#''problematic fave'' babygirl which one i have a list.

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maybe one day my brain will pick a favourite character that isn't hated by 60% of the fandom. then i'll know peace i think

#whats with me and the controversial character curse. dude this keeps happening #''problematic fave'' babygirl which one i have a list. #here i'll pull up the list for your conveniance #john gaius #elijah volkov #peter lukas #ezra squall #sister imperator #gertrude robinson #jude perry

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Do you have any dark gothic/horror book recs? I’m trying to get out of thrillers at the moment. also looking for some dark classics. any ideas?

I was waiting to answer this until after the Bella's Book Club summer reading reclist went live and now it's live!! and I must say, full of some Choice gothic recs. But I'll list my personal faves here!

Dark™ things from my part of the BBC reclist:

Jamaica Inn (and My Cousin Rachel) by Daphne du Maurier - iirc I described Jamaica Inn as gothic + adventure in my recs, and yep, that's what it is. definitely part of the specific "the book cover shows a woman in a nightgown running from a scary building" gothic heroine tradition. I also gave a brief nod to My Cousin Rachel because it's another of du Maurier's works which I think is underrated (that one's more of a slow-burning gothic mystery featuring a hero of the 'little wet babygirl' variety.)

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia - Also as I said in my recs, it's very like Jamaica Inn in structure and genre, though of course the writing, the specific characters, and the central mysteries are different. But MG is (of course) Mexican and has more fun Get Out/Ready or Not vibes with its themes of class and ethnicity.

Girls Running from Houses by tanaudel on redbubble

Perfume: the Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind - Villain protagonist villain protagonist! This one I love mostly for its flowery prose and sheer aesthetic commitment. You're telling me this 18th-century French serial killer turns his victims into perfume?? Say more

The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey - Seriously the most underrated YA series of all time. Also so gory and terrifying I sometimes cannot believe it's YA. To this day some of the scariest written horror my eyes have beheld, not to mention it's got banger prose. Most people know Rick Yancey from The 5th Wave which is such bland cookiecutter 2010s YA dystopia love triangle nonsense that I just want to shake everyone and go NO, READ THIS BRILLIANCE INSTEAD! ngl the last book in the series is Not Good (you can 100% tell he had switched all his energies to 5th Wave, which is a shame) but the first 3 are absolutely good enough to make up for it.

Other people's reclist recs that I too have read and enjoyed: Rebecca (Daphne du Maurier), We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson), Dracula (Bram Stoker), Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)

More classics: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (short and easy read!), The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (a must-read for aesthete gays everywhere. I mean cmon it's Oscar)

Extremely melodramatic "classics:' I loved reading Louisa May Alcott's little known "flops" A Long Fatal Love Chase and Behind a Mask (short story collection.) I might make Book Club read Love Chase at some point because I think we'd have way too much fun with it. We'll see.

My personal favorite that I think everyone should read: The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter (short story collection of gothic fairytale retellings!)

Not exactly what you think of when you hear 'gothic' per se but definitely Dark and it's my OTHER favorite: Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer (I never shut up about this book and it's for a reason. Very different from the movie, which I also love!)

My favorite gothic/horror authors:

Shirley Jackson - I've definitely talked about her before but both The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle are straight bangers (and short, easy reads to boot!) Do NOT think you can watch the Mike Fl*nagan Hill House show of the same name and call it a day—they're completely different stories. (also let the record show I'm censoring his name out of personal dislike he hasn't done anything 'problematic' afaik calm down)

Stephen Graham Jones - Insanely good writing oh my god. I have so far only read the My Heart is a Chainsaw books but his entire oeuvre is on my TBR because he cannot lose. Also he lives in my town and I'm starstruck just knowing this fact. Indigenous (Blackfoot) author who writes about indigenous characters!

Kelly Link - Writer of banger short fiction. I particularly enjoy Pretty Monsters because it's 100% written for the Twilight girlies and clearly made with love and silliness

Grady Hendrix - I didn't loooove Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, but I adored Hörrorstör and especially My Best Friend's Exorcism, which is a total masterpiece IMO. Another writer whose entire oeuvre is on my TBR.

#asks #books #bella's book club

[guddyburlz]

my carrd,,

> vi | guddy | lunar | mittens.

> they/them/theirs. (ask for neopronouns)

> fave terms of endearment: darling, sweetheart, sweetie, stinkabutt, prince/princess, babygirl/babyboy, princey, shnuckums, lovey love. <3

> this is for me to post all my junk, which consists mostly of headcanons, ideas, commentary, quotes, etc.

> this is a safe space for my peers and followers, i don't think i have to specify anything major.

> the only things that will not be tolerated are:

homophobia, racism, ableism, bigotry.

xenophobia, regression nsfw/fetishism (please do not call age regression "ddlg")

proshipping, bullying, nsfw, trolling.

fetishes (idc how "sfw" you say it is, it's a fetish 💔), heavy gore.

fandoms (as of now):

the owl house,

she-ra and the princesses of power,

amphibia,

kipo and the age of wonderbeasts,

arcane: league of legends,

pokémon,

digimon,

minecraft,

animal crossing: new horizons,

rain world + rain world: downpour,

my little pony: friendship is magic,

splatoon,

my pride,

dragon maid,

friday night funkin,

undertale / deltarune,

steven universe,

warrior cats,

roblox,

art & ocs.

posts may or may not be about these, and i might have missed a couple of interests. i also have many favorite steamers and youtubers, but i don't feel like adding their names because people aren't fandoms.

DNI list because i'm not afraid to hate people:

country humans

nazis / neo-nazis

maps / zoos / proshippers / antis

problematic apologists

lolicon / shotacon

fetishizers

male lesbians/men using "lesbian" as a label (please ask yourself what that means)

bi/pan/straight lesbians.

basically anyone who uses a label that they're not eligible to use. in a way, yes it is gatekeeping, but the point of the "achillean" label is for mlm, nblm or male-aligned individuals who are attracted to other male-aligned individuals. female and female-aligned individuals should not be using that label—it's not for you.

trolls

dsmp fans / stans

south park

family guy

again, i might have missed some things, these are just the ones from the top of my head.

last but not least, some content warnings + things that bring me comfort / /

cw: kittenspace (coping mechanism for people who have gone through extremely stressful lifestyles and want to be taken care of without worrying about underlying issues and/or responsibilities) and swear words (both major and minor).

kittenspace will be indicated by the black cat emoji (🐈‍⬛️), and some swear words may be censored depending on context.

comf / /

> blanket/pillow forts, pillows & blankets, oversized tops & hoodies, pet names, terms of endearment, belly rubs, kissies and snuggies, milk chocolate, stuffed animals.

> luz, amity, gus, willow, hunter, vee, boscha, camila, eda, king, skara, viney, emira, edric, masha, string bean, flapjack.

> lumity, vinira, willuz, camileda, skarlow, skarvinira, veesha, boschmity, willamity, willumity, lunter, raeda, camiraeda, boschlow, skarscha, skariney, jerbic, goldric/huntric, goljerbic, clarvee, clarveesha, veemity.

> adora, catra, glimmer, bow, entrapta, mara, melog, double trouble.

> catradora, glimbow, glimmadora, glitradorabow, glitradora.

> anne, marcy, sasha, sprig, polly, ivy.

> sashannarcy, sashanne, sasharcy, marcanne, sprivy.

> vi, powder / jinx, ekko, caitlyn, mel medarda.

> catvi, light cannon.

> eevee, pikachu, squirtle, oshawott, noibat, sylveon, umbreon, shiny vaporeon, shiny glaceon, charmander, skitty.

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