EllielNook&TheirBooks

Just a queer, trans, disabled person who likes doing art and reading books. https://ellielnook.carrd.co/

[shutyourmoustache]

When my mother forgets a word, she is the queen of coming up with new words. Words that would take a third National Treasure movie to fully decipher. I was talking to her yesterday, and she said this: “You know the time for los jibbities is coming up. You must be so excited!” Oh, is it time for los jibbities already? I must have missed it on my calendar. Are we celebrating something? “Of course! We should all be celebrating, shouldn’t we?” OK, so los jibbities is a happy thing. It’s not like something is giving you the heebie-jeebies, which would have been my one and only guess. “Los heebie-jeebies? Now you’re making things up...and this is my show.” You’re right. The time for los jibbities is coming up. Is this a season? “Yes, the season for love. The season for pride.” OK, los jibbities. “Yeah, sound it out.” Los…jibbities. LGBTs! “Sí, mira cuz you’re gay!” “You couldn’t just say pride season? You couldn’t just… *laughs*

[party-gilmore]

HAPPY LOS JIBBITIES EVERYBODY!!!

[greatmountainfloofsquatch]

The time for Los Jibbities has arrived!

[lesbiantahani]

Jenny Slate, Stage Fright (2019)

[ryebreadgf]

Ugly, Bitter, and True by Suzanne Rivecca

[homemade-ghosts]

John Mulaney on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2020)

[eugeniedanglars]

“Robin Williams and Why Funny People Kill Themselves” by David Wong

[seravph]

letters from Medea, salma deera

[pigeon-princess]

I had the absolute pleasure of illustrating the cover art for 10 Things I Hate About Zombies by Hazel Graves🧟 🍄 ⛈️ This was such a fun project to work on aaaa! Keep an eye out because the book is getting published this September!

[edgebug]

happy 20 year anniversary of Neil banging out the tunes!

though every rat is special, it's a wonderful and unusual thing for their accomplishments to be remembered and cherished by so many people so many years later. we're all so fortunate to know about the rat who banged out the tunes!

thank you to all the people who sent me reference photos of their beloved rats for this piece!!! credits under the cut!

@joe-spookyy Ben and Socrates

@gooseontheinternet Chamomile and Beefy

@runawayy-rat Bartholomäus and Emo

@theunholystromboli Macrogryphosaurus, Xenoceratops, and Graciliraptor

@techlecticwtch Solas and Dorian

@merlyn-bane Roslyn and Rizzoli

@logictoinsanity Luna and Buttercup

@hagsthehag Orphie, Psyche, Calypso, Ariadne, and Eury

my sweet ladies Bonnie, Mira, An, and Tula

and of course, the irreplaceable

Neil,

who banged out the tunes

[pride-knightess]

Happy international women's day to all women tall or short, thick or thin, cis or trans!

[pride-knightess]

Reblogging this again because some people hate it when you include transgender women in International Women's Day and I've had to block a few wretches.

Unfollow me if you feel that way, return to your fetid warren.

[pride-knightess]

Reblogging every time this gets hate :D You should reblog it, too!

[pride-knightess]

Oh boy it's gotta go around again!

[purr-in-ink]

[lavenderboylove]

trans guys, let me be super clear: if a cis woman makes fun of your gender or expression and claims it's her "punching up," she is weaponizing privilege over you.

you are not obligated to take what she says in good faith and you are not obligated to give it any serious thought or attention. this is a cis person misusing feminist language in order to obscure her cis privilege while she gleefully engages in transphobia. do not give her words the time of day. you do not deserve to let that poison into your head. transphobia does not become okay when it is against men.

[etiennelux]

reading a negative review of something you love written by a person who very clearly didn’t understand it at all

[t-valentines]

reading a positive review of something you love written by a person who very clearly didn’t understand it at all

[retquits]

so don't get too comfortable.

high resolution free to download [ here ]

[ellielnook]

(Mostly) Good Thoughts ARC Review

Disclaimer I requested and received this book from BookSirens. My opinions are my own.

"(Mostly) Good Thoughts" by Elena Carter was just the bright light I needed right now. I have so many bookmarks, highlights, and notes scattered throughout the book that I couldn't narrow down my favorite poems. I feel like this collection is full of things every person should hear.

It's all about acknowledging the daily darkness but also building yourself up to face it. It's such a refreshing read so much so that I took eight days to read it so it would last longer. I want to recommend this book to my therapist because it feels like a great example of radical self acceptance. I want to recommend it to my friends for the same reasons. I loved this collection.

[ellielnook]

Haiku Yellow by P.J. Reed Book Review

Disclaimer: I requested and received this book from book sirens. MyOpinions are my own.

"Haiku Yellow" is the first of P.J. Reed's work I have read and I enjoyed it. I love poetry both reading and writing it. I struggle with restrictive forms of poetry , but this book has inspired me to try to do it more often.

When it comes to rigid forms of poetry you must choose your words wisely, at this Reed excels. She paints such vivid pictures of spring moments. It made me feel like I was experiencing Spring instead of the Autumn I am actually actually living . My favorite poems of the collection are "18th April", "3 May", "17 May", and "21 June". Aside from the Poetry itself I greatly appreciate the "forward", "how to write haiku", "a brief history of haiku" sections, and the "glossary". I learned a lot from this book and I recommend picking it up yourself. I'm excited to read more of Reed's Haiku collections. I wonder what the winter collection will be like.

