#Mary Kay Andrews

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Review: The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews

The Homewreckers is a breath of fresh air. Some genres are just like that, you find yourself reading some gritty thriller or high fantasy with so much detail you're left satisfied but also with mushy brain. You need something clean and fun to read after, this book is the remedy. It's a nice package; containing a sort of meet cute/enemies (sort of) to lovers, a little mystery and some fun twists, a loveable main character and a trope I've never read before (romcom is a genre I haven't really read a lot of before).

Likes: • A really cute and interesting trope. The setting of this book is in Georgia and the main character finds herself as the leading role in a predicted hit reality show about restoring and flipping homes. • This book doubles as a sort of romcom meets cozy mystery. Two great genres represented well here. • Not really a dull moment. The story had my attention from the first page. • A great story about grief and healing. Hattie has really been through it and within the timeline of this book we get to read about her healing and growing through the process. • The mystery storyline was really good. It could have been a book on it's own, but it felt like the best bonus to The Homewreckers.

Dislikes: • It felt like the characters in this book didn't really have depth. I wanted more emotion and thought with them but it was lacking where it could have been expanded. • Some aspects of the restoration process felt rushed and unrealistic. It was almost like there was a few magic wand moments. • I wasn't really happy with Hattie's romantic choice in the end. She didn't have to choose one or the other and I would have chosen neither, personally. But that also goes back to my first point in dislikes, maybe there was more thought in the author's mind about the characters than what I read.

Overall, I enjoyed The Homewreckers. Mainly for the fun storyline about restoring a home for a reality show and the cozy mystery side story was what made me rate this one higher than I would have without it. Sometimes I start a book blind, so I wasn't expecting it. 

My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[jolieeason]

WWW Wednesday: May 8th, 2024

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme Sam hosts at Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? Here is what I am currently reading, recently finished, and plan to read from Thursday to Wednesday. Let me know if you have read or are planning on reading any of these books!! Happy…

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[mybookends]

The Santa Suit | Mary Kay Andrews | 3 ⭐️

I got this book because I knew it would be cheesy corny cute cringe Christmas book and it was very much that lol. It was a little bit boring if I’m honest like some of it was autopilot reading because anyone could’ve written this storyline, ya know? Like it’s nothing special. I know it sounds contradictory to be like “oh I wanted it to be an obvious book” and then be like “well it was boring” but I was hoping for predictable like The Hating Game was predictable. But still it was cute and easy and if it was a movie, I’d watch it lol

[study-coffee-chicago]

“He sat up and wrapped his arms around her chest, kissing her neck and shoulders, and she leaned back into his embrace. Finally, the sky was an inky blue black, scattered with stars and a waning crescent moon.”

- Hello, Summer by Mary Kay Andrews

This book was so good! Despite it being 470 pages, I flew through it in a week! There’s a bit of family drama, a ton of mystery and solving a murder, and reconnecting with an old flame. I rated it 4.5/5 stars, so I would highly recommend it! (Ps. TW for attempted kidnapping and mentions of past SA and suicide; though these are very, very brief parts of the book.)

[airplanes924]

Books I've Read in 2023

Number 63

Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews

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#ARCReview Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews #NetGalley #NewBooks #ChristmasBooks #ChickLit #ContemporaryFiction #StMartinsPress #September2023Books #BookReview

Happy #PublicationDay to #BRightLightsBigChristmas by #MaryKayAndrews! This book was all that I needed to get me out of a reading rut, such a good feel-good story. #NewBooks #StMartinsPress #BookReview #NetGalley #ARCReview #ChickLit #ContemporaryFiction

When fall rolls around, it’s time for Kerry Tolliver to leave her family’s Christmas tree farm in the mountains of North Carolina for the wilds of New York City to help her gruff older brother & his dog, Queenie, sell the trees at the family stand on a corner in Greenwich Village. Sharing a tiny vintage camper and experiencing Manhattan for the first time, Kerry’s ready to try to carve out a new…

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August 7, 2022

Went around town to look at some little free library boxes with my grandma today! When we left she said she wasn’t going to take any of the books because she had so many at home, but in the end she brought home four new books lol.

“The Newcomer” by Mary Kay Andrews says it’s about a woman who believes her sister was killed under suspicious circumstances, so she takes her sister’s daughter and runs away to a small town along the Florida coast where can they investigate what happened from a safe distance. I just got back from a visit to the coast so I’m in the mood for books with coastal settings!

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COPIA'S SEWER RAT RECOMMENDATIONS PT.2

Second part of this recommendations thingy! This time, I tried to expand the recommendations to other areas and platforms. Please go check everyone out! They deserve the best!

previous part | my masterpost

📝WRITING

As always, check the tags and if you are a minor do not interact with +18 fics. All these writers are amazing and deserve so much more recognition, please go read their stuff and follow them!

