#March Wrap-up

[livinliterary]

March 2024 Wrap-Up

[crescentfool]

reunion 🌸

[newwavesylviaplath]

spot the difference

[tojosuggestionbox]

I think it would be preferable if the Millennium Tower was left alone.

[hrokkall]

Peace and love in farm arrays

My screenshot that inspired this; it didn't end up being very similar but I liked the idea of these three taking a break together :]

[asexualbookbird]

I'm tired! So no gif! Slim month for reading, but I did some neat crafts and made great progress on Secret Knitting Project I. Kicked some ass at Project Sekai, started rewatching Leverage, life goes on.

The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten ⭐⭐ - A strong start, but it quickly went downhill once we got to the court. It was boring, everyone sucks, and the magic is not as cool as it originally seemed to be.

Among Thieves by MJ Kuhn ⭐½ - I was SO hyped for this when it was released. It's been sitting on my shelf since because of who I am as a person, like an IMPOSTER. Took more than half the book just to get to the heist, and the heist wasn't even GOOD. Too many POVs, no one felt fleshed out enough, and the Secrets were just handed to the reader in the first third. It will no longer live on my shelf.

Mislaid in Parts Half Know by Seanan McGuire ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - not my favorite Wayward book, but still enjoyable. I thought it rehashed the ending of Antsy's last book a little too much, but it was nice to see more of her and go back to the Store. Also loved seeing Kade's Door and Cora's ending.

I have one (1) concrete book plan for April, and that's Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch. Consider me successfully bullied (friendly). I very much want to finish Secret Knitting Project I so I can move on to Secret Sewing Projects and Momther's Blanket I'm still waiting on a few audio holds too, so that will be fun for crafting purposes. Haven't been in the mood to do much art, but I have some fun ideas for paint! Let's go!

[dewitty1]

Fic Recs Wrap Up March 2024♡(੭ˊ͈ ꒵ˋ͈)੭*･:.｡. .｡.:*･゜ﾟ･*☆

tissue of silver by fearlessdiva

A love story concerning possessed furniture, black silk pyjamas, courtroom drama, premonitions of doom, assassination attempts, Death Eater yoga, absinthe, bare feet and a sensible werewolf. Rec Post

The Piano by shushu_yaoi_lj @orange-peony

He arrives on a boat during a particularly stormy day. Harry knew Astoria Greengrass had sent for a husband, someone to keep her company on the particularly dreary and dark winter days on this remote island. Harry didn’t know who it was she had arranged to be sent here. All he knew was that the weather was horrid today, and the Portkeys had never properly worked in this remote corner of the North Sea. The island was special, its magic working in odd and surprising ways. Rec Post

Turn From Stone by harryromper @harryromper

Something happened in the hours after the final battle, after the evacuation of the living and the dead. As the last of the survivors left the castle, and as the castle itself turned its wounded back on them all. The loss of Hogwarts has been felt by their entire community. And it’s something that needs to be put right. Harry knows there’s nothing he can do to stop Hermione (war hero, historian, author of the reissued “Hogwarts: A History”) once she sets her mind to something. Even an extremely risky last-ditch effort to restore the ancient castle and lay its newest ghosts to rest. What he wasn’t counting on was her insistence that Draco Malfoy be part of the plan. Rec Post

With and Without You by Shewhxmustnxtbenamed @shewhomustnotbenamed

Harry and Draco realize that they’ve been living in the same building for the past five years, hiding from the Wizarding world in Muggle London for a variety of reasons. They grow unexpectedly close and Harry realizes that Draco’s relationship with his boyfriend is abusive, spiraling as he tries and fails to figure out how to help. In Harry’s rejection of the Wizarding world in general, he has fallen out of touch with his friends and his magical abilities, but has to reconnect with both in order to find himself again. Rec Post

Inevitable [Drarry] by violenttulips @violenttulips

After the war, Harry Potter becomes a talented Senior Auror with a penchant for injury in defense of his colleagues. Draco Malfoy leaves the country for five years and becomes an accomplished Specialty Healer. He comes back after he accepts a job at St. Mungo’s Hospital. When they meet again, it’s clear that Draco has changed significantly in the years since they attended Hogwarts together, and Harry finds himself strangely attracted to his former rival. But things never come easy for the Boy-Who-Lived, and that’s not about to change now. Rec Post

Learn To Fly by Ladderofyears @ladderofyears

January 2004: Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter are two of the finest Seekers in England, deadly rivals and secret lovers. As far as Draco is concerned, that’s how it’ll stay forever. He is betrothed to beautiful heiress Astoria Greengrass, and they are due to have a big summer wedding. Everything changes during a hotly fought Arrows versus Wimbourne game when Draco falls from his broom. To his huge shock, when Draco awakes in St Mungo’s, he discovers he is pregnant. What will Draco do, now everything in his tidily compartmentalised life has to change? Rec Post

