#9 books

[kiwiana-writes]

9 books

Thanks @cricketnationrise and @clottedcreamfudge for the incredibly rude, actually, tags, because I have never chosen a favourite anything in my life. (Also, CCF literally tagged me WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING THIS after cricket's tag from like two days ago, so I'm digging the wavelength synchronicity.)

Because I'm incapable of favourites, what you're getting is 9 more obscure books, not in a 'I'm cooler than you' way but in a 'please y'all go love these books as much as I do and give me more people to flail with about them' way.

Sevenwaters Saga by Juliet Marillier -- yes I'm listing a whole series as one book, fucking fight me. *Stefon voice* This series has everything! Historical high fantasy! Intergenerational stories! Romance romance romance! A canon side queer couple in fucking fifth century-ish Ireland! Slide into my DMs if you want trigger/content warnings or a more detailed synopsis, I am incapable of being normal about this series. Also if you read my swans fic you'll find parts of the first book in the series very familiar. (Also also, I once did a podfic for this series which has the dubious honour of being the only thing I’ve ever put on AO3 with zero comments, there's your random fact for the day!)

Rōmeo rāua ko Hurieta translated by Te Haumihiata Mason -- yes, this one's niche as it's in te reo Māori, but I'd be deeply remiss if I didn't have Shakespeare somewhere on this list despite me claiming I was going obscure. It translates the essence of the story rather than word for word and has a side-by-side with te reo Pākehā (English) which results in some absolutely delightful idiom usage.

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach -- always a good reread if I want to feel like I'm a part of a wider universe. Also the reason for my seagull tattoo!

How to Loiter in a Turf War by Coco Solid -- I don't even know how to describe this one other than a must-read, which seems trite as fuck but here we are.

Meet Me Under The Ombu Tree by Santa Montefiore -- I first found this in my high school library which is fucking wild considering the plot. Another one to slide into my DMs for trigger/content warnings if needed but an incredibly well-written story with some of the most fleshed-out side characters I've read in this genre.

Mouthful of Forevers by Clementine von Radics -- absolutely incredible poetry, like, every damn one.

Nights in the Gardens of Spain by Witi Ihimaera -- another one I found way too early in the school library and the earliest overtly queer book I remember reading!

The C.H.E.R.U.B. series by Robert Muchamore -- idk how popular this one was actually? So this might be one everyone knows, but if not and you wanna read some wild YA about child spies, this will keep you fed.

I Am Not Esther by Fleur Beale and its sequels -- definitely not obscure to my fellow Kiwi but I'm not sure how much play it got outside of Aotearoa. Please read these books. Based on a very real religious cult (the author also wrote a nonfiction book about Gloriavale and how it got started) the shifts in perspectives between the different books in the series really do paint a vivid picture of the realities and nuances of it.

A lot of the usual suspects have already been tagged but I'm a nosy motherfucker so tagging @myheartalivewrites @maxbegone @ships-to-sail @celeritas2997 @rmd-writes @lilythesilly @nontoxic-writes @sherryvalli @orchidscript @inexplicablymine @stereopticons @cha-melodius @daisymae-12 @jettestar @swearphil @laurie-on-a-lark @suseagull04 and literally anyone who wants to share some of their faves with me!

[lemonlyman-dotcom]

9 Books to Read in 2024

Thank you for the tags @liminalmemories21 & @ladytessa74

I’m not entirely sure what the rules for this are, so here are nine ten (😬) books I’m going to read this year!!

