#mackenzie reads

[shipatfirstsight]

Favorite books of 2024 4/?

[bisexualchaosdemon]

Twins run in the family.

Aaron and Katelyn get married after graduating from Palmetto, before they go off to med school together. It takes them pretty far from Andrew, but they work to keep in touch.

In the last year of their four year MDs, Kate gets pregnant — A happy accident. Then, they find out they're having twins, just, holy fuck. Kate is determined to not let it slow her down, though, because she's a bad bitch. Then Andrew suggests that they move closer to him and Neil once they graduate.

This leads to a few long and difficult conversations. Andrew admits that he would like to see Aaron more and to have a relationship with his nieces. Aaron admits that he does miss Andrew being close by and that they could use the extra support. In the end, they agree after Andrew actually apologies to Katelyn for the way he treated her in the beginning.

No one regrets the decision. Aaron and Katelyn are beyond grateful for the support as they start their careers. Andrew absolutely adores his nieces, more so than he ever thought he could. Neil is happy because Andrew is happy.

But it isn't always easy. It's hard because they both see it; the girls are what Andrew and Aaron could have been if they were never separated. If Tilda had been capable of being a good mother to her twins. And it fucking hurts.

Somehow, this pain leads to Aaron planting a seed in Andrew's mind — What if Andrew and Neil were to start fostering? Andrew thinks his brother has finally lost it. It's ludicrous, insane, impossible, but– Is it? Helping foster kids could be nice, and it's not like they can't stop if it's too much.

Once Neil has his own separate crisis about it, they decide to go for it. Andrew and Neil sure as hell know how not to raise a kid and they have yet to completely traumatise any of the kids in their lives. So a fuck ton of paperwork and hoop-jumping later, they find themselves in a group home to see if there's a kid there they can help.

That's when they find not one kid, but two. Tucked away in a corner they find twin girls, maybe a year younger than Aaron's girls, who only speak Russian. They hadn't intended to jump in at the deep-end like that, but something about them puts Andrew on alert. So they take the girls home with them.

And it is so, so much harder than they had expected. They had only prepped for one kid, but that's easily fixed. It's not so easy to fix the fact that the girls absolutely do not trust them. But Andrew and Neil are persistent; they don't push for trust, but they make sure to prove to the girls that they are safe at every turn.

Slowly, achingly slowly, the girls start to relax. They start to open up. And Andrew realises something so much worse than the pain that got them here.

Andrew realises that his twins are like him and Aaron too, but if Tilda left them both in the system. They are the real life result of his own worst nightmare.

[ontherocks21]

I didn't expect the suckerpunch to the emotional gut, but here I am wheezing and gasping for air after reading what Mackenzi Lee is putting down here.

She gets it.

The Skywalkers are wildfires, their passions scorching the dirt as soon as they're given a spark.

How different this galaxy would be if the Skywalkers didn't care so much.

The Skywalkers could level planets with their obstinacy. Though, Padmé was like that, too.

From There Is Always Another by Mackenzi Lee, From A Certain Point Of View: The Empire Strikes Back

[dysfunctionalcreature]

idk about yall but one of my most ever favorite aftg headcanons is that Andrew is really good with kids, and in the future when Aaron and Katelyn settle down and have kids, their kids will absolutely adore "Uncle Andrew", and he'll happily suffer through whatever sort of play the kids want to do with an as genuine and un-menacing smile on his face as he can manage, whenever he and Neil (and Kevin) come to visit

[littlefoldedpaperstars]

look i love a good kevaaron fic, but whenever they describe aaron's breakup with katelyn i just can't believe it. like, the girl was willing to keep their relationship a secret, support him through a murder trial, and get threatened by his twin brother, all while being a student athlete AND premed? there's no way they're breaking up after all that, she clearly loves him lmao.

anyway katelyn mackenzie is an icon and i can't believe it took us so long to get her last name.