[bananaeatstape]

not very new hyperfixation rediscovered write a poem abt it

[ellielnook]

Cooking Up a Demon by Sabrina Cross ARC Review

Disclaimer I requested and received this book from BookSirens. My opinions are my own.

"Cooking Up p a Demon" by Sabrina cross another book set in Ghostlight Falls. This story follows Bea and Kallax.

It seems to me that Bea didn't know that supernatural/ paranormal being ls existed. For example she thought Grim was a hairy man with a skin condition that made him green ( for more about Grim read Ghostlight Falls Novel "Bread by the Grim" by Dakota Cockaday). So, she took accidentally summoning a demon a lot better than I expected. Her reaction was delightfully funny. Kallax seemed to think so too.

I love these Two. Their dynamic is headstrong (Bea) meets brat (Kallax) and it is lovely. There is so much playful teasing. Kallax is something else. He's a massive grey demon whose horns touch the ceiling. His veins glow like lava when he experiences intense emotions. (I know what the demon on the cover looks like. But that's not my interpretation from what I read. It just doesn't do him justice.) Bea is a badass in my opinion. She's business smart, she's funny, and she is done putting up with other people bs. Her reaction to accidentally summoning a demon was to be angry that he took her soup.

Overall this was such a fun read. I did almost cry (happy tears) at the end of this one. ButI'm loving the quirky town of Ghostlight Falls. I loved getting to see some familiar faces in this book. Including those I've only seen in the blurbs of the Ghostlight Falls books. I look forward to more chaotic smutty fun in future books. Lastly I want to say if you like your monster smut with fancy organs pick this one up, because Kallax is packing something special.

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Bookbub:

Cooking Up a Demon: A Ghostlight Falls Novella by Sabrina Cross - BookBub

Bea thought all she had to worry about when she moved to Ghostlight Falls was the cold, wet weather and getting her Nonna s bookstore up and

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Bread by the Grim by Dakota Cockaday ARC Review

Disclaimer: I requested and received this book from BookSirens. My opinions are my own.

'Bread by the Grim" by Dakota Cockaday is one of several romance novellas set in Ghostlight Falls. A "small town in the Pacific Northwest" where the monsters, sentient objects(and clouds), & humans live side by side and sometimes fall in love. Grim and Phillipa are one such couple.

I can't help but feel Bernice (sasquatch, Grim's employee, and a grandma) was playing matchmaker. She is definitely a "do it now ask for forgiveness later" kind of person. I can imagine her with her church friends gossiping about how excited they are for Grim and Phillipa.

This book was such a fun read. I loved the characters, the writing, the smut, and the town. However, I think Phillipa and Grim should invest in some waterproof sheets or they will end up spending a fortune on mattresses.

Finally I want to say I believe Dakota Cockaday approached the subject of Grim's shift well. Especially considering his lack of control at certain points in the book. In the section "A Note About This Story" she states that she believes this story "borders on noncon—though not in the cool dark romance way, but in the far more realistic way my brain approaches monster problems." I believe this realistic was of approaching things is what made this story so good. That and the way the characters were written. Grim and Phillipa's choices, love, and understanding are why this story is not dark. It's sweet, cozy, and smuty. I loved it.

Find the book

Barnes and Noble:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bread-by-the-grim-dakota-cockaday/1148098724#reviews

Bookbub:

Bread by the Grim: A Ghostlight Falls Story by Dakota Cockaday - BookBub

Grim is a loner, not because he wants to be, but because he has a secret. By day, he s a mild-mannered monster running a bakery-cafe in the

[ellielnook]

The Never Was by Tyler Knott Gregson ARC Review

Disclaimer: I requested and received this book from NetGalley.

"The Never Was" by Tyler Knott Gregson is a poetry collection that aslo feels like an art exhibit you can hold in your hands. (According to the blurb) These poems were initially discarded fragments deemed not good enough. However, with a new perspective the importance of these pieces was found. I believe this makes the combination of the poems typed on paper trash a more powerful statement. The composition pairs the chaos of writing when inspiration strikes with the meticulous nature of using a type writer(especially on scraps of paper.) It brings together second chances and self compassion.

This is the first time I've read anything written by Tyler Knott Gregson. Overall I enjoyed this poetry collection. I didn't like every poem but I loved several of them. One such poem I feel beautifully represents this collection is typed on brownish yellow paper. The first two lines are "if you want more words it is more you shall have ".

[ellielnook]

"Human Scars on Planet Skin" by Effie Joe Stock and Nathaniel Luscombe ARC Review

I requested and received this book from BookSirens.

"Human Scars On Planet Skin" by Effie Joe Stock and Nathaniel Luscombe is a dark and healing book about survival, community, and reclamation. I saw it on BookSirens I read the description and fell in love with the premise. I read the excerpt and fell in love with the world, with Turr, and with Invidia. I read the book and I cried. We all deserve to reclaim our own skin.

This is one of those books that will stick with me forever. It was clearly written with passion and heart. There's so much love within the story's darkness but the two don't fight for space. The love feeds the darkness so that it becomes something more, a new future built on the scars of the past. Because ignoring or hiding from the pain won't make it better, won't make it go away.

The characters are so easy to love the shroompersons, the apis turians, Resley, and Turr I love them all. But Invidia is my favorite character. They're the one I related to the most. Their pain and the way the chose to deal with it reminded me of my younger self. Like these characters I'll carry those scars forever.

This book couldn't have reached me at a better time. It was a healing experience for me (as the author's hoped in their author statements). It reminded me that I, that we continue to survive. We all deserve to reclaim our own skin

[depsidase]