He Comes Like a Thunderstorm by korlaena @korlaena

Draco is doing his best to balance the life he wants to live and the life he’s forced to live. He’s nearing the tail-end of a long, post-war probation when Harry Potter crashes back into his life with all the grace of a charging Erumpent, breaking through his carefully constructed rules and routine. Caught up in a whirlwind of sex and lust, Potter unwittingly shows Draco that his life as an Incubus doesn’t have to be as lonely and unfulfilling as he thought, but how long can it last? Rec Post

Denouement by the_never_was

Pale face in paler hands, he is devoid of color. He is only the moonlight. And he wonders if he’ll find the sun. A story about Draco entering a period of change that will either shatter him or enfold him into Harry Potter’s world. Rec Post

Here are a few more fics I've read recently that y'all might like to check out as well!(ノﾟ∀ﾟ)ノ━☆ﾟ･*:.｡. .｡.:*･.*･｡ﾟ*:・ﾟ✧

Stalking Harry by orphan_account

Harry Potter is the most eligible bachelor in the Wizarding world. Draco Malfoy is a disgraced ex-Death Eater with emotional baggage and a bit of a crush.

Through His Eyes (I Am Set Free)  by  Shewhxmustnxtbenamed @shewhomustnotbenamed

Harry and Draco have a telepathic connection that remains unexplained in both the Muggle and wizarding worlds. Draco is assigned a mission by Voldemort to locate and capture the Boy Who Lived-- the trouble is that they don't know anything about him. While Draco struggles to gather information on this mysteriously absent hero, he and Harry start communicating again for the first time since they were kids. Harry continues life as normal until he discovers information which compels him to abandon his ordinary Muggle life with the endeavor to rescue and emancipate his only friend-- even if that means bartering with his own life.

A Private Reason for This by Femme (femmequixotic) @femmequixotic

When the wife of a star politician in the Scottish Ministry turns up dead just outside Hogsmeade, Draco Malfoy and his murder investigation team are called in from the Edinburgh Auror force to find her killer. What DCI Malfoy doesn't expect, however, is to have an ex from two decades past end up in his murder room, endangering not only his case, but also his heart.

Consequences of Redemption by bobbirose @ominousflags

When Draco makes an impromptu decision to rescue Harry Potter from Malfoy Manor, the two find themselves completely alone and facing the looming climax of the war against Voldemort. Harry must start from the beginning with Draco--and starting over has more consequences than either of them anticipated.

( •ॢ◡-ॢ)-♡ I hope you enjoy these fics as much as I have! Happy reading, y’all! xoxo Carey  (◍•ᴗ•◍)♡ ✧*💜💙💚💛❤💗💕💖

[svblimes]

and here's the sleeper

[writing-for-life]

Round One Wrap-Up And Round Two Announcement

Wow, what a Round One it’s been!

We’ve compiled all the pairings and results for you again so you can check which of your favourites went through, and whom we’ve already lost along the way (we’re as sad about some of these as you).

Michael Allred vs Jon J Muth (78%)

Michael Zulli (89.2%) vs Bill Sienkiewicz

Teddy Kristiansen vs Yoshitaka Amano (78.4%)

Shawn McManus (90.7%) vs Kelley Jones

Alec Stevens vs Miguelanxo Prado (63.2%)

Chris Bachalo vs Marc Hempel (56.4%)

Stan Woch vs JH Williams III (81.5%)

Duncan Eagleson vs Jill Thompson (80%)

Matt Wagner vs Colleen Doran (69.7%)

Charles Vess vs P. Craig Russell (83.1%)

Sam Kieth vs Mike Dringenberg (91.3%)

John Watkiss (78.1%) vs Bryan Talbot

Each link contains the OP and the daily roundups—please make sure to check them out because many people have shared amazing art and thoughts on why their favourite designed the Dream they preferred.

On Monday, we will be back with Round Two. Here comes the next bracket (you can still find the round one overview here):

Yes, we’re already agonising, too—it’s only going to get trickier from here.

And to already prepare yourselves:

In round two, we will ask you for the Dream/Morpheus/Daniel panel(s) by your favourite artist that show your least favourite depiction.

Sounds like a contradiction in terms? Not really. This time, we are looking for consistency in design. Consequently, we want to see all those panels that make you go:

“They didn’t get him quite right here,” or, “That’s downright ugly to me.”

That might be easier to do for the artist you don’t support, but we want you to do it for your favourite.

Really dig deep, and no cheating—sometimes it’s good to examine one’s bias 😉

We will obviously remind you on each individual post, but this gives you a bit of time to prepare. If you have any questions, hit us up.

We’ll see you all again on Monday 6pm/London with our first match-up, and it’s going to be a tough one…

Event organisers: @writing-for-life and @tickldpnk8

[booksteacupandreviews]

March was a feel-good month #MarchWrapUp

Which was the best book you read in March? Check out mine in this monthly Wrap Up Post ⬇️

[chronal-anomaly]

Little activity notice but I'm taking my praxis/boards at the end of March so I'll be extra unresponsive from here on out. See you all on the other side of this!!

