#bad men

[mcnostril]

I've been watching Reacher while I work and it is full of Bad Men with terrible survival instincts.

[quietflorilegium]

“[Daja] felt as if she had aged a hundred years. Suddenly all of the elegance around her looked like a mask for some cruel beast. She had to eye every man who passed her, asking herself if he had ever kidnapped a woman—or if he would, given the chance. Were all men like this? No, she told herself firmly. Never Briar. Or Frostpine. Or Tris’s teacher Niko, or our sometimes teacher Crane, or Duke Vedris, or Dedicate Gorse, the temple cook. She doubted Ambros or Zhegorz would consider it, either. No, Daja, don’t be a fool. You know plenty of men who would never even think of pulling such a vile trick.”

Tamora Pierce, “The Will of the Empress”

[sw4mpc0re]

I'm shaking and holding back tears after what just occurred right after I took this photo.

I'm staying at a hotel with family and I was outside taking some photos of the snow at night, this is a pretty safe area and lots of people and lighting, I was also quite close to my hotel entrance with a phone so i felt fairly safe....after I snapped this photo I noticed 3 men standing around a car in an adjacent lot and thought nothing of it. I saw a man round the corner and thought okay that's weird, meanwhile the 3 men are picking up a jog in my direction and I immediately turn running and shout "yo why are you running at me?!?!" and they slowed, one man said "no it ain't like that".....except it is. I was feet from safety or danger and I have sat here calming myself down and having ZERO viable explanation as to why any man, let alone multiple would find that to be acceptable to do to a woman?!?!?! At night?!?!?! And have the balls to tell me "it's not like that". Then what the fuck is it????? Huh?

JUST FEET FROM SAFETY, I was not being irresponsible. I was TAKING PHOTOS OF SNOW IN A PARKING LOT IN A WAY I THOUGHT WAS SAFE!

Why?!?!?!

I'm angry, I'm shaken, I'm running everything through my head that may or may not or could have happened and i just want to know why?!?!?!!

Yall always wonder WHY we're so paranoid and anxious?!?! Are you still fucking wondering??!?!?!?!

I'm so fucking sick of this. I hate that men are just like this. I hate wondering if that was a brush with the unimaginable or a prank?!?!?!

I want to break down crying but this has been an awful trip, I don't want my family to know this just happened. God I hate this so much.

I've been doing so good with my anxiety, my paranoia and trust in people....which is why I went outside in the first place. Only to be proven fucking right.

For the record I am nearly 6 feet tall, 33, and heavily tattooed.

No i am not overreacting and no theres no way they thought i was photographing them.

I just fucking hate this place.

We will never be equal until you feel the fear I felt.

[geezerwench]

Sadly, the second graph seems to be pretty accurate.

[andandalso]

ghost quartet -- bad men

[alucard007]

[keytomind]

I am convinced that, in terms of dating, I will be paying for the sins and the wrongs of bad men for the rest of my life.

Fellas, step your games up and just be good fucking people. Be a good example of a man, one that your daughter could be proud of, whether you have one or not. If that is asking too much, please kindly fuck off to an island somewhere.

[libertyreads]

April TBR 2024--

This next month is set to be full of rereads, hockey romances, and new to me books. It is also the month I'm starting a certification program so it will probably be a bit of a struggle to get through this month's TBR. I don't even remember the last time I've thought that about a month's TBR. I really hope I have as much fun with this TBR as I'm expecting to. I've really been in the mood for these rereads and these hockey romance so I'm excited to finally get to it.

Silver in the Bone by Alexandra Bracken-- This is just one of a few rereads this month. Book two in the series comes out next month. I originally read this one as an ARC so I definitely need a refresher first. Tamsin Lark is a mortal with no magical talent who was never meant to break into ancient crypts or compete with sorceresses and Cunning folk for the treasures inside. But treasure hunting is the only way she could keep herself and her brother Cabell alive following her thieving foster father's disappearance. Ten years later she's looking for a ring that is supposed to save her brother from a curse. It's based in Arthurian legend.

Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo-- Another reread before a new book in the series. I remember enjoying this one slightly less than Raven's book, but I still enjoyed meeting a new character and getting their origin story. I also felt like it addressed an issue that isn't brought up a lot: male body image issues. We see it addressed a lot in fiction for girls, but there are boys who also go through this growing up. Plus it's beast boy and lots of green animals.

The Score by Elle Kennedy-- A hockey romance! I've been so in the mood for hockey romances this year. I don't know if it's because I found a few new to me authors and bought some kindle books for Christmas or what. In this one we follow Allie Hayes who is in crisis mode. Graduation is looming and she's dealing with a broken heart thanks to the end to her longtime relationship. Wild rebound sex is definitely not the solution to her problems, but gorgeous hockey star Dean Di Laurentis is impossible to resist. Just one though because even if her future is uncertain it sure as heck doesn't include Dean. It seems like he's going to pursue her after she puts him in the friend zone following their one night stand. I love it when the guy falls first or the guy is pursuing the girl so I'm looking forward to this one.

Stars and Smoke by Marie Lu-- The last of the rereads for this month. I'm so excited for the next book too. In this one we follow an international pop sensation named Winter Young who is brought into the world of spies when a major crime boss gifts his daughter a private concert with Winter for her birthday. Sydney Cossette is a member of the elite covert ops group who is forced to work alongside Winter to infiltrate the crime organization's inner circle. This was such a fun and quick read for me last year and I can't wait to go back into this world of glitz, glam, and spies.

