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The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang
Mountain outlaws on the margins of society, the Bandits of Liangshan proclaim a belief in justiceāfor women, for the downtrodden, for progressive thinkers a corrupt Empire would imprison or destroy. Theyāre also murderers, thieves, smugglers, and cutthroats. Together, they could bring down an empire.Ā
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Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
The long-awaited sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea is a story of resistance, lovingly told, about the daunting experience of fighting for the life you want to live and doing the work to keep it. Welcome back to Marsyas Islandāhome to six magical and purportedly dangerous children. This is Arthurās story.
The West Passage by @jpechacek
When the Guardian of the West Passage dies in her bed, the women of Grey Tower feed her to the crows and go back to their chores. No successor is named, and no hand takes up the fallen blade, so the West Passageāthe ancient byways of the beastāgoes unguarded. This is a weird and delightful journey across a deliriously medieval landscape where decay thrives in abundance and giant Ladies rule a palace the size of a city.Ā
Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker
On the thirtieth anniversary of the largest magical massacre in New Orleans history, Clement and Cristina Trudeau mourn their father and care for their sick mother. But their mother isnāt sick, they learn: Sheās cursed. Cursed by a member of the same magic council over which she used to preside. Cursed by someone who will come for Clement and Cristina next.Ā
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Bury Your Gays by @drchucktingle
After so many years, Mishaās big Oscar moment is here. All he has to do? Kill off the gay characters in his long-running streaming series, āfor the algorithm.ā Misha refuses, but thatās hardly the end, because monsters from his old horror movie days have begun to step out from the silver screen and stalk him.Ā
The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo
The Cleric Chih accompanies a young bride to her wedding to Lord Guo, the aging ruler of a crumbling estate, but amid the elaborate courtesies and extravagant banquets, they realize something haunts the shadowed halls. As the big night nears close, Chih will learn that not all monsters dwell in shadows; some hide in plain sight.Ā
Remedial Magic by Melissa Marr
1) An unassuming librarian falls in love with a powerful witch.Ā
2) Previous librarian discovers she too is a witchā¦
3) ā¦and that she must attend magical community college to learn how to save her new world from annihilation.Ā
Swordcrossed by @fahye
Part-time con artist / full-time charming menace Luca Piere didnāt expect to get blackmailed into teaching a chronically responsible merchant Matti how to wield a sword. He also didnāt expect to find his charge so inconveniently handsome, or to get so entangled in his tale of intrigue, sabotage, and matrimony.Ā
Itās important to read Swordcrossed because while youāre reading gay fiction, you can also study the blade.
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melissa marr is coming out with a witchy lesbian romantasy next year and i am intrigued........
#laya talks#remedial magic#she has selfpubbed a lot in recent years actually. this is from tor's new romantasy imprint tho#i mean i am not that into romantasy but
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Rating: 1/5
Book Blurb: āNo one builds worlds like Melissa Marr.ā āCharlaine Harris,Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling author The MagiciansĀ meetsĀ One Last StopĀ in this brand-new fantasy romanceĀ Remedial Magic, about an unassuming librarian who 1) has fallen in love with a powerful witch; 2) has discovered that she is a witch; and 3) must attend magical community college to learn how to save her new world from complete destruction byĀ New York TimesĀ bestselling author Melissa Marr!
Ellie loves working in her local library in the small town of Ligonier. She loves baking scones and investigating the mysterious and captivating in her spare time. And there is nothing more mysterious and captivating than the intriguingly beautiful, too properly dressed woman sipping tea in her library who has appeared as if out of nowhere. The pull between them is undeniable, and Ellie is not sure that she wants to resist.
Prospero, a powerful witch from the magical land of Crenshaw, is often accused of beingā¦ ruthless in her goals and ambitions. But she is driven to save her dying homeland, and a prophecy tells her that Ellie is the key. Unbeknownst to Ellie, her powers have not yet awakened. But all of that is about to change.