Between the World & Me — Ta-Nehisi Coates

all about love New Visions — bell hooks (reread)

Tropicália — Harold Rogers

The Fraud — Zadie Smith

Nevada — Imogen Binnie

The Wind Knows My Name — Isabel Allende

Aftershocks — Nadia Owusu

There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension — Hanif Abdurraqib

Book of Delights — Ross Gay (reread)

The Bluest Eye — Toni Morrison

Also here is a post i made earlier asking all you fine folks for book recommendations! Thank you to everyone who responded tagging you all below 📚🤓

@freneticfloetry @bonheur-cafe @thisbuildinghasfeelings @apothecarose @orchidscript @alrightbuckaroo @chicgeekgirl89 @theghostofashton @basilsunrise @carlos-in-glasses @guardian-angle22 + @tailoredshirt @welcometololaland @carlos-tk @lightningboltreader @inkweedandlizards and @lonestardust ++ OPEN TAG 🏷️

[xthelastknownsurvivorx]

9 Books

Thanks for the tags @cricketnationrise @14carrotghoul and @historicallysam! Here are nine of my favorite books/series, in no particular order:

Noteworthy — Riley Redgate

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (online serialized light novel) — Sing 'n Song

Winter's Orbit — Everina Maxwell

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel — Alexander Chee

Orange (manga series) — Ichigo Takano

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo — Taylor Jenkins Reid

She Who Became the Sun — Shelly Parker Chan

Heaven Official's Blessing (aka TGCF, online serialized light novel) — Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (MXTX)

Cemetery Boys — Aiden Thomas

I didn't include RWRB since it's my main fandom and this tag game is making the rounds among my RWRB moots/oomfs but it definitely belongs on the list normally

Tagging @inexplicablymine @affectionatelyrs and @celeritas2997 if y'all haven't done this already, plus open tag as always

[liminalmemories21]

9 Books

tagged by @cha-melodius. Thank you!

I'm 90% sure I've done this, but I'll never be able to find it now. And it's not like I could possibly contain myself in nine books. So, variation - nine authors I will read no questions asked whenever they come out with a new book.

1 - Everina Maxwell Winter's Orbit is just my entire heart. Didn't love Ocean's Echo quite as much, but still devoured it in one big gulp.

2 - Margaret Owen I know I've done PR for the Little Thieves trilogy (Goose Girl told from the POV of the goose girl + a heist - so good). But, the Merciful Crow duology is also just spectacular.

3 - Marissa Meyer The Lunar Chronicles are just astonishing - fairytale retellings in sci-fi future - Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Snow White.

4 - Patrick Ness (see, I do read men, sometimes, under highly selective circumstances) Chaos Walking just blew my entire mind with how smart and nuanced it was (have not seen the movie, do not plan to). But also The Rest of Us Just Live Here, and Release are gorgeous.

5 - Tess Sharpe My love for this author knows no bounds. Her women are never morally white - they're complicated, and they make hard decisions and live with the consequences.

6 - Melina Marchetta Jellicoe Road, and Finniken of the Rock, and Piper's Son. She writes in so many different genres, and I love all of them.

7 - Anna Marie McLemore When the Moon Was Ours, and The Weight of Feathers are just some of my favorite books ever. Their writing is so magical and lyrical.

8 - Maggie Stiefvater I cannot wait to see what she's doing next (also, my mind is still blown by the fact that she wrote the fourth book of the Raven Cycle when she was seriously ill and it was affecting her brain and she could barely think in sentenes).

9 - okay, and cheating here with all my beloved romance authors that make my world go around - Evie Dunmore, and Sarah MacLean, and Lisa Kleypas, and Julia Quinn, and Olivia Dade, and Patricia Briggs, and Ilona Andrews, and probably more that I'm blanking on right this second.

Tagging @rmd-writes, @jesuisici33, and @iboatedhere - 9 authors you will read without thinking twice.

[meenawrites]

9 Books

Hellooooo so sorry for the lateness of this.

The lovely @carryonsimoncarryonbaz tagged me a while ago and I forgot to answer (but I have remembered! A triumph with my goldfish brain for real)

Likewise, series will be a single entry for me. Also guys, I feel like I haven't read a physical book in way too long, so some of these might be favorite reads of the moment and of all time. Also in no particular order:

The Carry On trilogy by Rainbow Rowell (@rainbowrowell). I will never shut up about this series. The characters and writing are some of my favorite ever, and I love seeing everyone's interpretations on here of different lines and moments and uncovering new layers to all of their emotional journeys. If you like the chosen one trope and have ever wondered what happens to the hero once they've done the thing/fulfilled the prophecy, this is definitely for you.

