#ashley aston

[pernillecfcw]

The champs return tomorrow 💙🤩

[glimmerofawesome]

[racingliners]

Our electricity just went off. Kinda feels like a blessing 😭

[cashmatty]

Matty was rapid with his answer lol

Ollie bless him still browsing his contacts 😂

[commiepinkofag]

Colorado Club Q shooting: Attacker sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty

The attacker who killed five people at an LGBT nightclub in Colorado last year has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to murder and attempted murder. Victims called Anderson Lee Aldrich, 23, a "coward" and a "monster" for the rampage at Club Q in Colorado Springs on 19 November 2022. The shooting was stopped by club-goers, who subdued the attacker until police arrived. The victims who were killed were Daniel Aston, 28; Derrick Rump, 38; Kelly Loving, 40; Ashley Paugh, 34; and, Raymond Vance, 22. The attack left 17 others wounded. As part of a plea deal, the attacker was sentenced to five consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, and 46 consecutive 48-year sentences for the attempted murders, in addition to pleading "no contest" to charges of bias-motivated crimes. "When you commit a hate crime, you are targeting a group of people for their simple existence," Judge Michael McHenry said. "The sentence in this court is that such hate will not be tolerated." Judge McHenry added that he believes Aldrich's actions "reflect the deepest malice of the human heart". "And malice is almost always born of ignorance and fear," Judge McHenry added. Bernd Debusmann Jr / BBC

[hspn]

Ashley Lawrence scores against Aston Villa, her first goal for Chelsea.

[emeraldphilo]

watching first games of the season and you’ll always be like ”wait when did x player sign for this team???”

[pullman-wedding-package]

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[ranger-ribbons]

Seasons and Ships

Hello! This is just a little thing so let people know what I ship in which seasons! If you don't see a season on here, I haven't seen that season. If you don't see a ship on here, ask me about it! Let me be clear now, I'm willing to write for the ships, but please check the list or ask me to make sure I'm okay with it. Thank you!

Mighty Morphin'

Jason Lee Scott/Zach Taylor/Billy Cranston/Trini Kwan/Kimberly Ann Hart

Jason Lee Scott/Billy Cranston

Trini Kwan/Kimberly Ann Hart

Jason Lee Scott/Tommy Oliver

In Space:

Kimberly Ann Hart/Tommy Oliver

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Andros/Zhane

T.J. Johnson/Cassie Chan

Carlos Vallerta/Ashley Hammond

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Lost Galaxy:

Leo Corbett/Kai Chen/Damon Henderson/Maya/Kendrix Morgan

Leo Corbett/Kai Chen/Damon Henderson/Maya

Leo Corbett/Kai Chen

Leo Corbett/Kai Chen/Damon Henderson

Leo Corbett/Kai Chen/Kendrix Morgan

Leo Corbett/Damon Henderson

Leo Corbett/Maya

Leo Corbett/Kendrix Morgan

Kai Chen/Damon Henderson

Kai Chen/Maya

Kai Chen/Kendrix Morgan

Damon Henderson/Maya

Damon Henderson/Kendrix Morgan

Maya/Kendrix Morgan (Lost Galaxy)

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Lightspeed Rescue:

Carter Grayson/Kelsey Winslow

Carter Grayson/Dana Mitchell

Carter Grayson/Ryan Mitchell

Chad Lee/Kelsey Winslow

Joel Rawlings/Angela Fairweather

Chad Lee/Joel Rawlings

Chad Lee/Marina

Kelsey Winslow/Dana Mitchell

~

Time Force:

Wes Collins/Jen Scotts/Lucas Kendall/Katie Walker/Trip Regis/Eric Myers

Wes Collins/Jen Scotts/Lucas Kendall/Katie Walker/Trip Regis

Wes Collins/Jen Scotts/Trip Regis/Eric Myers

Wes Collins/Trip Regis/Eric Myers

Wes Collins/Jen Scotts

Wes Collins/Trip Regis

Jen Scotts/Katie Walker

Lucas Kendall/Katie Walker

Trip Regis/Eric Myers

Eric Myers/Wes Collins

~

Wild Force:

Cole Evans/Merrick Baliton/Princess Shayla

Cole Evans/Merrick Baliton

Taylor Earhardt/Alyssa Enrile

Danny Delgato/Max Cooper

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Ninja Storm:

