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ah0yh0y · 7 months

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spoilers for chalice of the gods

chalice of the gods thoughts (after five chapters) : the start feels like a short story rather than a full novel. its been a long time since ive immersed myself with official content that it might be age but something about the style feels different? slightly grating but it might be the heat tonight

i do like the official trio being back again though. it is interesting that that the reccomendation letters come from Percy being born and are caused by Zeus himself. (that point isnt bought up as much in fandom anymore so this is a nice bringing back to roots sort of thing). Also the gods being unhelpful thats still a running theme, and Percy's own bitterness (not quite, I think they are grating to him is a better way to describe) is on display here) It is also interesting that Percy says that his once could have been appointment to immortality was "being offered a minor godship. I hadn't picked up on that before but honestly that makes sense. He also describes his choice as "choosing systematic change" which i found funny. PAY YOUR CHILD SUPPORT OLYMPUS

At this point there isnt any indication of Annabeth trying to get into New Rome (although that might be something i have just missed or it is assumed knowledge). annabeth's school being a school of design is wonderful im quite happy for her!! (you can tell that re:dracula has been a main focus of mine i lapse into formality often as of late)

i skimmed over the bit with paul and percy's family so idk if there was anything there i need to reread that.

in terms of expectation for the rest of the plot - slightly concerned about the fact that Ganymede's quest seems like a rather large one and Percy needs 3 reccomendation letters but then again this is also a Novel rather than a short story which i keep feeling like. lets see then

#cotg #chalice of the gods #ahoy live blogs #constistent tags? i dont know her #ahoys inital reviews #ahoys reveiwz #cotg spoilers #ahoys thoughts #pjo

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ah0yh0y · 1 year

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greywaren: an initial review

finished greywaren and i feel so flat??? like

that was a shit resolution

barely any plot points were tied up

the whole nial lynch redemption really pissed me off because the fact that niall loved declan all along shouldn't negate the way declan felt all these years and the fact all this was what it took for declan to go back loving this man what

ALSO MOR AND FENNIAN LIVING AT THE BARNS IN THE END mor wanted to kill ronan?????????? ike declan doesnt take offese to that IT ALL FEELS SO WRONG ////

MATTHEW???? MATHEWW MY BELOVED WAS ODNE DIRTY LIKE hes just WALKED BACK??? where's the complexity of mister impossible?????? where's the true conversations about being dreamt and the implications of that. we ahs that lovely scene in mister impossible where mathew is rightfully pissed because hes dreamt and lied to and in greywaren we had matthew pissed because of the whole sweetmetal thing BUT IT NEVER GETS TOUCHED ON AGAIN?????? AT ALLLLL????? like he goes with bryde and like roasts him and then falls asleep and then just WALKS BACK SKIPS TO 4 YEARS LATER????

also sick of the whole person/thing being dreamt used as a catch all plot device ITS EVERYWHERE it seems to really serve no purpose anymore like thematically EVERYONE IS DREAMT NOW I GUESS at least ronan didn't end up dreaming himself

there isnt the lingering effects of their actions the consequences of the past yknow

hennessy and ronan weren't responsible for the apocalyps - the only brown guy was who was built up to be a major villain at all and was like mentioned like a bit in the first book to establish a motivation for carmen farook lane liek??? the moderators did not deserve that much screentime kavinsky was more interesting than nathan

also i really hate epilogues with time skips that arent usually done well i would have prefered a couple of months late thing so we can see the work in progess happiness this feels too neat with a bow feels like something that would be a short story

JORDAN HENNESSY DESERVED MORE PAGE TIME

but like the carmen and hennessy stuff was great tho

tldr.:book was rushed , so many things were just magically fixed and restored and i would have preferred a harder slope, jordeclan wedding best bit Matthew deserved better , declan deserves better and honestly SO MID and disappointing gonna reread mister impossible to regain my sanity

