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message 51: by Douha (new)

Douha | 560 comments hailey wrote: "Douha wrote: "Any one have recommendation for a high schooler, it doesn't have to set in a high school and doesn't have to be a teens thing I mean the kinda books that discuss a serious issue like ..."
Thank you so much and I also heard a lot of good things about All the bright places and I’ll check the other book ofc thx..


message 52: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Well, this is not exactly a recommendation request, but I just discovered Anxious People and it seems really intresting! I was just wondering if anyone of you has read it so as to tell me their opinion, and if you believe I should read it..


message 53: by Willow Anne (last edited Aug 09, 2021 09:29AM) (new)

Willow Anne | 1604 comments Dreamer wrote: "Well, this is not exactly a recommendation request, but I just discovered Anxious People and it seems really intresting! I was just wondering if anyone of you has read it so as to t..."

Yes!! I've read it and its now one of my absolute favorite books! Its got humor, sadness, hope, a great plot, and, like all Fredrik Backman books, its truly about people and thats what makes me love it so much. It has a depth to it that is just so incredible, and it really makes you think and feel and everything and i love it so so much!


message 54: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Willow Anne wrote: "Dreamer wrote: "Well, this is not exactly a recommendation request, but I just discovered Anxious People and it seems really intresting! I was just wondering if anyone of you has re..."

Wow! Thanks for answering! It sounds pretty great the way you describe it! I must surely read it then :)


message 55: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Does anyone have good (but really good, like, great) LGBTQ+ book suggestions?


message 56: by Willow Anne (new)

Willow Anne | 1604 comments Does anyone have any recs for books that take place in a made up land but dont have magic? Some examples are like:
- The False Prince
- Four Dead Queens
- The Princess Will Save You
- Fable
- Princess Academy
- And I Darken
- The Winner's Curse


message 57: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Does anyone know a good LGBTQ+ historical fiction book?


message 58: by Willow Anne (last edited Oct 06, 2021 11:58AM) (new)

Willow Anne | 1604 comments This might be a bit strange, but does anyone have any recs for a great book? Like, a really great book. I just want to read something and be blown away by how good it is. Doesn't matter the genre. Thanks! :)


message 59: by Truth (new)

Truth (truth_) | 252 comments Willow Anne wrote: "This might be a bit strange, but does anyone have any recs for a great book? Like, a really great book. I just want to read something and be blown away by how good it is. Doesn't matter the genre. ..."

What about The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo ? Or The Lost Marble Notebook of Forgotten Girl & Random Boy


message 60: by Willow Anne (last edited Oct 07, 2021 07:47AM) (new)

Willow Anne | 1604 comments Truth wrote: "Willow Anne wrote: "This might be a bit strange, but does anyone have any recs for a great book? Like, a really great book. I just want to read something and be blown away by how good it is. Doesn'..."

Ooh, thank you!! I havent read either, and ive definitely heard of the first, but ive never heard of the 2nd, so ill defiitely have to look into that! :)


message 61: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Willow Anne wrote: "This might be a bit strange, but does anyone have any recs for a great book? Like, a really great book. I just want to read something and be blown away by how good it is. Doesn't matter the genre. ..."

The Secret History for sure. I love this book so much, it changed me in a speacial way, it actually made me see things different. For sure a life changing book.


message 62: by Willow Anne (new)

Willow Anne | 1604 comments Dreamer wrote: "Willow Anne wrote: "This might be a bit strange, but does anyone have any recs for a great book? Like, a really great book. I just want to read something and be blown away by how good it is. Doesn'..."

Thank you!! I just added it to my tbr :)


message 63: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Do you have any good wlw book recs? Cause I'm desperately looking for some good ones!


Cass (all too tired) | 546 comments @Dreamer {semi - hiatus}

The Girl from the Sea - a selkie falls for a human girl
Crier’s War - sentient female automaton falls for her human maid


message 65: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Cass {slight hiatus} wrote: "@Dreamer {semi - hiatus}

The Girl from the Sea - a selkie falls for a human girl
Crier’s War - sentient female automaton falls for her human maid"


thanks! I'll make sure to add them to my TBR :)


message 66: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Hi, I'm desperately looking for books with an asexual protagonist! Do you have any recs?


Cass (all too tired) | 546 comments Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell (demisexual protagonist/love interest)
The Lady’s Guide to Pirates and Petticoats by Mackenzi Lee (sex repulsed asexual protagonist)
Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman (questioning aroace queer protagonist)


message 68: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Cass {slight hiatus} wrote: "Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell (demisexual protagonist/love interest)
The Lady’s Guide to Pirates and Petticoats by Mackenzi Lee (sex repulsed asexual protagonist)
Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bo..."


