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The Ruins by Scott Smith
[physical book, read in english]
a group of young adults on a vacation in mexico decide to go on an adventure to find their new german friend's missing brother and follow his message to a remote town inhabited by a community of mayans. from there, they follow the leads to the jungle where they find themselves stranded on a vine-covered hill that the natives won't let them leave anymore. after realising that they're stuck there, the group starts to prepare for long-term survival on the hill.
➕ i really like the structure of this book, the way there are no chapters so it all feels like one breathless marathon. the POV keeps jumping between the four american characters, seamlessly continuing the story from the perspective of each in turns. it's very well weaved together.
➕ especially the beginning is so delightfully ominous and builds up the tension very well. there's the innate horror of the constant heat, the jungle, travelling further and further away from safety against their better judgment, a town full of people who don't speak your language, tick-covered dogs whose shit is full of maggots. i'd argue this was the scarier part of the book, really, though i did enjoy the rest as well. then, once the characters are stuck on the hill, the way the situation just gets worse and worse no matter what they do or don't do. it all starts off so innocuous and keeps going wrong like a slowly progressing trainwreck.
➕ this belongs to the genre that i call the until dawn-esque horror and i very much love it. the characters are college students, especially the americans are so incredibly cringe and annoying or stupid or both. some people criticise that they can't enjoy a story if the characters aren't likable and relatable but i'm the opposite, when we're talking about horror where the characters are all doomed to be horribly tortured and probably eventually killed, the more annoying they are the better. but even then, i wouldn't say they're entirely unlikable. the way they try so hard to survive but nothing works made me feel pretty bad for the characters, even if they were stupid af most of the time. [spoiler] why didn't they just set the vines on fire if they had matches on them at all times like seriously
➕ LOVED the very end, the last paragraphs. [spoiler] not just the sense of the circle starting all over again but the fact that the greeks would have come in a couple more days but these stupid shits got themselves killed. love the sting of it
➖ we're always teetering on the edge of racism when the concept of a horror piece is Ooh Spooky Weird Exotic Native Americans (or an equivalent from other continents) Who Are Utterly Incomprehensible And Cryptic And Have Spooky Scary Native American Habits And Ritual Sites. wooo rural mexico, much spook, look how poor and savage they are and how they're not like us civilised white people at all, woah. like literally the mayans in this story are murderers. it makes sense in the context of the story and it's like, entirely the dumbass white kids' fault for going further and further, but context will not erase racism.
➖ this maybe dragged on a bit too long. after the promising beginning and the horrific shaft episode, things kinda slow down and get less interesting. especially [spoiler] once it's made explicit that all the horror is caused by the vines. but i did like how eric's character arc went down, his demise was so fucking gruesome, 10/10
➖ i found out after i finished reading that there's a movie made of this (and the trailer looks like horseshit) and after seeing that i went like yeah… this did feel like a book written so it could be made into a movie. although i liked it, and i haven't really read books of this format, it's obviously the horror teen flick pattern here.
⭐ score: 4- -- overall i enjoyed this, and especially the beginning was genuinely creepy with a great atmosphere. i would have preferred if the whole story had stayed more like that, where the horror is something very real and tangible, not [spoilers] spooky magical vines that can talk, i could have lived without the supernatural elements introduced here. even worse, the movie trailer talks about wow woah a sacrifice site of the native americans yeah ok i'm glad you left that out in the original, scott
#author: scott smith#genre: american lit#genre: adventure#genre: horror#genre: thriller#genre: supernatural#score: 4-#read in: 2023
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ii think i have . a crush. but u know i had to redraw tha panic attack scene 🗣️🗣️🗣️
+joy bc she is cute! and the og sketch for one of them bc shes so funny 2 me
inside out 2 was soo good i have a crush on maya hawke i thinkg
#inside out 2#inside out#inside out 2 fanart#inside out joy#inside out anxiety#inside out 2 anxiety#i love her .. i love maya hawkes voice work .. shes so cool#the squeaks. ough#the voice effects in the beginning of the panic attack scena dn SPECIFICLALLY when she said “RILEY YOUR HAVE TO SCORE” like the way it was#all wobbley. im obsessed#id rewatch the movie bc i love anxiety but i get such serious second hand embarrassment i may need 4 months#I LOVE THIS MOVEIE !!!!!!!!