@ghulehunknown follow also on Ao3 please go read Caught by Papa, Punished by Papa, Cardi Confessions and everything she has written because it is so fucking hot damn!!!!

@dewymorningstar I leave you with their masterlist, please go read their scenarios with the ghouls, they are absolutely adorable.

@youwouldntlietopapa Ao3 CannedBread: Fiore ???!!!! PEEPAW PEEMO WE LOVE YOU!! And all the Secondo ones... oof!! (My Secondo) go read them all pls.

@fishwithtitz I also leave you with their masterlist and Ao3, but please go read The Five Times I Hooked Up with Mary Goore (and the One Time I Couldn't) because I WANT TO EAT THAT FIC like *nom nom* it is so good.

@angellayercake Ao3 Angellayercake GO READ Banchetto, When True Love's Kiss AND The Diary of Cardinal Terzo I ASSURE YOU THEY ARE SOME OF THE BEST THINGS YOU ARE GOING TO READ. (Especially if you love Terzo).

(needed break so Tumblr doesn't freak out on me)

@m0rbidmacabre I leave your with their masterlist BUT PLEASE GO READ THEIR KINKTOBER STUFF and ongoing series, heck, read it all, it is all so good! Check her out!

@themratts I followed them for their art until I realised they had an Ao3???? And I instantly started reading and I fell hard for their OC Alena *gently holds*. Please go read Dear Red Biretta and the rest of the fics for their oc, it is absolutely fueling my days.

@portaltothevoid YOU ARE LOOSING ME? AMAZING FIC THAT YOU SHOULD BE READING?? GO!!!

@deetz-ghuleh is a mastermind???? No Lies is one of my fav fics ever? Secondo yes please? and Reverence??????? *screams so hard she goes to the moon*

@sweatandwoe I found them on Ao3 first and they have so many amazing spicy fics, my personal favs: Blasphemy, Life Eternal and Forever Yours.

@mastercopia I needed to add her because That Little Coffee Shop was the first Ghost fic I ever read and I remember it with such love... But please, go read anything of hers, she is so skilled and talented, you won't be disappointed.

Other platforms (please if these people have a Tumblr or any other social media, please, let me know.)

@/CardenalPlushia on Ao3 and x, lovely ghestie, so creative, go read her Who's Your Daddy? oneshot, please, red-haired freckled CC has my fucking heart.

@/casstayinmyass I found them on Ao3 as well, and there is a user on Tumblr with that name, I am not sure if it is the same because they don't have their Ao3 linked or anything (if anyone knows please let me know and I will edit this). I was recommended one of their fics a while back and I wanted to reread it, I still love it lol: When In Rome (but they have SO MANY GHOST FICS it is insane).

@/SoleraLove on Ao3 also has a fic I wanted to reread: Since Eden in need of hurt/comfort? Go read it asap.

@/Keggy_Chaos on Ao3, if you want a lengthy Ghost fic, go read Stay and Burn, you'll love it.

@/luciferscowgirl on x and Wattpad, another dear ghestie that has amazing Copia nsfw fics, go check her out!

🎨ART

I am in love with all these beautiful artists, please go follow them all and support them with likes and reblogs, they all deserve it!)

@sillyandquiteawkward

@kiselwp

@kamonart (I LOVE THEIR ART SO MUCH OMG THE LIGHT? SHADES? THE FACES??? MMMMMMMMM LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE)

@tasty-ribz

@starbats13

@bazlk

@here-under-blasphemy

@ryuzatodraws-backup

@caturrday

@lorocomonkey

@vannpz

@kai-andrew-art

@lemonemlyn

@spengsart

@cogslys

@ghestie-nun

@brihemoth

@swedish-meatballs

@caelo-jpg

@themratts (again because I love their OC art so very much)

@samdunn aka the amazingly talented artist behind so many official ghirts designs (insane stuff, so talented!!!)

lastly, a mention to my dearest ghestie @/lilchopin1 on x because I adore her and her art is so cute and nice and I love her so very much, go check her out! (AND HER COVERS ARE ALSO BEAUTIFUL PLEASE I ADORE HER)

* COMICS

@panthermouthh please go read The Descent, it is incredible!

