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Floating Youth | S01E01
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
I'm sad at the lack of sports drama during this Olympic year, so instead re-posting one of my favorites, even though its winter Olympics :D
#Drama: Floating Youth#CDrama#Youth#Sports#Bromance#冰球少年#Zhu Zheng Ting#Bai Shu#Liu Yu Feng#Leo Yang#Ryan Peng#Chinese Drama#Drama: 2022
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Friends
Green thumb.
King always had a green thumb so it didn't surprise his family that he loved plants as much as he did, his sisters even joked that in a past life he was an elf or fairy because of it.
Of course that most boys made fun of King when they found his love for plants and the girls acted like it was cute at first before asking when he would like something more masculine, King still doesn't understand what plants have to do with being a boy or a girl and at this point he just didn't care to find out how their minds worked.
He thought he would never have any close friends like he saw his sisters and the other kids have but that changed when he met his idiots(he also was an idiot but they all called the others their idiots or kids depending on what they had done).
Meeting Bohn, Mek, Boss and Tee was the best thing to happen to King's life(Ram was too but this isn't about him).
They, while surprised by King's love for plants, didn't judge him and even joined him in his trips to get more plants or taking care of his plants.
It surprised King that they all had a green thumb like him, he wouldn't have cared if they didn't but those four said that they would enjoy each other's hobbies even if they weren't good at them.
Every weekend when none of them had to visit family, well Mek never did since his family was in China and it seemed like he didn't have a close relationship with them, they would gather up in one of their houses/dorms before going to enjoy time together by taking part in one of their hobbies.
And despite the many years that passed, each finding love and getting a job after finishing university, they still made sure to partake in this activity like right now.
"What were we supposed to plant again?" Boss asked and Tee hit him in the head for that
"Stop looking at your husband and pay attention to what we are saying!" Tee scolds Boss who doesn't even look embarrassed by what Tee said
"Not my fault that my husband is both cute and hot" Boss pouts and King shakes his head amused before turning to Mek and Bohn who were watching this with amused smiles(more life a soft one for Mek)
"Ram asked if we could put an orange or apple tree in our garden, do you think you two are able to go pick one from the shop as I, Boss and Tee take care of planting the flowers?" King asks as he looks at Ram's requests for the garden of the house they just moved to
"I will stay with them, you and Mek take care of the tree" Bohn says "First is still mad at me not asking his help for the flowers in my and Duen's wedding" he adds and that makes King and Mek laugh since Bohn had decided that it would be the five of them to choose the flowers and First, who later had become a good friend for Bohn and basically Duen and Bohn's couple therapist, wasn't happy to know that since he wanted to be the one to take care of that(Bohn ended up letting him decide the flower that he and Duen would have in their suits but First was still bit mad)
"Then good luck dealing with those two" Mek says pointing to where Tee and Boss were now fighting
"Yeah, thanks" Bohn sighs before making his way to separate those two while King and Mek leave to get a tree for the garden
King loved his best friends, more like the brothers he didn't know he needed but that invaded his life and didn't plan to leave it, and he loved even more the moments they all hang out while enjoying each other's hobbies and passions.
#thai bl#thai boys love#thai drama#my engineer#bohn#king#mek#boss#tee#engineer gang#mekboss#duenbohn#ramking#first#cooper patpasit#lay talay#inntouch naphat#ryan peng#sosave atchari
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Even more Justice League of China illustrations by Jo Cheol-Hong (Mi-Gyeung)!
#dc comics#kenan kong#superman#peng deilan#wonder woman#wang baixi#batman#avery ho#the flash#ahn kwang jo#aquaman#dragonson#the atom#ryan choi#jo cheol-hong#jlc
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Corey Helford Gallery presents 'Secret Longings', a group art exhibition curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, showcasing over 80 of the world’s best two and three-dimensional artists, each exploring the Secret Longings theme through the lens of their unique lived experience and artistic styles…while at the same time, bringing the pages of Beautiful Bizarre to life!
