#Oscar o Jupiter

[traeumenvonbuechern]

⚾ Books To Read If You Love "A League of Their Own" ⚾

I can’t believe Amazon canceled "A League of Their Own" 😭 Here are some books you should read if you miss this show as much as I do.

(Also, please remember that ALOTO wasn't canceled "due to the strikes". Amazon is the one to blame here, not WGA & SAG-AFTRA!)

Book titles:

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

You Don't Have a Shot by Racquel Marie

Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner (comes out September 19, 2023)

Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise and Oscar O. Jupiter

Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler

Joy, to the World by Kai Shappley and Lisa Bunker

The Avant-Guards by Carly Usdin and Noah Hayes

Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

Running With Lions by Julian Winters

[fceriestcrdst]

i got a new shirt & i have too show it, i'm sooo sorry

MY MO MGOT THIS FOR ME UNSOLICITED & I GOT SO EXCITED I NEARLY CRIED & I WILL NEVER BE TAKING IT OFF :3

[lgbtqreads]

any suggestions for queer books for a junior high school library? there's a book order coming up in december and i noticed my school is severely lacking in queer books so i need some ones to request. in particular, we're really lacking in books with transgender and/or bisexual main characters. (also, i'm in the south so books that have been targeted by bans may not be available here)

Absolutely yes. The ban-targeting is definitely a challenge (my Cool for the Summer is actually a great fit for this but may be an issue for that reason), but let’s see what we can do!

For trans main characters I think are a good fit for that age, try Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker, the graphic novel Cheer Up! by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise, and Oscar O. Jupiter, the upcoming graphic novel Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio and Paulina Ganucheau (upcoming as in 3 weeks from now, so it’ll be out by December), Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller (genderfluid MC), The Heartbreak Bakery by AR Capetta (agender MC, transmasc LI), The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons, Spell Bound by FT Lukens (nonbinary MC), Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa, I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (nonbinary MC), Self Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore, and The Borrow a Boyfriend Club by Page Powars. (Those are all YA except Zenobia July, but I felt like that one might work for older tween readers in a way other titles might not, just because the MC’s a hacker, which is cool.)

For bi main characters, some of the above also fit (I Wish You All the Best and The Borrow a Boyfriend Club come to mind immediately), and also try Cool for the Summer, Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan, You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson, Wish You Weren’t Here by Erin Baldwin, Running With Lions by Julian Winters, Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli (Imogen is newer and great but not sure if college visits are as interesting to junior high students?), Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales, Hani & Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar, I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee, The Disasters by MK England, the Emry Merlin series by Robyn Schneider, The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee, and They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera.

[miloformula123fan]

300 followers celebration

okay wtf guys im actually gonna cry :). thank y'all so much for all the love you have given me.

im gonna start by apologising because I have not been that active. i went and saw challengers, started watching ted lasso and got into professional cycling, and my exams are just about to finish and im gonna be honest i have been just reading fanfiction based on those. (because my ADHD hyperfixation has hit this point)

also small apology to the people waiting on the bachelor fic, i've rewritten the first chapter twice, but rest assured once i get the first chapter out of the way, the next few will come in quicker

But I am getting back into the hot men of f1, thank god, and initially this celebration was going to be closer to july, but here we are, and so this event will run a while.

Basically to explain it's an f1 x olympics!reader :) because i have a hyperfixation on the olympics

Rules:

Pick 1 letters, one for the person and one number for the reader's sport - i will then make a moodboard AND A small blurb :) (cause i need to get out of the writing slump)

my guidelines are here

i am only writing for the drivers and related people listed (but if you really want another driver, chuck it in my inbox and ill probably make it anyway)

this is only for moodboards and short blurbs, however my requests will remain open through the celebration so if you're inspired by this but want something else instead feel free to head to my inbox :)

please be patient - it may take me a few hours to do yours, but depending on how many requests I get, it could take a few days

please specify gender, else i'll probably make it gender neutral

for now no limit on how many requests 1 person can submit, but if i get overwhelmed I will

i will take description requests, face claim requests, blurb requests, country requests, whatever you want to specify BUT all I need is 1 letter, 1 number and a gender for reader :)

the event will close on the 11th of august (when the olympics end) (and also so i have a little bit of a time before a birthday celebration!)

