#casey antonia

[mooneytried]

Sorey 4 the queer main cast ill do it again

[rogerdeakinsdp]

DREW BARRYMORE as Casey in MAD LOVE (1995) dir. Antonia Bird — costume design by Eugenie Bafaloukos

[the-forest-library]

Best Reads of 2024: Fiction

In Memoriam - Alice Winn

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands - Heather Fawcett

The Wall - Marlen Haushofer

My Antonia - Willa Cather

Fox 8 - George Saunders

Funny Story - Emily Henry

The Rom-Commers - Katherine Center

Just for the Summer - Abby Jimenez

The Pairing - Casey McQuiston

Ready or Not - Cara Bastone

Only and Forever - Chloe Liese

Adulthood is a Gift - Sarah Andersen

The Eyes and the Impossible - Dave Eggers

Knight Owl - Christopher Denise

Frog and Toad Series - Arnold Lobel

In a Jar - Deborah Marcero

Mr. Postmouse's Rounds - Marianne Dubuc

[sageceleste]

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[ohhicas]

I love your Aristocat OCs and I was hoping to learn more about Faure's stepdad, Mr. Abraham DeLacey Giuseppe Casey Thomas O'Malley the Alley Cat? He's my favorite from that movie.

For TwstOC purposes, he just goes by Roman! [Other names may exist among those he's Dealt With but, to his wife & the kids, it's just Roman]

A lot of what is "known" about him in the OC-verse is kind of a "well, so I heard," thing, since he's spoken of through the lens of the kids.

Some quick stuff:

He's Completely magicless, and relies on physical strength and "things he learned from his friends on the street, if you can read me." Magic is kind of a 'oh damn!' thing; he's still learning to get used to it as a positive thing since meeting his now-wife. When you grow up magicless, there's a little bit of a bitter feeling, but seeing it in action finally at a personal level has really made him interested. The kittens surprise him near-daily with the things they can do (that he previously just sorta had to. 'Figure out'.)

He's got a lot of friends from his previous life, most of which still exist in his Current Life that the triplets know of as "uncles". While he says that life is behind him, he'd still (probably, with some small hesitation) go to jail to help the guys out.

He'd 100% go to jail without hesitation to protect Eva and the triplets. They may not be biological his, but those are His Kids. He's known them since they were wobbling around and chewing on his tail.

He won't give a straight answer if anyone asks how he and Eva met; he'll leave that one to her. But he will give a very poetic rambling about starlight and The Moment and like finding his soul wandering into his arms until he's gently chided and told to stop.

[ ^- this one is old art ]

There aren't enough words for how in love with Eva he is. They are absolutely That Couple. Honey & Darling have nothing on them. He'd throw himself in front of a moving vehicle if she asked. He'd tear down the world if anything happened to her (or the kids). He'd fight until there was nothing left of him and then still find the strength to keep going should someone hurt one hair on her fluffy head. She thinks his devotion is Quite Charming, and politely requests he not go throwing himself in front of any vehicles on Her Watch, thank you.

Emile (toulouse kitten) looks to him like a role model, and even started taking boxing up as a hobby to try to be closer to him. Faure is fascinated by how many friends and connections he has, and strives to be able to go "Oh, I have a guy for that!" like how Roman can. Antonia thinks of Roman as the 'perfect man', and if any boy interested in her isn't as in love with her as he is with her mom, then she wants no part of it. Roman is forever thankful these kids accepted him so readily as Stepdad, even before he and Eva were married.

[ He was absolutely in a gang before, and while not a pusher, he Was a brawler. He's not super proud of that life, but he wouldn't trade the experiences for anything. He was just freshly 'free' of it and trying to find his next gig when Eva happened into his life. ]

[the-bi-library]

Here is the part 2 of my bi4bi books posts!

