Noteworthy | 
first post! i‘m currently reading “Noteworthy” by Riley Redgate and so far, I‘m really liking it! The plot is very interesting in terms of the characters motivations and ambitions, but I love the whole premise of the book (exploring your identity!) I think everyone goes through that phase where they question themselves, and I think it‘s super important to know that IT‘S NORMAL & OKAY!
Duet is a super strong DS9 episode, one I think of every time people say the first season is bad (it mostly isn't!) - a moving tragedy that usually has me tearing up from just thinking about it.
Tagged book could not be more different tonally, but it -is- about singing and I think Duet is pretty noteworthy.
#startreksummerjune
so-soI don‘t have a ton of tenor range but HOO BOY did I relate to Jordan‘s #altostruggle! This was very much an a cappella/performing arts boarding school She‘s The Man which was fun but I think I personally would have enjoyed it more had it been aged up to a college story. I sometimes got the minor characters in the group mixed up but the story did have some interesting things to say about gender perception even if it was often surface level.
Thank you so much for the beautiful note cards. @whatsthEStorey
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pickThis was a cute ya about a cappella and fitting in and finding your friends. It was also a little about gender and presentation.
so-soThis was an ok book. I was confused on whether the main character was trans or not because the author kind of left the main characters gender fluid. I really liked the diversity of the characters. I gave this 3 stars because while i liked most of the elements of this novel, the plot seemed nonexistent and not that exciting. I can't wait to read Riley Redgate's new book.
It's the start of Jordan Sun's junior year at the Kensington-Blaine Boarding School for the Performing Arts. Unfortunately, she's an Alto 2, which--in the musical theatre world--is sort of like being a vulture in the wild: She has a spot in the ecosystem, but nobody's falling over themselves to express their appreciation. So it's no surprise when she gets shut out of the fall musical for the third year straight... 💗💚💗
#babyimastar #princeofjuly
pickVery cute and well written. I am definitely a fan of authors that mature their characters with beautiful prose. Quick and easy read!
😍📜💘❤📚💙💚❣ #BookishThings #ForTheLoveOfBooks #BookwormProblems
Came across this bookish notepad (❣) yesterday on IG....how gorgeous is this⁉
I don't think I'd ever actually use it if I had this on my desk!😍😄
New book (how gorgeous is Noteworthy), new linens. I‘m really happy right now. #UnderTheCovers #RiotGrams
Here is Riley‘s book. Bi, Chinese, cross-dressing protag. Yes please! The rest of my TBR might have to chill while I devour this.
This just came in! I‘m excited to read it but it will have to wait a little bit.
#NoteworthyNovember #NovTBR #emojinov #📚🔜
Topping the list is the pictured book which is my pick for the #LPMBC With #GroupX & @samharnold @Balibee146 & @jhod !! It‘s a favorite, by my fave author.
Plus
Assassin‘s Fate (almost finished)
Swiss Family Robinson (50% Serial Reader)
Fool‘s War
Liberating the Astronauts (poetry)
Gaia
More an der Leine (Finish or DNF)
Cloud Atlas
And so many more. I won‘t read even all of the ones listed, I‘m sure.
pickThis was so much fun to read whilst dealing with important topics of diversity and finding one's place in life and making decisions and dealing with the consequences of dealing with those decisions.
I hardly ever read contemporary fiction but this was amazing. I could totally identify with different aspects of the main and side characters and could connect with them and there challenges they were facing.
I loved it.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😊
"It was a strange thing to have an opinion on somebody else's existence." ??
On a Tuesday, I'm off singing with a community choir, and this term we're doing #Hallelujah (& nobody does it better). I must admit, the idea of Hallelujah made me 😖 (I prefer to sing songs I don't love, just in case we break them) but it's actually turning out pretty good. So, I needed a fun choir book for this prompt - and as we're the only choir I've come across with a totally mixed tenor section, this looked like the one! #junetunz @Cinfhen
pickI loved this. I know there are some problems, and I will go into them in my full review. But on the whole, I loved Jordan, and I LOVED Isaac, and I wanted to be friends with everyone in the Sharpshooters. This felt real. It felt like it mattered, which is all Jordan would have wanted.
#diverseladybookproject #readwomen #arcmay
pickThis tale of crossdressing and a cappella is so, so very good. Cry/10, would cry again.
Starting this one! I'm super excited! Anyone read this already?
#diverseladybookproject #arcmay
In other "YA involving a passel of dudes" news, I'm really enjoying Noteworthy so far.
pickI am combining my last review of the month, with my April stats to cut down on posts. #howthoughtfulofme unlike my last two reviews, I only rave about Noteworthy, I loved it so much. Warning ⚠️ very long review. https://trishtalkstexts.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/noteworthy-by-riley-redgate/
and yay to not working full time, because I get a lot more reading done. #blogging #netgalley #rileyredgate #yaliterature picture from GR and edited by #Canva
So excited to start this book 😝Like Jordan, I am an Alto II. So I'm sure I'll relate to her deep-voice woes.
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pickSO GREAT! This has the fun a cappella competitions & team friendships from Pitch Perfect. It also has the examination of gender roles, male privilege & "girl seizing an opportunity open only to males by cross dressing" storyline from She's the Man. BUT, it also has a Chinese bi MC who challenges the norms of the privileged world she lives in. She also comes from a super poor family & it was soooo important to read this in a YA story. ❤
Somebody recommended this book on Twitter as Pitch Perfect meets She's the Man (with a bi Chinese female MC) and I am 💯💯here for that so I immediately requested it on Netgalley. Really liking it so far! 👌🏽It comes out in the beginning of May I believe.