Selected art by Lo Chan Peng, Jana Brike, Daniel Bilmes, Brad Kunkle, Jasmine Becket-Griffith, Agnieszka Nienartowicz, Korin Faught, Ryan Heshka, Troy Brooks and Kazuki Takamatsu.
Opening night is Saturday March 11 from 7-11pm PT in the Main Gallery, open to the public for viewing the art safely with Covid precautions (masks will be required), at Corey Helford Gallery, 571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 and on the Corey Helford Gallery website until April 15 2023.
#Art#Corey Helford Gallery#Beautiful Bizarre#Lo Chan Peng#Jana Brike#Daniel Bilmes#Brad Kunkle#Jasmine Becket-Griffith#Agnieszka Nienartowicz#Korin Faught#Ryan Heshka#Troy Brooks#Kazuki Takamatsu#Exhibition#Art Show#Gallery Show#Original Art#NO AI#New Contemporary Art#Pop Surrealism#Fantastical Art#Imaginative Realism
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Escape the Readathon Week Two
Week two of Escape the Readathon
Escape the Readathon is a readathon created by Lexie from Books with Lexie and co-hosted by many others in the BookTube and Bookstagram community. It’s all about trying to get out of a haunted house. There are prompts at certain points, but mostly it’s a mood reading readathon, which is fantastic because even though I’ve done a few monthly TBRs, I’m still a mood reader at heart.
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#Abby Jimenez#Books#Books About Books#Contemporary#eBooks#Historical Fiction#Jennifer Ryan#John Marrs#Mystery#Peng Shepherd#Romance#Ruth Emmie Lang#Stuart Turton#Thriller#World War II
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Characters in my LGBT headcanons
I just putting this because I can’t open my old account because of my google account being hacked,
Lesbian: Catra (She-Ra), Namaari, (Raya and the Last Dragon), Ivy (Carmen Sandiego 2019), Amity (The Owl House), Spinel (Steven Universe), Cassandra (Tangled), Kitsune (Samurai Rabbit), Andrea (The Ghost and Molly McGee), Mary (Total Drama), Apple White (Ever After High), Julia (Total Drama)
Gay: Ryan Akagi (Infinity Train), Shiro (Voltron), Benson (Kipo), Michael (The Proud Family), Ryan (The Wild; my version of Ryan), Logs (Dead End), Bia Zao (Kung Fu Panda legend of Awesome; rewritten), Raj (Total Drama), Aristotle (Billie Bust Up), Diazo (Strange World), Bowie (Total Drama)
Bi: Frey Holland (Forspoken), Lapis (Steven Universe), Owen (Total Drama), Min-Gi (Infinity Train), Carmen Sandiego, Marcy (Amphibia) Luz (The Owl House), Alberto (Luca), Bodi (Rock Dog), Mirabel (Encantó), Jun (Dragons and the Nine Realms), Luisa (Encanto), Krel (3 Below), Edric (The Owl House), Moxxie (Helluva Boss), Tulip Olsen (Infinity Train), Lance McClain (Voltron), Raya (Raya and the Last Dragon), Naomi (Elena of Avalor), Lena (Ducktales), Savannah (Ron’s Gone Wrong), Viper (Kung Fu Panda), Mr. Snake (The Bad Guys), Priya (Turning Red), Eda (The Owl House), Tyler (Turning Red), Lil'Foxy/Francine (Rock Dog), Chizu (Samurai Rabbit), Sasha (Amphibia), Ethan (Strange World; respect that opinion), Norma (Dead End), Priya (Total Drama), Elian (Spellbound), Hunter (The Owl House), Naida (Lego Elves), Lucy Santana (Daniel Spellbound), Peng (Kung Fu Panda Legend of Awesome; rewriten), Wakko (Animaniacs), Yaz (Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous), Millie (Total Drama), Star (Star vs the Forces of Evil), Ellody (Total Drama), Mermista (She-Ra), Lily Lightly (MLP G3 My version), Raven Queen (EAH), Abe (Clone High), Soleil (Fright Krewe), Hal (Wish), Starlight Glimmer
