#i will finally buy from your store one of these days. okay i did years ago when you had a print of good angel charas.... but god so nice. so
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
Me: I should read something good and refreshing
Me: (opens That One YA Dystopia About Human Pets)
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105 notes - Posted September 30, 2022
#4
That One YA Dystopia Trilogy about Human Pets: Perfected
I read an entire book trilogy at once for this review, and it’s 2014 to 2018’s Perfected by Kate Jarvik Birch, a mainstream published series about humans being kept as pets.
Aw jeez.
I’ve never done a full trilogy at once, but after Lightlark I wanted to do something properly exciting. Slash disturbing. This will be roughly the same format I always do- full synopsis with discussion, and broader analysis. (And yes! This trilogy, which unilaterally earns 0 stars, is better than Lightlark!)
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148 notes - Posted October 18, 2022
#3
people love to infantilize asexual people like im not out here serving cunt 24/7 you just aren’t allowed to touch it
291 notes - Posted June 12, 2022
#2
I write silly books about angels and demons and love as the world ends around you (and how maybe it can still be okay in the end anyways)
A naive angel befriends a bullied demon and that forbidden friendship kick-starts the apocalypse. About identity and love and what it's like to be a cosmic being not meant to have free will.
A huge swath of LGBT characters and stuff too, especially in the realm of questioning and experimenting. No real romance, just friendship, and ace/aro/queer stuff.
If you don't know, it's about impossible for indie authors to spread the word about their work. I'm a very ill and disabled person unable to work, so every reblog and especially review matters so much.
I offer free copies for anyone who wants one. Ideally you'd review, but I just want people to be able to read them.
Gum eboook
Amaz print
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336 notes - Posted September 11, 2022
My #1 post of 2022
Tiktok sensation LightLark is the final boss of bad fantasy YA— a failure built on aesthetic boards and tropes, unable to pretend it has a heart
Tiktok sensation LightLark is the final boss of bad fantasy YA— a failure built on aesthetic boards and tropes, unable to pretend it has a heart
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A full summary with spoilers, analysis, quotes- and so much more on the subject of a book you should never read. This is a long piece. Like ‘Youtube Video Essay’ long.
Lightlark is joyless, a husk beyond parody, a checklist of every Island of Blood and Bone and Glass and Hearts that has come out in the last five years, built and sold on tropes and aesthetic boards. This is a book written by an author who is not a writer. It would fit in on the dregs of an amateur writing site with eerie perfection.
But Lightlark is more than that. You see, Lightlark is… a TikTok book.
- Mum thought Ivo was blind. No I don’t know why either.
- Frankie was the one my dad was most nervous about, but he ended up laughing along with him. Honestly this is my second exposure to Frankie outside of The Unbelievable Truth (and that one episode of QI that introduced me to him on panel shows, I’ve seen discourse before) and I like him so far.
- Speaking of Ivo and Frankie, I really liked Ivo’s radio 4 panel show audition. I hope he’s on TUT at some point. Though considering what Frankie said, I think he’s going more for Just A Minute. Either way, really like them both. Ivo on a boat and leaping over a cow makes Thursdays extra special
- Jenny was also fun. (Spoilers, but I liked everyone pretty generally.) I liked her crashing the boat. I think more older ladies should crash boats in otherwise idyllic places. That would make the world a little better.
- I loved Jenny sticking up for Ivo when the boat broke down because let’s face it: she probably did some damage. Do I think she’s to blame? No. Nor is Frankie to blame. But I am very happy she stuck up for Ivo. And that hug was both charming and funny.
- Kiell. I now know how to pronounce your name. I thought it was Key-ell, then Kyle, but it’s moreso Ky-ell. Which is sorta how its spelled. Idk, I’m not a pronouncer. But god I love him. I only know him as Mike from Ghosts, but I can see why he plays Mike from Ghosts. Exact same energy. Really fun. Reminds me of a mix between my brother-in-law and Munya from the previous series.
- Anyway more fun interactions in the live task between Kiell and Ivo killing each other. And Mae on the side killing themself. And Jenny and Frankie making it all anticlimatic. I don’t think Jenny was trying at the end. And honestly same girl. I’d take that four points rather than risk a zero.
- speaking of Mae, I’m so happy there’s a nonbinary contestant on taskmaster! And the way their pronouns were just used casually made me really happy. They deserved the win 100%.
- Overall I’m much preferring this series to 14’s debut. I thought 14 was spoiled because I was consuming 12’s content before (cause 12 is my favourite series). But I did the same today and came out loving it a whole lot more. Maybe 15 will be my favourite when all’s said and done. Maybe it’ll be ruined later (god I hope not). But honestly I really like this series. A lot. Don’t have a favourite contestant, but I’m leaning towards the youth task-wise, and the elder banter-wise. Honestly I love them all. Can’t wait for it all to come out.
#here's to hoping that my colleagues don't need anything super important from me this afternoon so i can clock off on time for once
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
Hi, I just wanted to say that I'm very much in love with Bridget Christie, thanks for listening
11 notes - Posted April 29, 2022
#4
send help i'm this close to buying some super fluffy blue yarn that's probably going to be a bench to work with but i feel it in my soul that the cookie monster aesthetic is worth it
12 notes - Posted September 15, 2022
#3
"but to me the obvious thing was to let the bird fly"
13 notes - Posted December 2, 2022
#2
"it's a rare moment in the series where Bridget is the voice of reason" asdkgkgflskdjdkd
44 notes - Posted May 27, 2022
My #1 post of 2022
I love how John Kearns looks like Just Some Guy™ but turns out to be one of the most unhinged contestants in the history of taskmaster
Victoria solving that riddle nearly by herself in a third of the time it took the team of three is EXACTLY the sort of thing I was hoping to see when she was cast for this series. It was only helped by the juxtaposition of lovely sweet Alan in his mustache and bowler hat.