#Lauren Shah

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

Republicans who are facing tough races in 2024 are defending Donald Trump against his criminal charges, either by assailing what they say is a political prosecution or offering full-throated support for the former president. And Democrats are betting they'll pay for it.

The day Trump was arraigned in New York on felony charges, two GOP House members from New York — Reps. Mike Lawler and Marc Molinaro – attacked Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, with Molinaro accusing him of pursuing a "political vendetta."

Rep. Mike Garcia, of California, appeared to invoke a comparison to Joseph Stalin's reign of terror in Russia. Embattled Rep. George Santos, embroiled in his own series of scandals, showed up at a pro-Trump rally in Manhattan and tweeted "that's what real supporters do" using the hashtag "#Trump2024NowMorethanEver."

Trump's indictment in New York on charges of 34 felony counts of falsification of business records leaves vulnerable down-ballot Republicans in a predicament: Avoid the topic and risk losing pro-Trump voters in a potential GOP primary, or defend him now and risk losing swing voters later in a general election.

THE GOP ONCE AGAIN BOXED IN BY TRUMP

While some vulnerable Republicans have remained quiet, others have weighed in with comments that Democrats expect will age poorly.

"It's the latest iteration of the Republican Party being owned by this guy and paying the electoral price for it," said Shripal Shah, a partner at Left Hook and a former spokesperson for both the House and Senate Democrats' campaign arms. "I think it helps Democrats across the board, in both House and Senate races. Just like in 2022 — when you have to embrace everything about Trumpism in order to survive a primary you're doing so at your own peril."

Republicans are still reluctant to criticize Trump, even after he lashed out against federal law enforcement. Only three of the 18 Republicans who represent districts that President Joe Biden won in 2020 — Molinaro, Rep. Young Kim of California and Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon — would go on the record with Punchbowl News to distance themselves from Trump's call to defund the FBI and Department of Justice.

The 2024 elections are still a long way off and it's unclear which issues will motivate voters the most. But Democrats are betting that MAGA-charged politics will be a loser.

"Voters overwhelmingly rejected Trump and MAGA extremism in 2020 and 2022, but having learned nothing, House Republicans are eagerly showing voters that they are still at the mercy of one disgraced ex-president, even as he calls to defund federal law enforcement," Tommy Garcia, a spokesperson for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, told Insider. "It's dangerous and will likely cost them."

Spokespeople for the National Republican Congressional Committee and National Republican Senatorial Committee did not respond to a request for comment.

PROSECUTING TRUMP POLLS WELL

Most Americans — 60%— approve of Trump's indictment, according to a CNN poll, though about three-quarters said politics played some role in it. About 4 in 10 said they thought he acted illegally in making alleged hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential election, while 33% said he acted unethically but not illegally.

MAGA booster Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado called that poll "as fake as Biden's White House play set." Boebert, who only narrowly won her 2022 election in a Trump 2020 district, called on her Twitter followers to be vocal about "this assault on our nation."

Boebert is on House Democrats' list of 31 vulnerable Republicans and two competitive open seats that they are targeting to take back control of the House in 2024.

Senate Democrats face a tough election cycle with 20 Democrat-controlled seats and three independent seats up for election, but they're expecting to see Trump playing a role in messy primaries on the Republican side.

In Pennsylvania, former gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, a potential Senate candidate, called out the "weaponizing of our Justice system against the leading Republican candidate for president is unprecedented, disconcerting and dangerous." He also retweeted a supporter who criticized a potential opponent, David McCormick, for being "completely silent" on Trump's indictment and arrest and called him a "coward."

"Donald Trump's indictment is intensifying Senate Republicans' nasty primary dynamics across the map — exacerbating their intra-party fighting and pushing GOP Senate candidates further away from the voters who will decide the general election," Nora Keefe, a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson, told Insider.

Biden hasn't commented on Trump's charges, and Democrats in Congress are treading carefully.

Democrats shouldn't get ahead of the judicial process, said Rodell Mollineau, a cofounder and partner at Rokk Solutions in Washington, DC. They should say Trump deserves his day in court and "be the party of the rule of law," he said.

If it comes out that this was political overreach or a stretch, he said, "this is where I think it becomes more problematic for our side."

[dreammakcr]

( most wanted ships! warning - this is an extensive list )

bellatrix black/tom riddle

george weasley/hermione granger

george weasley/angelina johnson

ginny weasely/draco malfoy

ginny weasley/harry potter

hermione granger/ron weasley

hermione granger/draco malfoy

lily evans/james potter

lily evans/remus lupin

narcissa black/lucius malfoy

neville longbottom/hannah abbot

neville longbottom/luna lovegood

rose weasley/teddy lupin

rose weasley/scorpius malfoy

alice cullen/jasper hale

alice cullen/bella swan

bella swan/edward cullen

carlisle cullen/esme cullen

charlie swan/sue clearwater

emmett cullen/rosalie hale

katrina denali/garrett

tanya denali/edward cullen

winona uley/renesmee cullen

alicent hightower/rhaenyra targaryen

sansa stark/theon greyjoy

myrcella baratheon/robb stark

adam auradon/belle

amelia thermopolis/nicholas devereaux

anastasia romanov/dimitri

ariel triton/eric

charlotte la bouff/tiana

flynn ryder/rapunzel

jasmine shah/aladdin

kim possible/shego

kim possible/ron stopable

megara/hercules

tiana maladonia/naveen

amarantha/tamlin

azriel/elain archeron

azriel/gwyneth berdara

cassian/nesta archeron

feyre archeron/tamlin

feyre archeron/rhysand

lucien vanserra/elain archeron

morrigan/emerie

blossom sungaze/nyx

tamlin sungaze/elain archeron

anne boleyn/catherine of aragon

anne boleyn/katherine howard

katherine howard/thomas culpeper

elphaba thropp/glinda upland

elphaba thropp/fiyero tigelaar

maureen johnson/joanne jefferson

mimi marquez/roger davis

dean winchester/jo harvelle

mary winchester/john winchester

aphrodite/ares

hades/persephone

bruce wayne/selina kyle

clark kent/lois lane

diana prince/bruce wayne

diana prince/steve trevor

harleen quinzel/pamela isley

phoebe halliwell/coop

phoebe halliwell/cole

piper halliwell/leo wyatt

inuyasha/kagome

mamoru chiba/usagi tsukino

amy santiago/jake peralta

bo dennis/dyson thornwood 

bo dennis/lauren lewis

david nolan/mary margaret blanchard

hale santiago/kenzi malikov

olivia benson/elliot stabler

regina mills/robin hood

veronica mars/logan echolls

elizabeth bennett/mr. darcy

elle woods/emmett forest

elle woods/vivian kensington

ian o'shea/wanderer

alessandra stathos/kallias

cardan greenbriar/jude duarte

elizabeth comstock/booker dewitt

karlach cliffgate/wyll ravengard

lou le blanc/reid diggory

wrath/emilia di carlo

[fangirlghost-19]

a reference for a future personal library I will most definitely have when I’m older cause not having one is not an option

books I already have (the ones I want in my collection - not including any random ones):

tlh

shadow and bone

six of crows

crooked kingdom

a curse for true love

the little prince

list of book I need to read (mostly from booktube/tumblr):

raven curse thingy-ma-bob

aru shah i think it’s called?