Ace: Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony; Biromantic), Mantis (Kung Fu Panda; panromantic), Mr. Peabody (heteroromantic), Libby (The Ghost and Molly McGee; biromantic), Ms. Tarantula (The Bad Guys; panromantic), Anne (Amphibia; panromantic), Ezekiel (Total Drama; heteromantic), Luca (heteromantic), Lilith Clawthorne (The Owl House House; Aroace), Po (KFP), Abby (Turning Red; Panromantic), Angus (Rock Dog; Heteroromantic) Lauren/Scary Girl (Total Drama; Aroace), Peridot (SU; Aroace), Sierra (TD; Aroace), Douxie (Tales of Acardia; Biromantic), Sky Wishes (MLP G3; my version), Byx (Endling; Panromantic)
Pan: Adora (She-Ra), Kipo (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeast), Sam (Green Eggs and Ham), Jo (Kid Cosmic), M.T/Lake (Infinity Train), Wander (Wander Over Yonder), Camilo (Encanto), Molly McGee (The Ghost and Molly McGee), Val Little (Monsters at Work), Blitzo (Helluva Boss), BeetleJuice (Musical), Emira (The Owl House), Sammy (Camp Cretaceous), Rider (Centaurworld), Alex (Dragons the Nine Realms), Nooshy (Sing 2), Yuichi Usagi (Samurai Rabbit), Hawk (Paw of Fury), Zack (Carmen Sandiego), Willow (The Owl House), Casey (Moongirl and Devil Dinosaur), Kitty (Total Drama), Wandering Blade (The Dragon Knight), Valor (Bravelands; my version), Briar Beauty (EAH; my version), Jordan (Descendants; my version), Cheng Lonnie (Descendants; my version), Tom (SVTFOE), MK (Total Drama)
Queer: Katie (The Mitchells vs the Machines), Stolas (Helluva Boss), Honeymaren (Frozen; also lesbian), Vi (Arcane; into being lesbian) Caitlyn (Arcane; possibly Bi)
Trans: Barney (Deadend; also gay),
Non-Binary: Thunder (Nine Realms; Pronouns as He/Him), Nari (Tales of Acardia: Pronouns as She/Her), Raine Whispers (THO), The Collector (THO; Pronouns as He/Him), Asher (Kipo), Billie (Billie Bust Up; pronouns as she/they)
Demi:, Tin Tin (Heteromantic) Doom (The Bad Guys Books; biromantic), Vee (Panromantic), Octavia (Helluva Boss; Biromantic), Jay Snake (Descendants; Demiromantic), Aira (Lego Elves; biromantic), DJ (Total Drama; heteromantic)
Well I hope you like this. (Please don’t send rude comments, just respect this).
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jaaaaamie i need book recs pretty please; you know what i like :) (also HOW ARE YOU ILY)
hiiii arwen my beloved!!!! i'm good, how are you? 💛💛
this is truly so much pressure.... i genuinely have five tabs open just to answer this ask, it's that serious. i don't know if you've read some of these but i hope there's at least something on this list you enjoy!!
first things first you can always check out my book recs tag or my goodreads <3 i have an all-time favorites shelf and shelves of my favorites each year if you're interested!
putting the recommendations beneath the cut because this got longggg omg
Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand — Young adult, horror, mystery, LGBTQ+. Three teenage girls come together to fight a dark and magical force that has been killing young women on Sawkill Island for decades.
Cover Story by Susan Rigetti — Adult, contemporary, crime. A young woman becomes trapped in a con artist's elaborate web.
To Break a Covenant by Alison Ames — Young adult, paranormal horror, LGBTQ+. A group of close friends investigate the haunted mines beneath their town.
Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson — Coming of age, historical, understated. A young woman leaves home to attend a women's college. (Jamie's note: the summary of this book says it's loosely based on a real-life disappearance. There's no evidence this is true other than the fact that Shirley Jackson lived in the same town as the missing young woman and her husband taught at the college the young woman attended.) This a strange book with little actual plot — it's much more a character study of our main character, Natalie. That said, I really loved this book. It's very fascinating to try to piece together what is really happening in Natalie's life and what is her imagination running away from her as a coping mechanism.
56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard — Adult, mystery thriller, contemporary. Over the course of 56 days at the very beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, two people go from strangers to living together - and then one of them is murdered. This is one of the strangest and twistiest books I've read in the last few years and I am still not completely sure how to feel about it.
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill — Adult, mystery thriller, story in a story. Four strangers are sitting together at a table in the library when a scream sends the building into lockdown. While they wait to be cleared to leave, the strangers become friends. Later that day, a dead body is found in the library. One of the four characters from the table is the killer. But how, and why? And then, of course, there's the other story.... This book genuinely creeped me out. The dual storylines aren't for everyone but I personally loved it.
Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall — Young adult, paranormal horror, LGBTQ+. In the faux-documentary style of The Blair Witch Project comes the campfire story of a missing girl, a vengeful ghost, and the girl who is determined to find her sister—at all costs. A group of teens disappear into the woods in the middle of the night to play a game that will help them find the ghost of a lost girl and the main character's missing sister. I believe my review of this book describes it as "a mindfuck and a half."
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd — Adult, contemporary fantasy, mystery. A famous cartographer is murdered and his estranged daughter, whose academic reputation he singlehandedly destroyed, begins to investigate his death. This book has rare maps, one of the most original magic systems I've read, second-chance romance, dual storylines (with flashbacks that I found, at times, more interesting than the modern storyline) and a main character named Nell. What isn't to enjoy?
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson — Adult, mystery, humor. A man attends a family reunion at an isolated ski lodge where the members of his family are slowly but surely being murdered. I believe I've recommended this one to you before! It was silly and definitely a love letter to golden age mysteries. A little outrageous at times, but it definitely kept me interested.
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley — Young adult, mystery, romance. A teenage biracial Native girl witnesses a murder and is thrust into an undercover investigation inside her close-knit community. This book made me cry approximately a billion times. I have my problems with the romance portion, but this book truly blew me away. It's a slow-build that tackles a lot of topics but ultimately I think it does a phenomenal job.
I'm the Girl by Courtney Summers — Young adult, mystery thriller, LGBTQ+. A teenage girl discovers a dead body on the side of the road and quickly finds herself thrown into a world of luxury, opulence, and violence. It's dark and uncomfortable, but it's also a powerful and emotional read. Also includes a nod to Summers' earlier novel, Sadie. (If you haven't read Sadie, I also highly recommend it! Very gripping and dark YA mystery novel.)
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li — Young adult, crime, contemporary. The story of a group of young Chinese American adults who plan to steal back stolen Chinese art on the dime of a mysterious benefactor. This story is a lot more about the characters and their lives than it is about the heists, so make sure you're ready for that going in. This is a stunning, fast-paced novel with multiple POVs and characters you can't help but love.
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé — Young adult, mystery thriller, dark academia. Comped as "Get Out meets Gossip Girl," this is the story of (the only) two Black students at a private school with a sinister secret.
The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe — Young adult, thriller, LGBTQ+. Seventeen-year-old Nora, her girlfriend, and her best friend are trapped in a bank while it's being robbed. Or are the robbers trapped in the bank with Nora?
The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould — Young adult, paranormal horror, LGBTQ+. A book about a small town, the things that lurk in the dark, and two teenage girls who team up to discover what is haunting their home and killing their friends.
Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu — Graphic novel, sports, LGBTQ+. This series follows Eric Bittle, a gay hockey player at a liberal arts college. There are few series that hold as special a place in my heart as this one. It's got found family, a cast of the most lovable characters you'll ever meet, baking, vlogging, romance, and more. Just writing this recommendation makes me wanna reread right now.
