#hades dnf

[melancholy-in-andante]

Bad End

I ask "Who dares to face me?"

As I stride onto the field

Nothing that they say could matter

I won't flinch and I won't yield

I ask "Who leaves here breathing?"

As the bottle leaves my hand

And it's voice rings out like shattered glass

"Only those left fit to stand"

I ask "Who dares defy me?"

To my needles and my chains

And they answer me in rattles

In the bruises, blood, and pains

I ask “Who stands triumphant?"

To my bat, before the swing

It replies in blood and shrapnel

In that wicked song we sing

I asked "Who dares to face me?"

Empty silence in my wake

You either claw your way to victory

Or watch your body break

[tsui-no-sora]

the love-hate relationship I have with the song heatwaves is unmatched. sometimes when it comes on the radio I flip. I go mad. I change the channel immediately. but also during some periods it's an unquestionable constant in my playlists. idk. it reminds me of good times but also I hate it.

Dude every single time I listen to Heatwaves I cry. This isn't even a new development something in that song just freaking drives me feral. It's a good song but also WTFWFTWFRWFT

[waywardork]

Sometimes I think about the dnf hades and Persephone fic I starting rough drafting

I even made concept art for it 🤧

[rebelwithoutabroom]

Here to say that Hades is one of my favorite games ever but I never thought about Dream playing it so you have put that in my head and it is never leaving now thank you <3

-🐝

ooohhh!!! which one is your fave sidequest? 👀 im so soo normal abt that game anon, i even sometimes tune in to random streamers that are playing it just bc i miss it so much. any of dteam+munchy playing would be so good, but ESPECIALLY dream (sam would be a close second. goshh)

[demonstars]

Hadestown au with toosh orpheus/ eurydice and dnf hades/ persephone

i am going to run into the ocean to neverrr be seen again

[shana340artblog]

My friends did a 5x5 video games.. so I guess i could just share mine on here if you recognize some of the older games.. I'll be surprised.. These are games I have played at least once....

Left to Right: Mirror's Edge, Genshin, Hades, Dragonfable, Persona 5, Star Rail, Eslword, Grand Chase, DNF (DFO), Pi Story, Gunz Duel, Hakuouki, Kingdom Hearts II, Honkai Impact 3rd, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Sims 4, Pokemon Emerald. Tekken Tag Tournament, Jak 3, Tomb Raider, Tetris, Project Diva, Thief, Mechquest, Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu

[theinquisitxor]

May 2023 Reading Wrap-Up

In the month of May I read 8 books and had 1 dnf. This month was fairly middle-of-the-road for me, with a couple of disappointments, and a couple good books. My average rating was 3.8/5 stars, and I read mostly fantasy, with 1 sci-fi and 1 romance.

1.The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus 3) by Rick Riordan 4/5 stars. I continued by reread of the HoO series this month with book 3. Annabeth is honestly one of my favorite characters of all time, and the ending of this book is just the worst best thing ever. read on audio.

2.A Lady for A Duke by Alexis Hall, 4/5 stars. This is a queer regency romance with a trans main character. This book was delightful, sweet, and worth the 450 pages. I really enjoyed the premise and set up of this story, and I thought everything was handled and executed very well. Queer, regency romance.

3.A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding 1) by Freya Marske, 3/5 stars. This is a queer fantasy romance set during the Edwardian era England. I was a little disappointed in this, but I think I went into this book with super high expectations, and they weren't quite met. I feel very indifferent to the meta plot of this series, and I'm not sure I plan on continuing. Queer, historical fantasy romance.

4.The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Ann Older (DNF) This was the only book I dnf'd this month, and while I don't think this is a bad book by any means, it just wasn't for me. This is a queer sci-fi Sherlockian mystery set on a colony of Jupiter. It leans heavy into the Sherlock vibes, and it just wasn't my cup of tea. I also didn't love the audiobook narrator. Queer sci-fi mystery.

5.Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri 3/5 stars. This was also a disappointment for me. I liked this story, but it was not what I was entirely expecting, and I felt like this book never lived up to what I wanted it to be. I was expecting something like The City of Brass but got The Wrath and the Dawn instead. Not bad, just not what I was expecting. Ancient India, fantasy romance.

6.Bloodmarked (Legendborn 2) by Tracey Deonn, 5/5 stars. This was my only 5 star book this month, and I liked this even better than the first book. Now that we got a lot of the exposition and worldbuilidng done in book 1, I thought this even better and this is shaping up to be a new favorite series. I can't wait to see what the next book brings!

7.The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus 5) by Rick Riordan 4/5 stars. This is probably my favorite book of the HoO series, and this has many favorite scenes. The Percy and Annabeth chapters of this are just *so* good.

8.Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee 4/5 stars. This is a fantasy novella about Ruks and their handlers'. This book is about loving something that can't love you back, and knowing that one day you will have to let that go. I think I'll enjoy anything Fonda Lee writes, and she manages to create an emotional, impactful, detailed story in under 200 pages. I really enjoyed this novella, and the world building, story, and craft that went into this story really shines. It's bittersweet, and I really felt the emotional impact of this story.

