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elainiisms · 1 year

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y'all are always complaining about how gay rep has to be perfect and unproblematic like speak for yourself i personally love it when they try to murder each other

#like.... look i recognise that these things can be harmful BUT I DESERVE SOME FUN TOO #like im so sorry but i have the most intense love hate relationship with the death trope i could never let it go #i love tragedy #hannigram #villaneve #catradora #tamber #tryst six venom #a lesson in vengeance #the handmaiden #evervale #rhaenicent #gallavich #fuffy #hizzie #wlw #mlm #loustat #iwtv

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bozoclowncake · 1 year

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My entire taste in media is "gay people commit murder and are mentally unwell" and i think thats beautiful

#these violent delights #hannibal #iwwv #herbert west #gotham #nygmobblepot #micah nemerever #a lesson in vengeance #if we were villains #the sandman #tsh #mine #kill your darlings

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edwardian-masquerade · 8 months

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"When I read books, the boundary between my world and others shifted. I could imagine other realities. I envisioned the tales so clearly that it was as if I lived them."

-Victoria Lee, A Lesson in Vengeance

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darksophistication · 2 years

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girls should be allowed to go feral and unhinged. as a treat.

#female manipulator #bunny by mona awad #boy parts #camilla macaulay #dakota warren #black swan #gone girl #amy dunne #a lesson in vengeance

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autumnsaesthetics · 9 months

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🍁 Books for Autumn & Halloween 🎃

Part One!

(Row One) 🍁

Mooncakes by Wendy Xu & Suzanne Walker

The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldtree

(Row Two) 🎃

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

A Dowry Of Blood by S.T Gibson

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

(Row Three) 🍁

The Taking Of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

A Lesson In Vengeance by Victoria Lee

The Diviners by Libba Bray

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toshsato · 7 months

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MERLIN Rewatch: 5x07 A LESSON IN VENGEANCE

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bones-clouds · 19 days

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best books i read in 2024:

"a lesson in vengeance" victoria lee

rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

genre: dark academia, horror/thriller, mystery, wlw

synopsis:

Felicity Morrow is back at Dalloway School.

Perched in the Catskill mountains, the centuries-old, ivy-covered campus was home until the tragic death of her girlfriend. Now, after a year away, she’s returned to graduate. She even has her old room in Godwin House, the exclusive dormitory rumored to be haunted by the spirits of five Dalloway students—girls some say were witches. The Dalloway Five all died mysteriously, one after another, right on Godwin grounds.

Witchcraft is woven into Dalloway’s history. The school doesn’t talk about it, but the students do. In secret rooms and shadowy corners, girls convene. And before her girlfriend died, Felicity was drawn to the dark. She’s determined to leave that behind her now; all Felicity wants is to focus on her senior thesis and graduate. But it’s hard when Dalloway’s occult history is everywhere. And when the new girl won’t let her forget.

It’s Ellis Haley’s first year at Dalloway, and she’s already amassed a loyal following. A prodigy novelist at seventeen, Ellis is a so-called “method writer.” She’s eccentric and brilliant, and Felicity can’t shake the pull she feels to her. So when Ellis asks Felicity for help researching the Dalloway Five for her second book, Felicity can’t say no. Given her history with the arcane, Felicity is the perfect resource.

And when history begins to repeat itself, Felicity will have to face the darkness in Dalloway–and in herself.

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kwc-reads · 8 months

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Scents + Stories: Part 1

(pairing books with fragrances that match their vibes)

I’ve been doing this series on my bookstagram where I pair the book I’ve just read with a fragrance from my collection (usually from alkemia perfumes) that best matches it’s atmosphere, themes, and overall vibes.

I also take requests if there’s a specific book you’d like me to find a matching scent for! I find it super fun to do 💕

#bookblr #booklr #bookish #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #scents and stories #perfume #fragrance #alkemia #alkemia perfumes #if we were villains #iwwv #what moves the dead #a dowry of blood #a lesson in vengeance #emily wilde’s encyclopaedia of faeries #the grimoire of grave fates #in my dreams i hold a knife #together we rot

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stardustandrockets · 7 months

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Do you consider September 1st the start of Spooky Season™ or do you want until October?

Personally, the season officially starts September 1st, but unofficially, it starts when stores start putting out decorations. I couldn't care less about summer, so here are some book recs that are perfect for Spooky Season™ (regardless of when it starts for you)!

This is by no means an exhaustive list or even exhaustive themes. I grouped things into broad categories and am happy to go into more detail if needed/wanted.

All books are listed below the photos.