NOW TO THE CELEBRATION:

PICK 1 LETTER - ONE FOR DRIVER

AND PICK 1 NUMBER - ONE FOR READER

drivers!

A - Alex Albon

B -  Ollie Bearman

C - Charles Leclerc

D - Mick Schumacher

E - Esteban Ocon

F - Fernando Alonso

G - James Vowles

H - Liam Lawson

I - Peter Bonnington

J - Jack Doohan

K - Kimi Raikkonen

L - Lewis Hamilton

M - Max Verstappen

N - Lando Norris

O - Oscar piastri

P - Pierre Gasly

Q - Logan Sargeant

R - Daniel Ricciardo

S - Carlos Sainz

T - Yuki Tsunoda

U - Lance Stroll

V - Sebastian Vettel

W - Mark Webber

X - Paul Aron

Y - Toto Wolff

Z - Jenson Button

reader!

breaking

boxing

volleyball

golf

rhythmic gymnastics

tennis

modern pentathlon

weightlifting

equestrian

bmx cycling racing

football/soccer

basketball

archery

diving

shooting

handball

triathlon

water polo

judo

swimming

hockey

wrestling

marathon swimming

3 x 3 basketball

trampoline gymnastics

sport climbing

mountain bike cycling

rugby sevens

track cycling

road cycling

sailing

sprint canoe

beach volleyball

badminton

taekwondo

bmx freestyle cycling

canoe slalom

fencing

rowing

surfing

skateboarding

artistic gymnastics

artistic swimming

athletics

table tennis

taglist of people who i hope are interested (if not just ignore :) ):

@barcelonaloverf1life, @leosxrealm, @tallrock35, @wolf-knights, @janeholt3, @badblondebisexualboy, @ghostking4m, @fate-posts, @evelyn-4034, @jupiter-je-taime, @redcrescentmoons, @youraveragebritishamerican, @v3lnys, @thatonesblog, @seventeendevotee, @annegrey, @pear-1206, @alchemxx

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🩷 Sapphic Friends to Lovers Books 🩷

💖 By now, you surely know that friends-to-lovers stories (especially sapphic ones) have a special place in my heart. To celebrate those epic love stories built on such a strong foundation, here are a few sapphic friends-to-lovers stories to add to your TBR before the end of pride month. Remember to #readqueerallyear!

🩷 Girls Like Girls - Hayley Kiyoko @hayleykiyoko ❤️ Imogen, Obviously - Becky Albertalli @beckyalbertalli 💖 Sizzle Reel - Caryln Greenwald @carlyn_gee 🩷 Stars Collide - Rachel Lacey @rachelslacey ❤️ If Tomorrow Doesn't Come - Jen St. Jude @jenstjude 💖 Count Your Lucky Stars - Alexandria Bellefleur @a.m.bellefleur

🩷 On the Same Page - Haley Cass @authorhaleycass ❤️ Don't Want You Like a Best Friend - Emma R. Alban @eraofemma 💖 Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree @travis_baldree 🩷 Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh - Rachael Lippincott @rachaellippincott ❤️ The Dead Take the A Train - Cassandra Khaw @casskhaw and Richard Kadrey @rkadrey 💖 Meeting Millie by Clare Ashton @rclareashton

🩷 Here We Go Again - Alison Cochrun @alisoncochrun ❤️The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich - Deya Muniz @deyathemuniz 💖 She Gets the Girl - Rachael Lippincott @rachaellippincott & Alyson Derrick @whoisalysonanyway 🩷 Melt With You - Jennifer Dugan @jl_dugan ❤️ Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms - Crystal Frasier, Oscar O. Jupiter, Val Wise @ValKWise 💖 A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins @chenciachiggins

🩷 How You Get the Girl - Anita Kelly @anitakellywrites ❤️ Mooncakes by Wendy Xu @artofwendyxu and Suzanne Walker 💖 Damned If You Do - Alex Brown @madethisforlu

[aaronstveit]

read in 2023!

i did a reading thread last year and really enjoyed it so i am doing another one this year!! as always, you can find me on goodreads and my askbox is always open!

