thedraconiclibrary

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nobody tears through library books quite as fast as a 12 yr old girl with no friends

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blocked because your interpretation of that character doesn’t match the way they act in my bedtime narrative i imagine when i’m falling asleep every night

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Truly, having such a healing experience rereading The Tithenai Chronicles duology by Foz Meadows. I’m a third into book 2, All The Hidden Paths, and god these characters are just so beautiful and wholesome while their lives have been so cruel. It’s such a comfort to read traumatized people heal and have a nonlinear path forwards while being supported by people who genuinely love them.

Also yes, yes I did name my plant Velasin after one of the main characters, and I will indeed be naming another plant Caethari once I get one that fits the name.

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Introduction

Hello all, welcome to my little corner of the internet. I’m migrating here from my book Instagram account, which I started in 2022 and ran pretty consistently for a year. After that things were pretty touch and go as my life got chaotic and my reading dropped off. Now I’m ready to get back to making content about books and think Tumblr will be suit me much better than Instagram did (and also, fuck Meta). Very excited to find new people here and see what Tumblr has to offer.

Now, a little bit about me…

Non-bookish

- My name is Art and I’m 24, nonbinary (he/they), queer, and autistic

- For now I live in Texas and work as a restaurant shift lead, though who knows where I’ll be and what I’ll be doing in a few years

- I have an associates in piano performance and a bachelors in music composition and just love music in general. Some of my favorite bands/artists include Waterparks, Shinedown, and Halsey, while my favorite composers are Edvard Grieg and Sarah Kirkland Snider

- I love games, whether they’re video games, TTRPGs, or board games. I’m currently playing Pikmin 4 and thoroughly enjoying it

- I’m currently working on becoming a crazy plant person. So far I only have a coppertone stonecrop named Velasin but they are beautiful and precious, and I can’t wait to get more plants

Bookish

- I grew up reading but stopped once I became a teenager. Then the pandemic hit, I found booktube, and the rest is history

- My comfort genre is fantasy. It’s what I grew up reading and is always a good go-to for me. But according to my stats my most-read genres are fantasy, romance, sci-fi, and contemporary

- I love exploring new genres and types of books. I also have favorite books that are middle grade, YA, and adult, so I also read most age ranges. And when it comes to series vs standalones or long vs short books, I enjoy being able to change up what and how I’m reading so I can’t really nail down a preference

- Currently I’m most interested in exploring more horror books, manga, and self-published works

- I love books that mix fantasy and sci-fi. I haven’t read very many scifantasies but if you have any to recommend there is a 99% change I will add them to my TBR

- I am a stat goblin. I’m already looking forward to making end of year posts going over my 2025 stats. If you would like to share your reading stats with me at any point feel free and I will be so happy

- I LOVE audiobooks and deeply appreciate both skilled narrators and narrators that are well-suited to the books they’ve been assigned. I also love reading the good-ol-fashioned way, but audiobooks have a special place in my heart. At least half of my reading ends up being via audiobook, so expect to hear about them on this blog. My favorite narrators (where I’ve read at least two works narrated by them) are Vikas Adam, Gerard Doyle, Natalie Naudus, and Julia Whelan

- I have a particular interest in books that depict mental health, disability, and queerness. I read books that don’t feature these but I definitely give priority to these topics and would prefer to be far more widely-read on them than I currently am.

Feel free to ask me any questions, and if you want you can follow me on Goodreads or Storygraph, or both! Very excited to get started around here.