the 5 books before a curse for true love

percy jackson series (cause I can’t escape the fandom)

good omens

the girl from everywhere

lockwood and co

life of pi

powerless by lauren roberts

rain of shadows and endings by melissa k roehrich

manacled by senlinyu

the wolf and the witch by charissa weaks

kenna's dragon by leigh miller

between life and death by jaclyn kot

chasing love by kat t masen

icebreaker by hannah grace

six scorched roses (part of vampires) by carissa broadbent

the last storm by jd linton

what lies beyond the veil by harper woods

love on the brain by ali hazelwood

the spanish love deception by elena aramas

mixed signals by bk borison

it happened one summer by tessa bailey

haunting adeline

shatter me series

where we left off by sapphire hale

lamb to the slaughter by roald dahl

a court of thorns and roses

hunted by the sky

cruel prince

list of books I want to buy (as part of my collection):

the entire tsc

queen of hearts trilogy

the entire grishaverse

a fresh copy of an inspector calls

a fresh copy of pride and prejudice

this post is purely a reminder for me so feel free to ignore <3

(I will also constantly add to this)

incase anyone was curious to see what my future library would look like then here's my mood board so far:

sort of like an old palace library (eg the beauty and the beast library) kinda vibe yk?

(i would have more but cant add any more)

[shitpostingperidot]

Kamala Khan’s bookshelves

Kamala’s room in The Marvels is an absolute treasure trove of little details to zoom in on, and I’ve identified so many books on her shelves!

Shelf 1, top to bottom:

1. Landmark Experiments in Twentieth Century Physics by George L. Trigg

College-level book about experiments that helped us learn about x-rays, lasers, isotopes, superconductors, and all kinds of other things I don’t understand. Meant to be more practical than theoretical since it talks about the actual methodologies of these experiments. Could be for school, or for Kamala and Bruno to run their own tests of Kamala’s powers. The first of many books in the Khan house that come from Dover Publications.

2. Space Time Matter by Hermann Weyl

“An esoteric initiation into space time physics” -Amazon reviewer. I’m gonna be real, I don’t understand half the words in this book description, but apparently it’s famous for introducing gauge theory, which was later reborn as phase transformations in quantum theory. I can see this being something Kamala reads to try and understand the bangle transporting her to the Partition. Also from Dover.

3. A Map to the Sun by Sloane Leong

A graphic novel about a high school girl’s basketball team learning to work together despite their many differences and conflicts. Also it has a gorgeous color palette. Seems fairly self explanatory why it’s in this movie. I’ll definitely be borrowing this from my library! Like my friend Kamala recommended a book to me herself.

4. The Good Immigrant anthology edited by Nikesh Shukla

21 essays from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people in the UK about their experiences. It was crowdfunded initially, extremely critically acclaimed, and has gotten spinoffs and sequels. Riz Ahmed, who is British Pakistani, is one contributor, and a fun fact is that Rish Shah (Kamran from Ms. Marvel) worked with Riz Ahmed in an Oscar winning short called The Long Goodbye. Also, the editor, Nikesh Shukla, is currently writing the Spider-Man India comics series!

5. Bright Lines by Tanwi Nandini Islam

A coming-of-age story about 3 young adults with complicated family, friend, and romantic relationships between them. They have to travel from Brooklyn to Bangladesh together one summer and thereby discover a lot about themselves. I haven’t read it, but there seems to be a ton of complex representation of LGBTQ, POC, immigrant, and Muslim characters. I wonder how much the three main characters can be compared with our three characters with complex relationships in The Marvels, and I wonder which character Kamala most relates to!

6. I can’t tell! The font is bugging the hell out of me because theoretically, with that amount of contrast, I should be able to read a word when I get two inches from the TV and mess with the settings. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

7. I also can’t tell, but I’m being easier on myself because the title is written in white on a yellow background. It’s not the only book I know off the top of my head with this color scheme (Yellowface by RF Kuang) because the title is definitely multiple words. Help!

Shelf 2, right to left:

1. One Night that Changes Everything by Lauren Barnholdt

A YA romance where, through a convoluted series of events, a teenager must face all of her insecurities in one night. I can see Kamala devouring this as brain candy after wrestling with those advanced science books, or using it as fic inspiration!

2. Can’t tell, but love the color scheme!

This next one is a weird one, because I am 100% sure of what book it is, but I cannot find a picture of a matching edition.

3. Wizard at Large by Terry Brooks

It’s definitely, without a doubt, this book (where a character and a magical medallion are accidentally transported to Earth from another realm and switches places with an evil genie). Like those are the words on the spine and the plot of the book is an obvious choice for this movie. The fonts match on the audiobook, the ebook, and the next two books in the series. But try as I might, I cannot find any proof on the internet that the physical book that appears in Kamala’s room, that uses those two fonts and that spine formatting, exists. This is haunting me…

4. (On the other side of the box) It’s not The Twilight Saga Eclipse, but I definitely thought it was before I could watch in high definition. I think it’s a journal or sketchbook of Kamala’s; there are a bunch scattered throughout the room.

Shelf 3:

I’ve only identified the bottom book, which is Einstein’s Theory of Relativity by Max Born (Dover Publications). The third one up is HAUNTING me, it looks SO identifiable and yet!

