#the posterchildren

[emstefani]

Omg, remember I "made everyone up" in my head and I was playing house on Tumblr accounts?

@bluejaytodd

#the right-wingers on here are posterchildren for those who should NOT bear arms. #i was threatened by two of them with a gun. glad i live nowhere near them.

[wilcze-kudly]

I want them to make a graphic novel of SU meeting Battar, creating her city, and starting a family.

That’s just my opinion though😊what's your honest opinion?

I mean, Suyin's family is one of favourite group of characters in tlok, despite their miniscule screentime and her relationship with Baatar is so cute. Posterchildren for girlboss/malewife relationship. And Zaofu is arguably one of the most unique areas in the whole franchise. I love its whole art deco vibe. And I'd like there to be more content of Suyin's children. They're so underutilised! Plus, seeing them as kids would be really cute.

#suyin beifong #baatar #baatar sr #legend of korra #avatar #tlok

[daincrediblegg]

inventing a new subculture called "ll bean dad core" and the top candidates for the posterchildren for this genre are Ewan McGregor's Dan Torrance from Doctor Sleep and Jared Harris's character from Certain Women. That is all thank you and goodnight

#ITS JUST A VIBE OK #dan torrance #doctor sleep #jared harris #certain women #ewan mcgregor #jh’s new character in brave the dark is a strong candidate too I’d wager but alas I’d have to see the full film to confirm

[instructionsnotincluded]

State of Grace

Chapter XXIX

Excerpt:

“It’s Topper,” Audrey kept her voice down, biting her lip as Kiara walked across the porch and took a seat beside her on the couch, “what do you think he’s calling about?”

“Who knows with him,” Kiara made a face, wrinkling her nose at the mention of Sarah’s ex-boyfriend, “dude’s a stage five clinger, that’s for sure.”

Audrey snuck a glance over her shoulder at the boys, her heart falling a little at the look on her brother’s face. JJ and Pope were still having a good time, JJ’s freshly rolled joint between his lips as Pope held the duck between his hands, moving it through the air as if it were flying, and while both boys were the posterchildren for happiness, her brother’s face had since fallen as he stared down at his empty beer. She was about to stand and go talk to him when Sarah moved quickly around the corner, phone in hand, “we have to get to Tannyhill.”

#jj maybank fanfiction #jj maybank x oc #jj maybank #outer banks fanfiction #jj maybank fluff #jj maybank x routledge!reader #jj maybank smut #obx season 2

[aokozaki]

Me: Now it's really interesting to note that the first run of 'Shining Pokemon' in the TCG seem to have been made without direct access to the Gold and Silver sprites--

Detective trying to settle Pokemon Card fraud: Is this relevant?

Me: It will be, I promise. So the original Shining Pokemon are depicted as dark silhoettes against a bright sky, with a holographic effect, of course, but clearly without color reference. Fittingly the first proper Shining Pokemon were Magikarp and Garados, the posterchildren of the concept, meaning--

#this is the single piece of trivia I know about the TCG and luckily it's also pretty interesting

[drowsyr]

drunk. and high. and abt to eat cupcakes… stobin time!!!

first of all robin loooves lemon cake i know this in my heart to be true. also one of the most excruciating times in stobins life was when they worked across the street from each other but both had two jobs at the same two places but were always scheduled on opposite shifts. SICK and TWISTED. also robin joins rugby in college. i know this to be true. and not just bc i flirted w a rugby bitch tonight. it’s just a lesbianistic sport.

steve is fs a volunteer ymca youth basketball coach. he loves it. stobin are also the posterchildren for gay divorce. to me.

it is now the next morning just woke up 👍 anyways robin is so deep purple coded to me…. child in time is a robin song but steve only knows smoke on the water. also steve for sure cried and sang along to eyes without a face in his car alone after nancy broke up with him. but then he listened to it w robin and got to create better memories with it… stobin love billy idol im sorry but this is true (i’m not sorry)

to me robins parents r hippies and listen to like woodstock music (they were there) (jimi hendrix and janis joplin especially but also joan baez) but also i feel like they were a bit of a country music household just a little… mostly willie nelson and bonnie raintt but a little johnny cash, who gave baby robin an Amount of gender envy. she will own a bolo tie.

