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transbookoftheday · 11 months

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♾️🌈 Trans Books To Read For Neurodivergent Pride Day 🌈♾️

("The Spirit Bares Its Teeth" isn't out yet, but you can preorder it or request an ARC on NetGalley.)

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qbdatabase · 7 months

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Check out these five titles to try next! The vibes are: teenagers digging up dark secrets in a small town haunted by its past … 👻⚰️🌒

#The Many Half Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester #The Dead and the Dark #The Devouring Gray #Rules for Vanishing #We Deserve Monuments #Burn Our Bodies Down #YA books #YA thriller #YA Fantasy #queer books #bookblr

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shouts-into-the-void · 8 months

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Queer Recs Because I'm Bored

The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor

An autistic, nonbinary teenager starts a new school following a hate crime that nearly killed them, and immediately gets swept up into solving the murder of the boy who used to live in their new house. Some of the logic is a little iffy, but the representation is pretty good.

Rep: Nonbinary, Trans, Bisexual, Gay, AroAce, Questioning, Queer

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

Aspiring artist Delilah is forced to return to her hometown of Bright Falls to act as the wedding photographer for her estranged step-sister Astrid. The groom turns out to be a massive douche, and Astrid's best friends Iris and Claire convince Delilah to help break them up before the wedding.

Rep: Bisexual, Lesbian

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

An orc barbarian leaves her life of bloodshed behind to start a coffee shop, led by the dubious guidance of a legendary magical artifact. The café quickly rises in popularity, however the demands of one of the city's most dangerous figures and an old ally's attempts to steal the artifact threaten this new, peaceful life.

Rep: WLW

The Heartbreak Bakery by A. R. Capetta

Syd accidentally magically bakes negative feelings following a bad breakup into a batch of brownies, causing several couples around the city to breakup—including the owners of the bakery Syd works at, which threatens to close it down. With the help of the bakery's delivery person Harvey, Syd sets out to bring all the couples back together again through the power of magical desserts.

Rep: Queer, Questioning, Agender, Demisexual, Genderfluid, Nonbinary, Trans, Transmasc, Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Demigender, Polyamory, AroAce, etc?

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Rosemary, a human from Mars, becomes the clerk for a tunneling ship called The Wayfarer in order to escape a dark secret from her past. She quickly becomes close to the rest of the inter-species crew as they make their way to their next job site amidst an ongoing war.

Rep: Queer, WLW, Nonbinary, MLM, Polyamory, Trans, Transmasc, etc?

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thegyusorcerer · 2 years

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I recently read "The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester" by Maya MacGregor and you have no idea how refreshing and heartwarming it is to read a book with a non-binary, autistic, asexual spectrum main character who has a Black, single father who is aromantic and asexual. aroace rep my beloved <33

#the many half lived lives of sam sylvester #aromantic asexual #asexual spectrum #ace rep #asexual representation #aroace rep #aro #ace #queer #lgbtqia+#june's post ⭐

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sapphicbookoftheday · 1 year

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Can you feature The Scapegracers by HA Clarke? The sequel (The Scratch Daughters) was just announced as a Nebula finalist :D

I posted The Scapegracers a few weeks ago, and yes, its sequel is a Nebula finalist! There are a few other sapphic Nebula finalists, too, including Legends & Lattes, Spear, Nona the Ninth, Even Though I Knew the End, and High Times in the Low Parliament.

As for other queer identities, The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester features a nonbinary and asexual main character, Every Bird a Prince features an aromantic main character, and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy features a nonbinary main character. I haven't read many of the novelettes and short stories named finalists, so I can't really speak for those, but I feel it's likely that some of them are sapphic or otherwise queer, too!

#nebula awards #the scapegracers #legends and lattes #legends & lattes #spear #nona the ninth #even though i knew the end #high times in the low parliament #the many half lived lives of sam sylvester #every bird a prince #a prayer for the crown shy

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aspeccharactersoftheday · 2 years

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Sam Sylvester from The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester is asexual!

#sam sylvester #the many half-lived lives of sam sylvester #the many half lived lives of sam sylvester #canon aspec #asexual

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theultimatenonbinarynerd · 4 months

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Aesthetic Of My 2023 Reads- All My Summer Reads

My summer reading is a lot different than everyone else's. I've figured out the longest duration I have reading a book depending on the pages is 1-3 and a half weeks and that I often end up reading two books per month.

So I challenged that my summer reading from Late June to Early September will be four books that were higher up on my TBR.

I'm a person that has a very random tbr so if your wondering why the book order is very random that's why.

So let's start with the aesthetic of the first book in my summer reading collection that I managed to read which was Bullet Train.

1: The Aesthetic Of Bullet Train.

I decided to go for a very dark thriller spy aesthetic as I think that's what summed up the themes of the book. I also decided to feature Kimura and Nanao out of all of the cast of characters as to me although Lemon and Tangerine were cool, their storylines held the grip of the book.