@quaildoodle LAST TIME I FORGOR TO MENTION HER COMIC IN WHICH SHE INTRODUCED HER OC SISTER KATYA (she can step on me pls I beg)

👻OTHERS

* GIFs - Do you want to see your favourite Papas/ghouls moving, shaking their ass and being horny on main? Follow these lovely creators who us such beautiful gifts (pun intended)

@xpapaemeritus

@copias-juicebox

@inghostveritas

@cardi-c

@conjuring-ghouls

@ghoulymadge

* MORE RECOMMENDATIONS

@ghuleh-recs you want more fics to read? Go follow! GO GO GO GO GO GO!!!

@sergeantangel EVEN MORE RECOMMENDATIONS!! A LOT OF THEM ACTUALLY! GO FOLLOW!

@resin-popia - an amazing project of our dear cardi, the dedication that goes into it is insane, be sure to follow because it is insane and gorgeous!

@/conclaviconterzo or CnClaviCnTerzo; another of my dear x ghesties she posts there and on tiktok and she is SO FUNNY, please check her out for unhinged Ghost content!

THAT'S IT FOR NOW, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU KNOW OF MORE CREATORS THAT DESERVE MORE RECOGNITION OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO CHECK YOUR STUFF FOR FUTURE ENTRIES! (I am planning on expanding this to more areas such as cosplayers and interesting profiles on other platforms, so please let me know your fav Ghost related content creators!)

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And that point is, it doesn't matter how long you've known somebody. People change. Or you don't really know them as well as you thought you did in the first place.

Summer Rental, Mary Kay Andrews

[lovely-lauren-arts]

Can I have a list of all your characters

For Obscured Eyes? Here they are so far:

Protagonists 👤

Beatrice (main protagonist)

Isabella Leveen

Madeline Leveen

Daisy Nightshade

Penelope Wiske

Elizabeth Kurai

Audrey Diyad

Oliver Diyad

Claude O'Nell (last name changed slightly. Was formally O'Neil)

Dolly Duncan

Kev Wyley

Frederick "Freddie" Mussio

Catherine Velvet

Sophia Velvet

Chester Velvet

Cult 🌀

Mary (Mother Mary)

Seth Turvy

Freya

Jack

Emily

Andrew

Holly

Jennifer

Sue

Cole

Isaac

Facility 🧬

Elmer Nightshade (Dr Nightshade)

Scarlet Nightshade (Madame Scarlet)

Zeki Fraiser

Experiments:

Bite Sight (Joel and Ollie)

TV Head (Eric)

Beastie (Sunny)

Kai

(rest of the experiments have no determined names or designs yet)

Aster Nightshade

Bellis Nightshade

Cosmos Nightshade

Emilia Nightshade

Felicia Nightshade

Gerbera Nighshade

Parents 👫

Abigail and Ernest (Isabella and Madeline's parents)

Nathan and Harriet (Claude's parents)

(Rest of parents/guardians do not have names yet)

Siblings 👥

Claude

Taffy O'Nell

Toby O'Nell

Dot O'Nell

Freddie

Fillip Mussio

Francine Mussio

Finley Mussio

Felicia "Fei" Mussio

Elizabeth

Tami Kurai

Avery Kurai

Maria Kurai

Maddison Kurai

Amina Kurai

Other characters 📌

Trinity (Isabella and Madeline's nanny)

James (Penelope's friend)

Anna (Penelope's friend)

Some characters have not been listed because they are secret.

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LOSER'S BRACKET NOMINATIONS!

It is time to announce the LOSER'S BRACKET!

The Loser's Bracket is meant to give some love to characters who lost early, so anyone who has made it to the Quarterfinals and farther (even if they lose there) has gotten far enough they don't really need the love of the Loser's Bracket. During our last tournament Red Riding Poll, the Loser's Bracket winner was a character who hadn't even made it out of Round 1! This is for all the characters who might have been less recognizable but still awesome, to all the characters that got overshadowed by others.

The rules for nominations:

The Loser's Bracket will be either a 16 or 32 single elimination bracket, depending on the amount of nominations that are sent in.

Unlike the main tournament, where the polls each lasted a week, the polls for the Loser's Bracket will last only a day. That means the entire Loser's Bracket will probably last around a week.

Nominate as many characters as you want, but don't nominate the same character multiple times. Be mindful that the most nominated characters will be the ones that will make it to the bracket. Also nominate characters one at a time.

Propaganda from the Main Tournament will not appear, but feel free to submit any propaganda you want for why the character should win the Loser's Bracket!

Nominations open today and will close on the 15th of January, the same day the Quarterfinals of the main tournament loses.

Be respectful! Just because your fave didn't make it as far as you wanted in the main tournament or the Loser's Bracket, doesn't mean that the other contestants aren't worthwhile either! Remember, every character in this tournament have people who love them just as much as you love your fave, so please be courteous!

