List of queer books I read, loved & recommend!
(There isn't any particular order, I wrote these as I remembered them)
Master Of One - Jaida Jones & Dani Bennett (mlm, fantasy, very cool worldbuilding and magic system, funny, cool characters)
Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree (wlw, fantasy, very soft & chill vibes)
The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon (wlw, high fantasy, cool worldbuilding, kinda reminds me of LOTR but with more dragons and feminism and lesbians)
Even Though I Knew The End - C.L. Polk (wlw, supernatural noir, cool 1930s detective story with angels & demons, I loved this one!)
The Love Interest - Cale Dietrich (mlm, science fiction, very cool concept)
The Darkest Part Of The Forest - Holly Black (side mlm, fantasy, cool fae lore)
The Weight Of The Stars - K. Ancrum (wlw, not quite science fiction but space stuff is involved, lovely and complex characters)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz (mlm, fiction, very nice in general, there is also a sequel)
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzi Lee (mlm, historical and vaguely fantasy, nice story but I preferred the sequel honestly)
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy - Mackenzi Lee (wlw, the sequel to the one before, more fantasy elements than the first, asexual main character!!)
Gallant - V.E. Schwab (no romance, but in the background one of the characters(?) uses they/them pronouns, very cool dark fantasy vibe)
Stranger Than Fanfiction - Chris Colfer (gay main character, trans main character, coming-of-age, nice book)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (yes it's the Love, Simon book, mlm, fiction, pretty nice)
They Both Die At The End - Adam Silvera (mlm, sci-fi ish but mostly fiction, cool ideas, but the ending is sad! Very amazing book though, I haven't read the prequel yet)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid (wlw, bi main character, historical fiction, cool story, just a neat book in general)
This Is How You Lose The Time War - Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone (wlw, sci-fi, very cool time travel stuff!! and very beautiful, it felt like reading poetry most of the time)
One Last Stop - Casey McQuinston (wlw, background trans & pan & queer characters, sci-fi or fantasy idk, but time travel, I loooved this book, great)
The House In The Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune (mlm, fantasy, THIS BOOK oh my gosh you should read it!!, just cute and lovely and good)
Under The Whispering Door - TJ Klune (mlm, fantasy, this book is also sooo amazing, great character development and awesome relationships and stuff, it's been a while since I read it but it was so good)
In the Lives of Puppets - TJ Klune (mlm, ace main character!!, sci-fi, now THIS is found family, oughh feelings. argh, tj klune you’ve done it again, a human and his family of funky robots… I love them)
And They Lived... - Steven Salvatore (nblm, fiction, about gender identity and learning to love yourself, read it a while ago but it was very nice)
I Wish You All The Best - Mason Deaver (nblm, fiction, about finding your identity and people who care about you, very cute and sweet)
The Song Of Achilles - Madeleine Miller (mlm, historical, very good in general)
Carry On - Rainbow Rowell (mlm, background wlw in the third book, fantasy, it's a trilogy, basically Harry Potter if it was gay and also better)
Silver In The Wood - Emily Tesh (mlm, fantasy, very pretty, lots of fae stuff and lovely descriptions, it has a really good sequel too)
Pretty much anything by Alice Oseman (all cute and lovely and great, though I've only read Radio Silence so far I hear only good things, Solitaire is on my to-read list)
I Kissed Shara Wheeler - Casey McQuinston (wlw, fiction, it's been a while but I liked this book)
The Falling In Love Montage - Ciara Smyth (wlw, fiction, this book was so cute and funny and deeply emotional it made me Feel way too many things, I'd definitely recommend it)
What Big Teeth - Rose Szabo (a bit of queerness all around, fantasy, werewolves and monsters, this one was pretty cool!, lots of original ideas for the world/character building)
His Quiet Agent - Ada Maria Soto (mlm, asexual, fiction, about like spies but this book was so gentle and sweet I wanted to cry in the best way possible)
Some By Virtue Fall - Alexandra Rowland (wlw, historical fiction(?), theatre drama!! rival romance!! duels!!, a very good read in general)
Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend - Emma R. Alban (wlw, historical fiction, I’m not usually one for regency romances, but I really liked this!!, very cute and lots of drama, and there’s a sequel coming out soon!)
649 notes
·
View notes
Do you know where to stream sherlock holmes movies? (Not youtube)
I know there is a master list somewhere but cannot find it 😭
Just to preface this, I think the master list you might be thinking of is The Giant List of Sherlock Holmes Adaptations by @beekeaper- it has links for tons of adaptations, although a lot of them are on YouTube so that may not work for you.
