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Okay The Murder of Mr Wickham may not be technically good JAFF, but it is enjoyable, I listen to the audiobook constantly, and really you're reading it for the OCs who are genuinely perfect.
Jonathan is the best deconstruction of the Autistic Detective trope I've ever read, utterly relatable king in every way. I love the way it's pretty heavily implied Fanny Bertram is also autistic and he has these moments when he clocks her without having the understanding of the reason for it.
Juliet is also great, my favourite thing about her is how hardened she gets to murder immediately. Book one has her screaming at a body, in book 2 she's like 'well, this might as well happen'. Very strong parallels to her mother in Northanger Abbey, tho if I'm honest, Juliet handles it much better than Catherine would have.
Their cute little mutual crush is so great and it blossoming into mutual Exteme Yearning is great. I've never wanted a couple to get together so badly.
Also Mr Whickham is, like, implied to have invented the Ponzi scheme in this universe, which is on brand and hilarious.
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My media this week (27 Oct-2 Nov 2024)
📚 STUFF I READ 📚
😊 The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney #3) (Claudia Gray, author; Billie Fulford-Brown, narrator) - A really enjoyable cozy mystery in this austenverse. I did genuinely want to keep reading to find out the solution. However, I'm finding the will they/won't they/miscommunication/misunderstanding BS about Juliet & Jonathan's relationship is really starting to grate, even though the reasons for all the non/miscommunications are marginally reasonable & in character. But I was still quite annoyed with it, and I think I might be over this series for it. By the end at least J&J had talked and are on the same page about their feelings - now the obstacles are external at least, which gives me a bit more patience with it? probably my annoyance will be faded by the time the next one is published & I'll be happy to pick it up again.
😍 A Year in the Life of Sarge's Person (BlueSimplicity) - 189K, incredible post-WS recovery fic - loved how Bucky-focused this was (steve doesn't even appear until like 2/3 of the way thru the fic), loved his found family and of course I loved Sarge. Instant forever fave, stayed up until 2am reading which at my age is no small thing.
🙂 Specks of Silver (vanderloo) - 82K, lightly magical Suits fic- liked the 'small magic' style of this world
🥰 King & Queen (RELIC #3) (Maz Maddox, author; Kirt Graves, narrator) - dino shifters AND drag queens!!!! dino shifters AS drag queens! so much fun!
💖💖 +108K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖
an outlier that should not be counted (dadvans) - 9-1-1: bucktommy, 7K - fluffy, cute, very 🥰
Conquest (the_deep_magic) - The Eagle of the Ninth: marcus/esca, 7K - 🔥🔥🔥
Let Me Be Your Porch Light, Baby (AidaRonan) - Stranger Things: steddie, 7K - fuck yes mothman! here for all the monsterfucking!
A Dream Through Open Eyes (neapeaikea) - 9-1-1: bucktommy, 16K - cute, cute, cute!!! love a teacher!Buck AU
📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺
Would I Lie To You? - s8, e6; s16, e5,7
Insert Name Here - s3, e4
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - s19, e3
Decoding the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Tombstones With Dr. Nicky Nielsen - Session Session 2: Making Stelae & The Offering Formula
Spirits, Saints, and Souls: The Secret History of Halloween With Lisa Morton - Session 3: Halloween As We Know It
Seas The Day: Life Lessons From Cephalopods With Dr. Sarah McAnulty - Session 3: 300 Ways to Be a Squid: A crash course in all the lifestyles squid have carved out over their long history
The Sam Sanders Show - From Indie Videos to Hollywood Hits: Alvarez & Koenig on "English Teacher"
Handsome - Abby Wambach asks about getting back to yourself
Handsome - Pretty Little Episode #11
What We Do In The Shadows - s6, e1-3
Only Murders In The Building - s4, e9-10
D20: Misfits & Magic 2 - "Code Crimson" (s23, e6)
D20: Adventuring Party - "I'm A Good Boy" (s18, e6)
🎧 PODCASTS 🎧
Re: Dracula - October 27: Souls and Memories
The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Spooky Week: Elmer McCurdy’s Nine Lives
Re: Dracula - October 28: Awful Straits
Off Menu - Ep 268: Jessica Hynes
The Curious History of Your Home - Sheds
Persuasion by Jane Austen - Persuasion 9. | A Surprise Engagement
The Curious History of Your Home - Baths
Re: Dracula - October 29: Something is Going Out
The Fandom Show - Special Effects Makeup
Switched on Pop - Where are all the scary songs?
