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8 September Book Releases You Need to Read
September is nearly upon us, and with it comes a new waves of books. Thereās quite a few new books coming out from established authors that we all know and love, as well as some new ones to add to your repertoire. Not only that, but our team has already read and reviewed two of the books on this list, meaning you can read our full reviews before making a decision to spend your hard earnedā¦
#alexis fernandez-preiksa#book releases#by Jocelyn#here one moment#how to chase change#intermezzo#laura dave#liane moriarty#marissa stapley#matt haig#New Releases#sally rooney#sandra block#september 2024 book releases#september book releases#september books#september releases#somewhere beyond the sea#the bachelorette party#the life impossible#the lightning bottles#the night we lost him#tj klune
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imagine being someone at new rome university and not knowing percy is the same guy as āpercy jackson, son of poseidon, two-time hero of olympus, former praetorā because the thought doesnāt even cross your mind. likeā¦ heās percy. heās a total frat boy. on a normal night, he walks into a party, refers to everyone as bro or dude, socializes with every living (and not-living) person in the room, makes at least 50 sarcastic comments, plays 12 rounds of beer pong, drinks way too much, and then skates around campus on his skateboard yelling āI LOVE NEW YORKā (which makes no sense, because theyāre in california) until someone calls his girlfriend to come get him.
and then one day thereās an attack, and frat boy percy is all of a sudden a fighting machine. heās yelling battle cries alongside the praetors frank zhang and hazel levesque as they lead everyone into battle. (why is he with the praetors? and whyā¦. why in the world do the praetors seem to be following his lead?) his sword slashes through armies of monsters faster than youāve ever seen. heās controlling the entire river surrounding the camp, creating huge waves as tall as skyscrapers that crash down all around him, wiping out monsters and causing mass destruction to his enemiesā ranks. the sky is suddenly dark above you, ice-cold water droplets are slashing through the air, and the wind is blowing so aggressively that itās making it hard to stand up steadily. because heās somehow created a hurricane.
and he looks terrifying. you can feel the power radiating off of him. heās like a god. or maybe a monster. itās hard to tell. youāre a little scared of him, to be honest. but also in total awe, because itās extraordinary. heās extraordinary.
frat boy percy is not who you thought he was.
#but at least it makes sense why annabeth chase is dating him lol#I AM NOT SAYING PERCY IS A BIG DRINKER#if he even drinks at all#itās just the frat boy concept#itās just for the sake of the post#anyway#i love how fast his mood changes#heās so terrifying#but in a cute way#frat boy percy#percy jackson#annabeth chase#percabeth#trials of apollo#chalice of the gods#heroes of olympus#percy jackson and the olympians#pjo
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bunch of silly doodles of these guys from the past week or so
#sorry but i have a lot of love and the only way i know how to show it is to put these kids in situations. horrifying OR silly.#especially silly bc im silly and it's what i want to see.#watch my art style change subtly each time bc i can never commit#the owl house#toh#emerald trio#gus porter#willow park#hunter noceda#hunter toh#my art#my fav is the one where shes chasing them up the steps#fanart#the owl house season 3
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Lan Wangji Goes To Lotus Pier AU: Part 3: Enveloping Feelings.
(Part 1, Part 2, Part 4)
#poorly drawn mdzs#mdzs#lan wangji#Yungmeng Jiang training arc AU#I wanted to try out a different paneling style for this one - sorry I'm a day late! (there will still be a post tomorrow to keep on track)#The original 3 panel comic idea was fine but the point of this new schedule was to take time to push myself a bit more.#I was taking a look back through some comic artists I felt inspired by#and I really loved how Lynda Barry fills her gutters with patterns and doodles!#Obviously I'm not going as absolutely wild with it as she does but it was a great exercise!#I truly think the gutters are the most important and most overlooked part of any comic. There's lots going on in that space.#It's the same with timeskips. The implied movement between moments that we don't see changes depending on how wide that gap is#You're here for the funny tags so here's some that ties this time talk together:#I think LWJ was thinking about that second note from day 2 but it took him 7 days of hazing to commit it to paper.#I think he sends it a day later and immediately regrets it. Chasing down the messenger and everything.#You know if something actually happened to his brother he would never ever forgive himself for putting the bad vibes out there.#Third time skip was the hardest because there was so many possible flavours of jokes here. Day 8/9 was a personal favourite.#day 14 was also funny (week by week). I think the debate on 'how long does lwj take to catch feelings' is more or less:#'how long does it take for him to arrive at a particular stage of grief and yearning (and awareness of it all)#This is a symphony. There is an act by act structure. Every day he is fighting to keep his old sensibilities. He is losing so badly.#(I'll be returning to the main comic soon but there is more of this AU to come!)
