#heartstopper vol 6

[thediamondarcher]

the way there's only one volume left and that's IT

[radios-universe]

i was tipsy at a themed bar my friend took me to with their family and alice uploaded a new page on the patreon and this is what i had to say about it

[aliciasfantasyxox]

“I love him so much” - Charlie Spring♥︎

[homerjacksons]

D’you know what honestly breaks my heart when I think about Heartstopper???

Nick Nelson and his loneliness.

Like before he meets Charlie, he feels like he’s not able to be himself around the people he calls friends? Like he’s more himself with Charlie. He notes it and his mum mentions it as well. Charlie is his safe space.

Which is incredibly sweet but is also just really kinda sad that he went so long without that?

And then Charlie basically becomes his whole world. And to an extent, Nick does for Charlie too, but Charlie has other people in his life who care for him, who prop him up, who he can go to.

Nick is shown to just…not feel that. And it’s not because their friends exclude him in anyway or do anything to make him feel this way. It’s just who he is, how he feels.

And it just kinda makes my heart ache in a way I can’t explain.

[osemanverse-comfort]

WE GOT A VOLUME 5 RELEASE DATE & CONFIRMATION OF THE 6TH AND FINAL ONE TOO 😌🎉

aliceosemanart : SOME NEWS! Heartstopper Volume 5 will be released on November 9th 2023 in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand… and there will be a Volume 6, the final Heartstopper volume!

You can preorder Vol 5 now from https//geni.us/Heartstopper-Vol-5 and info about Vol 5 releases in other countries will be coming soon… 🍂🌈🐶🏉

[seeinganewlight]

2024 books read

2024 goal: 150 books

january: 1 - heartstopper vol. 1 → alice oseman (reread) 2 - heartstopper vol. 2 → alice oseman (reread) 3 - heartstopper vol. 3 → alice oseman (reread) 4 - heartstopper vol. 4 → alice oseman (reread) 5 - heartstopper vol. 5 → alice oseman 6 - a fragile enchantment → allison saft 7 - some shall break → ellie marney (audiobook) 8 - only if you're lucky → stacy willingham (arc) 9 - over my dead body: a witchy graphic novel → sweeney boo 10 - notes on an execution → danya kukafka (physical & audiobook) 11 - murder on the orient express → agatha christie (reread) 12 - our wives under the sea → julia armfield (physical & audiobook) 13 - the invocations → krystal sutherland (arc) 14 - red string theory → lauren kung jessen 15 - the breakup tour → emily wibberley & austin siegemund-broka (arc) 16 - the name drop → susan lee 17 - the secret of the old clock → carolyn keene (reread) 18 - bright young women → jessica knoll (audiobook) 19 - last call at the local → sarah grunder ruiz (audiobook) 20 - no one can know → kate alice marshall

february: 21 - worst wingman ever → abby jimenez 22 - drop, cover, and hold on → jasmine guillory 23 - with any luck → ashley poston 24 - the atlas six → olivie blake (reread, audiobook) 25 - that's not my name → megan lally 26 - not here to stay friends → kaitlyn hill 27 - this golden state → marit weisenberg 28 - today tonight tomorrow → rachel lynn solomon (reread, annotation) 29 - past present future → rachel lynn solomon (arc, annotation) 30 - the atlas paradox → olivie blake (reread, audiobook) 31 - the guest list → lucy foley (audiobook) 32 - in the market for murder → t.e. kinsey (audiobook) 33 - the neighbor favor → kristina forest 34 - in the mix → mandy gonzalez 35 - everyone in my family has killed someone → benjamin stevenson 36 - the seven year slip → ashley poston 37 - veronica ruiz breaks the bank → elle cosimano (audiobook) 38 - finlay donovan rolls the dice → elle cosimano (audiobook) 39 - the simmonds house kills → meaghan dwyer (arc)

march: 40 - the mysterious case of the alperton angels → janice hallett 41 - the book of cold cases → simone st. james 42 - what the river knows → isabel ibañez (audiobook) 43 - cut loose! → ali stroker & stacy davidowitz 44 - how i'll kill you → ren destefano 45 - the reappearance of rachel price → holly jackson (arc) 46 - when no one is watching → alyssa cole (audiobook) 47 - outofshapeworthlessloser: a memoir of figure skating, f*cking up, and figuring it out → gracie gold (audiobook) 48 - julius caesar → william shakespeare (rerad, audiobook) 49 - the family plot → megan collins (audiobook) 50 - if we were villains → m.l. rio (reread) 51 - alone with you in the ether → olivie blake (physical & audiobook) 52 - disappearance at devil's rock → paul tremblay (audiobook)

