#Michael Crouch

[ez-with-a-fez]

So recently, after years of only having the second and third one, I got the first Magnuc Chase book on audiobook. And I have opinions so I need to dump them somewhere.

First a little backstory. As a child, somehow my audiobook library only got the second and third Magnus chase books, hammer of thor and ship of the dead. Id already read them all physically but audiobooks can be like podcasts to me. Especially if I like them a lot. So I'll just listen over and over.

Id listen to them on loop. Hammer of Thor, ship of the dead, repeat. When I was cleaning, when I was crafting what the freak ever. So I have a lot of opinions on Kieran Culkin (H.O.T [hammer of Thor, I'm not calling him hot]) and Michaels Crouch (SOTD). For instance, Kieran had a better Magnus voice, but Michael does better with the variety in the supporting characters' voices. Both of them are equally good and I enjoy listening to them.

But sword of summer. Oh man. Sword of summer.

I'm probably just biased because of my history with the other books, and I'm trying so hard to ignore it and look at it objectively, but WHAT THE FUCK. WHO IS THIS MAN. Fricking christopher something or other idk I've only listened to the first part so far. Dude's voice is not Magnus at all and he reads it like he's reading to a bunch of kids. Magnus needs the wry sarcasm and self deprication of Kieran Culkin and Michael Crouch. Christopher Guetig (I looked it up) makes him sound like this fricking nerd ass middle schooler who thinks he's cool when he DOESN'T. AT ALL.

I can't imagine listening to them all the way through and getting from Christopher Guetig to fricking Kieran Culkin. Like. Ahhhh. No offense to this guy. I'm totally judging him solely on this one book I know nothing else about him. Or the other guys really. But still. This was my freaking childhood.

[downthetubes]

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ZARJAZ, the 2000AD-inspired comic zine is back, but if you want a copy, you’ll need to preorder, as the print run is strictly limited

[heysmalltownboy]

another first chance by robbie couch

LETS MAKE THIS FANDOM HAPPEN, EVERYONE. THIS AUDIOBOOK WRECKED ME

[tahelms85]

Michael Crouch makes every female in the Simon vs The Homosapiens Agenda audiobook sound very fucking annoying. Especially their breathy baby voices and if I never hear "bub" again it'll be too soon.

[cityofchapin]

Bath Haus by P. J. Vernon

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. What Is It About? When do you call time of death on a marriage? Oliver Park is a young recovering drug addict. His older husband, Nathan, is a prominent trauma surgeon. And yet somehow they have managed to create a perfect illusion of marriage. And illusion that’s beginning to crack when Nathan suspects Oliver of cheating.  Oliver knows that Nathan’s ever…

[wahlpaper]

Blaine for the Win Review

Blaine for the Win by Robbie Couch

CW: Unemployment, Depression, Anxiety, School Stress, Sabotage, Overworked Parents, Remembrance of a Dead Parent, Break-Up, Manipulative Parents, Money Problems, Gaslighting

4.5/5

If you're a fan of Legally Blonde, Robbie Couch's Blaine for the Win is a must read! I love both the movie and the musical, so I borrowed this book from the Libby app as soon as I saw it. It was absolutely worth it, so I'm surprised that there wasn't a waitlist for the audiobook. Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, of course, but Couch's bibliography deserves to be popular enough for me to be put on a holds list. He is a skilled writer, which shows in the way he took Legally Blonde and turned it into a brand new story. This is a story that can be enjoyed even by those who have never seen Legally Blonde.

In Blaine for the Win, Blaine gets broken up with during his 1-year anniversary dinner. His now-ex, Joey, doesn't think that Blaine is serious enough and would rather be with someone his parents can approve of. Blaine enjoys painting murals around his neighborhood to help store owners out, but he decides to take a break from this to prove Joey wrong. Blaine wants to win class president. Blaine and his campaign team quickly prove to be what the people want, a change to the status quo, but is it really in Blaine's best interest? What about the murals he's abandoned and what of his self image?

Blaine for the Win is to Legally Blonde as Only Mostly Devastated (by Sophie Gonzales) is to Grease. It takes just enough elements to be paying homage to the classic film, but recreates the story into a thing of its own, a tale starring queer teenagers. One of my favorite elements of Legally Blonde is that Elle Woods becomes friends with the girl her ex left her for. It's not as prominent of a plot point, but I'm happy to report that it's kept in there! The most important element to change was that Blaine was running for class president instead of working to become a lawyer. These two goals do not take similar steps to achieve, which gave Blaine for the Win the space to blossom into a unique story. For the fans of Legally Blonde, you'll be able to spot other references should you read the book and ponder over what was left out/changed.

