#nora whitten

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 + 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞

Featuring: Saoirse Lynch, Lucy Devlin, Cecilia Kennedy, Reva Rovere-Parsons, Dora O’Donnell-Lee, Keira Khanna-O’Donnell, Brendan O’Donnell-Lee, Maya Kingsley-Valdez, Flora MacKade, Nora Whitten, Harry Pembroke, Matthias Demiurgos-Kennedy, Gio Rovere-Parsons, Louis Battersea, Violet O’Donnell-Lee, Tommy Whitten-March, Seth O’Donnell, Michael O’Donnell, & Winifred O’Donnell

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saw coco @sitpwgs do this in honour of book lovers day (aug 9) to know what books people have been loving lately/their all time faves!

classics:

les misérables by victor hugo

jane eyre by charlotte brontë

little women by louisa may alcott

the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde

to kill a mockingbird by harper lee

contemporary romances:

the flatshare by beth o'eary

the seven year slip by ashley poston

out on a limb by hannah bonam-young

beach read by emily henry

the ex talk by rachel lynn solomon

fantasy:

six of crows by leigh bardugo

the night circus by erin morgenstern

divine rivals by rebecca ross

the cruel prince by holly black

the final empire by brandon sanderson

the poppy war by r. f. kuang

graphic novels:

lore olympus by rachel smythe

historical fiction:

pachinko by lee minjin

the book thief by markus zusak

babel by r. f. kuang

a thousand splendid suns by khaled hosseini

the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society by mary ann shaffer and annie barrows

literary fiction:

alone with you in the ether by olivie blake

if we were villains by m. l. rio

portrait of a thief by grace d. li

seven days in june by tia williams

middle grade:

ella enchanted by gail carson levine

the mysterious benedict society by trenton lee stewart

percy jackson and the olympians by rick riordan

howl's moving castle by dianna wynne jones

the tale of despereaux by kate dicamillo

new adult:

the foxhole court by nora sakavic

ninth house by leigh bardugo

for the wolf by hannah whitten

vicious by victoria schwab

nonfiction:

society of the snow: the definitive account of the world's greatest survival story by pablo vierci

miracle in the andes by nando parrado

i'm glad my mom died by jennette mccurdy

crying in h mart by michelle zauner

translated works:

kim jiyoung, born 1982 by cho namjoo

almond by sohn wonpyung

beartown by fredrik backman

diary of a void by emi yagi

young adult:

xoxo by axie oh

i'll give you the sun by jandy nelson

if you could see the sun by ann liang

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The List.

Hi Everyone! After some demand, people would like to see the current TBR that I have in place for myself! For all the 63 books, we have a lot of different options. I kinda read everything haha (Please note that if I have the same series, I plan to read the series at least for the first book. If I like it, I will continue on.)

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

Too Hot to Handle by Tessa Bailey

The Witch Collector by Charissa Weaks

Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

Lightlark by Alex Aster

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

That Dark Infinity by Kate Pentecost

Book of Night by Holly Black

Sinner by Sierra Simone

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

Bite of Loyalty by R.L. Caulder

The City of Brass by S.A. Charkraborty

Furyborn by Claire Legrand

For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten

Where the Crawdad Sings by Delia Owens

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

The Shadow Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

The Secret Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab

Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

Namesake by Adrienne Young

Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

Think Again by Adam Grant

These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan

Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

Beach Read by Emily Henry

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

King of Battle & Blood by Scarlett St. Clair

A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

Yinka, Where is your Husband? by Lizzie Damilolam Blackburn

The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout

A Darker Shade of Magiv by V.E. Schwab

The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

The Traitor Queen by Danielle L. Jensen

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa

The Curse of Saints by Kate Dramis

A Soul of Ash & Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

The Awakening by Nora Roberts

The Girl Who Could Move Shit With Her Mind by Jackson Ford

Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova

Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi

The Duke & I by Julia Quinn

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Any recommendations on where to begin? I could use help!