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book by J.R.R. Tolkien (★★★★☆)

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo* (★★★★★)

Beowulf by Unknown, translated by Seamus Heaney (★★★★☆)

The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Lee (★★★★☆)

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (★★★★★)

Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado (★★★★☆)

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (★★★★★)

The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C. Lee (★★★★☆)

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta (★★★★★)

Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson (★★☆☆☆)

Sharks in the Rivers by Ada Limón (★★★☆☆)

Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R.F. Kuang (★★★★★)

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley (★★★★★)

Paper Girls, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

There Are Trans People Here by H. Melt (★★★★★)

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (★★★★☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (★★★★☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

The Guest List by Lucy Foley (★★☆☆☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

The Princess Bride by William Goldman (★★★★☆)

Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (★★★★★)

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid* (★★★★★)

Goldie Vance, Volume 1 by Hope Larson, Brittney Williams

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White (★★★★☆)

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (★★★★☆)

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (★★★☆☆)

Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis (★★★★★)

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (★★★☆☆)

Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr. (★★☆☆☆)

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (★★★★★)

Going Dark by Melissa de la Cruz (★★★☆☆)

Working 9 to 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie by Ellen Cassedy (★★★★☆)

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. Eliot

The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley (★★★★☆)

Hollow by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, and Berenice Nelle (★★★★☆)

Heavy Vinyl, Volume 1: Riot on the Radio by Nina Vakueva and Carly Usdin (★★★★☆)

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado (★★★☆☆)

Heavy Vinyl, Volume 2: Y2K-O! by Nina Vakueva and Carly Usdin (★★★★☆)

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (★★★★☆)

Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (★★★★★)

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (★★★★★)

The Backstagers, Vol 1: Rebels Without Applause by James Tynion IV, Rian Sygh, and Walter Baiamonte (★★★☆☆)

The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson (★★★★☆)

The Backstagers, Vol 2: The Show Must Go On by James Tynion IV, Rian Sygh, and Walter Baiamonte (★★★☆☆)

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (★★★★☆)

Happy Place by Emily Henry (★★★★★)

After Dark with Roxie Clark by Brooke Lauren Davis (★★★☆☆)

Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones (★★★☆☆)

Lord of the Flies by William Golding (★★★★☆)

A Little Bit Country by Brian D. Kennedy (★★★★☆)

Built From the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, America’s Black Wall Street by Victor Luckerson (★★★★★)

Cheer Up!: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Oscar O. Jupiter, and Val Wise (★★★★★)

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages by assorted authors, edited by Saundra Mitchell (★★★★☆)

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher** (★★★★☆)

St. Juniper's Folly by Alex Crespo** (★★★★★)

The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan** (★★☆☆☆)

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (★★★★★)

Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould** (★★★★☆)

Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass** (★★★★★)

Princess Princess Ever After by Kay O’Neill (★★★☆☆)

Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis** (★★★��☆)

The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron (★★★☆☆)

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield (★★★★☆)

Devotions by Mary Oliver (★★★★★)

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan* (★★★★☆)

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan* (★★★★☆)

The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan* (★★★★★)

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)

Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz** (★★★★☆)

The Demigod Files by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (★★★★★)

All That’s Left to Say by Emery Lord (★★★★★)

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee (★★★☆☆)

The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Joseph Andrew White (★★★★★)

Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

M Is for Monster by Talia Dutton (★★★★☆)

The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)

Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories by assorted authors, edited by Yamile Saied Méndez and Amparo Ortiz (★★★★☆)

These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall (★★★★☆)

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (★★★★★)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston (★★★★☆)

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

The October Country by Ray Bradbury (★★★★☆)

Hamlet by William Shakespeare (★★★★☆)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (★★★★☆)

