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Book recs: Similar to but less sad than TSOA

Hello everyone! @lordeteams requested some book recommendations that are not as sad as The Song of Achilles so here we go. I read a lot of books and since 2019 I've kept a running list of what I've read so honestly I'll take any excuse to subject people to my interests🤗 List is below the cut, not in any particular order (except from the first entry which is my current favorite), and includes NA, YA, and adult fiction. If you're curious about the distinction I'll refer you to this (sadly, now-deleted) tweet from Maggie Stiefvater:

One Last Stop (Casey McQuiston, NA): This one is brand new and instantly became a favorite. F/F romance in which August Landry, newly transplanted to Brooklyn, meets Jane Su on her morning commute. Turns out, Jane is stuck on the train and has been since the 70s, but has no memory of how it happened or of her old life. Part romance, part time-travel mystery, but entirely a love letter to queer communities everywhere. Found family trope abounds with August's roommates and coworkers, which include drag queens, people of every flavor of queer, and a real life psychic, all of whom are ready and willing to help solve the mystery of why Jane is on the train and how to fix it. In the process, August learns things about her own family, as well as events in American queer history that few people remember today. I really cannot express enough how much I love this book. Please read it.

Red, White, and Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston, NA): Odds are, if you've heard of Casey McQuiston, it was because of her first book (this one). M/M romance about Alex, son of the first female US President, and Henry, prince of England. Enemies to friends to lovers, featuring queer self-discovery, coming out, PR/corporate closeting (hello, larries!) and just a delight. This is a very different queer story from OLS - OLS is a romance, but more plot-heavy and the romance isn't the entire focus. In RWRB, the romance is the plot and it reads like fanfiction which is very fun.

The Raven Cycle (series, Maggie Stiefvater, YA): This series is a character-driven, coming-of-age, found family story about a bunch of weird-ass teenagers (affectionate), magic, prophecy, and Welsh kings. This is the rare story in which every single main character plays a critical role in the plot and grows and changes with the story. You will fall in love with all of them and their relationships with one another. Plus, the worldbuilding is incredible and has such an intricate mythology that you'll want to reread just to get the details. Followed by the Dreamer Trilogy, of which two books have been published, but I've only read the first one so far.

All for the Game (series, Nora Sakavic, YA): This is the series that got me back into reading for fun five years ago and as such it holds a special place in my heart. The plot is wacky and convoluted - college athletics, a made-up sport, a kid on the run from his mob boss father - but don't let that discourage you. Hella found family. (Are you seeing a pattern?) I will warn you, this deals with some pretty heavy stuff, including torture, abuse, addiction, sexual violence, and more. Here's a comprehensive list of trigger warnings, with detailed descriptions at the bottom. It's intense, but the friendships and romances make it worth the read imo.

Grishaverse (series, Leigh Bardugo, YA): This is actually three series: the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, and the King of Scars duology (which I haven't yet read). If you've seen Shadow and Bone, the S&B trilogy covers the Alina storyline, while SOC covers Kaz, Inej, Jesper, Nina, and Matthias. S&B is a chosen one/coming of age story, while SOC is found family committing heists. It's great.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz, YA): Coming of age M/M romance. Set in the 1980s in El Paso, it describes the friends to lovers journey of Ari and Dante over several years, as well as Ari's journey of self-discovery. It is the most beautiful book and one of my comfort reads. There's some themes of homophobia and violence, but with a happy ending.

Carry On (Rainbow Rowell, YA): This is basically Harry Potter fanfiction, but better because (a) it doesn't take itself too seriously and (b) the author is not a violent transphobe. Seriously, this book is so fun. It's a twist on the chosen one trope because Simon, said Chosen One, is just spectacularly bad at what he is supposedly destined to be. Plus you have an enemies to lovers storyline, which is my personal favorite trope. Followed by Wayward Son, which is literally a road trip AU, and Any Way the Wind Blows, which will be released next month.