NOMINATE CHARACTERS HERE

Under the cut is a list of every character who has lost & which round they lost in. Feel free to consult the list if you want to jog your memory on which Cinderellas you might want to nominate.

Preliminary Round Losers

Danielle de Barbarac (Ever After novel by Wendy Loggia)*

Danielle de Barbarac (Ever After the Musical)*

Julie Andrews as Cinderella in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1957)**

Leslie Ann Warrens as Cinderella in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1965)**

Various Actresses as Cinderella in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella the Musical (2015) **

Cinderella (Hey, Cinderella!)

Pigerella (Muppet Babies 1984)

Peter Parker / Prince of Arachne (Spider-Man Fairy Tales)

*Not to be confused with Danielle de Barbarac from the movie Ever After (1998), which has placed in the quarterfinals of the main tournament.

**Not to be confused with Brandy as Cinderella in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997), which lost in Round 1.

Round 1 Losers

Ella (Disney's Cinderella live-action)

Hello Kitty as Cinderella (Hello Kitty no Cinderella)

Vasilisa the Beautiful (Russian/East European Fairytale Variant)

Rhodopis (Greek Fairytale Variant)

Eun Ha Won (Cinderella with Four Knights)

Mireleh (The Way Meat Loves Salt by Nina Jaffe/Louise August)

Leila Takashiro (Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri)

Hoshizora Miyuki / "Cure Happy" as Cinderella (Smile PreCure / Glitter Force)

Isabell Heartwell (Cinder's Ball)

Cinderella (Mary Skelter)

Ella of Maidenvale / Cinderella (The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani)

Eleanor / Cinderella (The Wide-Awake Princess by E.D. Baker)

Vassa (Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter)

Cinderella (Fables)

Rose Cinderella (Regal Academy)

Maria Aparecida "Cida" dos Santos Souza (Cheias de Charme)

Ella of Frell (Ella Enchanted 2004)*

Danielle Whiteshore (nee de Glas) (Princess series by Jim C. Hines)

Jess Parker (The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy)

Fairy Tail - Rella (Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG)

Cindy (How to Save Your Tail by Mary Elizabeth Hanson)

Cinder Edna (Cinder Edna by Ellen Jackson)

Elle Wittimer (Geekerella by Ashley Poston)

Sophie Beckett (An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn)

Cynthia "Cyn" Robinson (Cinders) (Sapphic Fairy Tales by Cara Malone)

Lucina Jarvis (Grimm)

Mary Santiago (Another Cinderella Story)

Cinderella (Cinderella 2021)

Cinderella (Bad Cinderella)

Cinderella (The Slipper and the Rose)

Threadarella (Monster High: Scarily Ever After)

Popelka (Three Wishes for Cinderella)

CinderElmo (Sesame Street: CinderElmo)

Minnie Mouse as "Minnie-rella" (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse)

Brittany Miller as Cinderella (Alvin and the Chipmunks)

Cinderella (Sabrina: The Animated Series)

Fella (CinderFella)

Cinderella (Swing Shift Cinderella)

Yasmin as Cinderella (Bratz: Kids Fairy Tales)

Cinderella (Collector Plates)

Touya Kinomoto as Cinderella (Cardcaptor Sakura)

Reki Kyan as "Cindereki" (Sk8 the Infinity)

Cinderella (Stand of Aya Tsuji) (Jojo's Biazzre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable)

Dulcie Hastings (nee Duveen) aka Cinderella (Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie)

Scarecrow as "Scarecrowello" (D'Ocon Mumfie)

Cinderella (Girl Genius Fairytale Theater Break: Cinderella)

Cendrillon (Cendrillon by Telephone)

Morgan Philips (Disenchanted)

Cinderella (Dimension 20: Neverafter)

Brandy as Cinderella (Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella 1997)

Cinder Fall (RWBY)

Cinderella / Princess Ella / Ashley Boyd (Once Upon a Time)

Cinderella (Kingdom Hearts)

Cinders (Cinders)

Cinderella (SINoALICE)

Cinderella (Sid Story)

Xing Xing (Bound by Donna Jo Napoli)

Clara (Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire)

Kate Kassell / Nate Ganymede (After the Ball)

Shindou Rei (Boku wa Ohime sama ni Narenai)

Haine Otomiya / "Seashore Cinderella" (The Gentleman's Alliance Cross)

Ghauri (Azure Striker Gunvolt)

Cinciarell Winchestion (Don't Call Javotte an Evil Stepsister)

Cinderella (Blood Bank)

*Not to be confused with the original book Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine, which has placed in the quarterfinals in the main tournament.

