#The Mage in Black by Jaye Wells

[due4amiracle]

Day 345

Listo:

Laundry/cleaning, Reading, Dailies, Vamp shiz, Watching.

Laundry/cleaning - Put some clothes away, threw some things away. ✔

Reading things - - Still on hold for two books! - The Mage in Black by Jaye Wells 100%! 2🌟 Yea i’m not continuing with the series. meh. - The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood 16%! This book! AHH! So interesting thus far~ It’s decidedly got it’s hookses in me~ - Manhwa: Survive as the Hero’s Wife 2 chapters of this read Nope🚫! UwU♡ ✔✔🚫

Dailies - - Waifu Did mah dailies! Also, level 28/50 BP now~! AND! Tree lvl 25/50! New MONTH! new weeklies! ♡ω♡. ✔ - FFXIV did mah dailies~ MSQ +0 -> 74, BTN +0 -> 80, CUL +0 -> 80, WVR +0 -> 80, GSM +0 -> 77, FSH +0 -> 65, MIN +0 -> 74, ALC +0 -> 69, LTW +0 -> 65, ARM +0 -> 65, CRP +0 -> 64, BSM +0 -> 65. Vath 0/0 Rank 8/9 Bloodsworn, Vanu 1650/1730 Rank 7/9 Sworn, Moggles 300/1730 Rank 7/9 Sworn. 5 MSQ quests. Just started Securing the Saltery. Did not play today. Not sure when i will again. Something something Squeenix president supporting NFT’s and that’s trash something. 🚫 - Cozy Grove - Doot doot continuing to scout along! Scout rank 15/17! (14/47 spirit logs left until rank 16) ♡ω♡ ✔ - Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Star 6/10 get! 91 caught, 48 max level research pages~ Did not play today :(🚫 

UwU♡ ✔🚫✔🚫

Vamp shiz - 0 words written! Up to 9511. 1687 words for pt6. Always the grind for the next part - but none today. Nope🚫

Watching things - - Konohana Kitan episode 1&2! Nope🚫 - Unsleeping City 2 episode 9 done! Nope 🚫

Other things - Much like yesterday, this morning was... off. Just. Not great. But, tomorrow is Therapist day so, here’s hoping she can pass a message along and something gets done because gottverdammt this isn’t good. Bleh. No focus at all. Exhausted. Hands hurt like hell. Head aches. Blehhhhhh.

Food: A Liquid: A Pain: C Brain: C

Tomorrow: Laundry/cleaning, Reading, Dailies, Vamp shiz, Watching.

Ever Onwards and Upwards!

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My Library📚

The Mage In Black, Jaye Wells

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The Mage in Black by Jaye Wells

Series: Sabina Kane #2 Read time: 6 Days Rating: 4/5

The quote: "Not much to tell. We knew each other." "Knew each other? Like in the biblical sense?"... "Obviously"... "Most women don't deliver an uppercut to old platonic friends." — Sabina Kane, Giguhl and Rhea Lazarus

Okay this took me way longer to read than it should have (I'm blaming The Untamed, pass me the tissues, the chocolate and the fix-it fic). But I did enjoy The Mage in Black, it gives us a look at to mage side of Sabina's life. We also get to meet Miss Maise, Sabina's twin and in many ways her opposite.

The Mage in Black picks up basically where Red-Headed Stepchild ends with Sabina and Adam off to meet Maise and the mages in New York (with Giguhl in tow of course). Life is different in New York, as the seat of power for the Hekate council there are more restrictions on Sabina's vampire side. Her first time out hunting she runs into trouble with a pack of weres. Leading to repercussions with the local head vampire, an old friend, The Shade. Of course, Sabina being Sabina people are still trying to kill her.

One thing I actually like about this book is the lack of Adam. As a mage, he would have changed the dynamic and the ways she saw her new surroundings. There is still some relationship development between them but it's just finding footing. The upside of his absence is it allows for sisterly bonding and for the reader to see how brilliant and strong G can be as a minion. Also, we get to spent time with Rhea, his aunt, who is the best sort of teacher to Sabina, total bitch (in the best possible way) and you gotta sink or swim.

Where Red-Headed Stepchild is an introduction to Sabina and her world as it starts to shake this completes the work that started, we see her magic and her world is further changed. By the end, Sabina has new enemies, new allies and a new purpose. As strange is it is to say about book two in a five-book series this is still foundational, laying the groundwork. The real action comes in the following books.

Goodreads

[daniellethamasa]

Hey all, Dani here.

As I write this my TBR list on Goodreads is at 764 books, so I am seeing it slowly but surely decrease as I continue this purge. But once again I’m here to tackle the next 30 books in my to-read list and determine which ones will stay and which ones will go. This series of posts is inspired by the Down the TBR Rabbit Hole posts I have seen around the book blogs lately. But I knew the 5-10 books suggested by that post would not truly help me cull out my massive stack of books so I went the extreme route and chose 30 books for each round.