Review:
Three people, thrown into a world of magic and forced to go to witch college all the while deal with relationship drama, new powers, and no escape. This story is told in about 6 POVS and the three main characters are Ellie ( a local librarian who lives a cozy life), Maggie (a lawyer who is trying to escape her abusive ex and save her son), and Dan (a guy who went hiking and was dying of cancer but has a second chance at life). Ellie meets Prospero, a mysterious woman who kisses her ( Prospero was going to kill her but decided not to, she was sent to retrieve Ellie because there was a prophecy about Ellie saving the magic world). Maggie gets into a car crash that was planned by her husband that would have killed her and her son but her magic awakened when she saved them both only for her to be whisked away by the handsome Sondre, the headmaster of the witch college, and Dan awakens after a hiking accident at the witch college. Ellie is excited about the prospect of having magic and falling for the beautiful woman who kissed her. Maggie wants nothing more than to escape and go back to her son, but that wont stop her from sleeping with Sondre. Dan refuses to leave, he wants to stay at witch college forever. All the while witches are dying from a mysterious disease and the Ellie has to solve the prophecy. This book was a if you took three drops of paint and put it into water, muddy, all over the place, and lacking any clear distinction and the end product is just something that is unclear and not pretty. Initially I was so excited to read this book but it immediately fell flat, and I kept pushing myself to finish it and the fact that this is the first book in the series is a big no thank you, especially with how this book went. I definitely will not be continuing this series. This book starts off abruptly and is all over the place, the characters all lacked depth and actual interesting aspects to them, the world building felt nonexistent, and cohesive story where? The book doesn't really feel like much is happening and for a book that was advertised as The Magicians meets One Last Stop, it gave neither to me and I enjoyed both of those books. This book was not for me, and unfortunately I should have DNF'ed by the second chapter because it just kept dragging on and I just was left disappointed by the end. This one is not for me and if you like magic school and relationship drama then give it a go, I guess, maybe you'll have a better time with it than I did.
*SPOILER* The ending itself was just not it ( the fact that Maggie is forced into a marriage and to have her and her sons minds warped and she has to obey Sondre while Ellie is forced into marriage and mindwipe by Prospero all the while Dan ( who barely even had any personality or characterization throughout the book and really did NOTHING, seriously go on Dan, give me nothing) gets to just enjoy life. I felt ick, just so much ick,
*Thanks Netgalley and Tor Publishing Group,Ā Bramble for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*
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Waiting on Wednesday!
āWaiting On Wednesdayā is a weekly meme that first originated atĀ Breaking the SpineĀ but has since linked up with āCanāt Wait Wednesdayā atĀ Wishful EndingsĀ now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. Either way, this fun feature is a chance to showcase the upcoming releases that we canāt wait to get our hands on! Hello & happy last hump day of 2023! I hope all those who celebratedā¦
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Me: I do not need any more books on my TBR pile
Also me: *grabby hands at a galley described as The Magicians meets One Last Stop*
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I spent far to long making this very stupid thing, but it was also very fun to do! Zane is 'helping'... š
Magical girl Au sketches: [X] [X] [X]
#remedy control#alan wake 2#remedyverse#tom zane#thomas zane#jesse faden#she#alan wake (the man)#saga anderson#sailor moon redraw#magical girl au#this AU has no lore I just thought this was funny...#Remedy Magical Girl Au
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Very important compilation of Remedy game protagonists all being cat people
#alan wake 2#night springs dlc#control remedy#control 2019#foundation dlc#I know the Logan drawing is technically an alternate reality and they may not have that cat. and itād also be Very old now#but choosing to believe Saga still has a cat#saga anderson#jesse faden#alan wake#technically saga is literally the deer and alan the owl in the sequel#heās not a protagonist but Langston also is THE cat person too. pure head canon but Casey would be too if saga owned a cat#I havenāt finished QB so idk if joyce magically gets cat ears or anything š
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Looking for active witch blogs that post:
šÆ Altars
ā Baneful Magic (curses, hexes, jinxes, etc.)
šø Budget / Poverty / Struggle / DIY / Upcycling Witchcraft
š Magical Books (pics of grimoire pages, flip-throughs, book recs/reviews, etc.)
