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I received The Straw King by Isabelle Dethan via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This short story was amazing and an intriguing main character Neith. A strong character, hands-on and not afraid to get her hands dirty. What really kept my interest was the detailed artwork and beautiful illustrations. The story is well-paced, interesting plots and twists, along with detail to historical accuracy. In short, the story centers around two royal siblings Neith and Sennedjem. They want to escape the roles that they were being forced into following eventually. Sadly, their escape was short-lived as they are soon discovered by slave traders and captured. They are sold to the enemy kingdom. Talk about unlucky! Neith becomes a royal sitter for the children. Whereas, Sennedjem is being groomed, here is where the title comes into play, into being the Straw King. Don’t worry, I won’t give anything away.

This is just part one of the series and naturally leaves everything on a cliffhanger. I truly recommend this for all and any who love everything related to the ancient Eygpt and strong female leads. One more thing, I like that there’s a glossary of the time periods of what was happening in Eygpt and Babylon, in addition, to their kingdom history.

Thank you Netgalley for this arc. I truly enjoyed it.

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Types of Girls: Fairytale Edition

Queen: loves the victorian era, has a sweet smile, looks stunning without even trying, likes perfumery, bottles up her emotions, likes avant-garde classical music, very responsible, lots of wine, likes using essential oils in her skincare routine, deep thinker

Princess: heart of gold, compliments everyone, hopeless romantic, likes playing with their hair, sleeps a lot, very artsy, likes peachy make up and glitters, gets crushes easily, always the sweetest person in the room

Witch: weird and quiet but is actually a sweetheart, can talk to an old language, knows everything about astrology, likes boiling tea, talks to the moon, always dressed to kill, messy hair, wishes they were a cat, a bit mysterious

Mermaid: loves everything related to the ocean, has great hair, pure-hearted, sings a lot, collects seashells, always flirting, has no idea what’s going on, hates being told what to do, acts sweet but can kill you in a second, adventurous, watches sunsets

Fairy: loves getting lost in the forest, smol, absolutely adorable, loves drinking tea with cake, can’t make decisions, friends with everyone, walks around barefoot, laughs loudly, talks to plants, likes wearing flowy dresses, freckles, would fight for their friends

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have you ever had any paranormal experiences?im hoping that by hearing other peoples stories, ill get some ideas for my current story

//Oh!! Yes, I’ve had many experiences. I was waiting for someone to ask.

#1. The Eye.

This was back when I was a toddler. I used to get up at five in the morning, because that’s when my dad was going to work and I always wanted to see him off. I’d usually just stay up and watch cartoons, but I was really tired, so I went to crawl into my parents’ bed, next to my mom.

I don’t remember what made me look up at the wall above our heads, but I did, and I saw this spot of color. It was like a mix of a really light pink and blue. I had stared up at it and it took me a minute to realize that it was blinking when I was. To test, I closed my eyes for ten seconds exactly and opened my eyes, looking back at the spot where the color had been. It wasn’t there- until it was! It was copying me. Blinking when I was, etc. Like a game! After that, I tugged a blanket over my head and waited until everyone woke up.

#2. The House Invader.

This was back in a house that had two (three including the basement) stories and it was notably scary the moment you stepped inside. I was usually home alone with my older sister since my little sister had school and my parents worked a store. The landing was where the bathroom was and every time I walked by it, I felt like I had to rush or something would drag me in there.

My room was shared with my older sister. It was a loft room and the only way to get up there was a really long ladder that could be moved from both sides of the room since one was a loft and the other side was a window seat. Since the ladder was heavy, we didn’t move it very often. 

One night I was laying in bed and from my position, I was directly facing the door. I could clearly see the door handle wiggle- I could hear it, too. I knew that my family was asleep. The floor wasn’t exactly quiet. You could definitely tell when people were walking around.

After that, I begged my sister to let me stay up in her loft that night, since she has insomnia and wasn’t going to use her bed anyway. She let me, so I climbed up and that was that. Except in the morning, my older sister went to take a shower. I knew for a fact that the house was empty, because everyone was at work or school except for us. 

I was just laying in bed, when every part of me froze up and no matter what, I couldn’t move. Fear was keeping me where I was. Then I heard foot steps and a rustling of items being gone through. It was loud enough that I really did think there was someone in my house and if someone’s being a burglar, a small child won’t check it out and stop them, right?