Let’s just go ahead and get started.

First up: Bloodrose by Andrea Cremer. I’m not going to spend much time talking about this one as I have already removed the first books of the series from the list, so this one is leaving as well.

Next there’s The Mage in Black, Green-Eyed Demon, Silver-Tongued Devil, and Blue-Blooded Vamp by Jaye Wells. I read the first book several years ago for the Vaginal Fantasy book club and I really enjoyed it. Yes, I will need to reread the first book before I continue with the series, but I also remember it being a quick read. And I would like to read them all.

After that is Goddess of the Rose, Goddess of Love, Goddess of Legend, and Warrior Rising by P.C. Cast. These are mythological modern romances and I have read 3 or 4 of them so far and have enjoyed them. And since each book follows a different couple, I can just jump in where I left off without a reread, so I’m keeping these.

Rain Village and The Next Full Moon by Carolyn Turgeon are next on my list. I have had Rain Village on this list since I read Turgeon’s Mermaid. I still really want to read it. Now, for The Next Full Moon, I already own it and I do like Turgeon’s books, but this is her only book aimed at a younger audience and I’ve been a bit leery about actually reading it. So perhaps someday I will, but for now I don’t see it happening.

Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl’s Beautiful Darkness and Beautiful Chaos are next. I thought that Beautiful Creatures was pretty good, but the farther I get away from finishing it, the more I am certain that I have no desire to continue on with the series. Goodbye books.

Next up is The Lucky Ones and Beautiful Days by Anna Godbersen. I remember that I really enjoyed the first book, probably because I just really like the 1920s and Jazz Age setting in books. So I’m not saying that I’ll never return to finish this trilogy, but for now I’m just not in the mood for them.

Fate’s Edge by Ilona Andrews. This is another book in a series I’ve talked about before. I own them all, and I believe that I kept the first book on my list, but I think I can safely remove the rest of the series from my list until I actually read the first one.

Tricks of the Trade by Laura Anne Gilman. I started reading this series before I realized that it was a spin-off of another series. So I bought all of that series and then never read it. I have heard the author say that you don’t need to have read the Retrievers books to read these ones, so perhaps at some point I’ll return to them, but for now I can say goodbye.

A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin. Obviously I plan on reading the rest of this series, so this one is a keeper.

Okay, so the books in this next section are all media tie-in novels revolving around a show I like watching: Supernatural. Sadly though, I’m just not in the mood to read the books that go along with the series. So farewell to: Heart of the Dragon by Keith R.A. DeCandido, The Unholy Cause by Joe Schreiber, One Year Gone by Rebecca Dessertine, Coyote’s Kiss by Christa Faust, Bone Key by Keith R.A. DeCandido, War of the Sons by Rebecca Dessertine, and Night Terror by John Passarella.

Only the Good Spy Young and Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter. I adored the first book in this series, which I believe is considered a Middle Grade read. If it is YA then it is a very young YA. Still, perhaps when I need something fast and cute and fun, I might consider picking up the next book in this series, but for now I don’t need these cluttering my list.

Neferet’s Curse by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. Somewhere around the 8th or 9th book of the House of Night series, I started to lose interest. I already got rid of all of the books I had owned. I won’t say that I’ll never return to the series, but I would need a reread of the books and right now I’m just not quite in the mood for YA vampire novels.

Another Ilona Andrews book on the list: Magic Slays. I have book two still on the list, and I will at some point work my way through the series, but I can add the next book once I’ve started reading the one preceding it. So for now, this one can leave my list.

Finally today there is Dragon’s Lure, an anthology edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail. The only reason I wanted to read this was for a story by C.E. Murphy. So at some point I’ll want to read the story, but for now I think I can just get rid of this book.

Okay, this time around I am keeping 10 of the 30 books listed above, so not as good a cull as last time, but still really good. I already have notes compiled for the next 6 of these posts, and that will get me just over 1/3 of the way through my total TBR list. I am really curious to see just how many books I can cull by the end of this. We’ll find out in a couple months, I guess.

Purge That TBR Round Four Hey all, Dani here. As I write this my TBR list on Goodreads is at 764 books, so I am seeing it slowly but surely decrease as I continue this purge.

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Talking Bloodlines & Black Magic

So tomorrow night, @thatboomerkid​ and I will be on a podcast supporting our Kickstarter for Bloodlines & Black Magic. In preparation for that Kickstarter, I’ve went ahead and tackled some of the questions posed to us. If you’re interested in learning more, continue reading below...

1. Provide your name and your role on the project. This is to tell the audience who they're hearing from.

Hi, I’m Jaye Sonia, the co-creator of the Pathfinder compatible campaign setting, Bloodlines & Black Magic. [Assuming all goes as planned, Clinton Boomer (author of The Hole Behind Midnight and longtime Paizo freelancer) will be joining us, as well]. You’ve already spoken with Erik Frankhouse, who is handling some of our material and is working on our social media and advertising.