Living Room Side Table:

1. Amateur Astronomer’s Handbook by JB Sidgwick (from Dover Publications)

2. Cosmology by Hermann Bondi (also Dover)

Both of these seem less difficult than the science books in Kamala’s room, but reviewers note that it helps to know calculus when reading Cosmology. Idk which member of the Khan family is reading these, but I love their family’s connection to the stars 💫

Tbh I’m having so much fun doing this! And I really wish we got to see Monica’s living space so I can analyze her books 😭

[myduckieworld]

Yellowjackets perfume headcanons:

Shauna: Safari by Ralph Lauren. It's a bold scent for someone who thinks herself to be invisible. The hyacinth and galibanum are fresh and clean at the begining but a little later, as it dries, you can't escape the woods: sandalwood, cedar and amber. Her ph brings those out even more and it smells like strenght and sturdiness in a way that can be too addictive.

Jackie: Shalimar by Guerlain. It's a powerful an sensual fragrance.  Extremely alluring, first with the bergamote and then the iris, jasmine and rose. It's made to stand out and turn heads. She was first attracted to the woodsy notes she thought she'd find but the ph of her skin hides them and brings out instead the touches of vanilla, which makes it much sweeter without being cloying. Mostly, though, Jackie became obsessed when the lady at the counter told her that this perfume was inspired by the tragic love story of emperor Shah Jahan and the lost too soon princess Mumtaz Mahal, and how Shalimar means "temple of love" in Sanskrit and symbolises "the promise of eternal love forevermore".

Nat: Eau de Cologne Lavanda Wally.  Nat was mostly looking for a scent that could cover the smell of pot but she liked the strong smell of the lavender and the touch of cinnamon. When you add the scent of her leather jacket and the faint touch of cigarrettes, it's just all quite an attractive mix. Her jacket already has that mix fully impregnated so that's become part of Nat's natural scent even when she's not wearing the cologne.

Lottie: Poème by Lancôme. It's fancy and exquisite, imposible to miss but soft all the same. With the peach and flowers making it so unabashedly feminine. If you concentrate, you can find the heliotrope among the tuberose and narcissus. Lottie smells expensive and alluring, in a way that is always intriguing.

Taissa: Youth Dew by Estée Lauder. It's warm and spicy, an imposing scent that it's hard to describe but your nose willingly will follow, with a balsam heart that feels like a strong hold. There’s a touch of everything, frim vetiver to Ylang Ylang, to insence to coca cola. It's like she can do anything, try anything be anyone. And she will.

Van: Old Spice. It smells like freedom to them.

Laura Lee:  Woods of Windsor's Lilly of The Valley, powder talc. It's fresh and clean in a way that is surprisingly not overly sweet.

Misty: Anaïs, Anaïs by Cacharel. Her PH brings out the pears, peonies and cocoa. Not the mix she wanted when she cot a wiff of one of the girls in the varsity team when she was a junior but its still really nice. Her mom said so.

[invisibleicewands]

We, the undersigned, come together as creatives and artists, recognising the immense power held within each voice, especially those often underrepresented in our society. 

Art and creativity shapes and reflects the diverse experiences of our communities. It’s vital that politics does too, and that everyone’s voice is heard in our democracy. 

But in Britain today, as many as 8 million people are not registered to vote at their current address. Turnout of younger voters has been falling considerably.  New rules requiring photo ID risk excluding hundreds of thousands of citizens, and disproportionately affecting poorer people, those with disabilities and people from minority ethnic backgrounds.

We, the undersigned, stand united in our belief that participation in elections is not just a right, but a profound responsibility—one that should extend to everyone, at the heart of a vibrant democracy. 

That is why we urge you to join us in registering to vote for the upcoming local elections before the deadline of 23:59 on Tuesday 16 April, at https://qrco.de/giveanx. Remember, you are also eligible to register if you are a qualifying EU or Commonwealth citizen. 

We join hands with the young people leading the Give an X campaign in emphasising the importance of young people shaping the future, and we urge each and every citizen to claim their seat at the table.

Voting is not just casting a ballot; it is narrating the stories of our communities and painting a vision of a better tomorrow. In the face of huge challenges nationally and globally, that has never been more important.

Let’s all of us write the next chapter together. We Give an X – will you?

Signed,

Michael Sheen - Actor

Paapa Essiedu - Actor

Meera Syal CBE - Actor and writer

Armando Iannucci - OBE Writer, director, producer and performer

Amelia Dimoldenberg - Comedian and presenter

Billy Bragg - Singer and songwriter

Samuel West - Actor and director

Sharon Gaffka - TV personality

Es Devlin CBE - Artist and designer

Ahir Shah - Comedian

Ralf Little - Actor and writer

Sir Stephen Frears - Director

Misan Harriman - Photographer and Chair of the Southbank Centre

Mei Mac - Actor

Sally Lindsay - Actor

Siobhán McSweeney - Actor and presenter

Sir Alistair Spalding CBE - Artistic Director, Sadler's Wells

Alice Aedy - CEO, Earthrise

David Lan CBE - Writer, producer and director

Georgia Harrison - TV personality

Timothy Sheader - Artistic Director, Donmar Warehouse

Henny Finch - Executive Director, Donmar Warehouse

Paule Constable - Lighting designer and Associate Director of the National Theatre

Daniel Lismore - Sculptor and designer

Luke McQueen - Comedian

Elliot Levey - Actor

Joseph Henry - Architect

Charlie Condou - Actor

Seeta Indani - Dancer and actor

Ania Magliano - Comedian

John O'Farrell - Author and scriptwriter

Emily Berrington - Actor

Rebecca Hendin - Illustrator

Jack Guinness - Writer and founder of The Queer Bible

Michael French - Head of Games London

Joseph Zeal-Henry - Director, Sound Advice

Sacha Lord - Co-founder of The Warehouse Project & Parklife festival Sam Evans - Musical Director

Estelle van Warmelo - Director

Bernard Donoghue OBE - CEO, Association of Leading Visitor Attractions

Stephen Skeet - Director of Impact, Volunteering Matters

Kayleigh Wainwright - Director of Youth Sector Innovation, UK Youth

Joe Bailey - CEO, Brighten the Corners/Out Loud Music

Jack Gamble - Director, Campaign for the Arts

Mete Coban MBE - CEO, My Life My Say

Lauren Kay-Lambert - Co Managing Director, Shape History

Sami Gichki - Co-Chair of the #iWill Movement

[ancientphantom]

Here comes a great month for new Phantom stuff!

Horrified by Lauren DeLuca is a comedy revolving around a frazzled theater manager being harassed by mysterious accidents and disappearing performers. DeLuca's done straight Phantom adaptations before, so this one is likely to be more than a little bit the same story, this time with a humorous twist.

