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Genuine question, cause I can't tell from the trailer: Do Avad and Varl still have all their melanin, or did the fuck them over in the remaster? Cause I really really hope they didn't sneakily retcon their skintones to be much lighter, so that FW is "right"...

We don't see Varl in the trailer at all, and--like you said--it's hard to tell from the few seconds Avad is onscreen. I think it's worth waiting to see the models in varied lighting when the remaster comes out and hoping for the best on this front!

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Peace washes over me. It’s odd, knowing it’s that simple. Laughable, really. This whole time, I was so worried, and for what? All Wyatt needs is a little push. Bring him to the shining halls of Odin, and his destiny will be complete. The Norns have seen his fate, have already stitched his life thread into the great tapestry of time. All he has to do is die.

rise by freya finch

[bookaddict24-7]

(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (July 2nd, 2024)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Releases:

Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret by Amy Doak

A Darker Mischief by Derek Milman

On the Bright Side by Anna Sortino

Ready Or Not by Andi Porretta

Not About A Boy by Myah Hollis

Joined at the Joints by Marissa Ellis

The Midnight Game by Cynthia Murphy

The Ones Who Come Back Hungry by Amelinda Bérubé

Rise by Freya Finch

We Don't Have Time for This by Brianna Craft

Fun Fact: I Love You by Gina Lynn Larsen

Illustrated Girl by Josephine Angelini

New Sequels:

The Heart of the World (The Isles of the Gods #2) by Amie Kaufman

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Happy reading!

[socialtownie]

water tower way

[flymold]

the smirker

[6blackfilin9]

How can u make Odin so cute???? Ur artstyle is amazing

i had no choice i'm afraid

[veiledinshadow]

The God of Derps

[helmstone]

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes comes to UK cinemas a day early

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes comes to UK cinemas a day early

I’ve not seen any of the modern generation of Planet of the Apes films, though rate Charlton Heston’s original as true classic. I also enjoyed Pierre Boulle’s original novel and today learned he also wrote The Bridge Over the River Kwai. That all said, the latest film, The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes comes to the UK on May 9 (the poster says otherwise, I have no idea why we are first. If…

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( @laughstrack )

He always found himself hanging around Freya more than most others; nothing about her was outwardly soothing - but she'd still felt like a well - worn flannel, cigarette smoke clinging to the sleeves. It was familiar - in the oddest sense, she felt wholly familiar; and Ducky couldn't help but cling like smoke to her too. Even now, half - choking down a half - chewed grape - there was a sense of ease to his actions. "Wait - who is that for?" Spoken with the crunch of broken skin - he shifted beneath Freya's weight, hand grappling thigh then arm as he sat up, the bunch of grapes sliding down from where they sat cold against his exposed stomach and into their laps. "You're not posting me on some sort of fucking, uh - fruit kink site, are you? That's fucked - I'm, uh - vulnerable, here - all exposed. Are my nipples in that?"

[thebookbin]

A Marvellous Light

Freya Marske

Publisher: Tordotcom (Tor) Genre: historical fantasy, romance Year: 2021

What an intriguing little book. A Marvellous Light is historical fantasy that scratched an itch I didn't even know I had. It's the opening book in a trilogy, and I won't lie, the only reason I was so excited for this book was I happened across @ming85's artwork of the second book in the series, A Restless Truth, and I really wanted to read about a lesbian transatlantic voyage murder mystery, so I hunkered down and got the first book out of the way.

For as much as I read this book as a way to get to the lesbians, it was an enjoyable journey. The magic system Freya creates is fascinating, this concept called "cradling" revolving around intricate hand movements and the presence of a string, and while this novel familiarized you with the baser aspects of the magic system, including innate stores of power, BUT the author has already hinted that these established rules are clouded by misogyny, classism, and racism and are actively being challenged and these institutions are being challenged, but for the most part this book is dealing with the magical baseline.

The main characters and love interests are opposites. Edwin is bookish, cold, and waspish. He was born into the magical world but barely has any power of his own. Robin is mundane, no magic at all, a jock and newly elevated to the gentry with the death of his father. When an accident of paperwork gets him a job as the liaison from Parliament to the magical community, and he's plunged (or unbushelled) into the world of magic is where he meets Edwin, dives into the mystery of what happened to his predecessor, and stumbles across an ancient magical conspiracy along the way. It's fun, it's lighthearted, the mystery was engaging, and the book was surprisingly horny. I did enjoy how the author refused to play into tropes when it came to the sex scenes, and also there were a lot of them.

My only criticisms of this book are that I can't believe it only takes place over a week, like Robin and Edwin fall in gay love, break up, get back together in 7 days and you're trying to tell me lesbians are the u-haulers? Also Adelaide deserved more screen time, she was by far the most competent character, and I hope to see more of her and Kitty in future installments.

storygraph | bookshop.org | local houston

★★★★ READ THIS AND NOW I'M READY FOR THE LESBIANS STARS

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gaze  scan  the  room  making  sure  there  was  no  one  but  them  in  it  before  she  let  her  bright  smile  fall  abruptly  from  her  features  as  she  turned  to  him.  her  hands  connect  with  his  shoulder  as  she  pushes  slightly  "  what  is  wrong  with  you  ?  seriously,  you  need  to  take  things  more  seriously.  "  freya  rolls  her  eyes  and  groans.  //  @frctious

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[randomrichards]

THE ZONE OF INTEREST:

Nazi family

Living next door to Auschwitz

Living complicit

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Weekly Preview! Graphic novels! Lots of manga!

Weekly Preview! Graphic novels! Lots of manga! See what's coming to GPTV! #comics #manga #graphicnovel

There are a lot of comics coming out every week to be covered. Check out some of what we’ll be reviewing and this is only the beginning! This week’s reviews include: Assorted Entanglements Vol. 3 (Yen Press) Deer King Vol. 1 (Yen Press) Disillusioned Adventurers Save the World Vol. 3 (Yen Press) Enlightened (Atheneum Books for Young Readers) Ephemeral Scenes of Setsunas Journey Vol. 1 (Yen…

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Who *Wasn’t* At The Carine Roitfeld x Dundas NYFW Afterparty?! The NYFW Afterparty—like theeeee NYFW Afterparty. Fashion icon Carine Roitfeld joined forces with Peter Dundas, Bianca Brandolini, Ev Bousis, and… https://fashionweekdaily.com/who-wasnt-at-the-carine-roitfeld-x-dundas-nyfw-afterparty/

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