#stobin #robin buckley #steve harrington

[necromatador]

What's Jaz and Alkimos' interaction with the city's governance like on a day to day basis? We say a glimpse of that in the short story you shared, but how do they navigate running a criminal enterprise with all the mundane bureaucracy of a magical city?

So their initial entry into the city was part of a long-term plot by Jaz to entrench them into Gallecross society specifically to make them have as much cover as possible so they could be public citizens instead of having to hide in the shadows.

While they were initially fast-tracked into the Protective Citizenship initiative thanks to their underworld connections (it's super easy to keep these skilled crafters on hand if they have somewhere to live where they won't be Hunted down), the moment they were inside (and the moment they set their true plans in motion to take over the underground magic scene) they became the posterchildren for the program which had previously been very under-utilized.

They've since grown their business and their image so that, depending on the standing of the bureaucrat and/or politician they're dealing with they will generally have some sway. Day-to-day they usually don't deal with the government. They do get checked in on like...by "federal quality control" to make sure their creations aren't breaking laws and are being made in safe circumstances. And they have to deal with customs to get in or out any imports from outside of Gallecross. Though the times where they have to personally meet with any representatives of the government of Gallecross are fewer now than they used to be in the early days. They've "got guys for that", as it were.

As for running the criminal enterprise, they do basically what normal criminal enterprises do in the real world: shuffle around contracts to cover money laundering; smuggle supplies in amongst their legitimate deliveries; smuggle contraband out amongst their legitimate deliveries; etc etc. There's a lot more involved to skirt different laws in different boroughs and to avoid law enforcement and rival groups both mundane and magical tracking/detection.

#the walled city of gallecross #jazakhza the manticore #alkimos the sphinx #worldbuilding wednesday #worldbuilding

[theaceofskulls]

Woops read a few more Warhammer books and want to talk about them

I’ve gone through a few now but the one I really, really want to talk about is Hammers of Sigmar: First Forged by Richard Strachan.

The book follows the titular Hammers of Sigmar Stormcast Eternals (the posterchildren of the armor wearing Einhenjar paladins of the setting) who are struggling with quite a few things:

They’ve got a huge war going on across all the Mortal Realms stretching themselves thin

The stormhost has been suffering under the effects of their constant reforging

A funny demon man unleashed a cloud up in the air that has the hilarious effect of grabbing their souls up when they usually get grabbed by lightning to be reforged after death

They’ve made armor to deal with that but there’s not enough of it to go around

Oh and the Khorne worshipping warlord who was the first boss they beat when they teleported back into the Mortal Realms to free the realm of fire might be coming back. He’s been on the moon, allegedly. Look all the moons are haunted in this setting.

And to top it all off, the mercenary guild that they’re working with to try and deal with that threat is horribly corrupt

The book centers mostly around the interaction with the last two points, though the threat of the Cursed Skies has certainly changed how the previously immortal-but-at-a-price legion looks at the world. Each of the main characters of the book come from a different chamber of the stormhost, each feeling different strains and all of them clearly coming with their own baggage.

From a new recruit who is surrounded by legends who are at their lowest, clad in the older armor, to the scout who wishes to be a legend, to the warrior priest in the tattered remains of his chamber, looking after the relics of all his fallen brothers and sisters, knowing that soon his chamber is about to be retired, all the characters stand out from each other and feel distinct.

But the reason I want to talk about this story is because it’s exactly the book I thought Space Marine books would read like before I learned anything about Warhammer in general.

It’s an action adventure romp full of blood and action (and a lot of gore, I’ll come back to that in a second), with set of good guys going into a big battle against the spikey bad guys and being very tired when they’re not shouting to each other about comradery.

It’s a safe book in that regard. It has just enough stakes and believable danger for the characters in it that it stays interesting but never something that fully sticks in your mind. It’s fantastic if you’re craving Stormcast Eternals content, especially one to showcase just how recent developments in the setting have humbled but not broken them.