The An Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir. I have yet to read the last book though so no one spoil! But a super well done series with incredible worldbuilding, plot, and characters. Definitely not a light-hearted series though so like be forewarned.

Dragonfall by L.R. Lam (@lauraroselam) I read this recently but as soon as I finished it I had the urge to re-read it again (which I will when I have time) just to re-absorb and understand everything about the world and character. It's such an imaginative world with very well defined history and social norms that my lore-loving brain couldn't get enough of. Highly recommend and can't wait for the sequel.

The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan (obviously). One of my favorites of all time and a big marker of my childhood. Ashamed to say that I still haven't read The Blood of Olympus though, so don't come at me. I'm planning a reread of the full series at some point so I can actually remember what was going on before I read it.

The Wrath & The Dawn duology by Renée Ahdieh. This is a re-write/re-imagining of the tale of 1001 Nights. The characters in this were great, and Renée's descriptions were so beautiful and artistic. Being Middle Eastern myself, I really felt like she captured the essence of our food and culture. I just really loved reading a Middle Eastern-inspired fantasy for once. I like to go back to it a lot, and definitely need to read other books by this author.

Peter & The Starcatchers series by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Another childhood favorite. This is a re-write/re-imagining of Peter Pan, and starts with the story of how he actually became Peter Pan. From what I remember of this series, I absolutely loved the first three books. The last two were pretty good as well, but we started getting into a more modern time period and it wasn't my favorite thing to explore.

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson. This was a recent read so it's definitely just kind of been on my mind a lot. If you like magic libraries and flirty banter, you should read this. I loved the concept of books being alive and dangerous, and I loved the two main characters a lot. Elizabeth was a surprising delight and I really loved how smart and adaptable she was. All in all, it was just very enjoyable and ticked a lot of my favorite boxes.

Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull. This is another childhood staple. (I legitamately haven't had the opportunity to sit and read in so long that I'm blanking on anything I may have read in more recent years, forgive me). This was a super fun series with the main plot being about two siblings being sent to live with their grandpa for the summer who they don't really know very well. It seems like a normal farm on the outside but when magical things keep happening on the premises, it's hard to keep that façade up.

Ok so I didn't make it to 9. Clearly I haven't read much recently, and it's actually hurting my ego. This is tragic. I have a lot of books, but reading and buying books are lowkey separate hobbies for me. Someone recommend good books to me down below please and I will endeavor to read them.

I'll tag some people below whose usernames I actually know off the top of my head (sorry to any of my mutuals who don't see their names here), but I'd love to see anyone's favorites so feel free to tag me and participate.

@be-the-glenn-to-my-maggie

@shit-i-say-shit-i-think

@hyperfixatedfandomer

@milesocorro

@makedonsgriva

@noonopanir01

@rotxos-sweetheart

[aristocratic-otter]

9 Books

I'm assuming the game is to name my nine favorites, huh @cutestkilla? Thank you for the tags. I could talk endlessly about books I love.

I'm going to steal your cheat and treat series as a single entry.

My favorite books, in no particular order:

The Simon Snow Series, by Rainbow Rowell. Beloved forever and always.

The Last Herald Mage Trilogy, by Mercedes Lackey. I've reread this series more than any other.

The Anne of Green Gables Series, by LM Montgomery. This was formative to my childhood.

The Dark is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper: My first fantasy series, I'll always have a fondness for it.

The collected works of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (yes, I know I'm really cheating now, given this is dozens of short stories and several novels). Seeing a mystery solved with science hits me just right every time.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Saenz (I know, finally a single book!) (but only because I didn't care for the sequel).

Simon vs. The Homo sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

In Other Lands, by Sarah Rees Brennan

The Foxhole Court trilogy (again with the series!) by Nora Sakavic

And a bonus rec: Anything by TJ Klune or John Scalzi. Neither of those authors have ever disappointed me, though I couldn't pick a favorite.