Despite drawing inspiration from a well known movie, Couch avoided or subverted some major tropes. I am not secretive about my love of tropes, but I enjoy when someone turns away from them as well. The first one is that homophobia doesn't make its way into the plot, even to make an example of it. It's mentioned that life can be harder for those in marginalized communities and Blaine does make a Closet joke, but this book serves as a safe space from that negativity. Another is that the Big Fight happens between Blaine and his best friend, not Blaine and his love interest. The love story is more of a thing that happens along the way than the main plot. Do not be discouraged, though, it is a well written courtship. This story comes with more than one happy ending.

The only problem I found was the pacing, which was difficult to keep track of. However, this was likely due to one of the best features of the story, the point of view. Being told in first person, Blaine's narrative could be seen as unreliable, but I prefer to label it as "transparent". It's easy to figure Blaine out even before he figures himself out. I could tell what he was about and that made me root for him, even when he was making mistakes. His inner voice was a delight to get to know. It was also heartbreaking at times. Blaine deals with depression and anxiety, which would make his focus on time different than reality. I could tell that Couch knew exactly who this character was.

If you like to read about queer teens making changes for their community and falling in love along the way, check out Robbie Couch's Blaine for the Win. Help make this book as popular as it deserves to be!

[eloreenmoon]

The Glow Up (Franklin U. Book 5) by A.M. Johnson #Audiobook #MMRomance #Contemporary #Review #LGBT

The Glow Up (Franklin U. Book 5) by A.M. Johnson #Audiobook #MMRomance #Contemporary #Review #LGBT

Erryn reviews ‘The Glow Up (Franklin U Book 5)’ by A.M. Johnson. This book was released September 22, 2022, and is 303 pgs long. The audiobook version of this story was narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Michael Crouch.  It was released on October 23, 2022, and is 7 hrs and 21 mins long. A copy was provided in exchange for an honest review. Why I read this book:  I’m intrigued by this series. Chris…

[arashixyarts]

Thats enough realism for a lifetime actually!

[k1ranishf4]

Ah, yes. Finally, the full version

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[katakosmos]

tall, thin, almost skeletal and sharp barty, with sleepy eyes and a smug smile, who walks in the corridors with slightly rounded shoulders and, when he's sitting, he stretches his legs and his feet under the table collide with the shoes of the other death eaters. barty, who laughs at the most inappropriate moments, loud and maniacal, who licks his lips, runs a long, bony finger over the surface of a piece of furniture and collects the dust. his face is more hollow than usual and his hair is disheveled, but his gaze is lively and his movements are fluid, magnetic. barty, who speaks to evan with his chin on his shoulder, exhaling his warm breath, words, laughter, directly onto his neck. barty, curled up in an armchair, with his knees pulled up to his chest, while he scrapes his tongue on the serrated part of his upper teeth, one corner of his mouth slightly lifted up, who wonders how much of his body he can fit into evan's; if, by pressing himself a little, he could ever get under his skin, if there is room for him too, if evan would ever welcome barty inside him like a second soul...

[favouritehell]

Masterlist

Minors DNI

✮ indicates smut

Harry Potter

Marauders Era

Remus Lupin

Sirius Black

James Potter

Regulus Black

Barty Crouch Jr

Lightning Era

Mattheo Riddle

Blaise Zabini

Theo Nott

Lorenzo Berkshire

Teen Wolf

Stiles Silinski

Scott McCall

Isaac Lahey

American Horror Story

Michael Langdon

Supernatural

Dean Winchester

The Umbrella Academy

Diego Hargreeves

Klaus Hargreeves

Five Hargreeves

[emotinalsupportturtle]

re-watching David Tennant's and Michael Sheen's filmographies after good omens makes me really really want to see them try out-craze each other in something, so...

Concept: David Tennant and Michael Sheen in one project but they both play unhinged psychopaths.

..And that's the whole plot

(you don't even need a script they are both soo good being unhinged just set them free and let them improvise)

[nicolegmattos]

One thing I can’t help but be ashamed of is the fact that I had absolutely no idea who Michael Sheen and David Tennant were when I started Good Omens when I’ve literally seen movies they were in like a million times already.

They were both literally part of two of my first obsessions ever and I couldn’t recognize them. Sure, they were almost unrecognizable, but still…! Ridiculous lol

[xanthusasaka]

The ineffable husbands + Aro/Barty Crouch Jr

Sorry I just have to draw the image that popped out of my head.

Vaguely inspired by an interview where Sheen said that Aro would want the wolf form of Lucian as a house dog & stroke him by the fire. Thought he probably likes snakes🤣

[anunavoidabledichotomy]

I noticed that 2 David Tennant characters were in the top 100 ao3 ships, and I'm wondering how many other actors have multiple characters on that list - not a character that appears multiple times, multiple characters - because I feel like there should be an award for that or something

[dilfcr0wley]

I NEED DAVID TENNANT ON GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF NOWWWW