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Queer Book Character Tournament Round 1
Aled Last- Radio Silence
Yuki Miyashiro- The Grimrose Girls
Mattinesh "Matti" Jay- Swordcrossed
Lavinia Asimov- Trials of Apollo
Character, book, and author names under the cut
books i read in 2024:
"the grimrose girls"
laura pohl
“they are an allegory of what happens in real life. girls get beaten up and die. it's a warning, to live chastely. that if you're a good girl, you get to live”
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If you like Ever After High then you will probably like reading The Grimrose Girls!
The Grimrose Girls is a low fantasy mystery duology by Laura Pohl with an all queer cast of characters!
Grimrose Académie is an elite boarding school in Europe where only the smartest and richest attend. Rory, Ella, Yuki, and Ariane have been friends for the longests of time, but after Ariane's mysterious death is ruled a suicidal drowning, Rory, Ella, and Yuki are forced to determine what truly happened to their friend.
When Nani arrives, taking Ariane's place at the school and in her dorm, a warm welcome is anything but what she gets, but she doesn't care, she doesn't want to be here– she just wants to find her dad. Yet her arrival sets off a chain reaction of events and discoveries that lead all the girls to find out Grimrose Académie's dark secret– Ariane wasn't the first girl to die mysteriously.
They find out that these deaths are all part of a ancient fairy-tale curse, and their own stories are tied to these gruesome fates. Can the girls solve all the mysteries to make sure they get their own happy endings?
Rory - A lesbian with many dark secrets she is hiding, even from her best friends.
Ella - A bisexual with a troubled home life and a bright creative side.
Yuki - The perfect girl in all regards and step-daughter of the headmistress, but could never find love like her friends did.
Nani - A bisexual girl who does not want to be at this school and is on a mission to find her father.
Enjoy this fun, fast, and action packed book that has you guessing which character relates to which fairytale story and find out if they have a happy ending or meet a grime fate.
Books of Laura Pohl in order
Laura Pohl is a Brazilian author of YA science fiction and fantasy novels. She writes the Last 8 series. Laura was born in Germany, grew up in Brazil, then moved to Australia, and later returned to Brazil. She majored in Literature in the University of São Paulo. Laura realized she had a passion for writing after winning a letter to Santa writing contest when she was ten years old. She has never stopped writing since. Laura lives in São Paulo, Brazil.
Grimrose Girls
The Grimrose Girls (2021) — Amazon US | Amazon UK
The Wicked Remain (2022) — Amazon US | Amazon UK
Last 8
The Last 8 (2019) — Amazon US | Amazon UK
The First 7 (2020) — Amazon US | Amazon UK
Anthologies
Writing in Color (2023) — Amazon US | Amazon UK
For the Rest of Us (2025) — Amazon US | Amazon UK
Fave Five: Queer Sci-Fi Thrillers
The Last 8 by Laura Pohl (YA) The Salvation Gambit by Emily Skrutskie The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley Bluebird by Ciel Pierlot The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu
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Yuki is Aromantic and Asexual and uses she/her pronouns!
About Micaeli’s Name (warning: spoilers)
Hi! I’m currently reading the Grimrose Girls books, and I’m even finishing up reading The Wicked Remain. I’ve noticed that all the characters’ names are all connected to their respective fairy tales. Like, Ella Ashworth = Cinderella (obviously) & Yuki Miyashiro (Yuki = Snow, Miya = Palace, Shiro = White). But the thing is, I can’t find anything about Micaeli Newman’s name since, spoiler alert!, she’s supposed to be Goldilocks. There seems to be nothing about Micaeli’s name that connects back to Goldilocks, since the name Micaeli Newman means anything related to gold or locks??? Can someone please help me out here??? Cause this has been bothering me ever since I’ve been reading the Grimrose Girls novels!!???
P.S. Why are half of the characters names just Disney references!!???
Made a startling revelation about two books I read recently.
