The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater-

(Fantasy, about a secret private school, slow burn)

8. They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera-

(Bisexual Latino characters, whole story takes place in 24 hours because at about midnight- aka the start of the book- they get a phone call saying they’re gonna die, TW for death, family in hospital, violence, police intervention, and foster care)

9. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo-

(queer characters (but no romance in the first book)

10. The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (Historical Fiction Romance, Travel/Journey, Best Friends to lovers, MLM characters)

11. In Deeper Waters by FT Lukens-

(Royalty, kidnapping, MLM characters not being released until April but it looks great)

12. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz-

(coming of age story, MLM, TW for violence/injury, surgery, transmisogyny, homophobic violence)

14. We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra-

(coming of age, friendship and romance)

15. Love and Other Curses by Michael Thomas Ford-

(magical realism, a curse about falling in love)

16. More Happy than Not by Adam Silvera-

(MLM main character, YA, “it's about a boy who is considering a memory-alteration procedure to forget he's gay because leading a life as a straight teen would probably be way easier for him. It's about science versus nature, friendship, sexuality, and a quest for happiness.” About the happy ending and how even bad moments lead to good. Hopeful but despairing. TW for medical procedure to erase sexuality, internalized homophobia, homophobia from others, depression)

17. I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver-

(Nonbinary main character, nonbinary muslim side character, romance/love and building a family out of people you care about. About finding your voice. TW for coming out and misgendering, family rejection/struggle)

18. We Are Okay by Nina LaCour-

(WLW, moving out and coming of age, self-discovery and childhood romance, TW for loss, depression, loneliness)

19. The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness-

(Contemporary, about the normal people’s lives while living among Chosen Ones. Family/coming of age/acceptance story. TW for monsters, apocalypse, violence/explosions, anorexia, anxiety attacks, unrequited romance)

20. Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz-

(Dystopian story about a teenager struggling with their gender identity, TW for abandonment, oppressive government, outlawed homosexuality)

21. Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas-

(trans main character, hispanic characters, paranormal YA mystery with MLM characters)

22. Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat-

(Bisexual main character, TW for kidnapping/stockholm syndrome, abuse, sex scenes)

23. Witch Eyes by Scott Tracey-

(fantasy, MLM, supernatural)

24. Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda by Becki Albertalli-

(romance, MLM, coming of age, TW for a closeted boy being blackmailed)

25. Fun Home by Alison Bechdel-

(WLW, graphic novel, coming of age, TW for csa, pedophilia, teacher/student relationships, none explicit if my memory serves correct)

26. George by Alex Gino-

(Trans girl, slice of life, coming out story, TW for deadnaming, homophobia, transphobia)

27. Afterworlds by Scott Westerfield-

(WLW, supernatural, fantasy)

28. Witchmark by C.L. Polk-

(MLM, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, mystery, Alternate universe post WW1, TW for murder/war, depression/angst)

29. The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling-

(WLW, Sci-Fi Horror, dystopian future, fictional planet, TW for psychological/emotional horror, toxic relationship, death)

30. The Culling by Steven Dos Santos-

(MLM, Dystopian Fantasy under a totalitarian, extremely cruel government. People must undergo ‘the trials’ in order to work for a government task force- if you fail at any of the trials you are forced to participate in the Culling, where the member has to choose a family member of theirs to die. TW for death, extortion, brutal violence, murder, totalitarian government)

31. Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley-

(MLM, about a court case regarding the main character and his best friend- deals with breaking points in friendships and how people and perception change. TW for biphobia, gay bashing, legal trial, abuse, knives, violence)

32. Ziggy, Stardust, and Me by James Brandon-

(MLM, Gay main character, historical fiction (Vietnam war), about a character dealing with his alcoholic father and family issues who creates a fictional world to cope where he can be out and openly himself. Coming of age. TW for bullying, alcoholism, institutionalized homophobia, familial homophobia, war mentions)

(this list is a WIP and anyone can add to it! If I need to add TWs or further explanations let me know!)

please give me a jmart meet-ugly where jon, a librarian, goes to a poetry book release party at a bookstore and before it starts he's kind of reading the book being released. And as he's flipping through it some hot guy starts chatting him up, asking him like, "oh, what do you think of poetry? Did you like this poetry collection?"

and jon is like "not really, the author's clearly enamored with keats and the poetry is overly abstract and it's a shame what literature and art has come to these days". and then he's like "what about you?"

and martin just points to the book and is like. "oh I wrote that."

Arthur finding joy in little dumb things is actually so cute, he deserves all the things that make him happy

Update: I respect cookie cutter sharks but theyre on thin ice

Sharks I respect

All of them

Sharks I don't respect

None of them

What's the difference

you can literally always tell if an artist is/was a furry or not by asking them to draw a dog

I read a post about Alex a few months ago that basically said Riordan's portrayal of genderfluid people was problematic because of the way Alex explained being genderfluid to Magnus. I beleive they said it was unnatural and that no one would explain it that way.

I think they may be forgetting that Magnus Chase is for young kids who probably have never heard of the term before. Alex explains genderfluidity in a similar way other characters explain mythology. The characters aren't just explaining the subjects to each other, but also the audience. Who are meant to be children.

Of course you may think that its a rather patronizing way of explaining it to kids, which is fair.

That being said, Riordan definitely made many mistakes in portraying his minority characters accurately/respectfully, and he didn't respond to criticism well, but I don't think this particular criticism is fair. If anything it should be a criticism of his writing style.

Of course this is just my opinion, and I couldn't find the original post so I may have misinterpreted it (apologies if I did, feel free to set me straight💙)

yesterday we had a bit of a discussion on whether adam did or didn’t murder that guy so here’s my final take on it. i don’t know why i spent my entire afternoon on this but i did

(also, i know i didn’t cover every type of homicide in this- i did look into it, but none of that information seemed to be relevant enough)

Remember those "I don't have 2020 vision" memes

Like they were funny as hell a few years ago but like man we really couldnt have predicted this year huh

Top 10 roles of Megumi Ogata: INPO

10. Kurama - Yu Yu Hakusho

9. Sailor Uranus/Haruka Tenoh - Sailor Moon

8. Hanako-kun - Toilet Bound Hanako-kun

7. Shinji Ikari - Neon Genesis Evangelion

6. Ken Amada - Persona 3

5. Tier Hannibal - Bleach

4. Princess Emeraude - Magic Knight Rayearth

3. Makoto Naegi - Danganronpa

2. Yukito Tsukishiro - Cardcaptor Sakura

1. Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi - Yu-Gi-Oh Season 0