NPR's Book of the Day - Al Pacino's memoir 'Sonny Boy' is a story of adventure, starting in the South Bronx
Pop Culture Happy Hour - Agatha All Along
The Allusionist - 202. Singlish Singlish
Re: Dracula - October 30: Council of War
The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Spooky Week: Places That Give Us the Creeps
Morning Edition - After nearly 4 months, Shaboozey's 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' drops from No. 1
Morning Edition - It's almost Halloween -- a good time to look at the science behind the sound of fear
⭐ 99% Invisible - How the World Ran Out of Everything
Shedunnit - Vanishing Corpses
The Curious History of Your Home - Lights
⭐ Song Exploder - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young "Our House"
Re: Dracula - October 31: Latest and Truest Thought
NPR's Book of the Day - 'American Scary' documents a cultural obsession with horror in the United States
Re: Dracula - November 1: Instinct with Resolution
Pop Culture Happy Hour - Tom Hanks' Movie Here And What's Making Us Happy
Dear Prudence - My Wife Won’t Stop Correcting My Grammar. Help!
Dear Prudence - Prudie Plus: A Celeb Died. My Friend’s Being A Ghoul.
The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Spooky Week: The Story of the Mad Gasser with Colin Dickey
⭐ Wild Card - Kathryn Hahn feels more powerful than ever
Wild Card - Seth Meyers on waiting to propose and Kathryn Hahn's early career struggles
Welcome to Night Vale #257 - Traffic
Re: Dracula - November 2: Deadly Peril
Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! - Brian Jordan Alvarez
Betwixt The Sheets - What Made You Ugly In The Ancient World
Fresh Air - Alex Van Halen On Eddie, Fire & 'Feeling It'
🎶 MUSIC 🎶
Presenting Gordon Lightfoot
Presenting Reba McEntire
Machines of Loving Grace Radio • Popular
The Very Best Of Patsy Cline
Halloween Salsa
Sunshine Soul
Teenage Werewolf Rock
Classic Hard Rock Workout
#sunday reading recap#bookgeekgrrl's reading habits#bookgeekgrrl's soundtracks#fanfic ftw#dropout tv#love to watch aabria & erika letting their inner tumblr girlies (gn) off the leash so much this season ngl#delighted that omitb stuck the landing for the season#gordon lightfoot#machines of loving grace#reba mcentire#patsy cline#blessed are the gifmakers#but i do wish they had a SPAG editor sometimes#99% invisible podcast#song exploder#wild card podcast#shedunnit podcast#the curious history of your home podcast#welcome to night vale#re: dracula#persuasion by jane austen (ballarat national theatre) podcast#pop culture happy hour podcast#handsome podcast#switched on pop podcast#the atlas obscura podcast#the sam sanders show podcast#the fandom show podcast#off menu podcast#morning edition podcast#npr's book of the day podcast
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Book Recommendations: For Fans of… Knives Out
Did you enjoy the newest Knives Out mystery, Glass Onion? Here are some read-alikes you may enjoy!
Secrets of the Nile by Tasha Alexander
Lord Bertram Deeley, a renowned amateur British collector of antiquities is entertaining his closest friends at a lavish cruise up the Nile to his home at Luxor when he suddenly collapses after offering a welcome toast, a victim of the lethal poison cyanide. Who amongst this group of his nearest and dearest would want to kill their generous host: an archeologist whose dig Deeley was funding until he suddenly withdrew support? A powerful politician whose career Deeley had secretly destroyed? A dyspeptic aristocratic English spinster whose hired travelling companion seems determined to protect her employer? Or even the formidable Mrs. Hargreaves, Lady Emily’s mother-in-law, who may have spurned the advances of Lord Deeley when they were both younger? A key clue may lie with several ancient ushabtis, exquisite three-thousand-year-old sculptures that played a role in yet another murder in Ancient Egypt, a crime with a very real link to Lord Deeley’s death. Lady Emily and Colin gather their suspects together to reveal the identity of a killer whose motive is as shocking as it is brilliant.
This is the 16th volume in the “Lady Emily Ashton Mysteries” series.
