#ALSO I USED THE WRONG BRUSH I PROMISE ILL B USING MY OLD ONE FROM NOW ON I JUST DID AN OOPS

[blueicequeen19]

Attitude Adjustment

Warnings: unprotected sex, oral, use of toys, squirting, the works

I haul my crazy, kicking and screaming girlfriend out the bar over my shoulder. I knew going out was a bad idea. I knew she’d had an attitude all night for no reason. I told her to behave multiple times and she’d told me no or kindly told me to fuck off.

Now we have to leave because she was trying to fight some six-five brick house of a dude for cutting her in line and I wasn’t about to get my ass handed to me because he disrespected her, even as her smart mouth yells profanities over my shoulder.

“What am I going to do with you?” I grumble as I kick the exit door open and make my way across the parking lot.

“Put me down!” She snaps.

I grunt when a sharp slap lands across my ass and I swat hers hard in return. She gasps, falling limp over my shoulder as I walk us over to my truck while massaging away the burn she no doubt felt but also shielding anyone’s view of her exposed ass.

“I can walk you know.” She mutters as I unlock the door on the passenger side and yank it open.

“Do you? Because you seem to have forgotten how to act.” I lower her onto the seat and stare back at her defiant, bratty little eyes. Eyes that were begging for trouble and punishment.

“That’s rich coming from you.” She spats, pursing her lips and crossing her arms like the little brat she is. I take a deep breath as I buckle in her seat belt, making sure to brush against her nipples and earning a gasp as I pull back. I slam the door in her face before she can smart off and round the truck to get in on the driver side. I take my time buckling my own seatbelt and starting the truck as I feel her growing angrier and angrier.

“I didn’t do anything wrong! That guy—.” I cut her off with a warning glare, immediately slapping my hand over her mouth.

“Here’s what going to happen. You’re going to keep this smart mouth shut the whole way home. If you’re good, Ill suck out your soul through that needy little pussy because it’s obvious you need an attitude adjustment.” I savor the way her breathing shallows and her pupils blow as I let my eyes rake over her perfect body, “If not, I’ll edge you until you’re crying and begging then I’ll leave you like that while I go sleep on the couch. Got it?”

She swallows as she nods and I pull back, throwing the truck in gear and starting the twenty minute drive home. Part of me hopes she fails because I get off on punishing her. There’s nothing quiet like having an alpha female begging and at your mercy, desperate for your touch.

Either way, I plan on fucking her throat and making her cry regardless. I keep glancing over at her, watching the way her tits strain against the seat belt and I can’t stop myself from reaching over and palming one. Her eyes narrow at me but she doesn’t say anything as I lightly pinch her nipple. She hisses through her teeth but turns to look out the window, not giving in to my antics.

“Fuck, I don’t know if I’m going to be able to wait until we get home.” I taunt, sliding my hand down between her legs under her skin tight dress and cupping her pussy. Her panties are soaked. I smirk, watching the road as I stroke her clit like some horny teenager that can’t keep his hands to himself.

She snaps her legs closed and turns to face the window, giving me the silent treatment like a good girl. She wants that reward at home. She also knows I hate being ignored. My hands tighten on the wheel as I fight off the anxiety and the urge to beg her to come closer. I promised a punishment and reward so I’m going to see it through.

We reach the old fish shack out in the marsh, not far from John B and Sarah, and she jumps out before I even turn the key off.

“Y/N.” I call, chasing after her as she stomps off towards the house. I grab her elbow and spin her around, throwing her over my shoulder again before she can argue.

“JJ Maybank, I swear to god if you don’t fucking put me down!” She screams, just as I unlock the door and shove it open with a chuckle.

“So feisty today. I think someone needs a spankin’.” My hand slaps down on her bared ass and she yelps followed by a frustrated growl.

“Go fuck yourself.”

“No but I will fuck you. That mouth. That pussy. That ass. In that order.” I kick my shoes off as I make my way down the hallway and to our bedroom. I was practically giddy with excitement as I unbutton my shorts and step out of them as they hit the floor, tossing her onto the bed next. She scurries to the headboard, that defiant look still in her eyes as I toss my shirt next.

“I’m not in the mood.” She scoffs, her dress bunched up around her waist and showing off them thick thighs as she tries to hide her pussy from me.

“Too bad. I am.” I grab her ankles and yank her down to the edge of the bed, fighting back a smirk. I shove her thighs apart as I lean down to kiss her. She opens up for me, threading her fingers through my hair as her tongue dances with mine. My fingers slip between her thighs, finding her nice and soaked for me. I push the thin scrap of fabric to the side to stroke her clit. She pants against my lips, lifting her hips to get me where she needs.

“I was good,” she breathes. “Give me what I want.”

“You are in no position to make demands.” I growl back, my knees hitting the floor anyway as I drape her legs over my shoulders. I’ll never pass up the opportunity to worship her pussy. I kiss along her thighs, biting and licking away the sting as she trembles for more. I move my mouth to her core, leaving feather like kisses everywhere but her clit and she wiggles in frustration, trying to grind her pussy against my face.

“JJ, please!” She cries, tugging hard on my hair to the point it burns.

“I love it when you beg.” I murmur, running my tongue lightly down her slit and she throws her head back, her bottom lip quivering in anguish.

“Please! Please! I can’t take it anymore! I need you, baby. Please.” I don’t waste another second before clamping my hands down on her thighs and burying my face in her sweet slice of heaven.

I flick her clit with my tongue rapidly, keeping the right amount of pressure that has her squirming to get away from me despite her need for her release. She chants my name like a pray, her fingers yanking on my hair as she rides my face until she finally screams just as I suck hard on her clit. My face is soaked but I don’t stop, quickly ripping her second and third orgasms from her until she’s sobbing for relief.

I jump to my feet and push her to her knees even as she shakes violently. She licks her lips, ready for what’s coming as she tries to stay on her shaking knees.

“That was your reward for the drive home. Now take your punishment.” I fist her hair before quickly shoving my cock past her teeth and down her throat. She immediately gags, pushing on my thighs even as she starts to stroke me with her tongue. I groan, my balls already tingling and ready to unload down her pretty throat.

“Fuck.” I moan, fucking her face with two hands, her back against the bed so she can’t retreat. I can’t help the way my head falls back in pleasure, forcing me to look up at the ceiling even as my eyes threaten to roll back. I force myself to look down at her tear streaked face, loving the way her make up is ruined and she continues to gag.