Books listed

Truly Madly Deeply by Alexandria Bellefleur The Stand-Up Groomsman by Jackie Lau Something Like Love by Christina C. Jones Bidding for the Bachelor by Jackie Lau Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi Have Me Forever by Ally Blythe Everyone's Thinking It by Aleema Omotoni Heat Wave by Elyse Springer An Act of Devotion by A.M. Leibowitz Passion Over Power by Karmen Lee Party Favors by Erin McLellan Winning Move by Skye Kilaen False Notes & Broken Frets by Elle Bennett Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli Off the Record by Camryn Garrett The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian The Hellion's Waltz by Olivia Waiter The Electrical Affairs of Dr. Victor Franklin by Catherine Stein Trouble by Lex Croucher Guarding the Countess by Jess Michaels I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver Things We Couldn't Say by Jay Coles The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco Cutting Your Teeth by Caylan MacRae A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson Death Warmed Over by M.L. Eaden The Blood-Born Dragon by J.C. Rycroft The Dragon’s Devotion by Antonia Aquilante The Envoy’s Honor by Antonia Aquilante Til Death Do Us Bard by Rose Black Baptism of Fire by Jessie Thomas The Brilliant Death by Amy Rose Capetta The Fire's Stone by Tanya Huff Water Horse by Melissa Scott Silverglass, No. 1 by J.F. Rivkin Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler Wild by Hannah Moskowitz In The Event of Love by Courtney Kae A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria Fandom by Eden Finley Dare to Live, Dare to Love by Nicole C. Moon Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves Meeting Her Match by Liz Lincoln Wild Pitch by Cat Giraldo Don't You Dare by C.E. Ricci Road Rules by Brigham Vaughn Fire Season by K.D. Casey Home Plate by Christina Lee Blindsided by Eden Finley

[euphoriclusts]

testing out / adding a few new muses to my roster. need to be added. if you would like a starter with any of these, give this a like.

giselle davenport / isabelle mathers fc. twenty five. cis woman. she / her. bisexual. firefighter. harley's younger sister.

harley davenport / leo suter fc. thirty. cis man. he / him. bisexual. aspiring film maker / dog groomer. giselle's older brother.

persephone lancaster / olivia cooke fc. thirty. cis woman. she / her. bisexual. firefighter. aphrodite and artermis' older sister.

aphrodite lancaster / daisy edgar-jones fc. twenty six. cis woman. she / her. bisexual. mechanic / aspiring actress. artemis and persephone's younger sister.

artemis lancaster / emma mackey fc. twenty eight. non binary. she / they. bisexual. dog groomer. persephone's younger sister. aphrodite's older sister.

antonia duncan / sydney sweeney and brittany snow fc. twenty seven - thirty seven. cis woman. she / her. bisexual. socialite / paramedic. richard, huxley and benedict's younger sister.

elijah sanders / christopher briney fc. twenty six. cis man. he / him. bisexual. tattoo artist.

penelope 'penny' devereaux / lily gladstone fc. thirty eight. non binary. she / they. bisexual. science high school teacher.

zayn adil / rahul kohli fc. thirty eight. non binary. he / they. bisexual. english high school teacher.

tucker parsons / joe alwyn fc. thirty three. cis man. he / him. bisexual (preference for women). youtuber / single dad. eliza's older brother.

eliza parsons / hannah dodd fc. twenty nine. cis woman. she / her. bisexual. olympic athlete (gymnast). tucker's younger sister.

joshua warren / glen powell fc. thirty five. cis man. he / him. bisexual. ex-cult member / film maker.

dominic ashley / casey deidrick fc. thirty seven. cis man. he / him. bisexual. westend/broadway performer.

[spenglercore]

OC Masterlist

Made a list of OCs, organized by the IP they exist in. I'll add links to general info on them as I make the posts, and update this with missing info over time.

A lot of them are just different versions of an original, for example Victoria is the 'original', and all other OCs paired with a Harold look the same as her physically and share certain aspects of their backstory, but have different haircuts, styles of dress, etc.