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Dear lord please double Logan Sargeant’s misfortune and give it to the British this weekend 🧎♀️
Tag list: @st-leclerc @rubywingsracing @saviour-of-lord @three-days-time
#i’m not even joking#I hope Logan scores points and every British driver dnfs#just for Independence Day weekend ‼️‼️#except for Alex albon ofc my bb#he’s not even being acknowledged as British for some reason rn so he’s excluded#I can’t believe he has to drive a Union Jack car this weekend…#my boy deserves reparations#USA USA USA#I hope the power of democracy (fake) fireworks and guns and hotdogs fires his spirit this weekend#i know my goat#listened to American boy by Estelle and all American bitch exclusively for the 4 hours this took me#f1#formula 1#f1blr#f1 fanart#formula one#f1 art#annie’s art#formula one fanart#formula 1 fanart#logan sargeant#ls2#williams racing#williams f1#british gp 2024#formulanni
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Resident Evil 4 Remake: The Mercenaries - Special Victory Poses
#Resident Evil#Leon Kennedy#Ada Wong#Resident Evil 4 Remake#residenteviledit#Reviledit#re4redit#gamingedit#videogameedit#re4edit#Luis Serra Navarro#Jack Krauser#Albert Wesker#H.U.N.K.#Luis Serra#Leon S Kennedy#Luis and Pinstripe/Mafia Leon had me rolling LOL!#Resident Evil 4#re4 remake#re4r#score 1.5 million or more to trigger these
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them using snufkin's theme for the joxter is the best decision and also makes me want to lie on the ground and cry for the rest of time
#i think he maybe even strums it on his guitar when we first see him use it but it's hard to tell#snufkin#joxter#moominvalley season 4#moominvalley spoilers#score
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just a kuma kinda mooda
#persona 4#p4#p4 teddie#uses kuma both because im a weeb-elitist and bc english teddie and japanese kuma are two completely separate characters to me#botched translation 'score'-er vs chad 'gyakunan'-er
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the sauce is finally getting some appetite back…i’ve been feeding her primarily burger patties the past several days just to get calories in her, but today she finally chowed down on some puppy kibble and a can of wet food. i think i managed to get about 700 calories into her today, when it’s been a struggle to get her to do anything over 200 since day 21. by day 32 she was a pound lighter than she was the day she was bred—despite being pregnant. today is day 38 and the puppies should start growing rapidly now, so they need lots of fuel. relieved that we finally seem to be getting out of this morning sickness funk.
#text#ponzu#2 years#pregnant#kinda glad i fattened her up pre breeding#she was probably a body score of 5 when her norm is 4#she’s at a good weight rn but needs to start eating
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good afternoon to everyone who celebrates victory
#can’t believe we actually scored 4 times and kept a clean sheet?#both my teams winning#woso#woso community#arsenal women#barcelona femini
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Ada Wong & Leon S. Kennedy: Original Vs Remake Volume Two [Reunion | Boat Ride | Captured | Nothing Personal | Seperate Ways]
#crimson's gifs: resident evil#Resident Evil#RE#Resident Evil 4#Resident Evil 4 2005#Resident Evil 4 2023#Resident Evil 4 (2005)#Resident Evil 4 (2023)#RE4#RE4R#RE4 Remake#RE4MAKE#RE4 (2005)#RE4 OG#Leon S. Kennedy#Leon Kennedy#Leon S Kennedy#Leon Scott Kennedy#Ada Wong#Aeon#AdaLeon#LeonAda#Leon x Ada#Ada Wong x Leon S. Kennedy#Pairing: Keeping Score#So mad about remake ngl I think ill give re4 og a rerun because im That Mad about it
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Chocolat by Joanne Harris
[physical book, read in finnish]
a young woman who's spent her entire life travelling settles down in a small town in france with her daughter. she sets up a chocolate shop opposite the church, angering the local priest who can't stand the thought of the townspeople suddenly indulging in chocolate instead of god. the woman, vianne, couldn't care less about the opposition she's facing and ends up becoming part of the community, helping many of the troubled people and forming friendships with them.
➕ you can see from my goodreads scoring that i'm pretty picky with literature, but when i actually like a book i notice it early on, and this is one of those. this was a joy to read, not just because i love chocolate but i enjoyed the storytelling, all the little moments and poetic descriptions of food and drink. i'm also a sucker for these kinds of stories about small close-knit villages with a set of characters and archetypes who are all a bit strange in their own ways, and stories where the main character makes others' lives better. this also subverted pretty much all my expectations, i thought (especially based on the english-language cover on goodreads??) that this would be a romance story so i was expecting a tsundere kind of deal where the priest and vianne fall in love, but no. and i'm glad it wasn't so. i think the movie version might be that? i haven't ever seen it
➕ the language was so descriptive, this was the perfect book for reading out loud to myself because it was very easy to give life to the characters and their lines. i also had fun pronouncing all the french. i know that's not really about the book itself but it's about my reading experience so it goes here anyway
➕ i've read dozens of mystery/suspense/horror books in my life but this one had a much more thrilling ending climax scene compared to most of those. i never would have thought that [spoiler] it would be so intense to read about an embarrassing priest hogging a mountain of chocolate in a moment of frenzied sugar-lust
➕ i need a good cup of hot chocolate so bad
➖ while i mostly like this kind of poetic prose, i feel like sometimes the writing could have been more explicit instead because i didn't quite understand what some parts even meant. and i read the finnish translation.
