#faridah

[aphroditesmoon]

to the people who follow me for my book content, these are some authors that i no longer support:

pierce brown: one of the earliest authors to share the "i stand with israel" posts. (I guess rebellions are only cool for plot points. I loved red rising but ive always found it to be a whitewashed version of the hunger games, and b4 u go "but hunger games characters r white too!!" No theyre not. Katniss was supposed to have darker skin. The movie franchise whitewashed her.)

sarah j maas: has made it clear that her grandmother was in the IDF and is proud of her israeli heritage. I liked her when i was like 14. I grew to realise just how much queerbaiting and subtle racism there is in her books.

victoria aveyard: i loved her for a very long time, red queen was the series that pulled me back into reading and she have been one of my biggest inspiration in being a writer, but she had made a statement of standing in neutrality, and she have made a tiktok of her Starbucks order while everyone is trying to boycott starbucks for their donation to israel. I hope her words and actions are only of ignorance and that she'll learn to do better soon. but until then, I've completely lost my respect for her.

•••••••••••••••

IN RETURN: HERE ARE SOME AUTHORS WHO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING AND DONATING TO PALESTINE AND WRITE AMAZING BOOKS:

- Rebecca F. Kuang: The poppy war trilogy, yellowface, Babel.

- Olivie Blake: The atlas six trilogy, One for my enemy, Alone with you in the ether, Masters of death.

- VE Schwab: A darker shade of magic series, The invisible life of Addie Larue, This savage song (monsters of verity) duology.

- Chloe Gong: These violent delights duology.

- Faridah abike iyimide: Ace of Spades.

- Leigh Bardugo: The grishaverse, Ninth house.

- Tracy Deonn: Legendborn series.

- Xiran Jay Zhao: Iron widow series.

[thetryhardaesthete]

Books That Feel Like Movies

As much as I am a book lover, I also have a deep appreciation for film. I often hear people describe books as "cinematic", and I wanted to share some novels I've read that I think fit the bill

NOTE: Cinematic doesn't necessarily mean there's a movie of it yet, these are just books that made me feel like I was watching a film

The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

One of the most gorgeously written books of the modern era, TSHOEH is one of Jenkins Reid's best. Truly worth every bit of hype and more, this powerful and emotional book is a must-read

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

For fans of classic literature, Wuthering Heights is perfect if you want a book that feels like a stunning motion-picture. In fact, it's one that I'd love to see director Todd Haynes take on, I feel like he'd do remarkable things with it. The prose is wonderful, you can see and feel everything right along with the characters

Ink by Alice Broadway

Broadway's Skin trilogy is unfairly underrated (I still need to read the third installment), I implore people to give it a try. Not only are the covers beautiful, the story is wonderfully told and every character feels so real

They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera

This one isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I really love it. Not only are the characters well-rounded and easy to root for, the descriptions and prose is magnificent - I hope this one gets an adaptation at some point!

Ace Of Spades by Faridah Àbìkè-Íyímídé

A gripping and thought-provoking thriller with lots of fantastic representation, this felt like a full-on series and I loved every moment of it. It's another one that I'd love to see be brought to screen. The way it's written makes it rich with filming potential

[richincolor]

We have three books on our radar for this week! You should check them out:

The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le Roaring Brook Press

Nhika is a bloodcarver. A cold-hearted, ruthless being who can alter human biology with just a touch. In the industrial city of Theumas, she is seen not as a healer, but a monster that kills for pleasure. When Nhika is caught using her bloodcarving abilities during a sham medical appointment, she's captured by underground thugs and sold to an aristocratic family to heal the last witness of their father’s murder. But as Nhika delves deeper into their investigation amidst the glitz of Theumas’ wealthiest district, she begins to notice parallels between this job and her own dark past. And when she meets an alluring yet entitled physician's aide, Ven Kochin, she’s forced to question the true intent behind this murder. In a society that outcasts her, Kochin seems drawn to her...though he takes every chance he gets to push her out of his opulent world. When Nhika discovers that Kochin is not who he claims to be, and that there is an evil dwelling in Theumas that runs much deeper than the murder of one man, she must decide where her heart, and her allegiance, truly lie. And - if she's willing to become the dreaded bloodcarver Theumas fears to save herself and the ones she's vowed to protect.