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales — Young adult, romance, LGBTQ+. A teenage girl who sells love advice anonymously is hired by a classmate to help him win back his girlfriend. This book is for the bisexuals. It's also probably my favorite YA romance in the world.
okay this is getting out of hand so i'm gonna end it here. i hope there's something here that you enjoy <3333 and i also hope you haven't read all of these because that would be so awkward </3 anyway ilysm arwen!!! 💕💗
Trigger warnings:
(Preface to the trigger warnings: I'm listing these a while out from reading them so these lists may be incomplete, I recommend checking out reviews as well to get a more complete picture.)
Sawkill Girls: murder, death of a parent, death of a sibling, grief, grooming, body horror, child abuse and neglect, suicidal ideation, misogyny
Cover Story: car accident
To Break a Covenant: death, loss of a loved one, gore, animal death, mention of suicide attempt, child abandonment
Hangsaman: implied sexual assault, misogyny
56 Days: murder, suicide, death of a loved one
The Woman in the Library: murder, mentions of sexual assault, stalking
Rules for Vanishing: death, loss of a loved one, murder
The Cartographers: murder, death of a loved one, fire
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone: murder, death of a loved one, death of a child, drowning
Firekeeper's Daughter: murder, suicide, rape, drug use and addiction, gun violence, grief, kidnapping, racism, misogyny
I'm the Girl: Murder, sexual assault, grooming, death of a loved one, grief, suicide
Portrait of a Thief: generational trauma, colonialism
Ace of Spades: racism, homophobia, stalking, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, murder, car accident, forced outing, bullying, panic attacks, gun violence
The Girls I've Been: listed by the author here
The Dead and the Dark: murder, drowning, major character death, homophobia, hate crimes, grief
Check, Please!: homophobia, anxiety, overdose, sports-related injuries, sports-related violence, internalized biphobia, bullying
Perfect on Paper: biphobia, underage drinking, divorce, cheating
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Floating Youth | S01E02
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
#Drama: Floating Youth#CDrama#Youth#Sports#Bromance#冰球少年#Zhu Zheng Ting#Bai Shu#Liu Yu Feng#Leo Yang#Ryan Peng#Chinese Drama#Drama: 2022
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Canon characters in my LGBT headcanons
So I wanted to do this, and I have some of the characters from tv shows and movies in my own Lgbtq headcanons sexualities (Even if some of them are canon though).
Lesbian: Catra (She-Ra), Namaari, (Raya and the Last Dragon), Ivy (Carmen Sandiego 2019), Amity (The Owl House), Spinel (Steven Universe), Cassandra (Tangled), Kitsune (Samurai Rabbit), Andrea (The Ghost and Molly McGee)
Gay: Ryan Akagi (Infinity Train), Shiro (Voltron), Benson (Kipo), Michael (The Proud Family), Ryan (The Wild; my version of Ryan), Logs (Dead End), Bia Zao (Kung Fu Panda legend of Awesome; rewritten), Raj (Total Drama), Aristotle (Billie Bust Up)