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

The Appeal by Janice Hallett (★★★★☆)

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (★★★★☆)

The Carrying: Poems by Ada Limón (★★★★★)

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi (★★★★★)

Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen (★★★★★)

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

Know My Name by Chanel Miller (★★★★★)

Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd (★★★★★)

Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler (★★★★☆)

The Witch Haven by Sasha Peyton Smith* (★★★★★)

The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson (★★★★★)

A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi (★★★★★)

The Witch Hunt by Sasha Peyton Smith (★★★★☆)

That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally** (★★★★☆)

The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (★★★★☆)

The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson (★★★★☆)

Pageboy by Elliot Page (★★★★★)

All This and Snoopy, Too by Charles M. Schultz (★★★★☆)

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter (★★★★☆)

The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill** (★★☆☆☆)

Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente (★★★★☆)

The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei (★★★★☆)

Spell on Wheels Vol. 1 by Kate Leth, Megan Levens, and Marissa Louise (★★★★☆)

Spell on Wheels Vol. 2: Just to Get to You by Kate Leth, Megan Levens, and Marissa Louise (★★★★☆)

Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. Davis (★★★★☆)

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (★★★★☆)

The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett (★★★★☆)

So Far So Good: Final Poems: 2014 - 2018 by Ursula K. Le Guin (★★★★☆)

Murder on the Christmas Express by Alexandra Benedict (★☆☆☆☆)

Midwinter Murder: Fireside Tales from the Queen of Mystery by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (★★★★☆)

Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (★★★★★)

The Twelve Days of Murder by Andreina Cordani (★★★★☆)

The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson (★★★★☆)

The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Twenty-Ninth Year by Hala Alyan (★★★☆☆)

Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger (★★★☆☆)

Letters From Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia (★★★★☆)

An asterisk (*) indicates a reread. A double asterisk (**) indicates an ARC.

[nyx-twix713]

2023 reading wrap-up for fun :)

WHAT I READ (NO PARTICULAR ORDER):

Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Arch-Enemies by Marissa Meyer

Super Nova by Marissa Meyer

Skyhunter by Marie Lu

Steelstriker by Marie Lu

Heartstopper 1-4 by Alice Oseman

Never Kiss Your Roomate by Philine Harms

The Girl From the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

Grown by Tiffany D Jackson

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D Jackson

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal

Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise, and Oscar O. Jupiter

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

Garden Alchemy by Stephanie Rose

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

These Infinite Threads by Tahereh Mafi

Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

A Wilderness of Stars by Shea Ernshaw

Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefluer

The Book Thief by Mark Zusak

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

Kings Cage by Victoria Aveyard

War Storm by Victoria Aveyard

The Sprite and the Gardener by Rii Abrego and Joe Whitt

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

A Beginners Guide to Tarot by Kathleen Olmstead

The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

Queen Among the Dead by Lesley Livingston

Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

The Wicked King by Holly Black

RE-READS:

The Renegades Trilogy by Marissa Meyer

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen

FAVORITES:

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Skyhunter by Marie Lu

[cateyedfox36]

TRANS READ-A-THON FRIENDS!

ok so waiting to get the ok, or whatever from Transformation Project SD, but here's my list of books:

New to me!

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi,

Gender queer by Maia Kobabe

Cheer Up by Crystal Fraiser and Val wise and Oscar o Jupiter

the witch king by HE Edgmon

witch boy by Molly Knox ostentatious

Dont have but WANT

Hijab butch blues by lamya h

Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction

Heart, haunt, havoc, by Freydis Moon

Any suggestions?

[msfbgraves]

Since Hollywood also is churning out nothing but sequels, reboots and remakes, what now?

This makes me think of my fourth year in Berlin. The first two years I was on a theatre frenzy. I can't hold much booze or dance for very long, so since I wasn't drinking my money, I went to the theatre. I mean the tickets were €8!

Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Hänsel und Gretel, Entführung aus dem Serail, Threepenny Opera, Cats, Oscar Wilde, Norma, some Schiller I didn't care for, all the Hollywood flicks for 4 euros on Tuesdays. I found the Philharmonie a bother to get to, spoiled brat that I was. European films from the Berlinale it was, yet more ballet.