I can’t even fully call it a middle of the road book. The characterization is good and it handles multiple viewpoints fantastically.

Sadly, I feel like it probably comes down to the villains of the book. Khorne as bloodthirsty cannibals with a grasp on battle tactics but no real motivations outside of killing and slaughtering and seeing their rulers put on thrones (not nearly as nice of ones as the one their god is one but still better than a chair) is one of those things that always kind of bores me about that particular aspect of chaos. Problem is that this book is clearly a love letter to the start of the whole setting and Khorne and his general Khorgos Khul as the threat to the legendary Vandus Hammerhand (which are the two generals that came in the first starter box) are kind of necessary to complete the circle they’re going for here.

Meanwhile the plotline regarding the freeguild captain whose corruption has caught up to her, as the guild lumbers along to try and get the one battle she needs in order to retire to a cushy life, is a far more interesting story which crosses paths with a witchunter and a suspicious sorcerer, but it doesn’t get enough of a payoff to really pull the book up another notch.

In the end, the most interesting detail ends up surrounding Actinus, the warpriest who refuses to give any personal details about himself to others. I feel like that’s the character I’m going to remember the most as you barely manage as the reader to pry any of his secrets loose and the few you get are actually memorable.

I said I’d talk about the gore and yeah I do feel like this is worth mentioning as well, as this book really does exemplify it. There’s a feeling like the level of detail is almost out of place, which makes it rather shocking at points. Yes this is a book with the minions of the Blood God taking center stage but it’s always funny to me that Black Library books tend to be devoid of any character cursing and any expression of romance more than a quick peck or a hug, but what feels like a lighter action adventure novel will gladly describe in great detail gorn.

Like I said, it’s what I expected Space Marine books to feel like, especially when I heard the phrase “bolter porn”

In the end, this book is something I’d only recommend to people already into the Age of Sigmar setting and I’d only recommend it after you’ve read a few of the other must-reads first, unless you’re really into Stormcasts or are just wanting an easy good vs evil romp.

It’s nowhere near as disturbing as Gloomspite (which I need to talk about) but you probably want to go in with the content warning at least.

Anyways, I’ll be talking about a few more soon.

#Warhammer #age of sigmar #ace's bookclub reviews

[cassthecringe]

im sure those pokemon twin brothers are like fine as characters (this is me giving heavy benefit of the doubt that the creators allowed them to be individuals and not like two halves of a whole or The Same Character) but im not gonna lie i get so pissed off every time i see them because theyre the posterchildren of the second worst type of twin character design and as a technical twin myself i hate it i ahte it i hate it i hate it I FUCKING HATE IT

#do not ask me about being a twin btw i hate that man with every fiber of my being and if i actually genuinely do kill someone it will be him #cass cries

[halflingcaravan]

It’s enshittification all the way down

If you don’t know about Cory Doctorow’s “Enshittification of the Internet” hypothesis… please go read

In this follow up mini essay, I’m going to talk quickly about the non-news that a major TTRPG brand is working ever closer to enshittification of TTRPGs.

The Dragon Wants to Enshittify Itself (there was no Chik-fil-A)

For a long time That Dragon Game has been showing ways it will present enshittification as helpfulness for a while.

You can see enshittification as the culmination of this demotivational from Despair Inc.

If you're not part of the solution, good money can be made [renting an approximation of a solution]

This is how I see the enshittification of lots of things happening. Companies don't want to SOLVE your problem, they want to rent you an approximation of that solution. The posterchildren of this method is the Adobe Suite and Microsoft 365 (note: other corporate software has done this for aaaaaaaages but these two are big obvious examples you've likely brushed up against, and also Hello Unity! How you doin with your Enshittification???)

How do I make this claim? The long arc of That Dragon Game trying to enshittify iteslf.

Back in the dim recesses of the 90s, That Dragon Game made a version of itself so wildly needlessly complicated that they decided to make it easier by including software on a CD to do the job for you. You could make up to Level 3 characters with it, and yeah it had some issues but they didn't try make their game easier to handle just potentially sell you a tool to manage it.