Photo 1: Perfect Books for Spooky Season

Photo 2: Dark Academia: Vicious by V.E. Schwab, If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio, A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee, Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson, The Whispering Dark by Kelly Andrew, The Library of Shadows by Rachel Moore

Photo 3: Witches: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, The Near Witch by V.E. Schwab, Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu, Crumbs by Danie Stirling

Photo 4: Horror: Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink, Gallant by V.E. Schwab, The Gathering Dark edited by Tori Bovalino, The Honeys by Ryan La Sala

Photo 5: Middle Grade: City of Ghosts by V.E. Schwab, The Devouring Wolf by Natalie C. Parker, The Supernatural Society by Rex Ogle

Photo 6: Pre-orders: In these Hallowed Halls Anthology (out Sept. 12), A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid (out Sept. 19), All that Consumes Us by Erica Waters (out Oct. 17)

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elainiisms · 5 months

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quintonli · 1 month

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book: chrysalis and requiem by quinton li

#dark academia novel #dark academia #dark academia vibes #dark academia quotes #the secret history #a lesson in vengeance #an education in malice #surreal horror #gothic #queer #tragic romance #book comps #books #wlw #sapphic #lesbians

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lgbtqreads · 9 months

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Fave Five: Queer Boarding School Thrillers

My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham People Like Us by Dana Mele Fraternity by Andy Mientus A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee As I Descended by Robin Talley Bonus: Coming this fall, The Forest Demands its Due by Kosoko Jackson, and coming in 2024, With Love & Mischief by Derek Milman

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#A Lesson in Vengeance #As I Descended #Dana Mele #Derek Milman #Kayla Cottingham #Kosoko Jackson #My Dearest Darkest #People Like Us #Robin Talley #The Forest Demands its Due #Victoria Lee #With Love & Mischief

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isa-agajanian · 1 year

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annotations :)

#annotations #booklr #bookish #books and reading #academia #chaotic academia #annotating books #the wolf and the woodsman #a deadly education #a lesson in vengeance

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chaoticmiserablelover · 5 months

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The plot of A Lesson In Vengeance be like:

Since I am obsessed with you, I will try to set you up so you will take the blame for the killings I did for the book I'm currently writing since I am a method writer and other methods do not work for me. But do not worry, darling, I will dedicate the novel to you.

#books and reading #a lesson in vengeance #victoria lee #queer books #queer #wlw #obsession #toxic ships #felicity morrow #ellis haley #spoilers

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knightsofthethicktable · 2 years

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Re watching Merlin and I don't like that the knights didn't do anything when Gwen arrested Merlin (S5, E7). They're supposed to be his friends! So I wrote a fic changing that. Here's some guards recounting my version of how things really went down.

"Did you hear about the time the knights blew up the dungeons for the King's manservant?"

A general negative murmur ran around the group of guards sitting in Camelot's Rising Sun tavern.

The night shift dungeon guard glanced about to check that no nobles were listening. "Ok. Right, so it was back when our King Arthur was poisoned. Queen Guinevere arrested Merlin on suspicion of poisoning him. Cleared later of course," He added when there was a shocked gasp. "But he did end up in the dungeons. So there I was keeping an eye on things, doing my job and the lad only left through the royal escape!-"

"The royal escape? I thought he was a manservant. What is it that Merlin does here?" A new squire asked in confusion.

The guard raised his hands. "Not my department. Way above my paygrade."

"So you let him just go?"

"The king was poisoned mate, Merlin might be soft in the head at times but he’s a half decent physician. Probably went to Gaius and tried to find a cure or whatever."

"Anyways, later that night Sir Leon. The bleeding First Knight of Camelot is coming over chatting to Me. He’s carrying pillows and blankets and said the cook was making a full meal instead of the normal prisoner rations. He's wanting to make Merlin more comfortable while they sort out what he believes must be a mistake."

'Top bloke is Sir Leon.' 'Good lad.' the guards chorused.

"Yeah proper decent chap. But I'm there tryin' to figure out how to say 'he already left' when there's this massive explosion. So I rush to open the cell doors only to find a ruddy sword pointed in me face. Get this, it was Sir Gwaine, behind him was Sir Percival and both of them covered in dust. There's wood splinters and smoke everywhere from who knows what! And I do mean everywhere.

"Sir Gwaine yells at me 'What have you done with him? Where is he?' Sir Leon batters him back like 'What are you doing here?' Then they argued until they cleaned up the mess and organised cover stories for Merlin's disappearance."

"What did you do?"

"The only thing I could do in that situation. I casually walked backwards until they'd forgotten I was there. No way was I getting involved in that drama."

The other guards uttered murmurs of 'good call,' 'Nice one,' 'Wise.'

"But that's not even the best part. Next day, King gets better right and insists I let Merlin out. So I goes down there expecting the cell to be empty. And guess what? Merlin has only snuck back in the cell. He's there pretending to wake up all innocently as though he thought no one would notice that he'd been gone."

#overheard in the rising sun #bbc merlin #merlin s5 e7 #a lesson in vengeance #merlin #knights of camelot #knights of the round table #fanfiction #merlin fanfic #no one can tell me this isn't canon #my writing #knights of the thick table #first post

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bearmytears · 10 months

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can we have more lesbian unhinged dark academic literature?

because all we have is: a lesson in vengeance and… various short fanfics on ao3.

:(

#dark academism #sapphic books #lesbian literature #a lesson in vengeance

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