#anyone else need recs?

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hi! do you have books recs similar to six of crows?

yes, yes i do!

do you want to read SFF stories about making rich people miserable?

scavenge the stars by tara sim (ya, duology)

little thieves by margaret owen (ya, trilogy)

the drowned woods by emily lloyd-jones (ya, stand-alone)

book of night by holly black (adult, duology)

black water sister by zen cho (adult, stand-alone)

do you want to read SFF stories about a plucky group of people doing the right thing - teeth gritted and all?

murderbot by martha wells (adult, series)

the scholomance by naomi novik (adult, trilogy)

ninth house by leigh bardugo (adult, trilogy)

we shall be monsters by tara sim (ya, series)

foul days by genoveva dimova (adult, duology)

do you want to read SFF books about angry teenagers taking matters in their own hands because the adults - and institutions and the system - have failed them?

now entering addamsville by francesca zappia (ya, stand-alone)

the hazel wood by melissa albert (ya, duology)

bad witch burning by jessica lewis (ya, stand-alone)

the rise of kyoshi by fc yee (ya, duology)

legendborn by tracy deonn (ya, series)

wrath becomes her by aden polydoros (ya, stand-alone)

the spirit bares its teeth by andrew joseph white (ya, stand-alone)

the diviners by libba bray (ya, series)

shadowshaper by daniel josé older (ya, trilogy)

lore by alexandra bracken (ya, stand-alone)

lockwood and co by jonathan stroud (middle grade, series)

hope this, helps, anon!

(people are free to add to this list)

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So many!

Lockwood and Co by Johnathan Stroud - teenager psychics fighting ghosts in London

Lucha and the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia - a girl enters a dangerous forest in search of horrifying fungi

The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert - urban legends and a playground game collide when four people go missing overnight (also recommending her entire backlist!)

The Luminaries by Susan Dennard - a girl exiled from a secret society of monster hunters has to unravel her own past

Where Darkness Blooms by Andrea Hannah - a small town is confronted with an old horror as there’s something not right about the sunflowers….

The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould - the daughter of TV ghost hunters ends up in her own mystery

The Undead Truth of Us by Britney S Lewis - after the death of her mother, this teenager seems to be only one aware of the slow-rising zombie invasion

Anyone have suggestions for horror/mystery books for a 14 year old? I have a few ideas but I'm pretty disconnected from newer horror esque stuff for a younger audience.

My one current idea is Nettle & Bone, based on her also liking some romance and humor in her books.

[herheartdisplayed]

Am I the only young person that feels completely out of touch from all types of media, and just pop culture in general? Like someone will reference an insanely popular band, and I won’t know the band by name, only by their songs. 😭 Or someone will mention a celebrity that has been really popular for 10+ years, and I won’t be able to recognize them by their face, I’m just familiar with the names. I’m on social media a ton, but still don’t know who 8/10th of the popular influencers currently are, and I hardly watch movies, read books, or watch tv shows. Like I’m completely a blank slate, it’s insane, lol.

Does anyone have any book, music, tv show, or movie recs?

[blitzwhore]

Barbie Wire my beloved. I love you. I miss you. Come back soon. Be safe. Be happy

[babybirbb]

Just started watching suits recently and was wondering if you had any good fic recs, particularly AUs. The nature of the show really lends itself to Selkie fics imo but also I just love selkies

anon i need you to know that as soon as i saw your ask i immediately went scouring through the AU tag on ao3. i’m not gonna lie, i'm not usually an AU reader but i wanted to challenge myself to provide some recs as unbiasedly as possible.

at first observation, i noticed a lot of the AU fics were still in some way canon (divergent and adjacent)-- usually splitting off somewhere along the show or a situation where Mike or Harvey is still a lawyer, while the other was not. i will say i skipped over smut-based (omegaverse, bdsm) and lengthy fics (under 20k is nothing, anything more than 50k is pushing it for me) cause i just did not have the brainpower to even try to get through them :/

so of course the ones i ended up liking were mostly canon divergent/adjacent but i tried my best to get you something different. what i managed to dig up for you is under the cut and i really hope you like them anon (also fyi these are all pretty much marvey fics, hope that's okay!) <3 also thanks so much for the ask! i enjoyed this little scavenger hunt haha!

As the World Caves In by SupernaturalIdjit16 | Mature - Zombie Apocalypse, Warning for the usual triggers that come with zombie apocalypse. It’s not a complete work but it literally got updated today!

Here at the end of all things by tattooedsiren | Explicit - Apocalypse, Hurt/Comfort, Mike and Harvey protecting each other, Mike does shoot someone and goes a bit into the psychological aftermath, light smut towards the end

The Haunting of Penthouse B by Skara_Brae | Teen+ - Supernatural Elements, Happy ending, Mike’s a ghost…or is he?

Meet Me at Midnight by butdaddyilovehim | Teen+ - Superheroes/Superpowers, Protective Harvey, he's also Batman…need i say more?

Complications by LearnedFoot | Teen+ - Canon divergence, Fake/pretend relationship, Harvey decides not to hire Mike, instead asks for his help to spite Jessica, of course they end up falling in love

The Touch by FrivolousSuits | Teen+ - Magic, Angst, Soulmate inspired, it’s also from Donna’s pov which was super fun and interesting, as was the nature of the magic

TBR list:

Wear My Name by Lunarflare14 (Teen+) and whatever the question by tattooedsiren (Explicit) - These are both Fake/Pretend relationship AUs based/inspired by The Proposal movie! (a very good movie imo)

The Game by FrivolousSuits | Teen+ - It’s a Hunger Games AU so i am intrigued, just haven't gotten around to reading it yet

Ocean Dream by Blue_Five | Mature - i apologize for being unable to provide you with a selkie fic so the best i could do was the incomplete merperson au... i hope it's enjoyable...😅

[raayllum]

I think it was reading @numptypylon's fic that helped cinch it for me, metaphor wise (which kudos for nailing the path metaphor emphasis like seasons ahead) in regards to like Callum and Rayla's devotion?

