Petty Book Reviews

Because sometimes being petty matters

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My name is Zak Bagans, I never believed in ghosts till I came face to face with them. These are my ghost reviews:

I was very excited about this book. It's the representation we need. Not only does it highlight a culture of a people that seems sparse within the fantasy genre but its trans representation. Something that I think we are in desperate need of lately, and to be written from the mouth of babes, so to speak, really give a fresh take on the lives of trans kids and people, without being completely harsh and unforgiving.

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Firstly, can we all take a beat to appreciate the beauty of the cover? Even if I did not know about this book, I would have bought it solely for the art. I bought a hardback copy and under the protective sleeve is a beautiful deep red with a golden embossed rose. Visually, it's a stunning masterpiece.

The characters within the story are very developed. They feel real and are easy to become attached too. The protagonist is likable and you really root for him to succeed and throughout you’re struggling to not get too attached to the ghost (aka Julian), but it's impossible to not feel protective of him.

As much as I loved this book, it was overshadowed by some inconsistencies for me: ghost contact. There does not seem to be any rules to what Julian can or can't interact with. First, he's walking through grave stones and sinking into coffins, but then he can walk upstairs and sit on beds? It kind of threw me off. It might be something as simple as him gaining more control the longer he's a ghost, but as it's not addressed in the narrative, it kind of makes it less believable. All the work put into creating a whole magical system is overshadowed by the invisible phantasma. 

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Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. I have committed the most grievous of sins and have judged a book by its cover, more accurately judged a story by its special edition release.

Perhaps I am partially to blame. I had high expectations for this book and the Netflix series lulled me into a false sense of security. But when I came across Once Upon A Book, (a really interesting book subscription service that not only sends you a new book, but marks certain pages and wraps little gifts for you to open as you read). They posted about their new collaboration with Julia Quinn and the special edition of the Bridgerton series was breathtakingly beautiful, and I had to have it. However, the universe had other plans for me, or should I say Brexit. After setting multiple alarms and calculating the time difference and stopping everything to make sure I was free when this copy was released, only for them to not ship to the UK. I worked so hard to get my hand on his edition. It had a holiday in rural Spain, suffering slight damages in transit, but I was still excited to crack it open and become immersed in a sexy, rich fantasy. However, I found it lackluster. The characters are barely two dimensional. The show made me fall in love with the Bridgerton siblings but they rarely appear and when they do; they are flat and rude *cough cough* (Colin sucks). Perhaps this will change in the corresponding sibling novels, but I am not invested enough to read the rest. My petty review, and the one thing I cannot overlook is, near the end of my copy, Julia decides to use the word ‘fanny’ for Hastings falling on his butt. After reading the English rich people fantasy, it jarred me from the narrative and I feel like everyone who writes about the intricacies of English society should know that fanny means something completely different here. In my opinion, this is one of the times where the TV adaptation is much better than the original, and if like me you are a fan of the show, I would keep it to that.

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Are you petty, and feeling unheard?

If you love reading but some small, unimportant issue leaves you feeling detected, you've come to the right place.

I'm an avid fantasy fiction reader, with a passion for collecting beautiful novels and books.

I am a late twenties something, passionate fiction reader and wannabe writer. Ideas and opinions are like flies, buzzing around in my head all day but never escape the confines of my cranium. I have finally worked up the courage to create this blog to help me convey an issue that I am severely passionate about, pettiness.

Many novels have sucked me into their folds, drifted me along on their sweet narratives, and lulled me to sleep with pleasant imagery. But they can ruin it with one word, or action that the author may have overlooked, yet my anxiety riddled mind will cling white-knuckled to it forever, or better yet, till someone agrees with me and I am justified in my petty.

Give me an F, give me an A, I'm not going to do it all, you get it, it's Fantasy

The majority of my spare time is reading fantasy novels. We are not excessive but I adore her and always come back for more. Most of my reviews will be on any form of fantasy, and I am always looking forward to recommendation if you have them!

It's gotta be Gay

As a member of the alphabet spaghetti myself, I want to read about what the gays are doing and how they are expressing their talents to the world. This will be a LGBTQIA+  positive space, where we can freely express ourselves without judgement or rude comments. Fantasy is a hard genre to find the gays among all the old cis white men. It won't be 100% gay, but I want to see us take over this space.  

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[samantha-evergreen]

[toastbutteregg]

i actually prefer working alone so i dont have to wait for someone’s sloppy work only to redo it

[samantha-evergreen]

[samantha-evergreen]

[samantha-evergreen]

[fuckyeahcomicsbaby]

Different Stories Resonate with Different People

[lovingmyselfishard]

I will always reblog this.

[brightwanderer]

I once spent three hours scouring the internet to find this comic again, I will not let that be repeated.

[freshmoviequotes]

Knives Out (2019)

[july-19th-club]

me reading back my own writing

[rustandruin]

I needed this.

[thesesummersonspoet]

THINGS WHICH MAKE WRITERS ANXIOUS:

not writing

writing

people reading their stories

people not reading their stories

[kedreeva]

Editing

Not editing

[cassmorriswrites]

Not having any good ideas

Having too many ideas and not being able to decide which to write

Having one really good idea and worrying they’re not a good enough writer for the idea

[nixedsims]

Not having the time to write

Having the time to write

[writingdotcoffee]

“Every book contains a secret – even the writer doesn’t always know what it is.”

— Carla H. Krueger

[libertarirynn-deactivated202006]

This blew my damn mind

[glowin-theshark]

[d-eadnam-e]

I fucking KNEW there was a difference between address and address!

You address a person by their name.

You give someone your address.

[nyanbinyuri]

i hate this god damn bastard language

[strangewomanwithanefariousagenda]

how I remember this

because N comes before V in the alphabet so if you're stressing on the first part of the word (CON-tract) this it's a Noun and if you're stressing on the second part of the word (con-TRACT) then it's a Verb

[samantha-evergreen]

“Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.” – Anne Lamott

[vinkandpaint]

this excerpt from tove jansson’s “messages” carries the same energy as a modern-day ao3 comment

[write-on-world]