#the wizard of foz

[intriguingpeoplebyangelafloyd]

CLARA BLANDICK

CLARA BLANDICK

4 June 1876 - 15 April 1962

THE WIZARD OF OZ  

            Clara Blandick is an American actress who worked on stage and screen. She is best known for playing Aunt Em in The Wizard of Oz (1939). She filmed all her Wizard of Oz scenes within one week and was paid $750. Blandick also appeared in Tom Sawyer (1930), Huckleberry Finn (1931), The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932), and A Star is Born (1937).

            Blandick was born aboard the American ship ‘Willard Mudgett’, which was captained by her father and she grew up in Quincy, Massachusetts, US. In 1879, she met actor E. H. Sothern and moved to New York City in 1900 to work as an actress. She married a mining engineer Harry Stanton Elliott, the couple divorced in 1912.

            She continued working as an actress after The Wizard of Oz and then retired when she was 74. During the 1950s her health suffered, her eye sight failed and she suffered from arthritis. She moved into seclusion at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

            On 15 April 1962, Blandick, 85, returned from church on the Sunday and started to rearrange her bedroom. She placed her favourite photos on display and laid out her resume and press clippings from her career. She put on a beautiful blue dressing gown and had her hair styled. She lay down on her chair and left a note. Her landlady, Helen Mason discovered her deceased later that day; she was cremated and interred at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale. Her ashes are interred not far from actor Charley Grapewin (who played Uncle Henry in The Wizard of Oz).

#clarablandick #thewizardofoz #thewizardofoz1939 #auntem

[kobebibebi]

finally foz au posting 💔

personally, if cartman was an actual wizard i think he would use stupid spells like testicular torsion

i mean in tsot he uses farting magic and even teaches the new kid about it lol

also ive been wanting to draw my au cartman as wizard memes for a long long time tbh

im probably gonna do more,, even if i have so many wips rn LMAOOO

[whatevercat]

All the books I read this year! I don't differentiate between audio, paper, or digital for my list so it varies. book list and my faves below!

Title list and whether they're a Yes No or Maybe book

Nevernight - Jay Kristoff - YES

Book of Night - Holly Black - YES

Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao - YES

Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Fairies - Heather Fawcett - YES

Godsgrave - Jay Kristoff - YES

The Fifth Season - N. K. Jemisin -YES

Longshadow - Olivia Atwater -YES

Valiant - Holly Black - YES

Queen Takes Knights - Joely Sue Burkhart - MAYBE

The Princess and the Goblin - George MacDonald - MAYBE

 Crown Duel - Sherwood Smith - MAYBE

Court Duel - Sherwood Smith - YES

Vicious - V. E. Schwab - YES

The Obelisk Gate - N. K. Jemisin - YES

Nettle and Bone - T. Kingfisher - YES

The Stone Sky - N. K. Jemisin - YES

The Wolf and the Woodsman - Ava Reid - MAYBE

House of Salt and Sorrows - Erin A. Craig - YES

Darkdawn - Jay Kristoff - YES

Annihilation - Jeff VanderMeer - YES

Gallant - V. E. Schwab - YES

The Boneless Mercies - April Genevieve Tucholke - MAYBE

Six Crimson Cranes - Elizabeth Lim - MAYBE

The Dragon's Promise - Elizabeth Lim - MAYBE

Spin the Dawn - Elizabeth Lim -YES

Frankenstein - Mary Shelley - YES

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands - Heather Fawcett - YES

A Master of Djinn - P. Djeli Clark -YES

All the Stars and Teeth - Adalyn Grace - NO

The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie - MAYBE

Thornhedge - T. Kingfisher - YES 

Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik -YES

Bury Your Gays - Chuck Tingle - YES

The Seventh Bride - T. Kingfisher - YES

Ink Blood Sister Scribe - Emma Torzs - YES

Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia - YES

The Foxglove King - Hannah Whitten - NO

A House with Good Bones - T. Kingfisher - YES

Horrorstor - Grady Hendrix - MAYBE

His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novik - YES

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking - T. Kingfisher - YES

These Violent Delights - Chloe Gong - NO

A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzie Lee- YES

Throne of Jade - Naomi Novik - MAYBE

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance - Foz Meadows - YES

Uprooted - Naomi Novik - YES

The Guided Wolves - Roshani Chokshi - MAYBE

The Warm Hands of Ghosts - Katherine Arden - YES

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms - N. K. Jemisin - MAYBE

A Magic Steeped in Poison - Judy I. Lin - MAYBE

A Deal with the Elf King - Elise Kova - MAYBE

Black Powder War - Naomi Novik - YES

Empire of Ivory - Naomi Novik - YES

The Familiar - Leigh Bardugo - YES

My five star reads from this year with reviews that are longer than just a single word woohooooo

Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Fairies - Heather Fawcett - EXCELLENT COSY FANTASY. Emily is an autistic queen, Shadow is best boy, and Wendell is dramatic and flashy and I love him. Read if you like the Howl and Sophie (book version!!) dynamic or scary fairies more in line with the way they're presented in folklore.

The Fifth Season - N. K. Jemisin - CHANGED MY LIFE I THINK ABOUT THIS BOOK AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. I literally don't know how to talk about the actual plot without giving things away but holy shit. just read it it's so good. Please investigate any trigger content that might be in this it has a lot!

Longshadow - Olivia Atwater - COSY REGENCY FANTASY ROMANCE!!! Honestly, any of Olivia Atwater's regency fairytales are super cute.

The Obelisk Gate - N. K. Jemisin - continues from the fifth season! also very good!!

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands - Heather Fawcett - continues from EWEoF!

A Master of Djinn - P. Djeli Clark - DO ANY OF YOU LIKE BOOK WITH MULTIPLE LADIES WHO ARE SO SO COOL AND ALSO A STEAMPUNK-Y EGYPTIAN SETTING FULL OF DJINNS AND ANGELS AND MAGIC I am frothing at the mouth for more of this world ngl

Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik - MORE SUPER COOL LADIES but they're in medieval eastern europe, all three povs are super great and I like the understated romance 

Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia - Gothic heroines a la Jane Eyre combined with 1950's mexico. an excellent horror that has a surprisingly wholesome and endearing romance within it. 