2. In a nutshell, what is the story behind Bloodlines & Black Magic? What is the setting like and what are the hooks for players and GMs?

Bloodlines & Black Magic is a darker, modern setting designed to be compatible with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. It’s set in the current year, but presents an alternative explanation for everything from current events to many of the urban legends we take for granted. It’s a setting that embraces conspiracy theories, esoteric traditions, and occult mysteries (it’s built to support Paizo Publishing’s Occult Adventures). What’s the story behind it? Well, that’s a pretty broad question. It’s a setting Boomer and I have been building for about 2 years now, and its chock full of strange supernatural assumptions.

Simplified, there’s a secret war going on between a legion of entities known collectively as Goëtic Spirits and the Archons - semi-divine servants who are trying to keep Earth and humanity precisely where it is - static and stagnant. This is not, however, the classic “Good vs. Evil” trope, because both sides cross all of the alignment lines.

3. Why did you guys decide to use Pathfinder instead of another system? For that matter, why use a modified Pathfinder system instead of the original SRD?

We’re Pathfinder guys. We’ve been collectively supporting the system since its original play test, and we collectively like how it handles a lot of the standard d20 assumptions (more so than the original SRD). That said, we’ve made our own modifications to the system, which has evolved into the O7 rules, which are the foundation for this setting now (although still 100% Pathfinder compatible).

4. What are the bloodlines of the setting and why are they important to the game?

Each bloodline is a supernatural, magical bloodline that has links back to either powerful Goëtic Spirit or one of the Archons. These bloodlines replace races in your traditional fantasy roleplaying game. So, instead of having elves or orcs or halflings, you have fey-blooded, seraphic-blooded, or infernal-blooded heroes. Why are they important? These bloodlines are ancient and have established themselves as powerful agents in the modern world. Although they operate in shadows and silence, their actions can (and do) have global impact, both in the mundane and in the secret, supernatural worlds beyond the ken of mortals (I love saying that).

5. What are some central themes you hope gaming groups see in a Bloodlines & Black Magic campaign?

This is a very awesome question. When people ask me about Bloodlines & Black Magic, I describe it as “Modern, supernatural-themed Pathfinder.” Our themes are arguably strange, weird, and esoteric, but with one foot in conspiracy theories (think the Illuminati) and the other in supernatural horror (all those urban legends you’ve heard about). Most groups are going to be able to take these themes and run with them, at least that’s our hope.

6. Do players get to be part of these bloodlines? Are they minor members or do they get to run the world too?

Yes! All of the characters start out as minor players. If they go on to run the world is entirely up to their GMs!

7. The character generation system is described as point-buy rather than a static racial template, allowing players to choose a personal array of powers. This is something that should appeal to veterans but are there shortcuts for new players (new to Pathfinder or to RPGs in general)?

Yes. The character generation system is standard Pathfinder, but when it comes to picking your race, you instead pick up a customizable bloodline instead. So, all of these characters are very much normal humans, but with innate supernatural and magical powers, not all of which are obvious (at first). We’ve been working on this for several years now, and so far in play test, people have really flocked to the idea. I wouldn’t say there’s a big learning curve, either, so newer players are likely to easily pick up the new system and its assumptions.

8. You say that "Bloodlines & Black Magic draws liberally from the lore of our day-to-day world, weaving historical facts, modern myths, urban legends, and popular conspiracies into a supernatural world that could be our own." What myths and legends really inspired you writing this world?

Oh man. How long do you have? We’ve definitely tackled a bunch of the regional urban legends (stuff like Slender Man, Bloody Mary, Cry Baby Bridge, and so on), as well as the classics - popular themes like the Illuminati, secret governments, MiB, and occult-aligned super bankers. You’ll hear us references everything from Bohemian Grove to Stonehenge to the cryptic symbology of the dollar bill.

9. You list a number of different d20-based games that you pull from mechanically and thematically including Occult Adventures, the Advanced Class Guide, Pathfinder Unchained, and dD20 Modern. How do these games show up in Bloodlines & Black Magic?

These are the mechanical roots of our rules and setting. All of the starting classes, for instance, are modified versions of the classes found in The Advanced Class Guide and Occult Adventures; the brawler, the investigator, the mesmerist, the occultist, the  psychic, the slayer, and the spiritualist are your starting classes for this setting.

10. Do you need other books to run Bloodlines & Black Magic? Which ones?

As a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game compatible product, you’ll want to have access to the Pathfinder Core Rulebook, although we also recommend you have a copy of Occult Adventures as well. That’s really it. All of the modified classes and all of the bloodlines are in Bloodlines & Black Magic, as are the new skills, powers, Feats, weapons, gear, and all the other fun stuff you’ll need to play in the setting.