“You’re so pretty like this. Mouth stuffed full of cock. Using those lips to pleasure me.” I groan, pulling out of her mouth just as I’m about to cum. I’m not ready yet. I’m no where near done with her.

I quickly manhandle her onto the bed, forcing her flat on her stomach after stuffing a pillow under her hips then returning to the nightstand for what’s coming next. I return to her, straddling her hips as she shakes her ass at me in offering. I swat each cheek hard but she only groans in response.

“God, this ass.” I groan, palming the flesh for a moment before pouring the lube on her little puckered hole. The cool gel surprises her and she yelps, trying to prop herself up on her elbows but I push her back down.

“Lay down and take it, baby.” I coo, spreading her cheeks with one hand as I slowly start pushing the plug inside. She whimpers from the stretch so I quickly stroke her clit with my free hand, using pleasure to dull the pain.

“That’s it. I told you I’d claim all three holes tonight.” I kiss each of her ass cheeks, loving the plump flesh that still holds my hand print. She’s weak from the multiple orgasms but it doesn’t stop her from casting a defiant look at me over her shoulder as I move in to position.

“Open your mouth and you won’t like what I fill it with.” I warn, silently praying she gives me a reason to gag her but she clamps her mouth shut if only for a moment before I thrust inside her soaked pussy as hard as I can. She shouts in surprise, burying her face in the mattress to stifle her cries as I start to fuck her. My hands come down on either side of her head, holding my body above hers a fuck her hard and deep like we both needed.

“Fuck, J.” She whimpers, her pussy spasming and clamping down on my cock as she nears another screaming orgasm.

“Who do you belong to?” I growl in her ear, knowing she’s seconds away from exploding.

“You! You, J!” She cries, just as her eyes roll back and she squirts everywhere. I chuckle, turning her head to capture her lips with my own. Her kisses are weak and her body is giving out as she shakes violently so I kiss her sweetly as I chase my own release, my balls so full they fucking ache.

“That’s right, baby. I fucking own your ass. Don’t you forget it.”

[alilgayavocado]

*crashes through window*

HI MY SELF ESTEEM’S BEEN DOWN LATELY SO TAKE THIS SKETCH OF COLE APPRECIATING HIS LIL BOYFRIEND (aka me)

[megalony]

Not going anywhere

Yet another Roger x Reader x Ben imagine that is part of my Our girl series.

@rogertaylorsbitontheside

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Enjoy.

