#silent vows

[sleepydolliez]

I haven't mentioned this a lot but I loveeee reading, am on my 4th finished book this month

Soo I'm gonna talk a lil bit about the books I've read

Skin of a sinner : 10/10 I love this, Isa is my fav character followed by Rico, I love their dynamic and how he tries to annoy Mikey

Icebreaker: 8/10, Aaron is annoying me and I can't handle how easy Anastasia tried to forgive him. Nate "You're not even half my warmup weight" Hawkins is my fav book bf so far. Henry is the best character though, he deserves the world

Silent Vows: No words, just perfect. They're perfect for each other, can't wait to read the other books in the series

Pucking all the way: Short and sweet (well more spicy lol), the smut is perfect

[primeirapagina]

fui dormir muda, acordei calada

Tenho o desprazer de confirmar que minha primeira leitura, de livro, do ano foi uma merda. Eu não sei porque eu continuo dando murro em ponta de faca e lendo dark romance, não sei o que eu acho que vai acontecer, se eu vou ter uma revelação, ou se eu espero algo totalmente diferente de dark romance. Eu devo gostar dessa tortura de ler esse gênero.

Silent Vows é sobre uma querida não tão querida que resolve ficar muda, Naomi, porque o pai dela matou a mãe dela. Quando eu descrevo assim, parece um motivo idiota, mas fica ainda mais idiota, quando coloca a merda da máfia no meio, porque, além disso tudo, ela ficou prometida para um sarado rude, machista encubado, e da máfia, porque ela também é da máfia.

Prometida é um eufemismo. Ela foi escolhida por Conner, um mafioso da família irlandesa, porque ela era muda. Mas convenientemente, ao decorrer do livro, vamos esquecer essa parte. Ele a escolheu por causa dos olhos. Sim, foi exatamente por isso.

Então temos a muda de Taubaté Noemi, que tem que casar com o Conner por convivência, mas também quer usar essa casamento como uma forma de salvar seu irmão estúpido, que venera o pai deles, dessa família tóxica.

Esse livro não faz sentido nenhum, sabe.

O motivo do assassinato da mãe da Noemi (sem nome) é um grande mistério, mas no fnal é o motivo mais tosco que não precisa de tanta carga emocional. Todo o livro é uma carga emocional totalmente desnecessária.

A Noemi fica batendo nessa tecla que o pai dela é isso, que o pai dela é aquilo, que ele matou a mãe dela. Mas Noemi, perguntaram para ela, sua mãe sofria abuso do seu pai? E ela respondia não sei, mas ele segurou meu pulso a ponto de ficar roxo, e fica me ameaçando psicologicamente para não abrir a boca, por isso eu sou muda.

Nossa, então é esse o motivo dela ser muda? Sim.

Noemi sabe porque a mãe dela foi morta por seu pai, e o pai dela a força ficar caladinha, porque senão o irmão dela sofrerá as consequências.

O livro todo é sem sentido, nada se vinga e é uma baboseira sem fim. O Conner é um idiota, que só sabe jogar masculinidade para cima dos outros, a Noemi é só mais uma porta que os protagonistas masculinos chamam de “baixinha invocada”. Essa é a pior parte, sabe. O Conner falou que a Noemi era sarcástica só lendo um papelzinho que ela escreveu, porque até ela começar a falar de novo, ela falava por papelzinho.

Outra coisa, até que para alguém que não queria falar, spoiler, ela volta a falar até que bem rápido. E olha só quem foi que a obrigou a falar, foi contra o desejo dela de ficar muda, o noivinho dela.

Nem vou entrar no mérito de como achei esse livro um propaganda religiosa. Não estou a fim de falar dessa merda mais.

Odiei minha leitura, não recomendo, tem dark romance melhor do que essa bomba atômica.

[booksthoughts]

April book of the month!