11. You also list the World of Darkness (and presumably also the newer Chronicles of Darkness lines) as inspiration and just reading the introduction makes that inspiration clear. How is your world different from the World of Darkness? Is it an either/or thing or do you think that solid fans of WoD would be interested in your game as well?

I’d be honestly surprised if World of Darkness fans were not interested in this setting. While this is a distinct, specific take on our modern world, it’s still dark, supernatural horror. That said, we’ve made a point to make sure this is not the World of Darkness we all know and love. There are no clans of vampires, no tribes of werewolves, and no traditions of mages (although we do have seven, distinct occult traditions). There are definitely all of the supernatural foes you’d find in World of Darkness, but you’re not playing them - you’re playing blooded humans who are either fighting or aligned to these forces.

12. Tell us about the Whispers & Rumors campaign "seasons." These short PDFs of game resource will be produced for a year start in October 2017, and how often can we expect them to come out? Any chance of going longer than a year?

Just to clarify, Whispers & Rumors and our Bloodlines & Black Magic episodes are two different things. Let me tackle Whispers & Rumors first. Six+ times a year (bi-monthly), we plan to release new content about the world. This could be anything from new locations, new haunts, new monsters, new class options, new careers - anything. Each of these releases will be compiled and released as Whispers & Rumors. Additionally, some of these will include cyphers, hints, and additional content that supports the episodes that we plan to release.

Campaign seasons, on the other hand, are designed to be similar to a season of your favorite supernatural-themed television show. Each episode is designed to be resolved in a single sitting (3-5 hours; ideally convention length), and each season will contain roughly thirteen episodes. We have currently planned out the first season, but have enough episodes outlined for 2-3 seasons (right now). We’ve toyed around with the idea of only supporting 7 seasons, but that’s an ambitious endeavor. I think we’re up to it, but that really depends on fans, community support, and if folks rally to the setting like we hope they do.

13. Only your first stretch goal (at $14k) has been revealed so far. What can you tell us about Apex Infernal?

We’ve actually revealed the first three stretch goals. As for Apex Infernal, that’s a solo project by a musician named Arjay Murray. He focuses on very dark ambient music, with supernatural overtones, which is perfect for what we’re building in Bloodlines & Black Magic. Fans of Lamia Vox, Randal Collier-Ford, Cryo Chamber, and Lustmord will likely notice Apex Infernal's influences. All in all, he’s made some pretty awesome music, so teaming up with Arjay seemed like a smart move.

14. Any teasers you can provide about future stretch goals?

We have two stretch goals we really, really want to tackle. The first is a series of short stories based in the setting called Tales From the Shadows (which unlocks at 21k). The second is a special bestiary for the setting, called Monsters & Madmen that unlocks at a higher tier.

15. What are some challenges about running this Kickstarter? Anything you'd do differently next time?

This is Storm Bunny Studio’s third Kickstarter, so we’ve ironed out a lot of the bugs. That said, each Kickstarter has its own challenges, not all of which you can anticipate (like competing RPG Kickstarters, for instance). All in all, I think Kickstarter suffers from two problems. The first is exposure. This is a pretty basic, signal-to-noise ratio problem. You’re competing with any number of projects, which means you potentially lose pledges to other projects. There’s not much you can do about that. The other challenge is one of trust. Backers tend to flock to very established names and projects, even if those creators don’t really need Kickstarter to fund their projects. Much of this has to do with trust - too many gamers have been burned on projects. Luckily for us, we’ve delivered everything we’ve set out to do, so we’ve got a fairly faithful and dedicated audience of repeat backers!

16. What are your favorite games to play at your own gaming table? Are you always playing gritty supernatural modern games or do you mix it up?

I can’t speak for the rest of the team, but I know I play a lot of things. My personal go to game is my campaign setting, Rhune: Dawn of Twilight (which was our first Kickstarter). It’s a fun magic-technological fantasy setting we call Stormpunk. When we’re not playing that, we also play some old school fantasy (including jumping back to 2e).

17. Are there any elements from classic Pathfinder settings like elves or orcs that show up in this setting?

No. Shadowrun and d20 Modern��s Urban Arcana both handled that already. We’ve been avoiding modern orcs, beholders, elves, and similar fantasy tropes on purpose. Our material is definitely its own.

18. How global is your book? Does it have a default city or can you use it anywhere in the world?

It’s definitely global. We have seven, principle locations described in the main book (several in America, one in the U.K., and one in the Middle East), but there’s plenty of room for GMs to set games anywhere in the world they want to. We’re not locking anyone into a particular area. That said, there are some fun locations (I’m looking at you, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans, and New York) for players to explore - especially if we hit those stretch goals!

[due4amiracle]

Day 344

Listo:

Laundry/cleaning, Reading, Dailies, Vamp shiz, Watching.