His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novik - NAPOLEONIC WARS BUT THERE ARE DRAGONS. This is the first in a series and because there are a fair amount of them the books themselves can seem a little slow paced but I didn't mind it. 

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking - T. Kingfisher - BREAD WIZARD AND HER GINGERBREAD MAN FAMILIAR SAVE THE FUCKING TOWN. really good look at how children navigate an adult world and the unfair expectations placed on them.

Uprooted - Naomi Novik - GIRL CREATURE AND BOY FAILURE I love the way this book explores people who fit outside the usual mode of learning or educational parameters.  

The Warm Hands of Ghosts - Katherine Arden - exploration of a brother and sister's experiences in world war i. The prose and character study in this are incredible. 

[fantasybooktournament]

Book Reveals for Round 1 of Mystery Book Tournament

titles and descriptions under the cut

The One with The Obnoxious Legal System is A Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra Rowland

The world's most obnoxious old man has been arrested for charges of witchcraft by the world's most obnoxious legal system. The story follows him utilizing every tool at his disposal to escape death including his fruity apprentice, his ever-tired lawyer, and most of all stories. Half of this book is the old man telling a story to someone he is either trying to sway, trick, or simply entertain.

The One with the Rightful Heir is Magyk by Angie Sage

A child soldier nearly freezes to death and so must join the escape of the rightful heir, a powerful wizard, and the rightful heir's bumbling dad, brother and dog.

The One with No Indoor Plumbing is In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

Have you ever thought ‘hey going to a magical fantasy land might suck a little’? Our intrepid hero has been invited to a school for future heroes in a land of elves and trolls, harpies and mermaids…and there’s no indoor plumbing. Also they’re training children as warriors and have little to no respect for diplomacy.

The One with Vampires and Farms is The Queen of Darkness by Miguel Connor

In the far-flung future, the earth is irradiated and vampires rule the world. Humans are kept in farms, and our protagonist is sent to one to learn about an illness that is appearing in the humans which can infect and kill vampires. There he learns about the human cult, and gets told by them that vampires were once human.

The One with Possessed Nuns is Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson

A young nun in fantasy-France lets a powerful revenant take possession of her body in order to protect her monastery from possessed soldiers. No one believes she can possibly control the evil creature, but as she uncovers a sinister plot at the very heart of her country, she finds herself growing closer to the revenant by the day.

The One that Becomes Queernormative is A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

Protagonist starts off in a queer phobic society and is bound to marry a girl from the neighboring kingdom against his wishes, being gay. When his sexuality is dramatically revealed after he's being assaulted, the political bets seem off, but the other kingdom is queernormative and instead offers to marry him to his bride's brother instead.

The One with Sisters and Unsuitable Men is An Earthly Knight by Janet McNaughto

The main character's older sister has run away with an unsuitable man so it's up to her to marry a suitable one. But as she worries for her sister and hopes to find her, she encounters a strange man, rumored to have been kidnapped by the fae.

The One with the Magic Italian Notebook is City of Masks by Mary Hoffman

The main character, a young boy, is seriously ill but his life is transformed when an old Italian notebook gives him the power to become a stravagante, a time traveler with access to 16th century Italy. He wakes up in another time and place during carnival time and meets a girl his own age who is disguised as a boy in the hope of being selected as one of the Duchessa's mandoliers. Political intrigue ensues.

The One with the War Against Colonizers is Fire Logic by Laurie J Marks

The last living member of a border tribe, a deadly philosopher-soldier, a truth-seer, a gentle man, and a man who can see the future form a beautifully queer family around a drug-addicted blacksmith who holds the power of the land itself so that she can end the war against colonizers that has continued for 30 years

The One with the Healer's Quest is Dreamer's Pool by Juliet Marillier

The first in a mystery fantasy trilogy about a wrongfully imprisoned healer and her quiet but strong prison friend who get busted out of prison by an otherworld being. In exchange, for seven years she must endeavor to help anyone who asks for it. A gentle local prince has fallen for his fiance through their sweet and poetic correspondence but is shocked by her cruelty when she arrives, can the healer discovers what has happened and help solve his problem?

The One with Imaginary Friends is Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones

A pre-teen girl who relies heavily on the advice of her four imaginary friends goes into the local patch of woodlands one day and discovers it's much bigger on the inside. There, she meets a depressed sorcerer/assassin who makes a child out of her blood and his to fight against his enemies on another planet. Meanwhile, someone on Earth has started up a machine that's said to be able to make dreams come true, and this is a big problem for the evil interstellar megacorp that's been dumping prisoners on Earth and stealing their flint.

The One with a Time-Traveling Dragon/Furnace is If That Breathes Fire, We're Toast! by Jennifer J. Stewart

A boy moves with his mom to a new place where he meets a girl and a time-traveling dragon/furnace who teaches him about himself.

The One with the Multiverse is Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny

An amnesiac man finds himself embroiled in deadly political scheming, thrust into a strange multiverse in the hope of trying to claim from out under his various rival siblings feet the throne to the city at the center of reality.

The One with Mage Trials is Spellslinger by Sebastian de Castell

In a magical society one must complete their mages trials by 16, or else become a slave to that society for the rest of their life. The main character is a 15-year-old boy who has one last chance to complete his trials. Only, his magic is gone. With his fate looming, he meets a mysterious traveling stranger who shows him a different path than the one that has been laid out for him by his people.

The One with the Loser Noble Scholar is Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

Loser noble scholar shacks up with the best swordsman of the city and makes him fight a bunch of duels mostly out of boredom but also a bit because of politics. Feels slice of life ish though there are stakes

The One with the Nonbinary Cleric is The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

In this novella set in an imperial Chinese inspired fantasy world, a nonbinary cleric investigates the story of an empress and her ...controversial rise to the throne, as told by an elderly handmaiden who knew her.

The One with Geese is Thorn by Intisar Khanani

Between her cruel family and the contempt she faces at court, the Princess has always longed to escape the confines of her royal life. But when she’s betrothed to the powerful prince, the princess embarks on a journey to his land with little hope for a better future. When a mysterious and terrifying sorceress robs the princess of both her identity and her role as princess, the girl seizes the opportunity to start a new life for herself as a goose girl.