➖ didn't fully understand vianne's character, she was unhappy that her own mother made her travel throughout her childhood but then when she had a child of her own, she decided to also drag her around instead of allowing her to settle down and make friends? so the little girl has to have an imaginary friend instead who [spoiler] is beginning to disappear towards the end because she's finally made real friends but "now pantoufle is coming back bc oops i'm deciding we're gonna take off again!" not really mother of the year material, and she's supposed to be like this holy angel of goodness so it doesn't really all add up. i didn't really get that part.
➖ the PoV alternates between vianne and reynaud without any implication which one we're talking about so the first few lines of each new chapter is a confusing mess.
➖ i kind of would have wanted the "evil" characters to have a redemption at the end but there was none. not even for caroline despite one good moment towards the end but no.
➖ they fed chocolate to a dog
⭐ score: 4- -- not quite a perfect four because of the extensive list of things that still bothered me. it's not a perfect book, but a charming little one regardless.
#author: joanne harris#genre: british lit#genre: chick lit#genre: magical realism#score: 4-#read in: 2023
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Imagine Luis at a loss when you get back at him for every time he’s made you blush.
Response to @lilchickie’s genius request with a little twist :3 a flustered husband you shall have
He warns, “This might hurt a little.”
“Promises, promises.”
A deep chuckle followed by a comforting squeeze…
And he gently pushes in.
You wince upon the intrusion as the needle pierces your skin. Cool liquid pours into your veins, feeling like a breeze washing over you. Luis is mindful as he pulls the needle out and bandages your arm. Once he finishes, you give him a curt thanks and roll down your sleeve.
“Good news, that should prevent most plaga eggs from entering your system.” he explained clinically, throwing away the used items into an empty oil barrel nearby before returning his attention wholly to you. “The bad news, this is only a temporary solution and will do nothing against direct contact from stronger variants.”
“So basically, don’t start kissing any locals,” you remark in jest. “Got it.”
The man winks playfully, “Well- Unless it’s me, of course.”
You cheeks burn red. There he goes again.
The man is a serial flirt. You’ve known that since the moment you met him and he candidly asked you for a smoke. Confirmed when you said that you didn’t and he proceeded to ask for your number. You didn’t mind this, of course. Luis Serra was ruggedly handsome and possessed a witty charm that effortlessly drew you in like a magnet. However, as sexually charismatic as he made himself appear, Luis was above all a gentleman that never pushes the envelope in his advances. At worst, he leaves you a flustered mess with no say in the matter. As he’s currently doing now…
Taking your silence as a sign that he won over you yet again, Luis begins to back away from your seated form. He doesn’t go very far, however, as he’s stopped by deft fingers clutching at him by the zipper of his leather jacket. The Spaniard glances at you with mild curiosity.
No way you’re going to let him get away with it this time. You meet his questioning gaze, a coy grin tugged at the end of your lips.
“I might just take you up on that… Dr. Serra.”
His eyes widen at your words and the suggestive undertone within them, mouth hanging open but no words come out. You steal this opportunity to pull him closer to you and was met with no resistance. Bringing him into your space until he was caged between your legs, you use your other hand to toy with the lapel of his jacket. Again he says nothing, eyes following your hands intently.
“What’s the matter, Luis?” you drawl coquettishly. “Plaga got your tongue?”
Your question hardly brings him back to his senses, heart pumping and mind racing so heavily that all he managed was a simple-
“¿Qué?”
Got him.
“What was that?” you feign deafness. “You’re going to have to come closer. Can barely hear you.”
Your mischievous hand leaves the flap to slowly glide up his chest, deliberately feeling along the strong muscle hiding beneath the finely stitched patterns. You can practically feel the man purr under your touch and nearly laugh when he tried to disguise it by clearing his throat.
Eventually, your hand reaches his shoulder. A suggestive squeeze and Luis leans toward you like a moth to a flame. His hands rest on either side of you upon the flat surface of the crate, mindful not to touch you although you can tell he desperately wanted to. Grey eyes constantly switch between your eyes and lips, a palpable hunger in his gaze. He leans until his lips hover over yours, open and inviting but never catching. The heat of his body radiates warmth yet you can feel him shiver under your hands in anticipation.
“How’s, uh- this?” His words fumbled in a low whisper, voice dripping with want.
You hum, appearing to ponder deeply. “Not quite. A little closer.”
