#Ive never even read the series

[stargirl0479]

I have somehow ended up on the shatter me side of tumblr. I can’t escape the shatter me side of tumblr.

[lemongogo]

they should get to kill each other at least twice .i think

[suntails]

totals ur drama

[neufdoigts]

Recommending rote is hard because like a basic plot description of bastard son of a prince living in fantasy medieval Europe has issues is not appealing to a lot of people but bringing up other reasons I'm obsessed like the insanity that is fitzloved and dragons and the specific psychodrama of fitz feels like spoilers (and also how do I explain that between this series of 3 trilogies there are two other series I also love and want them to read).

I think part of the reason why I can't convince ppl to read rote is because I might sound desperate and a bit crazy and I need a new strategy

[kings-highway]

"they're debating whether or not sawamura daichi from haikyuu is more similar to percy jackson or annabeth chase" is already incredible but gets even weirder when you add the context of "in the comments of a zombie apocalypse au fanfic"

[asexualbookbird]

25 in 2025

Sigh. I've been bullied. I guess. I did a big swing and a miss on last years list, but I have a Plan this time. A Theme. A Goal. This will be mostly comprised of my Illumicrate books so I can decide if it is in fact worth it to keep my subscription going until the Alecto edition gets announced. If I don't actually enjoy the majority of the books in these boxes then what's the point, yknow?

So here's this years color key:

Green - Carry over from last year (not carrying over every missed book, which probably means I should just get rid of them huh)

Purple - Illumicrate books

Blue - I own these in physical form, but they're not from Illumicrate

Labyrinth's Heart by MA Carrick

The Faithless by CL Clark

The Art of Prophecy by Wesley Chu

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

City of Bones by Martha Wells

Witch King by Martha Wells

After the Forest by Kell Woods

Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen

The Phoenix Keeper by SA Maclean

A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft

Until We Shatter by Kate Dylan

Mistress of Lies by KM Enright

Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T Kingfisher

The Bone Shard War by Andrea Stewart

The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso

The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal

He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker Chan

All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault by James Alan Gardner

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

In the Ravenous Dark by AM Strickland

A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab

PHEW. Okay. A fw things to note. A Dark and Drowning Tide is an Illumicrate book, but I didn't pay for it. A friend gave it to me after I skipped that month because she wasn't interested. I always look up book spoilers and skip if I'm not interested and if I'm uninterested in any of the stuff I'll skip even if the book seems neat. That month the box was full of fandoms I didn't care about, so my friends said "here, take my copy" and I said "yay! Free book!"

The Last Hour Between Worlds I think was also an Illumicrate book? They do fanart for it so I assume it was at some point. I did not get it. This is not the IC edition. I was not thrilled about The Tethered Mage so I was going to get this out of the library. Then my mom bought it for me for the holidays. So yay! Free book!

I think I would also like to keep track of books I purchase this year. I'd like to cut down on buying books that I won't love. So I'd like to utilise my library more. Win win, I think! And that seems easier than a full out ban since yeah sometimes I do enjoy little treats! Books purchased for other people do not count, obviously.

There are also some books I'd like to reread this year, mainly The Bone Maker because I've been saying that since I read it the first time. And honestly, I've been chasing the same vibes and haven't been able to match it (Godkiller got close!).

As usual, I reserve the right to pretend this post doesn't exist, but I think I've set myself up for success here :)

I don't know who hasn't done this by now @logarithmicpanda ? Have you?? Consider yourself tagged >:3c

oh right I was bullied tagged by @bigcats-birds-and-books

[centaur-dreaming]

Yes im crying who's fucking asking

[marymekpop]

⟢ highlight of the hour: love scout [01/12] ⟣

one step at a time

[omegawolverine]

bro i thought this series was like 4-5 books tops wtf is THIS

[squarebracketsmileyface]

I don't even have any big specific thoughts about this just...

Tim.

After entry 80, after Crossroads.

Tim thinking about Jay and what they could have had.

Tim looking at Birdie and everything he's desperately trying to hold together for her.

[freaky-flawless]

https://www.tumblr.com/freaky-flawless/758894466381840384/what-did-book-clawd-do-and-which-book-are-you?source=share

I was looking at the post you reblogged about someone calling Clawd annoying and you said , “Book Clawd can choke” in one of the replies.

It might be an old reply though

Ohhhh yes.

I was referring to the Lisi Harrison books!

The third one has a focus on Clawdeen, and in it we see him and Draculaura get together and it seems pretty cute and sweet, and all around he's fine character wise, with the caveat that he's kinda sexist. Tbh the book portrays that as being a commonality in werewolf culture (which is....infuriating) But in the fourth one, which focuses on Draculaura, the two are actively dating and he suuuucks.

He's portrayed as being too embarrassed to be seen with her in front of his friends, so every time the two are together, it's just him brushing her off. Meanwhile she's going through a wicked hard time, because Dracula also sucks in that book and puts a shit ton of pressure on her. And book Draculaura is such a sweetheart, and kind of a pushover, so it's extra hard to read.

So yeah...book Clawd (and Dracula) can still choke lol.

[lemongogo]

[freakinator]

wemmbu, zam, egg auspistice

[puppppppppy]

HOW can you be bad at being a furry???????

IDK BUT I AM

[cosmicrhetoric]

you will never catch me defending the way one piece women are designed post timeskip but i will say what made me make peace w/ it in my brain was fem law. i knew that happened bc the internet blew the fuck up when that ep dropped but when i finally got there and saw it i was like. ah. okay. i understand now. the honkers simply come before all else. it's like a prereq now so if nami or robin or (sorry for saying it. but the wano close up) zoro aren't in the episode someone has to pick up the slack. there was so little chance to sexualize someone in an episode detailing the fight scene of thee ultimate fan fave side character vs thee big bad of the series that oda was like uhhhh and also law has huge tits now. you're welcome.

[keepthemacramesecret]

a funny thing that happens with classic literature sometimes is that you can read a book 3 times without having ever re-read it and also without ever reading the actual novel