Not part of the solution, prolonging the problem for profit... eTools for 3.5EDragon Game was prolonging a design problem for profit.

Then after the Dragon had crapped all over its loot pile with 2 trillion splat books in the early 00s, the Dragon decided that it needed a new cave to put a loot horde and started on 4E.

Enter the murder of Melissa Batten. Wizards had hired Joseph Batten to head up Gleemax: a project to basically create a TTRPG Social Media site. (which boy oh boy sounds like another great place for enshittification... please see Cory's analysis of TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, etc...) A lot of this project came to a screeching halt when Joseph Batten lost the plot, decided to murder Melissa (who worked a Microsoft and was clearly better than him at a lot of stuff)... but at the same time those resources were put into Insider.

What is this Insider you speak of?

Hasbro told every department "Make at least this many boats of cash or fuck off to the wilderness" in slightly more 'investor speak'. So Wizards had to think of a way to suddenly make more cash. The solution? Insider.

Insider was going to be: - a source of new material - a VTT - a marketplace - a 'place to organise games with strangers' - etc... and you would pay a subscription for it.

Is any of this ringing any bells?

This was during the 4E incarnation of The Dragon Game. In the dim heady days of the mid 00s. A whole marriage ago for this Halfling (my marriage can nearly drive in some jurisdictions! Woot! I am old...)

As far back as 2008 Wizards have been looking for ways to make subscription versions of its stuff. The Enshittification has been happening on a loooooong arc.

But Halfling, that isn't what is happening now...

How does Beyond work?

You pay a subscription to have it, you then pay for additional content on it, you can't get your stuff off it, you have to use the thing... wait, isn't this exactly what Melon Husk is trying to do with X?

Beyond enshittified TTRPG. DMGuild is another aspect of that enshittification.

But why are you talking about this now Halfling? Why this topic now?

Well, it's making the rounds of many game design spaces that Wizbros have ended their distribution and publishing deal with Penguin Random House... sure, Wizbros likely have all sorts of options for printing/publishing/distribution. But on top of this it seems set up to make it hard for small retailers: the stores where a lot of people buy their TTRPG products. Why cut off their major advocates by doing this? To wall up the garden tighter and make it easier to enshittify the scenery more.

I don't see this as 'Wizbros scouring for a better distribution publishing deal' but a deliberate move to try enshittify things more.

#wizbros are enshittifying the bed #ttrpg enshittification has been happening for ages #cory doctorow #enshittification #ttrpg #ttrpg design

[aspeccharactersoftheday]

Catherine Newmeyer from The Posterchildren is aromantic!

#catherine newmeyer #the posterchildren #canon aspec #aromantic

[ct-hardcase]

Target Practice is definitely my favorite timely tale, and I really felt like practicing how I do light and shadow with pencils, so here I am.

#maksim mikhailovich petrov #ida mae sullivan #maksim petrov #the posterchildren #target practice #postercuties #CTartcase

[folatefangirl]

So I’m reading The Posterchildren by Kitty Burroughs rn and holy shit, Ernest Wright y’all

#cinnia says stuff #cinnia reads the posterchildren #the posterchildren #kitty burroughs #book recs

[the-ronan-cycle]

Diverse Book Recs

I recently typed up a list of books for a friend who said she’d stopped reading because she couldn’t find diverse/queer books. This list is predominately focused on queer diversity but there’s also lot’s of super awesome ladies and poc here too. The list is also in two parts, the first are all books that I’ve read myself and include me trying to give a summary, content warnings (If I can remember, I can’t guarantee they’re all exhaustive.) and a rating. The second part has books on my to read list that, to my knowledge, have queer characters. All of the titles are linked to their goodreads page.