april: 53 - shakespeare: romeo and juliet graphic novel → martin powell & eva cabrera 54 - shakespeare: macbeth graphic novel → martin powell & f. daniel perez 55 - shakespeare: julius caesar graphic novel → carl bown & eduardo garcia 56 - shakespeare: a midsummer night's dream graphic novel → nel yomtov & berenice muniz 57 - twelfth knight → alexene farol follmuth (arc) 58 - kill for me, kill for you → steve cavanagh 59 - murder road → simone st. james 60 - everyone on this train is a suspect → benjamin stevenson 61 - listen for the lie → amy tintera 62 - king cheer → molly horton booth, stephanie kate strohm, jamie green 63 - twelfth night (musical adaptation) → kwame kwei-armah & shaina taub 64 - in juliet's garden → judy elliot mcdonald 65 - fat ham → james ijames 66 - death by shakespeare → philip l. nicholas, jr 67 - a good girl's guide to murder → holly jackson (reread) 68 - good girl, bad blood → holly jackson (reread) 69 - as good as dead → holly jackson (reread) 70 - dark corners → megan goldin (audiobook) 71 - the one that got away with murder → trish lundy (audiobook) 72 - funny story → emily henry 73 - imogen says nothing → aditi brennan kapil 74 - people we meet on vacation → emily henry (audiobook, reread)

may: 75 - episode thirteen → craig dilouie 76 - the girls i've been → tess sharpe (reread) 77 - the girl in question → tess sharpe (arc) 78 - wild about you → kaitlyn hill (arc) 79 - just for the summer → abby jimenez 80 - my best friend's exorcism → grady hendrix 81 - second first date → rachel lynn solomon 82 - the ballad of darcy & russell → morgan matson 83 - the good, the bad, and the aunties → jesse q. sutanto (audiobook) 84 - truly, madly, deeply → alexandria bellefleur 85 - your blood, my bones → kelly andrew 86 - amy & roger's epic detour → morgan matson (reread) 87 - romancing mister bridgerton → julia quinn (reread) 88 - the viscount who loved me → julia quinn (reread) 89 - bittersweet in the hollow → kate pearsall 90 - to sir phillip, with love → julia quinn (reread) 91 - when he was wicked → julia quinn (reread) 92 - it's in his kiss → julia quinn (reread) 93 - on the way to the wedding → julia quinn (audiobook, reread) 94 - emma → jane austen (audiobook, reread)

june: 95 - first lie wins → ashley elston 96 - we got the beat → jenna miller 97 - firekeeper's daughter → angeline boulley 98 - chlorine → jade song (audiobook) 99 - what stalks among us → sarah hollowell 100 - hollow fires → samira ahmed (audiobook) 101 - part of your world → abby jimenez 102 - the road trip → beth o'leary 103 - yours truly → abby jimenez 104 - finally fitz → marisa kanter 105 - the last love song → kalie holford

july: 106 - dead girls walking → sami ellis (audiobook) 107 - home is where the bodies are → jeneva rose 108 - we used to live here → marcus kliewer 109 - the children on the hill → jennifer mcmahon (audiobook) 110 - what moves the dead → t. kingfisher 111 - my throat an open grave → tori bovalino 112 - dashed → amanda quain (arc) 113 - asking for a friend → kara h.l. chen (arc) 114 - beach read → emily henry (reread, audiobook) 115 - book lovers → emily henry (reread, audiobook) 116 - happy place → emily henry (reread, audiobook) 117 - you have a match → emma lord (reread, annotation) 118 - bonnie & clyde musical script → ivan menchell (reread) 119 - such charming liars → karen m. mcmanus (arc) 120 - she left → stacie grey (audiobook) 121 - let the games begin → rufaro faith mazarura (audiobook) 122 - death at morning house → maureen johnson (arc)

august: 123 - cleat cute → meryl wilsner (audiobook) 124 - i wish you would → eva des lauriers 125 - the break-up pact → emma lord (arc) 126 - water for elephants → sara gruen 127 - when you get the chance → emma lord (reread, annotation) 128 - come out, come out → natalie c. parker (arc) 129 - my lady jane → cynthia hand, brodi ashton, jodi meadows 130 - the lies of alma blackwell → amanda glaze (arc)