The One with the Teenage Witch Coven is The Scapegracers by H. A. Clarke

Lesbian teenage witch accidentally becomes adopted by popular girls. They form a coven and vow to get revenge on those who have been wronged. Chaos ensues.

The One with the Angel and the Demon is When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

A demon and an angel decide to go to de goldene medina to search for a girl they know who's disappeared on the way over.

The One with an Unsettling Future is Zel by Donna Jo Napoli

High in the mountains, a young girl lives with her mother, who insists they have all they need -- for they have each other. The girl's life is peaceful and protected -- until a chance encounter changes everything. When she meets a beautiful young prince at the market one day, she is profoundly moved by new emotions. But the girl's mother sees the future unfolding -- and she will do the unspeakable to prevent her daughter from leaving her...

The One with the Bioweapon is Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

It's post an apocalypse, that was started by a cult, that twists people into horrible body horror monsters. A trans boy raised in the cult is infected with a bioweapon by them and shortly after escapes. He joins a group of queer teens where he finds friends a community, and he bands together with them to take down the cult.

The One with Arabian Nights AND Hades & Persephone is Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt

Arabian Nights + Hades and Persephone! A mysterious danger plagues an unexpected kingly visit, and a young woman embarks on a quest to find her one true love before all is lost...

The One with the Lion is Sarah's Lion by Margaret Greaves

A princess longs to travel so is locked in her room. A lion comes to her. Eventually, she has to choose whether she will stay or go.

The One with the War Veteran is The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

War veteran with chronic pain contracted by a goddess to save her chosen queen

[jenyifer]

I’ve read 10 more books let’s get a rec list here for future use for people to look up on my page or alone.

Disclaimer:I think reviews and opinions show a lot about who you are and your life exp so. I am a woman lover who is 30 with ADHD. I am cisgendered she/her. I like listening to books on my drive in and out of work. I’ve read and watched a lot of scifi and fantasy and these books reflect that too.

In order of most loved:

1. Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈⏳ Historical Romance. this beautifully crafted novel moved me to tears. Set in a historical, mundane world, it captures the essence of the original while offering a fresh perspective.

2. Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh 👯‍♀️🏳️‍🌈👽🚀now MC Romance very very low I like to think she’s a little bit some where in the ace spectrum but 🥹🥹 Avicenna gives you enough gay vibes trust me. It is a real journey. MC is broken out of her brainwashing and tries to save the Earth and Universe. It’s high Sci-fi fun. I really loved it.

3. The Last Binding Trilogy by Freya Marske 🏳️‍🌈👯‍♀️🏳️‍🌈🪄⏳🔎 Alright each book is from a different intertwined couple’s POV. Each book is very much historical wizard mystery’s found family. Each book has steamy interesting spicy scenes. I find this series more impressive now because I still think about the couples and its universe was fun. Side note the last couple is the best.

4. The Tithenai Chronicles by Foz Meadows 🏳️‍🌈⏳🪄🔎 it’s more historical than super magical but both books have decent mysteries. It’s about an arranged royal marriage one comes from a conservative country suffering from trauma which we get to see but is treated respectfully and not harped on and the other is a warrior who is a little neurospicy. So Velasin is so dear to me I forgive a lot because he’s baby and I love him. They have non binary characters and disabled characters in the story being treated like people. There is some very spicy scenes in these two books. The new character in the second book so amazing they reminds me of Tennal from Oceans Echo in spirit anyway. I liked them. But his spicy scenes had me blushing for days. A con of this book is it’s very emotional so depression trauma warnings.

5. Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🦹🦜 I can’t believe I forgot to do a review of this one considering I really enjoyed it. So it’s YA dystopian Latin America folklore kind of like superhero and god goddess. Really heart warming found family coming of age. Also in the vein of hunger games etc. I loved the universe and the structure of the world. Each character was well developed throughout the book. Main character is someone you want to see succeed. I’m so excited for book 2. Lots of neurospicy peeps represented in my opinion.

6. Simon Snow Trilogy by Rainbow Rowell🏳️‍🌈🪄🧛🏻🐲 Also YA feel book one has a lot of Harry Potter jabs but it’s not a direct parody. I also think in book 2 3 they take jabs at diff genres which was fun. The series is very funny has perspective from all the characters. The universe is interesting. Romance is decent. Lovable characters. It isn’t good to think too hard about anything.

7. The Unbroken by CL Clark 👯‍♀️⏳👑🪄 this book would be higher up if I wasn’t iffy on the main couple individually I’d rank both leads pretty high on best characters. It’s a book about colonialism political magic rebellion found family. It’s action packed it’s interesting with a good mystery. A disabled main character and a more male presenting lesbian with is something new. Touraine is going to do what Touraine thinks in her heart while Luca serves with her brain and wallet.

8. So this is ever after by f. t. Lukens 🏳️‍🌈👯‍♀️🪄👑⏳ Does what it says on the tin is YA. Medieval setting with standard fantasy quest group. Very easy read.

9. Out of the Blue by Jason June 🏳️‍🌈🧜🏻‍♂️🎬🎓very YA vibes. Very romance. About a nonbinary mer person on their journey out of the ocean to help a human and a film obsessed gay chubby human on his journey to get over a relationship. I would have this book ranked higher except for the ending and School vibes do kind of make me cringe.

10. Temperature of You and Me by Brain Zepka 🏳️‍🌈🦹🔎 about a boy whose skin is fire and human who works at a dairy queen. Mystery is weak some holes in the plot.Romance very immature. School age kids.

Okay so audible had a sale anddd I got a couple titles on there (if I have to spend a fortune on gas and tolls I’ll spend a small one on the books that keep me sane) and I have 4 Libby audiobooks checked out. I still have a hard time with wlw books. Or too much thinking. It needs to hit a sweet spot for me since I’m usually driving in hard conditions so can’t use the super brain on the story. Anyways any suggestions or recs would be welcomed!!!