It depends on which movies you want to watch, but Internet Archive has a lot of Holmes movies for free:
Rathbone Holmes movies
Granada Holmes
The Seven Percent Solution
Howard Holmes
Wilmer Holmes
The Great Mouse Detective
Sherlock Hound
Internet Archive also has some amazing Sherlock Holmes radio dramas, including:
Rathbone Radio
Conway Radio (continuation of Rathbone with a new actor for Holmes)
Bert Coules/Clive Merrisson Radio
The Unopened Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
Outside of Internet Archive for Holmes movies/series, Amazon has The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes available for free with ads.
Tubi and PlutoTV also have a lot of Holmes movies for free with ads, including:
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
Sherlock Holmes 2010 (The one with the dinosaurs)
Incident at Victoria Falls
Sherlock Bones: Undercover Dog
Sherlock Gnomes
+ a bunch more that I've already listed elsewhere and a few made-for-TV movies no one's ever heard of that weren't funny enough to make the list.
I also highly recommend checking out @spiritcc's blog for a comprehensive list of where to watch various Russian Sherlock Holmes movies/series with English subtitles!
This is by no means a comprehensive list because there's always more Holmes adaptations out there, but if you want to watch some of the best Holmes performances (or some of the really silly ones) for free, this list is a good place to start! If anyone knows where to stream other Holmes-related media for free, feel free to reblog and add to the list!
66 notes
·
View notes
Seven SINS of ALASTOR
Read more below!
PRIDE: Violet is a rare color in nature. In history it was very expensive and just for the royalty. Alastor look is - of course - inspred by our all King Lucifer Morningstar!
WRATH: Red is a strong color for strong emotions. It's very eye-catching and of because of this used for warning signs. Beware the Radio Demon! I thought a lether biker suit would look good at him.
GLUTTONY: Orange is a color of joy and the sin of gluttony includes all parts of excessive lifestyle. Because Alastor is known as a canibal I gave him a bloody chef suit.
GREED: Green is usually a positive color, in particular the color of nature. The nature is rich of resources and greedy ones claim all this richness for their own. Alastor wears some kind of business style. Well, he's a deal maker!
LUST: The color of lust is discribed differently in different sources. Mostly it's described as red, but also yellow is known as the color of prostitudes. In history they had to wear a yellow belt, so everybody would know in which business they work. While I used red allready for wrath, I went with pink, which is often used as the color of love. Dod you notice the heart shaped ear tips?
ENVY: When someone falls for this sin, you say they turn yellow with envy. Sometimes green is used instead, but in the origin it's yellow. Why someone gets yellow, I couldn't find out. I made Alastors clothes nothing special, so he has more reasons to get envy and jealous.
SLOTH: There's no special color for this sin, but gray and brown is often used, because these are no bright colors, not eye-catching, just boring. I gave Alastor a hoody and sweat pants for a lazy day on the sofa.
I hope you enjoyed this lil color education my deer heathens! Have fun with your favorite sins! ❤️
30 notes
·
View notes
JK on Z100 20 July 2023
What people should take away from hearing Seven?
"I know the song is about love, but... I hope my fans get energy"... The MV shows how chaotic it can be... it shows how one stays focused on their loved one no matter what happens around them.
(Fuck, sorry, but fuck, that is so so so so so the two of them.)
He hopes that fans can think of it as something that stays with them while having a hard time.
The way I see it, he means that it will stay with them as a lesson for when they are going through a rough patch.
Why I know JM already has Ken's guitar:
So, she asks him if he likes American movies, and he answers Titanic.
From there she's "so you like Ryan Gosling, do you think you will see Barbie?"
Now, how did she make the jump form Titanic to Ryan Gosling? My guess is that something was edited out. Perhaps him mentioning The notebook? Or, other option is that she brought it up as part of Barbie's promotions? Which included the Ken gifting his guitar to Jimin clip. Same JM who happened to be there in NY with JK.
And JK's answer too:
Say what?
JK planning to go see Barbie?
Ok, and this has nothing to do with JM or Ryan Gosling or something else we are yet unaware of?
Nah, JM got his Ken guitar. And the clip will land any minute now, you just wait and see.
The interview was short and cute. She was respectful, even if a little too giggly-annoying, lol, and I love JK's honesty and openness.
I'm actually really enjoying this. Seeing/hearing JK interviewed on the radio.
It's just fun to see him in these interviews, JK there all alone, independent, answering questions by himself. All grown up and confident, even if he's anxious. A new reality.
Wasn't RM saying that JK should take over as leader? He definitley is holding his own in these interviews.
Am I allowed to say I'm proud of him without sounding too cringe?
You know what?
I don't care how it sounds.
I am proud of him.
Seeing him the past few months. Reading his Weverse interview. Seeing/hearing him in these interviews.
I am proud of him.
185 notes
·
View notes