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ah0yh0y · 2 years

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reading good omens and god is it weird to be seeing this sort of writing style again - i never knew i had missed thsi till reading it again

yknow that writing style that older books had more wordy and funny in a waythat isnt really explict books like eva ibbotson , paul jennings and the lke idk books form that era just

really makes glutamate fire yknow

+ good omens is really good - actually had to stop the urge to skip ahead and failed miserably funniest premise ive seen a book in a while i wanna be ble to emulate this type of thing for my Fairytale stuff its perfect - definatly gonna write this down as a refernce book

#good omens #neil gaiman #terry pratchet #books #old books #eva ibbotson #bookblr #ahoys thoughts #ahoys reveiwz #vibes #idk its been a while since a abook has really made me feel the deep rooted awakening of my brain #like i can feel my brian firing #its really nice #miss this #boks books books #also nice cause theyre aint any romance in it yknow #and no spicy stuff as well #s*x repulsed and soemtimes romance repulsed me is thriving

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ah0yh0y · 2 years

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chaos in the form of me tlaking bout lycanthropy and chronic illness -----------------------------------

LYCANTHROPY AND CHRONIC ILLNESS MAN WAS IT A VIBE

FRIEDNSHIP

DISCORD / SOCIAL MEDIA DONE WELL

LIKE PEOPLE SPEAKING TAMIL (thatsme thatsme thatsme thatsme thatsme thatsme)

anyway Onto the Review

Spice Level: 0 -

Intial Rating: 4.5/5 stars

If I were to ever reccomend anyone a friendshippy book - this would be on my list. thats a compliment. this book has soemthing that ive been looking in a book for a long time - lrealness mixed in with the almost realness werewolves and the main character not being white not really a massive OMG LETS EXPLAIN MY CULTURE THING but it being normal bc it is -

this is really chaotic soz

But for real this book - meade me feel things and made me feel things in a good way. They way they portrayed Brigid and Priya’s relationship - Priya’s struggles with her illness they all felt true and things thhat could happen to somebody. Brigid and Priya felt like actual freiends who would die for one another and were able to survive through the bad and the good parts of their relationship and be able to forge a connection that could only come from crazy moments where everything felt like you had found molten marbeled swirls of lava and all you want to do is hide away formt he pain but you have to face it. the lava cools and you can see the traces of it forever more but you have learned you are better people bc of it .

this book is now a comfort read now and im glad to be alive to see it

P.S Priya is Sri Lankan and you cannot stop me

#lycanthropy and chronic illness #lycanthropy and other chronic illnesses #kristen o'neil #idk if i can ever spell the title good ever again I peaked in a discord chat and its all going downhill from here #HELLO IT IS FRIENDSHIP CONTENT STARVED ME AND MY BULLSHIT AT NIGHT BC I PATTED A CAT TODAY AND IT IS EUPHORIC #i am tired #i will look at this in the morning and be like ahoy why #Priya #Brigid Marie #werewolves and friendship go hand in hand #ahoys reveiwz #ahoys screamz #hashtag team werewolf #ouch ouch my bones #will it be a book on my shel #i will wait till tomorrow

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ah0yh0y · 1 year

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if u guys want graphic novel recs def read:

-Garlic and the Vampire ON MY SHELF such a sweet graphic novelim literally like aflame its sosweet and the aartstlye i s so pretty andgarlic is so small power fo friendhsip and gardening and a vampire

the Mason Mooney series; (fist book Mason Mooney Paranormal investigator 2nd Mason Mooney Doppelganger detective) paranormal investiatior shenanigans very funny and the art style is a delight also narrator my beloved

+ ALso read Salt Witch artstyle amazing so pretty THE STORY MY BEOLOVED ahahoihiofhdio

#ahoys thoughts #ahoys reveiwz #On My Shelf Books #Garlic and the Vampire #Bree Paulsen #Mason Mooney #Seaerra Miller #Graphic novels #kids graphic novels #middlegrade graphic novels #Salt Witch graphic novel #hope larson