Bi: Frey Holland (Forspoken), Lapis (Steven Universe), Owen (Total Drama), Min-Gi (Infinity Train), Carmen Sandiego, Marcy (Amphibia) Luz (The Owl House), Alberto (Luca), Bodi (Rock Dog), Mirabel (Encantó), Jun (Dragons and the Nine Realms), Luisa (Encanto), Krel (3 Below), Edric (The Owl House), Moxxie (Helluva Boss), Demencia (Villainous) Tulip Olsen (Infinity Train), Keith Korage (Voltron), Raya (Raya and the Last Dragon), Naomi (Elena of Avalor), Lena (Ducktales) , Savannah (Ron’s Gone Wrong), Viper (Kung Fu Panda), Mr. Snake (The Bad Guys), Priya (Turning Red), Eda (The Owl House), Tyler (Turning Red), Lil'Foxy/Francine (Rock Dog), Chizu (Samurai Rabbit), Sasha (Amphibia), Ethan (Strange World; respect that opinion), Norma (Dead End), Priya (Total Drama), Elian (Spellbound), Hunter (The Owl House), Naida (Lego Elves), Lucy Santana (Daniel Spellbound), Peng (Kung Fu Panda Legend of Awesome; rewriten), Wakko (Animaniacs), Yaz (Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous), Millie (Total Drama), Star (Star vs the Forces of Evil)
Ace: Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony; Aroace), Mantis (Kung Fu Panda; panromantic), Mr. Peabody (heteroromantic), Libby (The Ghost and Molly McGee; biromantic), Ms. Tarantula (The Bad Guys; panromantic), Anne (Amphibia; panromantic), Ezekiel (Total Drama; heteromantic), Luca (heteromantic), Lilith Clawthorne, Bruno Madrigal, Po (KFP; aroace), Abby (Turning Red; Panromantic), Angus (Rock Dog; Heteroromantic) Luna/Scary Girl (Total Drama; panromantic), Peridot (SU; Aroace), Sierra (TD; Aroace), Douxie (Tales of Acardia; Biromantic)
Pan: Adora (She-Ra), Kipo (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeast), Sam (Green Eggs and Ham), Jo (Kid Cosmic), M.T/Lake (Infinity Train), Wander (Wander Over Yonder), Camilo (Encanto), Molly McGee (The Ghost and Molly McGee), Val Little (Monsters at Work), Blitzo (Helluva Boss), BeetleJuice (Musical), Emira (The Owl House), Sammy (Camp Cretaceous), Rider (Centaurworld), Alex (Dragons the Nine Realms), Nooshy (Sing 2), Yuichi Usagi (Samurai Rabbit), Hawk (Paw of Fury), Zack (Carmen Sandiego), Willow (The Owl House), Casey (Moongirl and Devil Dinosaur), Kitty (Total Drama), Wandering Blade (The Dragon Knight)
Queer: Katie (The Mitchells vs the Machines), Stolas (Helluva Boss; also gay), Honeymaren (Frozen; also lesbian), Vi (Arcane; into being lesbian) Caitlyn (Arcane; possibly Bi or Pan)
Trans: Sallie Mae (Helluva Boss), Barney (Deadend; also gay), Bowie (Total Drama; also gay)
Non-Binary: Thunder (Nine Realms; Pronouns as He/Him), Nari (Tales of Acardia: Pronouns as She/Her), Raine Whispers (THO), The Collector (THO; Pronouns as He/Him), Asher (Kipo), Billie (Billie Bust Up; pronouns as she/her or they/them)
Demi:, Tin Tin (Heteromantic) Doom (The Bad Guys Books; biromantic), Vee (Panromantic), Octavia (Helluva Boss; Biromantic)
Well I hope you like this. (Please don’t send rude comments, just respect this).
#lgbtq headcanons#written#my writing#lgbtq#cartoon#lesbian#gay#bisexual#pansexual#ace pride#acesexual#demisexual#queer#transgender#modern cartoons#headcanon
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Jo Cheol-Hong (Mi-Gyeung)’s JLC Fan Comic!
(Also, if anyone would want to translate this, be my guest)
#jo cheol-hong#dc comics#jlc#superman#kenan kong#batman#wang baixi#wonder woman#peng deilan#the flash#avery ho#aquaman#dragonson#ahn kwang jo#the atom#ryan choi
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I posted 3,047 times in 2022
That's 22 more posts than 2021!