Thanks so much!!!


message 69: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments I love Klara and the Sun and On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, and I was wondering if you have book recs that remind you any of those 2 books?


message 70: by Douha (new)

Douha | 560 comments Any lgbt romance suggestions? "Gay not lesbian"


message 71: by Hailey (new)

Hailey (haileyythereader) this one is kinda basic but i LOVED “they both die at the end” and i’ve heard “heartstopper” is really good


message 72: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Dou._. wrote: "Any lgbt romance suggestions? "Gay not lesbian""

The Song of Achilles and Heartstopper: Volume One. Also, I absolutely love On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, which is LGBTQ+ but not really a romance... :)


message 73: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Do you have any good mental health book recs?


message 74: by Eilidh Reads (new)

Eilidh Reads (eilidh_reads) Dreamer wrote: "Do you have any good mental health book recs?"

The Spinster Club series by Holly Bourne, it's YA and the first one especially focuses on mental health and OCD


message 75: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Eilidh wrote: "Dreamer wrote: "Do you have any good mental health book recs?"

The Spinster Club series by Holly Bourne, it's YA and the first one especially focuses on mental health and OCD"


Wow, it focuses on OCD? I must read it now!


message 76: by Maher (new)

Maher Does anyone have any suggestions for science fiction books?


message 77: by Willow Anne (new)

Willow Anne | 1604 comments Maher wrote: "Does anyone have any suggestions for science fiction books?"

Dune! I just read it and i loved it so much<3


message 78: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Maher wrote: "Does anyone have any suggestions for science fiction books?"

Klara and the Sun, Frankenstein & 1984! I love them all so much!


message 79: by Maher (new)

Maher thank you!! I'll definitely check them out :)


message 80: by Eilidh Reads (new)

Eilidh Reads (eilidh_reads) Does anyone have any recommendations for an eleven year old wanting to start reading books that are a little bit older (for my younger sister)?


message 81: by Hailey (new)

Hailey (haileyythereader) Percy Jackson, Shadow and Bone and The Selection are all great series that are a little older but and don’t have anything too risky :)


message 82: by Douha (new)

Douha | 560 comments Eilidh wrote: "Does anyone have any recommendations for an eleven year old wanting to start reading books that are a little bit older (for my younger sister)?"

Wonder
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas


message 83: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Maher wrote: "Does anyone have any suggestions for science fiction books?"

Also, I started reading Never Let Me Go and I love it so much, I surely recommend it too :)


message 84: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Eilidh wrote: "Does anyone have any recommendations for an eleven year old wanting to start reading books that are a little bit older (for my younger sister)?"

Well, I'm usually bad at age rating, but what genres does she like? (Or want to read more of?)


message 85: by Eilidh Reads (new)

Eilidh Reads (eilidh_reads) She likes contemporary and reading about people's problems, she wants to read my YA contemporary but there are things in most of them she isn't ready to read (more serious topics)


message 86: by Katie (new)

Katie (thoughtprocesses) | 50 comments Dealing with Dragons This is book 1 of a 4 part fantasy series. The characters are a bunch of oddballs trying to figure out their places in their world, it is very witty and enjoyable. I read the first one at her age, maybe she'll like it. :)


message 87: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Eilidh wrote: "She likes contemporary and reading about people's problems, she wants to read my YA contemporary but there are things in most of them she isn't ready to read (more serious topics)"

Hmm, the book that first comes to my mind is Every Day, I really loved it (I still do). It is YA contemporary. It deals with issues like mental health, sexual orientation and identity, but not a very overwhelming way. I first read it when I was 11, and it played an important role in my personality. But I used to read more "mature" books from quite a young age, so I'm not sure someone can count on me when it comes to age rating. I don't know if she's ready to read it or not, I think you're the best person to judge if she would like something like that, but I wanted to recommend it anyway :)


message 88: by Dreamer (new)

Dreamer   | 5128 comments Do you have any book recs with a demisexual character?


message 89: by Eilidh Reads (new)

Eilidh Reads (eilidh_reads) Dreamer wrote: "Do you have any book recs with a demisexual character?"

Yes! (I get to recommend one of my favourite books for this.) In theory, this book is the second in a series of companion novels but you can read it as a standalone, and it is Read with Pride by Lucy Powrie. It has great LGBTQ+ representation and is about book lovers, demisexuality is also briefly touched on and explained in the first book in the companion novel series The Paper & Hearts Society


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