[project1939]

200 Films of 1952

Film number 159: Lure of the Wilderness

Release date: July 16th, 1952 

Studio: 20th Century Foz 

Genre: drama/adventure 

Director: Jean Negulesco 

Producer: Robert L. Jacks 

Actors: Jean Peters, Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Smith, Walter Brennan 

Plot summary: While looking for his lost dog in the remote swamps of Georgia, Ben comes across a father and daughter who have lived hidden away for almost a decade. Jim, the father, was accused of a murder he claims was self-defense, and he won’t go back to town until he can get a fair trial. Ben is recruited to help, despite the objections of Jim’s wild and untrusting daughter Laurie. 

My rating (out of 5 stars): ***¼  

Who knew the swamps down in Georgia were so soapy? Because this was essentially a soap opera/romance novel disguised as an adventure film! After only about 10 minutes, I was writing “so over the top!!” in my notes, and for the next 80 minutes it never relented. The acting was over the top, the music was over the top, the preposterous story was over the top... but I smiled the whole way through. It was good campy fun. (some minor spoilers) 

The Good: 

Walter Brennan. He’s a great character actor, and he put his skills to good use here, even if he did get a bit melodramatic at times. But literally everyone in the film did! 

Jeffrey Hunter. Damn he is something beautiful to look at, and he looked so much better without the army buzz cut he had in Red Skies of Montana. He was one of the worst offenders when it came to overemotional acting, but I found that entertaining for some reason. 

I liked Jean Peters more in this than other things I’ve seen her in. 

The story was pretty crazy, but it was always interesting and clearly told. 

It was so campy! I loved it. That was seriously my favorite part of the entire movie. 

The events were well plotted with an effective pace, which made it easy to get invested in. The minutes ticked by quickly. 

I liked Careless the good ol’ hunting dog. I’d run into a dangerous swamp to find him, too. 

No way! This movie also had a pet racoon named Henry?! The pet racoon in Red Skies of Montana was named Henry too! 

The Bad: 

The crazy preposterous story. Yes, it was both a good and a bad thing to me! 

The way one of the bad guys was dispensed with at the end. That was the fastest quicksand I’ve ever seen! It reminded me of the witch’s death in The Wizard of Oz! 

The scene where the bad guys held Ben underwater to torture him into talking. It was traumatic to watch, and all I could think about was waterboarding, which was nightmarish. The whole sequence made me so uncomfortable; I almost had to fast-forward it. 

The bad guys had no character traits besides “bad.” They were one-dimensional to say the least. I still actively hated them, though! 

The music was composed by Franz Waxman, a Hollywood legend known for exceptional work in films like Sunset Boulevard, Rebecca, Rear Window, A Place in the Sun... Here the music went off the rails with everything else- it was almost histrionic. Sometimes it sounded like a Stravinsky imitation, and then it would suddenly veer into schmaltz. Other times it just sounded like the music in a TV western.  

The acting was as affected and stagy as the story and the music. 

“Let's cram in any animal we can!” The swamp was basically a zoo- we saw snakes, panthers, alligators, owls, deer, otters, a bull... It started to feel unrealistic, and it reminded me of The Jungle. In that film the plot kept coming to a halt for animals to either be pointed out or to fight with each other. This wasn’t that bad, but it was reminiscent of it!  

Jean Peters had such an amazing makeup kit for someone living in a desolate isolated shack in the middle of a swamp! She miraculously managed to always have full eye makeup, lipstick, blush, foundation, and perfectly groomed eyebrows! Her Pa must have taught her, of course!

[diarioelpepazo]

JOSÉ LUIS MARTÍNEZ El lituano (21+11+10), Murray (27+9), Huerter (31) y Foz (24), insuficientes ante el juego coral de los de Indiana, con siete jugadores con dobles dígitos JOSÉ LUIS MARTÍNEZ Los Kings cayeron derrotados ante los Pacers (121-126) en un partido en el que Domantas Sabonis firmó su tercer triple-doble consecutivo (21+11+10) con 8/12 t2, 0/1 t3 y 5/8 tl. Fue su duodécimo triple-doble esta temporada. Pero ni su actuación, ni las de Murray (27+9), Huerter (31+2+4) y Fox (24+6+6) sirvió para impedir el triunfo de unos Pacers que tuvieron a siete jugadores en dobles dígitos. Mathurin (25+3+4), McConnell (20+1+10), Turner (18+2), Smith (17) y Walker (15) destacaron en el triunfo de los de Indiana. "Una derrota como esta debería doler", dijo el entrenador de los Kings, Mike Brown. "Sé que podemos ser un mejor equipo defensivo de lo que somos. Así que tiene que empezar ahí porque al final del día, vamos a encontrar una manera de anotar. Simplemente tenemos que encontrar una manera de frenar a algunos de estos equipos", explicó. OTROS RESULTADOS ueves 18 enero NBA Raptors - Bulls Estado:Finalizado Raptors 110 Bulls 116 Knicks - Wizards Estado:Finalizado Knicks 113 Wizards 109 Jazz - Thunder Estado:Finalizado Jazz 129 Thunder 134 Timberwolves - Grizzlies Estado:Finalizado Timberwolves 118 Grizzlies 103 Kings - Pacers Estado:Finalizado Kings 121 Pacers 126 Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo/Marca

[afterwards-extra]

|----- December 2023 Releases -----|

🟢​ : manga 🟣 : books 🟠 : graphic novels

5th— 🟣 All the Hidden Paths by Foz Meadows; Book 2 in The Tithenai Chronicles 🟣 Caught in a Bad Fauxmance by Elle Gonzalez Rose

12th— 🟠 Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint V1 by singNsong & illustrated by Sleepy-C

26th— 🟢 Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! V9 by Yuu Toyota

[fruitgummultiifandom]

I think I could write a GJ X HP fanfic if I dig deep enough into my brain,

[ninja-muse]

23 Books for 2023

(Or: books I want to read but also some general goals)

Tagged by @agardenandlibrary​ and @a-ramblinrose​. Thank you!