september: 131 - the spare room → andra bartz 132 - late bloomer → mazey eddings (audiobook) 133 - savor it → tarah dewitt (audiobook) 134 - triple sec → t.j. alexander (audiobook) 135 - the skeleton key → erin kelly 136 - the examiner → janice hallett (arc) 137 - the dark we know → wen-yi lee (audiobook) 138 - pretty girls → karin slaughter 139 - a good girl's guide to murder → holly jackson (reread, annotation) 140 - lady macbeth → ava reid 141 - the pumpkin spice café → laurie gilmore 142 - the main character → jaclyn goldis (audiobook) 143 - queen macbeth → val mcdermid (arc) 144 - the cinnamon bun bookstore → laurie gilmore (audiobook)

october: 145 - midnight on beacon street → emily ruth verona (audiobook) 146 - make me a mixtape → jennifer whiteford (arc) 147 - haunt sweet home → sarah pinsker 148 - graveyard shift → m.l. rio 149 - the bitter end → alexa donne (arc) 150 - morbidly yours → ivy fairbanks 151 - someone in the attic → andrea mara 152 - a new lease on death → olivia blacke (arc) 153 - the christmas tree farm → laurie gilmore 154 - staged → elle cosimano 155 - the reunion dinner → jesse q. sutanto 156 - a crime of fashion → emma rosenblum 157 - the nosy neighbor → nita prose 158 - one lucky subscriber → kellye garrett 159 - a classic case → alicia thompson 160 - interview with the vampire → anne rice (audiobook) 161 - horror movie → paul tremblay (audiobook) 162 - everything is poison → joy mccullough (arc) 163 - romeo and juliet → william shakespeare (reread) 164 - no place left to hide → megan lally (arc) 165 - macbeth → william shakespeare (reread)

november: 166 - dinner for vampires → bethany joy lenz (audiobook) 167 - make the season bright → ashley herring blake 168 - a bánh mì for two → trinity nguyen (audiobook) 169 - merriment and mayhem → alexandria bellefleur 170 - a novel love story → ashley poston 171 - guilt and ginataan → mia p. manansala

[godzilla-reads]

Heartstopper is to be concluded in Vol. 6, which gives me so many conflicting feelings.

Yay, there’s another book still!

Nay, I have to wait for Vol. 6 to come out.

Yay, I’m not done with these characters and their growth yet!

Nay, the series ENDS in Vol. 6.

Yay, I can still reread and experience the magic over and over!

[bloody-wonder]

making progress on old series

let it not be said that i can only start new series🧐

new releases:

empire of the damned by jay kristoff (book two in: empire of the vampire). i might have mentioned this one once or twice already so let's keep it brief. i loved it! even more than book one, i think. love liathe joining the main cast, love jean françois' everything, love how everyone got queerer, love the reveals at the end. very excited for the last book in this series, altho i'm a bit disappointed that it's now three books instead of five - since there are five vampire houses i wanted them to keep taking on a house in each book, with blood chastain being the final boss. very rude of kristoff to betray my vision.

the sunshine court by nora sakavic (book four in: all for the game). i don't think this spin off continuation was necessary and i didn't particularly enjoy it but i'm glad jean stans now have their own sacred text. my biggest fear was that nora would retcon something about the og trilogy and that didn't happen so i can just keep living in peace while mostly ignoring tsc fan content. more thoughts on why i didn't vibe with tsc in these posts.

mislaid in parts half-known by seanan mcguire (book nine in: wayward children). so this series consists of books focused on individual wayward children as well as of ensemble books which are usually weaker and this particular novella unfortunately belongs to the latter category. i still liked it fine and it was a quick read but tbh i'm ready for this series to wrap up so i hope goodreads isn't lying about the next book being the final installment.