The Queen's Thief (series, Megan Whalen Turner, YA): Fantasy series centered on Eugenides, who is very proud of being a great thief but also wants to be famous, two goals which are not really compatible. This series is interesting because every novel is told from a different character's point of view in an increasingly zoomed-out lens such that you're seeing how Eugenides' influence grows over time and space. The setting is vaguely based on the ancient Mediterranean region, but with a mythology all its own.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid, adult): This is a frame story in which aged Hollywood star Evelyn Hugo, famously tight-lipped about her personal life, hand selects a young journalist, Monique Grant, to finally tell her story. Evelyn tells Monique all about her life - how she became an actress in the mid-twentieth century, how she got involved (and uninvolved) with all seven of her former husbands, and who was the true love of her life. There are some sad moments for sure, as it's a retrospective on the very long and very full life of an actress at what she knows is the end of hers. But it's such a good story and worth the bittersweet tones.

This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone, adult): Sci-fi novel told by Red and Blue's letters to one another across time and space. They are on opposing sides of the Time War and as they perform their respective missions, they leave letters for the other to find. Their letters start out as "I'm coming for you, you better run" but then eventually turn to friendship and then love. Ultimate enemies to lovers. It's a short novel but you'll read it again and again to pick up more details. It's so good.

The House in the Cerulean Sea (TJ Klune, NA): This book feels like a warm hug. Linus Baker is essentially a child protective services worker, overseeing the orphanages housing magical children. He is then assigned to the most remote orphanage in the system, in which six dangerous children reside, to determine whether any or all of these children are capable of bringing about the end of the world. Once more, with feeling: FOUND FAMILY. Also nice because it's a metaphor for queerness that also features canon queer characters.

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lorde!!

hmmmm there r so many I like.. green light

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can you recommend me people to follow ? (I don't care about fandoms.)

ofc ! most of these will be 1d blogs, as those are the majority of the blogs that i follow but there are also some other blogs thrown in! (these are in no particular order) all of these ppl r so so lovely u will not regret following them!

@inkedboyfriends @orchxids @essercipertuttienonperse @starsanise @jawlphoring @girlcrushau @badreputation @otblou @gothbff @hanguangjaan @louvelylouis @louiswaist @lordeteams @kiwikiwiandkiwi @longhairlarry @h-isforhome @chironmybeloved @zaynsclitoris @cowboylarries @podersolar @ot4vinyl @sourdiesel @thelouver @person-personified @lets-laughagain @heyangels @lt2soon @cloudslou @nouisgf @orrible-orrible-orrible @wallsvinyl @cockytommo @holyshit @quickpauseinconversations @aliensyndrome @pontiacsbandit @imclowning @favouritecrime @skyyneverlookedsoblue @mamaharry @louistomlinsonbringsmehome @milflouistomlinson @milfphoebebridgers @thetriangletattoo @sapphichalo @finelinegf @softlouve @atonedirection @loucumbers @littlespoongf @berlinini @pridewalls @louisbluebandana @meganfoxgf @madeintheams @curly-headed-one @shining-star @medicinehoney @princeofyorkshire

that's as many as tumblr will let me put </3 lmk if u want more!

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Thanks to the lovely @hometothecanyonmoon @louisnewera @tomlinvelvetfics and @quickpauseinconversations for tagging me!! 💘

had to leave the last spots for my beloved italian artists <3

i feel like everyone did this, but if you haven't yet and want to, i'm tagging @canyon-mcon @hisfearlesshaz @gettingdizzyoh @whaleharry @lordeteams @bitnotgood28 @thosefookinavacados

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Thanks @velouie for the tag🌞🌻

Rules: tag nine people you want to get to know better/catch up with.

