#headcase

[testmule]

are they… you know…

[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. 😊

[funcionoacafe]

God Is a Bullet (2023)

[artsychauna]

"I never thought I’d let somebody call me a good boy without punching them in the face,” Zane mused.

“You can punch me in the face if you want, Lois. But I might retaliate by holding you down and reminding you who you belong to.”

“I don’t think that’s the deterrent you think it is,” Zane teased.

- Onley James, Headcase (Necessary Evils: Book Four)

[nitromians]

a fanart last year…… #Nitrome by beeeeesive

[nitpickrider]

Actually you failed to make it through to him because when you got him to stand down and think things through he got sucker punched by Damian. Seems like someone is at fault here for him going bad and it's not actually Headcase himself.

[apocalypse-polakiewicz]

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[olyrik]

We charge head on into the next Nitrome game, Headcase!

Or Watch the Other Nitrome Games I've played here!

[sonicandallstars]

This is Headcase, the container full of power ups.

[cattatonically]

Headcase - Onley James (Necessary Evils, book 4)

Synopsis

Asa Mulvaney is half of a psychopathic whole. He and his twin brother live together, party together…kill together. In the Mulvaney family, murder is the family business and business is good. When an experiment separates Asa and his brother, Asa is forced to navigate the world on his own for the first time in his life.

Zane Scott is a small-time crime blogger and amateur sleuth, but he dreams of a byline in a major paper someday. When he winds up at a boring fundraiser beside Asa Mulvaney, they share an intensely passionate encounter that leaves Zane with an ache in his chest and a story idea that could make his career dreams a reality.

At a nearby college, a cluster of suicides isn’t what it seems. When Asa’s father asks him to look into it, he sees the perfect opportunity to see his little crime reporter again. And Asa needs to see him again. Zane’s suspicious of Asa’s motives, but he won’t say no to a chance to peek behind the Mulvaney family curtains.

As the two unravel a sinister plot, Asa’s obsession with Zane grows and Zane finds being Asa’s sole focus outweighs almost anything, maybe even his career–which is good for Asa because loving a Mulvaney is a full-time job. Can he convince Zane that he’s worth navigating a family of psychopaths and his pathologically jealous twin, or will Zane learn the hard way that the Mulvaney boys always get what they want? Always.

Headcase is a high heat, intense, lovers-to-frenemies, psychopath romance with an HEA and no cliffhangers. It features an obsessive, calculating psychopath and a wannabe reporter who will stop at nothing to earn himself a major byline. As always, there’s gratuitous violence, very dark humor, enough killers to fill an auditorium, and enough heat to melt your kindle. This is book 4 in the Necessary Evils series. Each book follows a different couple.

TAGS: psychopath romance, Asa is bored, Avi is jealous, Zane is pretty, Adam is still a dick, August is… August, Aiden’s still missing, Lucas is concerned, Atticus plays den mother to a gaggle of murderous young adults, Asa wants Zane but knows he suspects he’s a killer, Zane wants a story but can’t keep from falling into bed with his target, extra dark humor, found family, So. Many. Murderers, mysteries abound, bad boys doing bad things and each other, high non-relationship angst, low relationship angst, shmoop, fluff, smut.

My Thoughts

Zane has dreams of becoming a crime reporter, and he’s spent months following the trail of bodies that seem to surround the Mulvaneys and their partners. When he encounters Asa at an event, he thinks he’s found his in. But Zane is in for way, way more than he bargained for.

When discovering the Mulvaney family secret – they’re the psychopath sons of an eccentric (and apparently very handsome) billionaire who take out the trash that slip through the criminal justice cracks – he doesn’t expect things to hit so close to home. But they do, and Zane has to rely on Asa to get him through.

Zane leans heavily on Asa. Asa keeps him going, keeps him from spiraling. He also keeps him rather blood thirsty. Zane’s brother was the victim of a sick and twisted game run by sick and twisted people (even by Mulvaney standards). And Zane won’t rest until they’re all taken out. And Asa won’t rest until Zane gets his closure.

The start of their relationship is a little rough around the edges, but they soon build a foundation on communication and honesty. Zane communicates his needs, and Asa communicates his desires. They find a balance that works for them. And they make it work. Zane even manages to win over Asa’s twin, Avi, who is more territorial of Asa than anyone else. And considering Avi’s fixation with Jericho’s brother, Felix, whatever lies ahead for the four of them is bound to be intense.

[goddessdelaluna]

How do I explain to people my Spotify wrapped isn’t all me - like the people in my head need a ✨soundtrack✨ it’s their songs on there as well 🥰

[mercenaryg]

Call me a Headcase for wanting a world free from the monsters, but I'll take being insane for wanting a better world.

[franticvampirereads]

Hello 2024! For January I’m gonna try to keep up the reading momentum that I had in December. I might have been a bit ambitious with my TBR picks but I’m really excited to see what this year has in store! So, here’s what I’m planning to read this month:

Daja’s Book & Briar’s Book -currently reading

Us -currently reading

Gearbreakers

The Dragon’s Betrothed

Headcase

Fake Dates and Mooncakes

Last Courtesan of Olympus

I’m Kinda Chubby And I’m Your Hero

Omega’s Forever Home

Psalm For The Wild Built

Here’s to a new year! 😊

[tamsoj]

Lidia Yuknavitch, Dora: A Headcase

[tigger8900]

Headcase: LGBTQ Writers and Artists on Mental Health and Wellness, edited by Stephanie Schroeder and Teresa Theophano

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Before queerness was seen as an identity it was considered a disease, given entries in the DSM, and used as an excuse to detain and "cure" people of perceived deviance. Even after revisions to diagnostic practices, both past and present traumas contribute to high rates of PTSD, anxiety, depression, and other mental illnesses among LGBTQ populations. Thirty-seven artists, writers, poets, psychologists and more lend their voices to this collection, exploring their personal experiences with queerness and mental health, whether related to their identity or otherwise.

This collection wasn't bad, but I feel that it would have the most value to an ally who wants to understand and support queer people in their community, or perhaps a LGBTQ person who isn't very familiar with the history. Most of what it covered were things I already knew about, so my reading experience was more emotionally exhausting than illuminating. There were some pieces that were very interesting to me though, such as Fidelindo Lam's contrast of his identity as a gay man in the Philippines versus how we understand gay identity in the United States, as well as the stories that sought to share personal accounts as opposed to arguing why therapists should do this or that.

I was pleased by how diverse the contributors were. It's skewed towards the US and UK, but the collection features racial diversity as well as a full spectrum of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and non-binary individuals. It's also very accessible to people without a background in psychology(my own consists of a single 100-level course). A couple of the chapters get a bit dense, but I was able to follow the argument without needing google as a reference. All in all, I'd recommend this primarily to people who work in or engage with mental health support systems and would like to learn more about supporting LGBTQ populations. It might also have strong appeal to LGBTQ people who are looking to learn more about queer history as it relates to mental health struggles.

[apocalypse-polakiewicz]

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