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2023 Yearly Roundup

Stats. Total Books Read: 97 New Reads: 68 Re-reads: 29 DNFs: 3 5 Star Books: 24

I set myself an ambitious goal this year of 100 books. I didn't quite make it, I only managed 97. If I'm being completely honest, I had enough free time in the last week of December to catch up and hit my target, I was just being lazy.

I was sort of planning on upping my goal each year, but I just don't think I can find any more time in the day to read, and the objective is to read more often, not to read faster. So in 2024, I'm not setting a number goal, but a series of objectives instead.

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)

Hell Bent - Leigh Bardugo ★★★★★

The Lost Hero - Rick Riordan ★★★★★

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

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

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 ★★★★★

The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie ★★★★☆

The Murder on the Links - Agatha Christie ★★★★☆

The Whispering Skull - Jonathan Stroud ★★★★★

The Hollow Boy - Jonathan Stroud ★★★★★

The Steps up the Chimney - William Corlett (re-read)

A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara ★★★★★

Stories of Your Life and Others - Ted Chiang ★★☆☆☆

The Door in the Tree - William Corlett (re-read)

The Tunnel Behind the Waterfall - William Corlett (re-read)

The Bridge in the Clouds - William Corlett (re-read)

My Friend Anna - Rachel DeLoache Williams ★★★☆☆

Maurice - E.M. Forster ★★☆☆☆

This is How you Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone ★☆☆☆☆

The Foxhole Court - Nora Sakavic (re-read)

The Raven King - Nora Sakavic (re-read)

The King’s Men - Nora Sakavic (re-read)

Captive Prince - C.S. Pacat ★★☆☆☆

Prince’s Gambit - C.S. Pacat ★★★★☆

Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare ★★★★☆

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller (re-read)

Kings Rising - C.S. Pacat ★★★★★

Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson ★★★★☆

Belladonna - Adalyn Grace ★★★★☆

Icebreaker - A.L. Graziadei ★★★☆☆

Bunny - Mona Awad ★☆☆☆☆

I’m Glad My Mom Died - Jennette McCurdy ★★★☆☆

Howl’s Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones ★★★★☆

The Summer Palace and Other Stories - C.S. Pacat ★★★☆☆

Owain Glyndŵr - Terry Breverton ★★☆☆☆

The Secret History - Donna Tartt ★★★★★

Small Miracles - Olivia Atwater ★★★☆☆

The Maidens - Alex Michaelides ★☆☆☆☆

Lux - Brandon Sanderson and Steven Michael Bohls ★★★★☆

The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan ★★★☆☆

The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss ★★★★☆

Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir ★★★★☆

The Foxhole Court - Nora Sakavic (re-read)

The Throne of Fire - Rick Riordan ★★★☆☆

Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas (re-read)

The Princess Bride - William Goldman ★★★☆☆

The Wicker King - K. Ancrum ★★★★★

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt ★★★★½

The Legend of the Golden Raven - K. Ancrum ★★☆☆☆

Around the World in Eighty Days - Jules Verne ★★★☆☆

Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer (re-read)

Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident - Eoin Colfer (re-read)

Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code - Eoin Colfer (re-read)

Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception - Eoin Colfer (re-read)

Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony - Eoin Colfer (re-read)

Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox - Eoin Colfer (re-read)

Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex - Eoin Colfer (re-read)

Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian - Eoin Colfer (re-read)

The Raven King - Nora Sakavic (re-read)

Mr Briggs’ Hat - Kate Colquhoun ★★★☆☆

Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Jules Verne ★★☆☆☆

Elysium - Nora Sakavic ★★★★★

Plain Bad Heroines - Emily M. Danforth ★★★★☆

The Last Sun - K.D. Edwards ★★★★★

The Hanged Man - K.D. Edwards ★★★★★

The Hourglass Throne - K.D. Edwards ★★★★★

The Silent Companions - Laura Purcell ★★★★★

The Eidolon - K.S. Edwards ★★★★★

Wild is the Witch - Rachel Griffin ★★☆☆☆

Goth - Otsuichi ★★★★★

The King’s Men - Nora Sakavic (re-read)

