#Nicole maser

[trixdraws]

Women falling in love in a time of zombie apocalypse? SIGN ME THE HELL UP

Maddie and Saff 🍿from HearingRed by Nicole Maser

[mothybean]

I need people to talk about Hearing Red with 😭

[bitchtoss]

Anna Nicole Smith photographed by Wayne Maser, 1992

[wileys-russo]

If its not too much trouble could you share the list of book recommendations you got sent in? I am always looking for new ones 🙂

of course!

Hearing Red by Nicole Maser

The Kingkiller chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss

The DCI Kett series by Alex Smith

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

Melt With You by Jennifer Dugan

Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

A Discovery of Witches series by Deborah Harkness

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

American gods by Neil Gaiman

Priory of the orange tree by Samantha Shannon

If we were villains by M.L. Rio

The invisible life of addie larue by V.E. Schwab

Last night at the telegraph club by Malinda Lo

This is how you lose the time war by Smal El-Mohtar

The Chronicles of St Mary’s series by Jodi Taylor

The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

Beg, Borrow and Steal, Limits, Anything But Easy all by Susie Tate

Slouch Witch, Star Witch, Spirit Witch all by Helen Harper

Sula by Toni Morrison

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

Good Material by Dolly Alderton

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In The Woods, The Likeness, The Searcher all by Tana French

Happy Place by Emily Henry

Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins

Carrie Soto is back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

A Good Girls Guide to Murder and The Reappearance of Rachel Price both by Holly Jackson

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

Delilah green doesn’t care series by Ashley Herring Blake

Hotshot by Clare Lydon

The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpugo

[lgbtqreads]

Fave Five: Sapphic Zombie Novels

Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer (YA) The Z Word by Lindsay King-Miller Hearing Red by Nicole Maser Charon Docks at Daylight by Zoe Reed Dead Lez Walking by G. Benson  

[reedgs]

Mother, did you walk

The day you saw

Darkness in dad

Or did you wait

The night til dawn

Betting on black

Sleeping on the severity

Scaring me

Deciding you weren’t coming back

And I know I might be dying

But at least I’m not here lying

Saying baby you’ll be fine

He just needs a little time

Watch your words

Keep your silence

Don’t worry baby

He just loves with violence

Fists up kid, don’t cower behind your mom

And maybe the jokes on me

Maybe I was really the dead one all along

But now, mom

There’s this girl

And even though you cut me loose

Mom, I swear you’d love her too

And now my dream is that forever

Is just one more morning we share

And maybe if I make it

That's the only mourning we’ll have to bear

—Hearing red, Nicole Maser

[masersapphicwriter]

Losing Sam, by Nicole Maser🖤

Jess Miller is a focused, driven high school senior whose only goal is to get into the strict Christian college that her late mother attended. But when another student gets picked for early admission instead of her, she can see her dream slipping away.

With only two months left until winter break, Jess gets one final chance to prove herself to the board of admissions by doing a volunteer project at the local rehab center. Although it'll just be one more thing to add on top of her already packed academic and athletic schedule, she's determined to make it work and secure her spot at Trinity University.

That is, until she meets Sam, the charismatic and mysterious girl she's forced to volunteer with every day.

With time running out, and everything on the line, Jess must finally confront her inner demons and choose between what she's always known, and what her heart truly wants. And she has to do it before it's too late.

[emerysaks]

As a rabid zombie fan - Walking Dead, World War Z, etc. - I LOVE THIS.

Also, if you like zombies, I suggest the Apocalypse Z series Manel Loueiro. Excellent books by a Spanish author. They're in Spanish (obvs) but have also been translated into English and a few other languages. It's one of the best series I've read. Also, Hearing Red by Nicole Maser. It's zombies. It's lesbian. It's got a blind protagonist. Seriously - it's such a good book!

Zombie setting where the undead are drawn towards unhygienic scents, so survivors constantly bathe to avoid being eaten.

Zombies are docile when adorned with flowers.

Settlements overgrown with herbs and flora.

Barely any banditry; everyone is focused on farming and gathering.

Different human factions and towns named after flowers like Lilies, Orchids, Roses, etc.

Instead of immediately killing an infected survivor, they’re given special funeral rites - the zombie is covered with flowers to keep them calm, and  allowed to walk out from the settlement to join the hordes.

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Fandom Folks to Get to Know Better

Tagged by @mandalorianfleshenjoyer & @acliptika :D

3 Ships I like: just THREE??? Nope not possible for a multi-shipper lolll. My brain is constantly screaming about GriddleHark (and various fun remixes thereof), CaitVi (also, CaitViMEL, hello???), and a huge pile of ships with my beloved Sabine <3 <3

First Ship Ever: mm....I can't remember my first. But it was WolfWren that pulled me back onto Tumblr last year!

Last Song You’ve Heard: What Have They Done to Us (from my constant replays of the Arcane soundtrack)

Favorite Childhood Book: The Rowan of Rin series by Emily Rodda (in which an anxious, ostracized, & clearly autistic kid saves everyone. Repeatedly. With his unique skills. Wow, wonder why I loved it so much...)

