#First read through

[invisiblewashboard]

Small Child’s Thoughts on “Helm’s Deep”

Sounds like there are way too many bad guys.

Are they happy because the king is there? Hm. Because the king will help them fight the bad guys? I feel happy when my dad comes home because he helps me fight my sisters.

I think you should maybe not listen to someone named Wormtongue. But maybe it’s not his fault that he’s named that. Maybe his mom and dad just didn’t like him.

Mom, can I have a horn to make horn blasts with? (No.) But I would only use for good things, like to tell you if there was danger!

The van? If they have vans they can have trains. (No, no, Small Child, that means “vanguard.”) Hm. That is boring. They should have a van instead.

Gimli wants to kill lots of orcs and that is very good. I like that.

Hundreds and hundreds more bad guys is not a good thing.

Lightning plus bad guys is going to equal a very bad time for everyone.

I just do not really know what is happening. You are reading lots of words but I am confused. I only know there are orcs and lightning.

Why did Legolas spend all his arrows? (Because that’s what happens in a battle.) Well, he should have just brought more with him.

I tried to jump off a wall once. And you told me it was bad. But Gimli did it and you said it was good.

Wow! 21 is a lot of orcs! Good job, Gimli. You’re doing very good work!

Two dozen? (A dozen is 12, so how many is two dozen?) Oh, I see. 24! Legolas is winning now. Who is going to get more points? I do not want to wait to find out, I would just like you to tell me now. (Just be patient! You will find out soon enough.)

How many orcs did Aragorn kill? (I don’t know, I don’t think he is playing the game with Legolas and Gimli.) Why? He should play and not ruin the fun.

So, Mama? Blasting fire is like a bomb, right? Like a big explosion? I think if they have that, they can maybe have trains soon. Trains would make things easier because they could go places fast.

Saying his spear was long seems just so unnecessary. Spears are long. That is why they are spears and not just little stumpy stabbers.

Is that Gandalf the White Rider? Good. I think things will be okay now if he is here.

Hey Mom? You told me that if I was patient I would find out who got more points. But you stopped reading and I still do not know.

#small child's thoughts #lord of the rings #lotr #jrr tolkien #the two towers #read aloud #first read through #little stumpy stabbers #lots of train talk tonight #seriously I had to filter out so much train talk

[azorrasgale]

Innocently came across this…they immediately popped into my mind

#stormlight archive #kaladin stormblessed #shallan davar #cosmere #first read through

[hurmitt]

Chapter 12

SHE LOVES HER SO MUCH.

I don't care how she loves her, but it's so sweet. And Gideon would probably hate it so much if she only knew.

It's SO COOL how it's written too. Like. It's all in Gideon's perspective so obviously it's not going to talk about her anxiety or panic in hearing something may have actually happened to Harrow

But the thoughtless action

And "breaking her penance/vow of silence" to be like BRO help me out.

Immediately after thinking about how she wanted to ask about the backflip ahgnakfhsngkgksmsshfk

I love it so much. It's such a cool way of writing. GAHHH. I'm going to be so sad when I run out of books.

#gideon the ninth #tlt #the locked tomb #gtn #first read through #hurm reacts tlt #gideon nav #griddlehark

[amyhasbluescreen]

Not me, going the majority of the last book thinking Morpheus. The guy who put all of New York to sleep; was the same Morpheus from sandman.

I mean, I wouldn't put it past Dream or Daniel to side with Kronos.

(Is the sandman brain rot real, maybe. Is this a little too niche also maybe.)

#the sandman #dream #dream of the endless #neil gaiman #rick riordan #pjo spoilers #percy jackson and the last olympian #percy jackson #nico di angelo #annabeth chase #pjo #first read through

[lwh-writing]

Girl Genius Reaction #2

Hi, hey, been a hot second since I've done one of these but here we go!

I love that the Heterodyne boys have been elevated to this almost folklore-like state where everyone's got a story about them that ranges from "mostly true" to "entirely made up"

Also, Gil's Dad was adventure buddies with the Heterodynes???? I know Theo said he made the story up, but considering it was shown to us like a flashback, I assume there is at least a few kernels of truth to it all

I think I clocked the possible Von Pinn connection. As all the students claim Von Pinn is modeled off of and/or secretly Lucrezia Mongfish (whoever the hell that is), and Lucrezia was name-dropped in Theo's story/flashback and on the receiving end of one of the Heterodyne's love confessions, I'm assuming Von Pinn is thus modeled off of and/or secretly Agatha's mother or aunt. I wonder if that'll ever come up later. Either way, it's nice to know I'm not crazy for thinking Von Pinn and Agatha looked way too similar

Also, I know Agatha probably took the chance to change out of the pants and into a more comfortable skirt while Theo had everyone distracted, but I kind of like the idea that she can just randomly and inexpensively modify her clothes at will with no one noticing

The Baron being concerned about the hive engine being "eighteen years old or brand new?" really caught my attention. Larger scope villain entering the chat? 👀

Theo & co. running into Gil and there's an obvious disconnect about whom hasn't kept in touch with whom, re: Gil saying they'd only ever come to him if they need something vs. Theo saying Gil hasn't answered any of their letters. Betting money that the Baron has been withholding Gil's mail and trying to isolate him for whatever reason.