[justaz]

arthur (prince of camelot) still has to study under a tutor bc yknow uther wants him to be very intelligent before becoming king or something bc its super important idk idc anyways merlin is doing chores in his chambers while arthur is squinting at a book and merlin eventually caves and asks him what he’s reading and arthur gruffly explains that its a collection of stories from greece that make absolutely no sense so merlin asks him to read them outloud to him. arthur of course teases him and calls him an idiot and asks how he could possibly help but does as he’s asked and reads the stories to merlin as he does his chores. merlin (being crushed under the weight of destiny and tormented by the prophecies that kilgharrah spews) understands the stories almost immediately and gets all excited and starts rambling about them with arthur. arthur is glad to have someone who understands so he can give something that reflects a hint of understanding to his tutor who accepts it and moves onto the next unit of education.

the thing is, arthur finds more stories in camelot’s library and brings them up to his room to read them aloud to merlin under the guise of completing his studies but really he just wants to watch as merlin’s eyes gleam when he understands whats happening and listen to him ramble on and on about them bc he’s gay. the stories stick with merlin though and he realizes that they’re cautionary tales, that the heroes who were told too much of their future doomed themself to fulfill them - that them fighting the prophecies led to their completion. merlin takes it to heart and gives a big “fuck you” to kilgharrah before forging his own fate and helping morgana with her magic and handing out an olive branch to mordred and now everyone can live happily and peacefully in an albion teeming with magic.

[theygender]

I thought I had just finally found a plant-based cheese alternative that's both dairy- and coconut-free after literal years of searching, but after taking a closer look at the ingredients it turns out that it's made with...... Whey

Who is this for then?? It's not real cheese so people who eat dairy aren't going to want it, but it's also not dairy-free so vegans and lactose intolerant folks won't want it either. They're out here playing NO sides of the fence, wtf

[eliteseven]

Hi. Can we talk about how Guidance is a touch spell? The idea of Shads being touchy feely with Tav to help them out? The smutty implications? Hoooo.

YES???

@chaosroid wrote the bible on that and we all have been captivated ever since ✨

The gesture itself is just…whew. I choose to believe that was intentional.

Anyway yes!! it lends itself to so many smut scenarios…and just flirting in general tbh.

Poor touch starved Tav has picked many a lock to feel a few seconds of Shadowheart’s touch when she was a little less forthcoming in their early relationship 😅

[radashes]

Book recommendations with 'Powerful Male Lead X sweet soft Female lead' dynamic

You know how some readers are into those Cold ML X Soft FML dark romance stories? Well, count me in! I have some recommendations for you. Please let me know if you have any recommendations as well.

Let's get into characters.

Male lead: I'm all about those tales where the guy's got this intense, possessive streak, loaded with cash and power. He's got this whole vibe, this aura that screams power. Everyone's shaking in their boots around him. But here's the twist: he's icy to everyone except for this one girl.

Female lead: She's the complete opposite—soft, sweet, not into playing the tough card. And you know what? I'm not into it when she tries those cringey, embarrassing stunts to outsmart him. No thanks. I'm more into the submissive kink, where she's polite but definitely not stupid. Smart, knows when to use her brain.

It's like this delicate balance between power and innocence, dominance and submission. Alright, for all my fellow readers of the "Cold Powerful Male Lead X Sweet Female Lead" trope:

When She Unravels by Gabrielle Sands (My favourite female lead. Mafia romances can feel repetitive/overdone. This felt fresh and different to me. The plot was interesting and I enjoyed Vale. She’s exactly how I like my fmc in a Mafia romance. Sure, she was a caged princess but she had a backbone and stood up for herself.)

The Mafia And His Angel series by Lylah James (Mafia X Runway fml ends up working as maiden in his house)

Hooked by Emily McIntire (Club owner X Enemy's daughter. Female lead was surely sweet)

Stolen Heir by Sophie Lark

Stolen Beauty by T.O. Smith

Broken Whispers (Perfectly Imperfect, #2) by Neva Altaj (This Russian mob is addicting and devilishly good. Age gap. Single Dad. “Touch her and I’ll kill you.” Damaged, unloveable hero and a mute heroine.)

Hidden Truths (Perfectly Imperfect #3) by Neva Altaj

Stolen Touches (Perfectly Imperfect, #5) by Neva Altaj

Burned Dreams (Perfectly Imperfect, #7) by Neva Altaj

Silent Lies (Perfectly Imperfect, #8) by Neva Altaj

Darkest Sins (Perfectly Imperfect, #9) by Neva Altaj (Female lead is the most understanding character. She stumbles upon a stranger with a gunshot wound and saves his life, thinking she'll never see him again. He stalks her for months, then cuts his forearm open just so he can have a reason to go talk to her again.)

