#med faire

[letoilepourpre]

twitter shenanigans

[coconutcoconutcoconut]

bothering one another (book themed)

[dustykneed]

i just think spock has great mom friend potential tbh. strong contender for the cutest thing i've ever drawn

[fennopunk]

One of the problems with ADHD is that even when you're sick and don't have the energy to do anything, your brain doesn't actually slow down and needs the constant stimulation or you get ✨bored✨. And being bored is so illegal for my brand of ADHD at least, that the concept barely even exists (same reason I struggle with meditation).

[dyl-z]

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cw: depression and unhealthy coping mechanisms

[asexualbookbird]

Okay, so, I didn't read a whole lot this month. Hear me out. I'm not mad about it. I got SO much crafting done across different mediums. Nothing to show for it, really, but I'm having so much fun being creative in a way I haven't felt in a very long time. I think I might actually be able to set up some type of tiny shop about it, too. Got my embroidery machine up and running in a way that allows me to create my own designs, and when I tell you the creative juices are flowing, boy howdy it's like a dam has broken. I also started pokemon Violet, and while that's slow going, I'm having a lot of fun with it. So, no I'm not mad at my reading habits this month.

In the Ravenous Dark by AM Strickland ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Phew. Okay. This was. A very bumpy ride. The first half was a slog, honestly, and the writing and pacing is not great, but the last third or so reminded me a lot of Beyond the Ruby Veil which was also not outstanding, but it was fun. Fucked up, feral lesbians. Poly family friendship going on. The plot is so basic, the magic neat, the worldbuilding lacking. I would not read it again, but at the end I'm not entirely mad I did.

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch ⭐️ - I don't even know what to say. I didn't expect to be wowed, I went in expecting no more than a mediocre thriller. What I got was A Book Written By A Man™️. How many times can a guy fridge one wife? Infinitely, apparently! I was semi on board until he started fighting his other selves. That was dumb as shit.

The Art of Prophecy by Wesley Chu ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - *Gordon Ramsay voice* Finally, a good fucking book. This took me most of the month to read, but I'm not mad about it. It was nice to sit quietly with this book, and while it took it's time, I never felt bored with it. I can't really pinpoint what keeps it from five stars, and maybe my rating will change in the future, but I did really enjoy this. It has a wonderful cast, everyone felt very real and well rounded, it was bloody, but never felt gratuitously so. It was a good book and I very much want to continue the series.

Favorite of the month was most definitely Art of the Prophecy. Kind of unfair because Dark Matter was such a disaster, but Ravenous Dark had it's perks. Mainly being batshit crazy and ending in polyamory.

My friends, as always, have been incredibly kind to me. I could not have gotten through the last couple months without them. Would like to do a couple of buddy reads in the coming months. I really did like taking my time with a longer book, and I think I'm ready to tackle the final book in the Rook and Rose trilogy. My library also finally got a copy of The Bone Maker on audio and while I haven't listened to an audiobook since December, I'm excited to give that a listen. As always, be kind whenever possible.

[girlcalledwhatsername]

Fics tagged to hell and back but y'all need to start tagging for psychiatric interventions and medications and all, your cutesy wholesome recovery montage is like getting hit in the face with traumatic shit covered in rainbows and sparkles and it's getting kinda annoying to put it lightly

[foreststarflaime]

Love the implication with the DMW being a thing and working how it does that it’s like gambling to get a single coherent thought in Zack’s brain

[elkkiel]

sorry for the vent post earlier (now deleted), I'm just going through it heavy today.

[swan2swan]

Mae, you're a certified doctor, you can work wherever you want, they have doctors in England

[b4kuch1n]

this cold med fucked me up bad I did barely anything but sleep and write this

[juniorsailmakermattcruse]

I actually finished reading a book today can I get a round of applause

[crimeronan]

sometimes i think "wow, i am so anxious for no fucking reason," and then i remember i had stimulants at midnight, fucked around emailing people in ways that were probably super annoying, forgot to eat, had my pain meds wear off, and took my nighttime sleepy meds at 6:30 AM.

well. u win some u lose some.

[gay--dog]

at this point my life is a near constant cycle of feeling good enough to be confident in myself & nice to myself & go out of my comfort zone and then immediately getting scared and wanting to kill myself for daring to exist and be nice to myself. unsure if this is better or worse than being too scared to be confident or nice to myself or do anything ever

[girlwithnoface]

my best friend and i r soulmates in a way that is probably scaring the hoes and by hoes i mean the men she pursues and its not even my fault. shes the one bringing me up on first dates

[cinnaboy]

playing some sort of evil version of pong where my high cat is both players and my dinner is the ball