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GHOSTBUSTERS:

-Victoria 'Vic' Smith, punk nerd and Ghostbuster and later wife to Egon and mother to Callie.

-Cameron Spengler, Callie's younger brother by a year.

-Piotr Kowalski and Ilse Spengler, Egon's parents.

-Johann, Wilhelmina (Willie), Iosif, Marie and Pierre Spengler, Egon's five younger siblings.

STRIPES:

-Ingrid Antonova, greaser-punk and car mechanic.

-Zane Ziskey, Ingrid and Russell's wildass sentient mop of a son.

-Pater and Elsie, Russell's parents.

-Ian, Velma, Joseph, Maria and Piers, Russell's five chaotic younger siblings.

ORANGE COUNTY:

-Katya Brown, chemist and Stanford graduate just trying to make it work in the Bay Area.

-Maksym and Megan (Maks and Meg), fraternal twin children to Don and Katya and complete and utter surprise babies.

-Peter and Ellen, Don's parents.

-Giovanni, Willa, Joshua, Mariah and Pierce, Don's younger siblings.

STEALING HOME:

-Sophia 'Trippy' Tripolski, artist and handyman.

- Edward and Andrea (Eddie and Andy), her two kids with Alan.

BABY BOOM:

-Stacy Miller, secretary/office gofer currently pursuing a degree in Architecture

- Veronica, the daughter with Steven that shouldn't exist bc Stacy had always been told she wasn't able to even have kids.

SCTV:

For Dustin Eastwood:

-Cassidy 'Sid' Larson, general ranch hand type, occasional bounty hunter.

-Milo, her and Dustin's son who is FASCINATED by the outdoors.

-Piter and Elise, Dustin's parents.

-John, Elma, Joey, Mary and Pete, Dustin's five younger siblings.

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For Officer Friendly, whom I named Oscar:

-Penelope 'Penny' Miller, professional 70s punk protestor.

-Benjamin, Casey, Melanie (Mel), Crystal, Shaun and Josephine, Penny and Friendly's six little chaotic felons.

- Philip and Lisa, Ofc. Friendly's parents.

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For Moe Green:

- Emily Molson. Info pending. Because Moe needs SOMEbody to comfort him, holy shit.

- Ryan, Erin and Joel, her three kids with Moe.

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For the PTA Fucker, whom I named Sterling Silver (fuck you Sam):

- Judy 'Jude' Silver, formerly Judy Gold, all I have for her is sixties hippie vibes but to the left.

- Joy, Cassius (Cas), Bianca (Bee), Leroy, Charlie and Dawn, Jude and Sterlings half-planned, half-surprise counterculture mob.

HEAVY METAL:

- Imogene [surname pending], assistant dockmaster on the station Zeke and Edsel operate out of. Tells Zeke that if he can land the goddamn ship sober and NOT fuck up the docks, she'll let him take her out. It backfires.

GROUNDHOG DAY:

- Bernice 'Bernie' Johnson, RN working in an ER in Manhattan who is starting to reconsider her life choices.

- Antonia 'Toni' Rosenbaum: Dan's youngest daughter, who lives in Manhattan with her new son Robert, or 'Bobby' to her and Dan.

[californiahq-archived]

Hello! I am very interested in joining, but would like to know if there are any faceclaims you all would really like to see join the rp? There are just so many great faces that I wanted to ask before sending in an application. Thank you!

