#carissa Moore

[summershere]

[cbssurfer]

Carissa Moore

[abby-crofton]

Surf Ranch. Ugh. Good for Carissa.

[fouzzzita]

Carissa’s such a perfectionist with trying to find the best wave and it makes me nervous even if she has enough time

[pointandshoot808]

[danewsea]

herMagicMoment 🌿

Carissa Moore

[dakinewave]

2024 USA Olympic surf team

Caroline Marks

Griffin Colapinto

Carissa Moore

John John Florence

Caitlin Simmers🤟🇺🇸

[queenlucythevaliant]

Of Carissa Moore's first championship tour, commentator just said, "...and she told her teachers she'd be right back, she's gotta go compete against the best in the world."

My dude. HOW do you miss that opportunity to quote Beach Boys. "Tell the teacher we're surfin'". Come ON

[janiemcpants]

2024 Reading Roundup, Part 1

Another year, another bunch of books!

I read A LOT of mysteries (all 30-something Patricia Wentworths, some Georgette Heyers, some Dorothy L. Sayers, plus caught up on a few current series). I also read more fantasy than usual, and I definitely want to keep doing that. More nonfiction than last year, too, including some great books about movies. 

There weren't quite as many 5-star books as there usually are, but the ones that were were REALLY good. Not sure if this was because of my own mind, or because my picker was less lucky, but there were still more fives than ones, so I'll take it! 

Stats:

Total books: 218 Total pages: 69,786 Average length: 320 pages Shortest book: The House on Abigail Lane by Kealan Patrick Burke (68 pgs) Longest book: Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson (1,088 pgs)

Three favorite books I read this year: 1. Paladin’s Faith by T. Kingfisher 2. The September House by Carissa Orlando 3. Hot Earl Summer by Erica Ridley

Three least favorite books I read this year: 1. Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera 2. A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant 3. The Summer Bride by Anne Gracie

Full list (with ratings!) below the cut.

Five stars: The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (1923) [reread] Very Good, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (1930) [reread] Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher (2020) Paladin’s Strength by T. Kingfisher (2021) Paladin’s Hope by T. Kingfisher (2021) Paladin’s Faith by T. Kingfisher (2023) What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher (2024) Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (2022) Starter Villain by John Scalzi (2023) The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen (2023) Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War by Mark Harris (2014) Death of an American Beauty by Mariah Fredericks (2020) His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik (2006) [reread] My Rogue to Ruin by Erica Ridley (2023) Hot Earl Summer by Erica Ridley (2024) Moving Pictures: Memories of a Hollywood Prince by Budd Schulberg (1981) The September House by Carissa Orlando (2023 Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears by Michael Schulman (2023) The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden (2024) Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis (2024) Lone Women by Victor LaValle (2023) Mrs. Porter Calling by A.J. Pearce (2023) The Briar Club by Kate Quinn (2024) The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (1926) [reread] Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum (2024) The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (1820) The Phantom Patrol by James R. Benn (2024)

