#a fatal grace

[goodoldcharley]

I often think we should have tattooed on the back of whatever hand we use to shoot or write: 'I might be wrong'.

A Fatal Grace - Louise Penny

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[freshlybrewedbookreviews]

'I think people who have had that experience and survived have a responsibility to help others. We can't let someone drown where we were saved.'

– Louise Penny (A Fatal Grace)

[realclaramorrow]

how do I singlehandedly create more tumblr interest in the chief inspector armand gamache detective novel series because so far all I can see is

-1 louise penny quote (its a good one tbf)

-2 fanart

-50 bazillion simping for alfred molina

he's not an unnatractive guy and I love his portrayal of gamache but guys please

[frey-draws]

Grace Howard- No wait, Geese Howard- No wait, Grace Howard- No wait, Geese Howard- No wait, Grace Howard- No wait, Geese Howard- No wait, Grace Howard...

[aurantiumred]

fuck it i would give you a 10 page essay on how Waving Through A Window is jason coded but YOU'RE NOT READY FOR THAT CONVERSATION!

[lookingthroughmirrors]

There are people who think Annabeth is very powerful because she is the leader of the seven. What do you think about this? Is Annabeth really the leader of the seven and she is very powerful because she has "the control"?

I haven’t read much of the books of the heroes of Olympus series, but I think Annabeth as a character has always stayed the same in the fact that she has always had a superiority complex, to the point where it’s her fatal flaw, and I don’t think it’s discussed enough.

I suppose I think about it the same way I think about people saying that Annabeth was the leader between her, Percy and Grover. What it really was, was that Annabeth couldn’t be wrong and as you said, ‘have control’. Something I am familiar with from HOO is the scene between P*rcabeth and Akhlys, and I think it’s a very clear representation of Annabeths character, particularly her reaction to the events of the scene. She is scared because she doesn’t have control. It’s all but confirmed when she says “some things aren’t meant to be controlled” which then leads to a Percy spiral and him passively thinking about suicide, which, is its own entire thing but I think it’s very relevant when talking about Annabeth. Particularly because it all comes back to control.

I truly believe Annabeth is only viewed as a leader because she likes to have control, and her superiority complex that she’s automatically better because she’s a daughter of Athena, which again, is shown entirely from her introduction in the first book, and is pretty central to her character as a whole. I think Percy and Jason probably acted the most like the leader, and I kinda feel like Annabeths role is pretty interchangeable. Personally, I think bringing Thalia back to be part of the seven would’ve been more impactful. Especially because when you look at the quests the OG trio went on, Annabeth doesn’t really do anything in particular that means they would’ve failed had she not been there. Which is why I also don’t think Percy gets enough credit for the role he played in his own quests.

Every single member of the seven had better, more interesting and are factually more powerful than Annabeth. They did not need Annabeth there to do that quest, and I think that really Jason and Percy acted more like leaders, both of which have also been leaders in the past and have more experience (Jason through the legion and Percy through TLO, since he led all of camp halfblood against the titan army. Percy did, not Annabeth, Percy did but that’s besides the point). I think Annabeth is simply elevated because she’s a fan favourite, not because she is a leader or anything. And I don’t mind Annabeths character, if her flaws are addressed.

So no I don’t think Annabeth is overly powerful, and I think the only reason she’s seen as the leader of the seven is because she’s the only one who cares about being seen as leader, in comparison to the others to an extent. I really think it was more that nobody had the energy to fight her on it, then her being the true leader.

I hope this answers your question! Also feel free to ask more I love getting these, it’s exciting!!

[out-of-body-xperience]

Sabrina (1954)

[sunshines-child]

Nico is a femme fatale, Percy is a beautiful princess, Jason is a fucking angel descended from heaven.

this is it guys everyone else go home

[rat-prophetess]

Pathologic 2 + text posts, part 2 (part 1 / part 3 / part 4 /part 5/part 6) [Patho classic HD part 1/part 2/part 3/part 4/part 5]

Bonus:

[coolchickblog]

Be good. Be bad. Just be🥀🎱🦢

[goodoldcharley]

The bistro was his secret weapon in tracking down murderers. Not just in Three Pines, but in every town and village in Quebec. First he found a comfortable café or brasserie, or bistro, then he found the murderer. Because Armand Gamache knew something many of his colleagues never figured out. Murder was deeply human, the murdered and the murderer. To describe the murderer as a monstrosity, a grotesque, was to give him an unfair advantage. No. Murderers were human, and at the root of each murder was an emotion. Warped, no doubt. Twisted and ugly. But an emotion. And one so powerful it had driven a man to make a ghost. Gamache's job was to collect the evidence, but also to collect the emotions. And the only way he knew to do that was do get to know the people. To watch and listen. To pay attention, and the best way to do that was in a deceptively casual way in a deceptively casual setting. Like the bistro...

A Fatal Grace - Louise Penny

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[freshlybrewedbookreviews]

A Fatal Grace (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #2) by Louise Penny

When I had been recommended the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series, the person said "they only get better with each book," and with this second book, she was right. This is how I want my mysteries: tough and logical. Penny gives you just enough to think you've worked it out, but then goes a bit further. I like that: it wasn't too easy, and I felt like I was part of Gamache's team, working with him to solve the case.

I'll definitely be reading more Gamache books, and soon. I'd rather be reading a good, reliable series than continuing to try new things (at least for awhile: I want to be consistently reading books I enjoy!)

[1800-lemon-boy]

Friendly reminder that Thalia choosing the hunters was the best choice because if she was the child of the prophecy her fatal flaw (ambition/need for power) would have led her to betraying the camp.

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[everythingwasalreadypicked]

Something something Thalia and Alabaster sharing a fatal flaw... something something childhood bestfriends Annabaster... something something Thalia being made Artemis's lieutenant to satisfy her thirst for power and to get her off Olympus's back, Luke promoting Alabaster to General for the same reasons...

Something something Thalia renouncing the kid she knew and cursed the gods with all these years, and not recognising both him and the child they took in anymore

OHHH I'm having thoughts and Unwell no one stop me

[blkanniechase]

i love the parallels in house of hades with annabeth and percys fatal flaws. They got stuck in tartarus because Annabeth’s hubris made her think she defeated Arachne, and Percy’s loyalty made him fall with her. Meanwhile, they escaped because Annabeth had to realize she can’t be the best and do everything herself, letting bob take the lead. And Percy had to leave bob behind denying his loyalty.