9.Entangled Life: How Fungi make our worlds, change our minds & shape our futures by Merlin Sheldrake. This was my nonfiction this month, and I enjoyed this book all about fungi and mushrooms. I learned a lot, but I also have many more questions, and a new appreciation for fungi.

Next month I'm hoping to tacke and binge two series, as well as read the final HoO book.

[plvtosun]

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[devoted-to-the-gods]

Obsidian’s Intro~ ☀️

About Me

Name: Obsidian

Age: 21 (Capricorn)

Pronouns: he/him

Hellenic pagan devoted to Apollo

Worships Hermes, Ares, and Hades and loves all the theoi

Bi trans male and Hispanic

Member of a DID system, sometimes other members of the system post here (specifically W, but he will tag if he posted it)

DNI/DNF

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If you want a friend to talk to about Hellenic pagan/polytheist stuff I am always open to talk about it. Love talking about worship, experiences, devotional activities, music, literature, witchcraft, etc. 

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[threephantomrey]

book quiz:

tagged by @rose-of-pollux

1) How many books did you read this year?

a few. i don’t remember the exact number

2) Did you reread anything? What?

i did. Wild Rescuers: Guardians of the Taiga. and i think there were others i reread too.

3) What were your top five books of the year?

oh i don’t think i have enough for it to be top 5🧍🏻‍♂️

4) Did you discover any new authors that you love this year?

i don’t think so

5) What genre did you read the most of?

fiction

6) Was there anything you meant to read, but never got to?

i was gonna read “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” after “Blood Like Magic” but i never finished that so maybe i’ll started reading it in 2024

7) What was your average Goodreads rating? Does it seem accurate?

idk what that is i don’t use that

8) Did you meet any of your reading goals? Which ones?

i don’t think so? i don’t remember making any for myself

9) Did you get into any new genres?

no

10) What was your favorite new release of the year?

don’t have any

11) What was your favorite book that has been out for a while, but you just now read?

Blood Like Magic!!

12) Any books that disappointed you?

no. i never have that problem tbh

13) What were your least favorite books of the year?

don’t have any

14) What books do you want to finish before the year is over?

well i’m never going to finish anything before this year ends😭😭 but i hope i finish Blood Like Magic and start To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before before 2024 ends

15) Did you read any books that were nominated for or won awards this year (Booker, Women’s Prize, National Book Award, Pulitzer, Hugo, etc.)? What did you think of them?

i don’t think i did? but i wouldn’t really remember

16) What is the most over-hyped book you read this year?

i don’t think i read any overhyped books

17) Did any books surprise you with how good they were?

what i read from Blood Like Magic was AMAZINGGG

18) How many books did you buy?

i remember buying 2 back in June

19) Did you use your library?

no, but i should

20) What was your most anticipated release? Did it meet your expectations?

oh i wasn’t really anticipating anything i just bought 2 books that caught my attention once i saw them

21) Did you participate in or watch any booklr, booktube, or book twitter drama?

no i don’t focus on any of that

22) What’s the longest book you read?

i don’t remember

23) What’s the fastest time it took you to read a book?

maybe a couple of days

24) Did you DNF anything? Why?

i didn’t finish Blood Like Magic because i just kinda stopped reading randomly and then got hyperfixated over Hades so i forgot about it for a while and it just stayed on my desk next to my bed😭

25) What reading goals do you have for next year?

finish Blood Like Magic and start To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before

gonna tag @broke-on-books

[reviewsthatburn]

DNF 2 hours 26 minutes in (22%)

Stopping because Persephone is happy that Hades is paternalistic and sexist, punishing someone because they scared her and she’s a woman. There’s also some ableist language in a way that’s not important to the narrative, and Persephone keeps thinking of some non-human people as “creatures” and “monsters” in a way that feels disparaging. I don’t like this version of Persephone and I don’t like how the story is being told.

[someonelookingpraediti]

Quarterly Roundup January - March 2023

January

The Cruel Prince - Holly Black (re-read)

The Wicked King - Holly Black (re-read)

The Queen of Nothing - Holly Black (re-read)

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories - Holly Black (re-read)

The Stolen Heir - Holly Black ★★★★★

Tress of the Emerald Sea - Brandon Sanderson ★★☆☆☆

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - (tr.) Bernard O'Donoghue ★★★★☆

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: An Adaptation - Elizabeth Jewell ★★☆☆☆

Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo (re-read)

February

Hell Bent - Leigh Bardugo ★★★★★

The Lost Hero - Rick Riordan ★★★★★

The Son of Neptune - Rick Riordan ★★★★★

The Mark of Athena - Rick Riordan ★★★★☆

March

The House of Hades - Rick Riordan ★★★★★

The Blood of Olympus - Rick Riordan ★★★★★

Wild - Cheryl Strayed ★★★☆☆

The Foxglove King - Hannah Whitten ★★☆☆☆ (DNF)

Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie ★★★★★

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Jessie L. Weston ★★★★☆

The Screaming Staircase - Jonathan Stroud ★★★★★

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These last few months have absolutely flown by, but at the same time, they seem to have gone on forever! Even the beginning of March seems such a long time ago.

