#BookRec

[rosaramblesstuff]

April Kerner Has Me in a Chokehold

I swear, every time I pick up an April Kerner book, I tell myself I’ll take it slow and then end up binging the whole thing in one night. Her stories just hit different—they’re emotional, messy, and so real that I feel like I know her characters personally.

After reading Boys with Secrets, I thought, “Okay, there’s no way she can make me feel this much again.” Then I read Boys with Braces, and now I’m just sitting here, fully invested in these fictional people like they’re my actual friends. Lazar? Riley? John? I’d defend them with my life.

I love how Kerner doesn’t shy away from difficult topics but still gives us those heartwarming, swoon-worthy moments that make me believe in love again. Her writing has this effortless way of making you feel everything—the angst, the joy, the absolute devastation (because yes, I did cry).

If you haven’t read her books yet, what are you doing?? Go suffer and fall in love like the rest of us. 😭💕

[pigeonflavouredcake]

Work has me super tired but I made a cute reading list for queer fiction (mainly surrounding my interests but you're more than welcome to use it).

Remember to take care of yourself and check the CW's for these books, especially the horror list.

[fizzyskata]

19.10.24

Reading Japanese classics is so oddly comforting(?) I know it sounds insane as most of them consist of sensitive topics but sometimes some lines are so good, it makes you want to squeeze your own heart until it ruptures, it makes your head spin in circles leaving you numb and unable to think any further while the line that you just read echoes like a haunting whisper in the dark.

book: no longer human by osamu dazai

[azerinbouee]

"I can't hurt her with my existence. She fucking builds things for Olympus's sake. I am the Lord of Destruction. I can't destroy her too. Not her." Percy said, his voice calm but in sorrow now, a tired honesty in it. Eros smiled.

"How do you know she does not need somethings inside her to be destroyed in order to be better?" He asked and Percy turned to look at him, green eyes still in agony.

"Destruction is not always evil. I thought you should know that by now." He said, while Percy took a deep, shaking breath.

You can't run away from love forever.

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AU where Percy is the youngest son of Kronos and Rhea, and lord of Storms, Destruction and Heroes who has a sworn oath to not get involved in mortals at all, until he meets Annabeth, the daughter of Athena whose everyone's memories of her are erased.

[crypticashlee]

IM WRITING MY FIRST BOOK

It about a girl who grew up poor and worked her ass off is able to go to her Dream university with her best friend and meets the presidents son who is an asshole but it’s slowburn enemies to lovers plus academic rivalry plus smut

The main love interest is based on Barron trump but it can be read without that in mind.

GIVE IT A READ

[zahrabookz]

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[neat-deadandlive-things]

Get yourself a friend who independently publishes a queer pirate adult romance novel because you like women with swords and villains with eyeliner.

A Kiss of the Siren's Song is officially released today! It makes a great Christmas gift for yourself, your queer friends, your book nerd friends, or even your homophobic extended family who could really use some queer spicy badass romance in this lives. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144234640

[tdcloud]

A master of the Gothic, the romantic, and the premiere stan of the #faustopheles ship as a whole, @ghostpoetics knows a good time when they see one. Check out what they had to say about INFAUST and while you're at it, keep an eye out for their upcoming book THE SAINT OF HEARTBREAK as well. I had the honor of reading an ARC and it's just what the doctor ordered if you've ever felt a little too much about Judas Iscariot.

Infaust is a dark romance recounting the tale of the witch Rehan Nadir and the elusive chaos god known only as the Piper. Trapped in a world where even the very dirt wants them dead, the two must depend on one another to escape—and along the way realize that perhaps the definition of a happily ever after really is a subjective one.

Contains psychological horror, violence, dubious consent, protag corruption, villain "love interest", blood, descriptions of being burnt alive, and other gruesome acts. Viewer discretion is advised.

Order Now: https://amazon.com/dp/B0CRX5M7TX

[jordiethepoolfloatie]

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[thesleeplessauthorr]

They told him the walls were empty. They lied.

Behind the Walls — a short psychological horror story

Sam hears something moving behind the walls. At first, it’s just scratching. Then… whispers.

A slow descent into paranoia and something darker.

📚 Part of the Nightbound horror series 👉 Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZ8VX5QM

[vickysharma87]

📖✨ BOOK REC ALERT ✨📖 Title: Graveyard In The Attic Series: CROWN: The New Adventures of Juneteena Freeman Author: Bles’d Productions

So I just discovered this incredible series and had to share because?? It has everything. 👑

Meet Juneteena Freeman, a regular Black teenager who finds an ancient crown hidden in her attic and with it, unlocks the ancestral powers of her foremothers. From that moment on, her world shifts. Reality blends with legacy. History becomes power. And she’s thrust into a path of justice, identity, and transformation.

It’s giving: Supernatural meets historical truth Black Girl Magic with depth Coming-of-age but with ancestral spirits A heroine born from legacy, not accident

She’s not your typical teen protagonist. Juneteena’s journey is rooted in heritage, empowerment, and fighting for what's right. It’s fierce. It’s powerful. It’s necessary.

If you love stories like Legendborn, Children of Blood and Bone, or Ms. Marvel but want something that dives even deeper into African American history and ancestral power, this is for you. 🌌

📚 Start the journey here: 🔗 blesdproductions.com/shop 🔗 Amazon

👑 Because sometimes the attic doesn’t just hold the past… …it holds your destiny.