I Was Born For This - Alice Oseman

A Hijabi ace fangirl goes to London on a week long trip to meet her internet friend and go to the concert of her favourite band. Jimmy, the trans, gay, mixed race, mentally ill singer for said band is figuring out how growing up famous has changed himself and his friends. They cross paths and stuff happens. A really interesting look into fan culture, both the good and the bad. Really fun characters and relationships. Written by the same person who does the Heartbreaker webcomic. CW: alcoholic behavior, brief mention of unintentional trans outing 4.5/5

The Raven Cycle - Maggie Stiefvater

Welsh mythology meets small town Virginia. Gorgeous, poetic writing by Stiefvater tells the surreal story of a group of teenagers on the search for a lost welsh king and wish foretold if one wakes him. Along the way they discover the power of ley lines, dreams, and ~friendship~. One of the main characters (my favourite character) is canon queer (he’s into a girl and guy but like, the word bi isn’t explicitly said) and one of the other main characters is canon gay. It’s a difficult story to describe but it’s such a fascinating read. CW: child abuse, alcohol and drug abuse, there’s a scene in the second book that I think the author confirmed was sexual assault 5/5

Shades of Magic Series - V.E. Schwab

Avatar the last airbender meets pirates and royalty and multiverses. In this world there are 4 earths that intersect at London. Kell is one of the only two people who can travel between Londons. Grey London is our world, Red London is Kell’s, full of magic. White London is a wasteland barren of magic and ruled by bloodthirsty twins. Black London is dead. The main cast of Kell, Lila Bard, a pirate thief who gets caught up in the adventure, Rhy, the (gay? Bi? I forget lol) prince of Red London, and Alucard, (also gay? Or bi?) actual pirate have to save the multiverse! Lots of great subplots, written by a queer woman and impossible to put down. If you saw me with my kindle in class after winter last year, it was because I literally couldn’t stop reading. CW: frankly it’s been too long since I read it im sorry 5/5

Leah on the Offbeat/Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli

Simon Vs is the book Love Simon is based on. Simon (gay) has a mystery pen pal, Blue. All he knows is that Blue also goes to Creekwood High and is gay. But Simon leaves the emails open on a school computer because he’s a dumbass and then also an ass but the bad kind, Martin finds them and blackmails Simon. It’s similar to the movie but I prefer the book! There are some scenes and plot points that didn’t make it in. Also his friends don’t suck as much when he’s outed. Leah on the OffBeat is the sequel about Simon’s friend, Leah. She’s bi! Simon thought all his friends were straight but jkjkjk gays flock together. Cute wlw high school story. CW: character is outed against their will, underage drinking  SVTHA 5/5 LOTO 4/5

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzi Lee

Main character is a total slut and we support him. Bi and ready to party. But wait it’s the 1800s and that’s not super chill. In a final hurrah before he has to become master of his family estate, Henry Montague takes his best friend (gay and also ready to party) and, reluctantly, his little sister  (ace and ready to be a doctor) on a tour of the continent. Along the way they discover a plot and their trip turns upside down. There’s pirates! Period accurate medicine! Characters unlearning their prejudices! CW: Child abuse, period typical homophobia, sexism and racism 4/5

Captive Prince Trilogy - C.S. Pacat

hEAR ME OUT. This is probably my favourite series I’ve ever read. You’ve heard of enemies to lovers? Get ready for enemies to friends to lovers to enemies to allies to lovers! Crown Prince Damianos of Akielos is caught up in a coup lead by his half brother and sent to the enemy nation of Vere to be a pleasure slave for their crown prince, Laurent. Now here you think it’s gonna be some kinky sex romp but it actually becomes the best political intrigue with a thoughtful, loving, very vanilla romance. “If you gave me your heart, I would treat it tenderly”. Dw they only have sex after the whole slave thing is over. Also, they abolish slavery so there’s that. If you don’t like the first book,  I get it but just try the second book, the tone changes with the change of setting. The author does some really interesting stuff with her setting. Typically writers will just make society reflect our by default but Pacat threw that out, homophobia? Never heard of her. In Vere it’s actually taboo for men and women to have sex before marriage because of the threat of bastards. So everyone just is gay instead. You want a matriarchal warrior women country? Pacat has got your back. The series does lack in well written women. There are a few women but not enough, Pacat has talked about this and is basically like, u right, I’ll do better in my next series. Written by a queer WOC (kinda? Woc is the wrong word but just read these tweets where she describe it better than i ever could)  and I love it, the end. CW: child abuse, child sexual abuse, incest, rape, sex slavery, prostitution, graphic violence, non consensual drug consumption, child death, suicide, torture, animal death (also it should be obvious but none of these things are glorified, the abuser is the worst and he sucks and everyone hates him) 6/5

