#im running out of books on my tbr list

[morivella]

can someone share their favorite books with me <3 PLEASE !!

[ofliterarynature]

AUGUST 2023 WRAP UP

[ loved liked okay no thanks DNF (reread) bookclub*]

Witch Week | A Perilous Undertaking | 2 AM At the Cat's Pajamas | The Last Sun | The Lives of Christopher Chant | The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo* | (The Angel of the Crows) | The Enchanted April | The Art of Prophecy | A Curious Beginning | Q's Legacy | The Grimoire of Grave Fates | Charmed Life | Ocean's Echo | (Band Sinister) | (Unfit to Print) | Camp Damascus | Wanted, A Gentleman | Translation State | The Mistress of Bhatia House

I’m late I’m late I’m late! Oops

It’s only a month late, right? ‘Only’ lol, work has been exhausting! Anyways:

At this point I wonder if Ann Leckie can ever do wrong, Translation State was good! I was completely enthralled, which is all I ask, even if I don’t get as passionate about it as the main trilogy.

I continued the KJ Charles reading, with these supposed stand alones that are also kind of related? Honestly it’s no less of a stretch than Society of Gentlemen to Lilywhite Boys, so I don’t know why she can’t officially list them together. Anyways, mostly fine, and Band Sinister is still a delight!

Camp Damascus…I’m thrilled for Chuck, really, and I think he’s a delight to follow, but this one wasn’t for me. Religious trauma is turning out to be a hard no.

Ocean’s Echo was good! In some ways I definitely thought it was better than Winter’s Orbit - miscommunication is the worst I’m sorry, this story was more consistently engaging! I just like the characters from WO a bit more.

Chrestomanci! I’ve been going by the suggested reading order on Goodreads, and while I wasn’t particularly enthused by Charmed Life, once I had a grasp on the world the other books have been fun! Im very sad this might be my last DWJ, as I seem to have exhausted my library’s collection of her audiobooks :(

Grimoire of Grave Fates had a really interesting premise that lured me in, despite my reservations - an anthology where all the stories work together to solve the mystery of a murder at a magic boarding school? I thought it worked fairly well (and could definitely spin itself out into a series of novels), but just ok for me. Maybe one day I’ll finally concede I can’t read YA or boarding school books anymore.

Q’s Legacy was the last (I think) of the 84 Charing Cross Road books, and honestly the worst. It had its interesting moments, but it lacked the cohesion of the other two, speed,-running the before and during of those stories, to then spend the second half on the adaptations. It was not at all what the descriptions led me to expect. Maybe worth a single read but not a revisit.

I will also be honest, I didn’t really like the first Veronica Speedwell! The plot felt a bit contrived, and Veronica was so blunt as to almost read as rude or mean. Also very unexpectedly…clinically horny? Does that make sense? I’m not quite sure what prompted me to continue, but I’m now several books in and enjoying it! To be blunt myself, the historic setting is just set dressing, the plots can feel contrived, the mysteries are mediocre, but the real draw is the Veronica and Stoker show once they get themselves settled in and comfortable with each other. It’s a hoot.

I’d heard good things about The Art of Prophecy, but I still didn’t know quite what to expect going in. It was wonderful. Maybe a little long, but if you’re looking for a fantastic fantasy with lots of fight sequences, no romance, and some fascinating characters, this is a great read. The sequel comes out soon and I can only hope it doesn’t take as long for my library to get the audiobook as it did for this one.

I don’t know where I first found An Enchanted April, but it’s been on my TBR for a little bit, and I thought it would be the perfect fit for my classics challenge I gave myself this year! It wasn’t what I expected at all - it’s entirely character driven and very focused on their flaws, and the entire first half I thought I was going to hate it. But the second half, there’s a twist, almost, born of some very  naïve optimism that nonetheless works out. Very improbably, but I was happy for them, you funky little weirdos. 

What can I say about The Angel of the Crows except that it is still very good! It’s maybe lost a little of the shine it held when I got obsessed with it for a few months last year, but it is definitely now one of my comfort books. I really ought to read more canon Holmes though lol.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was, to be fair, one of my suggestions for book club. It was OK, but there were definitely parts that really did not work for me, the frame narrative in particular. The other members of the club really liked it but I don’t have any plans to read more of the authors work.