[pigeonflavouredcake]

New book 📖

From Yoga To Kabbalah: religious exoticism and the logics of bricolage by Veronique Altglas

[stupidbeecandle]

alright, this week's book series was the Starmetal Symphony with two books so far: August Kitko and the Mechas from Outer Space, and the recently released sequel: Ardent Violet and the Infinite Eye.

Review time: algorythm and customer service stylings get 5 stars but realistically I'd give it a 3.5 or 4. Plot is interesting, the characters feel very fully fleshed out and realistic. Some good representation of queer characters and different cultural concepts. Plot centers around some classic Big Fuckin' Bots and some Big Fuckin' Bot fights in space, on planets, and our hearts and minds as everyone panics about the (very relatable) ongoing, neverending, end of the world.

I'd reccomend it, they're fun reads. The writing style is interesting though, it requires a lot of inertia to get into. Once you're in its hard to stop, the fight scenes hit like a movie and when you put the book down its like coming out of a VR simulation -IF you can get that inertia going by reading enough in one sitting.

Check em out, or check some other books out instead. You probably realistically don't have anything better to be doing than reading a book

[damagedthingss]

Fang Runin: Calling on her rage

[libroresumen]

En el amor y en la guerra de Ildefonso Falcones | Libro Resumen

✦ En el amor y en la guerra ✦

Amigos, tengo que hablar de esta novela porque literalmente me tiene OBSESIONADA con su premisa: ¿qué pasa cuando tu sentido del deber te aleja precisamente de aquello que juraste proteger? Ildefonso Falcones regresa con la tercera entrega de su saga más aclamada y el conflicto central es tan simple como devastador: un hombre dividido entre su lealtad al rey y su familia que sufre en su ausencia.

⋆ título: En el amor y en la guerra ⋆ autor: Ildefonso Falcones ⋆ género: Novela histórica / Ficción épica ⋆ ambiente: Tensión medieval, intriga palaciega, violencia y redención ⋆ recomendado para: Amantes de la historia medieval que no temen páginas con temas duros

Ambientada en 1442, justo en ese fascinante momento de transición entre el mundo medieval y los albores del Renacimiento, seguimos a Arnau Estanyol (nieto del protagonista de "La catedral del mar") mientras sirve al rey de Aragón en la conquista de Nápoles. Mientras él cumple con su deber lejos de casa, sus enemigos aprovechan su ausencia para atacar su palacio en Barcelona y a su hijastra Marina, desencadenando una tormenta de consecuencias que alterarán el destino de todos.

Lo que me tiene absolutamente enganchada es cómo Falcones no se limita a narrar batallas y romances. Este hombre se atreve a explorar temas REALMENTE complejos: la capacidad transformadora del amor (incluso en los corazones más duros), la naturaleza contradictoria de la lealtad, y la lucha por la dignidad de los más vulnerables en una sociedad brutalmente desigual. Todo esto en 784 páginas que, según todos los indicios, se devoran.

Otro punto que me fascina es cómo la Barcelona medieval cobra vida como un personaje más. Falcones tiene esa capacidad de transformar las calles empedradas, las catedrales y los palacios en espacios que respiran y evolucionan junto con los personajes. No es solo un escenario; es un mundo vivo que influye directamente en el desarrollo de la trama.

↳ La dualidad entre Barcelona y Nápoles como reflejo del conflicto interno del protagonista ↳ El tratamiento sin filtros de temas controvertidos: abusos sexuales, relaciones homosexuales y desigualdad social ↳ La exploración de cómo las lealtades divididas pueden desgarrar a una persona ↳ El contexto histórico meticulosamente investigado sin sacrificar la narrativa

★★★★☆ Esta novela promete destacar por su capacidad para equilibrar el rigor histórico con una narrativa absorbente, personajes complejos enfrentados a dilemas morales universales, y un escenario inmersivo que cobra vida en cada página. Mi única preocupación es si las 784 páginas estarán todas justificadas o habrá momentos donde la historia se estanque. Ideal para quienes disfrutan de la novela histórica que no rehúye los aspectos más crudos de la época que retrata.

¿Creéis que es posible mantener intactas nuestras lealtades cuando entran en conflicto entre sí? ¿Habéis leído las anteriores entregas de la saga? Esta parece perfecta para leer junto a la chimenea, con una taza de té caliente y quizás algo de música medieval suave de fondo para completar la atmósfera.

[the---hermit]

Dubliners by James Joyce

I was gifted a copy of this book last Christmas, and although it was not really in my tbr I was intrigued to dive in a classic out of my comfort zone. I decided that the best way to approach the book for me was with the help of an audiobook, and I am very happy of the choice I made. To make things even better I buddy read this with my dear friend @oneardentstudybuddy. The thing I really liked about this book is how each short story is a brief flash into the daily life of common people living in Dubiln. As my friend and I concluded, it's a bit like quickly looking through a window and spying for a bit into the lives of people. That's honestly really interesting to just look at normal thing happening to people and experience their thoughts and feelings about a priest dying, or on an unwanted pregnancy that has to be made right with a forced marriage. There is not one specific story that shines above the others, but the entirety of the book is the true gem. It's like going through a picture book of the common lives in the city. It's not a book I would normally pick for myself but I had a good time with it, and I am happy I finally read something by Joyce because to be honest I have always been quite intimidated by his books, so this is truly a win for me.