Bad Men by Julie Mae Cohen (NetGalley)-- This one just sounded so good when I saw it on NetGalley. It's unhinged women at its finest. Saffy Huntley-Oliver is an intelligent and glamorous socialite; she also happens to be a proficient serial killer. Over the course of fifteen years, she's dispatched bad men--rapist, murderers, domestic abusers. But leading a double life has left her lonely. Dating's rough when your boyfriend might turn out to be your next victim. Saffy thinks she's finally found a truly good man in Jonathan Desrosiers, a true crime podcaster. This is a feminist thriller that asks if even a serial killer can have a happily ever after. My hopes for this one? Rich people drama and some mad women.

The Hemlock Queen by Hannah F. Whitten (New Release)-- The second book in the series is finally coming out. This series starts with Lore, who has a dark power and a hidden past, as we follow her into the intrigue of the Sainted King's royal court. The king and his priest manipulate Lore and have her spy on the prince in order to determine just who is killing the villages at the edge of the kingdom. We follow on from the events of the first book in this new one.

My Lucky #13 by Piper Rayne (Kindle)-- A hockey player who is going through a scoring draught is worried he's going to get traded before the deadline if he doesn't turn it around. Following a New Year's Eve with a woman, he has a waterfall of goals and knows he has to see her again. She wants nothing to do with him and he feels his has to change her mind. A hero falls first sounding story that I'm so looking forward to. I will say that there's a very obvious hockey error in the synopsis of this one and we all know I'm a little picky about hockey details. But I'll try to keep an open mind on this one.

Just Do This One Thing For Me by Laura Zimmerman (Library)-- I'm going to pull the synopsis straight from GoodReads since it's a Mystery/Thriller and those are hard to explain at the best of times: "'Just do this one thing for me.' Drew's mother says it more often than good morning. Heidi Hill has been juggling shady side hustles for all of Drew's seventeen years, and Drew knows that 'one thing' really means all the necessary things her mother thinks are boring, including taking care of her fifteen-year-old sister and eight-year-old brother. In fact, Drew is the closest thing to a responsible adult they've ever known. When their mother disappears on the way to a New Year's Eve concert in Mexico and her schemes start unraveling, Drew is faced with a choice: Follow the rules, do the responsible thing, and walk away--alone--from her mother's mess. Or hope the weather stays cold, keep the cons going, and just maybe hold her family together."

[kissmefriendly]

me at 11pm:

if you can lose your temper then I can lose my mind

if you can lose your temper then I can lose my mind

if you can lose your temper then I can lose my mind

if you can lose your temper then I can lose my mind

[nats-reads-reviews]

Bad Men by Julie Mae Cohen 5/5 ⭐️

This book was so incredibly cute and funny! I absolutely loved it! Saffy is a sexy, talented and posh serial killer taking out bad men in the world one at a time. She is such a likable character and she’s deeply falling for Jon, a true crime podcaster, with a knack for solving unsolved cases. The lengths Saffy goes to to get Jon’s attention and bring him in her life are insane but also weirdly cute? I think Saffy may just be one on my ultimate favorite anti-heroes.

[shxpeshifterr]

[gongyussy]

good thing from jp twitter this week is queen of old man yaoi michiru sonoo discovering the term old man yaoi

update: somehow it got impossibly more wholesome

quick translation: おかえり: welcome home あ 終わった 終わった: ahhh, it's over! it's done! コーヒー? お茶?: coffee? tea? コ~ヒ~ ありがと: coffee, thank you~ ネクタ��レア★★ ネクタイ取るレア★★★★: seeing him with a tie on, rarity level ★★, seeing him take a tie off, rarity level ★★★★ にあうな~: it suits him~

also please do follow: AraigumaSha: sensei's twitter account marureviere: maru, who does such valuable work highlighting bl manga for an international audience

[hansoeii]

the honda odyssey, huh?

[avicecaro]

i want to shake many young women and say you can grow in private. and what i mean by that is that you don’t have to publicly self-flagellate when you don’t know something or when you say something a little insensitive or whatever else. you don’t have to report your Bad Thoughts and Ignorance to the crowd who waits to judge you. you do not have to pay penance. you do not have to issue public statements. nothing more is gained from burying yourself in shame than you could gain by thinking “oh i don’t know about this” and looking it up real quick, or thinking “hm, that wasn’t how i want to behave, i’ll do different next time” and then moving on with your life. no need to choke yourself with it.

[libertyreads]

I'm currently reading a book about a female serial killer who kills Bad Men. And she has a *crush*... On a true crime podcaster.

So, tell me why I've been hoping she eventually corrupts him and gets him to kill someone.

[ehj3]

RE-GRIFTING

Not much I can write that will add content to what the drawing “says.” The symbols are conventional:  Uncle Sam and Ms. Liberty are the USA, money bags are fungible wealth, and the fat guy in the baggy blue suit with an over-long red tie and a bad hairdo is you know who. Only the skinny-jeaned and tee-shirted “man in black” representing a tech-bro plutocrat is new. And it’s pretty obvious for…