Round 2 Losers

Hatsune Miku as Cinderella (Various Songs) (Vocaloid)

Ye Xian (Cinderella Fairytale Variant)

Hamupipőke (Hungarian Fairytale Variant)

Cendrillon (Otogi-Juushi Akazukin)

Cinderella (Grimm Notes)

Elegant "Ella" Herringbone Coach (Disenchanted: The Trials of Cinderella by Megan Morrison)

Vasilisa "Vasya" Petrovna (The Winternight trilogy by Katherine Arden)

Cinderellis (Cinderellis and the Glass Hill by Gail Carson Levine)

La Cenerentola (La Cenerentola (La Cenerento Laossia La Bontà in Trionfo)

Imogen Keegan (Damsel Distressed by Kelsey Macke)

Cinderumpelstiltskin (The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka/Lane Smith)

Bronwyn Murdoch (The Prince Who Loved Me by Karen Hawkins)

Queen Cinderella (10th Kingdom)

Katie Gibbs (A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song)

Ella (Happily N'Ever After)

Ashlynn Ella (Ever After High)

Baby Gonzo as "Gonzo-rella" (Muppet Babies 2018)

Chuckie Finster as "Finsterella" (Rugrats)

Betty Boop as Cinderella (Betty Boop: Poor Cinderella)

Ella (Total Drama: Pahkitew Island)

Mettaton as Cinderella (Undertale)

Cinderella (Once Upon a Crime)

Ella Brown (Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix)

Cinderella (Cinderella by The Cheetah Girls)

Linh Cinder / Selene Blackburn (The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyers)

Carrie White (Carrie by Stephen King)

Lucette Riella Britton (Cinderella Phenomenon)

Cinderella (TAISHO x ALICE)

Aisling "Ash" (Ash by Malinda Lo)

Euphemia "Effie" Reeves (Ten Thousand Stitches by Olivia Atwater)

Cinderella (Cinderella Monogatari)

Itsumi Tachibana (You Are My Princess)

Round 3 Losers

Cinderella/Aschenputtel/Cendrillon (German/General European Fairytale Variant)

Settarah (The Persian Cinderella by Shirley Climo/Robert Florczak)

Giselle Lai (Cinderelle)

Mia Basile (Cinderella the Cat)

Cinderella / Prinzessin (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters & TCG)

Cindy (If the Shoe Fits by Julia Murphy)

Sam Montgomery (A Cinderella Story)

Ella (The Glass Slipper)

Scrooge McDuck as "Scroogerello" (Ducktales 1987)

Popeye the Sailor Man as "Cinderfella" (Popeye the Sailor Man: Ancient Fishtory)

Cendrillon (Persona of Sumi Yoshizawa / Violet) (Persona 5)

Harper Finkle as "Harperella" (Wizards of Waverly Place)

Cinderella (Into the Woods)

Rin Hoshizora as Cinderella (Love Live!)

Cinderella (Burn the Witch) (Bleach)

Ashley Vans (A Wicked Tale of Cinderella's Stepmom / I Raised Cinderella Preciously)

Round 4 Losers

Cinderella (Disney's Cinderella)

Cinderella "Cindy" Baxter (The Sisters Grimm)

Cinderella (Cinderella Penguin, or, the Little Glass Flipper)

Ella (Cinder Ella) (Black Trans Fairy Tales)

Barbie as Cinderella (Barbie Dolls)

Saki Hanajima as "Cinderella-ish" (Fruits Basket)

Cinderella (Shrek)

Miyo Saimori (My Happy Marriage)

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2023 reading log

the uncensored picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde / jan. 2-9 / 4 stars

buzz saw: the improbable story of how the washington nationals won the world series by jesse dougherty / jan. 9-11 / 4.5 stars

proposal by meg cabot / jan. 17 / 3 stars

sidelined: sports, culture, and being a woman in america by julie dicaro / jan. 12-17 / 4 stars

remembrance by meg cabot / jan. 18-19 / 3 stars

how sweet it is by dylan newton / jan. 19-20 / 3 stars

daughters of sparta by claire heywood / jan. 21-22 / 3 stars

highly suspicious and unfairly cute by talia hibbert / jan. 22 / 4 stars

gentlemen prefer blondes: the diary of a professional lady by anita loos / jan. 23-26 / 3 stars

hell bent by leigh bardugo / jan. 26-31 / 4 stars

all about love: new visions by bell hooks / jan. 22-31 / 4 stars

daisy jones & the six by taylor jenkins reid / jan. 31-feb. 2 / 4 stars

everything i know about love: a memoir by dolly alderton / feb. 2-9 / 4 stars

emma by jane austen / feb. 11-19 / 4 stars

fake it till you bake it by jamie wesley / feb 19-23 / 3.5 stars

my dark vanessa by kate elizabeth russell / feb. 23-26 / 4 stars

throttled by lauren asher / feb. 26-28/ 2 stars

the locker room by meghan quinn / mar. 1-5 / 1 star

come as you are: the surprising new science that will transform your sex life by emily nagoski / feb. 17-mar. 5 / 4.5 stars