Honestly if it wasn't for the outdated language and stereotypes in the book, it would have been five stars. Definitely has made me interested in reading other translated books in the future.

Really enjoyed it and I loved all the character dynamics throughout.

2: The Aesthetic Of Into The Dark

Another legendary entry into the high republic that had me hooked every page. Just had to use concept art of the characters as their isn't enough pictures from Star Wars themselves to use. Definitely proud that I managed to get the spooky vibes of the aesthetic though.

Claudia Gray has become one of my favourite authors like this was an absolute blast. Every character shone and seeing the High Republic from a different perspective was super interesting. Those flashbacks I thought were really necessary in developing Orla and Cohmac which makes me worried both of them might die in the future.

Apart from Dez Rydan not being developed enough it was so fun. Really hope Orla, Cohmac, Reath, Affie, Leox and Geode show in other Novels as I can't read the comics unfortunately.

Can't wait to pick the next High Republic book in future when I get to it on my TBR.

3: The Aesthetic Of Mirror, Mirror

Sort of a reread that I'm suprised held up so well. I'm honestly shocked as normally when you like something as a child, you hate it as an adult but shockingly I didn't. To me I thought it was a well done Twisted Tale with a few flaws but apart from that it was fab. Younger me rated this five stars whilst I would now rate it four stars. To be honest though losing only one star isn't that bad.

I think this Twisted Tale took what made the original Snow White good and made it even better. The characters are more developed and have way more interesting backstories especially Ingrid aka The Evil Queen and the magic mirror.

For the aesthetic I wanted to add a sinister colour palette as alot of the backstory is super disturbing. I also wanted to highlight Henrich and Snow as they are the key main characters of the book. Hope you like it.

Honestly I think the Twisted Tales are a really interesting concept similar to Marvels What If and I think they're underhyped. I saw a lot of reviews complaining it mirrored the orginal movie when I don't think it did, I just think it branched of into an alternate timeline like a good what if story should.

The Aesthetic Of The Many Half Lived Lives Of Sam Sylvester

Wow amazing every part of this book was amazing. I wish Little Mel had this kind of rep for themselves when they were younger. This book had one of the best representation of autism in media that I have ever seen. Sam was amazingly compelling and rich character and they didn't fit any stereotypes which was so heartwarming.

I think although the murder mystery was part of the story, the main plot thread was Sam finding a new found family that accepted them and wouldn't treat them like Lee did back where they moved from. The found family warmed my soul I loved all the side characters Shep, Sky and Adien it was so comforting. Sam's Dad Junius was also a standout.

For the aesthetic I wanted to blend the spooky parts of the book as well as essential plot points without giving anything away at all. Still wanted to make sure I could include Sam even though there's no adaptation yet. Really proud of it the only thing that looks odd is the Nonbinary Flag colours I wanted to en corperate.

Amazing concepts and a wonderful debut novel . I can't wait for the future of Mayas published novels. I have read an arc copy of Will and its certainly good.

Conclusion

For my full review of each of these novels you can follow me on my storygraph and goodreads page. There I have reviews of every single book I've read.

Goodreads: Melody Soundy

Story Graph: melsage1822

Ps: This is Future Mel. This post was before the Actors strike. I stopped making the aesthetics after I couldn't post about them I'm afraid. Hope you liked them though.

#bookish #booklover #bookworm #book tumblr #star wars #star wars books #star wars the high republic #the high republic #high republic #high republic phase 1 #bullet train #disney twisted tales #disney prinesses #snow white #autism representation #nonbinary nerd #nonbinary representation #the many half lived lives of sam sylvester

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nonbinarynerwen · 4 months

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I just read the many half lived lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor and it’s so good, I feel so seen I got diagnosed with autism recently and struggled a bit with the fear that I wouldn’t find friends that accept me as I am. And Sam is just so relatable and they find great friends and I love it

#the many half lived lives of sam sylvester #autism #neurodivergent #books #lgbtqia #theres also aroace rep

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paperplanenomad · 2 years

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Review: 'The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester' by Maya MacGregor

Review: ‘The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester’ by Maya MacGregor

[ID: ‘Book Reviews’ and ‘Sabrina @ Notes From a Paper Plane Nomad’ in lilac and yellow text on a space-themed background.] “‘What is it you want, Sam Sylvester? …More than anything, what do you want?’ …‘I want to live,’ I say.” Rating: 3.8/5 paper planes A purple journal, hardback book and phone playing music leaning on a guitar. Around are mini mason jar lights and dried lavender, and the…

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#book review #bookstagram #contemporary fantasy #queer books #the many half lived lives of sam sylvester #paperplanebooks

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aroaessidhe · 1 year

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Trans aro & ace books (part one)

