#Kai Oleander

[reedwannasleep]

stardew ocs (re-post)

[detectivereed01]

STARDEW OCS

[detectivereed02]

stardew-ocs!

[powernappin]

the illusionist.

the guild member.

the raven.

what three nights in barovia does to an mfer

[luckylolabug]

Let these kids REST. This is how Psychonauts 3 would start.

[pupsmailbox]

MOTH︰BUTTERFLY ID PACK

NAMES ⌇　acantha.　adela.　adley.　aetheria.　aiden.　ainsley.　alis.　allison.　amos.　angle.　ankova.　antler.　apollo.　apple.　arches.　arden.　argent.　ari.　aruna.　ashworth.　aspen.　asteria.　astralyn.　atlas.　barberry.　bay.　bee.　belina.　bellamy.　belle.　blair.　blake.　blossom.　bright.　brighton.　bryn.　butter.　butterfleigh.　butterfly.　cadi.　cai.　calesia.　cali.　canary.　carson.　cayana.　chai.　cherry.　chouko.　cinnabar.　cistus.　clancy.　clifden.　cloud.　clover.　cosmia.　crimson.　daisy.　dakota.　december.　dewick.　dorian.　dot.　dusk.　dust.　eclipse.　eilira.　eilliot.　ellison.　elnora.　emerald.　ermina.　ermine.　esmerelda.　esther.　evelyn.　evern.　falena.　fern.　finley.　fisher.　flora.　fly.　flynn.　forest.　fox.　foxglove.　galatea.　galium.　garnet.　ghost.　ginny.　greta.　grey.　haden.　haven.　hawk.　haworth.　hayden.　heath.　herald.　hesperia.　holli.　hollis.　isabella.　ismeria.　isola.　jael.　jayden.　jersey.　july.　june.　juniper.　juno.　kahli.　kai.　karran.　karson.　kentish.　kimko.　kit.　kori.　lace.　lackey.　langmaid.　lepida.　light.　luca.　lucy.　luna.　lunar.　malam.　maple.　march.　mariposa.　marlow.　marrow.　mars.　may.　micah.　mirza.　mocha.　molie.　monroe.　moth.　mothra.　mothy.　nettle.　november.　oak.　ocaria.　oleander.　opal.　palmyra.　paru.　parvaneh.　peach.　pearl.　pepper.　pine.　pinion.　plume.　poppy.　psyche.　quinn.　reed.　reid.　rekoa.　remi.　riband.　ricki.　robin.　rose.　rosy.　rowan.　ruby.　rufous.　sable.　saffron.　saga.　saige.　scarlet.　scotch.　sibylla.　silver.　skyler.　sula.　swift.　tara.　tate.　tatum.　tawny.　tera.　thora.　tiger.　una.　vanessa.　violet.　virginia.　weaver.　winter.　wren.　yara.　zephyr.　zephyra.　zion.　zoumi.

PRONOUNS ⌇　admir/admiral.　ant/antenna.　anten/antenna.　antler/antler.　apple/apple.　blood/blood.　blue/blue.　bu/butterfly.　bug/bug.　butter/butterfly.　carpet/carpet.　chalk/chalk.　cherry/cherrie.　chrysalis/chrysali.　clear/clearwing.　cloud/cloud.　cocoo/cocoon.　cocoon/cocoon.　dagger/dagger.　dark/dark.　dew/dew.　dot/dot.　dusk/dusk.　dust/dust.　erm/ermine.　eye/eye.　flame/flame.　flap/flap.　flow/flower.　flu/fluttflutter.　fluff/fluff.　fluff/luff.　flutter/flutter.　fly/fly.　forest/forest.　fri/fritillary.　frit/fritillery.　goat/goat.　gold/gold.　hair/hairstreak.　hawk/hawk.　hawk/hawkmoth.　heart/heart.　hide/hide.　hook/hook.　in/insect.　insect/insect.　lace/lace.　lamp/lamp.　leaf/leaf.　lepidoptera/lepidoptera.　light/light.　lu/luna.　luna/luna.　lunar/lunar.　maple/maple.　mo/monarch.　mo/moth.　mocha/mocha.　moon/moon.　mor/morpho.　moth/moth.　nec/nectar.　night/night.　night/night.　nocturnal/nocturnal.　noct/nocturnal.　oak/oak.　plume/plume.　reed/reed.　riph/ripheu.　rose/rose.　sallow/sallow.　shark/shark.　sil/silk.　silk/silk.　small/small.　snout/snout.　squeak/squeak.　squeak/squeaker.　stripe/stripe.　sul/sulphur.　swa/swallow.　swa/tail.　swall/swallowtail.　swift/swift.　tiny/tiny.　tuss/tussock.　wax/waxe.　wing/wing.　☁️ . ⭐️ . 🌕 . 💡 . 🦋 .