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"Princess come on now, you need to get up." Ben sighed, trying so hard to keep the edge out of his voice as he leaned against the doorframe to the bedroom. Rubbing at his sore eyes before looking at his girl who was simply refusing to get out of bed this morning. Their home was never quiet on the best of days but lately, it had become a whole lot worse. Lola still had pneumonia meaning every person in the house was awake at some point or other during the night due to her cries for help, her pained coughing or the gasps for breath which had only eased up a little in the past week. Due to Lola's state (Y/n) was having to take time off work when she had only just started going back to look after their youngest, and Roger's hectic schedule was driving him up the wall at home. He couldn't help but feel his songs for the band weren't good enough and what he had in mind weren't the kind of songs he could perform solo so all his creative energy was effectively being burnt out for nothing. Then to come home to no sleep, trying to help look after both girls and try to get some kind of time with both his partners were not working out. To make things worse Ben was beginning to feel a breakdown on the horizon. The constant pictures, stories and paparazzi crowding round were spiking his anxiety to a horrible point and it was happening every day. Going to work they were always around, coming back home they were on the street corners he drove past. Going out with his family was hard when the press thought that was a field trip for them to try and ruin things. He had given up going on social media for the past month due to that dragging him down but he couldn't break out of the feeling that his mind was breaking. "Papa I don't feel well." Running his hand over his face Ben raised his eyebrows, trying to determine if she was telling the truth or if this was a way of staying home. With Lola's state not getting any better and pneumonia being dangerous in an eleven-month-old, frequent hospital trips had been needed. With (Y/n) off of work and the boys fussing around Lola when she wasn't well it had left Lily out and they never wanted that to happen. She got upset when they dropped her off at pre-school to then take Lola to the hospital or to stay at home with her so Ben needed to work out if she simply wanted to stay home with them or if she really was ill. "What's wrong?" He asked, his voice softening as he pushed himself off the doorframe, walking into the room and sitting down on the edge of the bed. Watching how Lily pulled the covers tighter to her chest, looking up at him with tears in her eyes as she didn't bother to try and sit up the same as the other two times he had asked her nicely to get up and ready for the day. Usually, she was fine in the mornings, a bit sleepy or grumpy sometimes but she never plainly refused to get up like today each time Ben leaned into the room and saw she hadn't moved an inch. "Chest hurts." Ben still couldn't work out if this was her way of getting to stay at home or if she really wasn't well. If she had pulled this out of thin air he would take a guess that she was making it up, but this was something she had complained about on occasion over the past few weeks. Then again that could just mean she was using that excuse. Lily wasn't bad, she wouldn't lie or do anything wrong but Ben understood she was feeling left out with how busy everyone was and having to tend to Lola more than her. Gently pulling the covers away which were tucked right up to her chin Ben slowly moved the collar of her shirt wondering if she had some kind of rash or any sign that something was wrong. Seeing that she must have some kind of pain or an itch in the least as she had dragged her nails across her chest creating scratches that were close to drawing blood. Moving his hand he pressed the palm of his hand to her forehead, feeling that she didn't have a temperature or a fever which was good. "Why are you still in bed, we told you ten minutes ago to get up." Roger stated, his voice a little firmer and scratchier than usual as he leaned around the door seeing that Lily wasn't up and dressed like they'd hoped. They still needed to get breakfast, sort out who was taking her to pre-school and then sort out who was going to work and who was looking after Lola. Also needing to check whether she needed to go back to the doctors or if she was better or not today. None of them had time to laze about the house or for Lily to decide today was the first day she would be difficult which never usually happened meaning no parent ever had to be strict with her. "Chest pains." Ben stated, cocking his head to the side to indicate for Roger to come over and inspect the scratches to her chest. Frowning Roger entered the room, peering down at her reddened chest, pressing his fingertips to her neck and then her forehead. "Come on, we'll get breakfast and then see how you feel. Alright?" Roger stated, his tone coming out more gentle than it was moments ago. They couldn't be unreasonable and force her to go to school if she really wasn't well enough but at the same time, they couldn't let her think that it was alright to not go in for very small things if that was what this was. Rules were in place for a reason and they needed to stick to them not ignore them. Slipping his hands under her arms Ben gently hoisted her up, setting her down on her feet as he stood up. Her hand slipping into his own as he started to walk out of the room following Roger. His body jerking to the left when Lily suddenly crumbled at his side, her knees giving way beneath her as she came face to face with the carpet at their feet. Whimpering at the sudden feeling in her chest and in her wrist when it twisted from Ben's attempt to hold her up, only succeeding in hurting her rather than try to keep her on her feet. Letting go of her hand quickly, he bent down on his knees beside her as Roger turned around sharply before doing the same. Both men watching how she curled in on herself, closing her eyes as she breathed a little too deeply. "Baby what's wrong? What happened?" Roger asked rapidly, his fingers grazing over her neck again to check her pulse before he gently held her hand so he could examine her wrist which wasn't damaged thankfully. Watching as she tried to look at him but ended up closing her eyes instead, a burning lightheaded feeling rushing through her head. "Dizzy." She mumbled, tucking herself more into the carpet not bothering to open her eyes as both men looked to one another before back down to her small frame getting smaller as she tried to curl in on herself. "I don't think you're going anywhere today darling." Ben sighed, brushing her hair behind her ear as Roger eased his arms under her frame. Watching the actor cradle her head before it dropped onto Roger's shoulder resting in the crook of his neck as he pushed himself to his feet. Debating whether to put her back in her own bed or bring her downstairs with them since (Y/n) was already up and seeing to Lola so it would be no use bringing her to their room when all of them were up and ready. "Breakfast, maybe you need some sugar." He mumbled mainly to himself as they both began walking out of the room. Walking into the living room Roger sat down on the sofa slowly so he didn't disturb Lily too much, his hand pressing to the back of her head just to make sure. Watching as she wrapped her arms around his neck, cuddling up to his chest, finally opening her eyes and looking up at him. Comforted by the soft smile appearing on his face showing he wasn't upset or angry at her in any way, she couldn't help being ill. His head shifting to look at the play cot next to him when violent coughing rattled through his ears, something he hadn't heard for a few hours giving him the false impression that just maybe, Lola was getting better. Leaning down to the cot Ben hoisted Lola up into his arms, smiling as she tapped his chest a few times, her eyes meeting his own as a bright smile lit up her features. Her cough dying out within seconds of it starting, that being a rather promising sign. Both men had to admit there was more colour to her cheeks and she seemed more lively than before, recently becoming more awake than she had these past few days. "Breakfast?" Ben questioned, looking to both Roger and Lily waiting for their order. "Black coffee... and I think we'd better share some toast." Roger wasn't one for eating in the morning but knew if he went out on an empty stomach now, hungry or not he would regret it later if an opportunity for lunch didn't come as soon as he'd like. Also knowing Lily was a fussy eater at any point of the day, and if she wasn't feeling very well it would be a harder task than normal to get her to eat something so sharing seemed the best option for them both. Nodding in response Ben bounced Lola on his hip as he walked out of the room and into the kitchen, his free arm winding around (Y/n)'s waist. "Right, are you alright if I move you for a minute?" Earning a hum in response Roger leaned to his left, easing Lily over so she was sitting next to him on the sofa instead of sitting on him. Pulling his phone out of his jean pockets so he could give Brian a ring. There was no way he could go into the studio today and leave Ben to go to work and (Y/n) to look after the girls all on her own. With both of them ill today it wouldn't be fair for her to have to rush around seeing to them both if Ben was needed on set. Things had been getting a little tense down at the studio anyway, a break was needed and long overdue they could hardly deny him the request of one day off. Looking down to her Roger brushed her hair out of her eyes, wrapping his arm around her and pulling her into his side seeing that she looked rather drowsy as if she were going to fall back asleep at any given moment. "S'alright baby." He hummed, pressing his lips to the top of her head before he dialled Brian's number, pressing the phone to his ear as he leaned his head back on the sofa. He patted her arm before moving his arm from her side so he could ruffle his hair, parting it so he could see though he wasn't really looking at anything in particular. A swell of relief swarmed through him at hearing Brian's instant agreement that a day off was fine and that he actually needed the day off as well which worked out fine. Brian saying that he would ring the other two to let them know about the new plan for the day. "Daddy?" Hearing the rather panicked yet feeble tone to his daughter's voice Roger diverted his gaze down to look at her. "Shit! Lily what the fuck- I'll call you later Bri." Stuttering through his words Roger ended the call before launching his phone not caring where it landed. His eyes looking down to Lily who laid motionless against him making his heart race out of his chest with worry. Just as his eyes had glanced down to her, her small body fell against him, her head bashing into his hip and coming rather close to his crotch. The sudden action causing his knee to jerk up and his foot to bash unto the underneath of the coffee table in front of him. Reaching down Roger eased Lily up so she wasn't laying on him, pushing her so she was laying on her back on the sofa instead. Fear riling through his veins at seeing how she had gone completely still, the only movement being the small rise and fall of her chest. "Lily? Sweetheart open your eyes for me." Leaning over her Roger tried rubbing his thumb just below her eye before moving to check her pulse again, noticing the difference to how it had been beating earlier. Moving her arms so he could lay her on her side just on the off chance that she threw up when she came back to consciousness. "I need help in here!" He shouted, running his hand up and down her back. "What's up?" Ben questioned, running into the room to find a panic-stricken Roger and a seemingly unconscious Lily. "She fainted, something really isn't right with her." There was nothing coming to mind that Roger could think this was except for some kind of problem with her heart or maybe something related to her asthma but he couldn't work out what. For her to be dizzy, have chest pains and then faint like this didn't seem like anything he could think of and he didn't want to take the risk of staying at home with her if she only got worse.