Erik's Tale by Jessica Mason is a prequel to her adaptation of the original story, focusing largely on Erik's childhood and adolescence and specifically his time being exhibited in the traveling carnival, in the Shah's court in Persia, and various new European adventures in between.

Phantom by K.M. Mixon is a modern-day version of the story, revolving around a young woman writer who tries to retreat to work on a book only to have to deal with both a frightening stalker obsessed with her talent and a sexy landlord who may be her only hope.

The Phantom of Netherfield by Abbey North is exactly what you might be expecting - a Phantom and Pride & Prejudice crossover, in which Lizzie inherits a theater and tries to keep it afloat while a Fitzwilliam Phantom moons over her from below the stage. (For those wondering, Raoul has been cast as Wickham, so this is not a particularly pro-Raoul adaptation, I suspect.)

Phantom: The Musical is a professionally shot version of the 1991 Yeston/Kopit musical, which is extremely popular in Asia and often sees lush adaptations. This is the newest one from South Korea, featuring k-pop idol Kyuhyun from the group Super Junior in the lead role.

Phantom Fun-World is an amusement-park slasher featuring a masked Phantom who menaces Fun World and its employees, apparently due to some past trauma or betrayal. (Fun to wonder if it owes anything to the 1979 KISS film, or the Wonder Woman episode!)

Synthwave: The Phantom of the Opera is one of those neat projects putting a new spin on the 1925 Lon Chaney film, with new custom color and music to change its vibes. (These are always cool because they come close to the original theatrical experience - the movie would have been accompanied by a live organ- or piano-player and thus would have had different soundtracks at different performances!)

[dear-indies]

What are some of your favourite underused fcs?

CracKs KnuCKles

I have a directory HERE of people I think are underused and underappreciated with resources but here are some of my favourites, please let me know if you want a certain age range or something because I could have easily added another 100 more.

Lily Tomlin (1939) - is a lesbian.

Ming-Na Wen (1963) Macanese / Chinese Malaysian.

Peter Dinklage (1969) - has achondroplasia.

Jack Black (1969) Ashkenazi Jewish / German, as well as Northern Irish, Scottish, English, remote French and Welsh (converted to Judaism).

Don Lee (1971) Korean.

Christina Applegate (1971) - has multiple sclerosis.

Sara Ramírez (1975) Mexican and some Irish - non-binary (they/them) and queer.

Dominique Jackson (1975) Afro-Tobagonian - is trans.

Vinny Chhibber (1980) Indian.

Chrissy Metz (1980)

Beth Ditto (1981) - is queer.

Jana Schmieding (1981) Miniconjou Lakota Sioux, Sicangu Oyate Lakota Sioux.

Brian Tyree Henry (1982) African-American.

Utkarsh Ambudkar (1983) Marathi Indian / Tamil Indian.

Levy Tran (1983) Vietnamese.

Michael Malarkey (1983) Palestinian, Italian-Maltese / Irish, German.

Gabourey Sidibe (1983) Senegalese / African-American.

Heather White (1983) Mohawk / Nakoda Sioux.

Bobby Wilson (1984) Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Dakota Sioux.

Brian Michael Smith (1984) African-American - is trans.

Savannah Welch (1984) - is paraplegic.

Ryan O'Connell (1986) - is gay and has cerebral palsy.

Nicole Byer (1986) African American - had said that she “doesn’t identify as straight” but is uncomfortable with labels.

May Calamawy (1986) Jordanian, Palestinian / Egyptian.

Michaela Coel (1987) Ghanaian - is romantic.

Aidy Bryant (1987)

Jay Hayden (1987) Irish, English, Scottish / Korean.

Mamoudou Athie (1988) Mauritanian.

Ritu Arya (1988) Indian.

Sharon Rooney (1988)

Anna Diop (1988) Sundanese.

Laith Ashley (1989) Afro Dominican - is trans and asexual.

Jessica Kellgren-Fozard (1989) has hypermobile EDS with marfanoid phenotype causing blindness in one eye and deafness - is a lesbian.

Daniel Kaluuya (1989) Ugandan.

JuJu Chan (1989) Hongkonger.

Danielle Brooks (1989) - has openly dated men and women but has chosen not to label her sexuality publicly.

Harvey Guillén (1990) Mexican - is queer.

Eric Graise (1990) African-American - is a bilateral amputee.

Nathaniel Curtis (1990) Indian / English - is queer.

Kiowa Gordon (1990) Hualapai, English, Scottish, Danish, Manx.

Daniel Ezra (1991) Afro Jamaican.

Sofiya Cheyenne (1991) Taino, Dominican, Syrian, and Italian - has Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Congenita.

Alexander Hodge (1991) Chinese Singaporean / Irish.

Sarah Kameela Impey (1991) Indo-Guyanese / British.

Vico Ortiz (1991) Puerto Rican - non-binary (they/them).

John Boyega (1992) Yoruba Nigerian.

Jake Choi (1992) Korean - sexually fluid.

Theo Germaine (1992) - non-binary (he/they).

Tyler James Williams (1992) African-American.

RJ Mitte (1992) - has cerebral palsy.

Lily Mae Harrington (1993)

Beanie Feldstein (1993) Ashkenazi Jewish - chosen not to label her sexuality but is openly dating a woman.

Omari Douglas (1994) Nigerian - is gay.

Emmett Preciado (1994) Mexican and White - is trans.

Kofi Siriboe (1994) Ghanaian.

Coty Camacho (1995) Mixtec and Zapotec - is pansexual.

Rish Shah (1995) Indian.

Angel Bismark Curiel (1995) Taino, Afro Dominican, Spanish - has asthma and a heart murmur.

Lauren “Lolo” Spencer (1996) African-American - Lou-Gehrig’s disease.

Tony Revolori (1996) Guatemalan [Spanish, Unspecified Indigenous, possibly other].

Alaqua Cox (1997) Menominee and Mohican - is Deaf and an amputee who uses a prosthetic leg.

Jharrel Jerome (1997) Afro-Dominican.

Chella Man (1998) Hongkonger and Jewish - is trans genderqueer (he/they) and is deaf.

Georgia Rankin (1998) - has skeletal dysplasia, had her hip bones removed, and uses a wheelchair.

Bilal Hasna (1999) Punjabi and Palestinian.

Danielle Perez (?) Afro-Dominican - is a double lower leg amputee and is queer.