And then I started to notice that a lot of the big things I'd already seen?

This is how you get to the experimental things.

Hollywood's crap, new TV is bad fanfic, mostly.

So, after burning off some of the good, as I of course haven't seen everything yet -

Time to get experimental again.

Now, I've seen some bad plays in my later Berlin years. Just, y'know, godawful. But some things have stayed with me, if only through a lingering sense of bewilderment. I can't even really name one specific play they were often so strange. But it did wet my appetite for simply going and seeing what happened.

It seems that tv is forcing us, together with Hollywood, to do the same thing. Ghibli may not appeal to me much, aesthetically, but if there's nothing new to be had I might discover something. Maybe I'll watch Jupiter Ascending for the extreme weirdness of it.

Honestly, this is how this happens, Hollywood. It's simply people with a ferocious appetite for story not finding anything. Weird story is better than bad story, ok? You're driving people like me, who would have been perfectly happy paying €8 a pop to see a 90 minute medium budget Matt Damon movie for years on end, right underground, because there are none around anymore. I am not the target audience for Quentin Tarentino or Brian De Palma, dafuq are you doing making me watch Scarface instead? If you don't want Venom to be a love story, you need to give teenage girls something else to watch. I thought you had some indoctrinating to do, too, huh? You are not helping the capitalist US military agenda by driving me into the arms of a gay junkie NYC playwright of Russian descent, man. That's what you get for limiting people's options. Ralph Macchio could have been a perfectly fine 80's and 90's leading man, but no, you had to drive him to the weird stuff, didn't you? And if you don't want a feminist critique of Heat, I guess you're outta luck because I've watched it now, and The Aviator's next. O, and Everybody's Fine is one of De Niro's best films even if it isn't award cinema and a total cash grab. I would have never found that movie if you'd put something decent on, but nooooooo.

Because I know it's bad. If you're unironically enjoying The Karate Kid part III more than, well, anything else on, it is bad.

But boy. If you thought we were weird now...

[rbtbc]

June was a busy month. Full of new experiences that tested me and treated me. Here are the books I passed time with in June 2023.

• Shakti created by SJ Sindu and Nabi H. Ali

• The Shadow Glass by Josh Winning

• Darknesses by Lachelle Seville

• Empty Vows by Mary Monroe

• Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

• A More Perfect Union by Tammye Huf

• Cheer Up!: Love and Pompoms created by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise, and Oscar O. Jupiter

How was your reading experience in June 2023?

Did you read any new favorites?

Have you read any of the books?

#MonthlyWrapUp #ReadingWrapUp #BookWrapUp #booksiveread #alltogethernow2023 #alltogethernowsrp #alltogethernowsrp2023 #SummerReading2023 #summerreading

[ivanreycristo]

De verdad..yo ya no sé como dejarlo CLARO..tras lo de ir en BICI "MERIDA" [Ciudad de MEXICO y de ESPAÑA a la q no llegaron los Ex_jugadores de Real MADRID Juanito [en cuya calle de su Fuengirola NATAL puso EEUU un consulado junto a la consulta del DR AMORES y frente al PORTAL "VERA_CRUZ", 2] y Oscar MOLINA q se mato en VILLA_MESIAS tras conocerle en una Fiesta de NOCHEVIEJA con BARRA LIBRE de ALCOHOL q no de SEXO ]..al ROCIO [donde se accidento Sergio RICO cuando pase yo camino de MATALAS_CAÑAS desayunando frente a un MURAL de IGGY POP al q solo vi al PRINCIPIO y al FINAL en el FESTIVAL de VITORIA pues x la TORMENTA q me hizo comprar un PARAGUAS DE CAMUFLAJE a un CHINO con camiseta de APOCALYPSE y la DE_MORA preferí ver a CHERIE CURIE y NAT SIMONS cuyo ultimo single es FINALE de su cd FELINA como MACABRO PLAN y EXTRAÑA RELIGION versionando IBERIA SUMERGIDA de cd AVALANCHA DE HEROES DEL SILENCIO].. desde el MONASTERIO de SANTA MARIA de las CUEVAS [calle AME_RICO =como ALBA la mujer de SERGIO RICO..VESPUCIO q dio nombre Europeo a un CONTINENTE INDIGENA].. con pintada de MONEY HAVING SEX q incluye dibujo del Cigarrillo POST_COITAL de JESSICA "DIAMONDS" en el patio del PADRE_NUESTRO..