[liexpressway]

I have 7 months left.

macrolit, Sarah Kay / Heathers, 1988 / If i stay, Gayle Forman/ Donnie Darko, 2001 / Margaux paul / the unsent project / Heathers, 1988 / White Oleander, Janet Fitch / unknown (tba)

[thehyperrequiem]

Kung-Fu Psychic Tetralogy (Kung Fu Panda Parody) Cast

Kung-Fu Psychic 1: "To everyone's surprise, including his own, Helmut Fullbear, an overweight, clumsy psychic, is chosen as protector of the Valley of Peace. His suitability will soon be tested as the valley's archenemy is on his way."

Kung-Fu Psychic 2: "Helmut and his friends fight to stop an affogato villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past."

Kung-Fu Psychic 3: "When Helmut's long-lost magical mother suddenly reappears, the reunited duo travels to a secret magic user paradise to meet scores of hilarious new psychic characters. But when the supernatural villain Dio begins to sweep across China defeating all the kung fu masters, Helmut must do the impossible-learn to train a village full of his fun-loving, clumsy brethren to become the ultimate band of Kung Fu Magic Users."

Kung-Fu Psychic 4: “Helmut must train a new warrior when he's chosen to become the spiritual leader of the Valley of Peace. However, when a powerful shape-shifting stand user sets his eyes on his Staff of Wisdom, he suddenly realizes he's going to need some help. Teaming up with a quick-witted acrobat, Helmut soon discovers that heroes can be found in the most unexpected places.”

Helmut Fullbear (Psychonauts) as Po (Voice Actor Reference)

Otto, Ford, Compton, Lucy, and Cassie (Psychonauts) as Themselves/Po’s Friends

Sauna Egg Cookie (Cookie Run) as Mr. Ping

Tatiana (No Straight Roads) as Master Shifu

Ginseng Cookie (Cookie Run) as Master Oogway

Red Velvet Cookie (Cookie Run) as Tai Lung

Coach Oleander (Psychonauts) as Commander Vachr

Caramel Arrow Cookie (Cookie Run) as Tigress

DJSS (No Straight Roads) as Mantis

Sayu (No Straight Roads) as Monkey

Eve (No Straight Roads) as Viper

Neon J. (No Straight Roads) as Crane

Bob Zanotto (Psychonauts) as Himself/Po’s Lover

Affogato Cookie as (Cookie Run) Lord Shen

Licorice Cookie (Cookie Run) as Wolf Boss

Capsaicin Cookie (Cookie Run) as Thundering Rhino

Tea Knight Cookie (Cookie Run) as Storming Ox

Peperoncino Cookie (Cookie Run) as Croc

Hollyberry Cookie (Cookie Run) as Li Shan

ElderBerry Cookie (@sundove88) as Po’s Mom

Matcha Cookie (Cookie Run) as The Soothsayer

DIO (Jjba) as Kai

Foo Fighters (Jjba) as Mei Mei

Cream Puff Cookie (Cookie Run) as Bao

Fireman and Iceman (Megaman) as Dim and Sun

Snapdragon Cookie (Cookie Run) as Lei Lei

Pancake Cookie (Cookie Run) as Nu Hai

Oyster Cookie (Cookie Run) as Grandma Panda

Butter Roll Cookie (Cookie Run) as Master Bear

Avdol (Jjba) as Master Rooster

Rubber Soul (Jjba) as The Chameleon

Cerabella (Skullgirls) as Zhen

Various Characters as The Citizens of China

[le-trash-prince]

Okay here is the final list of all the books I’ve finished this year! (since it doesn’t look like I’m going to get anything finished or even started this week.)

I tend to not finish things if I’m not enjoying them (two exceptions on this list because sometimes I am spiteful), so I liked all of these—but the ones in bold are those I particularly loved (I only bolded one per series or it would just be a wall of The Murderbot Diaries lol).

