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For the book ask:

4, 15, 22 :)

4 was answered :)

15. A book that I never thought I'd be into but was proven wrong. I feel like I had a lot of the opposite happen and not so much the latter. I'm pretty open (I think) when it comes to trying books outside my regular type. I did give Something Is Killing The Children another shot and I'm loving it this time around when I dropped out previously and found it boring. So there's that.

22. What are some books I discovered this year that I added to my tbr? Okay, I need to preface this by disclosing that I work in a comic shop, so sometimes I'll just browse the merchandise and take pics of titles I want to check out (see also: see if the library has for free). I'll also do this anytime I have to go through things. So I am CONSTANTLY finding new stuff. Just today, I found Machine Girl and the Space Hell Engels that looks fun. Also someone in my book club recommended Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin. So you know, just easy breezy books XD

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a memorable meal this year?

Oooo good question. It's difficult to not just choose Thanksgiving and be done with it, because that was last month and I remember it 🤣😅

I want to pick one of the meals I ate in Myrtle Beach. My mom and I went to a murder mystery theatre and had dinner. Neither of us had been in a show like that before. It was a lot of fun and I'll definitely have jokes from it for the rest of my life. The food itself was bland 🤣 Since I had to have the "Specialty meal", they apparently only have one alternative meal and that was veggies with No Sauces and rice. Like y'all couldn't even use some oil?? But I digress. I ended up mixing ranch from the salad course into it and it wasn't bad then.

People can really be just so scared of seasonings, I don't get it.

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20 for the ask game!

Would you say that you had any kind of growth as a reader?

I gotta learn, ask hard questions, get asked the hard questions lol. I don't know that I would say I had a lot of growth, but definitely some growth. Looking back at the books I've read this year, it was a Lot of manga, and a Lot of monsters. I've been open to trying more out of my usual range, then discovering that I really enjoy it. (I also discovered I dislike reading books if I can't quote them for the reading blog).

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11!

Thank you! That's definitely a lot easier to count to lol. You got The Mermaid, The Witch, and The Sea!

Fun fact, a second book is coming out! I don't know what it's about because the first book felt so complete. Ngl, I cried at the end. My god. So beautiful and just all the emotions. It's here, it's queer, it's mermaids and witches, what more do you need to know? It's also YA so don't expect gore or sexy sexy.

Give me a number between 1 and 873 and I'll tell you about that book!

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Last book I...

Liked this from @agardenandlibrary so decided to tag myself.

Bought: Deus Ex Mechanic by Ryann Fletcher. Amazon had it on sale and it's queer steampunk, soooooo

Borrowed:  Sleepy Princess In A Demon Castle Volume 2.

Was gifted: My Sweet Girl Volume 8 from Inu for Tomesgiving.

Gave to someone else: Rosen Blood Volume 2 for Inu.

Started: The Magus of the Library volume 2.

Finished: The Dogs I Have Kissed by Trista Mateer. I don't recommend it.

Gave 5 stars:  Boys Run The Riot Vol. 1

Gave 2 stars:  The last book I finished.

Didn’t finish: Opening Fire by Greg Rucka. It was just the movie, no added content. Boring.

Tagging: @inuy21 @forlornmelody @goddesstiera @goripanda @missmeggo929

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For the end-of-year book ask: 3, 18, 12

Thank you for indulging me! Many blessings on your new year! (Side note, if you're interested in more book stuff, @inuy21 and I have a book club blog at @readtilyoudie)

3. What were your top five books of the year?

Oooo, good question. And a hard one at that. Ummm. Okay, let's do this.

To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo: An enemies to lovers little mermaid retelling that I read in December and am OBSESSED with like automatically. I also want it noted that I've read a lot of these retellings and this is the best one I've found so far.

Say Yes To The Marquess by Tessa Dare. I read this book TWICE this year. Like, I am so head over heels for it and the romance. It's sexy and sweet and I think about it way more than I probably should and I might even try to Draw something from it.

Brazen & The Beast by Sarah MacLean: Inu struggled with this book for the same reasons I loved it. Overweight protag, I feel for you. A super sexy romance? Hell yes. A take no shit kind of woman? Perfection. I just.... I have a lot of emotions. It helps that he's a dumbass and so is his brother.

These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas. I instantly became OBSESSED with this series. It's just, ohhhh. I wish there was a fandom presence with this. It's a big case of characters and is dark and delicious and sweet. Someone called it Jane Austen meets Xmen and I can't unsee that.

Can I Kiss You Every Day? by Hatsuharu. A short and super cute/super funny manga series. I was taken in surprise by how much I fell in love, and yet I've never heard anyone talk about it.

18. How many books did you buy?

Enough that Thriftbooks gave me the special VIP status of when you spend a huge amount. Also all giftcards I got were spent on ebooks. So... I hate to say it but probably over 100.

12. Any books that disappointed you?

HA. YES. I have a whole folder of books I didn't finish but here's some special shoutouts:

Blood Countess by Lana Popovic: What I wanted out of this book didn't align with what this book actually was. It was historical in a very loose sense when I wanted more adherence to the actual history.

The Seafarer's Kiss by Julia Ember: Bad writing. Unsympathetic characters. And a little mermaid retelling in the absolutely loosest sense.

Daring & The Duke by Sarah MacLean: I'm noticing that in a series, she usually has at least one bad book. And as this was the last book in the series, it was all the more disappointing.

A Good Debutante's Guide to Ruin by Sophie Jordan: It was just drama, one hit after another, and super frustrating.

The Chosen and The Beautiful by Nghi Vo. I keep forgetting that I don't actually like the Great Gatsby.

Within The Sanctuary of Wings by Marie Brennan: WHAT THE FUCK. WHAT IS THIS ENDING. This last book in the series just JUMPED it to a new genre and I am Not Happy about it.

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D, E, H, and J :)

First off, thank you for the ask!

D - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.

Shakarian. It’s one of those “but everyone ships it!” and I see the appeal but like, none of my Mass Effect ships involve aliens and I struggle to care about them in a romantic setting. I guess I’m just not enough of a monster fucker (alien fucker in this case)

E - Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?

I did but I left it on Anon writer because I don’t want to be linked to it. 

H - What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?

Shows because it allows for a lot more development but honestly video games the most because you’re in it, you’re there, you’re personally interacting with these people. 

J - Name a fandom you didn’t think about until you saw it all over Tumblr. (You don’t have to care about it or follow it; it just has to be something that Tumblr made you aware of.)

Doctor Who. I didn’t know about it until I came over to tumblr, which was during the Superwholock days, and I was in the super part of that so it was EVERYWHERE. 

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Meadows and daisies!

meadows: an aspect of yourself you like

I’m resourceful. It comes in handy when I need to accomplish something. I see what tools are available and I use them. 

daisies: a happy memory you often think of

My grandmother was extremely special to me. When my parents divorced, my mom fled to her mom’s house, so I got to see a lot of my grandma growing up, especially when I was going through Shit as a preteen. There’s a lot of memories of us baking, or sewing sequins on calendars, or watching tv together, but one of my favorites is when we would sit on the front porch swing and just talk. We’d rock and chat and she’d send me walking to Hardees to pick up food, and we’d wave to the mail person, and she’d ask me to throw the walnuts in the yard across the street into the gutter.