Shane Clarke/Tori Hanson/Dustin Brooks/Hunter Bradley/Cam Wantanabe

Shane Clarke/Tori Hanson/Dustin Brooks/Blake Bradley/Cam Wantanabe

Shane Clarke/Tori Hanson/Dustin Brooks/Cam Wantanabe

Shane Clarke/Tori Hanson/Dustin Brooks

Shane Clarke/Tori Hanson

Shane Clarke/Dustin Brooks

Shane Clarke/Hunter Bradley

Shane Clarke/Blake Bradley

Shane Clarke/Cam Watanabe

Tori Hanson/Dustin Brooks

Tori Hanson/Hunter Bradley

Dustin Brooks/Hunter Bradley

Tori Hanson/Blake Bradley

Tori Hanson/Cam Watanabe

Dustin Brooks/Blake Bradley

Dustin Brooks/Cam Watanabe

~

Hunter Bradley/Cam Wantanabe

Blake Bradley/Cam Watanabe

Dino Thunder:

Conner McKnight/Ethan James/Kira Ford/Trent Fernandez-Mercer

Conner McKnight/Ethan James

Kira Ford/Trent Fernandez-Mercer

Tommy Oliver/Hayley Ziktor

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S.P.D.:

Jack Landors/Sky Tate/Bridge Carson/Z Delgato/Syd Drew

Jack Landors/Sky Tate/Bridge Carson

Jack Landors/Sky Tate

Z Delgato/Syd Drew

Jack Landors/Bridge Carson

Jack Landors/Z Delgato

Jack Landors/Syd Drew

Sky Tate/Bridge Carson

Sky Tate/Z Delgato

Sky Tate/Syd Drew

Bridge Carson/Z Delgato

Bridge Carson/Syd Drew

Sam/Nova

~

Mystic Force:

Nick Russell/Maddison Rocca

Nick Russell/Chip Thorn/Xander Blye/Vida Rocca

Nick Russell/Chip Thorn/Xander Blye/Maddison Rocca

Chip Thorn/Xander Blye/Vida Rocca

Nick Russell/Chip Thorn

Chip Thorn/Vida Rocca

Maddison Rocca/Xander Blye

Maddison Rocca/Amelia Jones (Dino Fury)

Udonna/Leanbow

Daggeron/Jenji

~

Operation Overdrive:

Mack Hartford/Will Aston/Dax Lo/Ronny Robinson/Rose Ortiz/Tyzon

Ronny Robinson/Rose Ortiz

Mack Hartford/Will Aston

Mack Hartford/Tyzon

Will Aston/Ronny Robinson

Tyzon/Vella

~

Jungle Fury:

Casey Rhodes/RJ Jameson

Lily Chillman/Theo Martin

Dom Hargan/Fran

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R.P.M.:

Scott Truman/Flynn McAllister/Summer Landsdown/Dillon/Ziggy Grover

Scott Truman/Flynn McAllister/Summer Landsdown

Scott Truman/Dillon/Ziggy Grover

Scott Truman/Flynn McAllister

Scott Truman/Summer Landsdown

Scott Truman/Dillon

Scott Truman/Ziggy Grover

Summer Landsdown/Tenaya

Flynn McAllister/Summer Landsdown

Flynn McAllister/Dillon

Flynn McAllister/Ziggy Grover

Summer Landsdown/Dillon

Summer Landsdown/Ziggy Grover

Dillon/Ziggy Grover

Ziggy Grover/Doctor K

Gem/Doctor K

Gem/Tenaya

Gemma/Doctor K

Gemma/Tenaya

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Samurai:

Jayden Shiba/Anonio Garcia

Kevin Yamamoto/Mike Sato

Mia Wantanabe/Emily Tanaka

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Megaforce:

Troy Burrows/Emma Goodall/Noah Carver/Gia Moran/Jake Holling/Orion

Troy Burrows/Emma Goodall/Noah Carver/Gia Moran/Jake Holling

Troy Burrows/Orion

Troy Burrows/Jordan

Emma Goodall/Gia Moran

Emma Goodall/Noah Carver

Jake Holling/Noah Carver

~

Dino Charge:

Tyler Navarro/Chase Randall/Koda/Riley Griffin/Shelby Watkins/Ivan of Zander

Tyler Navarro/Chase Randall/Koda/Riley Griffin/Shelby Watkins

Chase Randall/Koda/Shelby Watkins/Kendall Morgan

Tyler Navarro/Chase Randall/Riley Griffin

Tyler Navarro/Shelby Watkins

Tyler Navarro/Riley Griffin

Chase Randall/Koda

Koda/Phillip Phillips

Shelby Watkins/Kendall Morgan

Heckyl/Levi Weston (Ninja Steel)

~

Ninja Steel:

Brody Romero/Preston Tien/Sarah Thompson/Calvin Maxwell/Hayley Foster

Brody Romero/Preston Tien/Sarah Thompson

Brody Romero/Preston Tien/Calvin Maxwell

Brody Romero/Preston Tien

Preston Tien/Calvin Maxwell

Sarah Thompson/Hayley Foster

Sarah Thompson/Levi Weston

Sarah Thompson/Viera

Calvin Maxwell/Hayley Foster

~

Beast Morphers:

Devon Daniels/Ravi Shaw/Zoey Reeves/Nate Silva

Devon Daniels/Zoey Reeves/Nate Silva

Ravi Shaw/Roxy

Devon Daniels/Ravi Shaw

Devon Daniels/Zoey Reeves

Devon Daniels/Nate Silva

Ravi Shaw/Zoey Reeves

Ravi Shaw/Nate Silva

Zoey Reeves/Nate Silva

~

Dino Fury:

Zayto/Ollie Akana

Zayto/Ollie Akana/Amelia Jones/Javi Garcia/Aiyon

Zayton/Ollie Akana/Amelia Jones/Izzy Garcia/Aiyon

Zayto/Ollie Akana/Amelia Jones

Zayto/Ollie Akana/Javi Garcia

Amelia Jones/Izzy Garcia/Fern

Ollie Akana/Javi Garcia

Amelia Jones/Izzy Garcia

Izzy Garcia/Fern

[pernillecfcw]

Back to the top we go💙💙

[boyreceptionist]

I posted 3,098 times in 2022

That's 1,861 more posts than 2021!

38 posts created (1%)

3,060 posts reblogged (99%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@wunky

@paddington-two

@crtter

@dykevirgo

@chitsangenthusiast

I tagged 481 of my posts in 2022

#homesick tag - 19 posts

#to the void - 19 posts

#prev - 13 posts

#testosterone posting - 11 posts

#<3 - 10 posts

#art - 8 posts

#boyreceptionist - 7 posts

#he/they - 7 posts

#jaxcore - 6 posts

#tma - 6 posts

Longest Tag: 140 characters

#my mom just talked to me about the queen while i was typing this and all i said was ‘i hope she croaks’ and that feels very fitting to share

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

someone use he pronouns on me stat before i’m erased from this timeline

22 notes - Posted February 23, 2022

#4

by far the most iconic ride to get to the trans gym!

(id in alt text)

27 notes - Posted July 23, 2022

#3

your local hell hound (he/they) ID in alt text.

materials: hot glue, acrylic paint, elastic, construction paper, diet coke cardboard case, beads. 3 day build time. Vintage red leather jacket also restored by me.

mask details below cut 👇

See the full post

30 notes - Posted November 1, 2022

#2

happy pride, stay vigilant and freaky

(id in alt text)

32 notes - Posted June 26, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

my body has been wracked with grief since the shooting at Club Q on Trans Day of Remembrance, exactly 42 years after the shooting in Greenwich at multiple gay bars. That it happened in the same week a gay bar in nyc has had a brick thrown through their window 3 times. for all the moments we don’t make the news for.

i don’t have anything transformative to say and i’m beyond empty. yet, i still find myself dreaming through death and massacre and criminalization,

of a world where we live long lives

of a world i get to meet you

of a world we kiss our lovers and friends not worrying it’ll be the last

of a world where you get home safe, a world where you got home safe.

i’m waiting for your “got home safe” text. i’m waiting to hear the door unlock and to know you survived.

i feel desperate to keep going, not out of spite but dedication. for every moment taken away from us i will carry you with me. and if an early grave comes for me we’ll still find a way forward.

it wasn’t your time and you’re still gone. rest in peace is a cheap salve but i hope you find it; rest and peace.

Daniel Davis Aston, Raymond Green, Kelly Loving, Ashley Paugh, Derrick Rump.