š² Money, Business, & Prosperity Witchcraft
š Necromancy, Death Witchcraft, and/or Cthonic/Death Deities (also funerary stuff, medical examination, etc., love that stuff)
šæ Practical & Responsible Herbalism (gardening, cultivating, harvesting, foraging, herbal remedies, recipes, salves, ointments, etc. but no anti-science, anti-medicine, anti-allopathy shit)
š Sigils (free to use, preferably)
š» Spirit Work (esp. animal spirits, dryads, egregores, genus loci, gorgons, & mermaids)
š„ Spoon-Conscious Witchcraft (for those who are disabled, exhaust easy, etc.)
āØ Things relating to: Santa Muerte, Artemis, Serket/Selqet
š¦“ Vulture Culture (responsible)
Reblog or send me an ask if you think your blog might suit my taste. Disclaimer: not Wiccan, not Pagan, not Heathen; just a witch who's curse-positive, eclectic, & agnostic.
#Witchcraft#Altars#Baneful Magic#Magical Books#Herbalism#Herbal Remedy#Spirit Work#Necromancy#Death Witchcraft#Death Witch#Cthonic Deity#Vulture Culture
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my mind has gone FERAL for GG's glorious future. BUT, I must know... What convinced Lae'zel to try an extra serving of calamari?! did Emps have to plane shift to save GG and just *Destroy* a bunch of enemies or something??
Oh man, That question brought out the big muse-a-lot hammer. But for like. Different answers. The Bad News: I have NO idea! Absolute zilch what specific moment would make Lae'zel go "Open-Minded-flayer Take #2". Maybe it's not even an exact moment. Maybe it's more like a very long and arduous slow-burning process. A very enemies to rivals to mutual allies to friends-who-won't-admit-they're-friends to I'll-think-about-it to count-me-in. A very 3-4 character developing campaign arc. The Good news: I know what starts them down that path.
Oh the shenanigans. Oh the things that can exist in the Far Realms where time doesn't exist and endless AUs do.
So what if Greygold accidentally meets their evil ending self and gets in an unfortunate predicament where Babe and Squid bud have no choice but to...Partner up to rescue them?
More shenanigans below:
Stakes are set. Maybe Greygold escapes, but can't return home without Grey following and is in hiding. Maybe they're bait and traps are set. Maybe they're dead (temporarily???). Maybe they're both having an intense therapy debate about redemption arcs until they're rescuers arrive. Greygold Mind Games Go.
The long story explanation: Greygold had never invested more into the marketing strategist business mindset than to turn their favorite romance novel, Tusk Love, (comic inside joke) into a pop culture hit. Emps lost a bet that they could succeed and now is following through with their not-so-innocent deal to use Greyg's trusted "adventurer" as their official public disguise.
Since the romance novel Tusk Love is now a popular theater play, Emps' public disguise keeps getting mistaken for that " one pretty tusked fellow on the bestseller novel (which recently updated their book cover with an anonymously commissioned illustration which looks suspiciously identical)" and never fails to receive an abundance of compliments. Emps has reserved the right to remain silent about the whole matter, but is pretty sure Greygold pulled a 'get praised, squiddiot' prank.
Lae'zel is gonna catch up on a lot of Squid Bud facts on this trip. Much to Squid Bud's dismay.
The irony is if Emps asked Minsc for help first, this adventure would have been solved within a day tops.
