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We Awaken
We Awaken | Calista Lynne
One year ago a car accident killed Victoria Dinham s father, and now all that keeps her going is the hope of getting into the Manhattan Dance Conservatory. That is, until an ethereal girl named Ashlinn visits her in her sleep claiming to be the creator of good dreams and carrying a message from her comatose brother. They meet in Victoria s subconscious, and over time they come to care for each other. Ashlinn is secure in her asexuality, but Victoria has never heard of it. Soon, however, she realizes she too must be asexual. On the day of Victoria s big dance audition, her mother is unable to drive her to town so Ashlinn must turn human to help Victoria chase her dreams. While in New York City, Victoria and Ashlinn explore their affections for each other and try to understand what it means to be asexual teenagers. Unfortunately for the couple, Ashlinn cannot stay human forever, and humanity begins to suffer from not having her around to create pleasant fantasies each night. "
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book__sorceress
We Awaken | Calista Lynne
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"Holly crap, could I be asexual? For something I hadn‘t even known existed before that day, it was making a big change in my view of the world. Maybe I wouldn‘t ever be obliged to have sex with another person in order to make them stay with me. The thought was freeing: I wouldn‘t have to pretend. It was just a matter of finding someone else who understood."

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Chasingmermaids
We Awaken | Calista Lynne
Mehso-so

It started strong but by half way through I felt the book had lost any plot other than the relationship. It was nice reading a character on the asexual scale like my self, but it felt more like a lesson in it then a story. It could have been really great an interesting if the plot had been more thought out. Maybe I'd have liked it more if I wasn't tired of relationships right now. #readthemargin

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theshrinkette
We Awaken | Calista Lynne
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Victoria is a young ballerina who's recently lost her dad to a tragic accident, that also put her brother in a coma. She meets Ashlinn in her dreams, who brings her messages from her brother. Victoria falls in love, and Ashlinn helps her navigate her sexuality. So great to see a novel openly discussing asexuality as the sexual orientation of its protags. The writing is dreamy and undramatic. Light, fast read. Gorgeous cover. #DiversityDecBingo

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theshrinkette
We Awaken | Calista Lynne
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THIS. #queerlit

whatthelog OMG 😍 8y
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WhatDeeReads
We Awaken | Calista Lynne
Pickpick

Staying on my reading schedule and finished another from my #DecemberTBR.

This was a cute YA, fanatasy, romance. F/F. Two asexual protagonists.

The plot was a little outrageous to me, but it was well-written. I learned a shit ton about asexuality. I think it was good rep, but I need to verify that with a trusted ace person. I enjoyed it.

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WhatDeeReads
We Awaken | Calista Lynne

Took me a day to settle on a book to read. Today is another rush to finish a book on schedule day.

Wish me luck!

LindsayReads Best of luck! 🍀 8y
theshrinkette I'm reading this too! 8y
WhatDeeReads @theshrinkette It's adorable. You'll be like, "yeah, that's how a teenager would picture this story ending. That's cute." 8y
LindsayReads Yay!!!!! 8y
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Jessisreading
We Awaken | Calista Lynne
Pickpick

Interesting concept and an Important Book. Might have more thoughts later. #diverseathon

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MichellisLife
We Awaken | Calista Lynne
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My review for this book is up on my channel. https://youtu.be/FONFTBGzGiw

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MichellisLife
We Awaken | Calista Lynne
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I loved The book Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld and this book has similar themes. I am absolutely loving the dream world, the sleep magic, and the beautiful prose. The f/f romance is good too. I like the asexual 101 feel as well because I am not educated on that sexuality. I'm only 35% through.

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MichellisLife
We Awaken | Calista Lynne
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Look at this beautiful cover. The author reached out to me asking if I could review her book. All she had to say was that this is a story with an Asexual character. Her writing is engaging and I'm really enjoying the story and the representation/ information I've learned so far. Plus that cover 👌

Notafraidofwords I'm not going to lie, this sounds fascinating! 8y
MichellisLife @Notafraidofwords it's really good so far. It also features a f/f romance. After a traumatic accident, our main character is greeted by a female version of the Sandman. Through her she finds out more about her comatose brother and how he's doing. The dream landscape is a really interesting feature. 8y
Notafraidofwords @MichellisLife wow sounds great! 8y
Megabooks Sounds interesting! I'm sold. 8y
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