#grace notes

[anti-frag1le]

megan’s face is taking me out holy shit girl control it 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 she was so mad she wasn’t there on yoonchae’s first fish n chips dinner date

[tempered-grace]

had the FUNNIEST possible interaction w my roommate last night while i was working on my honors paper

"IS THAT AO3???"

they approach my computer. it is not ao3. it is biblegateway. they look eerily similar.

screenshot below the cut

[beneaththetangles]

Grace Notes: Hating Frieren

The latest episode of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End featured a scene that will surely become one of the year’s most memorable. The titular character, known for rarely showing emotions, thinks back to a “scary” tantrum she once threw, one that lasted three full days.

Scary indeed

t was yet another highlight from an anime that’s been full of them. But most of the conversation about the series on social media the past few days doesn’t seem to be about this silly scene, or the impending date between Stark and Fern, or even about where Frieren’s party is headed next in this short arc; it’s about how wildly overrated Frieren is. There’s been an aggressive back-and-forth between Frieren haters, who say that the relationships are superficial, the anime’s flashback structure has lost its charm, and Frieren herself isn’t a particularly compelling character, and champions of the series (myself included), who are responding with a fierce devotion to the show.

There are valid criticisms to be made of the anime, and honestly, they’re similar to the ones I mentioned above. The pacing is slow; the emotion doesn’t hit as it did at first; the relationships aren’t joyous or incredibly dynamic. But because this is social media, there’s little elaboration on these points, so what results are superficial criticisms about superficiality!

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[iamalasagnagirl]

In the mood of sharing my favorite wlw books

[judeinthestars]

New sapphic book review: Graceless (Grace Notes, Book 2) by Ruby Landers, narrated by Quinn Riley

[tail-feathers]

“I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. The poet’s, the writer’s, duty is to write about these things.”

-William Faulkner,  in his address upon winning the Nobel Prize for Literature

[bookshelvesandtealeaves]

✨ BOOK REVIEW ✨

Saving Graces by Ruby Landers

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Thanks so much to the author for sending me an e-copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

This one’s coming out on my birthday (September 4!!!) so I basically feel like it was written for me ;)

As with the previous two books in this series, I LOVED this book. I love the little community Ruby’s created with this series and I love all these characters so, so much.

I absolutely ADORED all the “before” chapters. I loved getting to know Rachel a little and I really loved seeing how Rosalie and Savannah’s friendship started and grew over the years. These two made me so emotional.

I ADORED Kinsey. Gosh, she’s such a great character and I love the way she slotted into their circle, the way she fit so perfectly with Cassie as a bandmate, a friend, a collaborator.

I loved seeing Rosalie’s growth, especially towards the end of the book. She’s been through so much and it was such a relief to see her finally acknowledge that and do something about her poor coping mechanisms.

I think this one was maybe a little too horny for me, but anyone who knows me knows I’m not much of a spice reader so this is 100% personal preference, and I still loved the book overall!

ALSO THE EPILOGUE?!? I CAN NOT HANDLE BEING LEFT ON THAT?!?

I highly recommend this series to anyone who loves romance books!

[widespot]

"Meat loaf in just a minute, but first -"

"Well, that was fun!"

"The meat loaf is great, Mrs. Notes." "I'm just glad I didn't mistime things and burn it."

"Should we have a cat?" "I dunno, should we? I don't mind. Sara'll have some say in it, too."

"Thank you two for coming." "Hey, I'm not missing your birthday, am I? But it's time to catch that bus." "I know. Come back for Melody's birthday!" "Of course we will."

"We're going to have to dig out some baby toys pretty soon, won't we? You'll practically be a big girl any day now. Walking and talking and being just the prettiest thing!"