Perilous Times - Thomas D. Lee

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi - Shannon Chakraborty

The Magician’s Daughter - H.G. Parry

Labyrinth’s Heart - M.A. Carrick

Digger - Ursula Vernon

The Night Watch - Sarah Waters

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Fairies - Heather Fawcett

All the Hidden Paths - Foz Meadows

The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher - E.M. Anderson

A Sleight of Shadows - Kat Howard

A Power Unbound - Freya Marske

The Frugal Wizard’s Guide to Surviving Medieval England - Brandon Sanderson

Bookshops and Bonedust - Travis Baldree

The Hexologists - Josiah Bancroft

The Great Cat Massacre - Robert Darnton

read at least one of T. Kingfisher’s horror novels

finish at least two of my Storygraph challenges

start Music from the Earliest Notations to the Sixteenth Century by Richard Taruskin

read 10 classics (including plays and poetry) (2/10)

read 10 20 Canadian authors (14/20)

read at least one book off my TBR shelves per month (12/12)

review at least one book on Tumblr per month (12/12)

read more books off my TBR shelves than I haul

Tagging @howlsmovinglibrary @thelivebookproject​ @readingaway​ @brideofsevenless @sixofravens-reads @moondustbooks @starsandsteelandbrokenglass @janeandthehivequeen

[musicshooterspt]

Agenda de Março, 2023

01 – The Black Wizards

Cineteatro António Lamoso, Santa Maria da Feira

03 a 05 - Lobos da Neve

Parque de Campismo Ponte Pedrinha, Covilhã

Vários Artistas: UHF, funkoff, David Antunes

03 – Rui Veloso Trio

Convento São Francisco, Coimbra

19:00h

03 – And Also the Trees

Hard Club, Porto

E no dia 04 no RCA Club em Lisboa

03 - Bas Rotten + Negative Frame

Vortex, Lisboa

03 – UROCK

Texas Bar, Leiria

PORTAS: 22:00h . Preço: 8€

Bilhetes

04 a 18 - Festival Sons de Vez

Casa das Artes, Arcos de Valdevez

Vários artistas: The Black Mamba, Valter Lobo, Frankie Chavez

04 – Tiago Noia + Alina

Casa do Salgueiros, Porto      

04 – Super Rock Famalicão

Casa do Artista Amador, Vila Nova de Famalicão

19:30h

04 - Quelle Dead Gazelle

Café Concerto RUM by Mavy, Braga

Preço: 4€

05– Warhaus (Esgotado)

Promotor: Os Suspeitos

M.OU.CO., Porto

08 – Fado Bicha

Casa da Cultura, Ílhavo

21:30h

09 - João Espadinha & Primeira Dama

Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisboa

10 – The Warboys

Coliseu do Porto, Porto

Info: geral@vibesandbeats.pt

11 – Tara Perdida

LAV, Lisboa

22:00h . Preço: 22€

Info

11 - Angracomvida – Noble in concert

Centro Cultural e de Congressos de Angra do Heroísmo, Açores

21:30h

Info/Bilhetes

11 – Luís Trigacheiro

Cineteatro António Lamoso, Santa Maria da Feira

21:30h

11 – Wave Flow + aBAND'onados

Casa do Artista Amador, Vila Nova de Famalicão

17:00h . Preço: 5€

12 – Mordkaul + Godark

Barracuda Clube de Roque, Porto

E no dia 11 no DRAC na Figueira da Foz

12 – Pale Blue Eyes

Promotor: Os Suspeitos

M.OU.CO., Porto

21:00h

13 - Pixies

Campo Pequeno, Lisboa

Info/Bilhetes

14 – Don The Tiger

Promotor: Dedos Biónicos

Mina Co-Working, Bragança

Reserva de bilhetes: reservas@dedos-bionicos.pt

17 – Perpétua

Teatro Municipal da Guarda, Guarda

22:00h . Entrada Livre

17 a 24 - Festival Jazz Alémtejo

Vários Locais, Vila Nova de Santo André e Santiago do Cacém

Website

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18 – River Stone Winter Fest

Rio de Moinhos, Penafiel

Info/Cartaz

18 – Salgalhada

Casa do Salgueiros, Porto

Vários artistas: Leo the Painter, Jarda, The Faqs

22:00h . Preço: 7,5€

22 – Surma

Teatro Académico Gil Vicente, Coimbra

21:30h

23 – BAEST

RCA Club, Lisboa

Convidados: Blast Open e Nihility

PORTAS: 20:00h  . Preço: 20€

Info/Bilhetes

24 – Dead Club

Teatrão, Coimbra

24 – The Black Mamba

Feira do Porco Alentejano, Ourique

Entrada Livre

24 – Fugly

Sede da Junta de Freguesia de Barcelinhos, Barcelos

22:00h . Preço: 6€

Info/Bilhetes

25 – MAQUINA

Promotor: Dedos Biónicos

Casa da Seda, Bragança

22:00h . Preço: 6€

Reserva de bilhetes: reservas@dedos-bionicos.pt

Mais datas em Março/Abril em Lisboa, Pombal, Porto, Aveiro, Coimbra, entre outros

25 – Glockenwise

GrETUA, Aveiro

22:00h

29 – Cassete Pirata

Musicbox, Lisboa

22:00h . Preço: 12€

30 - THE LAST INTERNATIONALE

Hard Club, Porto

E no dia 31 no Salão Brazil em Coimbra

31 - Carmen Souza

Museu do Oriente, Lisboa

19:30h . Preço: 20€

*OBS: Recomendamos verificar estas informações junto dos promotores ou sites oficiais

[msbarrows]

Reading Recap 2022

Saw someone else do this and liked the idea enough to also do it.

To make things easier on myself, I limited myself to a) books I read for the first time this year, that b) I added to my library in 2022. Which means there’s a handful of books I added in prior years and only got around to reading this year that are not included. Also a lot of books that I added this year but had previously read (see: slowly replacing all my favourite paperbacks with ebooks), or even just re-read this year (which would make an image with many, many more covers than this one).

Anyway - some of these I got free from Tor giveaways, some I picked up in sales, some I bought after seeing them in a Tumblr post and thinking they sounded interesting, or were written by people whose fanfiction I liked, so might as well try some of their published (or self-published) stuff too.