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they're filming season two, but i'm thinking about the potential adaption of the mount tam scene in season three. you know, the one where annabeth could apologize for pushing percy out of the way and falling off the cliff in his place, and how she knows that sounds terrible but they didn't have time for another plan and she didn't want to lose him that way. but percy just engulfs her in a hug because he's so relieved that she's safe now and everything else be damned. and annabeth doesn't understand why he's snickering to himself after that last statement, but she melts into the hug anyway because she missed him. and thalia and grover stand in the background happy for their friends on the outside but internally mortified, because their friends are definitely falling for each other but fate may not allow them to see it through.
#i know this isnt how the scene goes in the books#but just think about it#percy swapping places with annabeth to keep her safe in season and annabeth returning the favor in season three#thalia not getting along with percy for the entire season because they're too much alike#and if she doesn't deserve annabeth then how could he?#until she sees how they bring out the best in each other like grover tried to tell her from the beginning#and she mourns the relationship with annabeth she could have had#and she fears for annabeth's well-being all over again because the upcoming prophecy could change everything#and she fears for percy's well-being too because two years from now will the hardest day of his life and he has no idea#percy jackon and the olympians#pjo text post#pjo#pjo headcanon#percy jackson#annabeth chase#percabeth#percabeth headcanon#grover underwood#thalia grace#pjo angst#also frederick is standing there and clearly sees this poseidon boy has strong feelings for his daughter#and the feeling is obviously mutual#and now he's seen his daughter in love for the first time#so there's that
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i know it's a while off, but ...
i wonder how they're going to do aphrodite in the show. like, her appearance is CONSTANTLY changing, right?? because she looks like each person's ideal beauty, basically.
so i wonder how they're going to make her face and hair and everything shift and change all the time.
because one second, to percy, she looks like annabeth. the next, like someone else.
i wonder how they're going to edit that and have it transition between each "look" that percy sees her as.
will it flicker between shots and she'll "change" between each one?? or will the shot move to percy's face and then back and she'll look like annabeth and then someone else???
#i cant stop thinking about it#like HOW#hopefully this made sense#manifesting a pjo season 3 with this one š¤š¤#aphrodite's constantly changing looks is smth thats so cool#i really hope they add it#like if they dont i'll be so disappointed#percy jackson#percy jackon and the olympians#pjo tv show#percy jackson tv series#pjo series#pjo#pjo fandom#percabeth#annabeth chase#pjo spoilers#aphrodite
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Fuck every percy jackson "fan" who is still complaining about percy & annabeths HAIR COLOURS being different then in the books. I hope Nico is blonde so that all of you cry and scream like fucking toddlers
#like actually#please STFU on pjo fanart#nobody cares that you are upset about annabeth not being blonde YOU DO NOT NEED TO COMMENT IT#like we get that you do not have the skill to make banger pjo fanart yourself (oh noo :((( poor baby)#but maybe your time would be better spent making your own fanart if you wanna complain about how the artist draws a certain character#contrary to unpopular beleif the world does not revolve around you#just because you don't like that leah jeffries is playing annabeth does not mean that the casting is gonna change#go sit in a corner and cry about it and stop having a meltdown in artist comment sections! Literally nobody gives a shit about your opinion#if you are actively bringing down the pjo fandom/tearing apart anything the new adaptation has to offer#then I will gladly inform you that you are NOT a pjo fan#you are an annoying piece of shit that cares more about accuracy then the actual story#percy jackson#pjo#percy jackson series#percy jackson disney+#annabeth chase#leah sava jeffries#walker scobell#leah is our annabeth
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Rick dedicating his new book to Walker, Aryan and Leah feels like a rite of passage now that they are the OG trio
#i can write a whole essay about how this changes the rrverse significantly#this feels like passing down the legacy if you know what i mean#pjo fandom#percy jackson books#pjo#percy jackson#percy jackson and the olympians#rick riordan#heroes of olympus#pjo tv#nico di angelo#pjo hoo toa#pjo disney+#annabeth chase#hazel levesque#piper mclean#leo valdez#frank zhang#jason grace