hi, thank you for your interest! here are some fcs that came to mind! mason gooding, harris dickinson, pedro pascal, oscar isaac, manny montana, rudy pankow, jonathan daviss, andrew garfield, lorenzo zurzolo, arón piper, manny jacinto, evan mock, aaron tveit, thomas doherty, archie renaux, brenton thwaites, casey deidrick, avan jogia, maxence danet fauvel, logan lerman, keith powers, raymond ablack, rahul kohli, andy samberg, joseph quinn, xolo maridueña, tanner buchanan, clayton cardenas, mario casas, bill skarsgard, zethpan smith gneist, bradley cooper, joseph morgan, alberto rosende, emilio sakraya, tom holland, manu rios, luke grimes, kedar williams stirling, regé jean page, andré lamoglia, henry zaga, chay suede, elias kacavas, josh heuston, nico tortorella, felix mallard, jamie dornan, chris wood, justice smith, luka sabbat, alex fitzalan, jeff satur, herman tømmeraas, carloto cotta, ander puig, froy gutierrez, charles michael davis, george sear, darren barnet, jon bernthal, ben barnes, anthony ramos, corey mylchreest, anthony keyvan, sinqua walls, cody christian, eddie redmayne, jaehyun, hugh dancy, michael evans behling, elliot fletcher, emre bey, joe keery, chance perdomo, ross lynch, gavin leatherwood, richard madden, alex aiono, shiloh fernandez, chris evans, chris wood, jacob elordi, danny ramirez, drew starkey, havana rose liu, davika hoorne, lalisa, lulu antariksa, christina hendricks, zion moreno, jennie kim, danielle rose russell, kaylee bryant, anya chalotra, simone ashley, charithra chandran, maia mitchell, cierra ramirez, melissa barrera, hailee steinfeld, diane guerrero, stephanie beatriz, melissa fumero, greta onieogou, maia reficco, alisha boe, paris berelc, camila mendes, bruna marquezine, camila queiroz, anne hathaway, lauren tsai, rachel hilson, inbar lavi, lesley ann brandt, giorgia whigham, antonia gentry, katie douglas, melisa asli pamuk, margot robbie, jenna coleman, halston sage, chelsea clark, brianne howey, cindy kimberly, chloe bennet, halle bailey, sara waisglass, jessica alexander, christian serratos, phoebe tonkin, claire holt, isabella gomez, courtney eaton, madelyn cline, madison bailey, abigail cowen, jessie mei li, blu hunt, auli’i cravalho, anya taylor joy, annie murphy, mila kunis, simary barlas, mimi keene, aimee lou wood, emma mackey, samantha logan, natalia dyer, megan suri, maya hawke, coco jones, jasmine tookes, ana de armas, chase sui wonders, priscilla quintana, maris rascal, keke palmer, angelique boyer, rachel sennott, benedetta porcaroli, valentina zenere, ludovica martino, joey king, fivel stewart, adeline rudolph, natasha liu bordizzo – hope these help!

[fortnite-rosso-and-company]

Days of the Heist

//A quick recap as I wasn’t able to post anything.

As the eclipse had happen when new locations had appear on the island.

On Volpe when the Queen took notice and a glow had shown from one of the locations known as Eclipse Estate. Queen Leggera had a feeling something is wrong as she had a talk with Doctor Slone about a heist.

Zane and the others (@elemental-masters) had enter Reality Zero and would be able to help as they brought along someone as Zane explains of someone name Ronin and would ask if he had a descendant that can help.

Snow and his siblings know of Ronin descendant as she survive the planet being destroy and is a thief but, good. The name is Goldie as she the descendant of Ronin.

As they pick the team for the job are Ronin, Goldie, Leggero, and Casey (Kor) though she didn’t want to but, after hearing from Slone that she didn’t want to go back to IO. Casey want as they when to meet up with Nolan Chance. He would have two members to go seek intel on how high Kado Throne security is. The two are elemental masters one is Master of Stone and one is Master of Technology. Once it was done as Antonia ask Leggero for a favor. He did what she and Nolan ask which Nolan knows he talk to her but, is laser focus on the job.

Nolan tells the team right away of what it is. He explains to them that a vault which is best protected that Slone desires to have but, to put the heist off. It will requires a crew stacked with the best of the best. They had to ask unusual suspects but, decline the offer. Nolan has no other choice to rebuild the burnt bridges of his former crew members.

As they when to the former crew members to ask to join but, have to prove them selves. Once they did and got the crew back together as Leggero got Antonia in if Nolan left her again.