Whomst is Othar Tryggvassen? Hello? Random man just suspended over the void, every limb chained, giant green globe on his head? WTF???

I do love Agatha's reaction though. "Is it right to leave a fellow sentient strung up like this?" "Well, that depends upon the nature of the experiment..." I love this mad scientist so much

I'm also really loving the Jaegers (Jaegerkin? Jaegermonsters?). They're all so full of personality. And the tension with the Lackya is very delicious

Love the Jaegerkin generals inviting Agatha to supper, saying "It's good, no bugs!" only for another general to say in the most dejected voice "...no bugs?" 🥺

Also, it looks like the Jaegers are officially figuring out that Agatha's a Heterodyne! Gil may believe/know Agatha is a Spark (has the Spark?), but the Jaegers are the only ones connecting the dots to the Heterodyne question. Wonder if they'll tell someone or keep it to themselves.

Also, Jaegers playing matchmaker? "What do you think of the young master?" "What kind of question is that?" "Well it would make things really simple if--" What's their angle there? Hm....

Speaking of ships, I am sending Andre the Jaegermonster to horny jail. I'm with Agatha; Von Pinn doesn't sound interested

Flashback with Uncle Barry was very cute. He obviously didn't want to repress Agatha's powers, but it was probably a matter of safety

Agatha sleep-inventing is very cool, but why's her little sentient robot(s) hiding from her?

Von Zinzer is giving some insight on the larger world. Apparently, there's a series of wars going on? I know the Baron is a ruler and is keeping the school kids as hostages, but I didn't know it's a continuous conquest of what seems to be Europe.

Also, side note, do we ever see the rest of the world? Africa, Asia, Australia, North & South America? I know deep in my bones that this world's version of China would fuck severely.

Dr. Dim and his bears are also very cute. Loved the moment between him and Agatha

The fight between Von Zinzer & Agatha was very fun. As was Gil hiring Agatha on the spot. The friendship is growing!

And finally, the talking cat! My oh my, how will this go from here? It's very obviously sentient, and based on the website's banner, a main character to boot. But what is it? A chimera? A rogue experiment? Someone trapped in a cat's body? Guess I'll find out

Overall: Still really liking the story! It's got me hooked so far and it's building really well on the premise. The story is still obviously finding its footing, but it's still good!

Continued 7.5/10

#girl genius #first read through

[crapimgay]

So I just finished Chapter 7 of RWRB (im reading it before i watch the movie), and June, Pez, and Nora have to be together. Or at least slept together. Bc there is no way they all came out looking crazy, with Nora having lipstick on her, and nothing happened. I wish there was more on them but it doesn't look like it from the Google search I did. I would love to read a book on them!!!

#first read through #rwrb #rwrb book #rwrb movie #rwrb spoilers #rwrb film #red white and royal blue #book #nora x june #nora x pez #june x pez #nora x june x pez #june x nora x pez #pez x june x nora #pez x nora x june #june x pez x nora #nora x pez x june

[natavinsmoke06]

Ok so 100 pages into Wheel of Time 4 , and I'm liking it , Mat has one of my favorite powers ever , and my dear Perrin is as clueless as ever.

On the other side está el niño rata de Rand , he still not knowing what to do. Also is the One power one of those systems of magic where you can do whatever ? Because what was the whole thing whit the axe , the cards and the reflections?

#wot #wheel of time #first read through #robert jordan

[skrevel]

I'm reading The Way of Kings for the first time. Just read the flash back on how kaladin actually became a slave. I've never been more angry at an antagonist in a book ever. EVER!! Umbridge comes close. But I hope our boy gets to get some kind of revenge. And Brandon I have a lot of faith in your writing BUT I NEED THIS MANS DOWNFALL!!

#way of kings #first read through #kaladin stormblessed

[oldmemoria]

the new spiderman 2099 comic is so viscerally gory its actually insane

#and im not complaining #really good #miguel o'hara #spiderman 2099 #first read through

[invisiblewashboard]

Small Child’s Thoughts on “Shelob’s Lair”

Who is Shelob? (Let me keep reading and you’ll find out.) *Sigh* I just wish you would tell me now. I am very impatient to find out.

Is Shelob an orc name? (Let me keep reading!)

Sound is not alive, so can you please tell me what it means for it to “fall dead?” I think I don’t like those words.

They were there for weeks? Wow, that sounds like they are just NOT having a good time. (It wasn’t really weeks, it just felt like it.) That still seems like a very bad time.