The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith
In the Swedish criminal justice system, certain cases are considered especially strange and difficult - the dedicated detectives who investigate these crimes are members of an elite squad known as the Sensitive Crimes Division. These are their stories.
The first case: the small matter of a man stabbed in the back of the knee. Who would perpetrate such a crime and why? Next: a young woman's imaginary boyfriend goes missing. But how on earth do you search for someone who doesn't exist? And in the final investigation: eerie secrets that are revealed under a full moon may not seem so supernatural in the light of day. No case is too unusual, too complicated, or too, well insignificant for this squad to solve.
The team: Ulf “the Wolf” Varg, the top dog, thoughtful and diligent; Anna Bengsdotter, who's in love with Varg's car (and possibly Varg too); Carl Holgersson, who likes nothing more than filling out paperwork; and Erik Nykvist, who is deeply committed to fly fishing.
This is the first volume in the “Detective Varg” series.
The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray
The happily married Mr. Knightley and Emma are throwing a house party, bringing together distant relatives and new acquaintances - characters beloved by Jane Austen fans. Definitely not invited is Mr. Wickham, whose latest financial scheme has netted him an even broader array of enemies. As tempers flare and secrets are revealed, it’s clear that everyone would be happier if Mr. Wickham got his comeuppance. Yet they’re all shocked when Wickham turns up murdered - except, of course, for the killer hidden in their midst.
Nearly everyone at the house party is a suspect, so it falls to the party’s two youngest guests to solve the mystery: Juliet Tilney, the smart and resourceful daughter of Catherine and Henry, eager for adventure beyond Northanger Abbey; and Jonathan Darcy, the Darcys’ eldest son, whose adherence to propriety makes his father seem almost relaxed. The unlikely pair must put aside their own poor first impressions and uncover the guilty party - before an innocent person is sentenced to hang.
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Alan Conway is a bestselling crime writer. His editor, Susan Ryeland, has worked with him for years, and she's intimately familiar with his detective, Atticus Pünd, who solves mysteries disturbing sleepy English villages. Alan's traditional formula pays homage to queens of classic British crime such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers. It's proved hugely successful. So successful that Susan must continue to put up with his troubling behavior if she wants to keep her job.
When Susan receives Alan's latest manuscript, in which Atticus Pünd investigates a murder at Pye Hall, an English manor house, she has no reason to think it will be any different from the others. There will be dead bodies, a cast of intriguing suspects, and plenty of red herrings and clues. But the more Susan reads, the more she’s realizes that there's another story hidden in the pages of the manuscript - one of ambition, jealousy, and greed - and that soon it will lead to murder.
This is the first volume in the “Susan Ryeland” series.
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of thirtysomething friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago. For this vacation, they’ve chosen an idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands - the perfect place to get away and unwind by themselves. They arrive on December 30th, just before a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world.
Two days later, on New Year’s Day, one of them is dead.
The trip began innocently enough: admiring the stunning if foreboding scenery, champagne in front of a crackling fire, and reminiscences about the past. But after a decade, the weight of secret resentments has grown too heavy for the group’s tenuous nostalgia to bear. Amid the boisterous revelry of New Year’s Eve, the cord holding them together snaps. Now one of them is dead... and another of them did it. Keep your friends close, the old adage goes. But just how close is too close?
#mysteries#murder mystery#fiction#knives out#readalikes#book recommendations#book recs#reading recommendations#reading recs#library books#to read#TBR pile#tbr#booklr#book tumblr#book blog
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I swear by this rate Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney will take revisiting all six completed novels AND Austen’s various novellas/incomplete books to get together…
#the late mrs. willoughby#the murder of mr. wickham#Claudia gray#Jane Austen#glad but sad I guessed the killer in book 2 a quarter of the way in. same formula as book 1 so I hope it gets shaken up in the future.#enjoyable read otherwise
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Juliet Tilney and Jonathan Darcy: weird regency murder besties ❤️
#the late mrs. willoughby#claudia gray#currently reading#all the best murder mysteries have at least one weird little guy--two is better <3#(also see literally any of my lpw or holmes tags!)
