𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚋𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗, 𝚜𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚋𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. - Rebecca Ross, dreams lie beneath ( @beccajross ) 🌻✨🍄🕯🍄✨🌻✨🍄🕯🍄✨🌻 Hey book dragons! So it is official I have read everyone of Rebecca Ross books, but that also means there is no more to read till she publishes more. So both a happy and sad accomplishment if you ask me. I absolutely love her books. They truly take me to a world beyond ours and it becomes a place I call home and think of fondly. 🌻✨🍄🕯🍄✨🌻✨🍄🕯🍄✨🌻 Besides the books you see here Rebecca has also written dreams lie beneath (my latest read) and Sisters of sword and song - I just can’t find my copy which bothers me but I’ll find it! 🌻✨🍄🕯🍄✨🌻✨🍄🕯🍄✨🌻 Who is an author you will auto buy? Besides Rebecca I have a few others but that for another post! 🌻✨🍄🕯🍄✨🌻✨🍄🕯🍄✨🌻 Candle by @blueforestblackmoon use code Nook10 on all order to save! 🌻✨🍄🕯🍄✨🌻✨🍄🕯🍄✨🌻 ~hashtags ~ #bookstagram #books #bookstagrammer #bookworm #booklovers #booklove #hardbackbooks #rebeccarossauthor #rebeccaross #ariverenchanted #ariverenchantedillumicrate #ariverenchantedrebeccaross #thequeensrising #thequeensresistance #thequeensrisingbyrebeccaross #booksandcandles #booksandcandlesmakemehappy #bookishcandles #candles #candlesofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CfmrfIBvpQu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

» What’s something you are currently obsessing over? (song, movie, book, character.. sky’s the limit) hello my friends, I’m currently obsessed with a few things, first up, A River Enchanted is my newest favorite book and I still have 200 pages left. Second, a band called The Midnight. Seriously, cannot stop listening to their songs. ♡ aren’t these books so pretty? 😍 » hashtags:. #bookstagram #currentlyreading #currentreads #currentread #rebeccaross #ariverenchanted #mustread #bookstagrammer #bookstoread #instagramreads #fantasybooks #bookishlove #bookphotos #booknerds #booksbooksandmorebooks #readmorebooks #thequeensrising #bookpicture #readabook #ilovebooks #booksofinstagram #bookworm #bookstagrammer #readingcommunity (at Boise, Idaho) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb3IRqZPDhY/?utm_medium=tumblr

Every book I read in 2021 summarised in one sentence and reviewed in another: Part 4

Petra’s Ghost - C.S. O’Cinneide. A widower with a haunting secret about his wife’s death hikes a Spanish pilgrimage trail, where he is confronted by ghosts of many, many forms. An interesting if oddly toned reflection on morality and guilt.

Boy Swallows Universe - Trent Dalton. In 1980′s Brisbane, Australia, a young boy who is growing up surrounded by morally grey figures, including drug dealer parents and a convicted murderer babysitter, struggles to discern exactly what a good person is. Incredibly, incredibly heartwarming, with one of the most gripping and ultimately uplifting endings I read this year.

Freedom - Jonathan Franzen. A middle-aged environmentalist struggles to keep his family together, as his wife is depressed and his arrogant son has become a Young Republican. I still don’t fully understand what the thematic point of this book is supposed to be, but I don’t care, it was an absolute joy to read.

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel - Sara Farizan. An Iranian-American lesbian girl struggles with her sexual orientation, amongst many other existential dreads, at a private high school. This is literally the wlw version of the mlm book I’m writing and I don’t know how to feel about that, but I still enjoyed it.

The Queen’s Resistance (‘Queen’s’ Series #2) - Rebecca Ross. After winning the revolution, history major Brienna and her friends struggle to put down dissident factions while considering whether the deposed king’s young grandchildren can be expected to change their ways. Generally same-same in terms of quality as Queen’s Rising - the romantic plotline makes slightly more sense now, but is still quite questionable.

Polly Wants to be a Writer - Laura Michelle Thomas. A teenage girl with a dream to become a writer learns of her ‘literary dragon’, a companion and critic, and becomes embroiled in a plot to defend these dragons from those who wish to harm them. The melding of reality and fantasy is really weirdly done, but I love the idea of helping young, insecure writers learn to deal with their inner critics.

We Were Not Men - Campbell Mattinson. After losing their parents to a car accident, two twin boys struggle to connect with their parents, their surviving step-grandmother, and with each other. I still don’t fully know what this book was about on a thematic level, but I still really, really enjoyed it - this and Trent Dalton made me truly fall in love with Australian fiction.

Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte. In an 18th century aristocratic family, tension is introduced when the daughter falls in love with an orphan, only for their love to be forbidden by social divides and said division to have horrific consequences. I was increasingly shocked by what horrible, horrible people all the major characters are, but they all have pretty interesting villain origin stories.

