claudia gray — Blog • NOVL

Sci-Fi That’ll Make You Want to Be Yeeted into Space

I’d love to be yeeted into space. Elon Musk, gimme a call! I may not have any of the skills required of an astronaut, but I am plucky and sarcastic. Every crew needs some comedic relief, right? While I wait with bated breath by the phone, here are some Sci-Fi reads that will give you the same yeet-me-to-the-stratosphere-space-x energy.

listicleSavannah KennellyFebruary 23, 2021light years, kass morgan, ship breaker, paolo bacigalupi, starflight, melissa landers, once and future, uglies, scott westerfeld, defy the stars, claudia gray, starbound, amie kaufman and megan spooner, the 100, capetta + mccarthyComment

What to read while you wait for The Witcher Season 2

Have you watched The Witcher yet? If you haven’t…why not? I watched all of it in ONE day and had that, “What now?” moment when I finished it. If you’re like me, don’t worry, because we have the perfect picks to read while you wait for the next season.

listicleShanese MullinsJuly 15, 2020hunter, mercedes lackey, royal bastards, andrew shvarts, scavenge the stars, tara sim, rule, ellen goodlett, defy the stars, claudia gray, girls of paper and fire, natasha ngan, mirage, somaiya daud, a river of royal blood, amanda joyComment

Answer random questions, and we'll tell you which fantasy world you should escape to

We're readers and dreamers, so don't lie: we've ALL fantasized about setting our current life on fire and jumping into a fictional world Brigadoon-style till the end of time. We can't build a portal for you, but we can create a portal in your MIND (i.e. your imagination). Answer a set a random questions, and we'll tell you which fictional YA world you should escape to.

quizGuest AuthorOctober 15, 2019defy the stars, claudia gray, strange the dreamer, laini taylor, the bone houses, emily lloyd-jones, we rule the night, teeth in the mist, claire eliza bartlett, dawn kurtagichComment

Choose a bunch of books, and we'll guess your star sign

Oh yes, we’re back with another astrology post. This time, we put ourselves to the test by guessing your star sign based on books you choose. Do you read books similar to your sign? Let’s find out!

quizEmily ZhuJuly 29, 2019cloudwish, fiona wood, amelia westlake, erin gough, we contain multitudes, sarah henstra, every exquisite thing, matthew quick, the plain janes, cecil castellucci, jim rugg, dear evan hansen, val emmich, steven levenson, benj pasek, justin paul, the loose ends list, carrie firestone, love and first sight, josh sundquist, the summer of us, cecilia vinesse, finding yvonne, brandy colbert, grace and fury, tracy banghart, read rule, rule, ellen goodlett, little & lion, little and lion, assassin's guide, virginia boecker, throw like a girl, sarah henning, we rule the night, claire eliza bartlett, astonishing color of after, the astonishing color of after, emily x.r. pan, the unlikelies, teeth in the mist, dawn kurtagich, the diviners, libba bray, six impossible things, the statistical probability of love at first sight, jennifer e smith, jennifer e. smith, tyler johnson was here, jay coles, trinkets, kiwi smith, ash, malinda lo, a match made in mehendi, nandini bajpai, defy the stars, claudia gray, the bone houses, you must not miss, katrina leno, darkest part of the forest, holly black, the revolution of birdie randolph, when the stars lead to you, ronni davis, the cruel prince, internment, read internment, samira ahmed Comment

Pick an ice cream flavor, and we'll give you a summer read

In case you didn't know, July is National Ice Cream month, which means it's my favorite month since I can eat ice cream for DAYS (I literally scream for ice cream). In honor of the best month of the year, pick an ice cream flavor, and I'll give you a book to add to your summer TBR.

quizValerie WongJuly 9, 2019tyler johnson was here, jay coles, defy the stars, claudia gray, trinkets, kiwi smith, the unlikelies, carrie firestone, frostblood saga, Frostblood, Elly Blake, elly blake, night of cake and puppets, laini taylorComment

What kind of dystopian survivor would you be?

What would your place in a dystopian future be? Would you be a rebel or a loyal subject of the regime? In honor of Queen of Ruin, we bring you this quiz for you to find out if and how you would survive a future dystopia!

quizSavannah KennellyJuly 2, 2019we rule the night, claire eliza bartlett, defy the stars, defy the fates, defy the worlds, claudia gray, grace and fury, queen of ruin, tracy banghart, ship breajer, the drowned cities, tool of war, paolo bacigalupiComment

Read It, Then Eat It: Defy the Stars Galaxy Cake

More cakes to continue our Read It, Then Eat It series! In honor of the release of Defy the Fates, the finale to the stunning Defy the Stars trilogy from Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Lost Stars and Bloodline, Marcie is here to share the recipe and directions to her complicated but beautiful cake that defies the stars.

funsiesGuest AuthorApril 3, 2019defy the stars, defy the worlds, defy the fates, claudia grayComment

Choose a book, and we'll tell you which book you chose

It's pretty self-explanatory so I don't think it warrants an entire explanation, but if you must need one, then the directions are to: choose a book. Once you do, we will tell you which book you chose, and what it's about. How did I choose these books, you didn't ask? Well, I just went through my folder of book covers and chose them...which is what you're going to do for this quiz.

Random Lines from Random Books We Randomly Pulled Off the Shelf…Randomly

In the name of quality content, we have decided that we will bring this game to you! Bill, Natali, and I all gathered in the LBYR library and carried out our mission, bringing you the best of the random book randomness that the book randoms can random. Randomly.