"Heart block?" (Y/n) repeated, breathing through the words that made her own heart speed up its pace at the millions of thoughts racing around in her head at what that was or what it could mean for Lily. Her hand tightening around Roger's to try and ground herself to something as she felt herself slowly beginning to shake. It sounded like something rather deadly but the way the doctor said it diminished that thought. Surely if it was something life threatening or meant her heart was going to stop like it sounded he would have taken them into his office to talk instead of standing around in the corridor like this. "What the hell is that?" Roger did biology at university, he knew how the body worked, what organs were in the body, how the blood flowed and the heart worked but he had never come across this problem before. It didn't really sound like a proper diagnosis, just some general description of a problem with the arteries which he desperately hoped wasn't the case. Leaning his head forward Ben pressed his lips to Lola's temple, gently swaying her side to side though it was mainly to calm himself down and not her. His hand rubbing up and down her back as she fascinated herself with grasping the collar of his shirt and trying to pull on it wanting something to chew on. Not that Ben minded or cared in the least at this moment, she could rip the shirt to pieces for all he cared. He simply wanted to know what this condition was and be told how bad it was so they all could either stop worrying or start panicking about Lily. "It's where the heart beats slower than it should or at an uneven rhythm because of the electric impulses. Your daughter has second-degree heart block, which isn't the most serious type and it isn't life threatening because we know about it very early on." Closing his eyes Ben breathed in relief, his hand moving to cradle the back of Lola's head as he pressed another kiss to her temple, realising she had managed to chew on his shirt, tugging on his collar a little more persistently as if asking for his attention. His mind reeling but calming down at the fact that this wasn't threatening to Lily and it wasn't too serious like he had feared at the title of the condition that sounded a lot worse than what he just explained it to be. Moving his hand he took Lola's smaller hand in his own as (Y/n) leaned her head against Roger's shoulder, his hand tightening around her own and pulling it to his chest as he felt like he was going to faint in relief. "She'll be alright though?" (Y/n) asked, an eager and almost begging tone to her voice which was answered by the reassuring smile on the doctor's face. "We need to stabilise her heartbeat so it doesn't fall out of rhythm like it is so we will have to use pads to send electric pulses to her heart. It's not surgery and it's nothing major but it might cause discomfort so to be on the safe side we'll sedate her, one of you should be with her just so she doesn't panic." The three of them looked to each other, silently debating who should be in the room with her whilst she would be drowsy but still awake. Knowing the sedative would be to make sure she didn't feel any kind of pain or discomfort and to keep her from panicking or moving about too much. Both Ben and (Y/n) silently nodding to Roger that he should be the one to be in there with her, though he was a hothead with a short fuse he would be the best for this kind of situation because he understood the procedures more than they did. He would be able to calm her down without panicking too much himself. Nodding Roger rubbed at his eyes, trying to take all of the information in as the doctor stated he would give them a few minutes before starting the procedure. Upon hearing those words the three of them turned and hurried into the room holding their daughter. All three hearts clenching and breaking at the sight in front of them. Seeing Lily laid on the bed looking worn out yet worried beyond belief at why she was in the hospital, she hated having to go to the doctors for a simple check-up so they all knew to be here was upsetting her. "How you feeling sweetheart?" (Y/n) asked as she soothingly ran her fingers through Lily's hair, something that had always been a calming mechanism for the little girl. Watching as Ben took a seat on the side of the bed just behind (Y/n) with Lola sitting on his lap, pulling his shirt down with her so she could continue trying and failing to eat it. Lily's small frame pushing back into Roger's side when he sat on the other side behind her, wrapping his arm around her middle comfortingly holding her close trying to make her feel safe and protected at seeing the worry on her face. "Dizzy... why we here?" She whimpered, resting her face against the pillow as she burrowed her back into Roger, desperately wanting to go home. "It won't be for long princess, your not very well but you'll be better in a little while." Reaching out Ben took her hand in his, running his thumb over the back of her hand as she nodded at his words, trusting that they knew what they were talking about and that they would all be taking her home soon enough. "We're gonna wait outside, but daddy's gonna stay with you whilst they make you feel better." "You won't leave me?" Lily asked, her voice meek and quiet as she leaned her head back into Roger's chest so she could look up to see his expression. Watching a soft smile spread across his face, his lips pulling up at the corners as he leaned down. His hand resting on her stomach, thumb brushing up and down over her thin jumper as he leaned and pressed a kiss to her temple. Laying down behind her trying to get comfy in the small space he had on the edge of the bed to show her he wasn't planning on leaving her alone at any point whilst they were here. "I'm not going anywhere, baby. I'll stay right here with you."

[selfwritingquills]

Daddy’s Little Girl

She is the same age as the Marauders, and so this does take place in her early school days. Between her first and second year. -- SaucySlytherin. 

"So," Eileen paused sucking in a shaky breath swiping her fiery locks out of her face, "So you l-l-lied to me about the holidays." She sniffled lip trembling dangerously.

 Roderick stood there with his stern face in a scowl. "Why are you sniveling, Eileen Lucretia Prewett?" His voice was not kind or soothing as a father's should be. "I will not tolerate you incessant sniveling in my house."

 Eileen glanced towards the window and sucked in again willing her tears to stop but they wouldn't as they continued to roll down her young face. She wished she could just suck all the tears back in like a sponge, but her face and ears were hot and the heat just kept building behind her eyes the more she blinked.

 "I j-just want to know why, Did I do something wrong, s-sir?"

 The red headed male stood over his daughter. On her shoulders was a scarlet and gold scarf that a blonde girl had thrown onto Eileen when she complained about being cold on the train ride home.

 "Put your things in your room, and take off those damn green robes you're wearing, and then perhaps you and I will talk." That was the end of the conversation for now as the man walked into the kitchen fixing himself a drink.

 Eileen stood there frozen for a moment before nodding her head and doing just that. As soon as she was in her room the sobs she was holding back leaked out. Her entire form was shaking violently as she ripped her robes off her small  frame, She then tugged on a t-shirt and jeans.

 She sat curled up on her bed for a good bit as she tried to wipe her eyes and clean herself up. Her father didn't like when she cried so she would do her best not to when she saw him again. She had just turned 12 only two days prior to this day, the day when they received their annual Hogwarts letter.

 Her father had been fighting off the twins who were begging to hurry and let them go to Diagon Alley, but their father was firm. "It'll wait until next week when your mother and sister return from your aunt's." He gave a point look to Eileen. "Your mother can deal with you." He shooed the boys away.

 Eileen remained standing there and he let out a sigh turning.

 "Are you still standing there?"

 "Yes sir, I just wanted to ask you why it is that I was not allowed back at home for the Holidays. You lied to me da."

 "You want to know why I didn't want you coming back during the holiday?" He asked his eyes boring into her's. "Because I didn't want a snake ruining the family holiday, I didn't want you ruining the family holiday."