I did a lot of rereading early in the year, although I've tried to make an effort to read new things since then. And I've had a lot of really, really good books, partly luck, and partly because I've continued series I've already enjoyed.

I'm behind on my yearly goal at the moment, which is probably because I've had a lot of time off work, and I just don't have the focus to pick up a book while I'm at home, normally. That's changed in the past few days, however, so maybe I'll be back on track before you know it!

And for the first time in over a year, I had to DNF a book. I'm not sorry I did - I need to learn to do it more often, if I'm honest, but it's annoying to trudge through 70% of a book for it to not end up counting towards your goal. Maybe that will teach me to give up sooner in future.

[vreugd-madelon]

The Shortest Way to Hades Review

The Shortest Way to Hades by Sarah Caudwell is a 207 page Adult Mystery novel.

It seemed the perfect way to avoid three million in taxes on a five-million-pound estate: change the Trust arrangement. Everyone in the family agreed to support the heiress, Camilla Galloway, in her court petition - except dreary cousin Deirdre, who suddenly demanded a small fortune for her signature. Then Deirdre has a terrible accident, which is the moment when the London barristers handling the trust - Cantrip, Selena, Ragwort and Julia - decide to summon their Oxford mentor Professor Hilary Tamar to Lincoln's Inn. And when deadly accidents in the family escalate, Hilary is dispatched on the most perilous quest of all: to find the truth and unmask the killer...

I rate this book DNF/5 stars.

The main reason I DNF'd this book is because I couldn't stand the posh, difficult language the author used. I get that they are lawyers, but making a book approachable is still important. Ex. Chapter 9, very 1st sentence: 'And was, I need hardly say--though I must confess to a childish hope, unbecoming perhaps of a Scholar, of having aroused in my readers some measure of interesting apprehension--no more than soundly asleep.' The first 2 chapters are entirely a flashback, and I don't like that. Sometimes the characters respond to things that are written as exposition, rather than dialogue with is rather confusing and annoying.

Do you have any questions? Or maybe some recommendations? Send me an ask here on Tumblr or tweet me.  If you wish to support me, you can buy me a coffee! Or even buy my debut fantasy novel, The Mending Road.

[rebelwithoutabroom]

Oooh I’m super interested in Elysium but Droplings also made me laugh

Hehehehehhehehehe okay droplings is just a huuge brainrot 🙈 me and a friend absolutely LOVE maskduo and drops is our nickname for them (dream + corps) and this one is actually abt a hogwarts AU spanning their years at the school :))) its super silly and fun, we're almost done with it

Elysium is my baby. My precious child. I have almost 200h logged on Hades The Videogame TM and I'm absolutely in love with how they portrayed achilles and patroclus' relationship in it. This fic was supposed to be a dnf au told by tommys perspective (rip me) as he tried to escape hell and ended up helping them find each other again in the afterlife. Due to recent events, its being rewritten from scratch and im not super sure what will come out of it xD

[bellis-apis]

March Book Tracker

I didn't forget to do this in February, I just straight up did not read in February and most of March (got a new job, moved, etc) so here we are for part of March!

Neon Gods*, Electric Idol*, and Wicked Beauty* by Katee Robert: Modern/alternate universe (I can't tell) retelling of Greek mythology. These are so so dumb but I had the urge to reread the first one and then I blacked out and when I woke up I had reread all 3 so there you go. First one is Hades/Persephone, second one is Eros/Psyche, third one is Achilles/Patroclus/AND Helen. The next one is Apollo/Cassandra and I WILL be reading it. They get farther away from the actual myth as it goes on and just kind of becomes name dropping. Very dumb, very spicy, a pretty fun time overall.

A Deadly Education: Read on @waytooseriousabouteverything's recommendation and I LOVED IT, it was so good! In fact I just went back to double check that was who I saw it from and saw there's a SEQUEL so I'm putting that on hold right now. Definitely my top book of the month. I described it to someone as Harry Potter meets Maze Runner which I feel like was true but does not at all do it justice, it's way better than both of those. I loved Orion, my darling boy. I really liked how Naomi Novik was able to show you how paranoid El had to be about every little thing and how she thought about her relationships with people, until she got friends and was able to just. Stop thinking so much. I feel like you take not having to think so hard about your relationships for granted until you don't have them so I liked how she did that.

Ancillary Justice: also on @waytooseriousabouteverything 's list but this one didn't do it for me as much. I can't tell if I wasn't following because I didn't like it or if I didn't like it because I wasn't following. Either way, I didn't finish it, but I may go back and try again later.

This puts me at 9 books so far for the year, not counting DNFs. I've already read one in April but I'm going to be good and not record it yet

*reread

[demonstars]

Back to hadestown, c!dnf are both orpheus/eurydice and hades/persephone

i've always just naturally placed cdream with orpheus and cgnf with euridice, but i get the hades and persephone analogy!!!! Thinking about them with chant and epic III.... oughgfhfgh