pucked by helena hunting / mar. 5-11 / 3 stars

legendborn by tracy deonn / mar 12-23 / 4.5 stars

unadulterated something by m.j. duncan / mar. 23-25 / 4 stars

the fifth season by n.k. jemisin / mar. 26-apr. 15 / 4 stars

how to fake it in hollywood by ava wilder / apr. 16-19 / 3.5 stars

sharp objects by gillian flynn / apr. 19-22 / 4 stars

the homewreckers by mary kay andrews / apr. 22-25 / 3.5 stars

the kiss curse by erin sterling / apr. 25-26 / 3.5 stars

the wedding crasher by mia sosa / apr. 26-27 / 3 stars

let’s get physical: how women discovered exercise and reshaped the world by danielle friedman / mar. 25-apr. 27 / 4 stars

mile high by liz tomforde / apr. 27-may 6 / 1.5 stars

happy place by emily henry / may 6-7 / 5 stars

carrie soto is back by taylor jenkins reid / may 7 / 4 stars

the spanish love deception by elena armas / may 8 / 2 stars

neon gods by katee robert / may 8-9 / 1 star

love in the time of serial killers by alicia thompson / may 9-11 / 4 stars

the bodyguard by katherine center / may 11 / 4 stars

the intimacy experiment by rosie danan / may 11-12 / 3 stars

upgrade by blake crouch / may 12-13 / 4 stars

by any other name by lauren kate / may 13 / 3 stars

the dead romantics by ashley poston / may 15-17 / 4 stars

the ballad of songbirds and snakes by suzanne collins / may 19-28 / 3.5 stars

so many ways to lose: the amazin’ true story of the new york mets—the best worst team in baseball by devin gordon / may 13-jun. 4 / 4 stars

iron widow by xiran jay zhao / jun. 5-7 / 3 stars

the grace year by kim liggett / jun. 7-8 / 4 stars

the last magician by lisa maxwell / jun. 9-11 / 4.5 stars

little fires everywhere by celeste ng / jun. 12-14 / 4 stars

not a happy family by shari lapena / jun. 14-17 / 2.5 stars

the familiars by stacey halls / jun. 17-21 / 3 stars

the girls i’ve been by tess sharpe / jun. 21-22 / 3.5 stars

once more with feeling by elissa sussman / jun. 23 / 3 stars

the cheat sheet by sarah adams / jun. 24-25 / 1 star

how to sell a haunted house by grady hendrix / jun. 26-29 / 3 stars

little thieves by margaret owen / jul. 1-3 / 4.5 stars

this is how you lose the time war by amal el-mohtar and max gladstone / jul. 3-6 / 3 stars

the very secret society of irregular witches by sangu mandanna / jul. 11-12 / 4 stars

the lies of locke lamora by scott lynch / jul. 13-27 / 4.5 stars

seven days in june by tia williams / jul. 28-30 / 4 stars

bloodmarked by tracy deonn / jul. 31-aug. 2 / 4 stars

something wilder by christina lauren / aug. 3-4 / 3 stars

howl’s moving castle by diana wynne jones / aug. 4-5 / 4 stars

dark matter by blake crouch / aug. 12-13 / 3 stars

eat up! food, appetite, and eating what you want by ruby tandoh / jul. 30-aug. 14 / 4 stars

the silent companions by laura purcell / aug. 5-18 / 4 stars

mr. wrong number by lynn painter / aug. 19-20 / 2 stars

romantic comedy by curtis sittenfeld / aug. 20-21 / 4 stars

the last tale of the flower bride by roshani chokshi / aug. 21-23 / 4 stars

the hating game by sally thorne / aug. 23-25 / 2 stars

lessons in chemistry by bonnie garmus / aug. 25-26 / 2.5 stars

the godparent trap by rachel van dyken / aug. 27 / 2 stars

i’m glad my mom died by jennette mccurdy / aug. 27-29 / 4 stars

the atlas six by olivie blake / aug. 29-sep. 9 / 3 stars

wordslut: a feminist guide to taking back the english language by amanda montell / sep. 1-9 / 4 stars

practice makes perfect by sarah adams / sep. 10-11 / 3 stars

all systems red by martha wells / sep. 13-14 / 3 stars

do i know you? by emily wibberly and austin siegemund-broka / sep. 14-16 / 4 stars

