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Book Ramble - Radio Silence

Hi everyone! Welcome to Nox Reads, I'm "Nox", and  Radio Silence  by Alice Oseman is pure gold, a  NEW FAVORITE! "Hello. I hope somebody is listening." TRIGGER WARNING: Abuse, Anxiety, Mentions of Suicide (one character worries that a friend is going to attempt), Death Threats REPRESENTATION: POC (biracial main character , POC love interest), LGBTQ+ (demisexual main character, lesbian main character, gay love interest) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S P O I L E R - F R E E  T A L K  I absolutely adore this book. I love it more than words can express, but since this  is  a book blog, I'll do my best. When it comes down to characters or plot, I will always pick characters. They're what drives the story for me, and I can't think of a better example than in  Radio Silence . I don't know if there really is a plot (there's a story

Top 5 Wednesday: Favorite SFF Creatures

Hi everyone! Welcome to Nox Reads, I'm "Nox", and today's Top 5 Wednesday prompt is about creatures from some of my favorite genres: science-fiction and fantasy! This Wednesday's post is going to be shorter, mainly because I have no idea how I would elaborate on my answers. Don't worry though, because I've seen the prompt for next Wednesday and I can guarantee that post will be  much  longer! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Dragons If you don't think that dragons are cool, then you are  wrong . Dragons are amazing (especially those named Toothless), and  please do not spoil How To Train Your Dragon 3 for me because I still haven't seen it! 2. Phoenixes  Phoenixes are gorgeous creatures that are full of heavy symbolism. The main reason that they're on this list, however, is simple: who doesn't want a bird that's on fire? 3. Mermaids