#A Beach Reads Mystery

[myokk]

Some sketches of Eloise…not sure if I uploaded all of these💓💓💓

1 & 6: Eloise with her hair down🥹 she barely ever wears it down bc she HATES her unruly hair but…I personally LOVE drawing it. (It’s also extremely scandalous in Victorian times to have your hair down…I imagine wizarding society is more accepting but Eloise spent 5 years living as a proper muggle lady and could NEVER😳

The rest of the drawings are just random sketches that were for asks or don’t deserve their own post bahahahahahahahah💓💓💓 the penultimate was one of my first drawings of her though…I want to redo it!!

[door]

2025 score so far

all of my treasures fit in my suitcase +5

nibling stopped being mad at me (for being 2 years old reasons) and hugged me goodbye +25

air travel -5

plane streaming was soooo slow and glitchy -2

watched Perfect Days (2023) anyway +5

getting my dad a wheelchair at layover made the experience 1000x less irritating than usual +5

and got us offered pre-boarding for our last flight +1

which my dad was sooooooo smug about -1

aunt closed her trunk door on my dad's head (this was very funny at midnight) +2

got dropped off first after the airport +2

reunited with terrible daughters +10

ted was mad at me until 10 am (when she got hungry) -5

robyn excited about treasures +3

milk in the fridge still good +1

burned forearm reaching across the kettle as it boiled -20

robyn had special ointment which helped +10

aggy's leash got sent home with punkin (70 miles away) -5

total: +31

[pokimoko]

The Effigy and the Inferno - A Gravity Falls Fic

Written by pokimoko

Chapters: 3/3

Word Count: ~29K

Fandom: Gravity Falls

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Ford Pines & Stan Pines, Filbrick Pines & Stan Pines, Stan Pines & Caryn Romanoff Pines

Characters: Stan Pines, Ford Pines, Filbrick Pines, Caryn Romanoff Pines, Crampelter (Gravity Falls), Original Characters

Tags: Pre-Canon, Childhood, Young Stan Pines, Young Ford Pines, Young Ford Pines and Stan Pines, Kid Stan Pines, Kid Ford Pines, Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Broken Bones, Ford Pines Has Issues, Mental Health Issues, Stan Pines Needs A Hug, (A Mental Health Hug), Autumn, Horror Elements, Mimicry, Fae & Fairies, Changelings, Bugs & Insects, Moths, Fire, Extended Metaphors, Magical Realism, Identity Issues, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Autistic Ford Pines, Ableism, Internalised ableism, Self-Worth Issues, Depression, implied/referenced suicidal ideation, Rescue Missions, Brotherly Love, and its twin, Brotherly Angst, POV Stan Pines, Bittersweet Ending, partially because of the terrible thing that is:, Canon Compliant, (and boy do we all know what canon has in store for these two poor kids)

Summary:

mimicry (noun):

a biological phenomenon marked by the close external resemblance of an organism to another animal, plant, or inanimate object

the art of pretending to be someone you're not, someone you can never be

(or: in the last weeks of Fall, Stanley does his best to look out for Ford, but he soon finds his efforts hindered by a leaf that is not a leaf, a moth that is not a moth, and a brother that is not a brother.)

[hamable]

I’ve been so caught up thinking about the fight sequences and the animation styles and the writing and the antics aand the everything about Spy Family Code White that I forgot about the Ferris wheel. Oh my god oh my god oh my god the Ferris wheel.

[bugmistake]

thinking about marine life and getting so excited i have to remind myself to breathe

[writtenbybelblog]

Secrets Buried

I brush away the sand, not caring how much of it gets stuck under my fingernails. I lift the lid off the box, and fall back in shock. It’s true - it’s actually true. Granny was a witch, and I’ve finally found her spell book. Our familiar family crest glistens in gold on the worn leather cover, and my hands shake as I reach out to pick it up. But just as I graze the spine, a bright red light flashes, and I’m suddenly trapped in a circle of hooded figures, their blood red cloaks blowing in the rough sea breeze. 

‘After all this time,’ a booming voice bellows. ‘It was here. The Tome of Lola Corrie…’

My head whips around, trying to find the one speaking, but the voice sounds like it’s coming from everyone, from everywhere, echoing painfully in my skull.

