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theflutterbyroom · 2 years

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August 2022

I can’t believe it’s already September despite the fact that August honestly seemed like the longest month of the year so far – but that’s probably because I’m not a fan of the heat!! Still it was nice to see the sun even if it got a little hotter than I think anyone wanted and it was a little dry too where I am. I hope you had a good summer and managed to get some reading in. I’m actually really…

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whimsicalmeerkat · 8 months

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Fic Master List

All the cool kids have these, so I figured I'd make one as well. Splitting them up by fandom since I have a bajillion fandoms and fics. List updated as of 2/24/2024. Some of the links go straight to my works on AO3 and some go to a post I've made here on tumblr. It's a work in progress.

Drabbles | 3 Sentence Ficathon

Teen Wolf: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Derek Hale/Peter Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Chris Argent/Derek Hale, Derek Hale/Peter Hale, Derek Hale/Laura Hale

Men’s Hockey RPF: all archive locked, click the link to see pairings etc.

Black Jewels - Anne Bishop: Daemon Sadi/Lucivar Yaslana

Original Work: various m/m and m/m/m pairings

The Hollows - Kim Harrison: Trent Kalamack/Rachel Morgan, Jenks/Matalina

Spider-Man/Deadpool

The Witcher: Emhyr var Emreis/Geralt of Rivia, Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion

Psy-Changeling - Nalini Singh: Aden Kai/Vasic Zen, Kaleb Krychek/Judd Lauren, Lucas Hunter/Hawke Snow, Judd Lauren/Walker Lauren

Stargate Atlantis: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard

The Authority: Apollo/Midnighter, Apollo/Midnighter & Jenny Quantum

Perilous Courts - Tavia Lark: Julien Sandry/Whisper, Bellamy Sandry/Rakos Tem, Daromir Azri/Vana Dire, Vana Dire & Bellamy Sandry, Corin Marcel/Audric Sandry

Radiance Series - Tavia Lark: Evain Marha/Leth ka Tariel, Karis Cooper/Ronan Vizia, Arthur Davorn/Shaesarenna Nightven

Demonic Disasters and Afterlife Adventures - Shannon Mae: Adam/Minos

Chosen One Universe - Macy Blake: Victor Eastaughffe/Orsen Riggs, Victor Eastaughffe/Orsen Riggs & Gus, Bentley "Bebe" Baxter & Eduard Eastaughffe, Jedrek/Nick Smith

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Enkidu/Gilgamesh

Last Binding Series - Freya Marske: Robin Blyth/Edwin Courcey

Marvel Cinematic Universe: Loki/Thor

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pixiedustandbluebutterflies · 2 months

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FINALLY STARTING KIM HARRISON'S NEW BOOK THREE KINDS OF LUCKY WHEN WILL THIS WOMAN STOP OWNING MY LIFE

#kim harrison #kim harrison author #three kinds of lucky #the shadow age series

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wingsoverlagos · 1 month

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Lewisohn vs. Shepherd

I'm still at work on the whole Kim Bennett thing, but here's a quick Lewisohn vs. post to spice things up. Actually, the book from which I was cross-referencing was due at the library, so I started work on this, quickly realized the source was also readily availble online, but decided to finish it anyway.

The source at hand is Jean Shepherd’s October 28th, 1964 interview with the Beatles, published in the February 1965 issue of Playboy. You can find a transcribed version here or a scanned copy here. It’s a great, quick read - seven pages sparkling with Beatles wit and a concerted effort by George to convince the interviewer he's in love with Ringo. Small tw for transphobia in the form of a tired pronoun joke at the expense of April Ashley.

Tune In pulls three quotes from Shepherd's interview. Two of them are below the cut - their are minor changes (one exceedingly minor) to those quotes, but the first quote I'll address is taken wildly out of context. It's not the most offensive distortion of history that Lewisohn has put forward, but its maddeningly blatant - and pointless.

Tune In 26-20 vs. Shepherd 1965, p.54

The quote of interest is highlighted in green, but I included the preceding paragraph because the context matters greatly here. The Beatles & Brian were down in the dumps, having struck out with every record company with any semblance of artistic merit. Lewisohn highlights that John and Paul in particular were down in the dumps, but that “their young friend George stayed optimistic. He rallied them, he showed them that while they might be thinking the worst, he was remaining hopeful.” His evidence for this is the quote highlighted in green, in which John says Brian and George knew they would make it big.

Well. Let’s check the source.