I’m almost tempted to put The Last Sun last just so I can yell more. I’d heard such good things about this series, but turns out my expectations were a bit skewed - it is not historical or secondary fantasy world, oops. So we got off to a bit of a rough start, not to mention all of the Capital Words. Not usually a good sign. And while I still wouldn’t say I love the worldbuilding necessarily, or that these are the next great work of fantasy, the action is really great, and the characters are flipping fantastic. You’ve got a pair of 30 year olds who are bad ass fighters, have a traumatic past, are immature assholes, can be so so kind, and accidentally adopt a posse of troubled teenagers? Sign me up, I love them, this reminds me so much of my days reading tons of Teen Wolf fanfic AUs.

My history with 2 AM At the Cat's Pajamas is that they cannot stop recommending this thing on the Book Riot podcasts. When I found a copy at Goodwill, I thought surely it’s meant to be! Well. It was not bad, but it was not great. I don’t know. It just wasn’t for me and I will not be keeping my copy. I probably should have DNF’d it, but I continued in hope.

Only one actual DNF this month though, The Mistress of Bhatia House - the newest Perveen Mistri book. I was actually fairly excited for it despite my reservations about the earlier books, but I hit a mental roadblock with this one. There was some contrived feeling tension with her sister-in-law, but really, I realized that one of my main problems with this series is that, despite being in a very precarious social position, Perveen is just incredibly reckless - usually in the name of doing good! - but it just hit all the wrong nerves at the moment. I’m hoping there will be a better time to read this, but not right now. 

[matrose]

Explore my bookshelf!

Tagged by @swanmaids like a MONTH ago but i just remembered this so im doing it now:))

An estimate of how many physical books I own: more than 300 id say… ive got a bunch of books in storage in my moms basement and im running out of space again in my little dormroom….

Favorite author: choosing one is way too hard…off the top of my head id say mary renault, adrian tchaikovsky, octavia e. butler, and tolkien:)

A popular book I've never read and never intend to read: maybe im being too judgmental too quickly but i have yet to read a booktok book that ive loved :,) i also dont like romance in general so im gonna stay away from the whole colleen hoover and ali hazelwood corner over there

A popular book I thought was just meh: the priory of the orange tree ☹️ i wanted to love it but i think the comparisons it got had my expectations way too high and i ended up disappointed :((

Longest book I own: probably some science fiction collection ebook that ive got, maybe the collected stories of arthur c. clarke or something?

Longest series I own all the books to: history of middleearth? 😏 i also own all german released animorphs books (just 30 ☹️) so bookwise thats longer but im unsure about wordcount :///

Prettiest book I own: the 100+ year old butterfly catalogue that belonged to my great-grandfather hehe

A book or series I wish more people knew about: children of time…..im forcing SO many people to read it. dr avrana kern is literally in it

Book I'm reading now: jane eyre & robinson crusoe & he who drowned the world

Book that's been on my TBR list for a while but I still haven't got around to it: TOO MANY…. a wizard of earthsea final answer

Do you have any books in a language other than English: yes. ive got german books and like atleast one in french and latin floating around somewhere

Paperback, hardcover, or ebook? i love ebook for the convenience:) i also like physical books but am indifferent to paperback or hardcover…

tagging: @icedille @himemiyaaah @swordcustodybattle @souldagger @allucka uuuh 😭 anyone else thag wants to 😞

[things-that-altered-my-brain]

TRACKING MY EYES

(LIST OF MOVIES SERIES BOOKS AND WEBCOMICS I HAVE SEEN READ and want to remember(rating out of 10) (incomplete rn)

( E-english, H-hindi, K-korean)

MOVIES

Animated-

nimona (10)

TANGLED

the Mitchells v/s the machines

spirit untamed

frozen 1

next gen (8)

the willoughbys

over the moon

wreck it Ralph 1 and 2

encanto

frozen 2 (6)

Hindi

barfi (10)

chor nikal ke bhaga (10)

