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I don't think anybody has made a post about this yet so I will.
*inhales*
Zoraida Cordova recently shared details about her next High Republic book in phase 3 and we're getting a Greylark return!!
Go check out her Instagram post to read the whole caption.
I'm so excited!! I'm pretty sure Zenny is the character on the left with the cool hair. My dream would be for his descendants to come from him AND Gella but that's "not the jedi way." However, there's no writer I trust with Axel more than Zoraida.
August 27th can't get here fast enough!
#axel greylark#the high republic#zoraida cordova#axel x gella#beware the nameless#gellark#thr phase 2#thr phase 3
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Axel: I cracked two of my ribs, but it's two I don't use very often, so I'm fine
#axel greylark#the high republic incorrect quotes#the high republic#incorrect quotes#convergence#zoraida cordova#source: madam secretary
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My Spanish language edition
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I implore you, pick my Spanish cover! I am so thrilled to have sold the Spanish language rights for LONG LIVE EVIL in a pre-empt to Umbriel Editores/Urano, who publish Jay Kristoff, Shelley Parker-Chan, Naomi Novik, Holly Black, Olivie Blake, CS Pacat, SA Chakraborty, VE Schwab, Zoraida Cordova, Justin Cronin… too many favourites to name. But before we villains can party in Spain, we love both my English language and my Dutch cover. Which would you like to see for my Spanish edition?
#long live evil#sarah rees brennan#shelley parker chan#jay kristoff#naomi novik#holly black#cs pacat#sa chakraborty#ve schwab#zoraida cordova#justin cronin#villain representation#quite literally#Instagram
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#kristin cashore#rachel hartman#zoraida cordova#graceling#graceling realm#seraphina#labyrinth lost#round 1#polls#fantasy book tournament
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ROUND 1D, MATCH 6 OUT OF 8!
Propaganda Under the Cut:
Ariel del mar:
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Sadie Ramirez:
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#my fairly dangerous godmother#janette rallison#kiss the girl#zoraida cordova#meant to be#meant to be series#sadie ramirez#ariel del mar#the little mermaid#little mermaid#fairytale#hans christian andersen#poll tournament#poll bracket#character polls#polls#round 1#round 1d#the little merpoll
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—Zoraida Córdova, Star Wars: The High Republic: Convergence
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Best Books Read in September 2023
here are my favorite books I read in September
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Wow, did this live up to the hype!! I strongly encourage the audiobook for reading this, the narrators were very playful. I love a good adventure!
Honorable Mentions:
Kindred: The Graphic Novel
Not quite as good as the original but still a quality adaptation. I was glad to read both within the same year
Kiss the Girl by Zoraida Cordova
The Little Mermaid (Disney version) but a pop star/rock star au. Some fantastic interpretations of the movie and super cute. Cheesy in all the right ways.
Even Though I Knew the End by CL Polk
I am very excited to read more of Polk's work after this. Mysterious and romantic and interesting.
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
This was a difficult but rewarding read. Yang's work is always a bit of a trust fall for me but always worth it.
#best books of 2023#the adventures of amina al sirafi#shannon chakraborty#american born chinese#gene luen yang#zoraida cordova#cl polk#kindred
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This meme is for @cavanscott . Hopefully this is more accurate.
Thank you for all the times you all made me cry. I have a stash of kleenex ready for the next one.
#star wars#sw memes#star wars the high republic#the high republic spoilers#the high republic#high republic spoilers#high republic#light of the jedi#lotj#the rising storm#cavan scott#charled soule#claudia gray#justina ireland#zoraida cordova#tessa gratton#daniel jose older#shima shinya#lydia kang#sorry if i forgot someone#i couldn't fit anyone else#but i'm loving everything you all are doing#im reading path of deceit right now#which very slowly becaise its me and im slower than a snail#but aaaaaaaah cant wait for more#loden greatstorm
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"I want to burn quickly, in a blaze of glory. Like a supernova."
- Axel Greylark, Star Wars The High Republic: Convergence
#star wars#the high republic#star wars the high republic#star wars the high republic convergence#axel greylark#zoraida cordova#novel#quotes#quote#supernova
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Axel x Gella (Gellark?) shippers!! We've got some new crumbs in Axel's short story from Tales of Light and Life! Zoraida Cordova blessed us one last time.