“Looks like we’re all set. Wait why is there monsters at this time?” Ronin ask as it wasn’t in the plan as there are sideways monsters roaming around on the island.

“Not part of the plan but, we need help for this!” Goldie said as she has a beacon to signal the others. As the the heroes came to fight off the sideway monsters but, where they came from is summon by The Cube Wueen and Origin child name Giove. The prince of TLR as he then spots Verde as he jumps down from a building as Giove starts to charge at Verde for revenge. Jade notice Giove to who she haven’t seen when she would try to stop her half brother.

//I’ll try to post as much as I can.

[mooneytried]

DEMONIC INTERVENTION REF SHEETS

[selfsabotaqe]

throwing out a bit of a  plotting call out here, because i’ve been having a lot of muse  &  i would love to meet new writing partners to write with on  tumblr. i am willing to both use my ocs  &  create new muses for you privately. something i am really looking for is something  long term but slow paced.  sometimes it takes me a long time to get to replies, not because i am not interested but because i don’t have as much mental space to write. i’ll be around plenty in tumblr dms  &  on discord, where we can always chat, headcanon and plot our ships further. as for plots and ships, i am particularly looking for  slice of life  and  mlm and wlw  but i am open to a wide variety of plot types  &  also am open to playing or playing against any gender, with any mix of pairings. beneath the cut i’ll list some basic info from my main ocs and some faceclaims i would like to use  &  my rules can be found in my pinned post. if you’re interested, simply like this post  &  i’ll come message you!  🤭💗

♡     ◞        main ocs.

nadiye g��zelcan   —   aslihan malbora, 24 to 28, phd student in astrophysics. max lockhart   —   lorenzo zurzolo, 19 to 23, college student or professional soccer player. adela “addie” ortega   —   lizeth selene, 22 to 25, bassist in a feminist punk band. luca calderón   —   froy gutierrez, 22 to 25, college student. aera sun   —   im jinah, 28 to 33, pediatric nurse. ** lale sayar   —   ozge yagiz, 23 to 27, college student  &  aspiring romance author. ** devrim yildiz   —   emre bey, 23 to 27, twitch streamer. leonora “leo” langford   —   maia cotton, 20 to 25, college student or classical musician. ** kiran desai   —   dev patel, 30 to 35, high school history teacher. emre kilic   —   serkan cayoglu, 35 to 38, pr manager. teresa hazen   —   dakota johnson, 30 to 35, mechanical engineer. **

** indicates there’s alternative faceclaims for this muse, you can ask for them. in general i’ll often be very down for adding new faceclaims for my muses, but these already have options. sometimes that includes older verses as well !

♡     ◞        fcs i want to play.

greta onieogou, katie douglas, davika hoorne, chase sui wonders, madelyn cline, julia dalavia, melisa pamuk, im nayeon, camila morrone, adam dimarco, michael evans behling, felix mallard, sila turkoglu, hazal filiz küçükköse, simay barlas, samantha logan, berk cankat, renee rapp, gong yoo, priscilla quintana, anya chalotra, mookda narinrak, ni ni, oktay cubuk, danny ramirez, freddy carter, janhvi kapoor, parveen kaur, ayca aysin turan, simone ashley, melissa barrera, apo nattawin, bruna marquezine, calahan skogman, hande ercel, rudy pankow, maia reficco, win metawin, cody christian, drew starkey, wolfgang novogratz, logan lerman, chay suede, lucas bravo, grace van patten, yang hyeji, kim doyeon, zoey deutch, jessica alba, khadijha red thunder, bensu soral, elias kacavas, ryan destiny, savannah lee smith, giuseppe maggio, zethphan smith gneist, giancarlo commare, melis sezen, maya hawke, casey deidrick, alex landi, raymond ablack, daisy edgar jones, adria arjona, maris racal, maude apatow, hafsanur sancaktutan, manny jacinto, banita sandhu, park sooyoung, gemma chan, neslihan atagul, bright vachirawit, zendaya, brittany o’grady, antonia gentry, nathalie emmanuel, zorzo natharuetai, carmela zumbado, cierra ramirez, megan suri, auli’i cravalho, brianne tju, nailea devora, song kang, geraldine viswanathan, wawwa nicha, bahar sahin, rafael silva, bensu soral, park chaeyoung, charithra chandran, lily james, michael cimino, thomas weatherall, josh heuston, alex fitzalan, jessica lucas, nam joohyuk, wi ha joon, janella salvador, emilio sakraya, dylan minnette, oliver jackson cohen, kennedy walsh, ashley moore, alicia vikander, nathasha liu bordizzo, camila queiroz, daniel sharman, alisha boe, yasemin yazici, jennie kim, nychaa nuttanicha, aslihan malbora, halle bailey, baifern pimchanok, lee hojung, kiana madeira, courtney eaton, cemre baysel, sean teale, evan mock, sarah gustafsson, stephanie hsu, adeline rudolph, jacob elordi, adam brody, lorenzo zurzolo, diane guerrero, aly michalka, evan roderick, madison bailey  &  jessica alexander.