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Title: The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney #2) Author: Claudia Gray Genre/s: historical, mystery, Jane Austen pastiche Content/Trigger Warning/s: murder Summary (from author's website): The suspenseful sequel to The Murder of Mr. Wickham, which sees Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney reunited, and with another mystery to solve: the dreadful poisoning of the scoundrel Willoughby’s new wife. Catherine and Henry Tilney of Northanger Abbey are not entirely pleased to be sending their eligible young daughter Juliet out into the world again: the last house party she attended, at the home of the Knightleys, involved a murder—which Juliet helped solve. Particularly concerning is that she intends to visit her new friend Marianne Brandon, who’s returned home to Devonshire shrouded in fresh scandal—made more potent by the news that her former suitor, the rakish Mr. Willoughby, intends to take up residence at his local estate with his new bride. Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley are thrilled that their eldest son, Jonathan—who, like his father, has not always been the most socially adept—has been invited to stay with his former schoolmate, John Willoughby. Jonathan himself is decidedly less taken with the notion of having to spend extended time under the roof of his old bully, but that all changes when he finds himself reunited with his fellow amateur sleuth, the radiant Miss Tilney. And when shortly thereafter, Willoughby’s new wife—whom he married for her fortune—dies horribly at the party meant to welcome her to town. With rumors flying and Marianne—known to be both unstable and previously jilted by the dead woman’s newly made widower—under increased suspicion, Jonathan and Juliet must team up once more to uncover the murderer. But as they collect clues and close in on suspects, eerie incidents suggest that the killer may strike again, and that the pair are in far graver danger than they or their families could imagine. Buy Here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-late-mrs-willoughby-claudia-gray/18822240 Spoiler-Free Review: And yet another delight of a novel in this series! The mystery is a little less structured now because it's happening within the context of a small town instead of just one manor house, but it just opens up more opportunities for twists, and this book DEFINITELY takes advantage of that. The way rumors were used, in particular, was interesting: they opened up alternate ways of viewing the suspects, but also breathed life into the town, showed its dynamics: who was loyal to whom, and who was connected to whom. It also made the true culprit a bit less obvious, which is always fun. While the mystery at the heart of the plot is pretty fun, I was a lot more focused on the character dynamics this go-round. Marianne and Brandon were a delight to read about, especially after what happened in the previous novel, and it was just as lovely to see Elinor (Ferrars now, given that she's married), and to see the rest of the Dashwood clan. It was nice to read how Elinor and Marianne get on after their respective marriages, as well as to see how well Elinor and Edward have settled into married life. And of course, there's Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney. As a second murder brings them together again, it becomes immensely clear to the reader that these two have Feelings for each other - but keep on being unable to express it. This can get a bit frustrating in a good way, especially because Jonathan and Juliet keep on making entirely mistaken assumptions about what the other is thinking or feeling. It's true they can read each other very well, often able to discern each other's intent from just a glance, but they are most definitely NOT mind-readers. Please note that all of this is a GOOD thing: I like me a slow-burn romance, and the kind of misunderstandings these two have about each other are pretty much par for the course of a Regency novel - and, given that Jonathan is neurodivergent, make sense.
Given how this book ended, of course, I'm fairly sure that there's going to be at least one more in the series, because the protagonists need to get together - and this time, hopefully, in matrimony.
Rating: five glasses of port
#book review#book reviews#the late mrs. willoughby#jonathan darcy and miss tilney#claudia gray#historical#mystery#jane austen#regency era
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Semi spoilery ramble about the Mr Darcy & Miss Tilney Mysteries:
OK right so I read The Murder of Mr Wickham like when it came out last year and I finished The Late Mrs Willoughby yday and!! I still love both oc main characters and have never been more frustrated by an ending as I have been w TLMW bc I was so desperate for them to just!!! Confess their feelings!!!
Also more than anything I kind of love the fact that it's a deconstruction of the Magical Autistic Detective Trope. Literally the last thing I expected these books to be but it's like top 3 reasons why this book is so good.
Esp bc it's set when autism just... wasn't understood to be a thing, it's shown to be hard for Jonathan!! He doesn't have magical powers, he has special interests in mostly obscure stuff! People are mean to him or confused by him or don't understand him and he is just convinced that he's never going to have friends who he can ever really be himself around.