The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald. A man moves to an upmarket Long Island neighbourhood and meets his enigmatic neighbour, who hosts lavish parties for the sole purpose of getting his crush to notice his wealth. The thematic statements are interesting if a little on-the-nose, but overall the book is way too short.

We Are All Good People Here - Susan Rebecca White. In 1960′s Atlanta, a young girl from a WASP family becomes aware of systemic racism when her Jewish roommate is denied entry into any sororities, only for said awareness to ultimately push her towards anarchism and an extreme, vengeance-based lifestyle. The first half of the book is an absolute, legitimate masterpiece, but the second half, while still interesting, ultimately leaves too much unresolved.

“That is a true gift, to help others see the world in a different way.” - The Queen’s Rising . . 🌟QOTD: what are some of your favorite features to see on a book cover? . . Hello friends and Happy Thursday!! I am so excited because I am done with work and have an amazing long weekend planned!! I’ll definitely be posting a lot in my stories so if you want to see me and my friends be dancing fools stay tuned!! I absolutely love when covers have little hidden details! It’s so much fun to be reading a book and be able to connect it to a little symbol on the cover!! It makes the book all the better for me!! Okay I’m off to sleep after a long night shift! I hope everyone has a wonderful day! . . #thequeensrising #thequeensresistance #rebeccaross #tbrpile #biblio #booksonbooks #bookclubs #avidreader #readingismagic #instareading #booksharks #bookaesthetic #bookishlife #bookaholics #bookwormproblems #homelibrary #booksoninstagram #bookchallenge #bookstagramit #bookshelves #rainbowbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CVkr_ZGLHJ1/?utm_medium=tumblr

THE QUEEN’S RESISTANCE Street Team!

Calling all readers and bloggers who loved THE QUEEN’S RISING!

I am so excited to announce that I have created a Street Team for THE QUEEN’S RESISTANCE! I have 20 spots available for fans to join the team who want to help me celebrate and spread the word about the release of THE QUEEN’S RESISTANCE on March 5!

I’m asking my team to help me spread the word in 4 ways, and as a thank you gift for all the love and support, each team member will receive the following swag from me:

1. Portraits of Brienna and Cartier, by Yara Noe

2. A Woodmark with a quote from TQR2, designed and made by Paris of Ink and Wonder Designs

3. Your very own constellation, painted by me, designed uniquely for you

4. And a handwritten letter from me

For more details and the sign up form, visit my website here: http://www.rebeccarossauthor.com/news/the-queens-resistance-street-team/

Thank you all for your love and support! <3

Q: Any weekend plans you're looking forward to?. @illumicrate said: "Display your exclusive edition of this month’s book". Did you mean: "An excuse to show off my @beccajross book collection?" - I think so. I cannot believe how big my Rebecca Ross collection has grown! I still remember waiting in line at New York Comic Con 2017 and picking up an arc of The Queen's Rising. I read it on a flight to New Orleans that fall and couldn't put it down! I carried it around NOLA with me to take photos of it. All of this is so vivid in my mind, even now. Do you have vivid memories like this you associate with certain books? I'm curious!. I truly love the #Illumicrate edition of A River Enchanted and beyond happy to add this to my collection! #ILLUMICRATEFEB2022 #adarkershadeofarc22 - Fictional world you wish to travel to #StoriesWithStephMar22 - #FantasyFriday #novelebookreads ⁠- Favorite book cover #booknookbingo - Book by an author you love #ariverenchanted #afireendless #elementsofcadence #rebeccaross #fantasynovel #fantasybookseries #fantasybookstagram #fantasyreader #thequeensrising #thequeensresistance #sistersofswordandsong #dreamsliebeneath #epicreads #harperteen #quilltreebooks #boostingYA #AlltheBooksMar22 #shelfie #shelfiedecor #booksandflowers https://www.instagram.com/p/CbikBCQL2ip/?utm_medium=tumblr

I’m popping in and saying hello! Have you read The Queen’s Rising? I actually reviewed it on my blog if you’re interested in checking *that* out🙂. I basically talk about how the main character is more of a side character. . In my last post I said I would try and read 8 books by Friday. I know that’s not going to happen in the least, but I’m actually 3 books in to the 8 I want read. So I guess I’m making progress, even if it’s a little slow.☺️ . . . #thequeensrising #books #bookphotography #bookstagram #prettybookcovers

What’s one book on your TBR you really need to read? I have so many and this is one! I’m so excited to read it. . Day 7 of #aprilbookstagram18 - author you admire! I love al of these ladies 🙌 . . . #yalit #bookstagramfeatures #bookishfeatures #bibliophile #bookstack #isleofbloodandstone #makiialucier #thequeensrising #thewinnerscurse #wonderwoman #heartofbetrayal #leighbardugo