[libraryofjoy]

Books read in October 2023. This list is kind of long so I'm not going to include as many details as sometimes.

The Artisans by Shen Fuyu. Nonfiction. The author shares stories about the members of his rural Chinese hometown and their traditional ways of life. I really, really enjoyed this book.

The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli. Fiction. A gimmicky auctioneer tries to sell his audience a tall tale about his life.

Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton. Fiction. The journalist grandaughter of a wealthy Cuban socialite-turned-refugee visits Cuba for a travel article but finds romance, familiy secrets, and trouble with the Cuban government. I think I would've had a better experience with this book if it had placed less emphasis on romance.

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Nonfiction. Kimmerer, an Indigenous biologist & educator, shares wisdom about sustainability and respect for other beings, interspersed with memoir of her own life experiences.

Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson. Fiction. Two orphaned girls live with their grandmother and then their aunt as their home life becomes increasingly unstable.

Loteria by Mario Alberto Zambrano. Fiction. A young Mexican-American girl uses the game of Loteria as a framework to understand her troubled home life.

The King and the Catholics by Antonia Fraser. Nonfiction. This is a history of the fight for Catholic freedom and representation in British government from 1720-1829.

Little Fish by Casey Platt. Fiction. A transgender woman wrestles with grief, alcoholism, and intimate relationships as she investigates whether her deceased grandfather may also have been transgender.

Uncommon Measure by Natalie Hodges. Nonfiction. After removing herself from playing violin over debilitating performance anxiety, the author reflects on the physics of music and how music shaped her social location.

Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea by Rita Chang-Epig. Fiction. After the death of her first husband, lady pirate Shek Yeung (real historical person you may also know as Cheng Shih!) bargains to bear her new husband a son to inherit their fleet. But the emperor is cracking down on piracy and she may be running out of time.

Teaching to Transgress by bell hooks. Nonfiction. The author shares what she learned as an educator seeking to bring feminist and anti-racist change into the classroom.

Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold. Fiction. 3 years after being freed from a 20-year curse, the newly orphaned Dowager Royina Ista goes on a pilgrimage. She intends to escape the confines of her life but can't escape the gods' calling. This is the sequel to The Curse of Challion. I'd recommend this series to fans of the Queen's Thief series or The Goblin Emperor.

Poor People by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Fiction. Two poor people write letters as their prospects grow bleak and their love for one another becomes an obstacle to survival.

The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison. Fiction. Thara Celehar serves as Witness for the Dead, solves mysteries, mentors a trainee, facing something really scary, and has professional interactions with academics. This is a character and a world that I really love. I enjoyed this book a lot.

The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas. Fiction. An 8-year-old savant sneaks aboard her father's voyage and finds a colorful and dangerous city.