‘Hand it over, child, and we may consider sparing you,’ the voice demands.

I clutch the book to my chest, refusing to part with the last tie to my family’s true history. The circle of red closes in.

'Who, who are you?' my voice trembles.

‘This is your first and only warning,' the voice snarls.

As scared as I am, I'm more scared of losing Granny's legacy, my legacy. I don't move a muscle.

The mysterious figures clearly had enough. The wind picks up, like a storm brewing, and I hear a piercing shriek;

'Hand. It. OVER!’

One of the figures rushes towards me and makes a grab for me. I shut my eyes in fear, bracing for impact. But just before it touches me, another bright light flashes in front of my eyelids, this time a soft sage green. I open my eyes, and I’m no longer on the beach…

[blam-marie]

Summer is almost upon us! Looking for your next beach read?

How about picking up SKIN DEEP, a queer polyamory romance / supernatural murder mystery that will charm even the most reticent of readers!

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Three times over the summer, the lifeless body of a Selkie was found dumped in the river. Naked, and with a missing pelt.

Louison is sent by her clan to investigate those murders and visit the Selkie’s brand of justice upon the one responsible. But soon enough she meets two charming strangers who everyone in town seems to be falling in love with… including herself.

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Paperback available on Amazon and Ebook available everywhere that sells them! Check out blanchetmarie.com/en for full blurb and details

[caraphemera]

WHAT BOOK SHOULD I READ OVER BREAK?

[vanmarie3]

Reamstories.com/vanmarie

[susanneleist]

PREY FOR THE DEAD

The sand is soft beneath my feet. I’m sure I’ve found a pleasant treat. A metal door swipes across the sky, removing the sun from the blue sky. Trapped in a replica of my town, I watch the sand become dark brown. My longed-for peace won’t be won since I’ve trusted the wrong one. PREY FOR THE DEAD https://amzn.to/2F1IiI2 http://bit.ly/2XCDuD7

[coffeeatmidnight]

ARC Review: "A Flicker of a Doubt," by Daryl Wood Gerber

Hi all, and happy “late ARC Sunday!” I am so sorry for my absence. It has been a rough couple of weeks, but the show must go on! A Flicker of a Doubt by Daryl Wood Gerber is the fourth book in the Fairy Garden Mystery, which is always a delightful time for light reading (reviews for books one and two). While this installation may not be my favorite, still a fun series. So without further…

[r-rook-studio]

Roseville Beach Reads Gets Hardboiled at the Skinflicks

So on r-rook.studio, I’ve been building an Appendix N for Moonlight on Roseville Beach by looking at what genre paperbacks might show up in the town’s Paperback Exchange in 1979.

This time, I'm looking at the 1979 installment in Hansen's ongoing introduction of the world's first hardboiled gay PI.

And by PI, I mean insurance death claims investigator.

[jasondeansgothwife]

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last song: amanda palmer & the grand theft orchestra - "want it back"

favorite color: black!!

currently watching: laguna beach

currently reading: phantasma by kaylie smith

last movie: "austin powers: international man of mystery" at 4 am last night in what was easily one of my decisions ever

sweet/spicy/savory: all three babey!!

relationship status: single and waiting for my true love!! jd to my veronica, clarence to my alabama, ian to my erin. you get it

current obsessions: oh you know. goth and scemo stuff, christian slater (yum), beetlejuice, marilyn manson. usual suspects, lol.

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[protagonistspub]

Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack

Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack was a library find. It is my first, and most DEFINITELY the last, book from the author. It is in theory a cozy mystery. I will also never read anything by this author under her other publishing name of Catherine McKenzie. I’m just going to be upfront, this book is utter trash. So much so that I VLOG’d the reading experience. The…

[rachel-sylvan-author]

"The Good, the Bad, and the Emus" by Donna Andrews

Thank you @theauthorswhodontwriteanything for the fun read! ❤️

QOTD: Do you have any feral emus near you? Or! Are emus cute, scary, or both? Answer: Yes for me! And both!

[lilibetbombshell]