fence vol. 6: redemption by cs pacat & johanna the mad. i rated it five stars but ngl i have no memory of what happened in this volume altho i read it in february😅 i like this series overall but i feel like the first few volumes were more exciting. weirdly now that the slow burn is finally starting to pay off i suddenly lose interest😕

heartstopper: volume five by alice oseman. i'm not a big fan of heartstopper in general, i think it's overhyped, but i did like this volume more than the previous ones. maybe i'm biased bc it features tori coming out as ace which prompted me to pick up solitaire which i loved and so it retroactively cast a more favorable light on the graphic novel. looking forward to reading the last volume bc i like finishing things and then i might as well read the nick and charlie novellas - at which point i will have become a person who doesn't like oseman's books all that much and yet has somehow read all but one of them🫤

mammoths at the gates and the brides of high hill by nghi vo (books four and five in: the singing hills cycle). i have only really liked the second singing hills novella so at this point it would be smart to admit that this series is simply not for me and stop reading it but. these books are so short and perfect for when you want to get through something quickly even if you know you're not likely to enjoy it. and if indeed eight stories are planned then it means i have now read more than half so i might as well complete the series🤷‍♀️ *gets shot by sunk cost fallacy police*

series i completed:

regency faerie tales by olivia atwater (read books two and three: ten thousand stitches and longshadow). love love LOVE these books!! i read half a soul last october and ten thousand stitches this january - both times when i was sick in bed and i couldn't have wished for better books to help me recover from a cold. the first one is pride & prejudice meets jonathan strange & mr norrell, the second one is a cinderella retelling, both have lovely romances and can be read as standalones. i think half a soul is fairly popular (and constantly compared to the book that shall not be named😒) but ten thousand stitches is very underappreciated. i for one think it's at least as good, if not better, than half a soul - apparently people just can't appreciate a love interest who isn't angsty and brooding😒 longshadow is a companion novel too but imo it features too many characters and concepts from the previous books so it should definitely be read last. i didn't like it as much bc i think it relies too much on the stuff we already know and love instead of giving its protagonists enough time to shine but it is queer which made me realize we don't have nearly enough queer fae books. what a disgrace🧐

noumena by lindsay ellis (read book three: apostles of mercy). so this was unfortunately mind-bogglingly boring. this type of sci fi is usually not my cup of tea and so i stay away from it but i decided to give this series a try bc it was written by lindsay ellis. the first book was entertaining enough but both sequels bored me to tears. it seems i was under a misconception that the story was gonna be about a sad girl trying to navigate a third thing type of relationship with a freaky alien but it was instead about her navigating instalovey relationships with random humans and the alien was also there sometimes. big disappointment👎

series i'm slowly working my way through:

the memoirs of lady trent by marie brennan (read books two, three and four: the tropic of serpents, the voyage of the basilisk and in the labyrinth of drakes). i read book one last december and liked it just enough to continue the series but every next book after that turned out to be amazing. follow lady trent, a 19th century dragon naturalist and adventurer, legendary as she is scandalous, as she travels through fantasy africa, oceania and arabia in search of dragons living and extinct, starts various political upheavals, makes breathtaking discoveries and finds love - a life journey she recounts as an old woman in a delightfully snarky narrative voice.

book two is my favorite so far bc it found a perfect balance of fast-paced adventurous plot on the one hand and character and relationship development on the other. i'm a bit sad that natalie left the main cast after this book - one of the only two criticisms i have of this series is that the titular lady trent remains the only important woman character. i think it wouldn't be too far-fetched to have one more woman on the team and natalie was a perfect protegée who, might i add, is also canonically ace. hate to see her leave😒

book three introduces a love interest who i at first found kinda bland but he grew on me in book four. my favorite relationship in the series however remains the one between lady trent and her trusted colleague tom wilker with whom they used to butt heads when they first met but who is now her dearest friend and longtime companion on her journeys. there are many books about romance and friendship but not so many about the utter satisfaction of having a coworker you can absolutely rely on. my prediction/wish for the last book is for wilker to turn out to be gay and find love too🤞

the other criticism i have has to do with the worldbuilding and i'll elaborate on it when i complete the series later this year.

the witcher by andrzej sapkowski (read books two and three: the time of contempt and baptism of fire). i'm enjoying this series much more than i thought i would. the key to success here is to leave behind all expectations you have from reading western epic fantasy or indeed from the witcher adaptations. this saga started as short stories and sapkowski remains a short story author first and foremost which might irritate a reader expecting a novel with a neat three act structure but which i personally found fascinating. the opening chapter of book two told from the pov of a messenger who encounters all major characters on the road, gets a death prophecy from a girl he doesn't know to be ciri and indeed dies as the chapter ends - i think that was a very creative way to reintroduce the reader to the main cast and plot essentially through the format of a short story.