LGBT+ books read: 48

wlw books read: 22

trans/nb books: 17

I’m very happy with my year in reading. I hit my new year’s goal of 52 books finished. And I read a lot of things that I really fucking loved. Lots of robots. LOTS of scifi/fantasy sapphics which I am SO happy about. Some good horror, some good fucky “romances”. A lot of things written in response to the Trump era or written during 2020 lockdown.

I also enjoyed partaking in online book fandom for the first time in possibly ever! Especially Murderbot fandom, which is very active and creative and lovely.

(If you followed me for my bookblogging, thank you for enduring my Thai BL vroom vroom omegaverse brainrot. It will not be stopping anytime soon.)

For 2024, I am going to keep my goal at 52 books and save any extra time I have for rereading old things.

Anyways the list, for posterity:

After Midnight: A History of Independent India by Meghaa Gupta

The Old Place by Bobby Finger

Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell

The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monae

Women and Girls With Autism Spectrum Disorder by Sarah Hendrickx

A Restless Truth by Freya Marske

Unmasking Autism by Devon Price

Divergent Mind by Jenara Nerenberg

Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk

Strictly No Heroics by B. L. Radley

Love after the End edited by Joshua Whitehead

Juniper Harvey and the Vanishing Kingdom by Nina Varela

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

The Witch and the Vampire by Francesca Flores

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

Network Effect by Martha Wells

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho

The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi

Flux by Jinwoo Chong

Burning Roses by S. L. Huang

In the Lives of Puppets by T. J. Klune

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

No One Will Come Back For Us by Premee Mohamed

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

The Witch King by Martha Wells

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian

Last Dance on the Starlight Pier by Sarah Bird

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

Galveston’s Maceo Family Empire by T. Nicole Boatman et al

Blood Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max Fury Road by Kyle Buchanan

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Galveston’s Red Light District: A History of the Line by Kimber Fountain

Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

In the Vanisher’s Palace by Aliette de Bodard

The Red Scholar’s Wake by Aliette de Bodard

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Linghun by Ai Jiang

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger

The Salvation Gambit by Emily Skrutskie

Spear by Nicola Griffith

The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older

Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starking

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri

The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders

A Power Unbound by Freya Marske

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

Sing for the Coming of the Longest Night by Iona Datt Sharma & Katherine Fabian

System Collapse by Martha Wells

Silver Nitrate Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Whalefall by Daniel Kraus

We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele

[kazz-brekker]

Mid-Year Book Freakout

I was tagged by @libraryleopard, thanks!

Number of books you’ve read so far: 127

Best book you’ve read so far in 2024: The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri (yes this was a 2022 release…let me live)

Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2024: I suppose I can't also say The Oleander Sword for this well, but I also really liked Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcette

New release you haven’t read yet but want to: The Daughters' War by Christopher Buehlman (I owned a signed copy from a book event I went to recently)

Most anticipated release for the second half of the year: Warlords of the Wyrdwood by R.J. Barker, also Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan (I read an arc and I very much want to yell about it to other people)

Biggest surprise: Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly (came recommended but was not on my radar until then)

Favorite new author (debut or new to you): Also Rebecca K. Reilly, I'm a fan for life after her debut

Newest fictional crush: Key from Long Live Evil (those who have not met him yet I promise you will understand in August)

Book that made you cry: I don't cry over books (or any media really) but there was a scene of the main character's friends rescuing her in in An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire which made me quite emotional

Most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received): I have two really nice editions of Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis and Past Present Future by Rachel Lynn Solomon with lovely sprayed edges

Book that made you happy: When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb made me smile SO much

What books do you need to read by the end of the year?: Too many…but to pick a few, The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah, He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan, Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake, and Time and Chance by Sharon Kay Penman

Tagging: @wizardysseus, @shirleyjacksons, @asalesbian

[verumfm]

is that … KSHITIJ ACHARI, GWENDOLYN COTHI JONES, CHALIDA ‘FERN’ JIRAYUNGYURN, GIRISHA TYAGI, SAVINA MASOE, KIRANA ‘KAI’ MALAIWONG, BAEK HARU, RYU JI-HOON, ASTORIA WYNNE-JONES, NAKANO KIMIKO, ARTURO VALIENTE, PROSPERO ESKANDER, & SALIM NOVAK returning home after a journey? the town of cynefin welcomes you. please be sure to review our local laws before you settle in.

the following faceclaims & positions are now taken: arjun rampal, yaya dacosta, mookda narinrak, aditi rao hydari, davika hoorne, zorzo natharuetai, go minsi, ji changwook, laufey lín bing jónsdóttir, anna sawai, pedro pascal, tamino amir, emilio sakraya, & the professors of beginner metallurgy (etc.), weaponry theory (etc.), & death of the superego (etc.), head librarian, lab assistant (1/4), security staff (1/3), rare magic (2/5), familiars (2/5), & muses 4, 5, 6, 11.