The Serpent’s Shadow - Rick Riordan ★★★☆☆

The Winter Spirits - various authors ★★★★☆

Clytemnestra - Costanza Casati ★★★★★

A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens (re-read)

Zoo - Otsuichi ★★★★☆

What the River Knows - Isabel Ibañez ★★★★☆

Mythos - Stephen Fry ★★★★★

The Good Son - You-Jeong Jeong ★★★★★

The People in the Trees - Hanya Yanagihara (DNF)

Murder Most Festive - Ada Moncrieff ★☆☆☆☆

The Foxhole Court - Nora Sakavic (re-read)

Collected Ghost Stories - M.R. James (DNF)

The Raven King - Nora Sakavic (re-read)

Long Chills & Case Dough - Brandon Sanderson ★★★☆☆

The King’s Men - Nora Sakavic (re-read)

view my rating system here

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Indie Queen Night! Thursday, January 26, 2023, at 7:00 PM Young Ethel’s 506 5th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11215 A night of fabulously, fierce fun Starring: Two stellar mash-up teams with: Claire Shiell, Rocky Powell, Joy Masters, Jaime Fallon, Megan Sugrue, Christine Pinero, Kristin Elliott, Shamarah Hernandez, Graceann Dorse, Melissa Parker Caron, Florence Friebe, Nanette, Elke TeeVee Reid, Rowena Lair, Shari Hazlett, Lisa Whitten and me Stand-Up Comedy: Kathryn Fabbroni Linette Palladino Nora Schmitt Improv: Sweet Manhattan Double D 2prov and Little Fish w Annie-Sage Hyphen-Sage Michelle Drozdick https://www.instagram.com/p/CnzUru8OEv8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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For the Wolf

This book wasn't necessarily bad, but it wasn't exactly good either. The overall atmosphere was interesting and I enjoyed the writing, but the actual story fell rather flat for me. I honestly didn't care about a single one of the characters beyond a superficial level. Red's entire story felt very circular in so far as she kept on complaining about the same things and no progress was ever really made. Neve was almost interesting, but her character developed at such an odd pace that it was hard to actually care about what was going on with her. Many of the side characters were interesting but still felt rather one-dimensional. I couldn't quite understand the timeframe, because it all seemed very quick but Red and Eammon moved rather quickly if that was the case. A lot of aspects of the story were hypothetically really exciting to read, but nothing ever seemed quite developed enough. I felt like at times, it was using the fact that it is vaguely a Beauty and the Beast retelling as a crutch and was too afraid to really venture further out of that idea. I feel like I've been complaining a lot in this review and it honestly wasn't a bad book, I just felt like a lot more could've been done with the story.

Favorite Quote: Sometimes you don’t mourn people so much as you mourn who they could’ve been. 

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Author: Hannah Whitten

Note: I received this book as an ARC through NetGalley.

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suze’s summer 2022 books watchlist

ok because u guys were interested in hearing what i am looking forward to reading this summer, here goes!! (i am stretching the definition of summer to include may as well, because there are some absolute delights that come out next month)

MAY

book of night, holly black (5/3) - fantasy i kissed shara wheeler, casey mcquiston (5/3) - YA contemporary the hacienda, isabel cañas (5/3) - horror book lovers, emily henry (5/3) - women’s fiction the ghosts of rose hill, s.m. romero (5/3) - YA fantasy idol, louise o’neill (5/12) - fiction a lady’s guide to fortune hunting, sophie irwin (5/12) - historical romance the lesbiana’s guide to catholic school, sonora reyes (5/17) - YA contemporary the stardust thief, chelsea abdullah (5/17) - fantasy i guess i live here now, claire ahn (5/24) - YA contemporary a lady for a duke, alexis hall (5/24) - historical romance you made a fool of death with your beauty, akwaeke emezi (5/24) - fiction yerba buena, nina lacour (5/31) - fiction summer’s edge, dana mele (5/31) - YA thriller