34 notes - Posted November 23, 2022

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[protect-daniel-james]

fic asks! (sorry the formatting is so weird) ✨ Give you and your writing a compliment. Go on now. You know you deserve it. 😉 🛒 What are some common things you incorporate in your fics? Themes, feels, scenes, imagery, etc. ❌ What’s a trope you will never write? 🤩 Who is your favorite character to write?

thank you!!!

✨ Give you and your writing a compliment. Go on now. You know you deserve it. 😉

Hahaha, I think I can be proud of being the ✨ trailblazer ✨in some ships, like, being the second person on AO3 to publish a Rakidrić story, or being the first one there to post a Gavi/Pedri fic in English - and look at the numbers nowadays. I like having the variety, different ships, while I hopefully manage to keep the dynamics different for all of them? idk. But yeah, I think that's something to be proud of, the variety, and setting new ships to sail.

🛒 What are some common things you incorporate in your fics? Themes, feels, scenes, imagery, etc.

It definitely depends on the type of fic. If it's about an established relationship where the two are genuinely in love, I think there will always be a scene where one of them just looks at the other in awe of how beautiful they are. I think I kinda enjoy the "power dynamics" and "balancing/completing each other" thing, where basically the two people find something that completes them in the partner - in a good or bad sense. In the darker sense, I like the topic of being jealous/envious and wanting to own the other (Klopp with Coutinho, before Ron with Dybala), or to be the other (recently with Emery and Mikel), or feeling the "connection in desperation" where it's unclear whether the two hate or love each other (like with Paquetá/Scamacca, or briefly Weghorst/Vydra).

❌ What’s a trope you will never write?

I'm not a big fan of the tropes like "soulmates", "A/B/O", things like that, since I'm not very much into supernatural or fantasy stuff (so no Mpreg, gender-bending etc. either). Or any type of character "going into heat" or something. Tbh I can't see myself writing "fake dating" thing since I always try to make my fics believable (as in "this could be happening, who knows"), and I don't see a reason why footballers would be fake dating each other.

tbh I do enjoy and find comfort in truly loving relationships - like Grizione, Lichantony, Ashley Barnes/Ashley Westwood (the peak of rare pairing) or Pedri/Gavi. I can't really imagine writing something completely angsty (like no comfort, break up, character death etc.) with these pairings - like them breaking up or truly ending up fucked up. They are just too pure and in love for that.

🤩 Who is your favorite character to write?

I REALLY loved writing Luka, he's such a tiny cute bean but also a strong-minded man, it's insane. I loved having Raketa head over heels for him hehe. But more recently, Gianluca Scamacca and Unai Emery. Maybe because almost nobody else writes for them so I can "create them" on my own, but also because I genuinely find them both fascinating. The idea of Scamacca - with his gangster father, with his tattoos, with his flair, with his bad boy look - being stuck in a relegation battle in London with Moyes as a manager is great (not for me as a West Ham fan though).

Unai's redemption arc of winning the Europa League with Villareal (and kicking Arsenal out of the cup in the process), coming back to England, and now building his project with Aston Villa is amazing. He could well be a villain coming for his "justice" - if he wasn't such an erratic workaholic sweetie desperate for the fans' love lol. So the circumstances, the behavior, the way the people present themselves make them interesting to analyze and then "build" in the fictions. Same with Cholo tbh, his love with Griezmann is insane in real life, and it feels good to transmit it into shippy stuff.

[neenawagncr]

character name: Neena Wagner age & birthday: 25, October 23rd, 1998 gender & pronouns: Cis woman, She/Her place of birth & time in East Haven: Born in Boston and raised in East Haven, left for college district: Mount Aston occupation: True Crime podcaster faceclaim: Simone Ashley family: Nick Wagner, Johnny Wagner, TBD Wagner, Verity Wagner, Summer Cavanagh, Waverly Erickson, Alec Kincade

CHARACTER BIOGRAPHY TWs: teen pregnancy, death

PAST

Neena often thinks of her birth as something far removed from her self. It is separate and has no tie to who she is, in her mind it is almost the same as being born from a surrogate or even an incubator. Neena’s birth mother gave birth to her at the tender age of 17 and quickly gave her up for adoption. Thankfully, a married couple who had just had the devastating news of no longer being able to have another child by birth were looking for the perfect final addition to their family. Naomi and Nick Wagner soon were linked to baby Neena in her Boston orphanage and fate delivered them the perfect baby girl. The birth certificate may have said Neena Konar, but she’s never thought of that name as any importance to her - Wagner is her real name. Neena was taken home by the Wagners after all the paperwork was finished when she was only a few months old and to her, that was her real family. Growing up, Neena never looked at Naomi or Nick as anything other than her real parents. They were the ones who wanted her when her own birth incubator did not. 