If you look at the quote, once again in green, it’s almost correct—Lewisohn drops “our manager”, but it’s close by Tune In’s standards. Take a look at what’s around the quote, and you’ll see it’s taken wildly out of context. John isn’t talking about George’s confidence in the Beatles ability to score a record contract in 1962; he is unambiguously referring to George’s confidence that the Beatles will succeed in America in 1964. And that confidence didn’t stem from “the Beatles’ mantra” that “Something’ll turn up”—George thought they’d be successful in the states because he was aware of their U.S. record sales.

The thing that gets me here is that it’s so unnecessary. As a historian writing for a general audience, the Beatles must be a dream: you have a core group of four complex, interesting, musically gifted people whose personal and artistic growth played out in the public eye, exhaustively documented. They were surrounded by a supporting cast of vibrant characters to root for or revile, who all played a role in a story brimming with friendship, romance, rivalry, wit, and tragedy. There's no reason to rewrite history for the Beatles - their story can be both factually correct and narratively compelling, yet Lewisohn joins a storied list of authors who have felt the need to gild the lily.

What does this add to the Beatles story? How does it benefit the narrative to portray George Harrison as a plucky kid from an afterschool special, cheering on his elders with unflagging optimism when things look bleak? It’s trite, and it’s fake. It's not the Beatles.

This isn’t the most earth-shattering act of historical revisionism Lewisohn has committed to print, but its brazenness is galling. In the introduction to Tune In, Lewisohn states, “I’ve wanted a history of deep-level inquiry where the information is tested accurate, and free of airbrushing, embellishment and guesswork, written with an open mind and even hands, one that unfolds lives and events in context and without hindsight, the way they occurred…” And yet we get this. He knowingly took this quote two years and a whole Atlantic Ocean out of context, and he had the audacity to tout his book as “tested accurate, and free of airbrushing, embellishment and guesswork.”

He's pissing on our feet and telling us it's raining, folks.

Tune In 29-4 vs. Shepherd 1965, p.56

An impressive number of little deletions and changes for such a small quote.

Tune In 33-1 vs. Shepherd 1965, p.54

This one almost isn’t worth mentioning. The only change is the emphasis removed from Ringo’s “them” in the original quote.

Sources:

Lewisohn M. 2013. The Beatles: All These Years Vol. 1: Tune In. New York (NY): Crown Archetype. [ebook]

Shepherd J. 1965 Feb. Playboy Interview: The Beatles. Playboy 12:51-60. Accessed online 2024 Mar. Available from: https://imgur.com/a/HY2Ji

#mark lewisohn #tune in #the beatles #lewi-sins #jean shepherd

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lavnderwonu · 2 months

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seventeen as my favorite 70’s songs! ˖ ࣪⭑

author’s note!: i always say my biggest flex is my music taste. i tried my best to pick songs for the members based on their vibes & personalities. im an old soul & love love love the 70’s. im like a 60 year old in a 24 year old body LOL. 70’s music is one of my all-time favorites other than kpop of course. click the links to listen to the songs & who knows, you might enjoy them just as much as i do! 🪩🕺🏼

choi seungcheol ❀

next to you by the police

waterloo by abba

say you love me by fleetwood mac

yoon jeonghan ❀

silver springs by Fleetwood Mac

i saw the light by todd rundgren

it never rains in southern california by albert hammond

hong joshua ❀ (i can totally picture him in a discotheque… think saturday night fever)

angeleyes by abba

good old-fashioned lover boy by queen

jive talkin’ by the bee gees

wen junhi ❀

love grows (where my rosemary goes) by edison lighthouse

jet by paul mccartney & wings

baba o’riley by the who

kwon soonyoung ❀

i need a lover by john mellencamp

what a fool believes by the doobie brothers

stuck in the middle with you by stealers wheel

jeon wonwoo ❀

burning love by elvis presley

you’re all i’ve got tonight by the cars

rosalinda’s eyes by billy joel

lee jihoon ❀

i was made for lovin’ you by kiss

little dreamer by Van Halen

love will tear us apart by joy division

lee seokmin ❀

don’t bring me down by electric light orchestra

do ya think im sexy? by rod stewart

don’t go breakin’ my heart by elton john & kiki dee

kim mingyu ❀

crazy on you by heart

deuce by kiss

gimme! gimme! gimme! (a man after midnight) by abba

xu minghao ❀

let me roll it by paul mccartney & wings

lover’s rock by the clash

ashes to ashes by david bowie

boo seungkwan ❀ (so abba coded..god)

