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Nothing Burns as Bright as You | Woodfolk, Ashley

At the beginning of the book, I assumed the narrator and her best friend would end up together and have some kind of happy ending. As the story went on though, I was honestly frustrated that the narrator continued to be friends with her despite the clear toxicity of their relationship. I also understood why she stayed for so long though, and that complexity is what made this story so captivating. In the end, she made the right choice to leave.

kristinsmoyer I‘ve felt that way about characters too! Sometimes I‘m like “why would the author allow these people to continue to connect and act like it‘s okay after all this toxic behavior has happened?!” Haha 4mo

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Nothing Burns as Bright as You | Woodfolk, Ashley

I think it was an interesting choice to tell this story in a non-linear way. Sometimes the timeline was a bit hard to follow along with, but I enjoyed the glimpses into the narrator's past (both individually and her past with her best friend) as the main plot progressed. It gave a lot of insight into her motivations and actions that eventually lead to the climax (the fire).

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Nothing Burns as Bright as You | Woodfolk, Ashley

For my first choice YA book, I chose “Nothing Burns as Bright as You“ by Ashley Woodfolk. I didn't realize it was written in verse when I was considering it, but I figured I should step outside my comfort zone a little bit. So far, I'm really enjoying it. I love that it's written as if the narrator is speaking to the love interest, and I love the themes of conformity and the complex friendship/romance between the main characters.

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Representation matters!

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I grew up reading a lot of cis/het/allo books, and when I finally saw myself represented for the first time, it filled my heart with such joy 🖤🩶🤍💜🏳️‍🌈📚🏳️‍⚧️.

#pride #pridemonth #pridebooks #lgbtqiabooks #mmbooklover #ffbooklover #lgbtqiaromance #gayromance #trans #nonbinary #ace #aro #bi #queerbooks #intersex #rainbow #booklover #bookworm #lgbtqiareader #representation #representationmatters #queerauthors #ownvoices

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Let's Talk About Love | Claire Kann

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Simply awful. This is the worst ace rep I've ever had the displeasure of reading, and I'm supposed to be the target audience. The author doesn't seem to understand asexuality at all; aces experience little to no s-xual attraction, but Kann seems obsessed with the MC not experiencing physical s-xual responses until suddenly she does and that supposedly invalidates her orientation. It's about ATTRACTION! Do better, Kann! Okay, rant officially over.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 5mo

willaful Disappointing! 5mo

LiteraryinPA That‘s so frustrating! 5mo

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TheIntrovertedDodoBird @willaful @LiteraryinLawrence It's especially frustrating since there isn't much ace rep out there, so when there's a particularly bad representation, it strikes a deeper chord. If bad rep could get lost amongst the good rep, it wouldn't be so disappointing. But there are some gems out there, luckily 🖤🩶🤍💜. 5mo

LiteraryinPA @TheIntrovertedDodoBird What are some of your favorites? I‘ve been trying to figure out whether I identify as ace over the last year or so, and I‘d love to know what rings true to you. 5mo

TheIntrovertedDodoBird @LiteraryinLawrence My go-to suggestion is always How To Be a Normal Person by TJ Klune (my ace awakening, as I like to think of it). Klune is ace himself, so it's great to read a #ownvoice author. I highly recommend In The Lives of Puppets by Klune, too. Also, Loveless by Alice Oseman (another #ownvoice author who is aro-ace) and Solitaire by Alice Oseman (this one is more ace-coded as Oseman hadn't figured out their identity when they wrote it). 5mo

TheIntrovertedDodoBird His Quiet Agent by Ada Maria Soto is a novella about a platonic couple. There's a fantastic nonfiction book called Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex which is a super informative book for those who are questioning. Also, Being Ace: An Anthology of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection. 5mo

TheIntrovertedDodoBird Fiction or nonfiction, these are all very authentic, very realistic portrayals of asexuality that rang true and resonated with me when I was figuring out my identity. Klune will always be very special to me because of this. Good luck. I hope these help you 🖤🩶🤍💜. 5mo

willaful LOVE His Quiet Agent.

K.J Charles has an asexual romance novella, The Rat-Catcher's Daughter, and Alex Beecroft has an #OwnVoices romance, Blue-Steel Chain.

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy is one I personally didn't enjoy but might be good rep, I dunno. Socially Orcward by Lisa Henry is cute and fluffy but feels condescending towards the ace characters. It's very popular though, so that might just be me. 5mo

LiteraryinPA Thank you! I read both the Osemans but I‘ll definitely try the Klune. I looooove Cerulean Sea. Thanks again! 5mo

TheIntrovertedDodoBird @willaful His Quiet Agent is SO good. Best representation of a platonic couple I've ever read/seen. I haven't heard of some of your #ownvoices recommendations. I'll add them to my toppling TBR pile 🖤🩶🤍💜. Thank you! 5mo

TheIntrovertedDodoBird @LiteraryinLawrence Alice Oseman is incredible. I'm a huge Heartstopper fan. The ace rep in the Netflix series was amazing (first I've ever seen), and I'm excited for Tori's storyline in the next season! The House in the Cerulean Sea is sooooooo good! The sequel is coming out in September! Have you read Under the Whispering Door? And the Greencreek Series by him is fantastic, too (there's an ace character in that one, too - also an aro character). 5mo

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