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Last, Now, Next

In attempt to try to get me to use tumblr more and to allow myself a place to dump (a small portion of) my book thoughts, I’m going to start trying to post this every Sunday.

LAST: sorcery and small magics by maiga doocy

Please please please I need all of you to read this. It was so fun! I’m not a “cozy” person and in fact a book being described as cozy kinda turns me off of it. I’m not even sure if this is cozy really, but it is smaller stakes. And very slowwww burn m/m romance that is not resolved in this book — which, for me? Yes please make me suffer. Writing style was fun. Good tension and interesting characters. The magic and the world is well thought out I think too. I’m certain there will be more about the world and politics and stuff in book 2.

NOW: bad cree by jessica johns & bride by ali hazelwood

Wished I liked bad cree a lot more. The reason I bought it was because I had heard it had a particular plot element, but that’s only just now come into play at over 2/3 into the book. It’s very repetitive and some of the decisions by the main character are completely arbitrary and do not make sense within the narrative.

And bride…lol. I am not far in but paranormal is not really my thing. I’m gonna stick with it just to see. I have really liked a couple of Ali’s contemporary books in the past, but not really for the romance. (I know sounds stupid but I like the science and academic stuff and I think she has a fun writing style. And she seems like a genuinely nice person.) The mmc in this is adam driver again. I know she’s known for r*ylo, but all her main couples are actually just Adam driver/OC.

NEXT: all systems red by martha wells

Murderbot series reread in may 🤖

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If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

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“I suppose at one time in my life I might have had any number of stories, but now there is no other. This is the only story I will ever be able to tell.”

The Secret History as a ‘50s film classic

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Baz flirting by asking if Simon will abandon the women and children on the plane and save Baz first is honestly so adorable.

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WOOOOO LETS GIVE IT UP FOR EVIL GAY PEOPLE WOOOOOO!!!!!!!

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“I wonder if this is why he’s never had a girlfriend. Because he’d take her on dates to the library, then insist on sitting there creepily while she ate dinner alone.”

—Carry On, by Rainbow Rowell

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to be honest there has never been a fictional character i’ve actually wanted to date. like. i want them to date each other. i don’t want myself as a person to be involved in this scenario whatsoever. what would i add to this narratively? what’s my thematic purpose in the narrative? immersion breaking. 

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I love their father-son, master-padawan relationship so much (especially in the first season) they are both so funny🤲

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« I think what people were is less important than what they are. And what people are is less important than what they could be. »

Oh Violet 😭💜

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(DK/DH bookmark design with wames and sarcanha <3)

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@carryon-countdown day 4: daydreaming

Sure Simon, he’s plotting

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It's Mace Windu Wednesday so have this rough value study of ROTS Screenshot that I did a couple weeks ago

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“My Lucy, my daughter…. Everyone said she was the spitting image of me—but she was better, I think. With her father’s sense of decency and my vigor. She was strong and stout and absolutely pink with life.

Until she met him.”

From chapter one, AWTWB, by Rainbow Rowell.

Lucy Salisbury. | Women of the Simon Snow Trilogy.

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kept thinking .. . if there was ever a firebender swap. . ..

they wouldn't do well . ...

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Us turning on each other, it's what they want. I tried to warn you, Charles. I want you by my side. We're brothers, you and I.

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obsessed with the fact that baz is so good at seeming cool on the outside that no one notices he's never actually made a friend in his life.

at watford he hung out with his cousin (would have known him before school) and his cousin's roommate (dev made friends with niall and brought him along to hang out with baz). in carry on and after watford his friends are penny (package deal with simon) and shepard (decided he was friends with the group of them regardless of what they wanted).

this man doesn't know how to make friends. he knows how to have the same taste in friends as his relatives and boyfriend. and how to stand around looking cool and aloof so that people think he's mysterious instead of an awkward loser. i adore him.