[franticvampirereads]

March has been such a good reading month! I think I’ve found several contenders for my favorite book of the year and maybe even a favorite series for the year. So here’s what I read this month:

Headcase 5⭐️ {review}

Headcase bonus epilogue 4⭐️

Like Real People Do 5⭐️ {review}

I Hear The Sunspot vol 2 4⭐️ {review}

Like You’ve Nothing Left To Prove 5⭐️ {review}

Strawberry Kisses 4⭐️ {review}

System Collapse 4⭐️ {review}

The Deep & Dark Blue 5⭐️ {review}

I Think Our Son Is Gay vol 1 5⭐️ {review}

Power Plays & Straight A’s - currently reading

My favorite books this month were Like Real People Do and The Deep & Dark Blue! Both were amazing. 😊

[the-song-of-the-day]

March wrap up

Sorry that this has taken so long.

Out of 31 the top three most voted songs this month were

Bang! by AJR it had a total of 33 votes. It was chosen by Mod Secret

Natural by Imagine Dragons it had 29 votes and It was chosen by Mod Secret

The Moss by Cosmo Sheldrake it had 27 votes and was also chosen by Mod Secret

The Three least voted were

First place both having 7 votes is Mr Crowley by Ozzy Osbourne chosen by Mod Gremlin and Finally Find You by Derivakat & Netrum chosen by Mod Secret

Everything At Once by Lenka it had 8 votes and was chosen by Mod Secret

There’s a three way tie all of them having 10 votes is How Far We’ve Come by Matchbox Twenty chosen by Mod Secret and Boulevard Of Broken Dreams by Hanoi Rocks and Fear Of The Dark by Iron Maiden both chosen by Mod Gremlin

The top three most liked songs were

(the ones with the most amount of yes)

A tie for first place with both having 100% yes is 5 Years by David Bowie with 14 votes and Fear Of The Dark by Iron Maiden having 10 votes

Then having 96.2% yes and 26 votes it’s Vampire Money by My Chemical Romance

Then finally with 93.8% and 16 votes it’s Living After Midnight by Judas Priest

The bottom three were

(the ones that had the least amount of yes)

Life is Fun by TheOdd1sOut and Boyinaband with only 27.3% of likes out of 11 votes

Natural by Imagine Dragons only had 51.7% out of 29 votes

Finally Cycles by Derivakat & Netrum only had 53.9% out of 13

Average amount of Votes

The average amount of votes this month was 15

Thank you guys for all your support - Mods secret and gremlin

[aliteraryprincess]

March 2024 Wrap Up

March was a pretty great month. I presented at a conference in Boston, which went well and was a fun romantic weekend for me and my husband. Not sure how I feel about the year going by this quickly though...

Books Read: 8

And the biggest reason March was great is all these 5 star reads!!! Sister Novelists was my favorite of the month and my new top book of the year. And I was pleasantly surprised by my reread of Middlemarch. I actually really liked it and can no longer call it my Nemesis. And there was no least favorite!

Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher - 5 stars

Middlemarch by George Eliot - 4 stars ®

We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry - 5 stars

Sister Novelists: The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontës by Devoney Looser - 5 stars

Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher - 4 stars

Here, The World Entire by Anwen Hayward - 3.5 stars

The Perpetual Curate by Margaret Oliphant - 4 stars

Mislaid In Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire - 5 stars

On Tumblr:

Look at all these photos! Let's see if I can keep it up for the rest of the year...

February 2024 Wrap Up

Book Photography: Before Midnight by Cameron Dokey

Book Photography: Golden by Cameron Dokey

Book Photography: Slipper by Hester Velmans

Book Photography: Beauty Sleep by Cameron Dokey

Victorian Novels Connections

On YouTube:

And there's plenty of fun stuff here, of course!

February Wrap Up | 6 books for #FebRegency, #WeLoveJenny, & more!

I'm So Annoyed BookTube Tag

Currently Reading 3/15/24

What I Read for My PhD in English Literature | Victorian Women Novelists Independent Study

Mammoths Read & To Read | the longest books I own!

April TBR/Pile of Possibilities | Picture This & TBR Clear Out Readathon!

[dancingtotuyo]

Dancing to Tuyo March Wrap up

I haven't done one of these before and I can't say if I'll do another, but March was a big, amazing month for me!

I turned 24

I wrote 36,253 words! The most I've ever written in a month. While also working wayyyyyy too many extra hours at work. (My goal was 14,000)

I posted 25,239 words

I updated/posted fics 12 times across 6 different fics (3 series & 3 standalones)

I wrote for two new Pedro boys (Marcus M (12:32 PM) & Marcus P (coming soon))

I read roughly 82 fics .Check out my March Fic Madness Master List: Part I | Part II

I gained roughly 75 followers! I try not to dwell on the number of followers I have too much, but I am incredibly thankful and honored to each and everyone of you who have picked me as a person/blog they want as a part of their Tumblr ecosystem.

Thank you all so much for your continued support! We've only just begun :)

[brandileigh2003]

March fanfic reading wrap-up

Have you read any of these?

What was your favorite this month?

Do you know your word count?