SOS by abba

two of us by the beatles

hold the line by toto

chwe hansol ❀

lost in the supermarket by the clash

valley of the dolls by generation x

hanging on the telephone by blondie

lee chan ❀

what is life by george harrison

denis by blondie

jamie’s cryin’ by van halen

#seventeen x 1970s #svt as 70’s songs #70s music #choi seungcheol #yoon jeonghan #hong jisoo #joshua hong #wen junhui #jeon wonwoo #kwon soonyoung #lee jihoon #lee seokmin #kim mingyu #xu minghao #boo seungkwan #chwe hansol #lee chan

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princess-peregrine · 8 days

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10 Most Read Authors

Thanks for tagging me @godzilla-reads

"what are your ten most most read authors? and how many books have you read by them? also tag someone who you would like to do this!

instructions: scroll to the bottom of your goodreads shelves and most read authors is listed underneath."

I don't use goodreads but here's what ibknow from my personal collection

1. Seanan McGuire (21 books) Seanan McGuire is an amazing writer and one of the hardest things to do is put down one of her books once you start, it's always a captivating adventure to read one of her books

2. Kay Hooper (16 books) I'm not done with her Bishop/Special Crimes Unit books but oh my gosh, she writes good. If i had to give a short and sweet summary of what she writes, it would come off as a trashy genre. But she writes possibly my favorite romances I have ever read. Once a Thief and Always a Thief are my favorite romace books of all time, and the reason I read them was because of a ML fanfic called Once a thief Always a Thief by, I believe, Saijispellhart, I think that's right, if you read that fic and liked it then you will love Kay Hooper

3. CJ Cherryh (12) this is possibly my favorite writer of science fiction full stop and i can't even get into it here because i would talk for ages, the message here is to read CJ Cherryh's books, for the love of Goddess read them

4. Jimmy Gownley (8 books) Amelia Rules is my favorite comic of all time with a close secomd being the planet Sakaar arc in the hulk comics

5. Diana Rowland (7 books) people just love her white trash zombie books, and foe good reason, but personally i loved her Mark/Blood of the Demon books a whole lot more

6. Victoria Laurie (7 books) i loved the first book in her ghost hunter mystery books, then 2 and 3 were a slog, and then the rest were good again, not sure what happened to the second and third book

7. Marrion Zimmer Bradley (7 books) ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew what the fuck is up with her ew ew ew ew ew ew this is what passed for feminist writing back then?! I've read incel rants with more respect for women than some of the stuff she writes!

Anyway she's an ok science fiction writer with a way of writing really engaging stories with a strong narrative voice, don't read her books, they really are not kind to women

8. Michelle Tea (5 books) go read mermaid in chelsea creek, go do it, right now, this is a demand, read mermaid in chelsea creek, cry about it and then come back to me and tell me what you thought about it, do it now

My favorite book from her is Valencia btw, an excellent memoir

9. Kim Harrison (4 books) don't ask me anything about her books, i could not tell you, i know what happened because i read them but the memories are jumbled up with details from the October Day novels

10. Stephen king (4 books) Stephen King is, ehhhh, i read him more for the status that he was a prolific writer and had a lot of popular books, the first one i read, which is still my favorite by the way, is The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Honorable mentions that i just recommend you go read because i love their books

Eileen Myles shouldn't need and introduction and if she does then you are living a worse life for it

Rob Reger who wrote the Emily The Strange books

Clive Barker who i have read quite a bit but excluded him for the same of smaller names (but you included stephen king) shut up

Wendy Holden, she didn't write many books but the ones she wrote were good

Dana Fredsti, her plague books are like brownies

Jeanien Frost, imagine if Kim Harrison was more memorable

Now i'll tag @scham-wcan @vivaciousarcanist @zerm2v0hg @far-side-skies @grimm-the-6th @overlordneon @transgressivepistoleer @mx-kit

#jez speaks

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mild-lunacy · 5 months

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The Women in Refrigerators

I've been reading a fantasy that's not a romance by an author I didn't know for decades (for whom I make exceptions), and it's the Tuyo series I recently talked about considering. I was thinking further about books I used to read before my romance fixation began, many more of which had been written by male authors, and the issues that led me-- again and again-- to quit those books in disgust. These are books I really enjoyed-- I considered them well-written, fun, engaging. I'm still a fan of Jim Butcher and Robert Jackson Bennett and haven't written them off entirely in my mind. I plan to come back to them, but. But. The trust has been broken, with these and other male fantasy and sci-fi authors, more than once. More than twice. Many times.