#bg3#bg3 spoilers#baldur's gate 3#Bg3 au#or bg3 throwing wild magic idea darts; very hit and miss; grain of salt sillies ( I had fun with the thought at least)#Greygold#squidgold#lae'zel#Bg3 the emperor#Bg3 emperor#emperor x greygold x lae'zel#I worry those two might enable each other's no mercy murder spree involving anything endangering Greyg's life#But something something this is probably a metaphor for would you be able to love the worst of me? Would you kill them or save them?#Evil Greyg definitely did not meet that charisma save with Lae'zel#Like what if reload doesn't destroy the world where you failed your check#; you the player just move to different world with more satisfying outcomes. but the failed check world continues on. schemes.#sometimes it's a game over. sometimes they find you in the far realms to remedy their losses. one way or another.#Anyway Greyg finds out they have bad coping mechanisms when losing their loved ones.#āI'll get you my pretty; and your pina colada tooā
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his ass is NOT immune to sunburns
(reference photo)
#its a CRIME that no one has done this trend with disco kid i need to remedy that#also im giving him freckles now because thats awesome and cool#my chalk drawings āļø#punch out#punch out wii#disco kid#this is my first time drawing him without using magic poser so it probably looks a bit weird but whatever shrug kaomoji
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zelda and linkās house has stores of various hyrulean herbs and plants scattered about. a bundle of dried swift violets hanging by a window, for brewing into teas on days where one of both of them donāt quite have the energy to do their daily errands. crates of endura shrooms and stamella shrooms for making into stir-fry, for days when just getting out of bed is proving difficult. hearty truffles for times when the wear of the last century becomes too much for tired bones to bear. zelda will find herself in the hateno general store picking out various ingredients, and the inn keeper who just so happens to be stocking up on milk will notice, and she will jot down tried and true recipes that will be sure to soothe linkās aching joints.
#both of them have chronic pain ok? ok#the stash of home brewed elixir is tucked safely under the kitchen counter#link generally refuses that kind of intervention and prefers herbal remedies#years of slamming back bottles of magic and pushing through took its toll#he has time to take care of himself now#the legend of zelda#tloz#tears of the kingdom#link#zelda#zelink
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I think it's so funny when people draw Merlin characters with stuff like top surgery scars because it carries the implication that Gaius is a leading medieval gender confirmation surgeon
#mine#merlin#gaius has so many hormone potions#he's like yeah this is science btw#like i just have some remedies and simple procedure for you#no sorcery involved#okay maybe a little sorcery bc surgery is not quite what it should be but hush#dont tell the king#merlin shows up with crazy amounts of magic and teen angst#and Gaius just sighs and is like#listen#i can help you with at least one of your woes#let's get you to your transition goal af#Merlin's like dead tired from his new job and the dragon chatting his ear off all night#but is like#yeah alright#magic anesthesia time#gaius#famous for the invention of hrt#swore off sorcery but can still perform a mean top surgery#Uther's chill with it#as long as his kids experiment with thejr genders and not spells#no spell#only testosterone gell#lmoa
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5 HERBS FOR ENERGY
Uplifting and energising āØ
Ginseng
used to boost energy levels
Maca
can increase energy and stamina
Peppermint
increases brain function and alertness
Ashwagandha
boosts energy levels
can improve focus and stress response
found to increase muscle mass/strength
Cordyceps
reduces fatigue
increases production of energy to cells
boosts immunity
Reminder - these can affect people differently, occasionally negatively, and should be used with caution.
#energy#uplifting#herbs#magical herbs#herbal remedies#herbal medicine#plants and herbs#high energy#natural medicine#natural healing#spirituality#spiritualjourney#natural#healing#dried herbs#healing herbs#witch community#wicca#green witch#kitchen witch#herbal tea#witchblr#focus#stamina#energy levels#boost energy#energy booster#spiritual#spiritualgrowth#beginner witch
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Velvet Remedy! šµ
#fallout equestria#velvet remedy#little pip#artists on tumblr#fanart#mlp friendship is magic#mlp g4#mlp#mlp fim#mlp art#mlp oc#mlpfim#friendship is magic#my little pony fanart#mlp fanart#my little pony#mlp redesign#twilight sparkle#rainbow dash#mane 6#rarity#applejack#fluttershy#pony art#awesome art#my art#digital art#illustration#drawing
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My friend got me to read Fallout Equestria and it's a good read with impressive world building (I'm surprised I hadn't come across it sooner). These are my design interpretations of Velvet Remedy, LittlePip, and Calamity.
#fallout#fallout equestria#velvet remedy#little pip#littlepip#calamity#mlpfim#mlp#mlp art#mlp design#my little pony#friendship is magic
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