Lili (USOM) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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bookblogger of SFF/YA, adopted Chinese-American, she/her

Promise Boys
Nick Brooks
Promise Boys will sweep you away. With everything on the line, it’s a story expertly examining the dominoes falling. Brooks asks us who we are as whole people, not just the uniforms we wear or halls we walk. Thanks to the pub https://t.co/vVkJFFwAdB
Hardcover, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
While You Were Dreaming
Alisha Rai
Rai delivers a main character who is struggling with her sense of self. She feels disconnected from her heritage bc her mom is gone & her cultural touch points make her feel abandoned. That element was a big punch to the gut for me. Thanks to the pub https://t.co/VVLZlNsVEX
Paperback, 2024
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Alone With You in the Ether
Olivie Blake
Beginning with one of those chance encounters which can change lives – shock us out of place – it’s a love story. But even more than that, it’s a story about a relationship, a person, who can change our life. Thanks to @MacmillanAudio for the ALC https://t.co/FzjJMxuj6s
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The Hating Game
Sally Thorne
The Hating Game surprised me in a few ways. It’s not dual POV which it could have been. This is a great choice because not only does it put Lucy firmly in the heroine space, but it also establishes that line between things we perceive and what they are. https://utopia-state-of-mind.com/review-the-hating-game-by-sally-thorne/
Paperback, 2016
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Neighbor Favor
Kristina Forest
How Lily needs to stand up for herself, to take her belief in herself and actualize it. These struggles which feel so universal and combined with their chemistry, The Neighbor Favor is a book that I already would re-read. Thanks to the pub https://t.co/cnWTW9PMLG
Paperback, 2023
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gallant
V. E. Schwab
Over the course of Gallant, not only must she discover whether Gallant is a prison, curse, refuge, or a home, but also she must ask herself if home is a place, feeling, or a choice. Thanks to the pub for the ARC. https://utopia-state-of-mind.com/review-gallant-by-v-e-schwab/
Paperback, 2023
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Daughters of Izdihar
Hadeer Elsbai
Ever since I heard about The Daughters of Izdihar, I was so excited! It was easy to become captivated by Nehal. If you love characters who are quick to action, determined in the face of danger, and stubborn – meet Nehal. Thanks to Orbit UK for the ARC https://t.co/zQVKYdWUFa
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Lost Girls: A Vampire Revenge Story
Sonia Hartl
The Lost Girls is a fast paced urban revenge fantasy. I’ve been obsessed with vampires recently, so this one just hit the spot! Talk about a queer revenge vampire story! It was one I breezed through I was having so much fun. Thanks to the pub for the ARC https://utopia-state-of-mind.com/review-the-lost-girls-a-vampire-revenge-story-by-sonia-hartl/
Paperback, 2023
$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Solomon's Crown
Natasha Siegel
With chemistry from the beginning, I enjoyed the characters in Solomon’s Crown. Siegel connects these characters, these leaders, with their pasts, troubled families, but also with their potential to be seen anew. Thanks to the pub https://t.co/425bQJArmI
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The World We Make
N. K. Jemisin
if you liked the first, you have to read this sequel. It’s about character and sacrifice. And merely cements N.K. Jemisin as one of my favorite authors once more. thanks to the pub for the ARC https://t.co/jLzChcjmob
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book