Darlings

ek main aur ek tuu

ek vivah aisa bhi

forensic

hasee to phasee

Lootera

om shanti om

Qala

queen

Uri

7 khoon maaf (9)

dear zindagi

dil chahta hai

dil dhadkne do

Wake up Sid

doctor G (8)

kal ho na ho

zindagi na milegi Dobara

gori tere pyaar m (7)

kuch kuch hota hai

kabhi khushi kabhi gham

plan A plan B

Tamasha

OMG (oh my god) (6)

Ye Jawani Hai deewani

fitoor (5)

I hate luv stories

kabhi alvida naa kehna

dilwale 2015

jaane tu ya jaane na

dil se (3)

hum sath sath hai (no ratings for these lol)

happy new year

hum apke hai kaun

sooryavansham

english

good will hunting

BARBIE

Half of it

fundamentals of caring

edge of seventeen

red white and royal blue

the baby sitter killer queen

crazy rich asians

Enola holmes 1 n 2

knives out 1 n 2

confessions of a shopaholic

the intern

love at first sight

korean

tune in for love

love and leashes

kill boksoon

SERIES

lockwood n co

looking for alaska

heartstopper

Carmen San Diego

extraordinary attorney woo

blue birthday

run on

celebrity

true beauty

see you in my 19th life

our beloved summer

my ID is Gangnam beauty

because this is my first life

business proporsal

nevertheless

masaba masaba

my demon

destined with you

vincenzo

reborn rich

start up

Heeramandi

its okay not to be okay (goingon)

gilmore girls (going on)

BOOKS

the unhoneymooners- Christina Lauren

nothing lasts forever- Sidney Sheldon

Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson

turtles all the way down- john green

to all the boys I've loved before (book 2 and 3 specially)

One of us is lying- Karen McManus

One of us is next (sequel)

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour bookstore- robin sloan

tbr-

one of us is back (triology)

lockwood and co

PLAYS

mujhe amritaa chahiye (yogesh tripathi)

WEBCOMICS

the omniscient reader

i love yoo

the greatest estate developer

get schooled

operation true love

seasons of blossom

morgana and oz

reunion

to tame a fire

muse on fame

maybe meant to be

wished you were dead

lost in translation

lets get divorced

the fox club

raven saga

bad signs

daytime star

completed

secretary out of order

see you in my 19th life

take me im yours

your letter

til debt do us part

our beloved summer

unholy blood

sweet home

long after the ending

the make up remover

age matters

a chance at last

gourment hound

the nuna at our office

cherry blossoms

my boo

her bucket list

super secret

oh!holy

mom, im sorry

lilac 200%

scorching romance

garden club detective squad

the hip guy

kind of love

unTouchable

witch hunt

cinnamonroll

[sebrrari]

eep tagged by @rosyjuly for this cute lil book tag game!!!

An estimate of how many physical books I own: 50-ish, more with my trade paperbacks of comics i love! i’m a konmari bitch i read and thank a lot of books and then give them good homes!

Favorite author: neil gaiman or oscar wilde … i’m gay keep scrolling

A popular book I've never read and never intend to read: game of thrones lmfao

A popular book I thought was just meh: the seven husbands of evelyn hugo. like, i get it but also! ugh!

Longest book I own: my oscar wilde compendium

Longest series I own all the books to: used to be harry potter, now it’s probably doom patrol or wicked + divine. as much as i love worldbuilding i’m not huge on series, i love books that can erupt into a universe and then run their course.

Prettiest book I own: weird q! nothing really comes to mind… maybe my special edition of the crow? i have a crimson peak coffee table book that i would die for but that’s not really lit-ra-ture

A book or series I wish more people knew about: someone who isn’t me by geoff rickly. can i interest you in someone who isn’t me by geoff rickly? seriously have you considered checking out someone who isn’t me by geoff rickly?