Thinking about how they broke my trust-- Bennett and Butcher specifically, but also others-- I realize what they have in common is the use of fridging, or the Women in Refrigerators trope.

If you read the book(s) in question, it's not like it stands out so horribly-- I mean, there's a plot reason for what happens to kill the female love interest. (Though in one egregious case I remember, the female main character dies after she actually has a baby, with the man who becomes the male main character after her death). It's not like I can't see why the woman 'has to die'. And yet-- mysteriously-- the male best friend almost never dies. The male love interest almost never dies in a non-romantic fantasy/sci-fi that nevertheless has a love interest, written by a female author. It's always that the men feel the need to do this. It just never clarified itself to me that this is what led me to quit reading and retreat to fanfic and/or romance, again and again.

In the case of Jim Butcher, this is an author I had trusted for decades (since the Dresden books are an old series). He has killed a love interest before, but she wasn't a major character, so it wasn't so bad. It's okay to kill minor love interests-- to be clear, plenty of female authors, even female authors writing fantasy romance do this. By 'minor', I mean they aren't super integral to the series, the books don't set them up at any great length, and they're 'just' a love interest.

For example, Sarah J Maas really loves killing off early male love interests in all her fantasy book series-- like clockwork. Same with Kim Harrison. The thing is, though, these early lost love interests-- while painful-- are nevertheless very clearly not that important overall. I don't even know how to explain this properly-- but there's a way to kill off love interests that doesn't feel gross. I don't know if I'd call it 'respectful'. Maybe? The Kim Harrison Hollows books have Rachel's vampire boyfriend, Kisten, die early on. It's a big character impact moment for Rachel, just as Dresden's girlfriends die and have an impact on Harry Dresden. But not so much of an impact on him. Or perhaps it's just a more self-centered kind of impact, possibly.

I don't want to tempt fate, but I'm reasonably certain female authors in general, and Maas or Harrison in particular, wouldn't kill off one half of an 'endgame' pairing. They'd face a reader rebellion, of course. But it's not even that.

I think it's the way these women die, and how they die no matter how important they are. No matter what, the feeling becomes, a woman is just not that important. Not even if she's the main character (though that's going a little far, to be fair).

It's not that I'm saying endgame pairings should have to be sacred or untouchable. It's more subtle than that, although maybe I'd even argue that. If you've spent book after book setting up a character arc and a relationship and built many arcs on top of it, to just discard it is disrespectful both to your characters and your readers, who've been there every step of the way. I guess it's just this sudden realization that they're 'just' characters, and on top of that, 'just' a love interest, and even, possibly, 'just' a female character. That last part is almost certainly uncharitably harsh-- it's just impossible to avoid the feeling.

The thing I like about series about a single character-- the thing I look for entirely outside any interest in romantic pairings-- is just this feeling of being with characters in other worlds that I know well, that I'm enjoying spending time with. They're my friends, almost. I'm 'friends' with Harry Dresden, in a sense, moreso than a 'fan'. And this is the context in which things happen. It's not that I take things personally, but rather that I want things to resolve in a way that's satisfying and comfortable, even if death is involved. With the death of Kisten in the Hollows series, that comfort is about the main character's memory of Kisten, the way he's framed and understood and contextualized later on. Just like in real life, death exists as part of the tapestry of life, and sometimes it's sudden, shocking and raw. But in stories I enjoy, it is... appropriate.

It's a hard thing to explain, except that I know when there's a lack of that respect, that sense of appropriateness. And I know this happens with some regularity with male authors writing about women. How very cliche.

#pointless rambles #me myself and i #reader response #writing #fantasy #romanticism #rachel neumeier

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survivormom316 · 13 days

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Ok, a friend told me I needed to be on Tumblr because it’s where all the cool kids are. I’m not sure if I qualify, but here I am! For this first post, I guess I’ll just put down a bunch of random stuff about myself. If you see something you like, great! We might be part of the same tribe of weirdos. If not, that’s ok. I’ll try not to take it personally.

1. I’m a 50 year old straight, married, white, cis female. My pronouns are she/her. I’ve been married for to my high school sweetheart since 1996, and we are the parents of two amazing humans and more furry and feathered kids than any sane person should have.

2. I’m an ally, very aware of my privilege, and though I know I don’t always get it right, I am always trying to learn and do better when it comes to standing up for the rights of other humans. I believe that we need to take care of each other because life is hard and we don’t all get dealt the same cards in life. Learn better, do better.