Rules for Rule Breaking by Talia Tucker Kokila

Winter Park and Bobby Bae are Korean American high school juniors whose families have been friends since the kids were making crayon art. They, however, are repulsed by each other. Winter is MIT-bound, comfortable keeping people at arm’s length, and known by others as responsible, though she has a desire to let loose. This probably comes from her rebel grandmother, who is constantly pushing boundaries and encouraging Winter to do so as well. Winter’s best friend is moving abroad and won’t be attending college at all, and Winter’s wrestling with what it means to be left behind. Bobby is as Type-A, anxious, and risk-averse as you can get. He’s also been recently dumped, which has him feeling disoriented and untethered. That’s why, when Winter’s and Bobby’s parents insist that they go on a northeast college campus tour together, both teens find reasons to accept even though the thought of being stuck in a car together for 700 miles sounds unbearable. What awaits them is a journey of self-discovery where the only rule on their road trip is to break all the rules. At first, this happens in hilariously calculated ways (using lists and reason and logic!), but they soon abandon that, challenging each other to dares in Virginia, getting high and wandering around Philly for food—and battling the subsequent digestive distress—and crashing a party in Cambridge. And, of course, realizing that they’re perfect together.

Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Feiwel & Friends

Sade Hussein is starting her third year of high school, this time at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy boarding school, after being home-schooled all her life. Misfortune has clung to her seemingly since birth, but even she doesn’t expect her new roommate, Elizabeth, to disappear after Sade’s first night. Or for people to think Sade had something to do with it. With rumors swirling around her, Sade catches the attention of the girls collectively known as the ‘Unholy Trinity’ and they bring her into their fold. Between learning more about them—especially Persephone, who Sade is inexplicably drawn to—and playing catchup in class, Sade already has so much on her plate. But when it seems people don't care enough about what happened to Elizabeth, it's up to she and Elizabeth's best friend, Baz, to investigate. And then a student is found dead. The more Sade and Baz dig into Elizabeth's disappearance, the more she realizes there’s more to Alfred Nobel Academy and its students than she thought. Secrets lurk around every corner and beneath every surface…secrets that rival even her own.

[brokehorrorfan]

The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power will be published in hardcover, e-book, and audio book on July 16 via Tor Teen. The 320-page young adult horror anthology is edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker.

It features stories from 13 BIPOC authors: Adiba Jaigirdar, Alexis Henderson, Chloe Gong, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, H.E. Edgmon, Kalynn Bayron, Karen Strong, Kendare Blake, Lamar Giles, Mark Oshiro, Naseem Jamnia, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Terry J. Benton-Walker.

The White Guy Dies First includes 13 scary stories by all-star contributors, and this time... the white guy dies first. Killer clowns, a hungry hedge maze, and rich kids who got bored. Friendly cannibals, impossible slashers, and the dead who don’t stay dead. A museum curator who despises “diasporic inaccuracies.” A sweet girl and her diary of happy thoughts. An old house that just wants friends forever. These stories are filled with ancient terrors and modern villains, but go ahead, go into the basement, step onto the old plantation, and open the magician’s mystery box because this time, the white guy dies first.

Pre-order The White Guy Dies First.

[gigew]

DEUS EX HUMAN REVOLUTION

[rhysknees]

What to read next

[bookaddict24-7]

NEW YOUNG ADULT RELEASES! (MARCH 19TH, 2024)

___

HAVE I MISSED ANY NEW YOUNG ADULT RELEASES? HAVE YOU ADDED ANY OF THESE BOOKS TO YOUR TBR? LET ME KNOW!

___

NEW STANDALONES/FIRST IN A SERIES:

We Are Mayhem by Beck Rourke-Mooney

Rules for Rule Breaking by Talia Tucker

Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

The Revenant Games by Margie Fuston

Cancelled by Farrah Penn

Under this Red Rock by Mindy McGinnis

In the Orbit of You by Ashley Schumacher

The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le

NEW SEQUELS:

Cursed Cruise (Horror Hotel #2) by Victoria Fulton & Faith McClaren

___

Happy reading!