Book I'm reading now: we do this til we free us by mariame kaba and they knew by sarah kendzior

Book that's been on my TBR list for a while but I still haven't got around to it: white oleander by janet fitch

Do you have any books in a language other than English: not anymore! i used to have some ya books in spanish for reading practice rip

Paperback, hardcover, or ebook?: im not picky! ebooks are for driving and gym, anything goes for everywhere else

no pressure tags: @cedobols @fourmula1 @kritischetheologie @recidivae @vetterrari

[2sidesofthesamesoul]

organizing my TBR and reading WIPs here else i'll never be able to get through my reading list, dont mind me but in case u want to see im putting a read break

Tomarrymort TBR

Avarice by KaedeRavensdale | 104k | est. 22h to read

equals in life (partners in death) by reggieblk | 264k | est. 28h to read

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned by Odys_seus | 11k | est. 1h to read

The Untouchable by TreacleTeacups | 78k | est. 8-9h to read

Til Death Do Us Part by duplicity | 117k | est. 13h to read

It's A Masquerade, Darling by ChubbyPanda15 | 55k | est. 6h to read

Plains of oblivion by milkandmoon | 3k | est. 20 min to read

Desolation by souein | 142k | est. 15h30 to read

Stand Against the Moon by Batsutousai | 86k | est. 9h30 to read

Tender Reigns Our Night by noumena | 96k | est. 10h30 to read

A Light That Never Goes Out by kippies | 62k | est. 6h30 to read

Terrible, But Great by Isalise | 161k | est. 18h to read

not the only traveler by kkeithkatt | 371k | est. 40h to read

And the Living Will Envy the Dead by Severus_divides_into_H | 80k | est. 3h to read

Tomarrymort Currently Reading WIPs

draw me after you (let us run)

Heir Apparent

Mary Magdalene

No Glory

Of Kings, Of Pawns, and Of Men

Seeing Sand

Sunspots

Vicious Circle

Vitae Redux / Book 2: Death Eaters

Voldemort's the kinda guy to ask, "Is anyone gonna take this?" and not wait for an answer

[frogndtoad]

5 and 6!

5- What genre did you read the most of? according to storygraph, "LGBTQIA+" closely followed by "YA". I reread hunger games this year and also see: habit of getting random graphic novels or comics runs from the library bc they looked vaguely interesting. dont have anything to say abt the gay ppl see rest of blog

6 -Was there anything you meant to read, but never got to? oh loads. my tbr list is ever-growing but i checked out a number of books i never even opened and made it abt a quarter thru war and peace before falling too far behind. other highlights include gone girl, between the world and me, jurassic park, how far the light reaches, and story of your life and others (i did read the titular story but had to return before getting to the others). maybe next year tho! and i do have some im planning to read in december even!

[traitormithos]

This is why I don't set yearly goals for myself, because I can't just do it normally, I have to complete them as-fast-as-I-can. (As with everything really) (teachers would say it's not a contest to gets things done first, and no it's not, but I'm always trying to complete everything as fast and efficient as I can and IT IS a character flaw of mine... so sorry)

Anyway, my reading goal was 50 which is way too low, so that was problem one. And basically this has literally turned into a speed-run of how fast I can complete my year goal. I have no other personality right now because of this

So where am I now? 2 or 3 chapters from finishing book number 37. I only have 13 more books to go. At this rate, I'll be done with the year goal in April.

[staticwritesnever]

enchanted: a series (pt. 2)

“the lingering question kept me up 2 am ‘who do you love?’ i wondered too im wide awake”

- enchanted, taylor swift

quackity imagines

warnings: swearing, use of quackitys real name

a/n: yes i should be doing work, but will i? no.

traveling is exhausting, so you and alex decided to keep the next day chill, by taking him to run some errands at one of america's most important institutions: costco.

you woke up WAY before alex did,, it makes no sense

the time difference between mexico and california is not even that bad, alex is just a sleepy bum

when he finally does wake up, you grab a quick snack/mini lunch from a mcdonald’s drive thru

“remember when you tried mcdonald’s for the first time? you were like a teenager and you swore you would never eat mcdonald’s again in your life?”

“yeah?”

“how’s that going for you?”

after scarfing down the crispy fries and the not-really-chicken chicken nuggets, you drive down to costco and while out your costco card like a badass

“you know they have costco in mexico right?”

“… no i did not.”

you have your grocery list in one hand and are pushing the cart in through the packed warehouse with alex fearfully following behind

“why is it so packed in here?”