Laundry/cleaning - Put some clothes away, threw some things away. ✔

Reading things - - Still on hold for two books!  - The Mage in Black by Jaye Wells 40%! Ehhhh. Might not even finish this one, tbh. Depends on if another book comes in before i’m done... - League of Liars by Astrid Scholte 100%! 4🌟 OK BUT WHERE IS THE REST OF THE BOOK?! WHERE IS THE ENDING?! Ok i see some vagueries around that this will be a duology? However. i'm not seeing a confirmation of this. i need the Rest Of The STORY! AH! Still a 4 star but still come ON. - Manhwa: Survive as the Hero’s Wife 2 chapters of this read Nope🚫! UwU♡ ✔✔🚫

Dailies - - Waifu Did mah dailies! Also, level 28/50 BP now~! AND! Tree lvl 25/50! New MONTH! new weeklies! ♡ω♡. ✔ - FFXIV did mah dailies~ MSQ +0 -> 74, BTN +0 -> 80, CUL +0 -> 80, WVR +0 -> 80, GSM +0 -> 77, FSH +0 -> 65, MIN +0 -> 74, ALC +0 -> 69, LTW +0 -> 65, ARM +0 -> 65, CRP +0 -> 64, BSM +0 -> 65. Vath 0/0 Rank 8/9 Bloodsworn, Vanu 1650/1730 Rank 7/9 Sworn, Moggles 300/1730 Rank 7/9 Sworn. 5 MSQ quests. Just started Securing the Saltery. Did not play today. Not sure when i will again. Something something Squeenix president supporting NFT’s and that’s trash something. 🚫 - Cozy Grove - Doot doot continuing to scout along! Scout rank 15/17! (14/47 spirit logs left until rank 16) ♡ω♡ ✔ my third max friendship! Alison Fisher~

  ♡ω♡  - Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Star 6/10 get! 91 caught, 48 max level research pages~ ✔

UwU♡ ✔🚫✔✔

Vamp shiz - 0 words written! Up to 9511. 1687 words for pt6. Always the grind for the next part - but none today. Nope🚫

Watching things - - Konohana Kitan episode 1&2! Nope🚫 - Unsleeping City 2 episode 9 done! Nope 🚫

Other things - Took the pill again last night. Oh boy did i get kinda... weird today. Felt super cottony, light-headed - and i don’t mean that in a “i’m dizzy” kinda way, more in a “my head is floating about a foot above and behind my body, disconnected” kinda way. my voice to really... hoarse, too. And it wasn’t my throat, per se, it just kinda... didn’t wanna? But a biiiig cup of hot coffee helped with everything, for the most part. Re-connected my head to my body, at the very least. Whew. Therapist and i on Friday have A Lot Of Things we need to talk about. >w< Pain was Unkind today, my right hand/wrist was just... not good. Dunno if i slept on it funny (lord knows i slept like shit, so, anything’s fair game (another thing to talk about Friday!)), my head ached, and oh gods i’m so exhausted. i’m so tired of this. i’m such a light sleeper now? And it sucks. Yes i know i need to get a sleep study done. However. Guess what? i need a referral (thanks insurance), and i can’t get get one unless i get an appointment with my doctor. i’m getting a pap smear (cringe) done - but hey i’m about to start my period and i’m not about to go redgunk all over some poor person (who i know is used to it but still ew squick squick squick hell no) not happening. So. Eventually. Soon. It’s scheduled for next month. Eventually. Sigh.

Food: A Liquid: A Pain: C Brain: C

Tomorrow: Laundry/cleaning, Reading, Dailies, Vamp shiz, Watching.

Ever Onwards and Upwards!

[due4amiracle]

Day 343

Wow i forgot to post this last night so here it is kids enjoy. Listo:

Laundry/cleaning, Reading, Dailies, Vamp shiz, Watching.

Laundry/cleaning - Put some clothes away. ✔

Reading things - - Still on hold for another book! #2 on it still. Sigh. ...at least there’s no more? yet. ...And yet there’s another hold sitting there. *sweaaats* Ahem it’s ok. #2 on both of them! *sob* - The Mage in Black by Jaye Wells 26%! Ya know... i may just drop this series after this book. It’s giving me intense Chicagoland Vampires vibes and... damn if i don’t have a billion other books to read? So. We’ll see! - League of Liars by Astrid Scholte 37%! i am REALLY enjoying this one! Ooo~ - Manhwa: Survive as the Hero’s Wife 2 chapters of this read Nope🚫! UwU♡ ✔✔🚫