132 posts created (4%)
2,915 posts reblogged (96%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@a-ramblinrose
@therefugeofbooks
@leer-reading-lire
@mostlyghostie
@stefito0o
I tagged 3,045 of my posts in 2022
#who queue? - 2,870 posts
#book covers - 915 posts
#stacks of books - 652 posts
#bookshelves - 601 posts
#cover art - 432 posts
#spines - 386 posts
#open books - 333 posts
#book recommendations - 295 posts
#mugs - 209 posts
#bookstores - 203 posts
Longest Tag: 112 characters
#lords noodle and doodle came back and there was the most spectacular collective accident scene i've read in ages
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
2022 Release TBR
Where the Drowned Girls Go - Seanan McGuire (contemporary fantasy) - January 4
Heartstopper, Volume Four - Alice Oseman (YA romance) - January 4 🏳️🌈
Battle of the Linguist Mages - Scotto Moore (contemporary fantasy) - January 11 friend says it’s probably not my thing
Anatomy - Dana Schwartz (YA historical fantasy) - January 18
The Servant Mage - Kate Elliott (fantasy) - January 18 🏳️🌈
Love and Other Disasters - Anita Kelly (romance) - January 18 🏳️🌈
Some by Virtue Fall - Alexandra Rowland (fantasy) - January 25 🏳️🌈
Hot and Sour Suspects - Vivien Chien (cozy mystery) - January 25 BIPOC
The Christie Affair - Nina de Gramont (historical fiction) - February 1
Bluebird - Ciel Pierlot (science fiction) - February 8 🏳️🌈
Dead Silence - S.A. Barnes (science fiction/horror) - February 8
Age of Ash - Daniel Abraham (fantasy) - February 15
Carolina Built - Kianna Alexander (historical fiction) - February 22 BIPOC
Gallant - V.E. Schwab (YA fantasy) - March 1
The River of Silver - S.A. Chakraborty (historical fantasy) - March 1 BIPOC
Spelunking Through Hell - Seanan McGuire (contemporary fantasy) - March 1
Umboi Island - J.J. Dupuis (mystery) - March 8 🇨🇦
Memory's Legion - James S.A. Corey (science fiction) - March 15 I’m three books behind on the series, no way am I getting to this this year
When We Were Birds - Ayanna Llord Banwo (fabulism) - March 15 BIPOC
The Cartographers - Peng Shepherd (mystery) - March 15
How to Take Over the World - Ryan North (science/humour) March 15 🇨🇦
Comeuppance Served Cold - Marion Deeds (historical fantasy) - March 22
The Diamond Eye - Kate Quinn (historical fiction) - March 29
The Wolf Den - Elodie Harper (historical fiction) - March 29
Conversations with People Who Hate Me - Dylan Marron (memoir) - March 29
Portrait of a Thief - Grace C. Li (thriller) - April 5 BIPOC
Shadows of Berlin - David R. Gillham (historical fiction) - April 5
Amongst Our Weapons - Ben Aaronovitch (urban fantasy) - April 12 BIPOC
Persians - Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (history) - April 12
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A couple weeks ago I was blessed with a reading copy of A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows, and let me tell you, it should be on every fantasy lover’s TBR for this summer. This is a story about kind, sensible, competent people dealing with assassins and intrigues, about finding love in unexpected places, about healing and unlearning unconscious biases. The writing and the setting are both lush and to be sunk into. It’s a beautiful queer love story, full of gentleness, wonderfully escapist in general, and gave me serious Marvellous Light vibes the whole way through. It’s not without darkness—there’s a very notable rape early on, for instance—but gosh, I need people to read this just so I can squee about it with them.
Out July 26, 2022.
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#3
My dad unhauled a bunch of books before Christmas and let me have my pick of them. A pic of the full stack will be coming, probably in my February wrap-up, but I just had to share this one! Don’t have a date for it, but it was awarded to a technical school student in 1910.
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The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper is a refreshing take on historical fiction. Not only is it set in Roman Pompeii rather than northwestern Europe in the 19th or 20th centuries, but it’s centered on enslaved sex workers and told in modern language. (No thou’s or attempts to mimic Latin here!) The author has done a great job of bringing the ancient world to life and making it feel nearer than it is.