[thatsmybook]

"Since the 2nd grade when I started being bussed in to white schools, I've spent my entire life proving that I belonged in elite white spaces that were not built for Black people. I got a lot of clarity through what happened with the University of North Carolina. I decided I didn't want to do that anymore. That Black professionals should feel free and actually perhaps an obligation to go to our own institutions, and bring our own talents and resources to our own institutions and help to build them up as well.

This is not my fight. I fought the battle that I wanted to fight which is - "I deserve to be treated equally and have a vote on my tenure". I won that battle.

It's not my job to heal the University of North Carolina. That's a job for the people in power who created the situation in the first place."

This is Nikole Hannah-Jones Pulitzer-prize winning investigative journalist announcing to Gayle King on CBS News in July 2021, that she has declined a tenured professorship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and will instead take a position as the inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Reporting at Howard University, an Historical Black University (HBCU).

This is a real world scenario echoed in YA fiction in both Legendborn by American author Tracy Deonn (set at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, where Bree deals with racism and exclusion at her new school whilst grieving the loss of her mother); and in Ace of Spades by British author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (set at a fictional elite all white high school, Neveus Academy where the only two Black students are subject to increasing instances of racism and physical threat).

That young adult fiction is speaking to current times in different genres, especially those written by Black voices, is so exciting and enriching to all readers.

[ghostyolive]

Can you imagine being in Adam Jensen's romantic situation? Like you get fucked over by the girl you were in love with and you're left with the romantic options of sad little punk twink who desperately wants to take you apart and study you or annoying ass redditor who looks like an evil high mage in Dragon age who wants to sell you red lyrium. That shit is ROUGH

[justabooklovingmetalhead]

New releases of March!

which are you guys most excited for?

[chanelslibrary]

🌙 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰🌙

Ace of Spades

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

This book is accurately described as Gossip Girl meets Get Out. With dark academia vibes this mystery/thriller dives deep into issues like high school drama, homophobia, racism, and more! Popular girl Chiamaka has nothing in common with musical prodigy Devon but when a masked bully starts attacking them both…they must find out what it takes to bring down a hidden nemesis!

How do I put into words what this book means to me and how it had impacted me?!😩 I’ll try! The writing in this book is incredible. Chiamaka and Devon are so complex, with flaws but also the capacity to grow which they do by the end of the book! And the THEMES!!!!! I want to have an in depth discussion with Faridah (or a book club lol) about all the subtle/not subtle themes throughout the book—like the LITERAL SPADES!

*spades are so poignant in Black culture!*

I could go on but I won’t spoil anything! Addressing issues like systemic racism, homophobia, etc. is very tough and uncomfortable for people to talk about, but in this book it is digestible in a way where you can see how it affects these two main characters so radically. I strongly encourage everyone to read this book!

*also I got this beautiful Revolution Card Deck that I thought was so fitting for this book! It features different prominent Black leaders throughout the deck🤍*

𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (+): Black representation, LGBTQ+ representation, audiobook narrators are great!,

𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (-): none

𝐂𝐖/𝐓𝐖: mention of death

[the-final-sentence]

Or if that's too hard, at the very least, float.

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, from Where Sleeping Girls Lie

[queeraroace]

More people need to read Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abiké-lyimidé!!! This art got me to read the dark academia novel (very mean girls meets pretty little liars) and SO SHOULD YOU! Someone please talk to me about how cool and queer and fucked up half these kids are!!!

Art by Jessica DeLucchi

[almosthomefree-blog]

Happy to share a special pulp influenced alternate cover card for Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's new book 'Ace of Spades'. This is an exclusive pre-order bonus! Faridah is an exceptional talent, so do yourselves a favour and scoop this book up! #aceofspades

[therefugeofbooks]

some queer ya books i enjoyed last year ✨️

[bookishjules]

worth living

maya c. popa, duress // noah kahan, growing sideways // unknown // unknown // gabriel mistral, selected prose and prose-poems // megan chance, the spiritualist // faridah àbíké-íyímídé, where sleeping girls lie // james baldwin, giovanni's room // @bookishjules, from @ann-perkins4 // emily lloyd jones, the hearts we sold // the strumbellas, shovels & dirt // albert camus // antoine de saint-exupéry // the strumbellas, shovels & dirt // jeff buckley