Well this went on until the shower stopped and then it faded. The thing that gets me is that my door was never opened (it’s a loud door) and the window was broken, so no one could get in that way. When my sister came in the room, she didn’t see anything was moved, but I knew that the bowl I’d stored in the room was flipped over. I definitely felt someone or something moving around my room.

#3. The Clicking.

In a new house, but no less haunted, found my older sister, my younger sister, and I all in the same room. The spare room was the office primarily because anyone who slept in that room would have terrible nightmares. My little sister slept on the floor (on a mattress) and my older sister and I would have the bunk bed.

We’d gotten accustomed to sleeping with the light on because of my older sister’s insomnia. So it wasn’t a big deal when I woke up at four in the morning and the light was still on. Except my older sister was looking scared and I asked her what was going on. She explained that every time she turned off the light, there’d be clicking around the room and it would get closer to where we slept. I didn’t really believe her, so she decided to prove it to me.

She turned off the light and at first nothing happened, but then there was clicking. It isn’t comparable to any noise I’ve ever heard and if I heard it today, I would easily distinguish it. It circled the long way around the room and was getting really close to us. My sister and I decided we didn’t want to find out what would happen if we let it get to its destination, so she turned the light back on. After that, I felt really angry for no reason. Looking back, it probably wasn’t my anger.

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Hopefully this gives you some ideas. I have lots more experiences, but this is already long enough! 

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Mythical Creatures

Do you have anything on mythical creatures? I’m trying to add them to my world but I don’t know where to look. @beanleblanc

Here are a couple of resources via E4W:

Myths, Folklore, Supernaturals & Mythic Creatures [E4W Masterlist]

My own list of other mythology links per era and area shared via an Evernote

And because I’m a visual learner, I love pics - here are a couple of Pinterest boards which collect mythical creatures (sometimes I can’t make up my mind whether it fits as folk lore or cryptozoology)

Mythology - Folk, Fairy and Supernatural People & Tales

Mythology - Cryptozoology and Mythic Beasts

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I miss you Zuzu... it's not the same.. it never will be.

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I love red pandas! They're so cute! ♡♡♡

Red Panda by Mathias Appel

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“Water Fay” by Brian Froud

Fays are the guardians of nature secrets and other hidden knowledge. They rise from the murky depths of water to inspire, enchant, and guide us in the ways of the Faery Queen. As the spirits of waterfalls and springs, they pour out healing water to refresh us, body and spirit. Water is the source of our existence, nurtured as we were in our mothers’ amniotic fluid. The faeries’ gift of pure water is thus a potent one, cleansing and purifying the soul. It is the gift of life. 

In times past, the water of faery springs was sought as a cure for infertility. Fertility faeries, or Green Ladies, could become overenthusiastic in their work, however, enticing men into the woods, leading them on a merry dance, and leaving them exhausted…or worse.

The water this faery holds out to you contains the gift of fertility. It may induce fecundity of the spirit rather than of the body, a fecundity of creative and new ideas.

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My Prince Zuzu, I Miss You..

There isn’t a day where I don’t think of you my precious Zuzu… I miss waking up to  lying next to me curled up in a ball or stretched out claiming the other half of the bed lol.. Oh, how I miss having you near me on the couch so close I just stare at you and smile and randomly pet you.. I can’t pick you in my arms, squeeze you close and tell you how much I love you.. Your soft fur and huge googoo eyes looking up at me.. your cute bear paws I can’t kiss anymore.. Your little adorable face looking up at me waiting for my attention or just demanding it. Dreams of having you back is just cruel.. because its not true. Its never easy losing your first pet.. 15 years together since you were 10 years old. I still remember the first day I got you. I will never forget as my mom drove me to her work to surprise me. Little did I know you would capture my heart and its not the same without you here.. My little prince zuzu.. all the stories I made up and your imaginary adventures you went on.. My mom told I loved you to the fullest, gave you a good life and helped save your life. I didn’t know until later that the street cats were put down to stop them from multiplying… They weren’t suppose to.. They lied saying they were going to take them to a no kill shelter.