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ah0yh0y · 2 years

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middlegame is making me feel things in that inexplicable way that good book and the sky does when it feels like a painting , feels like a filter but with a grid on it yknow

most important its fueling my need to write - hopefully saying this outloud and making it real does not stifle this urge as if that book has taught me anything making something real is the most important thing you can do

#middlegame #seanan mcguire #books #writing #the sky #sky #colours of the sky #maths #roger middleton #dodger cheswick #erin #ahoys thoughts #ahoys reveiwz

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ah0yh0y · 11 months

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#matthew lynch #ALSO GOOD COVER #ahoys reveiwz #Video Killed the Radio Star #Teenage Dads #The Buggles #like a version #triple j like a version #triple j #the raven cycle #the dreamer trilogy #tdt #trc #IT MAKES SENSE I DONT KNOW HOW BUT IT DOES #Youtube

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ah0yh0y · 1 year

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a outpour of love for Reflecting on the Names of Allah

i got Reflecting on the Names of Allah as a gift a while ago and honestly honestly ITS SO GOOOD

made me cry honestly

like the layers in Allah's names , and the explanation of those names and how they manifest is written so well , it feels easily accessible which made it even more so potent

even better the chapters don't have to be read in order which means you can come back read a chapter about a certain name in isolation which certainly uplifts the value (not that isnt valuable otherwise it does however make it more accesible and applicable to daily life)

it provides ways we can live with these names too and a list of duas at the back it really is so great

Jinan Yousef , the author as well has many articles about Allah's names online so if you cannot afford the book (it is around 30-50 dollars last i checked online) there are works by her that you can also read which go into Allah's names

just i love this book so much

#ahoys thoughts #ahoys reveiwz #islam posting #ahoy screamz #islam #muslim #muslimah #islamic resources #allah's names #99 names of allah

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ah0yh0y · 1 year

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Red White and Whole - a initial review

hey Red White and Whole made me cry. perhaps its the fact that Tamil words so familiar to me are sprinkled in or it captures that very nebulous love that South Asian parents give , so hard to put into words. It very much shines bright with this young girls struggle a tale as old as time )or colonialism or immigration( of being stuck between the land you were born in and the land of your forefathers and your blood. It is very much a love letter to those who came before us and we who live after and it doesn't diminish either side of the argument or struggle . it is very much whole

#ahoys reveiwz #initial review #an initial review #red white and whole #book #OMSB #yes for now this book is on my shelf!#ijdfjiofdiofdiohfdhi #READ THIS #AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH #middle grade books #south asian #south asian representation #tamil #kannada #Indian representation #desiblr

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ah0yh0y · 2 years

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my initial queen of tiles review i found on a sticky note

5/5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

murder mystery so well excecuted

the discussin of grief excecuted well as well

characters are well fleshed out and they feel human and flawed

the mystery was so intricate forshadowing done as well twist and turns so much better than karen mcnanus

asdfghjklsdfghjksdfghjklsdfghjklasdfghjklsdfghjklsdfghjaaaaaaaaaaaah

also THE ENDING

#hanna alkaf #On My Shelf Books #queen of tiles #qot #ahoy screamz #ahoys reveiwz #ahoys thoughts #LITERALLY SO GOODTHO #may write an actual review but for now here it is lived up to my expectations #ALSO MAKES ME WANNA PALY SCRABBLE #I WOULD BE TERRIBLE AT SCRABBLE #soz for the lack fo content the world has been trying to erode me

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ah0yh0y · 2 years

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added Spinning Silver to my On My Shelf Books literlaly reeling omg i cannot even put into words how this book

++ read the grimrose girls and am not reeling tired storyline, a meh book made me sigh when i saw what this was going , the cliffhanger/ending thing did nto feel like a cliff hanger felt like the author gave up writing or like wrote the next part and decided the book shall end here?? i am not coherent overall a disappointment

#OMSB #On My Shelf Books #Spinning Silver #ahoys thoughts #CAN WE HAVE MORE BOOKS LIKE THIS #not #ahoys reveiwz #not coherant with words today sorry #grimrose girls