And like there have not been many scenes that made me more visceral uncomfortable that the bit in book 2 when he's at a dinner party and one of his old schoolmates clocks that he has a crush, and intentionally asks him abt his special interest so he'll humiliate himself by going on and on about it without noticing. Like I felt that IN MY BONES I think we all have an experience like that if we don't mask carefully enough.
Sometimes Juliet gives neurodivergent vibes too, she just seems to be more adept at masking so it's less obvious to the reader, herself, and everyone else. Like Jonathan is semi regularly overwhelmed and frequently, sometimes unconsciously stims by rocking, and his parents and everyone around him have just convinced him there's something wrong with him.
Juliet has moments where the mask slips and she's blunt and is totally unaware of the unspoken social dance happening around her and she's like huh society's a fucking weird place wish it made more sense. Ah well. Alas.
I think the author does the Canon Austen characters brilliantly too!! I know some ppl have said that Fanny and Edmund annoyed them in book 1 but honestly (and this may be bc I'm a Mansfield Park girlie) I loved them and I loved the way their story paralleled their book! Fanny is right and Edmund comes to realise that is basically what it's about, and Fanny's strength of character beneath all her difficulties being assertive is basically the best thing about her.
Loved the Knightleys. Hilarious. Thought Emma was going to eat him mid way through the book and not in a good way, so; accurate. Darcy and Lizzie not communicating, her misunderstanding and being annoyed at him, him thinking his stoicism is going to help them through a hard time when actually it's isolated them from each other - nice parallel, like it.
I felt endlessly bad for Wentworth and Anne, hope they come back all better in a future book.
Honestly loved Brandon and Marianne, I felt like they were very true to their book characters.
Anyway my very fervent hope is that next book we get a Lady Susan Cameo, an icon, truly That Bitch. Or maybe they go to Sanditon idk, give me some resolution for that squad.
Got the vibe that maybe Juliet is going to Bath at some point in the near future. So I wonder who she'll meet then. I mean obviously Jonathan bc fate wants them to fall in love and get married and she can teach their kids how to climb trees and he can teach them the piano, but who else!!
Book only just came out and I'm hype for the next one but honestly it ended on a cliffhanger for them!! I want them to be friends again! No juliet he does like you he just can't make eye contact and doesn't like other people touching him!! I want them to meet again and solve idk the fucking stabbing of Sir Walter Elliot or Aunt Norris or Mr Elton!
And also comes their feelings the agony of not knowing kills me lol.
11/10 no notes. Well. Many notes but all of them good!!
#the murder of mr wickham#the late mrs willoughby#claudia gray#spoilers#ramble about some books#jane austen
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The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery) by Claudia Gray #ARC #BookReview #NewBooks #JaneAusten
There's a new mystery featuring Jane Austen's characters' children. I thoroughly enjoyed #TheMurderofMrWickham, would it be the same for #TheLateMrsWilloughby #NetGalley #ARC #BookReview #Jane Austen #newbooks #MrDarcyandMissTilneyMystery #vikingbooks
Catherine and Henry Tilney of Northanger Abbey are not entirely pleased to be sending their eligible young daughter Juliet out into the world again: the last house party she attended, at the home of the Knightleys, involved a murder—which Juliet helped solve. Particularly concerning is that she intends to visit her new friend Marianne Brandon, who’s returned home to Devonshire shrouded in fresh…
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The Murder of Mr Wickham by Claudia Gray
Summary (from the publisher):
The happily married Mr. Knightley and Emma are throwing a party at their country estate, bringing together distant relatives and new acquaintances—characters beloved by Jane Austen fans. Definitely not invited is Mr. Wickham, whose latest financial scheme has netted him an even broader array of enemies. As tempers flare and secrets are revealed, it’s clear that everyone would be happier if Mr. Wickham got his comeuppance. Yet they’re all shocked when Wickham turns up murdered—except, of course, for the killer hidden in their midst.
Nearly everyone at the house party is a suspect, so it falls to the party’s two youngest guests to solve the mystery: Juliet Tilney, the smart and resourceful daughter of Catherine and Henry, eager for adventure beyond Northanger Abbey; and Jonathan Darcy, the Darcys’ eldest son, whose adherence to propriety makes his father seem almost relaxed. In this tantalizing fusion of Austen and Christie, from New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray, the unlikely pair must put aside their own poor first impressions and uncover the guilty party—before an innocent person is sentenced to hang.