same time next summer by annabel monaghan / sep. 17 / 3.5 stars

Ounder the influence by noelle crooks / sep. 18-22 / 4 stars

burn for me by ilona andrews / sep. 22-23 / 4 stars

the littlest library by poppy alexander / sep. 24 / 3 stars

the neighbor favor by kristina forest / sep. 25-27 / 3 stars

satisfaction guaranteed by karelia stetz-waters / sep. 28-oct. 5 / 3 stars

the ex talk by rachel lynn solomon / oct. 5-7 / 4 stars

change of plans by dylan newton / oct. 8-9 / 2 stars

coraline by neil gaiman / oct. 9 / 4 stars

you, again by kate goldbeck / oct. 9-11 / 3 stars

mrs. caliban by rachel ingalls / oct. 12 / 3 stars

summer sons by lee mandelo / oct. 12-19 / 4 stars

the death of jane lawrence by caitlin starling / oct. 19-24 / 3 stars

house of hollow by krystal sutherland / oct. 25-29 / 4 stars

white hot by ilona andrews / oct. 28-nov. 2 / 4.5 stars

twice shy by sarah hogle / nov. 4-5 / 3 stars

sexed up: how society sexualizes us, and how we can fight back by julia serano / nov. 2-10 / 4 stars

artificial condition by martha wells / nov. 11-14 / 4 stars

wildfire by ilona andrews / nov. 14-16 / 4.5 stars

between a fox and a hard place by mary frame / nov. 18 / 3 stars

revolting prostitutes: the fight for sex workers’ rights by molly smith and juno mac / nov. 18-20 / 4 stars

emily wilde’s encyclopaedia of faeries by heather fawcett / nov. 21-24 / 4.5 stars

love and other words by christina lauren / nov. 24-25 / 3 stars

the boyfriend candidate by ashley winstead / nov. 26 / 3.5 stars

the seven year slip by ashley poston / nov. 27-28 / 5 stars

how to fall out of love madly by jana casale / dec. 3-10 / 3 stars

ordinary monsters by j.m. miro / dec. 10-21 / 3 stars

rogue protocol by martha wells / dec. 22-23 / 4 stars

what you wish for by katherine center / dec. 25 / 3 stars

the blonde identity by ally carter / dec. 25-26 / 2.5 stars

just my type by falon ballard / dec. 26-31 / 2 stars

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🔎 YA Under the Radar Part 6 🔍

for a long time, I've been keeping (and eventually posting) lists of YA books I read that have received less attention than they deserve. it's been more than 12 months since I posted the last list in this series but I finally hit 50 the other day so here it is, the latest instalment of my YA Under the Radar series 😊

all of these books have less than 15,000 ratings on Goodreads, give or take, and were books that I thoroughly enjoyed and recommend. I've marked ones with queer rep with pride flag emojis and ones with disability rep with wheelchair symbols. be sure to check them out!