I named you my Prince Zuzu, who escaped the assassinators and had to go into hiding. You came from The Land of Zudio or at least that’s what I use to tell people.. You’re brother Tony and sister Tina were also rescued but were in a different hiding location. You were obsessed with fish, naturally, and I would joke around with my mom that you were upset because there was none to eat. “Where’s the fish?"  My mom gave me a plushie of a cat holding a blue cat which hurts now to look at but I keep it next to your picture on my desk. It gives me comfort you’re still with me and hug close to me. You left me in June.. and it feels lonely without you. I know I have Suki, Fuzzy, Snoops, and our latest addition Gogo but its not the same.. I think you made an impression on Gogo because he picked up a few of your habits. He follows me to the bathroom now like you use too.. He sometimes lay a certain way you use and look at me which I know he got from you… Overall, I just want to say I miss you my sweet Zuzu..

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My Prince Zuzu, I Miss You..

There isn't a day where I don't think of you my precious Zuzu... I miss waking up to  lying next to me curled up in a ball or stretched out claiming the other half of the bed lol.. Oh, how I miss having you near me on the couch so close I just stare at you and smile and randomly pet you.. I can't pick you in my arms, squeeze you close and tell you how much I love you.. Your soft fur and huge googoo eyes looking up at me.. your cute bear paws I can't kiss anymore.. Your little adorable face looking up at me waiting for my attention or just demanding it. Dreams of having you back is just cruel.. because its not true. Its never easy losing your first pet.. 15 years together since you were 10 years old. I still remember the first day I got you. I will never forget as my mom drove me to her work to surprise me. Little did I know you would capture my heart and its not the same without you here.. My little prince zuzu.. all the stories I made up and your imaginary adventures you went on.. My mom told I loved you to the fullest, gave you a good life and helped save your life. I didn't know until later that the street cats were put down to stop them from multiplying... They weren't suppose to.. They lied saying they were going to take them to a no kill shelter.

I named you my Prince Zuzu, who escaped the assassinators and had to go into hiding. You came from The Land of Zudio or at least that's what I use to tell people.. You're brother Tony and sister Tina were also rescued but were in a different hiding location. You were obsessed with fish, naturally, and I would joke around with my mom that you were upset because there was none to eat. "Where's the fish?"  My mom gave me a plushie of a cat holding a blue cat which hurts now to look at but I keep it next to your picture on my desk. It gives me comfort you're still with me and hug close to me. You left me in June.. and it feels lonely without you. I know I have Suki, Fuzzy, Snoops, and our latest addition Gogo but its not the same.. I think you made an impression on Gogo because he picked up a few of your habits. He follows me to the bathroom now like you use too.. He sometimes lay a certain way you use and look at me which I know he got from you... Overall, I just want to say I miss you my sweet Zuzu..

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Yes, I think of You

It would be proper to say, there are moments, when you cross my mind and if you are thinking of me too. A cute cliche which makes me cringe. Strange, right? I'm girly in many ways but not all cliches are cute~ Anyway, I'm not sure where to start.. I want to know what's on your mind, what you're doing and are you thinking of me?

Then I sigh, feeling foolish for even thinking such things since I don't see anything happening between us which I blame myself for. My insecurities get the best of me and I have this need to be loved. Yes, I have a need to be loved but I don't date any guy. A relationship is special and I need to feel bonded in a significant way. Sometimes I think I would like a relationship with you and other times I think it's a horrible idea. Do you have these thoughts?

I smile when I talk to you. In those small moments, I feel special and everything fades away even though the conversation isn't anything special. Sometimes I wish we could talk about something more in depth. I know you try and please believe me when I say I also try. It's just difficult since I don't want to be a bother and it hurts when I don't hear from you.

In rare moments, you say these things that make me believe you care then we're back at square one. I can't help wondering if that's my fault? I mean, Is it? You say you miss me yet I have to initiate the coversation. I get tired of feeling annoying and to have you ask if I'm mad at you because I stopped talking to you... Do you know frustrating and confusing that is? You ask me not to leave but I don't hear from you. Do you realize how stupid that makes me feel?

I'm just done feeling this way.

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Maybe One Day

I wish I can grasp the right words to express what I'm feeling so you would understand I never wanted you out of my life. My heart is closed off for many reasons yet I thought you understood that. Instead, this was used as a weapon to stain my cheeks with the tears you promised never to create. Oh how I wish, you could hear the mixed thoughts telling me to move on. You're better off with a woman who isn't afraid to open up. Isn't afraid to tell you her thoughts. Can form words and sentences on what she's feeling instead trying to figure it out and breaking down in the process. I wish you were still in my life so I can say 'hi' to you and ask how your day was. Simple as it seems, i can't even say 'hi.' I never will see your name light up my phone again and it's not okay. It's not okay the way things ended and I hope one day we can talk again. Until then...