3. Religion? Nah. Faith? Absolutely. These days I describe myself as a Christ follower, currently deconstructing Christianity as a religious institution. I love Jesus and want to be just like him. I’m reluctant to call myself a Christian because many of them are pretty much closed minded, bigoted, horribly judgmental people and I don’t want to be lumped in with them. My belief system pretty much boils down to “Love God, love people.” And, for the record, I also think that God reveals themself in many different ways. Also, science is real, folks. And magic is just science that we haven’t figured out yet.

3. Politically I am definitely liberal. We should take care of each other, do what each of us can to make the world better, and hold our so-called leaders accountable for doing what we put them in power to do. Crazy talk, I know.

4. Fun stuff: I’m into (in no particular order):

Star Trek (old and new, I love it all!)

Music (my tastes are eclectic, and my playlists reflect that). I also LOVE Broadway musicals, and I sing. A lot. Like, really a lot.

Science fiction, fantasy, and various sub-genre stuff. I also enjoy historical fiction, true crime, and history. Some of my favorite authors are Laurell K Hamilton, Isaac Asimov, Diane Duane, Phillipa Gregory, Janet Kagan, Anne McCaffrey, Kim Harrison, John Scalzi, Douglas Adams, Terry Prachett…I’m probably leaving a lot out.

Medical TV shows: The Resident is my current favorite, and I just finished rewatching House.

I have 5 cats.

I have 3 dogs; 2 of them are rough collies, and I’m obsessed with them.

I have an Amazon parrot named Widget. She’ll be 30 years old this summer, and I have been her mama since she was a 3 week old chick.

I am a veterinary assistant, and my work is also my passion. I have also been a cat sitter, worked in retail, taken care of elderly people, been a resort housekeeper, and worked in tech support.

I am currently learning to crochet.

I like card games, and I play a lot of stupid time wasting iPad games.

That’s all for now, ABC’s of me.

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cqfnce · 2 months

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went to an authors panel today with t.j. klune, kim harrison, tracy wolff, and david slayton and it was really cool :o inspires me to work harder to get into the publishing industry someday

#thats my current plan #marketing at a big/medium sized publishing house #good combo of my interests and skills :3 #tfob

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frostmarris · 9 months

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i really love your story the fine print, and i was wondering if you had any recommendations for anything similar? (books, fanfic, anything) just like urban witches/magic? that vibe?

Omg thanks so much!! That's super sweet hehe. I haven't read much of anything in a while, but I can at least give you a couple recs!

I believe @vesperlionheart has a few urban magic fics! If anyone else knows some fics/authors, they're more than welcome to rec them in the replies here 👀

And, as far as books go, I used to be very into the Hallows series by Kim Harrison! Lots of urban magic, mixed with a detective story hehe

#if anyone else has any recs feel free to share!!#thirrinanswers #anonymous

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arjaandsimoni · 1 year

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Table of Contents

Before we get going, I want to give credit where credit is due. This is half a work of original fiction, half a work of fanfiction with elements borrowed from the work of other authors as well. Those are as follows:

The Wulfshead Club and several other elements are from the works of British author Simon R. Green. His stories are full of action, humor, and more campiness than a Cub Scout Jamboree.

One of the antagonists in the series is based on a character from The Hollows series by American author Kim Harrison. I loved her work so much I wanted to include my own take on him as tribute. If you ever read this Kim, I hope you like it!

Several of the elements used are from the various Pen & Paper RPGs from the World of Darkness universe. Their works are a great inspiration for storytelling and I love using them in this series. I tend to lean more New WoD than the older stuff mind you. (That said, it is not a 1:1 copy. I did add my own touches with some of the details.)

This is an ongoing work of fiction that is a collaborative effort between myself and my partner. Its actually why we're married now in fact. I hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. ^_^

Prequel: Case Files of Nelen Fullmoon

Prologue

Chapter 1: Stretched Necks in the Black Hills

Chapter 2: The Howling House

Chapter 3: Black Eyes Among the Briars

Chapter 4: Scarlet Night

Chapter 5: Saints & Sinners

Chapter 6: Hitchhikers

Chapter 7: Stray

Chapter 8: The Everblooming Rose

Chapter 9: The Price of Power

Chapter 10: Call Me Al

Chapter 11: The Maven's Avatar

Chapter 12: Wulfshead's Free Drinks Policy

Chapter 13: McSpooky

Chapter 14: Broken Dolls

Chapter 15: Onwards, to India

Book 1: The Sword of Franklin Fullmoon

Prologue

Part 1: The Bird and the Monkey

Chapter 1: The Fullmoon Witches

Chapter 2: Snakes Along the Riverfront

Chapter 3: Flying Free

Part 2: Stephy, Left Behind

Chapter 4: Flying Solo

Chapter 5: Call Me Tex

Chapter 6: The Rose's Revenge

Part 3: From Red to Black

Chapter 7: Kidnapped... or not?