JUNE

for the throne (for the wolf #2), hannah whitten (6/7) - fantasy the gifts that bind us (all our hidden gifts #2), caroline o’donoghue (6/7) - YA fantasy nora goes off script, annabel monaghan (6/7) - women’s fiction cult classic, sloane crosley (6/7) - fiction how to fake it in hollywood, ava wilder (6/14) - romance not good for maidens, tori bovalino (6/14) - YA horror/retelling juniper & thorn, ava reid (6/21) - fantasy this wicked fate (this poison heart #2), kalynn bayron (6/21) - YA fantasy bad things happen here, rebecca barrow (6/28) - YA thriller

JULY

what souls are made of, tasha suri (7/5) - YA historical fiction/retelling boys i know, anna gracia (7/5) - YA contemporary counterfeit, kirstin chen (7/5) - fiction dream on, angie hockman (7/5) - romance the society for soulless girls, l.k. steven (7/7) - YA thriller groupies, sarah priscus (7/12) - historical fiction what moves the dead, t. kingfisher (7/12) - horror the daughter of doctor moreau, silvia moreno-garcia (7/19) - horror shmutz, felicia berliner (7/19) - fiction violet made of thorns, gina chen (7/26) - YA fantasy love times infinity, lane clarke (7/26) - YA contemporary

AUGUST

the unfortunates, j.k. chukwu (8/2) - fiction the honeys, ryan la sala (8/2) - YA horror the book eaters, sunyi dean (8/2) - fantasy thank you for listening, julia whelan (8/2) - romance the art of prophecy, wesley chu (8/9) - fantasy i’m glad my mom died, jennette mccurdy (8/9) - memoir belladonna, adalyn grace (8/23) - YA fantasy the very secret society of irregular witches, sangu mandanna (8/23) - fantasy babel, r.f. kuang (8/23) - fantasy carrie soto is back, taylor jenkins reid (8/30) - women’s fiction

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FANKIDS APPRECIATION WEEK, DAY 4: FANTASTIC FOUR

HARRY, COLIN, ANDREW, and MARGO PEMBROKE are the children of Maxwell “Max” Pembroke and Ivy Anders (@kc-and-co). Colin and Andrew are identical twins and all four siblings are fans of quidditch… albeit to varying degrees. They generally have a good relationship and good natured arguing about the best quidditch team. They all agree that their dad is the best seeker, though, and that dogs are great.

SIDNEY, NIALL, LOUIS, and OLIVER BATTERSEA are the sons of Simon Battersea and Nilüfer Sultan (@endlessly-cursed). They generally have a pretty good relationship, although Sidney and Niall are closer to their mother while Louis and Oliver are closer to their father. For the Battersea boys, life takes some major turns… the most dramatic of which is their father being the last earl of Wexford despite having a possible heir. Despite the complications that come with being the sons of an earl, the boys get along fairly well and don’t let the possibilities of an earldom breed resentment towards Sidney.

DORA, DECLAN, VIOLET, and BREDAN O’DONNELL-LEE are the children of Sara O’Donnell and Barnaby Lee. They have an interesting dynamic, with Declan often feeling like the odd man out and like he’s not a good brother because he doesn’t connect with Dora, Violet, and Brendan as well as they do with each other. However, they’re O’Donnells and family is extremely important, so they’ve always got each other’s backs and Dora, Violet, and Brendan would be quick to tell Declan that he is a good brother, if he ever commented about being a bad brother.

IRIS, FELICITY, NORA, and LEO EASTERBROOK-WHITTEN are the children of Benedict Whitten and Poppy Easterbrook (@cursebreakerfarrier). They usually have a good relationship, although the girls definitely have their fair share of fights and Leo occasionally feels like his sisters are tormenting him. Their relationships become much better the older they get, with smoother sailing once they begin to start at Hogwarts.