[miareadsbooks]

My 2023 reads:

January

1. The song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

01/01/23 - 08/01/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

2. Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo

09/01/23 - DNF

⭐️⭐️⭐️

FEBRUARY

3. Scythe - Neal Shusterman

27/01/23 - 28/02/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

March

4. The death cure - James Dashner

03/03/23 - 09/03/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

5. The mirror man - Lars Kepler

09/03/23 - 15/03/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. Medusa - Jessie Burton

16/03/23 - 17/03/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

April

7. The inheritance games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

24/03/23 - 02/04/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

8. Survive the night - Riley Sager

10/04/23 - 12/04/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

9. The house across the lake - Riley Sager

12/04/23 - 17/04/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.8

10. The hypnotist - Lars Kepler

17/04/23 - 25/04/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

11. Twisted Games - Ana Huang

26/04/23 - 28/04/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

12. Twisted Love - Ana Huang

30/04/23 - 30/04/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.9

May

13. The Alpha and his mate - B E Wakeford

01/05/23 - 02/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

14. The Alpha’s Saviour - Reece Bardon

02/05/23 - 03/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

15. Distance - Luna Mason

03/05/23- 04/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

16. The Alpha’s Mate - Ava Gray

05/05/23-06/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

17. Mated to the Alpha - J.M Clarke

06/05/23 - 07/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.3

18. Silent Luna - Sabrina Noury

07/05/23 - 08/05/23

⭐️⭐️.5

19. Throne of deception - Adrianna Brinne

08/05/23 - 09/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

20. Shift - Heather Mackinnon

11/05/23 - 13/05/23

⭐️⭐️.5

21. The wolf’s wild mate - Ava Gray

14/05/23 - 15/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

22. Saving his mate - Ava Gray

15/05/23 - 15/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

23. Taken By a sinner - Michael Heard

16/05/23 - 16/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

24. Keeping my girl - Angela Snyder

17/05/23 - 19/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

25. Taken by the Pack - Laura Wylde

20/05/23- 20/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

26. Ruin - Samantha Towle

21/05/23 - 24/05/23

⭐️⭐️

27. Fighting for his mate - Ava Gray

27/05/23 - 30/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

28. Her defender bear - Scarlett Grove

03/06/23 - 03/06/23

⭐️⭐️.5

29. The fine print - Lauren Asher

01/06/23 - 04/06/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

June

30. Cold blooded alpha - Eva Bale

09/06/23 - 09/06/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

31. Her two alphas - Julia Sparks

10/06/23 - 10/06/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

32. Saving his fated mate - Marie Mason

10/06/23 - 12/06/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

33. Kidnapped by my mate - Elle Adams

12/06/23 - DNF

⭐️⭐️

34. Broken rules - I.A Dice

18/06/23 - 25/06/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

35. Done and Dusted - Lyla Sage

25/06/23 - 28/06/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

36. Against the clock - Brittany Kelly

30/06/23 - 02/07/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

July

37. Local woman missing - Mary Kubica

02/07/23 - 06/07/23

⭐️⭐️

38. Owned by a sinner - Michelle Heard

06/07/23 - 08/07/23

⭐️⭐️

39. Scoring wilder - R.S Grey

10/07/23 - 13/07/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

40. Sleet kitten - S.J Tilly

20/07/23 - 23/07/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

41. The haunting of Lannister hall - Amy cross

24/07/23 - 30/07/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

42. Tis the damn season - Kimi Freeman

31/07/23 - 01/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

August

43. Thin Ice - Ava Gray

01/08/23 - 04/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

44. Shatter me - Tahereh Mafi

03/08/23 - 04/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

45. Destroy me - Tahereh Mafi

07/08/23 - 07/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

46. Buddy reads - Dhara Shah

01/08/23 - 15/08/23

⭐️⭐️

47. Unravel me - Tahereh Mafi

08/08/23 - 16/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

48. Good girl for the bikers - Stephanie Brother

21/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

49. Secret Baby for the bikers - Stephanie Brother

21/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

49. The thief - Tara Crescent

19/08/23 - 22/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

50. Alpha Wolf - Rune hunt

22/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

51. Rejected wolf - Rune Hunt

22/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

52. Goddess Wolf - Rune Hunt

22/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

53. Finding somewhere to belong - C.C Masters

22/08/23 - 23/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

54. Finding Anna - C.C Masters

23/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

55. Finding the fire within - C.C Masters

23/08/23 - 24/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

56. Finding the power within - C.C Masters

23/08/23 - 25/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

57. Vicious saint - L.C Wilcox

25/08/23 - 26/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

58. Annie’s valentine Bikers - Alys Fraser

26/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

59. Will - Juli Hill

26/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

60. Fourth wing - Rebecca Yarros

26/08/23 - 30/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

61. Puppy Love - Katelyn Beckett

30/08/23

⭐️⭐️.5

62. Fracture me - Tahereh Mafi

30/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

September

63. Her second chance shifter romance - L. MacNourghton

02/09/23 - 03/09/23

ARC READ!!

⭐️⭐️

64. Unlikely mate - Candace Ayers

03/09/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

65. Fated to the alpha - Skye Alder

03/09/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

66. Prom Queen - Laura wolfe

04/09/23 - 08/09/23

ARC READ!!

⭐️⭐️

67. A curse of blood and wolves - Melissa McTernan

03/09/23 - 13/09/23

ARC READ!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️

68. The housemaid - Freida McFadden

13/09/23 - 14/09/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

69. Brothers of blood - J.T patten

17/09/23 - 17/09/23

ARC READ!!

⭐️

70. Merciless - Tracy Lorraine

16/09/23 - 20/09/23

ARC READ!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

71. A court of thornes and roses - Sarah J. Maas

23/09/23 - 28/09/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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do y’all have any mw fcs? my usual fcs are all taken lol.

oh anon, well hopefully this ask will help you! you can check out our most wanted tag for some more suggestions but i'll list a couple more below. members, as always feel free to reply to this post with some of your favourite fcs!

karen fukuhara, ross lynch, joy sunday, chance perdomo, aimee lou wood, jaz sinclair, emma d’arcy, aj clementine, chella man, brianne howey, algee smith, antonia gentry, barry keoghan, savannah lee smith, jack quaid, mimi keene, shannon purser, jordan connor, lauren ridloff, phillipa soo, dacre montgomery, ritu arya, andrew koji, maggie q, ilhan sen, deniz isin, lewis tan, angela sarafyan, rahul kohli, auli'i cravalho, rish shah, eliot salt, jonathan daviss, kirby howell-baptiste

[hqmutants]

May I ask for more mw please?