Carry On - Rainbow Rowell

Based on the Harry Potter parody series from Rowell’s book Fangirl. Simon Snow (doesn’t ever figure out his sexuality but had a girlfriend and boyfriend) is the chosen one, orphaned and brought to a magical boarding school, must save magical britain from evil. His best friend, book smart Penelope and his (possibly evil and a vampire? Also gay) roommate Baz must work together to defeat the humbug. This book has a really fantastic closed magic system and gives the character very clear limits. CW: rat death? 5/5

Queer There and Everywhere - Sarah Prager

A nonfiction book about 23 people throughout history that were both queer and very cool. From Frida Kahlo and Abraham Lincoln to the actual Danish Girl and Kristina Vasa, Prager dives into the lives of many historical figures who were also queer. A really wide gamut of women, men and nb, cis and trans, white and poc. Could have had more historical figures from the east. A fun, easy read. Made me cry, i want lesbian moms. 4/5

Huntress - Malinda Lo

It’s been a few years since I read this so bear with me. Cool magic girl main character and less magic but also cool other girl as well as a misfit group including the prince and a badass lady named shae (hell yeah) have to go into the fae world to right the magical imbalance of their world. Wlw, written by a queer woc CW: I don’t remember sorry 4/5

Outrun the Wind - Elizabeth Tammi

(I’m actually only half way through this) (Also it’s written by a mutual of mine on tumblr so that’s tight) A queer retelling of the greek myth of Atalanta. Atalanta (bi) is taken by the hunters of Artemis and has to help them defeat Apollo who’s being shitty. Wlw, written by a bi lady CW: animal death

Iron Breakers trilogy - Zaya Feli

Bastard Prince (queer), Ren, is happy to be out of the line of succession and just party it up but suddenly is framed for the murder of his brother and on the run along with a prisoner who escaped with him. Ren is faced with realities of y’know, not being a prince and decides to help save his country. Political intrigue with some twists I didn’t guess. MLM CW: slavery, graphic violence 4.5/5

All for the Game trilogy - Nora Sakavic

Think dark, queer, sports anime but with a co-ed team. Neil Josten (demi sexual- “which way do you swing? “I don’t?”) is on the run from his mob boss, murderer father and finds himself on the collegiate exy team of the palmetto foxes. Exy, a violent cross between lacrosse and soccer is Neil’s favourite thing but the team is made up of misfits. Neil has to survive both his father and the Raven’s (another exy team) owner, another mob boss, coming for him and his team. Super fast paced, very intense, after the first book I couldn’t put it down. The characters are all super interesting as are the relationships. Multiple mlm relationships, one briefly mentioned wlw couple CW: (o boy here we go) suicide, graphic violence, graphic torture, non consensual drug consumption, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drug abuse, non consensual kissing, rape, child sexual abuse, sex work, mention of gay conversion therapy, discussion of self harm and self harm scars, child abuse 4.5/5

The Posterchildren - Kitty Burroughs

It’s been years since I read this so I really don’t remember much. It’s about a school for superheroes. Definitely wlw I don’t remember any else 4/5

Six of Crows Duology - Leigh Bardugo

A misfit group of criminals is hired to travel north to break into an impregnable prison. The cast of characters is lovable and the plot is fast paced. It’s set in the same universe as Bardugo’s first series but you don’t need to read them. (I did and they were ok but six of crows is better). Two of the main characters are mlm. CW: gore, graphic violence, child abuse 4.5/5

The Percy Jackson Series and Magnus Chase Series

I don’t need to describe these lol. PJO has two canon gay characters, the most recent series has lesbian and ace huntresses of artemis, and a bi main character. Magnus Chase has a non binary main character starting in the second book.