So, books I’ve read this year that meet the above criteria, in no particular order:

The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison - first saw a mention of her on a Tumblr post about good fantasy authors, where her book The Goblin Emperor was mentioned. Read it, loved it, have been reading her ever since.

The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novak - started reading her as astolat, moved on to Naomi Novak things, of course I was going to read her published Scholomance series after enjoying her earlier fanfic Scolomance series (pretty much completely unrelated other than it being based around a dangerous magic school).

Nona The Ninth, Tamsyn Muir - Added Gideon The Ninth (from a Tor giveaway) and Harrow The Ninth (on a good sale) in previous years, only finally got around to reading them just before this one was due out. Enjoyed it muchly, looking forward to the next in the series.

All The Horses Of Ireland, Sarah Tolmie - saw a gushing review of it somwehere, decided to give it a try. Liked it.

Nettle & Bone and Illuminations, T. Kingfisher - started reading her after seeing a post on Tumblr about the release of A Wizard's Guide To Defensive Baking, have been reading her ever since. Both of these were excellent.

Into The Broken Lands, Tanya Huff - I’ve been reading her since picking up a copy of Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light at the end of the 80s, and was delighted a year or two later to learn one of my fave Canadian authors worked at my all-time-favourite book store in Toronto, Bakka (oh hi person I’ve bought my weekly stacks of books from for ages, now sitting behind a table doing a signing). I highly recommend her to anyone interested in good fantasy or some light SF, particularly if they’re interested in books that include queer characters written by a queer author.

Legends & Lattes, Travis Baldree - kept hearing good things about this book, decided to make it one of my Christmas presents to myself for reading over the holidays. It was great.

The God Engines, John Scalzi - I keep hearing good things about his writing but hadn’t read anything by him yet. Saw this on sale and tried it. I think I need to try something else by him before I can decide if I like him enough to start working my way through his bibliography.

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor, Xiran Jay Zhao - sounded interesting, another Christmas present to myself, something to enjoy while impatiently waiting for the next book in the Iron Widow series. It was pretty good.

Pegasus, Robin McKinley - Been wanting to read this for years (since back when she was writing about her writing progress on it on her blog well over a decade ago), and it finally dropped a few dollars in price, from “painfully expensive” to merely “new book expensive”, so I finally bought a copy. It was good, but considering how many years it’s already been out (12!) I was disappointed to hit the end and realize it’s meant to be the first in a series... which has clearly failed to materialize in the years since.

Strange And Stubborn Endurance, Foz Meadows - I don’t recall what brought this book to my attention, but I enjoyed it muchly, and am looking forward to additional books in the series (which apparently won’t be until next December). Should probably try some of their other books.

A Taste Of Iron And Gold, Some By Virtue Fall, and The Lights of Ystrac Wood, by Alexandra Rowland - that first is another where I don’t recall why it went on my wishlist, but I enjoyed it enough after getting around to buying it that I went and bought (and read) a couple more by the same author. All excellent.

Taji From Beyond The Rings, T. Cooper - I think I may have seen it mentioned on a list of queer romances? I forget. It ended up on my wishlist somehow, and when I was picking out things to read over the holidays it’s blurb sounded interesting enough to give it a shot. Liked it, and have since also picked up (but not yet read) the four books in their Familiar Spirits series.

Fete For A King, Infinite Jes, and The Lady And The Tiger, by Sam Starbuck - started reading his stuff as copperbadge, have picked up some of his self-published things this year, really enjoying the Shivadh romances (I’ve already re-read them all twice and will probably re-read them a third time when he posts the next in the series next year). Need to get around to reading the non-Shivadh ebooks I also purchased.

A Swift Kick To The Thorax, by Mara Lynn Johnstone - saw the cover, read the blurb about it being a human veterinarian dealing with aliens with an earth animal problem - thought that the sound of it put me in mind of the Piers Anthony’s Prostho Plus collection of short stories, about a human dentist dealing with alien tooth problems. It was exactly that silly. Very space opera. And also very good. Good enough that I’ve bought (but not yet read) another book by her.

[teacup-tai]

Alma de Ouro (Golden Soul) — TAI I am such a fan of pansyluna please please please tell me more

Of course Atlas!!! It's my pleasure!

So Alma de Ouro is a fic set in Magical Brazil 🇧🇷 (bc I'd love to write a fic based in my own country)

It goes along the lines: Pansy works in the UK Wizarding Consulate in São Paulo. She moved there long time ago. And she gets an urgent international floor from the one and only Harry Potter.

Magizoologist Luna Lovegood was bitten by a magical snake and is suffering from magic depletion in the border between Brazil-Paraguay, Foz do Iguaçu. She cannot use magic to go to São Paulo (where she can get the antidote) and she is too weak to travel alone so Pansy goes pick her up the muggle way and road trip starts!

The idea is to make them fall in love in the cities where I lived and explore a bit about the Magical society in Brazil, it's issues and the changes both Pansy and Luna characters have been through in the past 15 years. And long playlist with amazing Brazilian songs for our babes 💞💜💞

Hope you enjoyed the idea! Thanks for the ask!

Ask me about my WIP LIST

[doomedandstoned]

THIS IS SOUND OF ORIGIN

~By Shawn Gibson~

When last we encountered SOUND OF ORIGIN, the smoked-up and tuned-down quartet from Huddersfield were featured in the landmark compilation, 'Doomed & Stoned in England' (2019), where we dipped our feet "Into The Vile." Since then, Sound of Origin have gifted us with an entire album's worth of material and we've had a blast immersing ourselves in their groovy soundscape of swirling riffs, vicious beats, gritty singing, and some terrific vocal harmonies. Our resident sludgehead Shawn Gibsonheavy set out to get to know these guys better, speaking to drummer Chris 'Foz' Foster following their latest APF Records release, 'The All Seeing Eye' (2020).   [Billy Goate]

Chris, how the hell are you? Thank you for your time!

Hey, Shawn. All good and absolutely no bother at all, thank you for reaching out and doing the interview. It’s very much appreciated.

Who are the members of Sound Of Origin and what do they do in the band?

There are four of us in the band. Joel (Bulsara) who is our vocalist/ frontman. Joe (Wilczynski) on guitar/backing vocals. Jax (Townend) on bass and myself, Chris (Foster) on drums.