[mpgis-fangurl]

"you wanna kiss me so bad so bad it makes you look so fucking stupid"

fellas is it normal to be obsessed with your arch-nemesis like this

[lanadelreyluvr76]

i hate reading so much the only books i will read are The Bible american psycho and dork diaries

[takenbtwind]

Theodore Bell AND Mobius M. Mobius

Kick off their acquaintance with Loki by putting him in restraints

Did a lot of research on Loki before meeting him

Bicker with Loki incessantly

Have one of those “oh wow, you’re one of them” moments

Make a point of telling Loki he controls his own fate and he doesn’t have to be a villain if he doesn’t want to be

[mosneakers]

On his walk to the car, Mackenzie's interest shifts to dread as he awaits their scheduled arrival. His anticipation is quickly laid to rest when a thick, black cloud of smoke, billowing and twisting like a writhing serpent coalesces from the corner of his periphery.

As the smoke dissipates, revealed are three ominous figures, unfolding like a tricky hand of cards: Tatiana's vampire henchmen, including Kat Cave, Markus Crow, and their formidable leader, Miss Hell.

Miss Hell: The lucky winner isn’t heading home without claiming his prize now, is he?

Her voice is low and menacing, causing Mackenzie’s skin to crawl. He puts on his best pokerface and approaches the vampire gang, feigning confidence.

Mackenzie: Ah, Miss Hell… And… friends. I see you’ve finally made it. I was wondering when you were going to… pop up. Are you ready to talk business?

Miss Hell’s eyes narrow.

Miss Hell: That all depends on you. Whether or not you held up your end of the deal.

Markus: [Chuckle laced with disdain] You’re a weird little freak, you know that?

Miss Hell: Now Markus, we’re not here to judge, this is a transaction that we agreed upon. [Grin]

Kat: So what’s the deal, punk? Are the votes taken care of or what?

Mackenzie grimaces guiltily, double-checking his phone to ensure the information he's about to provide is accurate.

Mackenzie: Yes. I’ve utilized my connections and skills using the position I'm in, and the votes obtained from deceased and missing persons have successfully been secured for Salas. Markus: So you pulled some strings? Mackenzie: ...I pulled some strings.

Kat: And you’re sure she’ll win?

Mackenzie: Absolutely. Unless Smith is also pulling something illegal, Salas will win by a landslide.

Miss Hell: [Sinister grin] Good, good…There’s no chance Tatiana knows we're involved with this, right?

Mackenzie: of course not! She can’t know, about any of this! I’d be fired instantly. She's definitely dead set on winning the race fair and square. And... I couldn’t bear to imagine what Sandra would think of me if she found out.

Kat: [Snickers] ...Pathetic.

Mackenzie: [Sheepishly] Uh...speaking of Sandra... The other end of the bargain...

Miss Hell: Yeah yeah. The daughter is all yours. Markus grins at Mackenzie, and shakes his head in disgust.

Mackenzie: A-are you sure about this? I can’t imagine how you’d ever arrange something like that. I mean she's married to Landgraab, and—

Miss Hell: We talked about this, Romeo. You have your ways of playing the game and I have mine. Trust me, soon Sandra Salas will be in your arms, just like you wanted. Now why don’t you go pick out a suit and let us play, alrighty?

As the sun begins to peak over the mountains, Mackenzie nods and strides away down the cobblestone path. The vampire henchmen's eyes follow him until he vanishes from view. Then, with a sinister smile from Miss Hell, Markus and Kat receive the signal they've been waiting for.

Miss Hell: Light him up.

Moments later, a blaze rages at the end of the cobblestone street, enveloping the screams of what once was Mackenzie Vespertine.

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

[huariqueje]

Three Observer's Books  -  Lucy Mackenzie ,  2014.

Sudanese, b. 1952  -  

Oil on board ,  3.25 x 5.75 in.     8.3 x 14.6 cm.

[shipatfirstsight]

Favorite books of 2023 10/?

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Nancy MacKenzie - Palmistry for Women - Warner - 1973 (cover art by The New Studio)

[dandelion-jester]

My Storygraph wrap up for September! Another excellent month of reading for me!

I read:

🍂 The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee

🍂 The Ladies Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzie Lee

🍂 Abhorsen by Garth Nix

🍂 Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb

[saltwaterandstars]

JOMP BPC - 13th April - Favourite Place To Read

Feet up on the sofa in the lounge. With a log fire in the winter.

[opheliapenning]

In these pages, I first understood what it meant to be another person. True empathy. Even if I was just a fledgling being constantly adapting, I could always dip my toes into the lives of others. It wasn’t imagination, as such, because I was there. These characters sunk their teeth somewhere inside my soul, and I was glad of it. No greater teacher existed. 

- Ophelia Penning