many have been listed already but looking through the gif pack tags here is such a fun way to see new faces . adding to who i said before i'd love to see jade eshete , ayla channelle scott , im jinah , park minyoung , seo yeji , amber riley , greta onieogou , salma hayek , jung hyoyeon , damaris lewis , angela bassett , mozhan marno , jessica lucas , shin ryujin , samantha logan , jasmine tookes . antonia gentry , melissa mccarthy , members of twice , lauren ridloff , renee rapp , kaylee bryant , antje traue , alaqua cox , tati gabrielle , jodie turner smith , tao okamoto , kristin scott thomas , jennifer aniston , reese witherspoon , isla fisher , ruth gemmell , retta , jodie comer , emily blunt , meryl streep , sandra oh , hamish linklaker , jude law , isaiah mustafa , tenoch huerta , ismael cruz cordova , murakami  nijiro ,  danny sapani , jeremy pope , shin hakyung , gong jung ,  jay fernandez , andrew scott , selahattin pesari , tovino thomas , benjamin walker , daniel kaluuya , pedro pascal , oscar isaac , chaske spencer , danush , billy crudup , ncuti gatwa , james mcavoy , ee soohyuk , gil birmingham , matthew goode , idris elba , shahid kapoor , david tennant , arjun rampal , shah rukh khan , jeremy irons , brian michael smith , daveed diggs , lin manuel miranda , daniel craig , hiroomi tosaka , steven yeun , aj saudin and manu rios .

[wankerwatch]

Commons Vote

On: The draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024

Ayes: 323 (96.9% Lab, 2.2% Ind, 0.9% Green) Noes: 81 (95.0% Con, 2.5% DUP, 2.5% RUK) Absent: ~246

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Labour (312 votes)

Adam Jogee Adam Thompson Afzal Khan Alan Campbell Alan Gemmell Alan Strickland Alex Baker Alex Ballinger Alex Barros-Curtis Alex Davies-Jones Alex Mayer Alex McIntyre Alex Norris Alex Sobel Alice Macdonald Alison Hume Alistair Strathern Allison Gardner Amanda Martin Andrew Cooper Andrew Lewin Andrew Pakes Andrew Ranger Andrew Western Andy MacNae Andy McDonald Andy Slaughter Angela Eagle Anna Dixon Anna Gelderd Anna McMorrin Anna Turley Anneliese Midgley Antonia Bance Bambos Charalambous Barry Gardiner Bayo Alaba Beccy Cooper Becky Gittins Bell Ribeiro-Addy Ben Coleman Ben Goldsborough Blair McDougall Brian Leishman Callum Anderson Calvin Bailey Carolyn Harris Cat Eccles Cat Smith Catherine Fookes Catherine McKinnell Catherine West Charlotte Nichols Chi Onwurah Chris Bloore Chris Curtis Chris Elmore Chris Hinchliff Chris Kane Chris McDonald Chris Murray Chris Vince Chris Ward Chris Webb Christian Wakeford Claire Hazelgrove Claire Hughes Clive Lewis Connor Naismith Connor Rand Damien Egan Dan Aldridge Dan Tomlinson Daniel Francis Daniel Zeichner Danny Beales Darren Jones Darren Paffey Dave Robertson David Baines David Burton-Sampson David Pinto-Duschinsky David Smith David Taylor David Williams Dawn Butler Debbie Abrahams Deirdre Costigan Douglas McAllister Elaine Stewart Emily Darlington Emma Foody Emma Hardy Emma Lewell-Buck Emma Reynolds Euan Stainbank Feryal Clark Frank McNally Fred Thomas Gareth Snell Gen Kitchen Georgia Gould Gill German Gordon McKee Graeme Downie Grahame Morris Gregor Poynton Gurinder Josan Hamish Falconer Harpreet Uppal Heidi Alexander Helen Hayes Helena Dollimore Henry Tufnell Ian Lavery Ian Murray Imogen Walker Irene Campbell Jack Abbott Jacob Collier Jade Botterill Jake Richards James Asser James Murray James Naish Janet Daby Jas Athwal Jayne Kirkham Jeevun Sandher Jeff Smith Jen Craft Jenny Riddell-Carpenter Jess Asato Jess Phillips Jessica Toale Jim Dickson Jim McMahon Jo Platt Jo White Joani Reid Jodie Gosling Joe Morris Joe Powell Johanna Baxter John Grady John Slinger John Whitby Jon Pearce Jon Trickett Jonathan Brash Jonathan Davies Jonathan Hinder Josh Dean Josh Fenton-Glynn Josh MacAlister Josh Newbury Josh Simons Julie Minns Juliet Campbell Justin Madders Kanishka Narayan Karin Smyth Karl Turner Kate Dearden Kate Osamor Kate Osborne Katie White Katrina Murray Kenneth Stevenson Kerry McCarthy Kevin Bonavia Kevin McKenna Kim Johnson Kim Leadbeater Kirith Entwistle Kirsteen Sullivan Kirsty McNeill Laura Kyrke-Smith Lauren Sullivan Lee Barron Lee Pitcher Leigh Ingham Lewis Atkinson Liam Byrne Liam Conlon Lillian Jones Linsey Farnsworth Liz Twist Lizzi Collinge Lloyd Hatton Lola McEvoy Lorraine Beavers Louise Jones Lucy Powell Lucy Rigby Luke Akehurst Luke Charters Luke Murphy Luke Myer Mark Ferguson Mark Tami Markus Campbell-Savours Marsha De Cordova Martin McCluskey Martin Rhodes Mary Creagh Mary Glindon Matt Bishop Matt Rodda Matt Turmaine Matt Western Matthew Patrick Matthew Pennycook Maureen Burke Maya Ellis Meg Hillier Melanie Ward Miatta Fahnbulleh Michael Payne Michael Shanks Michael Wheeler Michelle Scrogham Michelle Welsh Mike Kane Mike Reader Mike Tapp Mohammad Yasin Nadia Whittome Natalie Fleet Natasha Irons Naushabah Khan Naz Shah Neil Duncan-Jordan Nia Griffith Nicholas Dakin Nick Smith Nick Thomas-Symonds Noah Law Oliver Ryan Olivia Bailey Olivia Blake Pam Cox Pamela Nash Patricia Ferguson Patrick Hurley Paul Foster Paula Barker Paulette Hamilton Perran Moon Peter Lamb Peter Prinsley Peter Swallow Phil Brickell Polly Billington Rachael Maskell Rachel Blake Rachel Hopkins Rachel Taylor Richard Baker Richard Quigley Rosie Wrighting Rupa Huq Ruth Cadbury Sadik Al-Hassan Sally Jameson Sam Carling Sam Rushworth Samantha Dixon Samantha Niblett Sarah Champion Sarah Coombes Sarah Edwards Sarah Hall Sarah Jones Sarah Russell Sarah Sackman Satvir Kaur Scott Arthur Sean Woodcock Seema Malhotra Shabana Mahmood Sharon Hodgson Shaun Davies Simon Lightwood Simon Opher Sojan Joseph Sonia Kumar Stella Creasy Stephen Morgan Stephen Timms Steve Race Steve Witherden Steve Yemm