Where is Sound Of Origin from?

We are based out of and rehearse in Huddersfield, UK. I live in a place called Sowerby just outside of Halifax and Joel lives in Leeds, so we both travel across to join up with the other two guys.

What bands do you love from your area?

Wow. That’s a tough one as there are so many. The UK Underground scene is awash with fantastic bands, and many come from around our local area. If we are talking around our immediate area, then there are the likes of Ironrat, Gandalf the Green, and our bros in Son of Boar that immediately spring to mind. But if you look within an hour's drive from where we are, you have the likes of Barbarian Hermit, Spaztik Munkey, Archelon, Boss Keloid, Ten Foot Wizard, Blind Monarch, Hundred Year Old Man, and so many more. All killer bands doing different kinds of heavy.

This is the reply to all who wrote us off: Not Dead Yet.

What venues or bars do you go to see heavy music?

There are a good number within a short travelling distance to us. The Parish in Huddersfield is our local venue. However, our good friends in Iron Boar bookings put killer lineups on in Bradford at venues such as The Underground and Al’s Juke bar. Manchester-wise, Chunk from Stonebaked promotions usually uses The Bread Shed and there is also The Alma in Bolton that puts on some cracking gigs, too.

Which bands got you turned on to doom, psych, and stoner?

From a very young age it’s got to be Black Sabbath, for sure. I can still remember how I felt when I heard them for the very first time as a five-year old, It’s stayed with me all my life. But bands like Type O Negative, Acrimony, Cathedral, Candlemass, Trouble, Weedeater, Paradise Lost, Eyehategod, Reverend Bizarre, Saint Vitus, Monster Magnet, Electric Wizard, My Dying Bride & Anathema have all hit the spot at some point over the years.

The All Seeing Eye by Sound of Origin

Who did the artwork for your new album 'The All Seeing Eye' (2020)?

A friend of Joel’s called Sam McDougall. Such a talented guy and really easy to work with. Our mates over in 4Q Media delivered the overall design for the CD package and it has worked out really well.

I love the slow part of "Warfarin" at about 5:35 minutes in. Slow and on the moon! There's even a part that incites moshing!

The end of "Warfarin" finishes off low & slow for sure. (laughs) We wanted to ensure the first song from our original EP ended with a big riff. As for the faster part, all of us in the band like some faster bands (Joe used to play in a thrash band many moons ago) and we felt like it was a natural fit in the song when we were first putting it together.

Seeds of the Past by Sound of Origin

On your first album, "Seeds Of The Past," "Warfarin," and "Asphalt" are my favorites. Tell me a little about these songs.

"Asphalt" is my personal favourite from the first EP. The way it keeps coming back around, but builds and builds each time and John’s vocal delivery (old singer) did it real justice. It was always great to play both in the studio (volume turned up to 11) and live as we used to get a great reaction from the crowd on that one. The end riff on "Warfarin," where we slowed things down, always was fun to do as we rehearsed it in the studio 'till we got it down to a virtual crawl.

My favorite off your new album, 'The All Seeing Eye' (2020), is "Not Dead Yet." That is how you start an album, goddamnit! Face melted!

It’s a big sound, for sure, when it kicks in. When our old singer left the band, we went through some pretty dark times, and we were written off by many people -- some going as far as to say we were dead as a band and we should just knock it on the head. Enter new vocalist Joel and everything changed for the better. The fact is, as a band, we have never been more alive and well. This is the reply to all who wrote us off. Not dead yet.

At times, it’s been like a budget version of Spinal Tap.

What are some things that inspired your album 'Seeds Of The Past' (2017)?

Joe had been trying to get a solid stoner-doom band together for about 10 years or so. It took a very long time to get a workable, regular platform to flourish, as life generally got in the way of establishing a fully integrated band. Seeds Of The Past is a reflection of some of the music Joe wrote years prior. That said, the title track "Seeds" we came up with in the studio jamming and it just took off from there.

What are some things that inspired the music on 'The All Seeing Eye' (2020)?

The main contributing factors that inspired the music on The All Seeing Eye were more circumstantial than anything. We hunkered down in the studio and started writing material for a new album whilst we were in the process of finding a new front man. With this in mind, we set out on patching the initial framework of songs together and took things from there. It wasn’t until the addition of Joel that we really started to get to grips with the music and what we could achieve with the overall sound on the album.

What has been an awkward moment as a band?

Ha, where should I start? At times, it’s been like a budget version of Spinal Tap. Band-wise, I would say the most awkward time for us all would be the gap between singers. Having an idea of what you want to do moving forward and not being able to do it became frustrating at times. When Joel arrived, it was like a huge breath of fresh air swept through us all. Things came together really quickly and the growing pains we had when we first started out have all but disappeared now.

On 'Seeds Of The Past' (2017) there is a song "Left For Dead." 'The All Seeing Eye' (2020) has a song "Not Dead Yet." Your sophomore album is alive and kicking!

Absolutely. There was a completely fresh take and approach on this album. The arrival of Joel in the band led to a clean sweep of what we had done before. The lads (Joe & Jax) invested completely in new amps and cabs and guitars, and a change of approach came with dropping our tuning further. Whilst a number of the songs from the album had already been written, because of Joel’s vocal range we had another look at them between the four of us and reworked a few things here and there. The four of us now are in a much better place than at any time previously with the band.

"Dim Carcosa" and "Morning Bird" are rippers off 'The All Seeing Eye' (2020)! Talk to me about what's behind these songs.

"Dim Carcosa" references Robert W. Chambers and his fantastic work in The King in Yellow. Dim Carcosa is where horror truly resides and it delves into madness in various forms. This song describes the practical inevitability of mental health issues in today’s society.

"Morning Bird" came about when Jax started playing a bassline in the studio and sparked a song out of the group. Following the general themes of perseverance and will power, this song discusses the ups and downs of self-worth and the way the political landscape recently has given a lot of people the excuse to judge, be racist, and to discriminate on all fronts. As human beings, we are very tribal and like to separate. We don’t realise that we are, in fact, one tribe.

What makes Sounds of Origin laugh?

