#look i didn't mean for our lovely borg to be with this menace

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Melvindroid AU

So uhh... There was this old au of mine that had to do with Melvinborg from Captain Underpants. And this guy. ^, this guy.

Yeah uh, not only was he this sort of 'love interest' kind of oc, he was this kind of entity that shifts forms to manipulate someone. And that had led to Melvin's accidental demise. His name is Rosario (Charo for short), and he was a species of entities that were made by a darker comic that George and Harold made.

[@sanic-wears-speedos this is the first stuff you'll see so far of what I was talking about tee hee 🤭]

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AVALON ARCHIVE YEAR IN REVIEW 2021

So I kinda didn’t do a year in review post for last year because ... um ... 2020 was a year. In which I read books.

2021 was also a year in which I read books. Not as many as usual since I had to deal with work and a family emergency and a last-minute move. But still. Books were read. And here are the highlights.

Chaos Station series

Or, Stucky in Space. Probably the most fun I've had reading M/M romance. If you like your romance heavy on the plot, worldbuilding, and character moments, with only a tiny smattering of NSFW stuff, this is the series for you. Obviously, I didn't do a series review for this.

Animorphs series (books 33-37, plus some side stuff)

And now I'm deep in the ghostwritten stuff, which is very much a step down from the first 20 or so books. I hear it gets better soon, though?

Wicked Outlaw

Oh great another installment in Adventures in M/M Romance: The Quest for More Money. This time it's a computer security expert laying low on a Texas ranch. And by "laying low" I mean "helping his host deal with shady real estate agents and slowly discovering that he was Gay After All." Why am I still reading this series?

Cazadora

Lobizona was a book I mildly liked last year: undocumented girl with Steven Universe eyes discovers that she's a werewolf and that her existence is even more illegal in the magical world because of Rigid Gender Roles / Grammatical Gender. Unfortunately, the sequel (conclusion?) jumped all over the place and had (for me) a deeply unsatisfying ending that left a lot of loose ends hanging. Not even the Borges references could make up for it.

Trading in Danger

Was your favorite part of The Phantom Menace the first 10 minutes when they were talking about intergalactic trade? Then the Vatta's War series is right up your alley. Unfortunately, it wasn't my cup of tea. Too much talk about trade contracts and bureaucracy for my tastes. I made it through the first book and 25% of the second before I dropped it.

The Weavers' Circle series (books 1-4)

Six men were reincarnated throughout the ages to stop sorcerers from a dying world from taking over ours. Unfortunately, they failed each time. This time, they might succeed ... but only if they find their Designated Love Interests. Who also get to be immortal and have magic powers. (Yay?) This year's installment features a M/M/M threesome. So if you're into that ... check it out.

Terciel and Elinor

Oh look it's a Sabriel prequel. Which I thought was kinda dull compared to the OG Abhorsen trilogy.

Leviathan Falls

Look, I don't usually put books that I'm still reading in my year in review posts. But I don't want to end this list without mentioning the final book of The Expanse. This is the series that got me through the lowest points of the past two years. I'm halfway through Leviathan Falls and simultaneously dreading and anticipating The End. (No spoilers please.)

As always ... let's hope that the next year is better than this one.