Sureena Brackenridge Taiwo Owatemi Terry Jermy Tim Roca Tom Collins Tom Hayes Tom Rutland Tonia Antoniazzi Tony Vaughan Torcuil Crichton Torsten Bell Tracy Gilbert Tristan Osborne Uma Kumaran Valerie Vaz Vicky Foxcroft Warinder Juss Will Stone Yuan Yang

Independent (7 votes)

Apsana Begum Ian Byrne Imran Hussain John McDonnell Rebecca Long Bailey Richard Burgon Zarah Sultana

Green Party (3 votes)

Adrian Ramsay Carla Denyer Ellie Chowns

Noes

Conservative (76 votes)

Alan Mak Alec Shelbrooke Alex Burghart Alicia Kearns Andrew Bowie Andrew Griffith Andrew Murrison Andrew Rosindell Andrew Snowden Aphra Brandreth Ashley Fox Ben Obese-Jecty Blake Stephenson Bob Blackman Bradley Thomas Caroline Dinenage Caroline Johnson Charlie Dewhirst Chris Philp Claire Coutinho David Davis David Reed David Simmonds Desmond Swayne Gagan Mohindra Gareth Davies Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Greg Smith Gregory Stafford Harriet Cross Harriett Baldwin Helen Whately Jack Rankin James Cleverly James Wild Jeremy Hunt Joe Robertson John Cooper John Glen John Hayes John Lamont John Whittingdale Katie Lam Kemi Badenoch Kieran Mullan Lewis Cocking Lincoln Jopp Louie French Mark Garnier Martin Vickers Matt Vickers Mel Stride Mims Davies Neil Hudson Neil Shastri-Hurst Nick Timothy Patrick Spencer Paul Holmes Peter Bedford Peter Fortune Priti Patel Rebecca Harris Rebecca Paul Rebecca Smith Richard Holden Robbie Moore Robert Jenrick Roger Gale Sarah Bool Shivani Raja Stuart Anderson Stuart Andrew Suella Braverman Tom Tugendhat Victoria Atkins Wendy Morton

Democratic Unionist Party (2 votes)

Gregory Campbell Jim Shannon

Reform UK (2 votes)

Lee Anderson Richard Tice

[devilsgatewayhq]

DEVIL'S GATEWAY is looking for their DEPUTY MAYOR. THIS CONNECTION IS OPEN.

Character Name

UTP

Character Age

45-68

Character FC

Utp, but some suggestions would be: Billy Burke, Billy Porter, Cary Elwes, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aisha Tyler, Alana De La Garza, Angie Harmon, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Conrad Ricamora, Cress Williams, Daniella Alonso, DB Woodside, Diego Luna, Edward Norton, Esai Morales, Famke Jensen, Gina Torres, Hugh Jackman, Jeffrey Wright, Ken Watanabe, Edi Gathegi, Eva Longoria, Ewan McGregor, Freema Agyeman, Gabrielle Union, Henry Simmons, Ian Anthony Dale, Jamie Clayton, Jay Harrington, Jessica Chastain, John Cho, Joshua Jackson, Justina Machado, Karen David, Karen Olivo, Kate Beckinsale, Keri Russell, Ko Chang-seok, Lou Diamond Phillips, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michael Beach, Michael Sheen, Michelle Yeoh, Naveen Andrews, Paul Rudd, Lauren Ridloff, Lee Pace, Lena Headey, Linda Cardellini, Maggie Q, Mahershala Ali, Marisol Nichols, Mark Consuelos, Matt Bomer, Melissa Ponzio, Michael Ealy, Michelle Monaghan, Nathaniel Arcand, Nicholas Gonzalez, Nick Zano, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Noomie Rapace, Oded Fehr, Omar Sy, Pej Vahdat, Sela Ward, Seth Gillam, Shah Rukh Khan, Temuera Morrison, Timothy Omundson, Toby Stephens, Tony Shalhoub, Zahn McClarnon, Rachel Weisz, Randall Park, Raúl Esparza, Regina King, Rick Gonzalez, Samuel Page, Sandra Oh, Sandrine Holt, Santiago Cabrera, Sara Ramirez, Shalim Ortiz, Sterling K Brown, Tamara Taylor, Thandiwe Newton, Tom Ellis, Tom Welling, Zachary Quinto

Gang Affiliation

NONE, BUT OPEN TO DISCUSSING

Relationship to Character

Deputy Mayor to Town

Summary of Character

This character is the second in command to the mayor. Acting on their behalf if they are unavailable or unable to be present at certain engagements. If something were to happen to the mayor than this person would take over as acting mayor until the next election.

Desired Plot

Whether this character is corrupt or wanting to do everything in their power to rid the town of the gangs and crime is completely UTP. We want you to make this character your own, and are available for plot points if needed!

If you are interested in taking up this connection, please send us a message and we'll connect you to the writer!

[whatsonmedia]

Wednesday Wisdom: Authors Share Compelling Life Narratives

“Explore captivating life tales in this week’s Wednesday Wisdom! Lydia Millet’s ‘We Loved It All’ delves into human-animal detachment, critiquing corporate greed. Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’ recounts his harrowing stabbing incident, while Lauren Roberts’ ‘Powerful’ and Shilpi Somaya Gowda’s ‘A Great Country’ offer gripping narratives. Annie Jacobsen’s ‘Nuclear War: A Scenario’ presents a chillingly realistic account, urging reflection on global peace.”

We Loved It All by Lydia Millet

Lydia Millet’s debut into nonfiction, “We Loved It All: A Memory of Life,” probes the consequences of human detachment from the animal realm. Through fervor and outrage, the celebrated author of 2022’s “Dinosaurs” targets corporate greed imperiling global wildlife. She critiques the 1970s “Crying Indian” campaign for shifting responsibility onto consumers for environmental damage caused mainly by big business.