Today is the start of the #slcreadathon hosted by the amazing people over at @shelflovecrate !!! Are you joining in today?? . . I told myself that I would try and read all 12. I did the math and it’s totally possible... so maybe I will see how this goes. . . For those of you joining in, what are you reading?? Do you have any SLC BOTMs that you haven’t gotten to yet?? Now is a great time to crack them open and get reading!! . . #bookstagram #bookcommunity #shelflovecrate #readathon #ireadya #igreads #iread #readingchallenge #booknerd #booklove #bibliophile #daughterofsmokeandbone #wildbeauty #thedisappearances #wickedlikeawildfire #defythestars #vengeanceroad #renegades #stalkingjacktheripper #reignofthefallen #thequeensrising #strangethedreamer #ashprincess

"And what?" She asked. I could tell she was waiting impatiently for an answer she smugly believed I didn't have. "And...anything. Anywhere. Anytime. And can be anything you want it to be but you're just too narrow minded to see it.". . This adorable Ampersand necklace from the March @uppercasebox is featured alongside some of the recent selections from #uppercase ! They have been beautiful boxes the last few months and they deserve all the recognition!. . There's still a few days left to grab an April @uppercasebox if you haven't done so yet. Head to their website now to claim one!. . . . . #thebookelves #uppercasebox #ampersand #booksandjewelry #bookishjewelry #rosegold #yaliterature #thequeensrising #inkironandglass #defythestars #foolishhearts

I'm never going to use these stickers. They're too pretty and I never can figure out where I should stick them. Is anyone else that way? #ocrebels #stickers #books #bookstagram #bookphotography #anemberintheashes #sabaatahir #redrising #piercebrown #shatterme #taherehmafi #redqueen #victoriaaveyard #nevernight #jaykristoff #thequeensrising #rebeccaross #theyoungelites #marielu #owlcrate #stickersandrebelliousreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CB1205KANcD/?igshid=1d2l3f3dh82q

» what books/authors would you like to see more on bookstagram? hello my friends, I would love to see more Rebecca Ross! I adored the Queen’s Rising duology so much! & I hear her newest book is amazing so I plan to make it one of my next reads! ♡ thanks to @epicreads for sending me a copy of Dreams Lie Beneat by @beccajross! » challenges:. ✦ #tumblesoverbooks - late to the fandom » hashtags:. #rebeccaross #dreamsliebeneath #thequeensrising #thequeensresistance #bookstack #stack #stackofbooks #Bookstagram #BookCommunity #BookLoversOfInstagram #BookSeries #LoveToRead #Bookstagrammer #Bookstagramcommunity #BookNerds #ReadingCommunity #BookSpines (at Boise, Idaho) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV3Pr6Xr4kF/?utm_medium=tumblr

Every book I read in 2021 summarised in one sentence and reviewed in another: Part 1

This is probably the most inconsequential thing anyone has ever done but this was the first year I kept a list of the books I’ve read so I kind of wanted it to build to something. I also do kind of hope that those who bother to read this very very very very long list will find at least one book they might be interested in:

Act of Grace - Anna Krien. An Australian Iraq vet, an Iraqi pianist refugee, and an Indigenous Australian activist watch as their lives intersect in ways they could have never imagined. The twists and turns are really, really interesting, but the ending is way too abrupt.

Cloud and Wallfish - Anne Nesbet. In 1989, an American family move to communist East Berlin for toooootally legit reasons, forcing their ten-year-old son and his speech impediment to make new friends. The friendship story is really sweet and all, but the out-of-nowhere spy thriller mystery subplot is the real top-tier stuff.

Under the Visible Life - Kim Echlin. A Pakistani woman in a stable but loveless marriage and a half-Chinese woman in a passionate but unstable marriage both move to NYC and bond over their love of piano. One of the two protagonists is waaay more compelling than the other and it does affect the book’s quality.

Wrecked - Maria Padian. A budding college romance comes under stress when it emerges that the girlfriend’s roommate is accusing the boyfriend’s dormmate of rape. So empathetic, complex, multifaceted, and realistic it should be compulsory reading for anyone who has any opinion at all about sexual assault.

Axiom’s End (Noumena #1) - Lindsay Ellis. In an alternate 2007, a college linguistics dropout is kidnapped by one alien and befriended by another, leading her to become the interpreter and advocate for the latter alien. The worldbuilding is great, but Ellis has said this book’s main purpose is set-up and it shows.

The Queen’s Rising (‘Queen’s’ Series #1) - Rebecca Ross. A young girl who is her world’s equivalent of a history major finds out that her supernatural ability is crucial to a plot to overthrow a tyrannical king. The worldbuilding is absolutely breathtaking, but the romantic ending is extreeemely questionable.