Chapter 8: Family Matters

Chapter 9: Simoni

Part 4: Nelen's New Job

Chapter 10: An American Warlock in Jaipur

Chapter 11: A Sicilian Surprise

Chapter 12: Fur and Fangs

Chapter 13: Outsourcing

Part 5: Hearts of Ice

Chapter 14: Free

Chapter 15: Memories of Loss

Chapter 16: The Icebound Heart

Chapter 17: The Fae Prince's Pledge

Part 6: Aces High

Chapter 18: Luck Ain't All Good

Chapter 19: The Dark Ride

Chapter 20: Thorns

Chapter 21: Bet Your Life

Part 7: Power Outage

Chapter 22: Franklin Fullmoon

Chapter 23: Return to Arcadia

Chapter 24: Wings of Flame

Chapter 25: The Lotus of Brahma

Part 8: Shattering

Chapter 26: The Raven Rebellion

Chapter 27: Inishmore

Chapter 28: Iravati

Chapter 29: The Siege of Castle Fullmoon

Epilogue

Book 2: Revenge of the Rakshasa Prince

Prologue

Part 1: House Roche

Chapter 1: The Promised Christmas

Chapter 2: Hunting in Eternal Darkness

Chapter 3: The Cheron Group

Chapter 4: The Wheel of Fortune and the Moon

Part 2: The Lord's Arrow

Chapter 5: Rakshasa

Chapter 6: The Road to Thalassery

Chapter 7: Wings and Scales

Chapter 8: Rakshasa's Regret

Part 3: Sins of the Past

Chapter 9: The Dreaded Sting

Chapter 10: The Big Easy

Chapter 11: Wrath, Pride, and Prejudice

Chapter 12: Just Say No to Supernatural Drugs

Chapter 13: Hunter's Night Out

Chapter 14: The Devil and the Magician

Chapter 15: Blood, Freely Given

Part 4: The Thief of Time

Chapter 16: A Summons from the Prince

Chapter 17: The Blessing of Cernunnos

Chapter 18: The Ancient Plague Returns

Chapter 19: Temptations

Chapter 20: Embrace

Chapter 21: Temporal Chaos

Part 5: The Prince

Chapter 22: The Manticore's Feast

Chapter 23: The Emperor and Judgement

Chapter 24: Shadow and Regrets

Chapter 25: Cold Blooded

Part 6: Revenge

Chapter 26: Guilt and Consequences

Chapter 27: South to Sri Lanka

Chapter 28: The Tower and Death

Chapter 29: Revenge of the Rakshasa Prince

Epilogue

Book 3: Bad Blood, Old Sins

Prologue

Part 1: Fangs and Frost

Chapter 1: Blood on the Snow

Chapter 2: Tapping at the Window

Chapter 3: The New Boss

Chapter 4: The Dusty Man

Part 2: The Mill Creek Monster

Chapter 5: Urban Legend

Chapter 6: Inhuman Academia

Chapter 7: The Devil in the Details

Chapter 8: The Mill Creek Monster

Part 3: Who's in Charge Here?

Chapter 9: Entering and Breaking

Chapter 10: CLANG!

Chapter 11: Bad Blood

Chapter 12: Sausages

Side Story: The Hunter in Darkness

This is actually not written by me, but rather by my partner. The characters in these stories came from both of us. Some were all mine originally (Nelen, Dawn, and such) whereas others were their creation (Arja, Natasha, and so on) and a few we created together (Isolde, for example.)

Alice and House Roche were their own creation however, and recently they've been bitten by the writing bug and have begun penning a backstory for them! This story takes place around the same time as Case Files of Nelen Fullmoon, focusing on Alice Roche and her allies as introduced in Chapter 2 of Revenge of the Rakshasa Prince.

Chapter 1: Perils in Paris

Chapter 2: Noblesse Oblige

Chapter 3: Scars

Chapter 4: Rivalry in Darkness

Chapter 5: First Day in the Field

Chapter 6: Song of the Smiling Knight

Chapter 7: Aquamarine

Chapter 8: The Good Doctor

Chapter 9: The Winner of the Game

#supernatural adventures #Table of Contents #modern fantasy #fiction

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whimsicalmeerkat · 4 months

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✨Fic Writing Review 2023✨

The ever-delightful @dear-massacre tagged me in this a couple weeks ago, but I decided to wait until the end of the year. I don’t feel like working today, so I figure it’s close enough!