Dailies - - Waifu Did mah dailies! Also, level 26/50 BP now~! AND! Tree lvl 25/50! New MONTH! new weeklies! ♡ω♡. ✔ - FFXIV did mah dailies~ MSQ +0 -> 74, BTN +0 -> 80, CUL +0 -> 80, WVR +0 -> 80, GSM +0 -> 77, FSH +0 -> 65, MIN +0 -> 74, ALC +0 -> 69, LTW +0 -> 65, ARM +0 -> 65, CRP +0 -> 64, BSM +0 -> 65. Vath 0/0 Rank 8/9 Bloodsworn, Vanu 1650/1730 Rank 7/9 Sworn, Moggles 300/1730 Rank 7/9 Sworn. 5 MSQ quests. Just started Securing the Saltery. Did not play today. Not sure when i will again. Something something Squeenix president supporting NFT’s and that’s trash something. 🚫 - Cozy Grove - Doot doot continuing to scout along! Scout rank 15/17! (13/47 spirit logs left until rank 16) ♡ω♡ ✔ - Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Star 6/10 get! 90 caught, 41 max level research pages~ ✔

UwU♡ ✔🚫✔✔

Vamp shiz - 0 words written! Up to 9511. 1687 words for pt6. Always the grind for the next part - but none today. Nope🚫

Watching things - - Konohana Kitan episode 1&2! Nope🚫 - Unsleeping City 2 episode 9 done! Nope 🚫

Other things - Well. Took the pill last night. Didn’t do anything wonky, but... i dunno. Felt a bit jittery, today, and i’m just so exhausted. i just can’t catch a break, can i. Heh. Regardless, it’s fine. We’ll see how it does tonight. Pain wasn’t good, because i neglected to set the proper alarms for “you can take medication again” and, well. Now my everything fuckin’ hurts. So. Ya know. Shrug. But it is what it is. Tomorrow is a new day. Yada yada.

Food: A Liquid: A Pain: B Brain: B

Tomorrow: Laundry/cleaning, Reading, Dailies, Vamp shiz, Watching.

Ever Onwards and Upwards!

[due4amiracle]

Day 342

Listo:

Laundry/cleaning, Reading, Dailies, Vamp shiz, Watching.

Laundry/cleaning - Put some clothes away. ✔

Reading things - - A book came in! But, still on hold for another book! #2 on it still. Sigh. ...at least there’s no more? yet. - The Mage in Black by Jaye Wells 26%! Ya know... i may just drop this series after this book. It’s giving me intense Chicagoland Vampires vibes and... damn if i don’t have a billion other books to read? So. We’ll see! - Sword and Shadow by Michelle Sagara 100%! 4🌟Learned so many interesting new things about our dear Severn~ And! This was book 23 for the month AND! book 42 for the year! This finished off my reading challenge! Yay~ On to the next! - League of Liars by Astrid Scholte 3%! Like this one~ 1 of 2 holds that came in. Yay~ - Manhwa: Survive as the Hero’s Wife 2 chapters of this read Nope🚫! UwU♡ ✔✔✔🚫

Dailies - - Waifu Did mah dailies! Also, level 26/50 BP now~! AND! Tree lvl 25/50! New MONTH! new weeklies! ♡ω♡. ✔ - FFXIV did mah dailies~ MSQ +0 -> 74, BTN +0 -> 80, CUL +0 -> 80, WVR +0 -> 80, GSM +0 -> 77, FSH +0 -> 65, MIN +0 -> 74, ALC +0 -> 69, LTW +0 -> 65, ARM +0 -> 65, CRP +0 -> 64, BSM +0 -> 65. Vath 0/0 Rank 8/9 Bloodsworn, Vanu 1650/1730 Rank 7/9 Sworn, Moggles 300/1730 Rank 7/9 Sworn. 5 MSQ quests. Just started Securing the Saltery. Did not play today. Not sure when i will again. Something something Squeenix president supporting NFT’s and that’s trash something. 🚫 - Cozy Grove - Doot doot continuing to scout along! Scout rank 15/17! (10/47 spirit logs left until rank 16) AND -

second max friendship! Yay~ Mayor Valentina Oso-Fisher ♡ω♡ ✔ - Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Star 6/10 get! 90 caught, 41 max level research pages~ ✔ UwU♡ ✔🚫✔✔

Vamp shiz - 0 words written! Up to 9511. 1687 words for pt6. Always the grind for the next part - but none today. Nope🚫

Watching things - - Konohana Kitan episode 1&2! Nope🚫 - Unsleeping City 2 episode 9 done! Nope 🚫

Other things - Tarot draw, i am fulfilled and calmed. 2 of cups, the chariot, 3 of wands. Ahh. What else? Uh. Well, didn’t take my pill, gonna try it over night but... i’m nervous, heh. Could kick in and be Real Bad, but hey. Could be exactly what i need. So. That’s good. We shall see. Didn’t really get much else done? Eesh. Very sleepy. Had to take a migraine pill. Not great. Sigh. Here’s hoping.

Food: A Liquid: A Pain: C Brain: B

Tomorrow: Laundry/cleaning, Reading, Dailies, Vamp shiz, Watching.