When Neena was still young, her father was still playing football professionally. There are many photos and videos of little baby Neena dressed up for her father’s team and sitting on his shoulders during the post-game interviews. And since her father retired when she was still in elementary school, she had something her older siblings never had, her father around for all of her childhood. Naomi and Nick doted on Neena while making sure to connect her with her culture. She attended classes and festivals and was raised to learn everything about her Indian background. While Neena appreciated that from her parents, she saw the Wagner’s culture as her own as well in addition. Both held meaning to her, and she never saw one above the other. She liked how it created a colorful tapestry for her background. 

Neena was vivacious from a young age, and could often be described as dramatic and extra. Growing up, she was always the one to fill a room with her personality, and to be the center of attention. Neena tried almost every extracurricular activity she could and though she dropped a lot, she liked trying everything there was to offer. She took plenty of art classes, participated in theater in high school, was on the dance team, ran for student government and even was prom queen. Never one to fit into one box, Neena was popular, approachable and kind, but a wild child as well. She surely gave her parents many gray hairs as they struggled to raise her. Neena often snuck out of the Wagner house to attend parties, she was brought back drunk by the local cops, and even once got dared to steal a neighbor’s lawn mower and accidentally ended up with it in the lake in the person’s backyard drunk and laughing hysterically. Her parents tried to protect her as best they could with their connections, but she did face consequences with community service to keep her underage record clean. 

It was soon after her 18th birthday that Neena finally reached out to the orphanage to figure out who her birth mother was. She had often wondered who her birth mother was and what the circumstance of her adoption had been. But, she never had thought of Naomi and Nick as anything but her real parents. Finding this woman would never replace them. Only fill out some questions she had. But, when she finally tracked down the woman, it only cemented how little this woman was even a birth mother, she’d been nothing but an incubator Neena was carried in. The woman had been shocked, and horrified to find Neena showing up. She’d been embarrassed and ashamed of her, scooting her away like she was some undesirable showing up on her doorstep to beg for her most prized position. Like she was a criminal. The woman had shooed Neena away, the big ring and big house of her family that had no idea about their mother’s teenage pregnancy. Eventually, Neena left in tears and swearing that the egg and sperm donators who created her were nothing but incubators who only served to get her to her real family - the Wagner’s. 

Eventually she did graduate high school and left to attend NYU in the fall. Neena majored in marketing and double minored to satisfy by her loves of art and history. She visited on some weekends, and was always glad to show her parents the city that had become her new home. She thrived, partying and living up to her glamorous and wild child reputation. Neena loved New York City and all the city had to offer, even when she got to see the underbelly this city still felt like a new home. After graduation, she got a marketing job over in Brooklyn and worked for almost a year before she figured out the 9-5 office job wasn’t for her. Even with the creative outlet of her job, she still felt stifled and boxed in. Was this really what she wanted for the next 80 years? Working day in and day out in the same cubicle, the same office, the same tasks that she just got to do all over again with a different project each week? She felt like she was drowning and quit. Neena could have stayed in New York if she wanted, even without a job she knew her parents would have supported her while she figured out the next step. But she didn’t know the next step. 

Truthfully going back to East Haven wasn’t a downgrade or a loss to her, Neena saw it as she was just going back to sort out her thoughts and figure out her next move. If that meant going back to New York, she’d be happy to go there, or another city, or even stay in her home town. While in college, Neena had started a true crime podcast just out of a fun hobby. It had done well, and during her time in her marketing job, she grew her following and started to market merch as well as a few paid episodes and even paid sponsorship. It was there she realized she could make this her full time job and support herself. Starting off with a converted shed in her parent’s backyard, Neena started to record there before she eventually earned enough money to but a small studio herself downtown. With a job like this, she realized she could go wherever she wanted and Neena had been thinking of where she wanted to move next when the worst thing happened. 