#axel x gella#gellark#axel greylark#the high republic#tales of light and life#thr#sw books#zoraida cordova#the book just came out 2 days ago#go read it!!#it made me so happy#i was definitely smiling too big at work#gella nattai#mine
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Star Wars: The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life
By Zoraida Córdova, Tessa Gratton, Claudia Gray, Justina Ireland, Lydia Kang, George Mann, Daniel José Older, Cavan Scott, and Charles Soule.
Cover art by Tara Phillips.
#Star Wars#The High Republic#Tales of Light and Life#Zoraida Córdova#Zoraida Cordova#Tessa Gratton#Claudia Gray#Justina Ireland#Lydia Kang#George Mann#Daniel José Older#Daniel Jose Older#Cavan Scott#Charles Soule#Tara Phillips#books#book covers
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Axel: This is the worst alternative bonfire I've ever been to
Phan-tu: You've been to other alternative bonfires?
Axel: Any part that's not a bonfire is an alternative bonfire
#the high republic incorrect quotes#the high republic#convergence#zoraida cordova#incorrect quotes#axel greylark#source: speechless#phan tu zenn
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When there isn't a place for you in the world, you simply have to carve one out for yourself.
#Brooklyn Brujas#Labyrinth Lost#Wayward Witch#Zoraida Cordova#bookedit#yalitedit#yalit#yaedit#litedit#Shadow's Stuff:)
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Zoraida Córdova writes a terrific romance, and this one, a contemporary retelling of The Little Mermaid featuring two rock stars at different points in their careers, is definitely a new favorite for me. It’s sweet and funny and full of feelings…which is all I want in a summer read.
If you're in New York City, I'll be with Zoraida and Adriana Herrera at Kew and Willow books celebrating the launch of Kiss the Girl on August 4th from 7-8:30! Get more info, order signed books, and RSVP here!
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“She wondered, did everyone have such a fraught relationship with the places they came from? Did anyone else have a grandmother who might as well have been a legend, a myth, a series of miracles that took the shape of an old woman?”
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“We don't talk. None of us. Why don't we ever talk? Silence is a language of its own in this family. A curse of our own making. That's the inheritance my daughter got from me, and I am so very sorry.”
#books#books and coffee#the inheritance of orquidea divina#zoraida cordova#book recommendation#finally finished this book and LOVED it
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Book recommendations: witches
Everyone loves witches, right? They're certainly one of my favorites and somehow keep showing up in most of the books I write. So I picked out a couple of witch books that I loved and will tell you a little more about them.
I'm starting with These Witches Don't Burn and This Coven Won't Break by Isabel Sterling
This is a complete duology set in modern day Salem, following Hannah, an elemental witch, with as you guessed, power over the elements. She has to keep her magic a secret from everyone non magical, including her best friend Gemma. When Hannah starts discovering signs of dark magic in her town, she suspects a blood witch, but her coven doesn't believe her, so she's forced to team up with her ex girlfriend Veronica, another elemental, to figure out who's responsible.
This book is really the kind that balances contemporary teen life and romance with magic and action, and you do have to like that, but generally the book is fast paced and easy to get through. There's a romance built up inbetween the action between Hannah and a new girl in town called Morgan, and a lot of tension comes from the old fashioned YA magic girl who has to keep her powers secret from best friends and potential girlfriends.
Other books from this author: The Coldest Touch, which is a sapphic vampire book
Next I'll talk about Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova, which is first in a complete series but the books are more companions than direct sequels. I realize now that I never actually bought or read the third book, so maybe I'll put that on my wishlist.
The series is about a latine family of brujas, which each book focusing on a different sister and the first one follows Alex. Alex is an Encantrix, the most powerful bruja in her generation, but she struggles to control her magic and would much rather be rid of it. On her Deathday celebration she tries a spell to get rid of it, but instead she accidently makes her family disappear. To get them back, she has to travel to Los Lagos, a mysterious alternate world she has to traverse to find them. She has the help of Nova, a brujo she doesn't trust, and her best friend Rishi.
There's somewhat of (bisexual) love triangle, but Alex makes a pretty clear choice pretty soon so it's not dragged out or in the way of the story.
The second book is about the oldest sister Lula, whose boyfriend dies and she tries to use her healing power to bring him back, only to accidently start a zombie apocalypse. It's been a while since I read these books so I don't remember it well but I loved the first one in particular.