“it’s america. everywhere is packed.”

alex actually doesn’t appreciate the random strangers poking him and pushing him around, frequently complaining about it

so, to solve it, you give him the cart

which for some reason instills this weird power in him that makes the crowds part like the Red Sea

now alex is starting to have some fun

you guys buy a shit ton of snacks (that you absolutely DO NOT need)

load up on drinks aka caprisuns

and practically fill your empty bellies with the free samples being given out

alex likes to lift his feet off the ground and let the cart roll forward whenever you guys happen to stumble upon an empty aisle

he almost crashes like every single time and every single time, you laugh your ass off

“please don’t ride the carts, it’s not safe.”

y’all literally get SCOLDED by an employee once alex bumps into a crate of snapple juices

“ALEX. THEYRE GOING TO TAKE AWAY MY COSTCO CARD BECAUSE OF YOU.”

“i mean… is that really the worst thing in the world?”

“alex you don’t understand… costco is the holy land. it is the one institution keeping this country afloat. and you haven’t even had the pizza yet.”

you wander into the books section, where you find piles and piles ranging from sappy-gross-walmart-romances-with-half-naked-people-on-the-covers to booktok sensations

as you read through the synopsis of two books, debating which one to add to your never ending TBR pile back home, alex finds the giant display of flower bouquets

he takes his time sniffing them, analyzing each color, and feeling the petals to make sure they’re real and not plastic

a lot of the bouquets had already been taken and the leftovers consisted of broken stems, some wilted petals and empty spaces where it appeared that certain flowers had been taken

there was one bouquet that stood out to alex

small but pretty; a bunch of red-tipped yellow roses that, unbeknownst to alex, symbolized friendship and falling in love something he would learn a lot about during his trip here

he picked out the bouquet as you picked out a winner from your book debate

he presented them to you

“as a thank you for introducing me to the heart of corporate america.”

“you’re so sweet, i might cry and bottle the tears to sell for profit.”

you laughed as you walked to a register to pay

“ok now, if you think this pizza is bad, then our friendship is effectively ruined and you’ll be sleeping on the street the rest of the time you’re here.”

“WHY IS THIS SLICE SO FUCKING HUGE?”

“… america…”

the two of you sat in one of the small picnic table in the designated food court area at the entrance of the costco

alex was trying the pizza

“actually it’s not bad.”

“i’ll take that as a win.”

you guys laugh and talk so much while you eat, it takes you an hour to finish a single slice

once you finish your pizza, you continue talking on your way to your car and won’t shut up to even take a breath

childhood memories, favorite songs, movies, shows, books, trauma, food

the different topics are a rollercoaster of emotions, some more difficult to discuss than others, but for some reason, with alex, even the hardest of stories is easy to tell when he’s the one listening

by the end of the night, you’re on the couch, he’s on the floor sitting on a bunch of blankets and the tv is on, but no one is paying attention

the groceries sit on the dining table, waiting for a lull in conversation to finally be unpacked

the hours tick down, but only certain fairy and cold items actually make it into the fridge by the end of the night

“so whyd your last relationship end?”

the clock read 12:17 pm and neither of you were ready to go to sleep just yet, especially with the conversation now taking a much more serious, much more interesting turn at this late hour

“honestly… i think she was cheating on me.”

“NO”

“yeah… i never found out if she was, but she started dating some other guy really soon after we had broken up”

“im so sorry alex…”

“yeah…”

a worry that had slowly settled in your head was that alex maybe wasnt as comfortable telling you certain things and you felt like you were pressuring him, and he had to give in, considering he was staying in your home

but he felt no pressure. none at all.

in fact, he was more surprised at how easy it was to tell you all this stuff. and how much he wanted to tell you, but only you. he wanted to talk to you all the time and only stop if it meant he got to listen to you speak for hours on end.

after noticing your frown, he was quick to try and turn it upside down

“b-but don’t feel sorry for me! honestly, i think i was gonna break up with her anyways.”

