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I think because I had to read so much YA in Library school, of course, I'm naturally more burnt out on first-person narration than most, but unreliable first-person narration is such a treat when it's done well. I do especially love romances that are like, "I'm actually very focused and well-adjusted and I can't be distracted by my feelings right now."

*thinks about the love interest every 2 paragraphs*

*devotes an entire paragraph to the love interest but look this is TOTALLY PLOT-RELEVANT AND MY FEELINGS HAVE NO BEARING ON THIS MATTER NO SIR*

*thinks about the love interest again*

*goes absolutely apeshit when the love interest gets hurt and then never mentions how they went apeshit ever again because I don't know what you're talking about that was a totally measured and reasonable reaction*

#Conrad of Elise my beloved #above the black #sky's end #among serpents #he is obsessed! He is physically incapable of reacting to anything in a half-measure unless it's 500% calculated!!#there is a vein popping out of this boy's forehead at any given time!!

I'm reading this book where our mc is determined to not make any connections and power through the plot without any help and it's so funny cause like he went from "I'll not make the same mistake again. I won't let others in." To "perhaps one friend wouldn't hurt."

AND for a minute him avoiding everyone WAS working until he does something nice cause he has basic human decency and now he has like three different ppl who are like "ah i see you are not a bitch but in fact have trust issues. I see I see. You are now my friend and have no choice in this decision" LIKE forget me thinking I can fix him literally everyone else around him is going to beat me to it LIKE LITERALLY TO HIS FACE SHE SAYS "you have trust issues"

You are going to learn how to let others in even if that means they can hurt you and you are GOING TO LIKE IT

Edit: devastating number of posts about this book on here. This post is now officially Sky's End aka the Above the Black trilogy by Marc Gregson propaganda

#sky's end #sky's end book #above the black

Title: Sky's End | Author: Marc J. Gregson | Publisher: Peachtree Teen (2024)

#books #Sky's End #Marc J. Gregson

Day 9 - Sky Side Shanty from the storm hawkstober art challenge!

Dragons have long been extinct but passing rumors in the sky side shanty from sailors fishing near the far corners of the Atmos say that dragons still exist and that sky knights are now protecting them from any danger coming for them in hopes that these creatures will one day become a bigger part of the Atmos once more.

commissions open :)

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Read what library staff are reading! Here's what's been on Jae's shelf lately:

Just Finished : The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill

This was a very bittersweet read. It is about a trans man named Darby who is let go due to the company he works for in New York City going under.

Darby finds out his mom back in his small home town is getting ready to downsize and move into the newly built condos and heads home to help her pack and figure things out. There he learns his former best friend pre-transition, Micheal, who he had a falling out with, still lives in town and reconnects with him.

When Darby learns that the bookstore he used to work at is still in business he goes to visit and discovers that within the bookstore he has been taken back to 2009 the week before his birthday, the week before his falling out with Michael.

Darby attempts to give his younger self advice and help his past self realize they are trans sooner. He tries to find out what caused the rift between him and Michael while also in the present day forming relationships again with former classmates and new people.

Now Reading: Sky's End by Marc J. Gregson

This is a new book in a familiar genre of teenage dystopians. I have always been a fan of the dystopian genre from when I read The Giver in school, and still continue to be a fan to this day.

This is the first book in a trilogy about a meritocratic society. A boy cast out by his scheming uncle from the high society undergoes the Selection of Twelve Trades, which allows those in lower society to try to be recruited into a trade to boost their status. He is chosen by the deadliest guild and now must survive while seeking vengeance and protecting his sister from his uncle's machinations.

Next Up: Dating and Dismemberment by A.L. Brody

As soon as I saw this one online through social media and my readalike browsing I knew I had to try it. A quirky humor-filled enemies-to-lovers romance set around a teen summer camp. It's about a monster who terrorizes the campers and a new monster trying to take over her turf while she's on a sabbatical trying to figure things out. As a new fan to rom-coms and a lover of the enemies-to-lovers trope and fantasy books, I can not wait to give this one a try.

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I need more hype on the novel Sky’s End, book one of Above the Black, by Marc J Gregson.

Maybe it’s wrong of me, and I know it’s pitched to be more like Hunger Games/AoT fan base but, hear me out—

The world building and Conrad’s beginnings just make me think early chapters of Six of Crows so bad. I’m only 40% through this book but it does feel… like it has the potential to be very very good.

#I need the art and fancasts #I’m not used to being early on a book fandom on tumblr I’m usually late to the game #sky's end #above the black #Conrad of Elise #IS ABOUT TO MAKE FRIENDS IS ABOHT TO BE TOLD TOO BAD YOU DONT TRUST US #guys. he has great mic potential

Yet another character I haven't released yet lol whoops I should probably do that soon

#Lemon's art #Lemon's OCs #Sky's End

Sky's End without Context

#Sky's End #It's fun!! YA is at its best when it's 50% very specific worldbuilding and 50% of the World's Angriest Protagonist