( arjun rampal , cis man , he/him ) — amongst the faces lining the staff portrait wall, you recognize KSHITIJ ACHARI, the forty-two year old professor. having spent seven years as a member of the verum staff, students say that they’re reminiscent of catching the edge of your cloak from the corner of your eye and wondering if you’re truly alone ; the heavy weight of a thick wine coating your throat ; the sound of journal papers crinkling while struggling to hold a leather-bound journal close ; dark nights where the sound of thunder is welcome companion ; silence so harsh it squishes your eardums painfully. their patient and meticulous temperament brings color to these halls, but be warned, you may also find them to be strict and blunt. regardless, hopefully they’ll remain when it’s time for verum to open its doors again. ╱ pal, 28, any, gmt+5:30.

( yaya dacosta , nonbinary , they/she ) — amongst the faces lining the staff portrait wall, you recognize GWENDOLYN COTHI JONES, the thirty-nine year old head librarian. having spent seventeen years as a member of the verum staff, students say that they’re reminiscent of dark-roast coffee leaving behind an imprint on the corner-edge of an ancient tome ; eyes crinkling over the ledge of gilded spectacles, one eyebrow raised in greeting ; the vanilla & musk, dense scent of a beeswax candle left too long on the hearth. their logical and knowledgeable temperament brings color to these halls, but be warned, you may also find them to be strict and irritable. regardless, hopefully they’ll remain when it’s time for verum to open its doors again. ╱ nikki, 30, they/them, est.

( mookda narinrak , nonbinary , they/them ) — one day the sea will sing of CHALIDA ‘FERN’ JIRAYUNGYURN, the twenty-eight year old healer from the town of cynefin. there will be verses about oleander unfurling in the palms of their hands, only to burn & rot black at the edges ; the whispers of a creature against the dangling, heirloom earring passed down from their family as a symbol of fortune ; the bitter & thickened taste of herbs in tea scalding the throat in the hums of their hymn, about a person who is trained in the magic of khemia. the land will know them as someone attentive and empathetic, but perhaps, you’ll hear the old crones hiss that they are secretive and particular. only the shadows of the ocean floor will bear witness to the truth. ╱ nikki, 30, they/them, est.

( aditi rao hydari , cis woman , she/her ) — one day the sea will sing of GIRISHA TYAGI, the thirty-two year old apothecary from the town of cynefin. there will be verses about the wet chill of morning mist clinging to the lining of your dress ; toes sinking into mud until it squishes so deep under your nail beds that it never leaves ; the reflection of bloodshot eyes caught in water-stained glass vials ; the press of soft hair resting on the nape of your neck ; the burn of heavy earrings dragging your tender earlobes in the hums of their hymn, about a person who is (informally) trained in the magic of khemia. the land will know them as someone vibrant and optimistic, but perhaps, you’ll hear the old crones hiss that they are nosy and deceptive. only the shadows of the ocean floor will bear witness to the truth. ╱ pal, 28, any, gmt+5:30.

( davika hoorne , cis woman , she/her ) — amongst the faces lining the staff portrait wall, you recognize SAVINA MASOE, the thirty-one year old lab assistant within the school. having spent two years as a member of the verum staff, students say that they’re reminiscent of white light passed through a glass prism, a fractured reflection in the looking glass, blooming plants in a thriving greenhouse, a dream forever just beyond reach, and eyes so bright they see right through you. their perceptive and inquisitive temperament brings color to these halls, but be warned, you may also find them to be competitive and single-minded. regardless, hopefully they’ll remain when it’s time for verum to open its doors again. ╱ liza, 28, she/her, aest.