Ever Onwards and Upwards!

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Day 341

Listo:

Laundry/cleaning, Reading, Dailies, Vamp shiz, Watching.

Laundry/cleaning - Put some clothes away. ✔

Reading things - - A book came in! But, still on hold for 2 books! #2 on each one. Sigh. ...at least there’s no more? yet. - The Mage in Black by Jaye Wells 26%! Ya know... i may just drop this series after this book. It’s giving me intense Chicagoland Vampires vibes and... damn if i don’t have a billion other books to read? So. We’ll see! - Sword and Shadow by Michelle Sagara 55%! Guess which book came in, guess guess guess! ...well you already know because you’re literally reading this buuut it’s Michelle Sagara! Eeee! Loving it so far omfg yay! This! This will be - book 23 for the month AND! book 42 for the year! This one will finish off my reading challenge! ...it’s only the end of Feb... OH WELL! - Manhwa: Survive as the Hero’s Wife 2 chapters of this read Nope🚫! UwU♡ ✔✔🚫

Dailies - - Waifu Did mah dailies! Also, level 23/50 BP now~! AND! Tree lvl 25/50! New MONTH! new weeklies! ♡ω♡. ✔ - FFXIV did mah dailies~ MSQ +0 -> 74, BTN +0 -> 80, CUL +0 -> 80, WVR +0 -> 80, GSM +0 -> 77, FSH +0 -> 65, MIN +0 -> 74, ALC +0 -> 69, LTW +0 -> 65, ARM +0 -> 65, CRP +0 -> 64, BSM +0 -> 65. Vath 0/0 Rank 8/9 Bloodsworn, Vanu 1650/1730 Rank 7/9 Sworn, Moggles 300/1730 Rank 7/9 Sworn. 5 MSQ quests. Just started Securing the Saltery. Did not play today. Not sure when i will again. Something something Squeenix president supporting NFT’s and that’s trash something. 🚫 - Cozy Grove - Doot doot continuing to scout along! Scout rank 15/17! (4/47 spirit logs left until rank 16) TIL there are actually SEVENTEEN ranks? Ooops! It’s fine. Already working on the next! AND - 

my first max friendship! Fuck yesssss~ ✔ - Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Star 6/10 get! 87 caught, 37 max level research pages~ Went and beat the second boss! ...i had to restart multiple times. ;_; i suck at the dodges, what can i say😩. But it’s fine! Ventured into Cobalt Coastlands, captured 3 alphas, had a great time. Lots of fun. ✔ UwU♡ ✔🚫✔✔

Vamp shiz - 0 words written! Up to 9511. 1687 words for pt6. Always the grind for the next part - but none today. Nope🚫

Watching things - - Konohana Kitan episode 1&2! Nope🚫 - Unsleeping City 2 episode 9 done! Nope 🚫

Ok so... yesterday i went manic. Hard. Severely. Out of control manic. Worse than i’ve gone before. It was... intense. Thankfully i did crash but... Whew. So. No post yesterday because of that. Today was a down swing, more numb and down. Not quite depressed, but more so than up. Very exhausted. Really didn’t sleep well last night. Or did i? i.. don’t know. It just... Doesn’t feel like i slept at all. Bleh. Made notes to tell my Therapist on Friday to pass along to the Psychologist. Also going to try switching it over to night, tomorrow. We... will see how that goes. Whew. Got a headache that won’t quit, super exhausted and just... x_x

Food: A Liquid: A Pain: B Brain: C

Tomorrow: Laundry/cleaning, Reading, Dailies, Vamp shiz, Watching.

Ever Onwards and Upwards!

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Day 340

Listo:

Laundry/cleaning, Reading, Dailies, Vamp shiz, Watching.

Laundry/cleaning - Changed Sir's trash, and kitchen trash, and took them out to the can~! Also put some clothes away. ✔

Reading things - - Still on hold for 3 books! #2 on each one. Sigh. ...at least there’s no more? yet. - The Mage in Black by Jaye Wells 13%! These books are serious popcorn material. - Angel Fire East by Terry Brooks 100%! 3🌟That ends the first trilogy of the series! Whew. - Manhwa: Survive as the Hero’s Wife 2 chapters of this read Nope🚫! UwU♡ ✔✔🚫