The truth was, her parents had found out Naomi was sick when they found out she couldn’t have another child. For Neena’s whole life, her parents had hid Naomi’s disease, and eventual end. It was during this time that the truth of her mom’s sickness came out. Neena of course stayed in East Haven, refusing to leave her mom now. Before her eyes, her mom quickly declined and soon the family was burying the sweetest woman anyone had ever known. She struggled with the grief and loss at first, as did the rest of her family. Her mom couldn’t die, she couldn’t have been sick her whole life. None of this could be real. But it was.

PRESENT

Eventually, Neena did decide to stay in East Haven. Maybe not forever, maybe eventually she would move to another city to do her podcast, but for right now her dad was still here and she didn’t want to leave him. Johnny was back too and finally engaged to Stevie who she always knew would be her sister in law, even if her brother had been so stupid to wait all these years. Her podcast is doing great, she’s even planning a tour to do a live show across the country, and though she still misses her mom every day, life is still going on and there is still so much to do and experience. Life is for living and the light in Neena will never go out. 

[commiepinkofag]

Club Q shooter changes plea to guilty on federal hate crime charges

Anderson Lee Aldrich pleaded guilty to each of the 74 charges of violating provisions of the Matthew Shepard And James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 as well as gun crimes in the Club Q shooting. Aldrich initially pleaded not guilty. Federal prosecutors are recommending a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, to be followed by a 190-year sentence of imprisonment, according to court documents filed on June 4. Prosecutors said in a Jan. 9 filing they would not be seeking the death penalty. The sentencing recommendation details Aldrich's alleged past use of online platforms "to express anti-gay and anti-transgender views," use of anti-gay slurs and harassment of a gay co-worker in the years preceding the attack. In addition to the federal charges, Aldrich was already sentenced to over 2,000 years in state prison in June 2023 after pleading guilty to five counts of murder in the first degree and 46 counts of attempted murder in the first degree. Aldrich pleaded no contest to two bias-motivated crimes.

Daniel Davis Aston, Kelly Loving, Derrick Rump, Ashley Paugh and Raymond Green Vance were killed in the attack.

[agrippinaes]

books i read in 2022

so, last year i read 290 books, a statistic i put down to the fact i spent much of 2021 unemployed. this year i was employed all year round and managed to increase that total to 300, admittedly in part due to a concerted effort over christmas to read more.

i set myself three goals this year to read more non-romance, non-fiction, and more physical books. as with 2021, i tracked my reading habits over the year, tracking things such as genre, tropes/plot points, months read, etc.. so with that in mind, i'll go into some statistics:

of the 300 books i read, 275 of them were romance books. I did not read as many non-romance books as i intended - my next most-read genre was mystery/crime/thriller. 12 of the non-romance books i read had romance as a major subgenre. i also only read 3 non-fiction books all year, way, way behind the goal i set myself at the start of the year.

281 books i read were ebooks. i read 18 physical books and 1 audiobook. again, this fell behind the goal i set myself at the start of this year. i owned most of the books i read this year - 146 in total - and i leaned a lot more into reading KU books, having read 88. i also read a lot of ARCs this year - 57 in total. i'm going to be more careful about how many ARCs i take on in 2023 because i found it quite hard to keep up with it, but i did read some interesting things.

my most productive months of reading were april and may - i read 36 books in both months. most of the books were novel-length - 263 - and i read 37 novellas.

as in 2021, i continued to track cover types, based on ongoing debates about illustrated covers on romance novels. as with last year, the vast majority of books i read featured a lone man on the cover (54), closely followed by more traditional - and variations of - a clinch cover, of which i read 52. i read 24 books with the type of "cute" illustrated covers, which was higher than last year.

tracking tropes and content, my most read trope was forced proximity - i read 71 books featuring this trope - followed by hate-to-love (which includes enemies-to-lovers, rivals-to-lovers, etc.), having read 64 books with that trope; this is the reverse of the previous year, where hate-to-love was my most-read genre. These were followed by boss/employee, opposites attract, and age gap tropes.

outside of numbers, i'm quite happy with what i read this year and i definitely read more indulgently. my highlights were no one is talking about this by patricia lockwood (a book that broke my heart!), thirsty by mia hopkins, release by suzanne clay, rules of arrangement by maren mackenzie, and things we never got over by lucy score.