( zorzo natharuetai, cis woman, she/her ) — amongst the faces lining the staff portrait wall, you recognize KIRANA ‘KAI’ MALAIWONG , the thirty-two year old security staff within the school. having spent one month as a member of the verum staff, students say that they’re reminiscent of a hand reaching into the monster’s open jaw, no mercy shown for a moment’s weakness  /  the first light of dawn, the world didn’t end yet  /  the echo of a blade striking, phantom grip making knuckles turn white. their devoted and diligent temperament brings color to these halls, but be warned, you may also find them to be tactless and wary. regardless, hopefully they’ll remain when it’s time for verum to open its doors again. / gen, 29, she/her, est.

( go minsi, nonbinary, she/they ) — one day the sea will sing of BAEK HARU, the twenty-nine year old trader from the town of cynefin. there will be verses about blood staining your lips, your own flesh stuck in your teeth  /  the low hum of a long - lost melody, forgotten for a reason, yet nested familiarly within a mind  /  a dance with the devil, a feast with the hells. in the hums of their hymn, about a person who is trained in the magic of khemia. the land will know them as someone charismatic and eloquent, but perhaps, you’ll hear the old crones hiss that they are vindictive and rapacious. only the shadows of the ocean floor will bear witness to the truth. ╱ gen, 29, she/her, est. 

( ji changwook , cis man , he/him ) — amongst the faces lining the staff portrait wall, you recognize RYU JI-HOON, the thirty-six year old professor within the school. having spent three years as a member of the verum staff, students say that they’re reminiscent of abandoned projects of broken wood collecting dust in a spare closet, something between a smirk and a smile highlighting soft features, the coarse and warm smell of pine and oak, quiet and steady waves washing across a midnight shore, and calloused hands with a gentle touch. their charming and easygoing temperament brings color to these halls, but be warned, you may also find them to be secretive and vain. regardless, hopefully they’ll remain when it’s time for verum to open its doors again. ╱ jasmine, 22, she/her, est.

( laufey lín bing jónsdóttir , cis woman , she/her ) — one day the sea will sing of ASTORIA WYNNE-JONES, the twenty-four year old librarian from the town of cynefin. there will be verses about a newborn fawn caught alone in the hollow underbelly of the woods, a thousand faces — none of which you can place, a rose more thorn than petal, and an intolerable tenderness… a girl known by everyone and no one in the hums of their hymn, about a person who is untrained in the magic of khemia. the land will know them as someone allocentric and magnanimous, but perhaps, you’ll hear the old crones hiss that they are casuistic and vitriolic. only the shadows of the ocean floor will bear witness to the truth. ╱ steph, 29, she/her, est.

( anna sawai , cis-woman , she/her ) — one day the sea will sing of NAKANO KIMIKO, the thirty-one year old writer from the town of cynefin. there will be verses about a message scrawled and shoved into a bottle — tossed out to sea and left to wash up along the shore, the empty space left by a page torn right from the binding of a book, ink spilled and smudged on a worn sheet of paper, and a ribcage filled with flowers… but they are all dead — dead… dead in the hums of their hymn, about a person who is trained in the magic of khemia. the land will know them as someone adaptable and sagacious, but perhaps, you’ll hear the old crones hiss that they are insoluble and acerbic. only the shadows of the ocean floor will bear witness to the truth. ╱ steph, 29, she/her, est.

( pedro pascal , cis man , he/him ) — amongst the faces lining the staff portrait wall, you recognize ARTURO VALIENTE, the forty-eight year old professor within the school. having spent one year as a member of the verum staff, students say that they’re reminiscent of battered chainmail laid to rest alongside a life's purpose, blood-rimmed canines as you grin & bear an unimaginable pain, a stoic strength reminiscent of trees as old as time itself, a piercing gaze as you wrack your brain for an answer that simply won't come, and a cavernous divide between your students — half of them sycophantic, half irreverent. their dogged and venerable temperament brings color to these halls, but be warned, you may also find them to be unforgiving and brutal. regardless, hopefully they’ll remain when it’s time for verum to open its doors again. ╱ c, 23, they/she, pst. 

( tamino amir , cis man , he/him ) — the halls of verum academy is home to PROSPERO ESKANDER, the twenty-four year old student of decomposition. listen to the whispers that follow them through the door of the death of the superego classroom, the ones about a morbid fascination with entropy & its inevitability, the steady rhythm of pacing footsteps as piano hands thumb through the pages of a centuries-old book, the imperceptible twitch of an eyebrow upon noticing a fatal flaw, and the rustling of inky feathers just before a crow takes flight, a charm that comes so naturally that you can't help but be unnerved. once they graduate, their legacy will be one that is ingenious and courtly in nature, but the records will not mention that they are known to be acerbic and duplicitous, too. they are, after all, the future of verum. ╱ c, 23, they/she, pst.

