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When you take a look at a book, and it looks back...

So, a #bookstodon request: who are the kids (14-18 year olds), getting their recommendations from?
Looking for a smart but cool person* recommending great books to smart teens reading older than their years.
Specifically widening out of the romantasy genre would be nice and ideally to books outside the US cultural hegemony too..
*Not a parent because parent's suggestions are somehow pure poison at this age.
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When you take a look at a book, and it looks back...

I just finished The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez. I wish it hadn't ended, so I could know what happened next. Still, I get why it ended there and to be honest, that was the end of the story being told.
It reminded me a bit of Slow Gods by Claire North. However, while it takes a long time, the characters of Slow Gods are able to see some kind of social justice whereas the corporate overlords in The Vanished Birds are much more like our own reality. Not that it's doom and gloom. It's just more nuanced in how fault is distributed and true justice isn't likely.
I don't want to spoil either books. They're both worth a read, but The Vanished Birds does have a wider cultural distribution of characters than the cis, white man that is Slow Gods' main character.
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Have finished 'Balcony Over Jerusalem' by John Lyons. It's showing its age (published 2017), but was on this list: #AmReading #Bookstodon

Happy #birthday to me...
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