{"id":222,"date":"2026-04-18T22:22:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T22:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/tkerr008\/?p=222"},"modified":"2026-04-18T22:42:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T22:42:54","slug":"%f0%9f%93%96-books-blog%f0%9f%93%96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/tkerr008\/2026\/04\/18\/%f0%9f%93%96-books-blog%f0%9f%93%96\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcd6 Books Blog\ud83d\udcd6"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-time-to-read\">1\u20132 minutes<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background has-background has-large-font-size\"><strong>YA Romance Recommendations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/foreverbookedup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/YA-romance-books-2023.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello, my Sun Petals!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What better way to relax then immersing yourself in a great book!!\ud83d\udcd6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s book readingg timmeeee!!!!\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/KjZYtFDm8YkAAAAM\/and-still.gif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:365px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being new to the romance book genre, I want to share some books that I have recently finished since this year started and I think you all might love!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/penofhearts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/books-book.gif?resize=498%2C498&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:349px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Warning: <\/strong>Each book focuses on their own heavy themes, trigger warning will be displayed in their description. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background has-background has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Check out my recommendations in the <a href=\"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/tkerr008\/%f0%9f%93%9abooks%f0%9f%93%9a\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"221\">4 Must-Read YA Romance Books<\/a>!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am an establish book worm, and I am proud of it!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ih1.redbubble.net\/image.6033495130.0956\/st,small,507x507-pad,600x600,f8f8f8.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:281px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I settled for <strong>4 page-turning books<\/strong> that deserves more recognition!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Eleanor &amp; Park by Rainbow Rowell<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A Court of Mist &amp; Fury by Sarah J. Maas<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each recommendation is widely different from the previous one, but I love suggesting wildly different themes for all of my Sun Petals!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/7zghNYrwGgAAAAAM\/kermit-the.gif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:275px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally my favorite book is <strong>A Court of Mist &amp; Fury <\/strong>on account of it&#8217;s world building, I have always been a lover of fantasy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Establishing the characters, location, creatures, and magic from scratch is definitely quite hard to do, and the author Sarah J. Maas deserves the appreciation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the series is not yet completed, so far she has established a complex series that works perfectly as a TV series one day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/d0\/62\/d6\/d062d6f70ddbebd07dc1234c2f57ee7b.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you enjoy the books I have read so far!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leave a comment on which book that you loved!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bye!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media0.giphy.com\/media\/v1.Y2lkPTZjMDliOTUyN3Vnc2lpMjU4MnRhazNmOXR3MGlrZ3htZGF0eTVnYmkwaHdyaWM3NCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n\/EplewskWgCORF8LFDA\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YA Romance Recommendations Hello, my Sun Petals! 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