another thing sapkowski does a lot is conveying everything through dialogue which, as you might know, is like bookish catnip to me lol. some dialogues are there just for the sake of dialogue, only bc the author wanted some side characters he made up to have a funny conversation. to be fair, at worst this structure becomes too meandering but i gotta say i find that chapters that are focused on mundane scenes seemingly going nowhere are more fun than plot focused chapters about sorceresses and wizards fighting or whatever. the witch trial chapter in baptism of fire - that's where it's at for me.

the thing i'm still not so sure about is the way women and women's issues are represented. very mixed feelings on what happens to milva in book three, tho i think i wouldn't be so skeptical had she not been the only woman on the main cast in that book. (cahir and regis are such fun characters with interesting motivations and stuff so ig i'm pissed that the only female character's deal has to be about that). ciri on the other hand is written very well imo and i totally did not expect her to be in a sapphic relationship. sure hope nothing bad happens to her gf🥲

vorkosigan saga by lois mcmaster bujold (read books one, two and four (??): shards of honor, barrayar and the vor game). so after reading the warrior's apprentice and the mountains of mourning last year i took a step back and read cordelia's books which i unfortunately didn't like. cordelia is a type of female character i don't vibe with and the gender themes in her books, while likely very progressive for their time, often made me roll my eyes, grind my teeth etc. in my goodreads reviews i explain my issues in more detail. the ethical implications of uterine replicators haunt me still😕

returning to miles in the vor game was both welcome and disappointing bc i keep expecting more from this man and he keeps falling short of my grand lymondesque expectations. in this book in particular i was immediately hooked on the arctic base plot only for it to be cut short bc this is a space opera and miles needs to go do pew pew pew in space, just like in book one. boo. now that i know weatherman was formerly a short story bujold later incorporated into the vor game i think it's curious that i seem to like miles a lot in short stories and novellas (the mountains of mourning remains my favorite) but am underwhelmed by the full length novel miles.

i will say however that now i have sufficiently adjusted my expectations and am very motivated to find out if there is a vorkosigan book out there that i will absolutely love. so i'll keep reading a few books per year - there's something soothing about slowly working one's way through a very long series😌

the realm of the elderlings by robin hobb (read books two and three: royal assassin and assassin's quest). the farseer books are the longest and (for the most part) the most boring books i have read this year. normally i don't torture myself like this but i wanted to do it for the fool and see how his relationship with fitz develops. was it worth it? i would say yes but only bc i let myself curate my own perfect reading experience and skimmed aggressively, sometimes skipping entire chapters. and i will do it again!👿 bc i will keep reading the elderlings books to see how the one million page yaoi plays out.

the only part of the farseer trilogy i really enjoyed was the second half of assassin's quest - not just bc fitz and the fool were cute and heart-wrenching together but bc of the entire unlikely fellowship on this quest. nighteyes is my favorite which is a feat on hobb's part bc normally i don't care about animal companions or am annoyed by them. kettle is iconic, always remember to take an auld woman on a quest (or she will chase you down and join despite your protests and prevarications). i hated starling but in a series where most characters provoke zero emotions that was a welcome change. kettricken was also there. their group dynamic was delightful and i wish the entirety of this series (or at least of this last book) was this slow burn psychological character study in close proximity group dynamics. but you can't always have what you want ig🤷‍♀️

what's next:

finishing the memoirs of lady trent - only one book in the main series is left and then there's also a spin off about her granddaughter, i think

rereading swordspoint which i first read back in 2020 and found underwhelming but it may just have been bc captive prince was such a hard act to follow for many gay books i tried back then. i hope i will like it more now that i can meet it halfway and if it goes well i want to complete the riverside trilogy right away

sometime this fall i'm gonna read pandora and vittorio the vampire. finishing the vampire chronicles is on my bookish bucket list and now, two whole years after i reread three of them to refresh my memory, i finally feel sane and brave enough to keep working towards that goal. so wish me luck🥲

finishing joanne harris' st oswald's series which started with one of my favorite dark academia novels gentlemen and players. i read the sequel last year and liked it a lot so now i want to read the final book a narrow door which also seems like a perfect autumnal read

the new evander mills mystery comes out in october and i'd like to read it before the year ends