Tempted by the Devil (Kings of Mafia #1) by Michelle Heard

Craving Danger (Kings Of Mafia #2) by Michelle Heard

Hunted by a Shadow (Kings of Mafia #3) by Michelle Heard

Beauty and the Assassin by Nadia Lee

An Improper Deal (Elliot and Annabelle #1) by Nadia Lee

The Darkest Temptation (Made, #3) by Danielle Lori

The Maddest Obsession (Made, #2) by Danielle Lori

Twist Me: The Complete Trilogy by Anna Zaires

Once You're Mine duet by Morgan Bridges

The Sordid Duet (Sordid, #1-2) by Nikki Sloane

The Annihilator (Dark Verse, #5) by RuNyx (It's somehow little bit like Hunting Adeline. I'll admit this was different, but the similarities.. Shadow man, Roses, Stalking, Human trafficking, Heterochromia. It just feels TOO similar.. Granted, this was way lessss dark compared to Hunting Adeline.)

The Finisher (Dark Verse, #4) by RuNyx

The Predator (Dark Verse, #1) by RuNyx

Beautifully Cruel #1 by JT Geissinger

Lorenzo by Sadie Kincaid

His Pretty Little Burden by Nicci Harris

Deadly Vows by Haley Stuart

Captured by a Sinner (Sinners, #5) by Michelle Heard

Stolen by a Sinner (Sinners, #3) by Michelle Heard

That's all that's on my mind right now. I'll add more later if anything else pops up. And, if you've got any recommendations for books with that "Cold Powerful Male Lead X Sweet Female Lead" vibe, hit me up!

[rosias-warriors-project]

Alderheart my beloved is here!!! FINALLY my first MC on this blog! He's such a cutie patootie, and I'm in love with how the design turned out!

9/1433 (as of August 23rd 2024)

(Extra tags for blog search that I couldn't include because of the limit: #The Place of No Stars #A Light in the Mist #The Apprentice's Quest #Thunder and Shadow #Shattered Sky #Darkest Night #River of Fire #The Raging Storm #Clanless)

[sovonight]

surviving on drawing/writing the barest scaffolding and filling in the rest of the blanks in my mind

[1pcii]

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[ravenfeet222]

Thinking about merupouf wedding and Pouf is trying to say his vows which he spent a crazy amount of time writing and attempting to make perfect but he can’t stop bawling his eyes out so he barely even gets to say them

[louthingg]

the way i write is that things will be revelaed to me in visions, actually. and then i will write them down.

[cyancherub]

sometimes i feel so bad responding to anon hate asks with rancid energy bc i dont want to put that on ppls dash but at the same time i also sometimes need to release some of the fury they incite within me

[romijuli]

*through gritted teeth* I need to finish rpw I need to finish rpw now is not the time to be possessed by thoughts of my OCs and their stupid fuckijg mutual pining dynamic

[sol-flo]

btw i played the 17gb demo (never fully recovering from that file size), it was indika. and my god it wants to be a AAA game so bad and it absolutely does not work. i assume this is what god of war 2 is like, except it mentions puzzles pretty prominently on the steam page. so you'd think they'd let you solve them by yourself. follow for more steam next fest reviews 👍

[world-of-fire-and-flight]

[Image ID: a screenshot of a previous hashtag left in the notes of this post that reads '#but the aesthetic.' End ID.]

@akindofmagictoo I was JUST coming down here to say that😂🙌

An incomplete list of garment-related things that were invented earlier than you probably think they were:

The predecessor to the zipper was invented in the 1890s and the first recognizable zippers were invented in the 19-teens, first used on boots and other heavy-duty items.

Snap fasteners were first patented in 1885. Like, the buttons.

Hooks and eyes are old as balls. I mean it. There are records of them from the 1300s.

You may have noticed a pattern. You may have noticed, perhaps, the emphasis on fasteners. You may be wondering to yourself whether Pancake has A Point To Make.

And the answer is yes, and the point would be this: stop making your fantasy characters lace themselves into everything.