Because they've always felt equally devoted to me, but with two kind of caveats between both thought process and manifestation

When it comes to how that devotion manifests, we see repeatedly that for Rayla it doesn't always equal the same kind of prioritization that Callum offers (she tends to just have the Most Faith in her loved ones ever??) which makes sense given the way she knew her parents + Runaan loved her but she didn't always feel like their priority, and that they'd do things that were for her yes but also for the common good lumped in together. Whereas with Callum if he's devoted to you, you will be his #1 priority at least 75% to 99% of the time when it comes down to it, because that is how he shows devotion/love through consistency and persistence / general Togetherness

But the other one in terms of thought process / operation is where the paths metaphor Numpty uses I think is really useful and apt, and kind of perfectly illustrates how I & many others see them, because it's like...

Like Callum, Rayla will walk down every path she sees as an option to keep her loved one(s) safe, but unlike Callum, she just fundamentally doesn't see certain paths.

It's not that she sees them as options and doesn't pick 'em, it's that they don't even occur to her as concepts (i.e. she knew Claudia and her bag of dark magic ingredients were there in 2x07 and that there was a chain breaking spell, but it's very clear Rayla never would've considered that as a option given how she does approach freeing the dragon).

Meanwhile Callum, due to his immense intelligence and creative thinking, does see well - creative solutions. He does see those paths (like in 2x07) and because he sees them, because they are presented as options, he can and and will and has gone down those roads. Like Rayla, he'll take every path he sees - he just sees more of them than she does

and Idk, I think it's a very nice piece of not only description but very strong characterization

[theo-decker]

At the moment I am having lots of fun sneaking good literature to the kids in secret when we are supposed to be doing lame ass elementary readers. Literally no one appreciates this especially not them (well maybe 1 or 2 but they're not gonna admit to being Book Likers). Today I made them a reading paper excerpting Matilda. I am planning on more Roald Dahl, Lemony Snicket, Louis Sachar (I remember being RIVETED by Holes at their age)... Hahaha... Get enriched idiot

[vaperarmand]

hii what are some of ur fav roman gerri fics? i just finished night steals and i’m in desperate need of a new slow burn fic

ooh i don’t know how much these could be considered slow burn (i am the king of reading short one shots) but these are my absolute faves:

love is: by darlingdarling

probably sweeter than real life rg but i’m only human and also the characterization is SOOO good. post canon stuff but written pre s4

evacuation strategies for a yacht on fire by devourthemoon

truly a classic, fake but real marriage, s2 ish era which makes me so nostalgic, plus i appreciate the more detailed references to lower manhattan because i’m an insane person that way

show me what you’re good for by parhelion_shoreline

phone sex, crazy good dialogue, roman being feminized 😈

the true encounter by wellprince

nasty in a good way, does gay roman things with jeryd mencken 😈

also really anything by @threeguesses but i especially i was born to beg for you for a post s3 + s4 narrative and sweet you rock and sweet you roll for just inspiringly in character smut

[nurseydexunsolved]

btw i just finished reading all of the fence comics/graphic novels i could find online and i am In. this is not enough. where’s the rest of it where’s the fandom i need HELP

[sforzesco]

Mazarin and d'Artagnan! like. listen. I'm reading Charles Samaran's book on d'Artagnan, and 'Colbert a dit que d'Artagnan fut une créature de Mazarin; rien n'est plus vrai,' sure was a sentence to read.

D'Artagnan, Capitaine des mousquetaires du roi, histoire véridique d'un héros de roman, Charles Samaran

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✨Hazbin Hotel Sketches✨

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I seen you like Tam Lin too! Do you have a favorite version of it?

For one that understands the pro-choice part of the narrative – Tam Lin by Pamela Dean

For ones that understand the vibes and having an angry/feral girl – The Darkest Part of the Forest and Tithe by Holly Black

For one that understands a major point of Tam Lin is to hold on tight and never let go – Echo North* by Joanna Ruth Meyer

And let me not forget the third book in the October Daye series, An Artificial Night

For one where the Janet figure falls in love with the evil queen – The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska

Fire and Hemlock...it's hard to recommend because of how weird it is. DWJ’s prose slaps and the stuff about memory is fascinating, but the age gap is.............uh...........yikes...

*Yes, yes. It's an East of the Sun retelling, but the second part is heavily inspired by Tam Lin

[coffeeandcalligraphy]

lonan and harrison fanfic where all they do is watch movies & throw popcorn at each other

[toruro]

Mika, I need to know your lip products because HOW DO YOU HAVE SUCH SHINY LIPS OMGG

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hehe i got u >_< tarte maracuja juicy lip in the shade orchid it smells SO nice and i love how it looks ^^

[beneathsilverstars]

look at my pcp's logo. it's so funny

like damn i didn't know winston overwatch was a medical doctor who specializes in transgenderism but good for him

[rabiosass]

The tentative genderbent helaemond faceclaims!!!

Jeanne Goursaud as Female Aemond (idea from @sarcasticsweetlara) and Paul J Gorman as Male Helaena