Words

127,727 words posted on AO3

66 works posted or updated on AO3

Fandoms & Ships Represented:

Black Jewels - Anne Bishop (Daemon Sadi/Lucivar Yaslana: 5)

Demonic Disasters and Afterlife Adventures- Shannon Mae (Adam/Minos: 1)

Men’s Hockey RPF (1)

Original Work (2)

Perilous Courts - Tavia Lark (Julien Sandry/Whisper: 2, Bellamy Sandry/Rakos Tem: 1, Daromir Azri/Vana Dire: 1, Corin Marcel/Audric Sandry: 1)

Psy-Changeling - Nalini Singh (Aden Kai/Vasic Zen: 1, Kaleb Krychek/Judd Lauren: 1, Lucas Hunter/Hawke Snow: 1)

Radiance Series - Tavia Lark (Evain Marha/Leth ka Tariel: 3)

Teen Wolf (Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski: 27, Derek Hale/Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski: 1, Derek Hale/Peter Hale: 1, Derek Hale/Peter Hale/Stiles Stilinski: 7, Chris Argent/Derek Hale: 1)

The Authority - DC Comics (Apollo/Midnighter & Jenny Quantum: 1)

The Hollows - Kim Harrison (Trent Kalamack/Rachel Morgan: 7, Jenks/Matalina: 1)

Top Fics by Kudos

my heart was connected (Teen Wolf: Derek Hale/Peter Hale/Stiles Stilinski)

Trading Up (Teen Wolf: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski)

won’t you take me from this valley (Teen Wolf: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski)

devil don’t take a break (Teen Wolf: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski)

I think I know a secret (Teen Wolf: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski)

My Fandom Fic Events in 2023

30+ Fanfic (@thirty-plus-fanfic) 24-Hour Drabbles (drabbles)

sterekdrabbles (@sterekdrabbles)

The Sufficiently Advanced Exchange (so we remain the same: The Hollows, Trent Kalamack/Rachel Morgan)

Rare Male Slash Exchange (ah my love, remind me: Teen Wolf, Chris Argent/Derek Hale)

Battleship 2023 (15 works, multiple fandoms: series)

30+ Fanfic (@thirty-plus-fanfic) Third Serversary (Summer) Holiday Event (some glad morning: Teen Wolf, Derek Hale/Peter Hale/Stiles Stilinski)

Rare Pair Exchange (I’ll Always Know It's You: The Hollows, Trent Kalamack/Rachel Morgan)

Launch the Ship -⚓︎- Round 3 (We Were Helping!: Perilous Courts, Daromir Azri/Vana Dire, Vana Dire & Bellamy Sandry)

RelationShipping (take me to the edge so I can fall apart: Original Work, Werewolf Brother/Human Brother He Wants to Turn)

Sterek Prompt Meme (@sterekpromptmeme) (Trading Up: Teen Wolf, Derek Hale/Peter Hale)

Trick or Treat Exchange (Trick or Treat!: The Hollows, Trent Kalamack/Rachel Morgan)

SPE (@sterekposevents) Fall In Love with Sterek (I think I know a secret: Teen Wolf, Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski)

Wanksgiving (in the middle of the night: Teen Wolf: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski)

We Die Like Fen: We're Dark like Fen in a Storm at Night (then, now, and forever: Radiance Series, Evain Marha/Leth ka Tariel)

30+ Fanfic (@thirty-plus-fanfic) Holiday Bonanza and New Year's Shindig 2023 (Teen Wolf, multiple pairings: 2023 fics in series)

Upcoming 2024 Events & Projects

After making that last list my plan to do way fewer events in 2024 has been reinforced. I’m not going to list all of my projects. Most of what I plan to work on are my wips. Below are the events I plan to do:

Small Fandoms Big Bang

Sterek CollaBang (@sterekcollabang)

Battleship Exchange

RelationShipping Exchange

Various 30+ Fanfic Events (@thirty-plus-fanfic)

Rules & Tags

Honestly, do what you want to with this whether that’s putting in way too much effort like I did, ignoring it, or somewhere in between.

I’m not going to tag anyone, but if you see this and want to do it, consider yourself tagged!