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Turns out Sunlit Trail isn't quite done just yet, so after all that they just send you to a dead end š
#rain world#comic#rw chasing wind#sunlit Trail#Hunter#Art#Chasing wind spoilers#I can't imagine anyone filters that tag but just in case sksksks#ANYWAYS turns out mod is way better than I expected and it's super well made.#So far made the trip as hunter (first time) then riv and now working on arti.#For arti I realized that howling rifts led to sub and sub led to dar shore so I was like sweet! A shortcut!#Now imagine for a sec trying to get through a parkcore + miros bird gauntlet with a corpse and a worm within 5 cycles#before the scav ran out of karma and you were stuck inside forever. Yeah#Besides that tho I've been messing around and been very tenderly modding the game.#Turns out you can have a bit of fun with most sprites without too much effort by simply cloning the MSC mod in your files#Then changing the copy's mod info so it doesn't clash and simply swapping images out for whatever you want#As long as you have the sprite name you can do this. You can also change region names and decals and music all sorts of stuff.#In short I've been brewing a custom mod for a friend to make her suffer as much as possible <3#Thanks to a buddy on the rw server for showing me that trick btw lol. The best cesspool I've ever participated in#Oh before I forget- the symbol on CW's head is completely made up. They just looked so... Bald.#Tbh I wasn't expecting their personality to be so... bright? Most interpretations make them kinda solemn and gloomy#But nah this CW is what NSH should've been 100%. I like them. Not gonna spoil too much but their situation is somehow so... chill.#Still bad tho!#Other fun news! There's a scammer going around on discord that's basically like ''bad news I reported you for fraud''#And they're getting a lot of people. My buddy that owned my home server got hit and we lost everything. It's all OK tho nobody was hurt#I keep trying to ask them questions on my alts but they're ignoring me... I kinda wanna bait them into doing the scam with me#to see how far I get before they catch on š#Wasting a scammer's time is never a waste of time#Ah I had more to say but I reached my tag max. Till next time- hopefully my animation project will be done by then!
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I'm sorry but THE PARALLELS OF SALLY TELLING POSEIDON THAT PERCY IS BETTER THAN WHAT THE GODS WOULD MAKE HIM, AND ANNABETH TELLING HEPHAESTUS THAT PERCY IS BETTER THAN THE GODS AND THEIR HUNGER FOR POWER AND GLORY. JUST. I-
percy is the change the godly world needs because sally gave him the tools. then years later, a girl who's only steady part of her life has been the gods and their callous ways, knows percy for less than a week and starts to change for the better too. the power of one mother loving her son enough to affect what will eventually be a whole generation, and the future of demigods as we know it
sally jackson the goddess that you are
#gods above sally is the reason demigods lives will become better in the future#bc she took the time to suffer through the pain of raising her powerful son away from the gods and let him be his own person#bc she loved him no matter the pain and suffering it would cause her#no matter how little percy could understand her actions at the time#no matter how alone she was#because one mother cared enough to love her son with everything she had#that son would go on to save the world and change it for the better#that son would change the fates and futures of all the demigods that came after him#that son would change that system that she refused to raise him in#and it all goes back to HER#and i will NEVER GET OVER THAT#SALLY JACKSON I LOVE YOU WITH ALL I HAVE#percy jackson#sally jackson#pjo#percy jackon and the olympians#percy jackson and the olympians#pjo tv#pjo tv spoilers#annabeth chase
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Growth Mindset and the "How to Chase Change" Audiobook Experience
I am admittedly skeptical of self-help books. One of my favorite podcasts is āIf Books Could Killā, an entire series of audio essays dedicated to debunking airport bestsellers that are, more often than not, classified under the self-help umbrella. Still, there was something about How to Chase Change by Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa that made me feel like it could be different. The main concept ofā¦
#alexis fernandez preiksa#audiobok#audiobook#book review#books to read#by Jocelyn#growth mindset#how to chase change#librofm#reading#review#self help#self help book
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Okay, Iām so gonna get hate for this. And it will probably get about 4 notes. This is, by far, the most opinionated thing I have ever posted on here. If you canāt tolerate criticism towards Rick Riordan, the books, or the TV show, please keep scrolling. My goal is NOT to change your mind or start arguments.