Four stars: The Perfect Rake by Anne Gracie (2005) The Winter Bride by Anne Gracie (2014) Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher (2017) Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (2023) Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher (2013) The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by K.J. Charles (2023) A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel by K.J. Charles (2023) A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times by Grace Burrowes (2023) A Gentleman of Dubious Reputation by Grace Burrowes (2023) A Gentleman in Challenging Circumstances by Grace Burrowes (2023) A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth by Grace Burrowes (2024) A Gentleman of Unreliable Honor by Grace Burrowes (2024) A Gentleman Under the Mistletoe by Grace Burrowes (2024) Lady Violet Investigates by Grace Burrowes (2021) Lady Violet Attends a Wedding by Grace Burrowes (2021) The Refusal Camp by James R. Benn (2023) Proud Sorrows by James R. Benn (2023) Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson (2021) Miss Percy's Travel Guide to Welsh Moors and Feral Dragons by Quenby Olson (2022) Cold-Blooded Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce (2021) In Myrtle Peril by Elizabeth C. Bunce (2022) Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce (2023) The Marquis Who Mustn’t by Courtney Milan (2023) The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley (2019) What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley (2024) An Infamous Betrayal by Lynn Messina (2018) How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann (2022) Street of the Five Moons by Elizabeth Peters (1978) [reread] Borrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peters (1973) [reread] Superfluous Women by Carola Dunn (2015) The Corpse at the Crystal Palace by Carola Dunn (2019) The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman (2023) Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites edited by Katy Soar (2023) A Fire at the Exhibition by T.E. Kinsey (2023) An Assassination on the Agenda by T.E. Kinsey (2024) Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items by J.W. Ocker (2020) The Lawrence Browne Affair by Cat Sebastian (2017) The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian (2017) A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian (2019) The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis (2023) The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Ann Older (2023) The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham (1952) Forgotten Murder by Dolores Gordon-Smith (2018) The Chapel in the Woods by Dolores Gordon-Smith (2022) I Do, I Do, I Do by Maggie Osborne (2000) The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste (2018) Holy Ghosts: Classic Tales of the Ecclesiastical Uncanny edited by Fiona Snailham (2023) A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (2016) A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas (2017) The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas (2018) The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas (2019) Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas (2020) Miss Moriarty, I Presume? by Sherry Thomas (2021) A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas (2023) A Ruse of Shadows by Sherry Thomas (2024) Beheld by TaraShea Nesbit (2020) The Archive of Alternate Endings by Lindsey Drager (2019) Death of a Showman by Mariah Fredericks (2021) The Lily of Ludgate Hill by Mimi Matthews (2024) Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik (2006) [reread] A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper (2023) Rose Cottage by Mary Stewart (1997) The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett (2020) The Temporary Wife by Mary Balogh (1997) The Lord I Left by Scarlett Peckham (2020) The Mistress Experience by Scarlett Peckham (2024) The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem by Stacy Schiff (2015) Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology edited by Shane Hawk (2023) Girl A by Abigail Dean (2021) Leave It to Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse (1923) [reread] Twice as Wicked by Elizabeth Bright (2017) Wicked With the Scoundrel by Elizabeth Bright (2019) The Duke’s Wicked Wife by Elizabeth Bright (2020) Mystique by Amanda Quick (1995) The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (2010) Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson (2014) Snuff by Terry Pratchett (2011) Vermilion: The Adventures of Lou Merriwether, Psychopomp by Molly Tanzer (2015)

[ohwarnette]

my tbr for the September readathon!! big thank you to my besties jamie and coco for creating the readathon🫶🫶 @goodwitchs & @withasmiles

I know I won’t be able to read all these this month lol so I’ll probably slide in oct and nov! I’ve already read co op and good girls guide to murder this month!!

and tagging anyone who I think might be interested to join! @dallaswinstons @lorenlily @wherepoetsdie @deadpoets @camiladune @brimay @ravencycle @iknowitwontwork @jakeperalta @delilahsbard @permanentreverie @acotars @foxhenri @youweremycrown

a book about witches- the ex hex by erin sterling

a murder mystery- a good girls guide to murder by holly jackson

a book that takes place at a private or boarding school- the library of shadows by rachel moore

a creepy or horror book- sterling house by alex e. harrow

a book that takes place in September- the flatshare by beth o’leary

a book with a read cover- a fire endless ( elements of cadence #2 ) by Rebecca ross

a book with a yellow cover- the bodyguard by Katherine center

a book with an orange cover- the co-op by tarah dewitt

a short story collection- in these hallowed halls by olivie blake, m.l. rio, susie yang, david bell, j.t. ellison

a gothic novel- together we rot by skyla arndt

reread an autumnal favorite- the secret society of irregular witches by sangu mandanna

an autumnal romance- the dead romantics by ashley poston

a book about a haunted house- the September house by carissa orlando

a book about vampires- the serpent and the wings of night by carissa broadben

a cozy fantasy/ retelling- a river enchanted by rebecca ross

a classic- little women by lousia may alcott

a sept ‘23 release- the wake-up call by beth o’leary

an autumnal classic- anne of green gables by l.m. Montgomery

a dark academia book- house of marionne by j. elle

a graphic novel- hungry ghost by victoria ying

[badbandits]