Cemetery Boys is the first novel by Aiden Thomas (I have talked about his newest book the Sunbearer Trials before, which is also amazing)
Cemetery Boys is a contemporary fantasy set in California, where a local latine community has magic powers. Their magic is gendered, and while it does mention the potential of non binary witches, this is not further explore. Brujas have the power to heal while brujos have power over the dead. Yadriel is a trans boy, and while his family seems to accept that he's trans, they don't accept him as a brujo and won't let him prove himself. So he decides to do the ritual himself to prove he is a brujo, and he ends up accidently summoning Julian Diaz, a boy from his school who was recently murdered, and Julian wants nothing more than to find out what happened to him. Yadriel decides to help him, but the longer Julian spends around him, the more Yadriel doesn't want him to leave.
This book has a lot of mystery and intrigue, with Yadriel and Julian following clues to figure out what happened to him, but there's also a lot of relationship building. I also really liked the inclusion of Maritza, Yadriel's best friend and another bruja. Her bruja powers require animal blood to work, but she's vegan and therefore doesn't use her powers, which I think was an interesting choice.
Sweet and Bitter Magic is the first book by Adrienne Tooley
Tamsin is the most powerful witch of her generation, but after committing a terrible magical sin she's exiled from the coven and cursed so she can't feel love. The only way to get the ability back temporarily is by taking love from others. She lives in a village in the human lands where she sells her magic abilities in exchange for people's love.
Wren is a source, a much rarer being than a witch. She's made of magic but can't use it herself. Instead, she can see magic and allow a witch to take power from her. Wren has hidden this ability all her life, because she would be taken away to train with the Coven and she has to take care of her sick father.
When a plague ravages the land, caused by a witch using dark magic somewhere, Wren's father becomes one of its victims, and Wren makes a deal with Tamsin to save her father in exchange for her love for her father. Together, they'll set off on a journey to find out what caused the plague and put an end to it.
This is a very character driven book, with a lot of emphasis on Tamsin's past and what caused her to be exiled and cursed. It's also good to remember that in the story Tamsin is still a teenager, meaning she was twelve or so when she was exiled and cursed. Meanwhile, Wren has always put her father before anyone else, including herself, and has to learn to stop letting her life revolve around him. This is a sapphic book, with the main relationship between Tamsin and Wren, and I guess you could classify it as enemies to lovers? Or at the very least, dislike each other to lovers.
The last book on this list is Sofi and the Bone Song, Adrienne Tooley's second book
Like Sweet and Bitter Magic, this is a stand alone, and while there are also witches in here, this book is in the first place about music, and takes on and challenges the idea that suffering creates the best art.
In the land of Aell, winter is eternal and magic is easily available through paper spells made by witches that can be bought. Music is the last artform that has been untouched by this magic, and to ensure it stays this way there are only five Musiks, each playing a different instrument, who are allowed to compose and perform music. Other people can learn to play from these Musiks, but only as amateurs. Sofi is the daughter of one of the Musiks, and she wants nothing more than to become his successor. She's been practicing music all her life and has quite a brutal routine for herself to ensure she is the best, a routine that her father taught her.
On the day of the auditions for her father's successor, Sofi meets unexpected competition. Lara has never played the lute before, all her musical experience is with singing, but somehow she plays so well that the judges choose her over Sofi.
When her father dies on the same day, Lara immediately inherits the Musik title and has to go on a tour through the kingdom to play her own music, something she has no experience with whatsoever. Sofi doesn't believe Lara's talent is genuine, after all, who plays the lute perfectly when they've never played before? She offers to help Lara with the intent of finding proof Lara used illegal magic to enhance her performance, so she can win the Musik title back.
But the more time Sofi spends around Lara, the more she starts to question what she knew about her family, her practice routine, and if her father was truly as great as she thought he was.
Sofi can be described as an unlikeable main character, especially at first. She only really cares about becoming Musik at first, and offers to help Lara with the idea of exposing her, but despite that I found her easy to root for and I loved seeing her grow and challenging the ideas she was brought up with. I think this is a very underrated book and I hope more people buy it
Next up by Adrienne Tooley is the Third Daughter, a first book in a duology
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#book recommendations#witch books#witches#these witches don't burn#this coven won't break#isabel sterling#cemetery boys#aiden thomas#labyrinth lost#zoraida cordova#sweet and bitter magic#sofi and the bone song#adrienne tooley
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