( emilio sakraya , cis man , he/him ) — one day the sea will sing of SALIM NOVAK, the twenty-seven year old soldier from the town of cynefin. there will be verses about sparks created by the clashing of swords, the hand that catches you right before you fall, a white eye that swirls with memories of pain and destruction — a scar acts as a remnant of a battle lost, and whispered mantras that combat despair in the hums of their hymn, about a person who is untrained in the magic of khemia. the land will know them as someone valiant and determined, but perhaps, you’ll hear the old crones hiss that they are self-destructive and impulsive. only the shadows of the ocean floor will bear witness to the truth. ╱ j, 26, she/they, est.

[mochatheangelkiller]

Hi <3

Headstone - I might want you dead but I will clean your grave and add pretty flowers of your choice.

Hot Cheetoh Breath - I want to dip you in some kind of sauce, maybe cream cheese. Who knows

Early AM Radio - I would let you control the aux cord on a road trip

Low Battery - Get some sleep or I'll make you

Hi Kai

Headstone

Ooh okay well if we're looking for flowers then I want Bleeding Hearts and Oleander. They're very pretty flowers, both the shape of the bleeding hearts and the look of the Oleanders. (Also, they're very poisonous)

Hot Cheeto Breath

Cream Cheese is very good, sometimes though the situation calls for sour cream.

Early AM Radio

I would love to do that, I dont usually get to play my music for others so this would be amazing!

Low Battery

No. You'll have to make me.

[noahsbookhoard]

📚 Hi! I'm Noah avid reader since age 6 and always happy to discuss books! 📚

I read almost all genre with sweet tooth for fantasy and sci-fi. I also have a growing interest in murder mystery and horror. Lots of queer fiction. I'm also catching up on my classics.

Mostly adult and some young adult but I have enjoy middle grade from time to time.

I especially love Terry Pratchett, Victor Hugo, Agatha Christie and T J Klune.

I read in both english and french, english not being my first language but I'm close to fluent.

Yearly book count : 123

Last finished reading

Une belle vie by Virginie Grimaldi

Reading in progress

La Dame du manoir de Wildfell Hall (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall) by Anne Brontë

The Restaurang at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #2) by Douglas Adams

Already read this year (in reverse chronological order)

If We Were Villains by M L Rio

(The lines in pink are book crushes)

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Wintersmith (Discworld #34) by Terry Pratchett

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham #1) by Benjamin Stevenson

What Feast at Night (Sworn Soldier #2) by T Kingfisher

Le Bastion des Larmes by Abdellah Taïa

War and Peace by Leon Tolstoi

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

Rule of Two (Darth Bane Trilogy #2) by Drew Karpyshyn

Les Dragons by Jérôme Colin

Hotel Magnifique by Emily J Taylor

Le dieu d'automne et d'hiver by Pauline Sidre

Les Possibles by Virginie Grimaldi

A Close and Common Orbit (Wayfarer #2) by Becky Chambers

The Outsider by Stephen King

Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow

Tous les silence ne font pas le même bruit by Baptiste Beaulieu

Trois battements un silence by Anne Fakhouri

Kiss Kiss by Roal Dahl

Assassin's Apprentice (Realm of the Elderlings #1) by Robin Hobb

Halloween Party by Agatha Christie

Artificial Condition (Murderbot Diary #2) by Martha Wells

The Light Throught the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah

Et que ne durent que les moments doux by Virginie Grimaldi

The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim

Ring Shout by P Djeli Clark

The Rest of the Robots (Robots #2) by Isaac Asimov

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

On the Way to the Wedding (Bridgerton #8) by Julia Quinn

Our Missing Heart by Celeste Ng

Book of Blood I by Clive Barker

Ilos by Marion Brunet

Babel by R F Kuang

Rosemary and Rue (October Daye #1) by Seanan McGuire

Thud! (Discworld #34) by Terry Pratchett

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel

Les aventures de Billy et du Pyrobarbare : la forteresse du chaudron noir by Bob Lennon