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ah0yh0y · 1 year

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finished vol 2 of The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya today

and can i say ITS ON MY SHELF BOTH OF THEM

oh MY GOD

i am literally gesturing to the floor right now its so good

the character relationship THE ACCURACY OF THE MUSLIM REP THE MAIN ROMANCE like tis SO REALLLL

and the mc's faith is front and center and its like not just an aside IT GUIDES WHAT HE DOES

LIKE IT TACKLES ORIENTALISM SO WELL

i started crying in the middle of study my guys its OS GOOD

if i had money i would buy it but like like the first vol is $45 and the second is like $60 something and im too broke for this ISIDSIJDIODI

ANYWAY READ

READ THIS GRAPHIC NOVEL

ITS FREE TOOOOOOO

FEAST YOUR EYES AND YOUR SOUL UPON IT

#ahoys thoughts #ahoy reviewz #ahoy reveiwz #The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya #IM GOING INSANE #THE ART??????#THE ARTS?????#anyway books with muslim characters withtheire faith fornt and center relaistically that feel real and not just token #MY FAVOURITE TROPE #graphic novel review #ALSO THE SUPPLEMENTALS ARE SO SICKKKKKKKKK #reimena yee #SHES THE PERSON WHO WROTE SEANCE TEA PARTY #AND ILLUSTRATED THE GOD OF AREPO COMIC #ahoy screamz #on my shelf #On My Shelf Books #OMSB

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ah0yh0y · 7 months

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NOT A DEAGING PLOT

DE AGING PLOTS ARE ONLY FUN WHEN I DO IT AND MAKE THEM LIKE MENTALLY THAT AGE TOO BUT WIHT THE OTHER OLD THEM AS A BACKSEAT DRIVERS MAKING SNARKEY COMMENTS WITH A MIND SPACE AND SHIT THIS SI CUTE BUT YOUR STEALIN-

#ahoys thoughts #chalice of the gods #cotg #ahoy live blogs #ahoy reveiwz #cotg spoilers

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ah0yh0y · 4 months

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just finished Half A Soul by Olivia Atwater and yes this is the type of romance I like

#No spice just KINDNESSS #arghhhhhh #this is why I went crazy over spinning silver #On my Shelf books #Ahoy reveiwz #Ahoy reviews #Ahoys thoughts #AAAAAA

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ah0yh0y · 2 years

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Pride and Prejudice - an initial review

🌶Spice Level 🌶: 0 -makes sense for the time period

✨ ✨ ✨- ✨: 3-4 / 5 stars

Honestly... finished this in a night and stayed up until 2 . Well worth it. I loved the whole enemies to lovers relationship between Lizzie and Darcy and the whole second half of the book was where it really picked up for me after the whole reformation of darcy and the drama of lydia. I did not really understand Lizzie’d gripes abotu Darcy at the start mainly cause of the way their were talking but after a while I understood the gist. I think the whole Jane and Bingley situatuon was very drawn out - and perhaps could have been resolved quicker. Also really hate Wickham gold digger he is.

#book review #book #pride and predujice #lizzie bennet #lizzie x darcy #darcy #fitzwilliam darcy #classics #jane austen #written in the second week of april #also future ahoy here: what was the whole thing about lizzie's fmaily being embarrasing??#never understood that??#like darcy is like : i love you but your family is shitake #like????#idk didnt really understand that whole but #bit #ahoys reveiwz #ahoys thoughts

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ah0yh0y · 2 years

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lenny’s book of everythiing has such a melancholy vibe that like is the whole within me . its on the smae wavelength of me even though ive never really had any death to someone i kno close. its weird im facinated with grief and stries about grief and ive just realised is because a apart of me feels like ive done that or is going through that or will go through that but it never has. anyway grey static trhoughout - good book tho made me cry

#lenny's book of everything #lbe #aussie authors #karen foxlee #grief #that books that are the same wavelength as pieces of my soul #books #ahoys thoughts #ahoy reveiwz

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