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ARCs my POC heart would love to find under the Christmas tree (aka 2020 books to look forward to)Yes, this will definitely be a thread.
These Violent Delights by @thechloegong The love child of The Godfather & Romeo and Juliet? I’M SOLD. Historical fantasy set in the 1920s Feuding gangs & rival heirs HAVE YOU WATCHED CHLOE’S BOOK TRAILERS? I stan a legend.
The Gilded Ones by @NaminaForna West African-inspired feminist fantasy? I have to stan. Blood ceremonies Challenges notions of “purity” Women warriors A BEAUTIFUL BLACK GIRL THRIVING ON ITS BOOK COVER I’M
Star Daughter by @ShvetaThakrar Hindu mythology & South Asian gloriousness in a fantasy? Need! A CELESTIAL COMPETITION WHAT Just a half-star girl tryna save her father The book cover is too gorgeous for words, tbh
Where Dreams Descend by @janella_angeles Filipino author excellence Phantom of the Opera vibes Circuses & literally disappearing magicians Mysteries & dangerous secrets THE NEED I HAVE FOR THIS BOOK, I HAVE NO WORDS
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by @rosiesrambles African fantasy with dark magic & necromancy Vengeful spirits & assassination attempts Assassin forced to enter a competition for the princess’s hand in marriage? #ownvoices rep RELEASE THE COVER ALREADY YOU COWARDS
Zara Hossain Is Here by @Sabina_Writer It not yet here bUT IT QUEER (bi energy for days) Pakistani & Muslim teenage lead Tackles Islamophobia and what it means to be an immigrant in US WE HAVE ANOTHER BROWN GIRL ON THE COVER I AM SCREAMING
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by @zenaldehyde Wuxia fantasy novella Found family... ... of thieves Banditry & bounty-hunting The cover is so elegant, my eyes are unworthy TORDOTCOM, HEAR MY PRAYERS!!!
Forest of Souls by @LoriMLee Just your average royal spy casually raising her dead best friend back to life, wbu? Ancient forest possessed by souls Female friendships Magic system inspired by Hmong shamanism ASIAN-CODED CHARACTERS, I AM HYPED!!!
Hunted by the Sky by Tanaz Bhathena Star-shaped birthmarks aren’t a Good Thing Set in a fantasy world inspired by medieval India Sisterhood & rebel women in solidarity!!! Complicated romance “Exploring identity & class struggles” SHUT UP AND TAKE MY SOUL
The Henna Wars by @adiba_j Two teen girls with rival henna businesses! QPOC excellence & Sapphic romance (A BLESSING) Lesbian & Muslim rep The diverse contemporary romance wE DESERVE OH MY GOD ALSO THE COVER DESERVES TO BE WORSHIPPED
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust Ancient Persian-inspired fairytale retelling A princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch I’ve just learned that this has bisexual rep AND girls loving girls??? I’m ready for this author to revolutionize the genre, tbh
My Summer of Love and Misfortune by @lindsaymwong Comp’ed to Crazy Rich Asians Chinese-American teen spending her summer in China to reconnect with her culture Beijing high society & elite Contemporary romance I’m absolutely dying to read!!!
Jade Fire Gold by @junescribbles Chinese mythology in YA fantasy “Cinematic tale of family, revenge, and forgiveness” HELLO I AM SOLD Cult of dangerous priests wHAT Complicated alliances Cursed with the power to steal souls??? Basically AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Every Reason We Shouldn’t by @SaraFujimura Asian teen figure skaters falling in love!!! Biracial family dynamics YES TO SPORTS ROMANCE WITH POC Rivals to lovers??? This sounds really cute, I’m so excited
We Are Not Free by @tracichee Historical fiction about the mass US incarcerations of WWII Teens of Japanese descent forming a community THE POWER THIS BOOK WILL HAVE WHEN IT GETS RELEASED OMG Traci Chee casually serving us a potential literary masterpiece 
Scavenge the Stars by @EachStarAWorld Fantasy reimagining of The Count of Monte Cristo!!! Revenge, deception, and secrets A HIGH-STAKES ADVENTURE Glorious QPOC representation CAN’T STRESS HOW HYPED I AM, TBH.
Loveboat, Taipei by @abigailhingwen Asian teen with strict, overprotective parents? SOUNDS LIKE MY LIFE Teen meet-market for clubbing and drinking sake? SOUNDS FUN Teenage rebellion & romance? SOUNDS LIKE I NEED THIS BOOK ASAP
Vanessa Yu’s Magical Paris Tea Shop by @rosellewriter Fortune telling using tea leaves Meddling parents and matchmaking Finding love & changing destiny Iirc, I know Roselle’s inspiration for the LI 
I ALSO NEED THE COVER REVEAL FOR THIS ASAP
2020 SEQUELS I NEED UNDER MY CHRISTMAS TREE:
The Archer at Dawn by @swatiteerdhala
Unravel the Dusk by @LizLim
Night of the Dragon by @Jkagawa
The Silvered Serpents by @Roshani_Chokshi
The Shadow of Kyoshi by @yeebookauthor
The Fallen Hero by @ktzhaoauthor
The Archer at Dawn by @swatiteerdhala Unravel the Dusk by @LizLim Night of the Dragon by @Jkagawa The Silvered Serpents by @Roshani_Chokshi The Shadow of Kyoshi by @yeebookauthor The Fallen Hero by @ktzhaoauthor
Okay, y’all, time for the bonus section — aka I already have ARCs of these titles but I’m gonna mention them in this thread and hype them up anyway.
Why? Because I can and so I will.
bonus section — aka I already have ARCs of these titles but I’m gonna mention them in this thread and hype them up anyway.Why? Because I can and so I will.
Wicked As You Wish by @RinChupeco Alternate reality where fairytales are true? Angry gay exiled prince? Chinese enbi adoptee? Diverse characters all thriving? Descendants of a Filipino heroine? Endless whimsy and weirdness?LITERALLY NO YA NOVEL HAS EVER.
The Wolf of Oren-yaro by @k_villoso YA high fantasy led by a Filipino queen (listen to me sob) Powerful women being hated? RELATABLE CONTENT. Divided land that needs to be united? UM, I ALSO RELATE. Politics! Relationships! Power! Magic!THIS HAS EVERYTHING.