Space Opera by Catherynne M Valente

Magie et Sentiments : les secrets de Longdawn by Ariel Holzl

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

It's in His Kiss (Brigerton #7) by Julia Quinn

Les Cinq by Matthieu Rochelle

Did You Hear About Kitty Karr by Crystal Paul Smith

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia #1) by C S Lewis

How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub by P Djeli Clark

An Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie

The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms #2) by Tasha Suri

Time to Orbit : Unknown by Derin Edala

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane

Under the Whispering Door by T J Klune

The Moth Keeper by Kay O'Neill

Cain's Jawbone by E Powys Mathers

Darth Bane : Path of Destruction (Darth Bane #1) by Drew Karpyshyn

Du thé pour les fantômes by Chris Vuklisevic

Labyrinthes (Caleb Tracksman #3) by Franck Thiliez

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers

Le dernier des siens by Sibylle Grimbert

Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie

Going Postal (Discworld #33) by Terry Pratchett

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

Blanche-Neige et les lances-missiles (Du temps où les dieux buvaient #1) by Catherine Dufour

When He Was Wicked (Bridgerton #6) by Julia Quinn

The Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Celle qu'il attendait by Baptiste Beaulieu

Jusqu'à ce que mort s'ensuive by Olivier Rolin

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Umbrella Academy Vol 1-3 by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bà

Il était deux fois (Caleb Tracksman #2) by Franck Thilliez

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

To Sir Phillip With Love (Bridgerton #5) by Julia Quinn

Le papillon des étoiles by Bernard Werber

Beren and Luthien by J R R Tolkien

A Hat Full of Sky (Discworld #32) by Terry Pratchett

Le manuscrit inachevé (Caleb Tracksman #1) by Frnaxk Thiliez

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

Akata Witch (Akata Witch #1) by Nnedi Okorafor

Romancing Mr Bridgerton (Bridgerton #4) by Julia Quinn

The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton

An Offer from a Gentleman (Bridgerton #3) by Julia Quinn

Delicious in Dungeon vol 1-14 by Ryoko Kui

Doctor Who : the Star Beast by Gary Russell

La promesse de l'aube by Romain Gary

The Jasmine Throne (The Burning Kingdoms #1) by Tasha Suri

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adam

The Illiad by Homer (trad Emily Wilson)

The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgerton #2) by Julia Quinn

The Me You Love in the Dark by Scotty Young and

The Duke and I (Bridgerton #1) by Julia Quinn

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

Nona the Ninth (Locked Tomb #3) by Tamsyn Muir

The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger

House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T J Klune

I, Robot (Robot #1) by Isaac Asimov

Monstrous Regiment (Discworld #31) by Terry Pratchett

The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in your Home by Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink

Fullmetal Alchemist Vol 1-27 by Hiromu Arakawa

The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fischer by E M Anderson

All System Red (Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells

Veiller sur elle by Jean-Baptiste Andrea

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Segurant le chevalier au dragon by Emanuele Arioli

Chanson Douce by Leila Sleimane

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

He Who Drowned The World (The Radiant Emperor #2) by Shelley Parker Chan

Et à la fin ils meurent by Lou Lubie

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

The Wee Free Men (Discworld #30) by Terry Pratchett

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Harrow the Ninth (Locked Tomb #2) by Tamsyn Muir

Histoire de coming out by Baptiste Beaulieu and Sophie Nanteuil

Heartstopper Vol 1-4 by Alice Oseman

The Old Guard by Greg Rucka

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

La Cicatrice by Bruce Lowrey

Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Us by Sara Soler

Gideon the Ninth (Locked Tomb #1) by Tamsyn Muir

[powernappin]

curse of strahd tonight..... i'm worried!

[westeroslive]

when  the  sun  rises  in  the  west,   the  gods  eyes  are  drawn.  may  the  seven  have  mercy  upon  you  as  we  welcome  you  to  court,   liege naerys paege, lord matthos redwyne, lady cassiopeia rowan !   now  a  victim  of  the  court,  the  bards  compare  your  beauty  to  ni ni, josha stradowski, natalie dormer as  you  play  the  game  in  the  midst  of  seasoned  nobles.

behave  and  follow  the  queen's  word  written  in  our  checklist  and  submit  your  account  within  24  hours.  