Dailies - - Waifu Did mah dailies! Also, level 20/50 BP now~! AND! Tree lvl 25/50! New MONTH! new weeklies! ♡ω♡. ✔ - FFXIV did mah dailies~ MSQ +0 -> 74, BTN +0 -> 80, CUL +0 -> 80, WVR +0 -> 80, GSM +0 -> 77, FSH +0 -> 65, MIN +0 -> 74, ALC +0 -> 69, LTW +0 -> 65, ARM +0 -> 65, CRP +0 -> 64, BSM +0 -> 65. Vath 0/0 Rank 8/9 Bloodsworn, Vanu 1650/1730 Rank 7/9 Sworn, Moggles 300/1730 Rank 7/9 Sworn. 5 MSQ quests. Just started Securing the Saltery. Did not play today. Not sure when i will again. Something something Squeenix president supporting NFT’s and that’s trash something. 🚫 - Cozy Grove - Doot doot continuing to scout along! Scout rank 14/15! (34/40 spirit logs left until rank 15) ✔ - Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Star 6/10 get! 79 caught, 37 max level research pages~ ...Think i might wanna go beat that second boss... Hmm... maybe. ✔ UwU♡ ✔🚫✔✔

YAE! CAME! HOME!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHH ಥ﹏ಥ ♡ω♡

Vamp shiz - 0 words written! Up to 9511. 1687 words for pt6. Always the grind for the next part - but none today. Nope🚫

Watching things - - Konohana Kitan episode 1&2! Nope🚫 - Unsleeping City 2 episode 9 done! Nope 🚫

Other things - Felt weird - again. This time the other way. Space cadet. Slept poorly last night. Very achey, very sore, very exhausted. Yea. Got stuff done tho.

Food: A Liquid: A Pain: B Brain: B

Tomorrow: Laundry/cleaning, Reading, Dailies, Vamp shiz, Watching.

Ever Onwards and Upwards!

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Snowflake Book Review’s

Title: The Mage in Black(Sabina Kane #2)

Author: Jaye Wells

Pages:328

Snowflake Rating:❄❄❄❄❄(5/5)

Synopsis: Sabina Kane doesn't have the best track record when it comes to family. After all, her own grandmother, the leader of the vampire race, just tried to kill her. When she arrives in New York to meet the mage side of her family, the reunion takes the fun out of dysfunctional. On top of that, the Hekate Council wants to use her as a pawn in the brewing war against the vampires. Her mission will take her into the bowels of New York's Black Light district, entangles her in mage politics, and challenges her beliefs about the race she was raised to distrust. And Sabina thought vampires were bloodthirsty.

First And Last Sentence: Here

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The Kum-N-Go’s roadside-chic interior was bathed in a sickly fluorescent glow.

“Let’s go get my sister back.”

-The Mage In Black, Jaye Wells

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Sabina Kane By Jaye Wells ❤

Book One:Red-Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane #1)

Pages:325

Synopsis: In a world where being of mixed-blood is a major liability, Sabina Kane has the only profession fit for an outcast: assassin. But, her latest mission threatens the fragile peace between the vampire and mage races and Sabina must scramble to figure out which side she's on. She's never brought her work home with her---until now.

Book Two:The Mage in Black (Sabina Kane #2)

Book Three: Green-Eyed Demon (Sabina Kane #3)

Book Four: Silver-Tongued Devil (Sabina Kane #4)

Book Five:Blue-Blooded Vamp (Sabina Kane #5)

Book 5.5: Rusted Veins (Sabina Kane #5.5)

Goodreads: Here

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Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells

Series: Sabina Kane #1 Read time: 4 Days Rating: 4/5

The quote: No matter what happens, remember to trust yourself. Loyalty has its place, but your first responsibility is to yourself. — Giguhl

Warnings: There is a moment of severely dubious consent.

I've read Red-Headed Stepchild more times than is probably advisable. But I really like the characters. I felt a book slump coming, Sabina and Adam are my avoidance tactic. Comfortable and fun. So my review is coloured as such.

Sabina is half-mage, half-vampire. She is a badass assassin. Her preferred mode of transport is a motorbike. She is the granddaughter of the ruler of the head vampire (but her reach it's specified). Adam is a mage. I really like Adam, his coding is a bit like a pirate/cowboy/soldier hybrid, it's a bit bizarre but it works and it's really appealing. The other main character is a demon, Giguhl. He's a lot of fun, and quite unexpected. The dynamics are fantastic. Sabina and Adam's bond develops in a well that feels natural. Their nicknames for each other a cute if unoriginal.

The plot is simple. Sabina is asked to spy on a half-demon, half-vamp for her employers. Finds out that not everything is as it seems. Everything in her life is complicated by Adam their first interaction is him saving her life. Then he becomes the one the changes her whole world and life view. No one wants nothing, has t pick a side to back without all the information. The multitude of villains are not entirely irredeemable, their motives made some sense.

Red-Headed Stepchild is an introduction to the world and lore that Jaye Wells has created for the Sabina Kane series. Such as vampires all having red hair (the darker the red the older the vamp), Mages smelling like sandalwood and Faeries have an allergy to cats. Half breeds in the vampire world and in general are not well respected. It's one of those books that isn't complicated and doesn't try to be, essentially it stays in its lane. It the blurb appeals to you then try the book. If you enjoy the book, book 2 (The Mage in Black) follows on directly from Red-Headed Stepchild.

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