No olvidar q MERIDA se llama la hija de DANIEL MURIEL [famoso x la serie ESCENAS DE MATRIMONIO con el q bañe en CALZONCILLOS en la PISCINA del HOTEL_RESORT OASIS con las MISSES del concurso de MISS ESPAÑA'09 en CANCUN O MEXICO donde me cole viniendo DE EL SALVADOR asi como tras la FIESTA POSTERIOR..haciendo AHOGADILLAS a las MISSES y consolando a MISS MURCIA O T_AMARA VERA=CIERTO..junto a la MISS ESPAÑA de 2008 PATRICIA YURENA o RODRIGUEZ de SANTA CRUZ DE TENER_I_FE q tenía 19 años] con la hija de Joan MANEL SERRAT o CANDELA..pues la llamo MERIDA xq en esa ciudad famosa por su ANFITEATRO ROMANO represento a JUPITER en EL ANFITRION

[helenprins]

what’s your top 10 favorite female characters?

(in no order)

1.rogue (X-MEN) - my first fave character and still one of my faves. i know most people seem to think anna paquin was miscast and/or the filmmakers didn't make the character as badass, i guess, as she's in the comics, but i like this take on her plus nostalgia def factors in (and it rarely does w me). she's just a scared teenager who wants to fit in; it's a great take on the character imo.

2. helen prins (MANHATTAN) - my girl, my number one girl. a genius who i badly wish i knew what sam shaw had planned for her in the cancelled four seasons (her role in JUPITER is kinda small, but significant). only person who could take a jab at robert oppenheimer AND impress him. AN ICON. SAM, PLEASE ANSWER MY TEXTS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HER!!!

3. peggy olson (MAD MEN) - i mean. do i need to explain her? i could go on forever about how great she is. no one will ever do it like she did.

4. tess ocean (OCEAN'S trilogy) - i hate it when people say she's the worst character in the franchise because she actually rules and w/o her, we wouldn't have the trilogy. the ~~julia roberts~~ scene in TWELVE is iconic, i do NOT accept criticism of it or its meta nature.

5. sarah pierce (LITTLE CHILDREN) - i love all of future oscar winner nominee todd field's female leads, but i'm giving the edge to sarah because she's the lead in my fave film of his and i love the book, too. it's funny cause i think kate winslet gives my least fave performance of his female leads (tho i still love her performance and i think she should have won the oscar for it), but i love the settings of the suburbs, the unhappiness she feels in the position she's in her life, the way she pines for brad, the book club scene. just a great, great character.

6. selina meyer (VEEP) - i mean, fuck the last two seasons. it's very much fuck the last two seasons. but selina was great even in them (which is more than i can say for literally every other character). i hate the phrase 'no one else could play this character but x' cause it's overused, but it does apply her. no one else could have played selina meyer but julia louis-dreyfus.

7. elizabeth jennings (THE AMERICANS) - KERI RUSSELL EMMY WHEN???

8. julia ogden (MURDOCH MYSTERIES) - i love her evolution throughout the show, i love her relationship w william murdoch (i could write a dissertation on it tbh), i love that she's a trailblazer, i love everything about her. she's on my tv screen rn and she's just the coolest.

9. addison montgomery (GREY'S ANATOMY) - i rewatched the first eight seasons late last year/earlier this year and whenever she popped up, i'd practically cheer. how can you not lover her?

10. lucy moderatz (WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING) - i never wanted to see a character be happy more than her. this is sandra bullock's best role and one of the best characters in a romcom and you can quote me on that!