#year in review #fanfic #ao3 #author:whimsicalmeerkat

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Book Review: Demons of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison

Title: Demons of Good and Evil Author: Kim Harrison Series: The Hollows #17 Genre: Urban Fantasy Rating: 4/5 stars The Overview: Rachel Morgan will learn that the price of loyalty is blood… Rachel Morgan, witch-born demon, suspected that protecting the paranormal citizens of Cincinnati as the demon subrosa would be trouble. But it’s rapidly becoming way more trouble than even she could have…

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truebloodrandazzo · 3 months

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Kim Harrison White Witch, Black Curse (The Hollows, Book 7) Paperback Book.

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dzjadzja · 4 months

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75 books in 2023. Not bad. I fell into a Julia Quinn hole in Nov/Dec, apparently (I didn't realize how many of her books I read during the Holiday season). I discovered a few new authors I really like. And I've realized that, given the option, I will almost always pick a female author (Ilona Andrews being the stand out exception, since I like the way the duo write together, and one of them is a dude). Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews Chasing Shadows - Maria V Snyder Navigating the Stars - Maria V Snyder The Apothecary Diaries V1 - Natsu Hyuuga The Darkest Pleasure - Gena Showalter The Darkest Kiss - Gena Showalter The Darkest Night - Gena Showalter Fledgling - Octavia E Butler Master of None - Sonya Bateman Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao Echo North - Joanna Ruth Meyer The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea - Maggie Tokuda-Hall The Siren, the Song, and the Spy - Maggie Tokuda-Hall The Kings Beast, V1&2 - Rei Toma Brighter Than the Sun - Julia Quinn Secret Diaries of Miss Miranga Cheever - Julia Quinn To Catch an Heiress - Julia Quinn Dancing at Midnight - Julia Quinn Minx - Julia Quinn Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn The Secrets of Sir Richard Kentworthy - Julia Quinn The Girl With the Make Believe Husband - Julia Quinn The Sum of All Kisses - Julia Quinn First Comes Scandal - Julia Quinn Mr Cavendish, I Presume - Julia Quinn The Lady Most Likely - Julia Quinn Lady Whistledown Strikes Back - Julia Quinn A Night Like This - Julia Quinn Just Like Heaven - Julia Quinn The Other Miss Bridgerton - Julia Quinn Everything and the Moon - Julia Quinn Romancing Mister Bridgerton - Julia Quinn It's in His Kiss - Julia Quinn To Sir Phillip, With Love - Julia Quinn When He Was Wicked - Julia Quinn An Offer from a Gentleman - Julia Quinn The Bridgertons, Happily Ever After - Julia Quinn On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn Queen of Myth and Monsters - Scarlett St Clair King of Battle and Blood - Scarlett St Clair The Innocent Sleep - Seanan McGuire The Fenmere Job - Marshall Ryan Maresca Lady Henterman's Wardrobe - Marshall Ryan Maresca The Enforcer Enigma - GL Carriger The Omega Objection - GL Carriger The Sumage Solution - GL Carriger Demons and DNA - Meghan Ciana Doidge The Amplifier Protocol - Meghan Ciana Doidge Of Noble Family - Mary Robinette Kowal Without a Summer - Mary Robinette Kowal Valour and Vanity - Mary Robinette Kowal Shades of Milk and Honey - Mary Robinette Kowal Demons of Good and Evil - Kim Harrison Empire of Ivory - Naomi Novik Backpacking Through Bedlam - Seanan McGuire Blame it on the Early - Jane Ashford Earl on the Run - Jane Ashford The Duke Who Loved Me - Jane Ashford Magic Claims - Ilona Andrews Magic Tides - Ilona Andrews Victory of Eagles - Naomi Novik Black Powder War - Naomi Novik Throne of Jade - Naomi Novik The Atlas Paradox - Olivie Blake The Atlas Six - Olivie Blake A Darker Shade of Magic - VE Schwab Lost in the Moment and Found - Seanan McGuire The Marrow Thieves - Cherie Dimaline Time's Convert - Deborah Harkness VenCo - Cherie Dimaline The Outsiders - SE Hinton The Book of Life - Deborah Harkness Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness Soul Taken - Patricia Briggs Nona the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir.

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bormgans · 4 months

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2023 FAVORITES

I started 39 titles in 2023. It seems like I found a good ratio of speculative fiction and other stuff – some Dutch, some non-fiction, some regular literature. We’ll see how it goes in 2024, but it’s safe to say Kim Stanley Robinson, M. John Harrison, Greg Egan, Stanisłav Lem and Flemish authors L.P. Boon & J.M.H. Berckmans will remain regulars on this blog. Before I’ll get to 2023’s favorites,…

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#2023 #Favorite #music year end lists #year end lists

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