So I guess I need to tag nine people? Apologies if you've been tagged already, I've not had much time to scroll Tumblr:

@bazzybelle. @carryonsimoncarryonbaz, @excalisbury, @fatalfangirl, @facewithoutheart, @giishu, @larkral, @moodandmist, @otherworldsivelivedin.

[suseagull04]

Thanks for the tag @kiwiana-writes, @14carrotghoul and @littlemisskittentoes ! I'm terrible at choosing favorites, especially books, but here goes nothing...

1. Divergent by Veronica Roth- both this and Insurgent had me on the edge of my seat!

2. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo- I love this book so much!!

3. A Court of Mist and Fury- Sarah J Maas This whole series is great, but this one's my favorite!

4. The Giver- Lois Lowry One of the only books I read in school as a teen that I actually liked and still think about sometimes!

5. Red White and Royal Blue- Casey McQuiston This book totally changed my perspective on LGBTQ+ books

6. Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo I might not like part of the end, but otherwise, this book is so good!!

7. A Court of Silver Flames- Sarah J. Maas My other favorite in this series!

8. A Miracle on Hope Street- Emma Heatherington More than just your fluffy romcom, this book is the perfect feel-good Christmas read!

9. House of Sky and Breath- Sarah J. Maas largely for the end, and that's all I'll say!

No pressure tagging @myheartalivewrites @read-and-write- @heybuddy-drabbles @daisymae-12 @inexplicablymine @behindthelabels and @believingispowerfulmagic

[queenmabcreates]

Top 9 Books

The Five People You Meet in Heaven—Mitch Albom

Persuasion—Jane Austen

The Count of Monte Cristo—Alexandre Dumas

Ethan Frome—Edith Wharton

To Kill a Mockingbird—Harper Lee

She’s Come Undone—Wally Lamb

Hannah’s Dream—Diane Hammond

Lady Chatterly’s Lover—DH Lawrence

The Art of Racing in the Rain—Garth Stein

It was hard to narrow it down to just 9! Thanks for the tag @a-noble-dragon

[meduseld]

Hey btw Bookshop.org is running their annual "fuck Prime" sale, all shipping is free, more booksellers see more money, and if you spend $100+ on an order you get a tote bag.

So. Go buy books

[lover-of-mine]

Sometimes I can't believe the fact that Percy was given a pen and it took him 9 books to try and write with it. Nine (9) books. More if you count stuff like the demigod diaries and stuff. Like???

[egophiliac]

crossing my fingers and wishing upon every star that chapter 10 finally brings us the tweel cards 🤞🤞

[floccinaucinihilipilificationa]

[poppitron360]

Underrated moment in TLH:

When Leo just fucking KNOWS how to fly a helicopter. He like puts a hand on it and can instantly recite the make and model, knows it’s top speed and altitude and how much fuel it has left. And then he fucking flies it. He’s 15, untrained, and unlicensed, and he’s flying a helicopter. Has anyone talked about how Hephaestus kids are seriously OP?

[incognitopolls]

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TERF = trans exclusionary radical feminist. JK Rowling has been very openly anti-transgender in recent years and has poured unfathomable amounts of money into funding anti-trans legislation in the UK.

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[doctorsiren]

I wonder what younger me would think of who I am now

[hamable]

Ok no I do have to make it it’s own post bc I don’t remember the book’s scene in detail but Annabeth seeing the fates cut a string at the arch is so fascinating. Bc we know that’s Luke’s string. He’s not dying soon, but it’s been decided when he will die.

The moment the fates decide that Luke will die and when is right after Percy sacrifices himself. Right after he shows Annabeth his care and loyalty. That she is worth saving. That she doesn’t deserve the wrath intended for her. A set of dominoes has just been toppled and when they all finally fall, she will stand between Luke and Percy and choose Percy. From this moment, from this early on, Luke’s fate is sealed.