↳ for @endlessly-cursed’s fankid appreciation event

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𝐻𝒫 𝒲𝑜𝓂𝒶𝓃 𝒜𝓅𝓅𝓇𝑒𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒲𝑒𝑒𝓀

Day Four: Mother's Daughter (Talk about a female fankid that you love) of @endlessly-cursed’s HP women appreciation week

Lucretia “Lucy” and Matilda “Mattie” Devlin → Two of William Devlin and Josie Edwards’s (@slytherindisaster) three daughters, Lucy and Mattie each take after one of their parents. Lucy has her mother’s passion for nature and creatures, while Mattie has her father’s creativity but channels it into both piano and painting. Both girls also have their parents’ reserved natures (Mattie is more outgoing, though) and are both twins. Lucy is an identical twin, while Mattie is a fraternal twin.

Catherine “Kate” O’Neill → One of Rory O’Neill and Ethel Malinda’s (@gaygryffindorgal) twin daughters, Kate is her father’s daughter. She’s quite similar in personality to him, without all the trauma. She’s passionate about quidditch, but has never loved playing the sport and instead follows her mother’s footsteps into journalism, focusing on writing about quidditch.

Theodora “Dora” O’Donnell-Lee → The eldest daughter of Sara O’Donnell and Barnaby Lee, Dora is her mother’s daughter coupled with her father’s passion for creatures. Perhaps one of the first fankids I have, Dora has had many different iterations over the past few years. She’s always remained soft and passionate about animals. She is the eldest of the O’Donnell cousins, having three younger siblings and six younger cousins. Dora can be quite protective of her younger siblings and cousins.

Flora MacKade → The only daughter of Finn MacKade and Scotty Rosier (@drinkyoursoupbitch), Flora is the second eldest MacKade cousin. She’s a fascinating combination of her mother and father and my only female character who goes on to play quidditch professionally. Flora is plays chaser on her quidditch teams and often keeps an eye on her younger brother and cousins.

Honorary Mentions:

Saoirse Lynch → Tadhg and Niamh’s younger daughter, Aisling’s sister

Margo Pembroke → Max and Ivy’s only daughter

Cecilia Kennedy → Edmund and Lottie’s younger daughter

Daphne Demiurgos-Kennedy → Minerva and Adonis’s only daughter

Reva Rovere-Parsons → Georgie and Angelo’s only daughter

Winifred O’Donnell, Keira Khanna-O’Donnell, Violet O’Donnell-Lee, Naomi O’Donnell → the four other girl O’Donnell cousins, daughters of Ryan and Penny, Cara and Rowan, Sara and Barnaby, Conor and Ruth

Maya Kingsley-Valdez → Camila and Jasper’s daughter

Nora Easterbrook-Whitten → Benedict and Poppy’s middle daughter

[therealpedrolee]

Indie Queen Night! Thursday, January 26, 2023, at 7:00 PM Young Ethel’s 506 5th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11215 A night of fabulously, fierce fun Starring: Two stellar mash-up teams with: Claire Shiell, Rocky Powell, Joy Masters, Jaime Fallon, Megan Sugrue, Christine Pinero, Kristin Elliott, Shamarah Hernandez, Graceann Dorse, Melissa Parker Caron, Florence Friebe, Nanette, Elke TeeVee Reid, Rowena Lair, Shari Hazlett, Lisa Whitten and me Stand-Up Comedy: Kathryn Fabbroni Linette Palladino Nora Schmitt Improv: Sweet Manhattan Double D 2prov and Little Fish w Annie-Sage Hyphen-Sage Michelle Drozdick https://www.instagram.com/p/Cno5W8gu1qy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[therealpedrolee]