next year i'm going to set myself goals, again, to read more widely - both in terms of genre, type, and format - but i'm going to make them slightly smaller and more realistic. it's hard to deny my reading habits have shifted so much over the last couple of years; i'm a romance reader through and through and generally i'm very happy and comfortable with that. still - it would be nice to broaden my horizons a little!

so, below is a full list of the books i read in 2022. rereads are italicised, and 5-star reads are bolded.

the risk by s.t. abby sidetracked by s.t. abby second best by noelle adams the cheat sheet by sarah adams buck up, buttercup by anna alkire a duke at the door by susanna allen revealing her nine-month secret by natalie anderson her bossy billionaire by natalie anderson nothing but trouble by amy andrews athica lane by brynne asher the fine print by lauren asher terms and conditions by lauren asher the madness of lord ian mackenzie by jennifer ashley lady isabella's scandalous marriage by jennifer ashley the many sins of lord cameron by jennifer ashley the duke's perfect wife by jennifer ashley the untamed mackenzie by jennifer ashley good girl by jana aston good time by jana aston sure thing by jana aston plan b by jana aston wrong by jana aston right by jana aston if you give a jerk a gingerbread by jana aston the one night stand before christmas by jana aston

hook, line, and sinker by tessa bailey protecting what's his by tessa bailey x 2 my killer vacation by tessa bailey in bed with a highlander by maya banks the dark between the trees by fiona barnett hottie on her shelf by christi barth imperfect angel by christi barth a letter to three witches by elizabeth bass mr. bloomsbury by louise bay dr. off limits by louise bay playing dirty in alaska by samanthe beck compromising her position by samanthe beck lover undercover by samanthe beck wicked games by samanthe beck violins and vampires by cee bee wilder with you by serena bell up all night with a good duke by amy rose bennett winning nia by morgana bevan enticing mel by morgana bevan the widow of rose house by diana biller boss(hole) by penelope bloom next of kin by hannah bonam-young catching quinn by jennifer bonds miss understanding by audrey bondurant lovelight farms by b.k. borison the truth about cads and dukes by elisa braden the rigid duke by darcy burke impossible by darcy burke how to catch a viscount by annie burrows married to my boss by laura burton crying wolfe by kerrigan byrne

far cry by kate canterbary out of love by ruth cardello duke gone wrong by christy carlyle praise by sara cate come here often? by ellie center playing for love by jeevani charika sustained by emma chase to kill a kingdom by alexandra christo the billionaire's last minute marriage by amanda cinelli accidentally perfect by marissa clarke release by suzanne clay passionate persuasion by rosemary clement-moore a contracted spouse for the prizefighter by alice coldbreath the warlord wants forever by kresley cole a hunger like no other by kresley cole bold fortune by m.m. crane

do you want to start a scandal? by tessa dare mad for a mate by maryjanice davidson the co-op by tara dewitt when life gives you vampires by gloria duke

the bachelor and the bride by sarah m. eden mistakes not to make when avoiding a rake by fenna edgewood bittersweet by morgan elizabeth strictly business by carrie elks the rake by suzanne enoch stolen kisses by suzanne enoch

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Neighbors, a local news station in San Diego interviewed Aaron Brink, the father of Anderson Aldrich and the suspect in the Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ nightclub shooting. That claimed the lives of Kelly Loving, Daniel Aston, Derrick Rump, Ashley Paugh and Raymond Green Vance.

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In a bizarre interview with CBS 8 News, Aaron Brink reveals his relationship with his son, also that he was a former pornstar, and he feels like his son was disgraced by his career choice.

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Brink also says his ex-wife called him from Colorado in 2016 to tell him their son, Nicholas Brink, had changed his name to Anderson Aldrich, and had killed himself. “His mother told me he changed his name because I was in Intervention and I had been a porno actor,” said Brink.

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For six years he thought his son was dead until his son called him last year, arguing with him over the phone. Brink said he's a Mormon. His first reaction was to question why his son was at a gay bar. When his son's lawyers called him to inform him about the shooting. “You know Mormons don't do gay. We don't do gay. There's no gays in the Mormon church. We don't do gay,” Brink said.

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As he learned more details of the deadly shooting, he said he was shocked.

“There's no excuse for going and killing people. If you're killing people, there's something wrong. It's not the answer.”

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Prayers to all the victims and their loved ones. 🙏🏾🕊️ Neighbors, what are your thoughts?