THE MANY HALF-LIVED LIVES OF SAM SYLVESTER / acespec nonbinary MC, aroace major character

TWO DARK MOONS / arospec MC, nonbinary MC

TELL ME HOW IT ENDS / nonbinary aroace major character

NOT YOUR BACKUP / aroacespec MC, trans love interest

MEET CUTE DIARY / trans MC, ace love interest

THE WITCH KING / trans MC, demi love interest, ace major character

THE ORACLE STONE / major aro & nonbinary characters

GENDER QUEER / memoir about being trans and aspec

THE STONES STAY SILENT / trans aroace MC

#primarily by trans authors!#(or: as far as I know all of them are)#asexual #aromantic #aroace #trans #the many half-lived lives of sam sylvester #two dark moons #tell me how it ends #meet cute diary #the oracle stone #aroace books #transrightsreadathon

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lgbtqreads · 1 year

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Fave Five: YA with Queer Autistic MCs

Tonight We Rule the World by Zack Smedley Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum and Sara Waxelbaum The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor This is the Way the World Ends by Jen Wilde

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#actuallyautistic #autism #Autistic #Brianna R. Shrum #Jen Wilde #Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl #Maya MacGregor #Neurodivergence #Neurodivergent #Sara Waxelbaum #Sonora Reyes #The Luis Ortega Survival Club #The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester #YA #Young Adult #Zack Smedley

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transbookoftheday · 1 year

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The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor

In this queer contemporary YA mystery, a nonbinary autistic teen realizes they must not only solve a 30-year-old mystery but also face the demons lurking in their past in order to live a satisfying life. Sam Sylvester has long collected stories of half-lived lives—of kids who died before they turned nineteen. Sam was almost one of those kids. Now, as Sam’s own nineteenth birthday approaches, their recent near-death experience haunts them. They’re certain they don’t have much time left. . . . But Sam's life seems to be on the upswing after meeting several new friends and a potential love interest in Shep, their next-door neighbor. Yet the past keeps roaring back—in Sam’s memories and in the form of a thirty-year-old suspicious death that took place in Sam’s new home. Sam can’t resist trying to find out more about the kid who died and who now seems to guide their investigation. When Sam starts receiving threatening notes, they know they’re on the path to uncovering a murderer. But are they digging through the past or digging their own future grave?

#the many half-lived lives of sam sylvester #maya macgregor #nonbinary #trans book of the day #trans books #queer books #bookblr #booklr

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haveyoureadthistransbook · 5 months

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The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor

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Sam Sylvester's not overly optimistic about their recent move to the small town of Astoria, Oregon after a traumatic experience in their last home in the rural Midwest. Yet Sam's life seems to be on the upswing after meeting several new friends and a potential love interest in Shep, the pretty neighbor. However, Sam can't seem to let go of what might have been, and is drawn to investigate the death of a teenage boy in 1980s Astoria. Sam's convinced he was murdered--especially since Sam's investigation seems to resurrect some ghosts in the town. Threatening notes and figures hidden in shadows begin to disrupt Sam's life. Yet Sam continues to search for the truth. When Sam discovers that they may be closer to a killer than previously known, Sam has a difficult decision to make. Would they risk their new life for a half-lived one?

Mod opinion: I haven't read this one yet and I don't tend to be interested in YA, so I probably won't, but it sounds really interesting for people who enjoy books for that age group!

#the many half-lived lives of sam sylvester #maya macgregor #polls #trans lit #trans literature #trans books #lgbt lit #lgbt literature #lgbt books #nonbinary #own voices #ya #thriller #mystery

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cakesdown · 9 months

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I started a new book about an 18 year old nonbinary autistic kid who sees ghosts and the author is also autistic and nb and took six years to write the book and idk. It's giving me a sense of comfort as an aspiring nb autistic author with an unorthodox little book ;;

#only read one chaptet and im hugging it to my chest all emotional and shit #maybe one day someone will feel like this about MY book. i can write my book dude i can do this #agh wtf #the book is called the many half lived lives of sam sylvester btw

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queerbookgeek · 4 months

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Kicking 2024 off with The many half-lived lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya McGregor.

'Sam Sylvester has long collected half-lived lives of kids who died before they turned nineteen. Sam was almost one of those kids. Now, as Sam's own nineteenth birthday approaches, their recent near death experience haunts them. They're certain they don't have much time left...'

Nonbinary, autistic, slightly magical teen with a macabre special intrest and a mystery to solve, ticking a lot of boxes for me before I even start, so looking forward to this!

#the many half-lived lives of sam sylvester #maya mcgregor #queer books #book blog

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aspeccharactersoftheday · 2 years

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Junius Sylvester from The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester is aromantic asexual!

#junius sylvester #the many half lived lives of sam sylvester #the many half-lived lives of sam sylvester #canon aspec #aromantic #asexual

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