The book focuses on Amara, born into a middle-class Greek family and sold into slavery after family tragedy. As she does her best to better her circumstances at any cost, we get not only a portrait of a living Roman city with its pubs, parties, clothing stores, food stalls, and everyday injustices, but also a wonderful sense of the friendships and competition within the brothel she works in. I loved seeing how the women there formed a community among themselves, and how they fit into the wider society (or didn’t). I got the real sense that Harper had not only delved deep into how Roman society would’ve worked at the street level, but had done her diligence regarding the lives of (modern) sex workers too.
I also thought that Harper did a good job portraying the characters as complex, fallible, and human. She gives her female characters, especially Amara, the full range of emotions and all are believably imperfect. The worst of the men get sympathetic moments and the best of them, damning ones. They all feel of their time too—relatable or familiar, but also holding attitudes and beliefs that remind you this isn’t a modern story. (For instance, it’s clear that Amara knows slavery sucks for all enslaved people, but she never quite questions why slavery is even a thing.)
All in all, reading this felt like reading about real people leading real lives much more often than it felt like reading a novel. It’s a slowish read that feels at times like it’s digressing or offering up set pieces of Pompeiian life, but those moments all get woven back in neatly by the end. (It’s also slowish because of emotional drain. I couldn’t binge-read because bad things kept happening.) I found the ethical dilemmas compelling, though—if you’d damned no matter what, what’s the right option?—and enjoyed both how Harper told this story and woven in her themes and critiques. It’s definitely been one of the highlights of my reading month and I hope it gets a lot of attention once it’s out.
Note: while this book is definitely pro-sex work and has a lot of sympathy for those who find themselves forced into that life or exploited, it’s still set within an incredibly misogynistic society that saw no problem with degrading or harming women. If harassment, issues with consent or boundaries, or sexual violence are things you don’t want to read about, this might not be the book for you. They’re rarely graphic, but definitely prevalent.
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Hello! I saw your 2022 Release TBR come across my dash, and I don't know if the Pride flags are to denote that the author or that the book itself is queer, but in either case, Seanan McGuire can absolutely have a flag :-)
Thanks! The flags are to denote queer characters here, not queer authors (for brevity and minimal confusion). I'm trying to be responsible and not put flags on books I'm not 100% sure of. For instance, I know Where the Drowned Girls Go is Cora's book, but I don't remember if Cora is canonically queer? Same goes for the characters in Seasonal Fears and for Alice in Spelunking Through Hell. If they're confirmed, I'll be adding that flag during my wrap-up, for sure.
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I don't know if it's the MaxNat cameo, but in certain angles, the actor who plays Woo Sunwoo looks like Gameplay and the actor who plays Go Yugyeom looks like Ryan Peng (Mek from My Engineer). Is it just me???
I am enjoying the Korean Why R U? So far though. Haha
I am so bad at faces anon, I am the wrong person for this on ever possible level. I have no idea!
But I am also enjoying this interesting little interpretation of the characters and the show. It's just different enough to be a new experience while still holding onto the concepts and some of the vibes from the original.
I am surprised and pleased.
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A LOOK BACK at Mek & Boss
MY ENGINEER (2020, THAILAND)
Like most people I wasn't keen on Bohn & Duen. I didn't hate them and I didn't love them. But this BL was all about the side couples (aka SIDE DISHES)
The main side dish couple was of course Ram & King but for me I also loved Mek (Chinese Actor RYAN PENG) and his adorable crush Boss (NAPHAT CHALERMPHONPHAKDEE aka INNTOUCH)
My Engineer 2 is unlikely but who knows. I mean 2 Moons puked out it's 3 and Final Season so anything is possible I guess. But unlikely as it is that Season 2 will happen it will not include Ryan Peng as he has parted ways (he was apparently fired) with the production after Season 1.
So this is a short look back at Mek & Boss. Mek was so in love with Boss. He even helped Boss get the girl he liked.
#POST: A LOOK BACK#BOYS' LOVE#MY ENGINEER#SIDE COUPLE MEK & BOSS#My GIFS#MyGIFedit#RYAN & INNTOUCH#MYGIFSET#2020#THAI BL SERIES#FRIENDS TO LOVERS
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