 "So, I'm suddenly not part of the family anymore because of what Hogwarts house I was sorted into?" She asked feeling her heart squeezing painfully and the familiar heat building behind her eyes again.

 "That's exactly what I am saying." He said slightly raising his voice. "I'm not doing a thing more for you than I am obligated to do for you by the ministry, no matter what your mother says."

 "Da...I u-u-used to be your little girl. I'm still her. I'm still who ya raised me to b-be." Eileen mumbled tears welling now causing her vision to go blurry.

 "There's not a witch or wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin." He told her looking the girl in the eyes. "You'll turn bad just like the rest of them."

 "No I won't. I won't da! I promise! I'm a good girl!" Her voice is wavering as the tears leak hot and  fresh down her cheeks. "I brush my hair every day, my teeth three times a day, I bathe every night, I complete my homework assignments on time and I don't-I don't hex anyone who's been m-mean to me." Her breathing was becoming uneven.

 "You're also talking with bad influences and sleeping in the same rooms as snakes who will one day fight to ruin the life we all hold dear." He pointed a finger at her. "You'll be no better than them no matter what you do or say."

 She gasped. "Don't you dare talk ill of students- of children you don't know personally! You don't know what they are living with at home! Isn't that what you used to tell me, da? Be nice because everyone is fighting a silent war. Or did my own father reveal that he's as dumb as any old mountain troll?"

 The smack sounded through the room. A smack so loud that the sound of footsteps running could be heard on the stairs.

 "Is everything okay, Da?" Fabian asked looking from his father to his younger sister holding her red cheek.

 "Go back upstairs."

 "But Da...?" Gideon started.

 "I said go, the both of you." The man roared and with one last look to their sister the boys tore back up the stairs.

 Eileen was still standing there holding her stinging cheek. The smack so hard it had forced her head to the side, "As soon as I am able, I'm shedding your last name." She said eerily calm despite the fresh onslaught of tears from her shattered heart and her physical pain.

 "You can shed my name, but you will never shed your true skin, Eileen." Now he was calm. "Go up to your room. Now, don't come back until dinner. Your brothers will bring you down."

 Eileen turned and started up the stairs almost as if she was a marionette and his words were pulling her string. She stopped and turned. "I'm sorry you think so lowly of me. I may never shed my snake skin, but you will never be more than a man without a spine. It's a wonderful trick." With that she is running up the stairs to her room.

[speckeh]

Speckeh’s 2018 Book List

It’s 2018! Last year my book list was a decent size but I didn’t read a lot of sparkling novels! So this year I’m focusing on decent books with the occasional textbook thrown in!

1. Cappiello: The Posters of Leonetto Cappiello: 5/5 stars. I haven’t had time to sleep more than 8 hours let alone time to breathe to read book this semester. I’ve never been busier which has been a nice experience, but boy do I miss reading books! I found this at Tuesday Morning 40% off and it’s huge and beautiful and needed it. I love this book! Cappiello has a wonderful drawing style. He draws multiple body shapes, various commercial posters, and GINGERS. HE DRAWS SO MANY BEAUTIFUL RED HAIRED LADIES. I’M SO FUCKING THRILLED. If you find this book hella cheap and have the shelf space for it, it’s a great art book to have! 

2. The Elements of Rhetoric - How to Write and Speak Clearly: 4/5 stars. This is for my Proposal Writing and Development class. Everything this book states, I’ve already read or learned about in Argument Writing during summer last year so nothing really jumps out as me as amazing or eye opening. The writer does some relevant story telling with the different styles of rhetoric to use and how to use them effectively, but it’s not the greatest read. I’ll probably keep it as it’s a great little book for quick glossary terms or brushing up on information. If this is your jam, this might be a cheap book you can add to your academic shelf!

3-4. Kamisama Darling Vol 1 and 2: 5/5 stars. 

5. Namae mo Shiranai Machiawase 4/5 stars

6. Star Trek Cats: 5/5 stars. I hung out with one of my quickly growing best friends yesterday and I saw this book when we were in the humor section. My heart MELTED. I read this as B&N and even though it’s short, I needed to buy it. It’s one of my favorite art humor books I’ve flipped through recently. It’s full of episode jokes and just fucking ADORABLE cats that make the weirdest faces.

7. The Prophet: 5/5 stars. Another book I bought with one of my best friends. It was recommended to me by the really nice (and very sweet) worker there who complimented me on my outfit. I was going to ask we could trade numbers and hang out and gain a new friend from her, but she was very busy. Anyways. The friend I was with told me he absolutely loved this book and it spoke to him on a spiritual level. And I have to agree. Having been raised in a mormon household and then realizing I was hella queer and questioned E V E R Y T H I N G about organized religions, this book was excellent. Because The Prophet isn’t any certain religion, he’s just giving people a way of life and he never condemns anyone or anything. The Prophet and the Siddhartha are essentially my religion. The whole belief there is no “set path” for a religious life and happy ending, that no one is right and no one is wrong in their religion, and that it depends on how you treat others and how you service others but also how you serve yourself. An excellent read for the beginning of the year for me. 

8. The Non-Profit Narrative: 2/5 stars. It’s the same for the Elements of Rhetoric book I read, I’ve read all of these terms before in my nonprofit management class so nothing was very new or interesting to me. I skipped through 70% of the book. If you want a short, short ass book on how to run nonprofits and social media, this is a great little read. If you’re already familiar with the contexts of nonprofit, don’t waste your money. 

9. When The Body Says No: 5/5 stars. This book is.. just wow. This is the first time I have ever marked up my own personal book with highlights, pens, and pencils. I only ever do it to copied school books on computer paper. It’s no secret I’ve been going to a counselor off and on since I’ve been 13. And I’ve seen and confronted death for a long time. I’m very traumatized from my experiences and I have a lot of issues I don’t really deal with. My counselor told me to read this book because I am the post child of when your body says no for you when you can’t. And I am. It’s.. amazing how well he knows me and my experiences I’ve been through. I learned amazing facts about myself how my childhood forced me into emotional repression, that children who lose a parent before 17 are 40% more likely to develop cancer, that the underlying stress of never being able to say no to your family because you don’t want to disappoint them causes a turmoil in your body that can turn deadly. If you have anger issues, stress disorders, genetic diseases, autoimmune disease, any sort of illness you developed later as an adult, read this book. Because I promise you, you’ll find something about you you never knew about.

10. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao: 3/5 stars. This was a book I had to read for my intro to English literature class (I’m changing emphasis so I have to take more entry level classes BLEGH). While I did devour this book so fast, I wasn’t particularly impressed with this book. I guess I’m kind of sick of the narrative of “geeky boy is a virgin and hates himself and the world,” and people around him either patting his back or deciding to take it upon themselves to fix him, no matter what cultural background they are. While I’m thrilled I could read about a Dominican cultural and have a non-white narrative and characters, this book didn’t sparkle to me. Maybe it’s because this book wasn’t written for me, or maybe I don’t really care for Diaz’s writing style. Either way I barely earned a 3 stars from me.

11. Pictures of the Gone World: 4.5/5 Stars I bought this book at a liquidation sale. I either find amazing poetry books at random, or duds. Luckily this was a fantastic one that held a lot of elements I love in poems: historical themes and humor. He helped pushing and defend one of my new favorite poets, Allen Ginsberg so you know I have mad respect for him. This was his first poetry book and he quickly became famous in the beat poetry world. Compared to other poets, he’s definitely a easier one to get into for beginners but the words still hold beauty and harsh truths. Definitely a great way to introduce yourself to beatnik poetry!

12. I Capture The Castle: 5/5 stars. Do you ever pick up a book that’s been calling to you for ages and by the fifth page in you know you have a new best friend? I’m not one for first person narratives, it takes a special way of writing it to keep my interest. I Capture The Castle with repressed and writer’s voice of a 40 year old woman from 17 year old Cassandra just melted my heart. I have a soft spot for Dodie Smith and she won me over with this book. From the beautiful scenery of a decaying castle, to a 17 year old’s first encounter with love, it’s just so so captivating. it hasn’t been since the Shadow of the Wind that my heart literally raced and I couldn’t read fast enough to know what happened next. And the last sentence of Cassandra’s journal of “I love you, I love you, I love you,” keeps playing over and over in my head. If you want to get lost in a old English castle and a young girl’s narrative, you will not regret picking this book up. 

13. A Concise History of Hawai’i: 3/5 Stars. I’ve always wanted to know about my birth state since we moved away when I was too young to remember anything. I’ve always been called a island girl and have had a fascination with water. I stopped being interested in calling Hawai’i my birth state because I was so young and my family memories are bitter sweet. But I finally returned to Hawai’i in May 2016, and I was shocked to feel like I was Home. I’ve been missing Hawai’i like crazy and have been trying to read this book forever. I bought it on my trip there. Well I finished it. It was pretty interesting, it’s concise, and quick and I learned a lot. But the book also brings up an important question.Can a white man write about a cultural history on Hawai’i? I’m not sure and I was somewhat bothered by that question throughout the book so that dampened my star rating. I feel like a history of Hawai’i would be so different and way more vibrating if a Native Hawaiian had written it. But, if you want a general and quick history of Hawai’i from the formation to 1999, it’s a decent read.

14. Wyoming Poems 1994: 5/5 Stars. I really like this short poetry book. It’s only 26 poems and all about Wyoming and the life there. It’s from 1995 so you know it’s more of a modern take on Wyoming. Definitely a great little book. Really debating on joining the Wyoming Writer’s mailing list ahah!!

15-21: Various Manga. between 3-5/5 stars.

22. Secret Garden: 10 minutes classics: 2/5 stars. I love the Secret Garden. It’s one of my top 5 books of all time in my life and will always be in the top 5. The 10 minute classic books is great for a reader wanting a short synopsis of the Secret Garden and it has lovely pictures, but it really loses the magic, the world building, and the characters’ relationships in just 10 minutes. I’ll probably keep the book just because of lovely pictures, but it was a let down!

23. Lovers Legends: The Gay Greek Myths. 4/5 stars. My love for reading and history can be pinpointed exactly to D’Aubaires’ Book of Greek Myths. It planted the seeds of my career ambitions, the types of research I love to conduct, and the person who I am. I always knew the Greeks were more gay than society teaches children, but this book really paints it simple for you. First off, it uses a poem by one of my favorites Allen Grinsberg, and then the author reiterates the gay greek myths in clear and easy stories, and shows how they all connect. The symposium style chapters were long and tedious and I ended up skipping them, and the book really only has 110 pages of stories with the next 80+ being sources, research, and a bibliography. Either way, love me some truth bomb gay ass greek myth!!

24. Colonel Brandon’s Diary: 4/5 Stars. I’m a sucker for Austen continuations or different perspectives. It comes from a personal reason from childhood memories with one of my parents. I’ve read 2 other of Amanda Grange’s diaries of Austen men. Brandon is not my favorite Austen hero and while the book I liked him enough, he doesn’t sparkle as much as say Knightley for me. I’m sure as I get older I may like him more, but for now it was nice to read a 300 page version of Sense and Sensibility that is a great companion novel for like.. better spark notes. If you need a quick summer read to last you a day or two, I highly suggest Amanda Grange’s books! (Except for Pride and Prejudice and Pyramids. That was just… bad)

25. Reunion by Fred Uhlman 5/5 Stars: I really started to enjoy World War II stories, but fictional ones about non-American centric stories. Reunion is a beautiful, fast read, about a teenaged Jewish boy who meets a handsome and captivating Lord’s son at his school. It really is about a first love. Hans is obsessed with Konradin; he thinks he’s handsome, educated, and lonely like him. The two go off on trips, Konradin often comes to his house, they read poetry and discuss coins together. It’s very easy to think of Konradin and Hans sharing firsts. It’s a beautiful little story that wrenched my gut with the very last line, and the descriptions had me drawing little scenes in the book. If you have 3-4 hours to spare, this is a great read if you can get it.

26. Instructions to a Young Bookseller: 5/5 Stars. As someone hoping to enter the book world after graduating University, this was a great little read. Obviously any sort of written conference has an edge of boring to it. But the book is full of gem quotes and advice that can be used for anything and not just young booksellers. If you’re able to find this book (most likely in the Heffer bookstore at Cambridge) give it a read. It’s a short 46 pages but a great way to pass the time and to give you advice that transcends passed 1933.