- I enjoyed this so much, that I put both sequels on my holds list at the library before I even finished it!
- Although the language is modernized, the flow and pacing suit Austen’s style very beautifully.
- the murder mystery aspect was really well done. I guessed the perpetrator only a bit before they were revealed, which is probably what the author hopes for (that last clue!). And there weren’t any really obvious red herrings (like when the author really wants you to guess wrongly which I find a little insulting really)
- I enjoyed the neurodivergency of Jonathan Darcy. I thought it was really well represented in a historical time and style where autism had not been described and named.
- I suspect that the author was not a big fan of Mansfield Park because the portrayal of Fanny and Edmund Bertram were less than stellar (but perhaps I’m reading too much into it because I don’t like Edmund much either). I also thought the characterization of the Wentworths was a little flat, but also I have only read Persuasion once, so maybe I was missing some subtleties.
- I didn’t enjoy the marital strife depicted among some of the couples (especially the Darcy’s and the Brandon’s) because I really like to imagine happily ever after for my blorbos, but I have to admit that it really suited the story and was very realistic.
- overall I loved it and I’m hoping hard the sequel gets delivered to my library in time for me to pick it up before out road trip next week!
Decided to keep track of the books I’ve read this year because I’m always reading something, but can never remember anything when people ask for book recs
These are books I’ve read for myself. I’ll make a separate post for books I read aloud to the kids.
#the murder of Mr Wickham#claudia gray#books#historical fiction#murder mystery#jane austen#book recommendations
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The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray
Quite charmed by this. Imagine if all of Austen's characters inhabited the same sphere of existence. Now imagine them gathered together at the Knightleys for a summer house party, upon which the vile George Wickham imposes his sleaze. Not for long, though; on the first night, he is found murdered. One of the guests is guilty, and it's up to the young duo of Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney to solve the crime. If you like historical fiction and murder mysteries on the less grisly side, you'll find this enjoyable. The mystery is less whodunnit and more about the secrets being kept, but that's in true Christie fashion. If you like Austen (and I mean if you really like Austen; there's the full gamut here, from Pride & Prejudice to Mansfield Park) you'll be delighted to revisit beloved characters and see a glimpse into their futures. My favourite part was the fresh addition of Jonathan and Juliet, who feel new and fun yet completely canon. There is also the definite, nicely done job of making it clear that Jonathan is a young man on the spectrum. It was a nice way to highlight neurodivergence, and Gray has included other touches of diversity that show up throughout. Overall, it reads a bit like really excellent fanfic; but that's a compliment. Claudia Gray has paid solid tribute to famous literary characters and managed to balance a fairly twisty mystery in between it all.
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im a SUCKER for period/classic lit au (english major thing ig)
so for tomgreg (like seriously we have matt mac the king of period drama here???), apart from p&p (which is the obvious choice), i think these are some interesting choices if anyone needs an idea lol
northanger abbey au: another austen work. nerdy gothic novel fan imagining that the rich manor he visited and its handsome owner were like the novel he read??? but mr. tilney was a lot kinder than tom tho lol
jane eyre au (yeah inspired by that post) if you wanna go full unhinged gothic romanticism (i would recommend wuthering heights too but i can’t stand any more whitewashed heathcliff smh)
north & south au: kinda enemies to friends to lovers, poor but progressive protagonist from countryside newly arrived in rich industrial town vs capitalist factory owner. pretty tomgreg imo
anything romeo & juliet inspired au (ex: west side story): rival grandfathers, rival business season3 mood blah blah blah, and before you bonk me into cliche jail just do whatever retelling and add anything you want lol
bridgerton au: not really classic but we all love gossips about rich ppl here, also a good opportunity to add whatever minor ships you want (kenstew, gerriroman, the sapphics👀) bonus if greg has been the lady *whatever you name* behind these news pamphlets all along
anything time travelling au: yeah awkward unemployed stoner boi greg hirsch no title no money fell from the sky into the cold and arrogant mr. darcy-wambsgans whatever’s arms skdkksksk YES (i might watch too much outlander)
spy au but its during wartimw: yup that mr. bond scene lol, like imagine old james bond novel/movie vibe or casablanca. greg as a new spy (sent by kendall or uncle ewan or whoever) to work with the corrupted roy family but OMG YOU CANT FALL IN LOVE WITH THE TARGET
#wait now i kinda wanna write bridgerton au myself lmaooo#im currently working on howards end au#and in working i mean imagine random sequences in my own head#tomgreg#tom wambsgan#greg hirsh#my au prompt#my friends once called me an au machine and maybe they’re right#i came up with 100 aus in a day#but do i write any of it? of course not#anyway feel free to pick some if you’re interested lol#tomgreg au prompts for the future
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Thanks, @mostbrilliantidiot, for tagging me.