Vampires Never Get Old (ed.) by Zoraida Córdova & Natalie C Parker 🏳️‍🌈 ♿️

Hometown Haunts: #LoveOzYA Horror Tales (ed.) by Poppy Nwosu 🏳️‍🌈

How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow 🏳️‍🌈

This Poison Heart duology by Kalynn Bayron 🏳️‍🌈

All These Bodies by Kendare Blake

Slipping the Noose by Meg Caddy 🏳️‍🌈

Into the Crooked Place duology by Alexandra Christo

The Scapegracers series by HA Clarke 🏳️‍🌈

Lakesedge duology by Lyndall Clipstone

Clean by Juno Dawson 🏳️‍🌈♿️

Meat Market by Juno Dawson 🏳️‍🌈♿️

Wonderland by Juno Dawson 🏳️‍🌈

Stay Another Day by Juno Dawson 🏳️‍🌈♿️

The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake 🏳️‍🌈♿️

The Witch King duology by HE Edgmon 🏳️‍🌈

The Not So Chosen One by Kate Emery

Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller

Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard 🏳️‍🌈

At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson 🏳️‍🌈♿️

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson 🏳️‍🌈

The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson 🏳️‍🌈

Social Queue by Kay Kerr ♿️

Kiss and Tell by Adib Khorram 🏳️‍🌈

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger 🏳️‍🌈

What They Don’t Know by Nicole Maggi

Fix by J Albert Mann ♿️

The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo

The Killing Code by Ellie Marney 🏳️‍🌈

Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore 🏳️‍🌈♿️

Fraternity by Andy Mientus 🏳️‍🌈

Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz 🏳️‍🌈♿️

At the End of Everything by Marieke Nijkamp 🏳️‍🌈♿️

Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O’Neal ♿️

The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins

Wider Than the Sky by Katharine Rothschild 🏳️‍🌈

Trouble Girls by Julia Lynn Rubin 🏳️‍🌈

Crown of Coral and Pearl duology by Mara Rutherford

Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass 🏳️‍🌈

The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers by Adam Sass 🏳️‍🌈

Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches by Kate Scelsa 🏳️‍🌈

Market of Monsters trilogy by Rebecca Schaeffer

Windfall by Jennifer E Smith

Field Notes on Love by Jennifer E Smith

Arden Grey by Ray Stoeve 🏳️‍🌈

Definitions of Indefinable Things by Whitney Taylor ♿️

Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton & Aśka 🏳️‍🌈 ♿️

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White 🏳️‍🌈 ♿️

The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White

Henry Hamlet’s Heart by Rhiannon Wilde 🏳️‍🌈

Where You Left Us by Rhiannon Wilde 🏳️‍🌈

More of my rec lists can be found in my "book recommendations" tag

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September 2023 Reads

Reign - Katharine McGee

Kissing Kosher - Jean Meltzer

Skip to the End - Molly James

Every Duke Has His Day - Suzanne Enoch

The Plus One - Mazey Eddings

Meet Me at the Lake - Carley Fortune

The Love Plot - Samantha Young

Maybe Meant to Be - K.L. Walther

Cleat Cute - Meryl Wilsner

Sammy Espinoza's Last Review - Tehlor Kay Mejia

The Borrow a Boyfriend Club - Page Powars

Lost in the Moment and Found - Seanan McGuire

Thornhedge - T. Kingfisher

Men at Arms - Terry Pratchett

Just One Damned Thing After Another - Jodi Taylor

Climbing the Stairs - Padma Venkatraman

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks - E. Lockhart

Fangirl, Vol 3 - Rainbow Rowell, Gabi Nam

The Witch's Hand - Nathan Page

King-Cat Comics and Stories #73 - John Porcellino

King-Cat Comics and Stories #76 - John Porcellino

King-Cat Comics and Stories #78 - John Porcellino

King-Cat Comics and Stories #79 - John Porcellino

When Sharks Attack With Kindness - Andres J. Colmenares

We Are Starlings - Robert Furrow

Wild and Precious: A Celebration of Mary Oliver - Mary Oliver

The Book of (More) Delights - Ross Gay

Bones of Belonging - Annahid Dashtgard

White Women - Regina Jackson, Saira Rao

The Country of the Blind - Andrew Leland

When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal - Brianna Wiest

While You Were Out - Meg Kissinger

Trauma is Really Strange - Steve Haines

Young Forever - Mark Hyman

The Pegan Diet - Mark Hyman

Bold = Highly Recommend Italics = Worth It Crossed out = Nope

Thoughts: 

I hope Ross Gay continues to write about the delights he finds in the world for years to come.

Goodreads Goal: 324/400 

2017 Reads | 2018 Reads | 2019 Reads | 2020 Reads | 2021 Reads| 

2022 Reads | 2023 Reads

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COBRA KAI BASE ICONS : A MASTERLIST. this post will be updated as I go through other characters from the show. as usual, if you find these useful, please like but specially reblog the post. Cobra Kai is a show that began in 2018 and it's currently on production of their last season which will air likely at the end of the year.

RALPH MACCHIO AS DANIEL LARUSSO: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

WILLIAM ZABKA AS JOHNNY LAWRENCE: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

MARY MOUSER AS SAM LARUSSO: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

TANNER BUCHANAN AS ROBBY KEENE: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

XOLO MARIDUEÑA AS MIGUEL DIAZ: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

PEYTON LIST AS TORY NICHOLS : season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

RON THOMAS AS BOBBY BROWN: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

THOMAS IAN GRIFFITH AS TERRY SILVER: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

MARTIN KOVE AS JOHN KREESE : season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

COURTNEY HENGGELER AS AMANDA STEINER: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

ROBYN LIVELY AS JESSICA ANDREWS: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

YUJI OKUMOTO AS CHOZEN TOGUCHI: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

SEAN KANAN AS MIKE BARNES: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

SELAH AUSTRIA AS PIPER ELSWITH: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

HANNA KEPPLE AS MOON: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

ANNALISA COCHRANE AS YASMINE: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

ELISABETH SHUE AS ALI MILLS: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

VANESSA RUBIO AS CARMEN DIAZ: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

TAMLYN TOMITA AS KUMIKO: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

ALICIA HANNAH KIM AS KIM DA-EUN: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five |

DIORA BAIRD AS SHANNON KEENE: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five

JACOB BERTRAND AS HAWK MOSKOWITZ: season one | season two | season three | season four | season five