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi. Nonfiction. The author gives a Palestinian perspective on the history of his homeland, including both broad political context and personal stories. It was chilling to hear his description of Gaza's geographical vulnerability to attack in light of the current humanitarian crisis. I've been feeling pretty helpless lately but reading and paying attention are things I can do.

Fiction:10

Nonfiction:6

Total fiction this year:40

Total nonfiction this year:42

I had a really wide range this month: the fiction ranged from irreverantly humorous to adventurous to haunting. The nonfiction I read this month approached themes of traditional living, the tandem hardship and joy of a musician's life, and the scars and open wounds of colonization. I'm trying to press myself not to shy away from difficult subects.

[the-forest-library]

August 2024 Reads

The Pairing - Casey McQuiston

Slow Dance - Rainbow Rowell

The Break-Up Pact - Emma Lord

Last Seen Online - Lauren James

All's Fair in Love and War - Virginia Heath

A Shore Thing - Joanna Lowell

You Should Be So Lucky - Cat Sebastian

This Spells Love - Kate Robb

Where Are You, Echo Blue? - Hayley Krischer

My Antonia - Willa Cather

The Girl in Question - Tess Sharpe

The Only Light Left Burning - Erik J. Brown

Death at Morning House - Maureen Johnson

Hawkeye: Bishop Takes King - Ashley Poston

Across a Field of Starlight - Blue Delliquanti

Show Up and Vote - Ani DiFranco

A Product of Genetics and Day Drinking - Jess H. Gutierrez

The Hard Parts - Oksana Masters

Rage Becomes Her - Soraya Chemaly

The Genius of Judy - Rachelle Bergstein

Me Vs Brain - Hayley Morris

Forever Barbie - M.G. Lord

It's Not Hysteria - Karen Tang

The New Menopause - Mary Claire Haver

The Nervous System Reset - Jessica Maguire

The Modern Trauma Toolkit - Christy Gibson

Small Talk - Richard Pink

Girls Just Wanna Have Funds - Emma Due Bitz

Please Unsubscribe, Thanks! - Julio Vincent Gambit

Work Won't Love You Back - Sarah Jaffe

The Tree Collectors - Amy Stewart

Cowpuppy - Gregory Berns

Bold = Highly Recommend

Italics = Worth It

Crossed Out = Nope

Thoughts:  Unfortunately this month was marked by some disappointments (eagerly anticipated reads: Slow Dance, Last Seen Online) and (sequels to books I loved: The Girl in Question, The Only Light Left Burning), but The Pairing restored my faith in Casey McQuiston and left me desperate for a European food and wine tour.

Goodreads Goal: 289/300 2017 Reads | 2018 Reads | 2019 Reads | 2020 Reads | 2021 Reads| 2022 Reads | 2023 Reads | 2024 Reads

[julybloom]

below the cut i made a list of all my muses i'd love some more plots for as well as some faces i'd love to still add. please like this and i'll write you a starter for any of them !

aaron (taylor zakhar perez)

dominic (drew starkey)

kieran (jonathan daviss)

sophia (madison bailey)

olivia (samantha logan)

tanner (felix mallard)

kiana (geffri maya hightower)

beau (tom blyth)

madison (halston sage)

lauren (alycia debnam-carey)

andrew (josh hutcherson)

claudia (laura harrier)

hailey (madison iseman)

carson (christopher briney)

matthew (raymond ablack)

joshua (mason gooding)

noah (theo james)

luke (nicholas galitzine)

max (rudy pankow)

sasha (maia reficco)

luca (lorenzo zurzolo)

rhett (thomas weatherall)

mallory (rain spencer)

aubrey (whitney peak)

zoey (josephine langford)

lucas (sean kaufman)

fcs i wanna add: joe keery, antonia gentry, adelaide kane, alexandra breckenridge, savannah smith, evan mock, emily alyn lind, margot robbie, casey deidrick, elizabeth lail, lola tung.