On My To-Read List:

Orlando - Virginia Woolf

I love her writing, it’s poetic without hurting my brain to read. This is a classic queer novel. It’s been said that Woolf wrote it as a “love letter” to Vita, her lover. The main character changes gender throughout the novel.

Stars in Her Eyes - Clare C. Marshall

I bought a copy of the first book in this series from the author at a convention last summer. It’s about a school for people with powers. I asked and apparently there’s a queer character but you don’t find out til the second book.

Ash - Malinda Lo

A wlw retelling of cinderella by the same author as Huntress.

The Academy Journals - Garrett Robinson

Apparently there’s trans, lesbian, gay, poly, ace, bi, pan! It’s about a magical school. It has really good reviews on goodreads so that’s promising

The Abyss Surrounds Us - Emily Skrutskie

There’s gay lady space pirates. Actually maybe not space? Idk i got space vibes

Vicious/Vengeful - V.E. Schwab

A story about moral greyness and supervillains. Kinda reminds me of Nimona tbh. I heard the main character is ace?

Our Bloody Pearl - D.N. Brynn

There’s mermaids, and pirates, and it’s gay apparently. The main character uses they them pronouns I think.

Breaking Legacies - Zoe Reed

Fantasy wlw by a trans dude (i think? They went through some sort of gender transition but i can’t find their pronouns)

The Dark Wife - S.E. Diemer

A wlw retelling of Hades and Persephone

The High Court Series - Megan Derr

Fantasy political intrigue mlm and I was told the main character is trans

Btw my rating system was basically:

4/5=i enjoyed reading it and would recommend it but probably wouldn’t read it again

4.5/5=I really liked it and would probably reread it

5/5= i love it, i either have or plan to reread it

#booklr #book rec #captive prince #the raven cycle #percy jackson #all for the game #I was born for this #shades of magic #carry on #iron breakers #huntress #outrun the wind #the posterchildren #six of crows #most are YA or adult #feel free to ask me about any of these!! i love talking about books #theres a lot of schools and pirates on here

[bookcub]

The Posterchildren Review

So I read this on @sleepycyb0rg‘s rec, thank you!!!! By Kitty Burroughs @quipquipquip 

It was pretty good AND it was diverse (so like, hop on that) 

The pacing was kind of weird, the beginning was slow, but once I got through it, I was really into it 

The characters are amazing BUT there are too many. I had a hard time following them all, esp with the monikers as well (side note: Ellery and Ellie were two different characters and luckily they didn’t have big parts but it was a little confusing at first) 

The super system was super interesting, once I got a handle on it. the fact that I had to use outside posts to get it was a little disappointing, but it was cool and consistent. 

Best part of this book were the relationships. Luckily, this author understands the importance of platonic and familial relationships, so they really shined. Zip and Mal at the end were so super sweet, although the being was rocky and I was pissed at Mal.

Apparently an OT3 is in the works. I’m V excited for that. 

The characters had some great internal and external arcs, and I always think the characters are the most important part of the book

Zip was my fave, she’s adorable and I love when there unapologetically good characters (Earnest as well, but Zip just struck a chord with me) 

There was an ace character!!!! The word wasn’t used, but the experience was explicitly stated and author confirmed on her blog. I think later we might get the word itself. Downside: the ace character was my least favorite of the main characters :(

I think this might have been better to read each issue instead of all at once, but I’m not sure as I was not able to test my theory 

Overall, 4 out of 5 stars!!! I’m pumped to read more of the author’s content and to see where the characters are headed!!! 

#the posterchildren #tpc #kitty burroughs #the longer youve known me #the more likely i am to take a book rec from you #esp if theres ace rep #book review

[ambientmagic]

canonically queer characters -- Maks Patrov from The Posterchildren

#maks petrov #the posterchildren #tpcedit #canonically queer characters #pansexual character #happy pride y'all