“how come?”

he stayed silent at first, almost embarrassed that he was having such a cheesy thought but he knew you wouldn’t laugh, so he felt comfortable telling you

“she wasn’t… ‘the one’ you know? you know if you’re meant to be with someone for a long time and for a while, i didn’t feel like that with her… maybe that’s why i thought she was cheating on me. i needed more of a reason than just ‘she’s not the one’ to break up with her.”

you listened intensely

you’d never thought you’d hear alex, of all people, get so philosophical over the concept of “the one”

it was remarkable

“so… how do you know if someone is the one? is there a way to know, like, for sure that this person is the person you’re meant to spend the rest of your life with?”

once again, he sat in silence.

he pondered.

it was funny to see alex ponder.

he glanced around the room when he did. at the ceiling. at the tv. at you.

he stopped at you.

he stared at you.

and you at him.

as you awaited his answer, you examined the little features on his face. the ones that no video camera or phone facetime could ever do justice.

he had much better skin than you thought he would.

each little freckle reminded you of a star.

the little scar on his lip from when tiger scratched him on stream was a funny reminder of what it was like having a cat.

every little detail of him made you smile.

he finally answered

“i think you just… know.”

[books-and-cookies]

im SO obsessed with your blog and just you in general you dont even understand! i just recently got a library card (cause books are EXPENSIVE) and all ive been doing is adding a bunch of books from your goodreads to my tbr list!

(also your workout post is really out here making me wanna workout despite the fact i already went on a run and worked out today LMAO)

anyways im obsessed and i love you <3

Okay, you're so sweet??? 🥺 please let me know what books you end up reading and if you like them, okay? 😊🤗

Also, workouts are great, but remember to take breaks 🤗

You're wonderful, thank you so much for this sweet, lovely message ❤️

[lgbtqreads]

Hi! Wondering if you have some wlw books to come in 2019 to add to my TBR list? Thanks again for the great recs :)

I do! Keep an eye out for Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi, Hot Dog Girl by Jen Dugan, The Afterward by EK Johnston, The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum, We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia, and Starworld by Audrey Coulthurst and Paula Garner (note that this one is not a romance) for sure.

A few I haven’t read yet that I’m really excited about are Sugar Run by Mesha Maren, Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole, Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett, Going Off Script by Jen Wilde, and The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston. And, as a fan of Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst, I’m psyched for the sequel coming out in August.

Also, SORRY BUT I’M GOING TO BE DOING THIS ALL YEAR - there are several wlw stories in His Hideous Heart, the Edgar Allan Poe-retelling anthology I’m editing that releases on September 24. As they are Poe stories, they definitely do not all have happy endings, but obviously I think they’re all worth a read :D

[toof1ess]

bucket list....

- Learn hella skate tricks

I roller skate and i’m working as often as i can to learn skate tricks at the skate park, for the half pipes and stuff.

- Sew a dress

I currently have minimal sewing skills but i really wanna sew a dress & make it look good ive sewn a good few garments but never a dress that was complex (body con dresses with really poorly made straps don’t count)

- Do the night skate

In the city people run something called the night skate & its as the name suggests, skating through the city at night. I really think it would be cool to do especially if i could get some cool light up wheels.

- go to see lots of fish

i like fish man what can i say

- See 100 gecs in concert (again)

I went to their concert in october for opening night of their tour and they were hella good, the only difference is i wanna mosh. When i went in october i was at the barrier cause i wanted to be close but i realize now… gecs are meant to be moshed to.

- Go to a cat cafe

Not much to this one i just like cats (i don't like coffee that much though so hopefully they have something else too)

- See destroy boys again

i’m runnin out of ideas here but they were hella good too and they got good songs

- Do a 78 card tarot spread

Usually maxout my readings at 10 cards, i've only heard of 1 person whos done this and they said it took them 72 hours which, i believe

- Finish my ever growing tbr list

I like to read, i want to read all the books i want but statistically im gonna need to start reading more books

- Go on a backpacking trip

I like camping and I would really like to go backpacking but due to my disability it makes it hard to do that due to the weight you have to carry in addition to walking for hours on end, i would really like to make this possible somehow, maybe with people carrying my stuff or something.