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

Reluctant Reader Wednesday: Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise, and Oscar O. Jupiter 

Annie is very smart, but her combative personality is becoming a problem. Annie’s mother pressures her to join the cheerleader squad, to make friends and to have something else to add to her college applications. Bebe is a trans girl who just became the captain of the cheerleader squad. Annie and Bebe used to be friends, until that friendship fell apart. 

Can Bebe help Annie become a great cheerleader? Can Annie help Bebe become a better student? And can both girls form a friendship that will be stronger than before? 

Give this graphic novels to teens who enjoy LGBTQ stories, sports, cheerleading, and romantic possibilities.

[lgbtqreads]

sorry if this is too specific but

could you reccomend some transbian or trans+trixic books that are mostly fluff, preferably without misunderstanding (amplified secondhand embarrassment go brrr)?

my life is honestly pretty shit rn and i need my daily dose of fluff :D

You never need to apologize for specific asks! And I'm sorry things are shit <3 I'll be honest I can't totally vouch for lack of misunderstanding in there A) because I haven't read them all and B) because it's the kind of thing that I don't necessarily remember, but I think these will fit nicely?

Cheer Up! by Crystal Frazier, Val Wise, and Oscar O. Jupiter (YA GN)

The Summer Love Strategy by Ray Stoeve (YA)

Fake It by Lily Seabrooke

Roller Girl by Vanessa North

Double Exposure by Chelsea M. Cameron

Cinder Ella by ST Lynn (I mean, technically Cinderella revolves around misunderstanding, but I feel like you're probably sufficiently prepared for that one here as a reader)

Not Like Before by Lily Seabrooke and Jacqueline Ramsden (less fluffy)

[brokenfrontier]

Cheer Up!: Love and Pompoms - Frasier and Wise's Queer YA Graphic Novel is a Heartwarming Delight

by Holly Raidl

Cheer Up!: Love and Pompoms gets straight into the story, introducing us to all the characters through its high school setting. Annie is academically gifted but brash, which is what…

https://www.brokenfrontier.com/cheer-up-love-and-pompoms-oni-press/

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🩷 Sapphic Friends to Lovers Books 🩷

💖 By now, you surely know that friends-to-lovers stories (especially sapphic ones) have a special place in my heart. To celebrate those epic love stories built on such a strong foundation, here are a few sapphic friends-to-lovers stories to add to your TBR before the end of pride month. Remember to #readqueerallyear!

🩷 Girls Like Girls - Hayley Kiyoko @hayleykiyoko ❤️ Imogen, Obviously - Becky Albertalli @beckyalbertalli 💖 Sizzle Reel - Caryln Greenwald @carlyn_gee 🩷 Stars Collide - Rachel Lacey @rachelslacey ❤️ If Tomorrow Doesn't Come - Jen St. Jude @jenstjude 💖 Count Your Lucky Stars - Alexandria Bellefleur @a.m.bellefleur

🩷 On the Same Page - Haley Cass @authorhaleycass ❤️ Don't Want You Like a Best Friend - Emma R. Alban @eraofemma 💖 Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree @travis_baldree 🩷 Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh - Rachael Lippincott @rachaellippincott ❤️ The Dead Take the A Train - Cassandra Khaw @casskhaw and Richard Kadrey @rkadrey 💖 Meeting Millie by Clare Ashton @rclareashton

🩷 Here We Go Again - Alison Cochrun @alisoncochrun ❤️The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich - Deya Muniz @deyathemuniz 💖 She Gets the Girl - Rachael Lippincott @rachaellippincott & Alyson Derrick @whoisalysonanyway 🩷 Melt With You - Jennifer Dugan @jl_dugan ❤️ Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms - Crystal Frasier, Oscar O. Jupiter, Val Wise @ValKWise 💖 A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins @chenciachiggins

🩷 How You Get the Girl - Anita Kelly @anitakellywrites ❤️ Mooncakes by Wendy Xu @artofwendyxu and Suzanne Walker 💖 Damned If You Do - Alex Brown @madethisforlu