2024 reading updates | goodreads

[thediamondarcher]

we basically have no knowledge of how volume 6 of heartstopper is going to conclude with the story and what it's actually going to be about (Alice themselves has said she doesn't know what's going to happen in the next and final volume) so I've been thinking about it for a long time and I've come to the conclusion of the last volume taking time in somewhere after "Nick & Charlie". I've got many points to believe this could happen, like many indicators in volume 5 of N&C that when reading them bring me back to how Alice wrote "This winter" taking time in volume 4, and that's how i think volume 6 is going to be too (or at least how i think it should)

we have to remember that heartstopper is a coming of age story so the fact that the last volume can take place in the future (with N&C filling that time between volume 5 and vol 6) isn't something crazy. Another point is the fact that there isn't much time left between volume 5 and N&C, there's not so much that can happen between these two stories and we have many indicators of it since vol 5 is constantly looking at their futures and how those goals end up being true in N&C (like Nick going to a far away university and Charlie being head boy)

basically, i think Nick & Charlie is the perfect connector between vol 5 and vol 6 that can help with finishing the story in volume 6 without having to go through the part told on N&C. I hope Alice has at least thought about it because in my opinion, vol 6 taking time in the future after N&C is perfect! tell me what y'all think of this

[mayleensworld]

do u ever think about how heartstopper vol.6 will be the last one and just cry

[greeen-bean]

I do belive that comparing the novels and the comics and the novellas is really just comparing apples and oranges (and pears? Bananas? Idk another 3rd fruit) because they are all compleatly different ways to tell stories

Like comparing the books to each other? Sure, absolutely, everybody has their preferences, they're all very different, rank them, rate them, whatever makes you happy

Comparing the comic volumes? I mean sure, we all have our favourites. I find it harder cuz they're all part of the same one over all story but split into 5/6 parts to practical reasons but it's not impossible

The novellas? Very much different strokes for different folks, and itll be harder to look at either of thrm outside of the context of the other stories theyre expansions of, but sure, compare them to each other

But comparing them all?? Like you're going to compare radio silence to This winter??? And expect it to be a fair fight?? Heartstopper Vol 4 vs Loveless? Nick and Charlie vs Iwbft?? I know they are all in the same universe but it doesn't feel that way!

[nat-reviews-books]

Heartstopper vol. 5 by Alice Oseman

I genuinely enjoyed this book. I started it at work yesterday, and finished it before work this morning. It's been great to get to see the characters grow, but it was really nice in this book to see them doing well and facing fears that most teenagers deal with. I really have been enjoying this series, and I'm excited for volume 6, when that comes out.

[thebeautifulfantastic]

reading log | 2024

1. let the right one in -> jack thorne (jan 23)

2. night of the living dead -> lori allen ohm (jan 25)

3. oedipus rex -> sophocles (jan 31)

4. open: an uncensored memoir of love, liberation, and non-monogamy -> rachel krantz (jan 8 - feb 10)

5. lysistrata -> aristophanes (feb 8 - 14)

6. heartstopper: vol. 5 -> alice oseman (feb 15 - 19)

7. the brothers menaechmus -> plautus (feb 20)

8. the second shepherd’s play -> wakefield master (feb 27)

9. the taming of the shrew -> william shakespeare (mar 26 - 28)

10. life is a dream -> pedro calderon de la barca (apr 4 - 8)

11. doubt, a parable -> john patrick shanley (apr 11 - 12)

12. assassins -> stephen sondheim (apr 12)

13. shades of rust and ruin -> a.g. howard (jul 12, 2023 - apr 14, 2024)

14. hamlet -> william shakespeare (mar 7 - apr 15)

15. the misanthrope -> molière (apr 23)

16. acts of service -> lillian fishman (apr 18 - jun 5)

17. coriolanus -> william shakespeare (jun 8)

18. dance nation -> clare barron (jun 12)

19. the wolves -> sarah delappe (jun 13 - 28)

[the---hermit]

2023 wrap up 2/2

As I did last year I am posting a wrap up of all the books I have read during the year. I have linked all the individual book reviews I have posted during the year (I have not posted the reviews of some books for various reasons, but I still included the titles). I have gradually made this post during the year, so I hope past me didn't forget any of the books I read in 2023. This is the first half of my wrap up with all the books I read from July to December 2023

