#jonathan stroud

[theartfulv]

Lucy painting!!!

Trying to relearn how to use watercolours and just had to paint my fav girl!!

(And happy St. Paddy’s Day lovelies!)

[hiddenvioletsgrow]

My favorite thing about Lockwood is the fact that he tries so hard to be cool but he is literally an actual human disaster and sixteen, so whenever he makes a slick one liner he’s internally going “yessss that was SO cool, I nailed that” and then Lucy and George are cheering in the background because they also think he’s So cool. But Holly and Kipps both absolutely do not, because they are full legal adults so they’re like “oh my gosh the cringe rn, I can’t believe this is my boss”

[peachymaryobrien]

2024? Idk, I'm still here

[tumblebumblebee-63]

It's canonically stated that Lockwood doesn't like sugar in his tea. (I believe it was in the Creeping Shadow)

So I now have a firm belief that Lucy puts sugar in Lockwood’s tea whenever she's pissed at him. He might already know she's upset, so sometimes the sweet taste is not a surprise to him. But other times, when he's unaware of what she's feeling, he sips his tea and gets a surprise -oh f*ck I did something what did I do???- moment.

The amount of sugar also depends on the severity of what he did. Sometimes he doesn't even taste it, there's so little. Other times his tea is the consistency of mud.

One time in particular Lucy offered him his cup just as she always did. He took it with thanks and went to take a drink when he looked down.

There was no tea.

She handed him a cup of sugar.

Lockwood had never been more afraid in his life.

[obstinateheadstronggrrl]

Lockwood and Co + Reductress headlines

I couldn’t resist... 

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"That's simply the most incompetent bit of first aid I've ever seen." [...] "It was a pretty decent effort for two a.m."

The Creeping Shadow, Jonathan Stroud

[killerfrostisme]

What pisses me off the most is the fact that Netflix has cited low viewing numbers as one of the main reasons to cancel Lockwood and Co, but might I just point out that the viewing numbers (which were already great) might have been higher if Netflix hadn't developed a reputation for itself by cancelling literally every YA show in recent times. Not to mention the fact that most of the shows produced by Netflix, leave the endings open to another season or on a cliffhanger. As a result, people were quite literally terrified of starting a new show in this genre in the fear of it getting cancelled and just being left with NO conclusion and therefore no fucking closure for the audience. I hope it gets picked up by another network.

[thepalerimitation]

Jonathan Stroud is so magnificent at writing female characters that my jaw dropped when I looked at the book jacket.

Lucy being abrasive but also nervous when first meeting Lockwood. Holly describing Sir Rupert Gale getting too close to her and breathing down her neck. Flo being severely traumatized by ghosts, leading to her mania and homelessness.

I seriously cannot even get into how good so much of the commentary was in Lockwood and Co. Talking about CPTSD, Lockwood’s suicidal behavior, child labor, capitalizing off of tragedy, large corporations, like Stroud is that guy. But there is something so amazing about him writing such relatable and compelling female characters that makes him one of my favorite authors of all time.

[eudociacovert]

Rereading the Lockwood and Co. books and one of the things I love about them is how the world always feels lived in. Stroud doesn't write side characters and background characters as static, they react and adapt and change, even the ones we never even talk to. For instance, Bunchurch has an entire arc and we experience it exclusively through Lockwood's snippy asides about them, it's so cool. This is definitely something I want to try and do more in my own writing.

[narinick-blog]

Lockwood and co my love!

One of my favorite scenes from the creeping shadow! Do you recognize it?? The bluewhale line cracks me up every time.

[theartfulv]

Another Lucy watercolour but now with Skull!

Not perfect but I thought it was cute!

[toottootyass]

The Skull talking Lucy's brain out in the early morning

[peachymaryobrien]

Girls don't want relationships, girls want to see their favorite Lockwood & Co scenes on screen.

[tumblebumblebee-63]

Am I funny yet?

[jonathanstroud]

HALLOWEEN NEWS! I'm thrilled to announce that a graphic novel of #LockwoodandCo is in the works! It’s being brought to life by the amazing @RacheleRaka. Initially to be published in French with @ruedesevresBD, we hope many more languages will follow. #LockwoodandComic  

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