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Reblog to give mutuals a break from whatever they're been going through

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🍾 HAPPY RELEASE DAY 🍾

Last Song for the Soprano by Alivia Fleur

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Thanks so much to the author for the eARC. All thoughts are my own.

This was another gorgeous book from Alivia Fleur, and I’d say her strongest yet!

I loved Odette and Cassius so much. Their ego’s, their fears and dreams and desires, their shared love of music and the way they loved each other with all its complications.

Odette’s story really tugged at my heart. The grief she went through over losing her career to a developing disability she couldn’t fix hit me hard. That combined with the grief over losing a friend had me tearing up.

I loved seeing everyone else from Honeysuckle Street pop up or get a mention and Albert, oh, my dear Albert, my heart may never recover.

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✨ MEET ME IN 5’S ✨

Q: Do we have any of these in common?

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Books:

- One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

- Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

- Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

- After the Siren by Darcy Green

Movies:

- Love Actually

- Pride and Prejudice (2005)

- The Avengers (2012)

- Spirited Away

- Kiki’s Delivery Service

TV Shows:

- Doctor Who

- Fleabag

- Bridgerton

- Ripper Street

- Law and Order SVU

Video games:

- Dragon Age: Origins

- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

- Banjo Kazooie

- Assassins Creed: Syndicate

- Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Musicals:

- Les Miserables

- Once

- Hamilton

- Cabaret

- Company

Pokemon:

- Bulbasaur

- Eevee

- Tyranitar

- Mew

- Chandelure

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iconic ✨

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HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE (2004) dir. Hayao Miyazaki

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The X-Files 8x03 - Patience

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Pride & Prejudice dir. Joe Wright | 2005

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✨ BOOK REVIEW ✨

For the Love of the Quest by Alexandra Ammon Parthun

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Thank you Alcove Press and Netgalley for the eARC. All thoughts are my own.

This was a bit of a mixed bag for me, in all honesty. I found the writing felt a lot younger than the characters and target audience, and while I love reading YA, it always feels a bit off when an adult book feels like a YA book. It was a bit of a mental adjustment.

I thought the story started strong and I was intrigued by the quest and these characters who were so different yet also so similar. But my interest waned quite a bit as the story progressed and I felt the characters didn’t, really. I wanted more depth to them, more complications to their romance given their stations in life.

The third act breakup didn’t land emotionally for me, but I did enjoy their reunion and the conclusion of this book.

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✨ AUDIOBOOK REVIEW ✨

Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe

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This was a really interesting historical account from a perspective that has been not only overlooked and undervalued, but systemically removed from historical accounts simply because it didn’t suit the white/western superiority narrative. Which isn’t in the least bit surprising but enrages me nonetheless.

I felt I learnt a lot from this about the history of our land and its people and I’m glad I read this book.

I’ve left it unrated as I’m not really sure how to rate it. It’s very easy to read and absorb and contains a lot of interesting information, but I’m also not a huge nonfiction enjoyer, which leaves rating this feeling unfair to the work the author has put in.

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I think I might like to keep chickens.

House of the Dragon - 3.02 |

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HOUSE OF THE DRAGON | Season 3, Episode 2, "Queen's Landing"

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✨ DUOLOGY REVIEW ✨

Clocktaur War by T Kingfisher

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The Clockwork Boys: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Wonder Engine: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Thanks so much to Simon & Schuster Australia for providing me with a copy of The Wonder Engine. All thoughts are my own.

This was such a great duology and I’m so happy to have finally read it!

I became so attached to these characters over the course of these books. It’s such a strange mix of people, but they all found a place in my heart by the end and I definitely shed a few tears with all the goodbyes.

The clocktaurs and the wonder engines were such fascinating concepts and I was so engaged in the investigation into them, far more than I would have expected to be. Learned Edmund’s enthusiasm for learning was contagious and endearing.

I loved the romance between Slate and Caliban. It was frustrating at times, but incredibly realistic and the tension was palpable.

Grimehug and the gnoles were some of my favourite parts of this book and I hope I get to meet more gnoles as I read through more books set in this world!

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Who else dares rise against us in our house?! Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen in 3.02 - Queen's Landing

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AGATHA DANBURY & PENELOPE BRIDGERTON 4.06 | “The Passing Winter”

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HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE (2004) dir. hayao miyazaki

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✨ BOOK REVIEW ✨

Orlando: A Graphic Novel Adaption by Susanne Kuhlendahl

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Thanks so much to New South Books for sending me a copy of this one. All thoughts are my own.

I’ll admit I found this confusing at times. Not the long, impossible life or the passage of time but the way we seemed to jump from moment to moment without any real sense of narrative. I haven’t read Virginia Woolf’s novel, so perhaps this is faithful and I’ll find that confusing when I get to it, too.

I also didn’t find the artwork much to my taste which is a shame because the cover art is GORGEOUS.

But I did find myself falling in love with Orlando and the life they led, the things they saw and experienced, the people they loved. I think if it hadn’t felt so choppy, I would have really enjoyed this.