Anna Karenina - Lev (Leo) Tolstoy. In late 19th century Russia, an aristocratic woman devotes herself to a passionate extramarital affair, while a farmer who has a crush on her sister-in-law undergoes several existential crises. It’s really long and can be a bit of a slow burn, but the good parts (most notably the resolutions for both main protagonists) make it so, so worth it.

The Rise of Kyoshi (Kyoshi Series #1) - F.C. Yee. In the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe, a young servant girl discovers she is the all-powerful Avatar immediately after losing two people very close to her, an event that pushes her to join an outlaw gang. As is to be expected from ATLA, the worldbuilding and character development are both absolutely fantastic.

The Shadow of Kyoshi (Kyoshi Series #2) - F.C. Yee. After being revealed to the world as the Avatar, Kyoshi has to fight rival factions in the turbulent Fire Nation. It’s shorter and faster-paced than Rise, but honestly I couldn’t tell you which one I like better - they’re pretty much the same in terms of quality.

In Cold Blood - Truman Capote. The true story behind the lives of two outlaw men who murdered a prominent Midwestern family in 1959. I had to read this for school, and as such read it multiple times, and though I enjoyed it more each time, the ethics of this book (in terms of its truthfulness and objectivity) are still something I am a little uneasy about.

One of my favorite things in the world is when UPS pulls into my driveway and drops off a package from HarperCollins. ✨ Like this morning, when they delivered my First Pass Pages for THE QUEEN’S RESISTANCE! ✨😍 This is one of my last chances to make minor tweaks and edits; this is my first time seeing my book in typeset. This is when it begins to feel real. 😭✨ Swipe to see the names of two of my FAVORITE chapters (they aren’t necessarily spoilery, but don’t swipe if you want to be safe). 🧡✨ I seriously cannot wait to share this book with you all! ✨ * * Also...I began to answer your questions in my stories yesterday (my Instagram—of course!—decided to have a glitch and wasn’t uploading my stories correctly but it should be working now!🙈). I’m going to categorize my answers in this order: The Queen’s Rising, The Queen’s Resistance, On Writing, and On Publishing. So let’s say you want to skip through to the publishing section, I’m going to have a title at the beginning of each section, so you should be able to find it easily. I’m saving my answers to my highlights and I’ll continue answering questions this afternoon. ☺️✨ Hope you all are having a lovely Thursday! ✨ * * * * * #thequeensresistance #thequeensrising #author #authorsofinstagram #writer #storyteller #ya #fantasy #book #bookstagram #booklover (at Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnq7tZqlj_I/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n8i78rq482hu

Last post of 2017!! 🙌🏼 How are you all spending New Years Eve?? I’m reading the entire day in an attempt to meet me Goodreads goal 😂😂 I have to finish my current read, American Panda, which I have 100 pages left of. Then, I have to read one other whole book! I decided on reading We Are Okay, since it’s super short and has big font. Nothing like some quick contemporaries to help you with your GR goal lol. Have you guys met your goal for the year? How many books are you going to challenge yourself with next year? ❄️✨ #bookishfeatures #bookstagramfeatures #booknerd #bookstafeatures #books #bookworm #bookish #booklover #booknerdigans #bibliophile #yalit #yaliterature #thequeensrising #bookphotography #instabooks #epicreads

“Passion is wholehearted devotion; it is fervor and agony; it is temper and zeal.” -Rebecca Ross, The Queen’s Rising 🌷 🌹 Reading has always been a passion of mine. I remember being one of the only kids to check out books (and actually read them) in Elementary school, spending lunchtime in the middle school library and chatting with the librarians (and being the only one allowed to do so 💁🏼‍♀️), and having books taken from me in my high school math classes because let’s be real, math is boring 🤷🏼‍♀️ I’ve always loved the suspense of waiting for books to come out, and since I’ve become more frugal when it comes to buying books, there’s only 4 books and 1 compendium that I’m looking to buy as new releases this year! And they are: 🌸 Obsidio by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff THAT COMES OUT TOMORROW!!! 🌸 Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli (April 24th) 🌸 A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas (May 1st) 🌸 TOG7 by Sarah J. Maas (Oct. 30) 🌸 The World of Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (Oct. 30) 🌹 🌷 ➡️QOTD: What are your most-anticipated reads of 2018? 🌷 🌹 March 12 - The Queen’s Rising + Legendary Cocoa + Most anticipated 2018 releases #slchideandseek 🌹 🌷 #thequeensrising #rebeccaross #legendary #cocoa #obsidio #tog7 #acofas #sarahjmaas #shelflovecrate #shelflove #book #fiction #fantasy #youngadultbooks #youngadultfiction #youngadultfantasy #bookish #bibliophile #booklover #booknerd #bookcover #bookworm #bookaddict #bookporn #spring #writer #blogger #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bookishpeepsies #emmareadsforfun (at University of Mary Washington)