Each other. There is a two-decade age gap in the band and we are four very different people, but when we get together the laughs are constant. There is a real feel-good vibe in the band now more than ever, which has led to an intense period of songwriting and ideas. Even through this period of uncertainty with the COVID situation. Everyone is contributing now and the songs and ideas are coming together for the next album already.

Chris, it's been a pleasure! Thank you again for your time talking about your new album 'The All Seeing Eye' (2020)! I hope you and your mates in Sound Of Origin are well.

No problems at all. Again thank you guys for the support. Big shout out to APF Records for signing us and giving us a platform to push our music on. Best wishes to you all and we hope you stay safe and well in these strange times.

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[verminator-rex]

💐+🌱 for Zorlon, 🌼+🌳 for Elysia, and 🌷+🌾 for Creed!!

Zorlon

💐What flowers would be used in a flower crown for your oc? Why those choices? I have to admit I wasn’t quite prepared for that one XD. I suppose if I to choose, it would be gardenias just because they’re on my mind right now. I can actually picture a bunch of hippies placing a flower crown on his head while he’s giving the ole’ Samurai Jack scowl lol.

🌱 What are some of your oc’s dreams? Goals? That’s kind of an easy one tbh. Zorlon’s ideal dream is that Malvaron would one day become his successor and would begin to teach a new generation of mages (and the Mysticons for that matter) with what he learned and even some new tricks that he came up with along the way. Meanwhile, the Z-man can retire in peace, perhaps find a nice cabin to reside in and start off fresh. By this point, he already sacrificed a good chunk of wizard years/immortality (still haven’t quite figured out my hc for that yet) to live and age like the average human.

Elysia

🌼 Has your oc lost anyone close to them? How did/would they respond if so? I wanna say it’s not so much she lost her family, but rather she didn’t have much of a family to begin with. Having grown up in wealth, she was more taken care of by the butlers rather than her own parents, who were too busy creating inventions for profit and boasting about it afterwards. Over the years, she just started making these inventions as a means to try to impress everyone around her, rather than forming any real passion for it.

🌳 What are some things your oc is proud of? She is somewhat proud of the inventions she makes, but the one she would be especially proud of is whichever really got her parents to notice her talents, since ultimately that’s what she wants.

Creed

🌷Does your oc have any collections? What of? Any reason why? He actually has a wide collection of venomous & poisonous animals. Not only does he potentially use their toxic attributes for his own dark purposes, he just finds them fascinating.

🌾 What is your oc’s favourite food? While he is a sucker for fine dining, there are very few things Creed likes better than a rat, alive and kicking! He tries not to eat them too often, since live food has the annoying habit of fighting back & potentially carry diseases, but sometimes his predatory nature just has to have its day or he’ll be very grumpy. Of course, he won’t say no to the occasional foz, whether it’s alive or roasted.

Thanks foe the ask, @extremely-pearlmethirsty!

[andrewologist]

My January reads! (Not pictured: A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers)

Reviews/more info under the cut.

A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers - Sci-Fi (Queer)

A Psalm for the Wild Built is a Science Fiction novella featuring a non-binary lead and the robot they befriend. It's really cozy and a heart-warming read! Deals with themes of feelings lost and unsure of your path. 8/10

2. A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows - Fantasy Romance (Queer)

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance is a gay Fantasy Romance that deals with themes of consent, acceptance, and belonging. Really excited to pick up the sequel and read more about these boys. If you liked Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell, this is the book for you! 9/10

3. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel - Sci-Fi (Queer)

Sea of Tranquility is about time travel, a pandemic, and humanity. This one really punched me in the face. It's absolutely beautiful and has stuck with me since I turned the last page. Includes a couple forms of queer rep! 10/10

4. Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell - Sci-Fi Romance (Queer)

Ocean's Echo is a gay Science Fiction Romance by Everina Maxwell set in the same universe as Winter's Orbit. This one is heavier on the Sci-Fi than the Romance, but it's still so brilliant and fun! Like Winter's Orbit, Ocean's Echo includes multiple forms of queer rep and is set in a gender-diverse world. 9/10

5. Dead Silence by S. A. Barnes - Sci-Fi Horror

Dead Silence is a Sci-Fi Horror, which was definitely out of my comfort zone. Well worth it! It's a haunted ship! In space! Be wary of content warnings for this book, but lovers of Sci-Fi and ghosts will enjoy this book. 8/10

6. A Fractured Infinity by Nathan Tavares - Sci-Fi Romance (Queer)

A Fractured Infinity is a gay Sci-Fi Romance about multiverses and doing anything for the person you love. I really wanted to love this, but it was soured for me by the last fourth or so. I just didn't like where the plot went, but I still hope this book finds it's audience. 6/10

7. The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer - YA Sci-Fi (Queer)

The Darkness Outside Us is a wildly mis-marketed book. This is a Sci-Fi thriller with hints of romance, but it's marketed as YA. This is my favorite book I read this month, and I will be shocked if I read many books this year that surpass it. Go into this book as blind as possible, trust me. It's like queer Interstellar. 10/10

8. Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy - Fiction

Once There Were Wolves is about a rewilding effort in the highlands of Scotland, where 14 wolves are reintroduced to the region. Half mystery and half small town drama, this book deals humanity's relationship with nature and our capacity for violence and kindness. Another one to check the content warnings for. 7/10

9. Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson - Fantasy (Queer)

Her Majesty's Royal Coven is about a coven of witches and the lingering consequences of a civil war. There's lots of magical realism and a diverse cast of characters. It's very much a response to a certain Author of Wizard Books and therefore tackles issues of transphobia. I really wanted to love it. In my opinion, it was just fine. Dialogue was a bit wooden and the writing felt kinda clunky. There's still good stuff in here! 7/10

10. Force of Nature by Jane Harper - Mystery

Force of Nature is the second book by Jane Harper featuring FBI Agent Aaron Falk. I usually don't do Mystery novels like this, but this is the third novel I've read by Jane Harper. Something about the way she writes, I just can't get enough of her. Also, controversial, but Aaron Falk has real meow meow potential. Loved Force of Nature just as much, if not more than, The Dry! 8/10