27. Among the Janeites: 2/5 Stars. I wasn’t impressed with this book, which is a shame because I desperately wanted to like this book. I loved when Yaffe described and told the stories of her fellow Janeites, but I really couldn’t stand her narration. I don’t know if it’s because I’m annoyed by the “I’m an elite Jane Austen fan because of these reasons” or I just don’t like the way she writes her narratives. Sometimes, you just don’t clash well with a author. I applaud her efforts to write this book, but I have to admit I was disappointed that she admitted she only focused on white North American Jane Austen fans. What a waste!! How amazing would it have been to have read more diverse fans? Hear about their efforts, their stories? Instead I found myself reading some of the same stories over and over again. I didn’t even finish the last two chapters because everything was the same rhythm and nothing was interesting any more. I wanted to put down the book many times, but found I couldn’t whenever I read the stories of those who did amazing things with their Jane Austen passions. But other than that, kind of disappointed I brought this book on my trip to England. :/

28. Tea with Mr. Rochester: 4/5 Stars. Sometimes a collection of short stories takes me awhile to read, this was not one of those!! I have had my eye on this book from Persephone’s for at least 2 years now, and I finally got to go to the shop two weeks ago! I really enjoy the literary metaphors and the descriptions are beautiful, but Towers has a way of writing that has you go: “..did.. did I skip a page?” Often the story would jump and you would feel confused of where the characters are now, how much time had passed, and how did these two characters meet. The lack of background, time, and setting is discombobulating, but not too distracting from enjoying it! If you have the pleasure of going to Persephone’s Book, definitely give this book a try!

29. For Your Eyes Only: 4/5 stars. I think I’m now a little more than halfway done with the original James Bond series! For Your Eyes Only is very different as these are short stories. Some of them are action pact while others are Bond at dinner parties listening to stories. It was an entirely new take and very interesting for sure! Some of the stories were hard to get through, slow, which is why I dropped it down to four stars, but a lot of them were really fun. I especially loved Quantum of Solace which explained the title and now I’m wanting to rewatch the film now knowing the definition of the phrase. I can tell that Ian Flemming is now aware of his homoerotic writing with James Bond and is starting to cut it out, which is a real shame since they’re so beautiful. But his obsession with eating eggs for nearly every meal is back which made me happy! I’ll have to see in the next book if the homoeroticness comes back!

30. This One Summer: 4/5 stars. Ranted and raved about since the debut of this comic, with one of my favorite illustrators who drew SuperMutant Magic Academy, an awarded comic! And I can’t help but feel disappointed in the story. I know this is directed at teens and if I had read this when I was between 13-16 it would have BLOWN my mind. Now at 23, this isn’t the most poignant story. I think it’s important for teens but it isn’t really for me. I’ll probably gift this comic to my friend Ramona because I think she will like this comic a lot. But for me it’s just.. beautiful artwork. But nothing much more than that. 

31. The Alchemist: 3/5 stars The Alchemist was suggested to me by my BFF and my other friend told me he hated it. I’m in between. While I understand why some people absolutely LOVE this book and I appreciate that the author had a passion for his story and didn’t settle for rejection, I think the story is lacking a lot of magic and luster it could have had. It’s kind of like a book trying to follow after The Little Prince in an Arabic/South American story with a christian spin to it. I enjoyed reading it and experiencing a well loved story, but I gave it to another friend and I kind of regret buying it from a story and not borrowing it from a library.

32. Omae no Koi wa Ore no Mono: 5/5 stars. Good manga. Lovely characters. Story is good. I enjoyed it thoroughly!

33. The Fall of America: 4/5 stars. Allen Ginsberg is my second favorite poet right behind Billy Collins. After reading Howl and falling in love with everything, this book was a let down. A lot of the poems were loooong run ons that seemed to forget what he was trying to talk about. My favorites were when he was un-ashamedly GAY and talking about sucking cock and having sex with guys, and a very real Vietnam war poem, but the rest was very on the fence. If I didn’t love him so much I would have skipped a lot of the poems in this book. But I also know this is a similar complaint from other readers. It’s hard to follow after such a massive success and nationally known poetry book of Howl, but he did his best. Not all of your own poems will be sparkling and rich in something new and world opening. 

34-36. Various Manga: 34 5/5 stars, 35 4/5 stars, 36 4/5 stars. 

37. Twisted Romance Volume 1: 2/5 stars. While some of the stories were beautiful and drawn amazing, I felt like the collection was disjointed and didn’t go very well. It was weird to have a comic book also be split up between stories with a written novel. I’m sure this would be someone’s cup of tea, but not mine.

38. My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness: 4/5 stars. My dear friend Ramona put the first and second novel in front of me to read while we spent like 4 hours at Barnes and Noble today. It was super fun to be with my sweet sweet friend and just, decompress. I read this book and so much of it I could relate to. Not only am I a Queer female, but I also struggle with mental health, depression, and feelings of abandoning my mother. Not to mention being touch starved. But I docked it down from a perfect score because Kabi’s narrative was so frustrating. That never ending cycle of getting so close and then self-sabotaging herself is so frustrating and makes me mad. I put the book back after I finished reading it, and then decided I had to buy it at the last moment. 

39. My Solo Exchange Diary (Sexual to My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness) Vol 2: 3/5 stars. Unlike the first book, this was even more frustrating and was hard for me to be empathetic to her. Someone who obviously struggled hard with her mental health and struggle against her parents, I felt like her Solo Exchange Diary was just an excuse to not do what she wanted. I didn’t think Kabi grew much between the two volumes which is super disappointing. As a reader you want her to be better. Though when she mentioned how her happiness is tied to abandoning her mom, OOFFFF. THAT SURE IS MEEE. 

40. Close Range: 2/5 stars. I actually stopped reading this book entirely. I started off reading the Brokeback Mountain story in this anthology, and it hooked me! Sadly, the rest of the stories didn’t capture me as much as BM. Eventually the characters bled to be the same: stoic, struggling with family, very Wyoming. That was it. It was all men, white men who struggle to be “men” and then proceed to do stupid shit/hurtful things that you want them to die over. I lost interest and I’m sad because I wanted to love this collection, but I couldn’t do it anymore. 

41. Bond By Design: 5/5 Stars.  Back in 2016, Shennelly gave me a mini version of this book and for Christmas last year I got the full version. It’s fascinating to see the drawing progression and what the art team focuses on drawing. It’s a shame to see the Daniel Craig films not having as much hand drawn art, but they were created more in the era of computer art and less relying on storyboard sketches. Needless to say, it was pretty awesome to see all the thumbnails and knowing a lot of them came to life in the films I watched! P.s. I went to the museum and Turner painting features in Skyfall over the summer! 