Your ears pick up the sound of his nails scratching against the wood as he balled his hands into fists. His chest heaves with a deep, shaky sigh. Luis complies with your command slowly until you can barely feel the softness of his mouth and the taste of his warm breath upon your tongue. His musky scent nearly makes you dizzy but you hold firm.
“There. That’s… better,” you say slowly, purposely drawing out your words so that your lips gently brushed his. His lust-driven mind turned to mush, Luis mindlessly mimics your mouth’s movement in a clumsy attempt to capture them. “Now what was it…you wanted…to say… Luis?”
At the sound and feel of his name, he muttered yours without thought under a desperate groan. The man was absolutely drunk off of you. And thirsty for more. You breathe in deeply, the sound from your mouth coming off like a wanting gasp and Luis tilts his head to align with your tempting lips. He moves to dive in and devour you-
Zzzp!
The sharp sound breaks the man from the spell and he pulls back to look down and see you’ve done up his jacket. The man catches your gaze once more and is met with a victorious glint in your eyes. Your bottom lip caught in between your teeth in restrained giddy humor. Luis blinks in realization that he has been had, ears and cheeks burning red. But his expression wasn’t that of anger nor embarrassment. If anything at all, he had a look of newfound respect. A tiny bit of disappointment. And desire burning still.
The dashing man attempts to save face with a short chuckle. “Good one.”
You faux innocence. “I don’t know what you mean.”
“Cuidado, my friend.” The man growls, his tone thick with daring. “You’re playing a dangerous game.”
It was both a warning and an invitation all in one. And you were all for it- Eager to see how much and how long it would take for you both to drive each other insane. The idea pumped you with excitement, mind already coming up with new scenarios to play with him.
You push him back gently until you’re back on your feet, facing him head-on. Already were you missing his warmth, but the sly smile never leaves when you respond back. Another shrug, “Seems pretty tame to me.”
The confounded look on his handsome face was priceless. Without a second glance, you brush past him, making sure that your hand slithered along his body with promising intent until your reach no longer touched him. You barely hear Luis curse softly in his native tongue and can feel the heavy weight of his wanting eyes locked onto your retreating form.
Challenge accepted.
#luis serra#luis serra navarro#resident evil 4#luis serra x reader#luis serra imagine#resident evil imagines#resident evil 4 remake#re4 luis#re4 remake#reader is gender neutral#gender neutral reader#zer0pm imagine#imagine request#did my best#my writing#hope you liked it!#writing is hard#but this man is so fun#let the games begin#let’s be honest you and him wouldn’t keep score
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Look I'd love to be wrong but I'm just trying to be realistic
#MAYBE a shot of an arcade game with a high score of NIC#Or a hotel guest book with diangelos#percy jackson#Percy jackson and the Olympians#pjotv#pjo tv#percy jackon and the olympians#nico di angelo#bianca di angelo#Like it's too much to expect them to put two extras in Nico and Bianca costumes for a background shot to set up characters for season 3?#When we still don't have season 2 confirmed#They haven't been cast yet#Nico di Angelo's actor is like 4 rn#Ignore this is a repost lmao I didn't notice that autocorrect changed it to nick until to late
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#gonna score 4 tmrw you heard it here first#pedri#pedri gonzalez#fc barcelona#fc barça#barça#*training session#*champions league
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Tom: Right, let's say that Harry and I are married-
Harry, confused but he has priorities: I don’t want to marry you.
Tom: This is simply pretence, Harry-
Harry: Well, I don’t want to pretend that either; you’re like a 4 out of 10.
Tom, drawing his wand: LET’S JUST SAY WE ARE MARRIED-
Harry, also drawing his wand: I WANT A DIVORCE.
#tomarry#tomarrymort#harrymort#these posts are getting lazier#someone take the internet away from me#tom only scored a 4 because he would have been a 9.5 from looks alone but his gremlin tendencies and consent issues dropped him down
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😭😭😭 I know sam was MAD
#(ignoring sam completely) tough but fair!#personal#thank god they cut this line i know the arguments about it.......meanwhile by season 4 doesn't even remember his LSAT score
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man, not to brag about my own show or anything, but while there are always things I would change about anything I make (and definitely PLENTY of things I could have done better as a writer/the showrunner of this show) Evan really fucking nailed the score for The AM Archives. it's just.....very fucking good.
#the am archives#the bright sessions#YES I know this post is extremely random given how old this show is at this point#evan and I were catching up and reminiscing about the stuff we made that we loved#and you guys evan is SO talented my lord#the combo of his score and mischa's sound design in TAMA? brilliant#the score for TCT was also incredible#(especially the flashback breakup montage my lORD)#but there's just a very special place in my heart for the TAMA score#(which - not for nothing - is downloadable for atypipals)#(and is 4 hours of music)#(4 hours!!!! that's so much score!!!)#anyway I will never stop singing evan's praises#lauren says things
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