Millet intertwines personal anecdotes from her upbringing and parenthood to illustrate how compassion for all creatures correlates with global economic justice. Her poignant yet optimistic reflection on our present condition underscores our interconnections in the world.

Knife by Salman Rushdie

In August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie endured nearly ten stabbings during a speaking event in western New York. In his latest memoir, “Knife,” Rushdie recounts the brutal assault, detailing its aftermath: PTSD, diminished left-hand mobility, and right-eye blindness. The narrative delves intimately into the event’s horrors and its enduring impact on his life. Notably, the book’s release has delayed the trial of Rushdie’s alleged assailant, charged with attempted murder, as it holds potential evidential value.

Rushdie views “Knife” as a vital component of his healing journey, stating, “This book was imperative—a means to reclaim agency amidst violence, answering it with art.”

Powerful by Lauren Roberts

Powerful, a novella by Lauren Roberts, dives into the world of her New York Times bestseller, Powerless. This companion story centers on Adena, a fan favorite from the original novel, and her struggles in the harsh city of Loot.

The narrative follows Adena as she fights to survive on the streets. A stark contrast to the lives of the privileged Elites who rule the land. As the story unfolds, Adena encounters a mysterious and dangerous Elite. It raising questions about loyalty, survival, and the complexities of love in a stratified society.

A Great Country by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

In “A Great Country,” Shilpi Somaya Gowda navigates the intricate tapestry of the immigrant journey in America. The Shah family, emblematic of the American dream in their affluent California enclave, faces upheaval when their son’s arrest exposes underlying tensions. Gowda skillfully intertwines diverse perspectives, from immigrant parents grappling with sacrifice to their American-born children navigating cultural dualities.

Through the lens of a detective and lawyer, the novel delves into racial biases in the justice system. Themes of generational conflict and the immigrant experience prompt profound reflection, lingering beyond the final page. Gowda’s evocative storytelling prompts introspection on identity and belonging in modern America.

Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen

Annie Jacobsen’s “Nuclear War: A Scenario” diverges from typical war narratives, eschewing heroism for chilling realism. With meticulous research, Jacobsen crafts a harrowing tale of a nuclear first strike, drawing on interviews and expertise to paint a hauntingly believable picture. The narrative unfolds with urgency, capturing the chaos and desperation of imminent destruction. While not for the faint-hearted, the book serves as a stark reminder of the horrors of nuclear conflict. It urging readers towards disarmament and sanity in a perilous world.

[musingsofabookworm1]

My Last Five Reads

Spring break didn't hold much for reading. Neither did the second half of march in general, but it did hold some good reads.

The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin - The plot synopsis on the flap/Goodreads told way too much about this book. I think I rated it a 4 instead of a 5 due to waiting for what was divulged. So I will divulge much less. Ady and her mother Sanite are slaves. They spend their days and nights together, and Ady adores the stories her mother tells of the strong women they descended from. Then the two get separated. The plot is good. The writing is top notch. Just don't read anything about it before you start because Ady's story just won't be as poignant.

After Annie by Anna Quindlen - I felt like this book took me forever to read. According to Goodreads, it took 6 days. But to me, that is forever. And it took forever because of the gut-wrenching sadness of the plot. In the first chapter, Annie dies of a brain aneurysm. She leaves behind a husband, four children, and a best friend who don't know what to do without her. But Ali, the oldest of the children at fourteen, is the one who decides she has to be the one in charge of her siblings and the two aforementioned adults. Heartbreaking doesn't even begin to describe the feeling I got each time I opened the book. It's extremely well written (no surprise from this author) and raw with emotion. 4 stars.

The Last One Home by Victoria Helen Stone - This was a pretty average read started just before our spring break trip to Atlanta, read at night at the hotel when I couldn't sleep, and at the airport before we flew home. There are two timelines: present day with Lauren and 35 years ago with her mother, Donna. In the present timeline, Lauren's paternal grandmother has suffered a stroke and can no longer live in the family home. She "wills" it, per se, to Lauren. Her mother, Donna, has ... issues with her father's family. These issues have caused Lauren trouble throughout her life and continue to do so into her adulthood. Secrets are uncovered as Lauren tries to begin a new life away from her ex in this secluded farmhouse. Writing wasn't bad. Plot was a bit unrealistic. Not bad, not good, just average. 3 stars.

The Witch of Tin Mountain by Paulette Kennedy - A good with witch novel! At the start, I was a little leery as I wasn't connecting the characters with one another, but once things became clearer, I liked it even more. The plot spans mainly 100 years: 1831 - 1931 in Arkansas. In 1831, we briefly meet Celeste who is giving up her son and an important book seemingly walking off to her death. A hundred years later, Gracelynn and her adoptive grandmother continue to live in the Ozarks among whispers that the "cures" they create make them witches. When an evangelist comes to town, the townspeople no longer need said cures. But even worse, Granny recognizes him. Because in the middle of these 100 years, she saw this man in another form and made a deadly promise. I'll end there because this one is too good to spoil! 4 stars

A Great Country by Shilpi Somaya Gowda - The Shah family is living the American dream in a gated community in California. The parents came to America from India, built up a tech-start-up, and have created an ideal life for their children. But at a dinner party one night, they receive a phone call that their 12-year-old son has been arrested. This book was short. Not even 250 pages. And for almost half, the arrest is a mystery as the author spends time building character background. As I read, this irritated me because I so badly wanted to know what was happening to the son. Though I understand now why the author did this: wanting the reader to feel the same anxiety the parents did when they did not know what happened to their son. Once we do find out, the book stays in present-day and focuses on the plot of the legal battle following the arrest and how the event affects the entirety of the family: including the high-school-age daughters. Timely, moving, and an incredible amount of character and plot put into a short amount of pages. 5 stars.

[hellsmouthhq]

faceclaim ideas for the open phoebe and coop children as well as paige and henry children please!!

oh i know we'd all love to see more halliwell kids running around !! for parker and peyton , i could see whitney peak , aisha dee , alexandra shipp , vanessa morgan , alisha boe , zendaya , fola evans-akingbola , paulina singer , jaz sinclair , or taylor russell working !! for henry mitchell jr , i could see song kang , froy guittierez , aubrey joseph , win metawin , diego tinoco , matthew sato , bright , emilio sakraya , jonathan daviss , ryan potter , or rish shah !! for katrina and tamora i think brianne tju , chase sui wonders , natasha liu bordizzo , havana rose liu , lauren tsai , or jessie mei li would work nicely !!