Currently Reading: "Finding Jess" by Nicole Maser, and in my constant replay of the Locked Tomb audiobooks I'm at the end of Gideon the Ninth (again)

Currently Watching: Re-watching Andor to prepare for Season 2 YAY, and also re-watching Ms. Marvel for the lols

Currently Consuming: Nothing- last thing was a bit of lemon cake :D

Currently Craving: a really good night's sleep (*knock on wood*)

no pressure tags: I'm not sure who hasn't been tagged yet, but- @halepo @femmefighter @notallthoseinheadspace @welcometocaritas

[charitydingle]

For mysteries I recommend Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark. For sapphic books: Hot Summer by Elle Everhart, No Strings by Lucy Bexley, Hearing Red by Nicole Maser, Unbreakable by Cari Hunter. And for a wholesome read: The Door-To-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn

taste! a few of these are on my tbr <3

but am always looking for a good sapphic book so thank you!! ❤️

[alotofpockets]

Hi

I have a question for the ask game you reblogged with number 14

Hi, thank you for the question! My favorite book that I've read this year is Losing Sam by Nicole Maser :)

End of the year asks

[sweetestt-dispositionn]

I’m not really a bookworm so any recommendations would be appreciated

Easy reads then? Urm

Losing sam by nicole maser

The killing eve series is actually better than the program i think

Oldies by goodies and better than the films - a fault in our stars/paper towns and perks of being a wallflower

Criers war by nina varela is an easy read fantasy book

I’ve been reading a lot of girl on girl romance this year so my entire library is pretty much that at the moment so if you’re into them i have loads of recs

[wileys-russo]

did you read any of the recommended books?

i assume you mean from this: https://www.tumblr.com/wileys-russo/759040339697958912/if-its-not-too-much-trouble-could-you-share-the

but i have! so far i’ve read:

Hearing Red by Nicole Maser - 6.5/10

American Gods by Neil Gaiman - 6/10

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue - 8.5/10

Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 7.5/10

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden - 9/10

[lgbtqreads]

just read hearing red by nicole maser (wlw post zombie apocalypse) and im looking for something of a similar vibe. any recs appreciated!!

Hmm, maybe try Survival Instincts by May Dawney and Charon Docks at Daylight by Zoe Reed?

[clovaerae]

thanks for tagging me @iilines!!

going to have to check out Dykes to Watch Out For because that seems super interesting :)

last song: All These Things That I've Done by The Killers-- my amazon music equivalent of spotify wrapped came back and this was one of my top songs (not at all shocking) and I just listened to it while picking up food

favorite color: green I think, when I was little it was red but red was also my cousin's favorite and I didn't want to copy it so I changed it. I have trouble picking because I like all colors in different ways

last book: I think it was Hearing Red by Nicole Maser. Super good would recommend if you're into zombies and lesbians. I read it cuz I saw someone say it was similar to Charon Docks at Daylight (a book that is tied with GtN as my favorite) by Z.R. Reed so I had to try it out. I haven't done much reading since the summer cuz of schoolwork tho 😓

last movie: Wicked, I saw it in theaters with my sisters and I was shocked by how gay it was?? also I was pleasantly surprised that Bowen Yang was in it I love him. very good and funny watch.

last tv show: Arcane ofc <333

sweet/savory/spicy: I am a big savory person, I do not handle spice well and I don't like sweet stuff in large quantities.

relationship status: my two year anniversary with my girlfriend is coming up in less than a month!!!

last thing I googled: I was on the phone with my grandma and she was in a store looking at a stuffed animal (a pomeranian jellycat) and I looked it up to see what she was talking about

current obsession: I suppose arcane but I can feel the griddlehark hyperfixation creeping in again

looking forward to: being done with finals so I can actually see my girlfriend again 🥲

I will tag all of my other mutuals cuz there is only three lol, if you get tagged and do not feel like posting for this it is totally no worries :)

@griddlebait @jodarielsbicep @elfieafterdark

“people i’d like to know better” - tag game

aaaaa!!! thank you for the tag🥺 @goyangi

last song: the town by junha park

favorite color: all the colors in nature!! but if i had to give one answer, it’s soft shades of purple these days

last book: i.. am ashamed to say this.. but it’s been a few months since i last read something. kind of in a reading slump that i’m trying to break right now. buut the answer is ‘the star seekers’ if it counts? i dropped but i will restart. before that one it was ‘seven days in june by tia williams’ (note: it wasn’t bad but it wasn’t really for me.. wouldn’t recommend) (note2 to @.goyangi : i read almond too and it's so good🥺)

last movie: kabahat (2022, dir. ümran softer) (it’s a turkish movie, the english name is “guilt” apparently. wasn’t bad but wasn’t too good but i really liked the main girl sooo)

last tv show: mr. plankton (note to you @.goyangi again ㅠ : OMG I’M WATCHING mr. plankton too and i’m on ep 5 right now...,,... why are you scared to watch should i be scared too ㅠ)

sweet/spicy/savory: ALL OF THEM... but i don’t like way too sweet things

relationship status: ...in a parasocial relationship with 5 boys from korea..? lol jkjk. single! but i’m in love with so many things in secret

last thing i googled: i searched for a coffee brand hahshah it’s “addis ababa coffee”

current obsession: ummm tomorrow x together..? it’s not current tho xD... nothing else i think ><

looking forward to: soobin’s returning with a completly rested and healed body and mind and better treatment and support for all of the boys. xD ah, besides from that? i’m waiting for a few things i ordered to arrive. (one of them is coming within this week buuut it’s not certain that if i will receive the other within this week too. i’m praying to get both of them at the same time so i can die in happiness)

no pressure tags if you you’d like to do it!! @squirrel-in-the-woods

[masersapphicwriter]

a slow burn sapphic novel🖤 Losing Sam, by Nicole Maser. Out now on Amazon!

“You know, you have no idea how lucky you are,” she said, her voice trembling. “You get to hate me because I’m the one who fucked us up.” She swallowed the lump in her throat as more tears streamed down her face. “I know it’s dumb, but I wish you’d done something horrible to me. Because then at least I’d get to hate you instead of hating myself.”

Speaking those words aloud felt like lifting one of one hundred weights from her chest.

“I don’t hate you,” Sam whispered. “I’m just ready to move on.”

Jess tilted her head back, a light laugh escaping her lips. “For some reason, that’s even worse.”