Oh these games always put me in such difficulty I suck

Favorite color: I often switch but probably green because...nature🍃🐛

Currently reading: Young & Beautiful hihi

Last song: I won't apologize by Selena Gomez & The Scene (whole album, underrated)

Last movie: I watched Montecarlo last night😩the life I'll never have ugghhhhshsjejdjd

Last series: I'm watching Buzzfeed Unsolved rn🧐🧐but I was watching Modern Family before the took it off Amazon Prime😤

Sweet, spicy or savory: savory I guess cause it's in like the middle but I like spicy too. Sweet is not it, I used to eat A LOT of chocolate and I probably got tired of it. I will eat 500g of stracciatella ice cream in two days tho (I used to eat them in one day so...progress)

Craving: uhhh Idk...money? Happiness? A job where I can keep my blue hair?

Tea or coffee: tea...no coffee...no tea...cof...t...

Currently working on: not dying of boredom

I'd like for @skyfulloflarry @lordeteams @blushingpizza @holyshit @justmybeautifulthings @polarighosts @killerqueenlux @thehornoftheunicorn and @sunflowerxhome to do this💞xoxo

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Thanks to @touchoflouis and @larry-hiatus for tagging me! 💖 @blue-eyes-tattoos also tagged me in another post with basically the same questions, so I’ll merge it with this one! Thanks Jess 💕

Rules: tag nine people you want to get to know better/catch up with.

Favorite color: my favourite colour changes all the time lol, but I’m really loving lavender and yellow right now.

Currently reading: i’m trying to catch up on reading all of the amazing fics from the @1daboficfest! In terms of book, I’m not reading anything at the moment, so if anyone has any recommendations, please let me know!

Last song: Harry’s cover of The Chain by Fleetwood Mac 😍

Last movie: I just rewatched Crazy Rich Asians over the weekend, so probably that.

Last series: I’m currently rewatching parks and rec for probably the fourth or fifth time now, I just don’t have it in me to start something new right now lol

Sweet, spicy or savory: Sweet!!

Craving: Right now, coffee.

Tea or coffee: Coffee!!

Currently working on: Giving my brain a break from writing before the @wordplayfics challenge starts next month

Now to tag people! I’m not sure who’s done this already, so of course feel free to ignore if you’ve aleady done this or just don’t want to do it! @beckydoesthings @brightgolden @rainblou @loulovehome @daggerandrose @lordeteams @velouie @finexbright

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Thanks @hqbianka and @lovs-larry tagging me ♡

Rules: tag nine people you want to get to know better/catch up with!

Favorite colour: black and violet

Currently reading: “Demian” by Hermann Hesse

Last song: Prophet by King Princess

Last movie: Freak show

Last series: The crown

Sweet, spicy or savory: sweet

Craving: cookies

Tea or coffee: both

Currently working on: nothing and that's sounds amazing lol

Tags @habithlarry @greedy-queen @chispitalovesruby @onlyforthekings @yourhabit28 @andreakedavra @skyfulloflarry @bolitodequeso @lordeteams ♡

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i love your gifs like so much!!! the quality is always so good 😭😭😭 I'm gonna send a request as soon as I go back to my prev url i want one gif set so bad

omg thank you 🥺😭 this means so so much you don't even know!!! i am always so self conscious about how my gifs look especially on mobile (tumblr app my behated 😤🔪) !! can't wait for your request 🥰🙌

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We live in cities you'll never see on screen. Not very pretty, but we sure know how to run things. Living in ruins of a palace within my dreams and you know we're on each other's team. . . . #lordeteam (at Jakarta, Indonesia)

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"Not very pretty but we sure know how to run things."✌🏽️Inspired by the lovely Amanda Joy Music please tag her!! 💜 #LordeTeam

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I'm so happy!!!!!! thank you I'm gonna read all of them omg fnamdbsjdbsjhdsjjsjs thank you so much ilyyyyy

Aww yay I’m so glad ☺️☺️ I hope you like them!

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YOU CHANGED YOUR URL OMG I LOVE IT 🥺🥺🥺🥺

THANK U 🥺🥺🥺🥺

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one of my fave lyrics rn💔

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Lorde: I'm kind of over getting told to throw my hands up in the air...

Me: But Lorde! They specifically said that you mustn't care! Goddamnit! They were simple instructions!

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