#specifically book 1

[gayestfroginthepond]

actual photo of me trying not to check the tags for a book I'm reading

[queenoftheimps]

Genuinely trying to figure out if Daniel's conversation with Justin Kirk is taking place outside the penthouse (meaning Daniel is, at some point, able to escape without getting vamp'ed) -- or if this is in the penthouse and Justin Kirk is someone Louis/Armand would allow to visit.

It might be the former (it looks like there's two other people in the background, who don't look like Armand/Louis) -- but him saying "I want to get out alive" feels odd if he's already made it out. If it's the latter, that raises the question of who, exactly, would be allowed in to talk to Daniel, because I have THEORIES.

[pellaeas]

one thing I'm struck by in tlt is the suspiciously intimate familiarity with wearing a shitton of body paint all the time

[catrasfreckles]

anyone else very confused as to the length of harrow's hair in GtN

[causeimanartist]

draw more of what you want, I had literally forgotten about my sister the vampire, you hit me in the nostalgia

Join me in the nostalgia!

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

Replenishing the Nonfiction Stack; or, We're Calling the Book Buying Ban a Wash, Officially.

I am not, apparently, immune to coupons for niche nonfiction that's directly up my alley (octopus minds and RUSSIAN OWLS, hello??? Thanks, bookshop!).

I thought perhaps the BURGLAR'S GUIDE would also be covered under said coupon, since it was publisher-specific (alas: it was Not, but we might as well bundle for shipping purposes). And then while I was shopping IRL for gifties I found a copy of ROOM, which has been on my list for...ever? So! Hopefully these will hold me over on the nonfiction front for a minute!

[iightwoodbane]

i don't trust people who don't like adam parrish as a character. i'm usually very open to people's opinions but if you think adam is anything but an amazingly written character then ur wrong and u just don't get his vibes like i do.

[ruvviks]

All That's Left follows two journalists and their friends in post-apocalyptic United States as they travel from the fallen east coast megalopolis Opportunity back to Los Angeles, crossing through a harsh wasteland overrun with zombies— only to find out that there is a lot more life left than what the protected cities want them to believe. On their journey they meet dozens of people living their lives as peaceful as possible away from military forces, corporations, and corrupt governments; and they learn that the same mutated ghouls that took down Opportunity are spreading rapidly through the country, destroying everything in their path. Will this finally be the end of the world as we know it?

taglist (opt in/out)

@shellibisshe, @florbelles, @ncytiri, @hibernationsuit, @stars-of-the-heart;

@vvanessaives, @katsigian, @radioactiveshitstorm, @estevnys, @adelaidedrubman;

@celticwoman, @rindemption, @carlosoliveiraa, @noirapocalypto, @dickytwister;

@killerspinal, @euryalex, @ri-a-rose, @velocitic, @thedeadthree

[themoonking]

the book trend that needs to be left in the dust for the new year is greek mythology retellings. i am so sick and tired of "retellings" of greek (or roman, but mainly greek) mythology from authors that clearly have a very surface level pop cultural understanding of the myth(s) they're adapting and the culture(s) they're depicting. especially the many that market themselves as "feminist retellings" where the "feminism" is basically just "men bad sometimes", and especially when they're "feminist retellings" that take some of the few mythological women who get happy endings and take it away from them for the sake of saying "men bad sometimes". it's all so shallow and they exploded this year and i'm sick of it.

[eyes-of-nine]

I know it's completely not the point but like wtf was the plan for the xianle throne after xie lian's first ascension??? for a bunch of ppl so sure their crown prince was going to ascend and become a god they didn't really worry about a lack of a second crown prince (you know just in case) yeah sure they didn't last long enough to really have to properly think about it but like who were they going to put on the throne????? FUCKING QI RONG????? bc that would go great??!? HUHH????drought, famine, war and plague aside that kingdom was doomed from the moment xl ascended 💀💀

[riddlerosehearts]

was thinking about how sometimes i see people say vil is the only overblotter who apologized and tried to make up for his actions--and yes, we should definitely give vil credit for his maturity and willingness to take responsibility! but i think those people are forgetting someone else here.

someone who, as soon as his friends managed to get through to him, cried and admitted that he didn't even entirely like what he was doing. someone who, as soon as his childhood best friend finally told him that the way he acted was wrong and that he owed everyone an apology, told everyone there at the time that he was sorry. someone who, when a dormmate of his who he hurt told him that just crying and saying sorry wasn't enough, did exactly what he was asked to do to make up for it and didn't even question it--and even though he didn't get things exactly right, genuinely tried his best and allowed himself to laugh at his mistake! someone who immediately from then on started gradually taking steps to get himself to be kinder and worry less about the rules!

that's right, if you think vil is the only one who apologized and tried to make up for the actions that led to/resulted from his overblot then you're forgetting riddle, our other queen! and riddle deserves his credit for all of this. cater even mentions during book 2 that he's been way nicer than he was before and ace and deuce also say that even though they still have to follow some weird rules, things are better than they used to be. and then at the end he chose to overlook trey and the others wanting to go against the rules just to get back at leona. maybe book 2 didn't display this quite as well as the beginning of book 6 showcased vil's development, but it is still there. and this is also why i hate seeing people characterize riddle as still being constantly angry and obsessed with rules post-book 1! he may not be perfect, but he's an abuse victim who had this mindset ingrained in him by his mother and instead of using that as an excuse he admitted that he was wrong and now is actively trying to be better. he was the first to overblot and even though book 1 was short, he still managed to have such great development.

[tobias-fell]

"we should bully fanfic writers more when their work sucks" hi, I'm a person who doesn't even write fanfic here to say you're an asshole. fanfic is free, it's someone's hobby, they're doing it for fun, and if you don't like it you can just click the back button instead of being a little bitch

[writeouswriter]

Girl, help, the book authors are trying too hard to be "hip" with the fleeting "teen lingo" and trends again, immediately dating their works before they're even released

[coquelicoq]

what i love about the Famous Actor Natori Shuuichi of it all is that...it's not just that he's famous and therefore widely recognizable wherever he goes. like yes that is very funny because he was an exorcist before he became a famous actor, which means he CHOSE, on purpose, a day job that would make it harder to hide his double life/secret identity from the hordes of his adoring public, but it's more than that. it's not just that he's famous, it's that he's famous specifically for being an ACTOR, aka a person whose job it is to dissimulate, to make believe, to inhabit roles and emotions other than his own. like he decided he was going to become as visible as possible (which again was literally not necessary! he could have gone into any other career for his day job!!) but in such a way that everyone would see him but no one would see him - they would just see his various made-up personas, including the Famous Actor Natori Shuuichi persona. i can't decide if he's a genius or if he just made so many absurd decisions that they canceled each other out and circled back around to working out. he's either playing 9-dimensional chess or he's eating the pieces. too soon to say.

[discjude]

anyway for all you nerds and losers heres my handy tool for explaining this godforsaken series. have just realised that Hester kicking Aric in the nuts happens in book 3 but ignore that

[illegiblehandwriting1]

frankly i think the best way to differentiate fanon sky and canon sky is to take a look at groose's redemption arc. both forgive him for the bullying but fanon sky says "he didn't mean it!" Canon sky says "i deserved it"

(for reference, canon sky is sky as shown in the game/inferred directly from sksw)