The Black Corsair by Emilio Salgari

Maus I and II by Art Spiegelman

The Queen Of The Caribbean by Emilio Salgari

The Sandman vol.9 - The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman

Nimona by ND Stevenson

Juniper And Thorn by Ava Reid

Nona The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

A Psalm For The Wild Built by Becky Chambers

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

Bloody Summer by Carmen Maria Machado

Heartstopper vol. 1,2,3,4 reread

A Big Mushy Happy Lump by sarah andersen

The Other Family by Wendy Corsi Straub

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

The Sculptor by Scott McCloud

Of Ghosts And Goblins by Lafcadio Hearn

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

Richard II by William Shakespeare

You're all just jelous of my jetpack

Department Of Mind Blowing Theories by Tom Gauld

The Merchant Of Venice by William Shakespeare

The Book Of Lost Things by John Connolly

The Sandman vol.10 - The Wake by Neil Gaiman

The Sandman vol.11 - Endless Nights by Neil Gaiman

Queer: a graphic guide by Meg John Barker

Something Is Killing The Children vol. 1-5 reread

Re:dracula

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

Something Is Killing The Children vol.6

D'Alembert's Dream by Diderot

Odyssey by Homer

The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

Philosophy In The Boudoir by Sade

Heartstopper volume 5 by Alice Oseman

Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson

Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree

Il Satiro Scientifico: Riprodursi Male curated by Barbascura X

[thesapphicsoldier]

Heartstopper vol 5/chapter 7 spoilers and references to the Nick and Charlie novella

I can’t believe I have to wait 6+ months for another heartstopper update. Obviously it’s completely understandable and Alice should take as much time as they need, but what am I supposed to do with my life now? It won’t be until August for hstv either 😭

Seriously though chapter 7 was amazing and the growth that Nick and Charlie had both together and individually was wonderful to watch. I’m excited but sad to see how it all ends. I don’t have any doubt that the ending will be anything less than spectacular.

I am nervous though for what’s gonna go down in chapter 8. There’s been a lot of build up for the long distance thing and the crash and burn of it all could happen any day now. Obviously Charlie said he was okay with it because he’s amazing, but you can tell that he’s hesitant about it. Alice has confirmed that chapter 8 will be Nick and Charlie compliant, so a big argument between the two is kinda inevitable. I know that they’ll work it out eventually because they’re Nick and Charlie and they can do anything, but I’m scared of them being stupid and hurting each other. But I guess we’ll all see.

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February 2024 Wrap Up

Why is it that February always seems to last forever? It's got to be one of my least favorite months, although it does mark the anniversary of me meeting my husband, so at least there's that. We've known each other five years!

Books Read: 6

This was a good reading month. Cecilia is my favorite of the month (and frankly should count for three books since it's so huge). The Margaret Oliphant biography is my least favorite, although I didn't hate it or anything. It was definitely less condescending and obnoxious than the one I read back in November that made me want to fight the authors (unfortunately I can't; they're dead). But it was still a little condescending and Williams referred to Oliphant as Margaret throughout, which irritated me. Ones marked with ® are rereads.

Margaret Oliphant: A Critical Biography by Merryn Williams - 3 stars

Salem Chapel by Margaret Oliphant - 4 stars ®

Heartstopper Vol. 5 by Alice Oseman - 5 stars

A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid - 5 stars

Cecilia by Frances Burney - 5 stars

The Villa by Rachel Hawkins - 4 stars

On Tumblr:

Look, I'm posting photos again! I'm trying to post pictures of my fairy tale retellings on Fridays as a small continuation of Fairy Tale Friday. My favorite thing about writing those posts for my blog was taking the photos, and I would still like to do that even though I've moved the feature onto YouTube.

January 2024 Wrap Up

Book Photography: The Night Dance by Suzanne Weyn

Book Photography: Midnight Pearls by Debbie Viguié

Book Quotes: A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

Book Quotes: A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

Reblogged: Horror Recommendations for a Teen

On YouTube:

And we've got a fair amount here, including an hour long ramble about The Chronicles of Narnia!

January Wrap Up | 9 books for the start of 2024!

Rereading The Chronicles of Narnia as an Adult | Remember December Rereadathon

A #FebRegency Currently Reading 2/12/24

The #FebRegency Tag

March TBR | (Middle)March of the Mammoths!

What I Read for My PhD in English Literature | 19th-Century American Literature