I also want to preface this by saying that I love and respect Rick Riordan (even if I disagree with him on things and donāt like some of his choices) and fully acknowledge that he has the right to do whatever the hell he pleases with his own series. I also want to say that I love Annabeth Chase (both the book and tv show version) with my entire being and you will never find me being an Annabeth hater. Sheās my girl.
We good? Okay cool. So hereās the thing: Iāve seen a lot of people on here saying things like āIf you didnāt like the books, you just donāt know how to have fun,ā and āThe new book haters are just mad that they arenāt the target audience anymore,ā and (my personal favorite) āNothing in the books has changed, only the readers have.ā
And while I see your points, and I respect you, allow me to show you something. Because of the 10 picture limit, I am only going to focus on one specific change: Annabethās view of Percy.
WOTTG: Annabeth is surprised to be comforted by Percy
Past Books: Percy is constantly comforting Annabeth
WOTTG: Annabeth is shocked when Percy is smart
Past Books: Annabeth often points out that Percy is intelligent
WOTTG: Annabeth thinks Percy canāt do anything on his own, and Rick communicates that Annabeth is always saving his ass
Past Books: Percy is ALWAYS watching her back, and saving her ass just as much (and Annabeth admits that)
I could put a hundred quotes in here. I could go on and on and on. But I canāt, and I wonāt.
My problem with this new book is NOT that it is more goofy than serious. My problem is NOT that little things have changed. My problem is NOT that itās just for fun. My problem is NOT that itās much more childish. (And by the way, Iāve read PJO and HOO as an adult, so itās not like I was a child when I read everything else and am now an adult reading the new ones.) I really did like and enjoy many parts of this book.
My problem is that the characters (especially Annabeth) have flat out changedāin bad waysāand we have no choice but to accept it as canon. My problem is that Rick, while trying to merge his books with his new TV show project, is changing the entire personalities and past behaviors/ tendencies of the characters.
I loved Chalice of the Gods. You know why? It was fun, goofy, and showed the characters that we know and love being happy and adorable. I strongly dislike Wrath of the Triple Godess because the charactersāno matter how adorable and happy they might beāare no longer the ones we know and love.
My problem is that Rick Riordan fully admitted that he no longer considers the old book characters when he writes the new books. He is now purposefully incorporating his own personal mixture of the book characters and tv characters and writing those versions instead. Because of his desire to change and transform the series, I doubt heās even read the original PJO or HOO books in years, which is why everything is so inconsistent. The old book charactersāthe ones who made the series what it wasāare gone. And that is not my opinion. Rick fully admits that he doesnāt imagine them when he writes anymore. Donāt get me wrong, I LOVE the tv show actors. I adore Walker and Leah and Aryan with my whole heart, and I wouldnāt trade them for anything. But the fact is: they will never be exactly like the book characters. Itās impossible for actors to become the words on a page. Theyāre their own unique version! And likewise, you cannot turn actors into print. It doesnāt work! And why would you try? The books versions were perfect as they were. And the disney kids need to make the characters their own. The two versions can exist side by side, equally as wonderful, and still be gloriously different. We should celebrate the uniqueness of both. But instead, Rick is attempting to merge them into one. And in my opinion, itās just hurting them both. And Iām gonna get real brave by saying this, but do you want my honest prediction? If he keeps doing what heās doing now, the TV show is going to get cancelled and the books are going to turn into a joke. I so, so badly hope that this doesnāt happen! I have loved Rick and PJO for many, many years. I badly want both to thrive. But what is going on right nowā¦ it is not working, no matter how much we all want it to. And speaking as someone who knows people in the TV/Film industry, I am sadly not the only one who thinks the show is gonna flop. Which is devastating, because Rick Riordan deserves a redemption on the big screen, and the incredible actors deserve to bring this series to life in a new way.