10 favorite characters (in no particular order):
Amy Santiago from Broolyn 99
Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing
Fred Weasley from Harry Potter
Henry Tilney from Northanger Abbey
Ron Stallworth from BlacKkKlansman
Anne Boleyn from The Tudors
Hermione from Harry Potter
Mercutio (and Benvolio) from Romeo and Juliet
Coraline from Coraline
Sansa Stark from A Song of Ice and Fire
Nickname: Alex (I prefer Alexandra, but it’s a mouthful)
Zodiac: Gemini
Height: 5'9"
Hogwarts house: Ravenclaw (though sometimes, it says Slytherin)
Last thing I googled: “sleep potion ingredients" for a WIP
Song stuck in my head: The Monarchs Song from Horrible Histories
Followers: 258
Amount I sleep: 7 hrs
Lucky number: 9
Dream job: writer or historian
Wearing (currently?): jeans and a red crop top
Favorite songs (according to spotify):
Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Awkward Conversations by The Front Bottoms
Full Moon Tonight by Silvastone ft. Bellsaint
The Man by Taylor Swift
Istanbul (Not Constantinopel) by They Might Be Giants
Favorite instrument: Piano
Random fact about me: As a kid I learned the first chapter of Harry Potter by heart as a dare but my prodigy days are over and now, I can’t even remember to take my shopping list.
Favorite author: if you make me choose, probably Neil Gaiman.
Aesthetic: All over the place which cool kids call eclectic, I heard
Favorite color: Red
Last film I watched: Palm Springs
Last show I watched: Criminal Minds
Last thing I texted: "So much! John Donne 😍😍“
Sweet, spicy, savory: Spicy
Pets: None. My apartment is too small for even the littlest dog.
no pressure tags: @humanity-sucks2002 @mademoisellelottchen @shakespeareisbetterthanchocolate @girlfromenglishclass
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Getting to Know Me(me)
rules: tag 9 people you’d like to get to know better
top 3 ships:
Currently it’s: - Steggy (Steve Rogers/Peggy Carter) from MCU - Catherine Morland/Henry Tilney from Northanger Abbey (and its various web series adaptations) - Fakiru (Fakir/Ahiru or Fakir/Duck) from Princess Tutu (because THIS SHOW DESERVES MORE LOVE)
(Honorable mentions to Ron/Hermione, Ned/Chuck from Pushing Daisies, Darcy/Lizzie from Pride & Prejudice/Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Westallen from The Flash, and Karolsen from Supergirl)
last song:
“Make Your Own Kind of Music” by Case Elliot
lipstick or chapstick:
Lipstick, though I’ll often apply both at once.
last movie:
Letters to Juliet (and part of Groundhog Day)
reading:
Just finished The Selection by Kiera Cass (NOT my usual style, but was recommended to me by more than one person) and The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (more my usual style). Deciding on what next!
Tagged by:
@bounding-heart
Tagging:
@live-long-cherokee-rose @captain-ameriadoc-brandybucky @whatswithtodaytoday @rynneer and anyone else who wants to do it. (no pressure though! only if you feel doing this and/or you haven’t done it already.)
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You know how so many sequels featuring the second generation of characters end up making the first generation have grown up to be awful parents? The Murder of Mr. Wickham didn't do that. I'm not sure how I feel about everyone's characterization, and obviously in a murder mystery everyone needs to look plausibly guilty, but it was like "huh, I should probably revisit Mansfield Park and see what I think," instead of "this author has committed character assassination against the Wentworths." In fact, Mr. Knightley's tomato plants made me realize I never finished reading Emma, which is appalling because apparently I love this man.
Additionally, the two original characters--Juliet Tilney and Jonathan Darcy--are both precious (see above: beloved characters as decent parents trying their best) and I would die for them.
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