𝙱𝙰𝙳𝙱𝙰𝙽𝙳𝙸𝚃𝚂.𝚃𝚄𝙼𝙱𝙻𝚁.𝙲𝙾𝙼     ..     a  reese  production.      very  sporadic  activity  multimuse  containing  canon  and  original  characters  from  various  sources  of  media  from  films,   television,   video  games  and  my  own  brain .       [   twenty - six.   they / she.   est.   ]       minors  &  personal  blogs  dni.

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*   all  muses  are  18+,   often  played  between  -5 / +5  of  the  faceclaim,   but  there  are  exceptions  for  verses,   etc.

film  muses

damian  hubbard  from  mean  girls :   canon  inspired / draws  inspiration  from  both  the  2004  &  2024  films  as  well  as  the broadway  musical  —   fc.   jaquel  spivey

gretchen  wieners  from  mean  girls :   canon  inspired / draws  inspiration  from  both  the  2004  &  2024  films  as  well  as  the broadway  musical  —   fc.   bebe  wood

amanda  young  from  saw :   canon  inspired / semi  to  completely - canon  compliant  —   fc.   shawnee  smith

jill  tuck  from  saw :   canon  inspired / semi  to  completely - canon  compliant  —   fc.   betsy  russell

television  muses

brittany  s.  pierce  from  glee :   canon  inspired /  semi - divergent   —   fc.   sabrina carpenter

sam  evans  from  glee :   canon  inspired /  semi - divergent   —   fc.   cooper  van  grootel

lucy  moore  from  love,  victor :   canon  compliant  ( mostly ) /  headcanon  based   —   fc.   ava  capri

leighton murray from the sex life of college girls : canon compliant - fc. reneé rapp

video  game  muses

sly  cooper  based  on  the  sly cooper trilogy   —   fc.   logan  lerman

murray  anderson  based  on  the  sly cooper trilogy   —   fc. christopher meyer

montgomery  brown  aka  muggshot  based  on  the  sly cooper trilogy   —   fc.   joe  manganiello

the contessa based on the sly cooper trilogy -- fc. vera farmiga

original  characters

peyton  ciccone,   fandomless  multi - use  oc  —   fc.   ava  capri

logan anderson,   fandomless  multi - use  oc   —   fc.   alexis   g.   zall

luna  joseph,   fandomless  musican  oc   —   fc.   paris  jackson

caroline  lawrence,   fandomless  college  oc   ( horror based )   —   fc.   natalia  dyer    [ bio ]

olivia  kovach,   fandomless  actor  oc   —   fc.   taissa  farmiga

houston  santos,   fandomless  oc   ( mostly  hockey / college  based )  —   fc.   michael  cimino

aspen jones, do revenge oc (son of carissa an gabbi jones, twin to willow) -- fc. finn wolfhard

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[cbssurfer]

Carissa Moore…

[abby-crofton]

Tyler and Carissa 1 and 2 at the midseason cut, this is shaping into a good season

[freakqueer]

what books did you read this year and which ones were the easiest/fastest to get through?

what a good question! my reading list for the year:

crash by j.g. ballard smoke gets in your eyes by caitlin doughty shame less: a sexual reormation by nadia bolz-weber the radium girls by kate moore if it sounds like a quack by matthew hongoltz-hetling the facemaker by lindsey fitzharris mr know-it-all by john waters the butchering art by lindsey fitzharris the reformatory by tananarive due the september house by carissa orlando the red market by scott carney gory details by erika engelhaupt people love dead jews by dara horn

the easiest fastest to get through:

shame less, the red market, people love dead jews, mr know-it-all