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The Poisons We Drink

YA urban fantasy

a girl who brews powerful potions is coerced into making potions to interfere with D.C.’s most influential politicians in an attempt to stop a dangerous Witcher Registration Act from passing, and will do anything to protect her sister after their mother is killed

bi MC, nonbinary love interest

arc from netgalley

#The Poisons We Drink #aroaessidhe 2023 reads #this is…….a lot of cool ideas but also so many elements and high stakes that i kinda lost track of them #the pacing is weird. the worldbuilding is random?#why is brewing SO overpowered & risky for her but the other powers seem to have pretty normal low-scale risks?#it’s definitely ambitious and has some cool ideas and also some great characters just. didn’t execute as well as I’d like #as much as we’re told the main threat is the government trying to put through a Registration Act #most of the actual antagonism we see is from other Witchers?#like the systemic discrimination got a bit lost in the witcher family drama and murder politics #important things to say about oppression and police violence but like....idk #she has this ‘deviation’- essentially evil sentient magic inside her head (and you KNOW I love that trope)#but it’s barely explained and very underutilised? other than helping her get out of bad situations you could take it out & would barely #change anything #also it’s explained at the start that she’s an empath but other than the very occasional mention I kept forgetting #will also note that I bumped this up my tbr because I saw the author talking/promoting it as the MCs sister being aroace but no mention #maybe it’ll come up in a sequel (there weren’t really any places where it would have made sense to bring it up here) but idk #(just the way the author was asking for advice on how to write an ace character and stuff you’d assume that they’d….put that in the book?)#not really a critique of the book itself but anyway. I really wanted to like this but the way it was put together just did not vibe with me #edit: I saw the author say on twitter that the version used for ARCs was before ace stuff was added and that there's other signif changes?#so perhaps that will be there! i'm not sure if I want to read it again but might skim just to see what that's about

Is it just me or does it feel like a lot of the lis fandom doesn’t understand that teenagers can’t consent to “relationships” with grown fucking adults

#it’s also extremely disturbing and concerning because yall ARE adults #STOP SAYING RACHEL CHEATED ON CHLOE #I DONT CARE IF RACHEL WAS 18 FRANK WAS STILL TOO FUCKING OLD FOR HER #AND KNEW HER WHEN SHE WAS 16 #IT WAS PREDATORY AND WRONG #AND CHOLE PROBABLY REALIZED THAT WHEN SHE GOT OLDER #if she got older-#she may have been the age of consent but that doesn’t change the fact that it was predatory and wrong #again just because she says in her notes that she’s happy or whatever or that she looked happy in the picture frank had of her doesn’t #change anything #a teenager thinking that they’re happy and in love or just having fun doesn’t mean they aren’t being taken advantage of #most kids don’t realize anything is wrong until things /start/ getting scary or someone finds out and explains /or/ they get older #RACHEL WAS A TEENAGER WHO WAS BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF #JUST BECAUSE SHE DIDNT REALIZE IT DOESN’T CHANGE THAT FACT #she literally was just to young to understand what was happening and how wrong it was #and even if she did she probably thought it was “different” for her #life is strange #rachel amber #lis before the storm

Is Jeff gay or just a silly dorky goofy cute guy?

#jeff ward #anonymous #replies #i don't know if this is a very serious question or not #as far as we know he isn't gay #but if that ever changed then it wouldn't #change anything #idk what i'm saying #Jeff anons #jeff questions

Forget queer undertones. Every Batman and Superman centred comic IS gay.

*puts hand on heart* "you can do this bby, I believe in you 🥺"

Lobotomy Corporation abnormalities

#lobotomy corporation #wonderlab #library of ruina #red queen #change anything #the price of silence #you're bald #little helper #judgement bird #white night #way go home #little red hooded mercenary #big and will be bad wolf

that debate was so depressing. I’m going to daydrink some more and go to sleep

#biden performed better but at this stage I think both are just talking to their support base and I'm not sure if biden's performance will #change anything #plus he is so scared of being called a socialist he's like yes I support medical debt <3

A shot in the Dark

It was a peaceful day. Birds yelling at each other. The plants growing and feeding off the sun. Trees that have stood the sands of time being eaten alive by fungus, ants, and grubs. But today that changes for a few trees a as a ship, stingray like in shape, came screaming down.

It took out tree tops and gouged the earth, and four of the impressive trees fell, uprooted by their new guest.

As the ship steamed, a hatch opened, blue smoke bellowed out as a figure clutched the side, hacking. They looked like they were dressed in a well made tail coat with LED lights. But, if one were closer they would see the cloth would shine metal, and was as flexible as skin. They looked to have no face as well, just more lights and strange material.

"O-Oro," the figure wheezed, "Status?"

"All systems are reporting minor failures, Operator," a voice called out, "Life suport, anti-gravity, as well as propulsion are unresponsive."

The person slamed their fist on the side, "Oh, sorry Oro. Recorces needed? And how long this time?"

"Again, we need ferrite. And sadly an Argon crystal. However, I do detect a settlement three hundred, seventy two miles east."

"Ugh, I'll be back. Stay locked up unless one of us returns." They whistled, and a cat with nearly no fur and a fan like tail the size of a medium sized dog trotted to their side. "Charmer and I will go searching."

They reached behind them and pulled a bow around the the front, arrow at the ready. With a kick that left quite the imprint, they were in the tree limbs, heading for the settlement.

#Paranormalpinetrees let us try this #if i need to #change anything #let me know