࣪𓏲ּ  ֶָ  𝑤𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑠𝒕𝒗  ⁝         ni ni,  33,  agender,  they + them.    announcing  the  arrival  of  NAERYS  of  house  PAEGE,  the  LIEGE HEIR  of  HARRENHALL.  whispers  among  the  court  name  them  to  be  both  FOCUSED  and  MERCURIAL  in  disposition,  and  those  closest  to  them  speak  to  their  interests  in  traditional medicine.  if  we  bards  could  compose  a  song  for  them,  it  might  tell  stories  of  oleander & other flowers unfurling in their hands, only to turn black, rotten, and burnt at the edges ; the clinking of coins in a final deal, falling against one another as dominoes do in a silken purse ; the knowledge of how one drop in a drink of mead can change the course of the future forever ; the lingering, lingering scent of the river that runs through your veins, your heirloom earring a reminder of what is to come, what you cannot escape.  the  seven  whisper  to  their  most  devout  queen  as  she  sleeps,  making  her  question  where  their  loyalties  truly  lie.  are  they  right  to  whisper?  for  their  loyalties  truly  lie  with  THE  HIGHEST BIDDER.     (  ooc  :  nikki,  30,  they + them,  est  )

𓏲ּ  ֶָ  𝑤𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑠𝒕𝒗  ⁝         josha stradowski  ,  thirty ,  male,  he/him.    announcing  the  arrival  of  MATTHOS  of  house  REDWYNE,  the  HEIR  of  THE ARBOR.  whispers  among  the  court  name  them  to  be  both  CHARISMATIC  and  PROUD  in  disposition,  and  those  closest  to  them  speak  to  their  interests  in  sailing & swordsmanship.  if  we  bards  could  compose  a  song  for  them,  it  might  tell  stories  of   it  might  tell  stories  of dressed in deep crimson, adorned with intricate golden trim reminiscent of cresting waves as rugged features softened by a faint hint of salt in the air  , the rhythmic cadence of the waves crashing against the shore serving as a constant companion, a reminder of the ever-present call of the ocean that flows through his veins , a lone figure on walking on a sun-drenched vineyard nestled among rolling hills, fingertips run through ripened graps under the watchful gaze of a benevolent sun .   the  seven  whisper  to  their  most  devout  queen  as  she  sleeps,  making  her  question  where  their  loyalties  truly  lie.  are  they  right  to  whisper?  for  their  loyalties  truly  lie  with  THE REDWYNES/THEMSELVES          (  ooc  :  kai )

࣪𓏲ּ  ֶָ  𝑤𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑠𝒕𝒗  ⁝         natalie  dormer,  twenty  nine,  demi woman,  she  and  them.    announcing  the  arrival  of  CASSIOPEIA  of  house  ROWAN,  the  LADY  of  GOLDENGROVE.  whispers  among  the  court  name  them  to  be  both  OPPORTUNISTIC  and  SELF  CENTERED  in  disposition,  and  those  closest  to  them  speak  to  their  interests  in  horseback  rising.  if  we  bards  could  compose  a  song  for  them,  it  might  tell  stories  of  a  rose  kept  in  a  glass  cage    :    an  eternal  beauty  never  sullied  by  dust  ,  a  doe  standing  above  the  watering  hole    :    staring  at  the  starved  predator  poorly  concealed  in  clear  waters  ,  a  divine  fury  of  the  gods’  harpies  .  the  seven  whisper  to  their  most  devout  queen  as  she  sleeps,  making  her  question  where  their  loyalties  truly  lie.  are  they  right  to  whisper?  for  their  loyalties  truly  lie  with  THEIR  FAMILY.          (  ooc  :  love  )

[sevensistersofsussex]

do you have any piece of literature (a novel or a poem perhaps) that you really really like? or is a favorite of yours? if so, what are they and can you give a lil description about it and why you liked them?

Thank you, Kai!

White Oleander by Janet Finch.

It's about a mother and her daughter living in Los Angeles. The mother is very dismissive of men and connections until she meets a man who seduces her and quickly discards her. The mother makes a poison from the white oleander flower and kills the man, which she is then locked up. Astrid, her daughter, is then shuffled around from foster home to foster home where she learns life lessons from her foster parents as well as ones from her mother.

I liked this book so much and re-read it because it was the first book that really made me understand my relationship with my own mother a little bit better. Which, if you've read this book, isn't a great thing. Astrid's relationship with Ingrid is fraught even though Astrid, initially, idolizes her mother. You quickly get a sense that it's not a family dynamic as much as it feels like a cult of two and once Astrid gets introduced to new mother figures it contextualizes her own relationship with her mom in new ways. She struggles to find a maternal love and the anxiety of trying to be the kind of daughter her mother might like.