42. The Hobbit Comic: 4/5 stars.  This is a comic I’ve had on my shelf before I started uni so around 3-4 years it’s been sitting on my shelf waiting to be read. I picked it up because I was going on a car trip and I wanted something light and easy for the 4 1/2 hours it took to reach our destination. While the art was awesome, this was not a light read. It felt like reading the Hobbit all over again with how exact dialogue and scenes were written out. And I docked this comic down a star because I felt like I would be so overwhelmed by the reading I couldn’t enjoy the art. That’s a big problem with direct story comics. They’re so much dialogue and story they want to use, they don’t realize how tedious it becomes for a reader. Other than that, if you’re a die hard LOTR fan, this is a great edition fo the Hobbit to have! 

43. The Adventure Zone - There Be Gerblins! 5/5 stars. I started listening to The Good Brothers after Percy told me to back at the end of 2016. I started to their The Adventure Zone podcast right before my trip to Norway. I have great memories of listening to the first 3 adventures, nodding off on the plane, during down time at our various hotels, on the way back home, desperately trying to download as many possible while I had wifi. I love TAZ and so when they announced a comic book a year ago, I’ve been waiting ever since! It isn’t a let down! Where the Hobbit had issues with too much dialogue, TAZ There be Gerblins didn’t run into that issue! Also I love that even though the characters have never been officially designed, there was opportunity for diversity, AND THEY DID A TON OF DIVERSITY. Also the Director was exactly how I envisioned her and that made me so fucking happy. Please support the good boys and buy the comic if you like it!

44. Monstress Vol 3: 5/5 stars. While the art is dynamic, the plot hella feminist, interesting, so many cool female characters! The plot is still confusing volume 3 in. I might have reread the other two before reading the 3rd since it has been a year since I’ve read the book. But the darkness and “real” themes of disabilities and responsibilities is just great!

45. The White Cat: and two other stories: 5/5 stars. The art for this children’s fairytale book is gorgeous. Though some of the pictures feel like they’re a few pages behind or ahead of the events that actually happened. But JEEZ you guys! These are some fucking dark stories. A cat behead, Jack the Giant Killer, Rip Van Winkle just being lazy as FUCK. We don’t get children’s stories like this. It was an awesome edition I found that was originally 30 dollars that was for sale for 5 dollars due to a liquidation sale. It’s great. 

46. The Young Visitors or Mr. Salteena’s Plan: 5/5 stars. The Young Visitors is such a treat. I first found my copy in England in a discount shelf and loved the frayed pink cover with interesting illustrations. And then at another going out of business sale, I found a red cover and bought it without thinking much of it. I absolute LOVE this book. This story is written by a 9 year old Daisy with the themes of a true Victorian novel. An older man chasing after a young woman who falls in love with a rich young man and the older man cries at his defeat. It’s an excellent little read that is amazing from being written in 1919! I have plans to eventually see the manuscript in the museum it’s held in! I’m using my second copy as a lend out to my friends to make sure they’ve read this story!

47. What Makes My Cat Purr? : 5/5 stars My friend bought this for me at an antique mall because it melted my heart. Reasons why little kittens purr???? Mostly because you show them love??? UHHH HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THIS NOVEL?

48. Sock Monkey - The Glass Knob: 4/5 Stars. Sock Monkey and his friends ned to replace the door handle with glass and a random assortments. Silly, but sweet.

49. The Paper Doll Wedding: 4/5 Stars. Fun. That’s all. 

50. Spot’s Favorite Colors: 4/5 Stars. Bought this for my nephew. We used to have matching cards with this!

51. That’s Not My Dinosaur: 4/5 Stars. For my nephew! He loooves it. Touch and feel.

52. The Mitten: 5/5 Stars. This book was read to us each winter in elementary school. I bought it for my nephew!

53. Toot: 4/5 Stars. For my nephew! A book about farts!

54. Erte Art: 4/5 Stars. Erte’s art which was dazzling and seemed to be something from the 2000s rather than the 1900s. Loved the different designs of his work and that he included women of color and not just white models throughout his work!

55. Sea Prayer: 4/5 Stars. Everyone was ranting and raving about the poetry, but I love the watercolors. It was an impactful story, but I felt the story was a bit rushed. Over all beautiful.

56. The Prince and the Dressmaker: 5/5 Stars. I’ve had this comic book in my shopping cart for a year! I finally asked for it at B&N and bit the bullet. UHMMMM. GORGEOUS. 

57. HeartStopper Vol. 1: 5/5 Stars. UHM WOW. I funded this on kickstarter without really knowing much about the comic. It then sat on my shelf for a couple of months and a friend, randomly, asked me if I read it. I finally read it and goooood, I loooooved it!!!

58. Fuddles: 3/5 stars. A fat cat gets out of the house and lost, I hated it but loved the illustration.

59. Birdsong: 5/5 Stars. All the different birds and songs they sing, silly, fun. 

60. Santa’s Snow Cat: 4/5 Stars. A silly Christmas story about how Santa loses his most beloved cat in New York. 

61. The Tiger: 5/5 Stars. A dialogue-less comic about a tiger in the jungle, living its life, trying to hunt prey (unsuccessfully), and other predators. Beautiful art, I would recommend!

62. The Angel’s Game: 2.5/5 stars. Sadly, this is the second time I’ve been disappointed by Carlos. Angel’s game had a slow start. A writer being worked to death by underpaying publishers until he develops a brain tumor. He meets a mysterious man after much travesty and agrees to write him a book with no money as an issue. But as the story progresses, the narrator becomes distressed and stupid to discover the truth. He loses so much, and by the end of the book it feels like a bad fever dream. It really seems the hype after Shadow of the Wind is so hard to defeat. Hopefully his newest, final, and largest book in the quad series will be like the first. Let’s hope it’s not like the middl two!

63: Ore no Omawarisan: 5/5 stars

64: Goriyou wa Keikakuteki ni: 4/5 stars. 

65. The Shotgunner: 3/5 stars. As I was trying to compile my favorites of 2018, I realized I completely missed three books?? Shotgunner was finished the last day of 2018 and I think I was just totally exhausted from everything. The book was extremely silly but fast paced. A man wanted for murder runs back to his home town to find his brother has been murdered and his widow (an old fling)  needs his help to get out of town. It doesn’t end how you think it would and it seemed to move in a very fast paced way. It wasn’t my favorite western book I’ve read, but it certainly had layers to it I wasn’t expecting!