Indie Queen Night! Thursday, January 26, 2023, at 7:00 PM Young Ethel’s 506 5th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11215 A night of fabulously, fierce fun Starring: Two stellar mash-up teams with: Claire Shiell, Rocky Powell, Joy Masters, Jaime Fallon, Megan Sugrue, Christine Pinero, Kristin Elliott, Shamarah Hernandez, Graceann Dorse, Melissa Parker Caron, Florence Friebe, Nanette, Elke TeeVee Reid, Rowena Lair, Shari Hazlett, Lisa Whitten and me Stand-Up Comedy: Kathryn Fabbroni Linette Palladino Nora Schmitt Improv: Sweet Manhattan Double D 2prov and Little Fish w Annie-Sage Hyphen-Sage Michelle Drozdick https://www.instagram.com/p/Cne6yEzJjDD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[therealpedrolee]

Indie Queen Night! Thursday, January 26, 2023, at 7:00 PM Young Ethel’s 506 5th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11215 A night of fabulously, fierce fun Starring: Two stellar mash-up teams with: Claire Shiell, Rocky Powell, Joy Masters, Jaime Fallon, Megan Sugrue, Christine Pinero, Kristin Elliott, Shamarah Hernandez, Graceann Dorse, Melissa Parker Caron, Florence Friebe, Nanette, Elke TeeVee Reid, Rowena Lair, Shari Hazlett, Lisa Whitten and me Stand-Up Comedy: Kathryn Fabbroni Linette Palladino Nora Schmitt Improv: Sweet Manhattan Double D 2prov and Little Fish w Annie-Sage Hyphen-Sage Michelle Drozdick https://www.instagram.com/p/CnXdohLJseS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Happy FFWF! Maybe some headcanons for older Poppy & Benedict? And some with their kids?

— When the curator position became open at a wizarding natural history museum, Poppy knew right away that Benedict was perfect for it. She came across it while reading the Daily Prophet and knew it was right for Ben. She mentioned it to him, and with some help from family, Benedict became the curator of a new wizarding natural history museum.

— Poppy was the one who convinced Benedict to agree to opening an investigation into his parents’ disappearance. It took some time, but she figured that it might be able to help Ben resolve some of his issues. Plus, they had a second child on the way and his brother was insistent on finally knowing what truly happened to Edmund and Eleanora Whitten.

— It was that investigation that led them to naming their second daughter, Nora, after Benedict’s mother. Ben absolutely adores the fact that Nora is their daughter that looks the most like Poppy.

— As she is their eldest, Benedict and Poppy were a bit more protective of Iris when she was a toddler than their other children. It wasn’t on purpose, but they’d never raised a child before. The protectiveness sort of tapered off as their other children were born and they grew more confident in their parenting skills.

— As Felicity’s birthday is the day after Christmas, Benedict and Poppy went all out to make it feel as different from Christmas as possible. They want to make sure that her birthday doesn’t get lost in all the ending of the Christmas festivities.

— Leo is Benedict’s mini-me for a few years, probably from the ages of four to six. He wants to do everything exactly like Ben does. Poppy thinks it’s completely adorable and for a Christmas card one year has Benedict and Leo dress identically.

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The Next Generation of Whittens

Jack and Sage’s children - @kc-and-oc

Asher Jett Whitten - Ravenclaw, born August 21, 2028

Hazel Fiadh Whitten - Slytherin, born March 1, 2030

Hugh Chandler Whitten - Slytherin, born December 22, 2033

Benedict and Poppy’s children - @cursebreakerfarrier

Iris Adeline Easterbrook-Whitten - Hufflepuff, born 2023, FC: Bailee Madison

Nora Mary Easterbrook-Whitten - Ravenclaw, born 2026, FC: Sophie Nèlisse

Felicity Noelle Easterbrook-Whitten - Ravenclaw, born December 26, 2029, FC: Kieran Shipka

Leo Benedict Easterbrook-Whitten - Gryffindor, born 2036, FC: Jett Kylne

Thea and Noa’s children - @thatravenpuffwitch

Lyla Mai Whitten-March - Hufflepuff, born 2028, FC: Erin Kellyman

Amelia Tegan Whitten-March - Gryffindor, born 2028, FC: Erin Kellyman

Thomas Wesley “Tommy” Whitten-March - Ravenclaw, born 2034, FC: Mystic Inscho