Hey, Sam feels something looking. You sometimes feel it when my sisters are doing something naughty, I think, because you tell them to stop even if you’re in another room. It’s spooky mom magic.

I think I’m just going to pretend that thing is a flashlight instead of a phial, because a flashlight makes sense to me and a phial does not.

Shelob is a she? Is that who the book means? I guess that makes sense. She is in her name.

Are these eyes like Sauron’s eye? (Not quite, but they are scary.) They don’t sound scary to me. They’re just eyes.

Shelob IS a she! I knew it!

Um, Shelob vomits darkness and that is not good. Maybe she should go see a doctor?

Hey, he should NOT worship her. That is just going to be very, very bad.

EVERYTHING in these books wants to eat the hobbits. I am just sick of it. Hobbits aren’t for eating because they are people and it’s really rude to eat people.

Ooh, she is a spider. I… do not think that I like spiders.

Gollum is being so rude. Bad guys are always just really rude. He shouldn’t do that to Sam.

#small child's thoughts #lord of the rings #lotr #jrr tolkien #tolkien #jirt #read aloud #first read through #Shelob needs a doctor #eating people is rude #and small child has had enough of it

[au-bound]

Xadan: "I'm not sweet. Please don't mistake any part of me for soft or kind."

Also Xadan: leaves a bouquet of violets on the bedside after spending the first night together

#i see you buddy #xaden riorson #fourth wing #first read through

[hurmitt]

Chapter 10

Oh god I really hope Dulcinea isn't the worst I kind of like her 😩

#gideon the ninth #tlt #the locked tomb #gtn #first read through #hurm reacts tlt #dulcinea septimus

[tgcf-obsessions]

Me: there’s so much on my plate that it’s going to take at least a week to get through book four..

Also me: I’ll just sit down and read a couple chapters before bed. *blink and suddenly it’s 1 am and I’m halfway through book 4* ….oops

#tgcf book 4 #tgcf #first read through #ghost cpr and coffin rides are fun #someone help my sweet little god out #his brain keeps getting broken by a certain ghost

[lwh-writing]

Girl Genius Reaction #1

Agatha is a really fun character to follow. She's spunky, smarter than she gives herself credit for, and captures that college student feel perfectly.

I immediately clocked Gilgamesh as "kind of tsundere love interest that starts off on the wrong foot." So far, no real evidence to debase that theory.

Speaking of, love the back and forth between him and Agatha where it's just "You KILLED A MAN, YOU'RE A MONSTER!" "HE THREW A BOMB AT ME!" "THAT'S NO EXCUSE D:<"

I am not trusting the Baron right now. Giving me major "secret evil" vibes. Very happy that Gilgamesh is hiding the fact that Agatha is the one who built the clank, not her "soldier boyfriend."

It's interesting that the worldbuilding is so hands-off. People and events keep getting name-dropped with not a lot of/no explanation, and the audience is expected to just keep up. I gotta respect the commitment even though I'm kind of confused, but I'm sure I'll understand as I keep reading.

Is it just me, or does Von Pinn kind of look like Agatha? Is this intentional? Is there some kind of connection? Am I picking up clues to a plot twist? Am I just connecting two threads that should not be connected? Guess I'll find out.

Also, I stopped reading at specifically this panel:

Just to immediately go: "Barry, where did they say that name befor-- oh, that's her uncle. Oh, Agatha secretly has OP genetics and/or is the last of an OP family. Possibly the Secret True Heir to the Throne (the throne of what, I have no idea). I gotcha, I gotcha."

Anyway, it's going good so far. The story and the characters are fun, but I don't think the author(s) have quite found their rhythm yet. But a lot of intrigue, a lot of growing tension, and a lot of promise.

So far, Girl Genius scores a solid 7.5/10

#girl genius #first read through

[thereader80]

I have made it to chapter 24. Nothing super huge that is leaving a lasting opinion has happened for a while except that there was a Faerie ritual where I think Feyre meet Rhys but it’s unconfirmed. I thought these were smut books lol but I’m just getting a lot of story and I’m here for it. I have been sucked into this world but I feel like these kind of stories need a prologue just to establish the lore of the world. The whole Cauldron thing and the making of this world is a complete mystery to me and it’s almost distracting me from the act story that is happening.

My favorite book series is Eragon and in that series the lore and the world building is done within the first maybe 10 chapters and answers a lot of questions that would distract the reader if it wasn’t there.

#acotar #first read through #books #eragon #inheritance cycle

[natavinsmoke06]

Ok so 900-ish literrally 100 pages to end Wheel of Time 4 , I really really don't care for Nynaeve's plot.

But in the other hand I am loving Perrin's you go wolf boy !

And Rand it's there , I do like him know, finally he is fullfiling his destiny

#robert jordan #wheel of time #first read through