I am not trying to force my opinions onto anybody. You are welcome to disagree with me and move on. I am not saying that Iām right and youāre wrong. If you disagree, thatās okay. If you agree but you donāt have a problem with it, thatās okay. In fact if other people have literally no issues, that makes me somewhat happy. And if you loved the book, Iām honestly so stoked for you. Feel free to just keep on scrolling, my friend.
But me? Iām sad. Iām really, really freaking sad. And Iām a little angry too, even if I donāt have a right to be. I canāt help it because Iām only human. But this is how Iāand a lot of other peopleāfeel. And you know what? Thatās okay too. Because the fact of the matter is:
Annabeth isnāt the same Annabeth anymore. And Percy isnāt the same Percy anymore. And itās not because they went through trauma, or because time has passed. Itās because Rick Riordan doesnāt have any interest in writing those versions of them anymore. And I think the comparisons between the old and the new show that fact pretty clearly.
#okay iām deleting tumblr now#iām too scared for the hate so i will be absent lol#I PROMISE IM NOT TRYING TO DESTROY RICK I LOVE HIM#but i think he needs to be more loyal to the old fanbase that has been so loyal to him#or not thatās fine too#i could give you guys more book quotes#i could make a whole other post on how percy has changed#but iām not sure anyone wants that#so for now i will try and shut up#wottg#wrath of the triple goddess#and run very very quickly#pjo#heroes of olympus#percy jackson#annabeth chase#percabeth#percy jackson and the olympians#rick riordan#riordanverse
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"This isn't the arch seaweed brain, you're not pushing me into the stairwell again."
"Yes, I am."
#changed my brain chemistry#forever#they're in love already how is that possible#THEIR EYES#THEIR CHEMISTRY IS INSANE#the rent was due#the lights were flickering#percabeth#percy and annabeth#percy jackson#annabeth chase#percy jackon and the olympians#percy jackson and the olympians#pjo#pjo tv show#pjo tv series#episode 5#walker scobell#leah sava jeffries#what if i jumped off the gateway arch#what if i jumped into tartarus
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When you realize youāre closer to the age where gods start dating mortals than the age that they claim demigods
(Apollo please)
#heroes of olympus#percy jackon and the olympians#percy jackson#trials of apollo#hoo#pjo#pjo hoo toa#toa#camp jupiter#magnus chase#Iām a lesbian but if Apollo wanted to date me I would not be able to say no#not to mention gods can change appearances so technically he could come to me as a woman#idk how Iād attract him tho Iām not an archer med student musician or poet#heās the god of knowledge so maybe heāll come to me because I plan to get a PhD#Apollo please notice me
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The speed of archs like Regret and Happy Pills is really emphasised when you're a Bad main who waited 2 months for a some death/rebirth payoff, while also going through month 3 (minimum) of Bad's destroy the Federation while burning bridges with the islanders plot while ALSO still in the middle of whatever the Soul Vulture plot is, while ALSO surviving on reaper lore crumbs that have been scattered occassionally for 7 MONTHS
And just to clarify I love it it's THE BEST!!
#people saying Bad's memory loss came out of nowhere while ghosties are screaming FINALLYYYYYY#cause its been hinted at for MONTHS#it came put of nowhere?? where have YOU been?#not watching Bad lore thats what#not watching Bad have a meltdown at spawn while being chased by two silent teleporting Cucurucho#who keep changing their names to taunt him further while he loses his mind#YALL DONT EVEN KNOW HOW HARD BADBOYHALO LORE GOES SOMETIMES#it's all about that slow burn babyyyyyyyy
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doobles
#avatar roku#roku#sozin#rozin#ta min#ra min#atla#me art#excuse how sloppy these are!#something something im chasing art block away slowly but surelyā¦.#idek how a challengers ta rozin(?) au would even work bc (imo) sozin and ta min like#despise each other lol#and i donāt think ta min would be as callous as tashi#but I watched it today yippee!!!#and it has changed my brain chemistry :)#also i love roku and ta min in their older years. old people in love!!!!!!!!!#both rozin and ra min are fighting for dominance in my brain. love āem#ON SECOND THOUGHT YES I COULD SEE CHALLENGERS TA ROZIN WORKING. VERY MUCH SO.#if roku is art and sozin is patrickā¦.
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