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I am in need of help! I've fallen into a book slump and right now all the books I have seem to be driven by the romance and that's not what I'm looking for. Any suggestions for ya books with a good non-romance led plot? I need to get out of this slump!

HUZZAH FOR NON-ROMANCE LED BOOKS! These are just some of my personal favorites - upcoming / new titles that don’t focus on romance as well that you might want to look at include Nova Ren Suma’s The Walls Around Us, Justine Larbalestier’s Razorhurst and Courtney All the Rage.- Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer (about a girl who becomes a pirate! There is a love interest but the first book is about Jacky learning to read / write / sail and the series follows her adventures)- Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer (about ridiculously intelligent Artemis and the fey creatures he tricks into giving him gold and eventually befriends as the series goes on)- The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron (about a young Merlin on the island of Fincayara)- Graceling by Kristin Cashore (in which a girl Graced with killing must rescue a young girl. A love interest and some romance, but it doesn’t fuel the plot)- Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (a hilarious YA commentary on our society)- Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson (about a girl’s struggle with anorexia)- Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst (my icon! a fantasy where a girl must rescue her gods)- Reread Harry Potter.- Reread The Hunger Games.What, rereading is fun! There are definitely a lot more than this. What are your suggestions for non-romantic YA books?

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 Lindsey's Favorite Blogs of Twenty-Thirteen:

alicexz - allisonpaigen - amandaschronicles - ashleyrosed - asimplequirk aspiringtoeloquence - awkward-aeries - ballerinaproject - bennetdiaries bowtiewearingowl - brightlyblaine - candidlycara - captainhollyshort charlenekaye - clientsfromhell - doodleigh - ediddy21 edwardscissorhands - elliottwith2ts - fishingboatproceeds fuckyeahstilesderek - gingerhaze - greatpretending - haydenrodgers humansofnewyork - hyperchef - jakewyattriot - jjhowardbooks karenandthababes - kendrawcandraw - kettlebaggins - krumcake kurtstiell - kyliesparks27 - maggie-steifvater - magicalplaylist marinashutup - marykatewiles - mattfractionblog - meganlara modcloth - moopoints - moxiemom - muchacha11 - mynameisbirdie neil-gaiman - nordicbirdsunite - panahemataylor pencilpushingenthusiast - perrybearwaks - plumey - pudgethecat realgrumpycat - risarodil - saffiremoon21 - saltydoodles santanaandiknowit - scrunchydarren - shitroughdrafts - sicksexysnarky softshinythings - somethinginthenightt - spookyclaire - stealthetipjar  strangelykatie - sweet-peach-tea - theashleyclements - thesoundofkurt thisdoesnotsuck - whynobritneybrittany - wonderly - youhadmeatklaine 96flowers

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bowtiewearingowl replied to your post: So we got to vote for our top three favorite...

Oh my God, character day. Totally. Yes. I would love for career day, but just because I want to see you dressed up as a stressed writer.

Career day and character day are my top two because I basically want to do the same thing for sci-fi day that i want to do for Halloween.

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I was tagged in a thing by letmegiveyoumynumbah!

Da Rulez:

Rule 1: Always post the rules

Rule 2: Answer the questions you were tagged on and make 11 new ones

Rule 3: Tag 11 new people and link them to your post

Rule 4: Let them know they were tagged

Questions for me:

What’s the worst fashion/makeover/hair decision you’ve ever made?

Probably when my bangs were too long and they almost covered my eyes? Or when my hair was short and frizzy yuck.

Who was your best friend in primary school and why?

Her name was Laura, and we both liked cats.

Are you still friends with them now?

Facebook friends. We chat occasionally.

What’s the most expensive thing you’ve ever bought?

Probably a really nice Lucky Brand suede purse?

What type of weather do you prefer?

Cooooooold. I don't do well with heat.

Something about you I would never guess from looking at your blog?

I actually really like school, despite all the whining about it you see on here.

What is/would be on your bumper sticker?

It is my dream to one day own a small blue car with a bumper sticker that reads "bigger on the inside" on it.

Do you ever dance even if there’s no music?

Frequently.

If you could get a superpower, what would it be?

Harry Potter-esque magic. Or maybe Billy Kaplan-esque?

If you could get a non-superpower (a new skill like singing or cooking or…), what would it be?

Either singing or better acting skills. Probably singing.

What is the best thing about living in the country you’re in?

Probably the fact that it's a generally pretty safe place to live? Personally my chances of starvation or dying of exposure or an illness are statistically low.

What’s your plan for the day?

Seeing as it's 9:16pm, I'm going to clean up the kitchen, make my dinner pills, change into my pajamas and read fic in bed until I'm ready to sleep.

My Questions for You:

What was your first pet?

Dream job?

If you had unlimited money, what would you spend the most on?

Bad habits?

Last book you finished?

Last album you bought?

Favorite kind of gum?

If you could live anywhere, where would you live?

If you could be friends with any three celebrities, who would they be?

What should you spend more time doing?

Favorite smells?

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golden-perception >>>>> goldenperception

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New icon, updated header, and new bio! Plus I edited my sidebar.

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*hums Happy Birthday to myself*

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Erin comes into my room with a bowl of goo...

Me: What the hell are you doing?!?!?!

Erin: It's fresh honey!!!

Me: I thought you were waxing your legs.

Erin: Well there's an idea.