i'm genuinely sick of tumblr like between the ads that are scams or using porn or both and often targeting lonely users, the pornbots themselves, the interface that's just getting worse in every way and the block/report button being so narrowly close to the follow button, the shoddy attempt to blend in with other social media apps when we praised tumblr for not being like that, getting 'reccomended for you' posts that's just a randomly generated blog with 1 post with a pregnancy kink photo or is nsfw fan art of something you're not involved in at all or is just someone you've blocked, the search system they still haven't fixed after years-
and tumblr is just begging for money all over the place but all they they seem to do is just go 'hey look some frogs'
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just finished the third book in the Aubreyad and I am so incredibly happy that Jack is finally going to get married! nothing bad's gonna happen on his way back home, right? right?
also, curse Diana! I like her a lot but how could she do this to Stephen? when are they finally going to get married???
it took me a bit to get through this book due to personal reasons but as soon as I continued reading I couldn't stop!
of course two of the highlights include the fact that Stephen does not get injured once but twice during the course of the story and the focus is never really on what happened to him (it is never directly explained how he was tortured) but exclusively on how much of a bitch he is being during his recovery. it is a true testament to how much the crew and Jack love him that they put up with it <3
(the operation scene is incredible and so much more dramatic than in the movie if that is even possible. it also had a slightly different vibe, being a 20 minute affair)
Stephen is responsible for so much death in this book and I cannot help myself but feel sorry for him, especially when it's the result of him being a giant idiot. (who gives pure silver bracelets to a girl living on the street? what did you think was gonna happen???)
the whole sloth situation is hilarious but as a biologist I cannot stop myself from feeling a little sorry for all these animals being removed from their natural habitats.
the battles in this were absolutely incredible! not that they hadn't been before but this time the stakes were so high when they were defending the indian ships and it was really nice to see what a great strategist Jack truly is.
everyone on board just grows on you so much! and I cannot wait for the next adventure! also, if I had a nickel for every time Jack and Stephen look at each other fondly, I'd be rich by now. just the way their friendship is described is so lovely and gentle and it really, really warms my heart.
every time Pullings shows up, I smile. hopefully, he'll get the first mate position soon. he absolutely deserves it.
and while it was funny for a while how Jack has bad luck with money, I am glad that he can finally stop worrying in that departement.
great to finally be on the surprise! Jack loves her so very much and I cannot help but feel the same <3
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“Huh, never seen a half elf before now that I’m thinkin’ about it.”
“Whether I’m half or full elf won’t matter when I emerge the victor.”
“Oh, well aren’t you a fuckin' peach.” One stab, she was going to get at least one good stab in for that irritating fucking attitude.
Katarina (Annali Lindgren): A half-elf hunter for the Bastion of the Veil. She fights with a saber and has been trained by both of her hunter parents, as well as her hunter uncle and cousins, since she was young. She has also, similar to her cousin Eira, been taught the ins and outs of various medicinal and poisonous plants. Katarina fights with intense focus and prefers to wait for openings to appear rather than brute force it. As a half elf, Katarina has the power to control light. What this means is that she is capable of creating and manipulating it. Usually she utilizes this in the heat of battle by creating brief bursts of light to temporarily blind or obstruct an opponent's vision since her half-elf lineage and lack of full mastery over that ability limits what all she is capable of with it at this point in her life.
Lucia Oriana: An elf trained since birth by her father to work as a hit man, ruthlessness runs easily through Lucia’s veins. Her power is the ability to read emotions which she uses to sense any shifts in the one she’s facing whether it involves talking or fighting. Lucia primarily uses guns for her work and defaults to knives when guns are not an option or silence would serve her better. She’s small, quick, and nimble and uses that speed to her advantage, preferring to go straight for kill shots (though murder isn’t allowed in these fights).
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