- Meet batman (and maybe harley quinn)

hi batman and harley :3

[ethernetchord]

hello ethan! i missed you!

i kind of thought you don't smoke, i don't know why. i do smoke, but i am trying to do it less. because it is so expensive, and, of course, unhealthy.

god, maurice. i have always wanted to watch the movie and also read the book, but they are both very expensive in my country, but i will! the book is on my tbr-list for two years now... dead poets society is my favourite movie of all time. and, also, i fell into my dark academia phase again??? partly because of you and your blog... you won't belive me, but i have never seen the lion king... i'm the youngest one of my siblings and i only watched what they watched. i always wanted to watch it but i never got to choose the movie...

one of my faves also is the miseducation of cameron post. both the movie and the book. i am a huge fan of back to the future as well! also, a stupid one, superbad. it's so funny and i love bill hader..

oh, how'd you like the fs movies? which one was your favourite? i'm sure we are soulmates, it's not just coincidence, dear. about dorian grey, i will get to it and i'll tell you when i will.

oh god, who is your favourite doctor? i can't believe you're into doctor who also. and you mentioned halloween, i don't know what my costume will be yet :( based on your profile pics, you would look amazing as four!!!!!!! can't wait for it.

Ii'm fine. for the first time in weeks i feel truly okay! also, i didnt have too much of a hangover! i love talking to you and just letting all my thoughts out. hope you are doing alright! and i hope you're happy to receive my ask <3

-🐝

hi! its good to hear from you, as always. im glad to hear youre trying to give up smoking. i know it can be hard but in the long run it's probably worth it. i grew up around smokers so i never personally had the desire to i guess. I'll put a keep reading here, so that I'm not flooding people's dashes with my incoherent rambles.

getting a physical copy of maurice is really strangely difficult? firstly, it's expensive and always sold out? but anyway, i read a digital version but i do hope to get my own physical copy mainly for annotation reasons and because certain books, certain stories, i just really like to have them close by. i keep the goldfinch next to my bed eventho i've read it 3 times already because sometimes i just itch? to get my hands on it and to feel the story in my hands again. i hope you get to it soon as well, i hope one day we can discuss these books together as well. im so happy you like dps! (do you maybe run a dps oriented blog here... my detective skills are perking up) that film really does mean a lot to me and honestly, just as with the goldfinch, and interestingly you as well, i can't seem to get enough. no bother that you've yet to see the lion king, it'll always be there and i hope that when you do eventually watch it, that it reminds you of me.

(also i can't believe i dragged u back into the dark academia thing, wow my power. i never really considered myself a dark academia blog because i'm so all over the place but i suppose we do align well with that general sub-culture? aesthetic?)

the miseducation of cameron post! i am going to watch it right after i send this your way, i've been meaning to for ages since so many friends have said good things about it (and queer media is so crucial to me) and now that you've expressed your admiration for it i must. as for superbad and the back to the future films- these are classics and in my opinion great comfort films. i never got overly into the lore of the bttf films but theyre entertaining and fun, every rewatch remains enjoyable.

my favourite fear street was probably the second one, i loved the energy and the soundtrack and how fast paced it was. im a sucker for nonlinear progressions so this series really nestled into my heart really quickly. which one did you like the best?

and doctor who? it literally blew my mind when you brought it up last time. my favourite doctor (og series) is 4, evidently, and from the modern series probably 10. david tennant is just a favourite for me and he never disappoints. i also loved the seasons he did, he truly had some of the best companions. i didn't ask last time but which doctor who book were you reading?

if I do end up going as 4, trust me, tumblr will see the picture evidence.

I'm so glad you're feeling pretty good :D (and that the hangover wasn't so bad) i feel the same btw, its nice to just go off in rambles with you and waiting for your next ask always leaves me wondering what more territory we'll end up having in common (as it seems we're nearly identical.) have you been watching any shows recently? do you prefer tv shows to films or vice versa? I've been rewatching merlin personally. also, answer as vaguely as you'd like, but are we close in age? (I was born in 2003) also if you know them, what is your Hogwarts house and mbti? i know these seem odd questions but I love knowing these tiny personality indicators. however, getting to know your actual personality is much more fun.

i look forward to your next ask!

much love, ethan.