This was my January Book of the Month pick, and it is definitely one of the best books I’ve gotten from the subscription in a while. I saw a Goodreads review comparing this book to the game The Simpsons: Hit & Run, which gave me a good laugh, but I would also say it has the same energy as a Malcolm in the Middle episode.
Every family member has their own little unhinged side plot going on. The mom wants to open her marriage so she can sleep with the neighbor, the dad is depressed and living in his car, the oldest daughter is dating an older man named “War Crimes Wes,” the middle daughter is in an online relationship with a terrorist, and the youngest daughter is a genius who discovers a conspiracy going on in her town.
At no point did I know where this book was going to go, and that made it such a fun read. This sounds kind of silly because you would think the conspiracy would be the most exciting part, but I was kind of disappointed when the book shifted its focus away from the individual characters and toward the actual conspiracy at hand. I also wish we would’ve seen more of Louise and yourstruly, but overall, I enjoyed this book quite a bit.
reading 'lost lambs' by madeline cash and there's a quirky spelling thing the author keeps doing throughout the book. she mentioned gnats in the very first page and since then, whenever there's a word with the letters "–nat" she spells it "gnat"... so like for "naturally", it's spelled "gnaturally", for "international" it's "intergnational"... idk i find it really fun lol
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Summary: Who would have thought that the Eight Principals of Death would be in need of a quirkless boy? Izuku is weak and nervous and perfect for the job of caring for Eri, a girl who can take away a person's quirk with a single touch. There is no going back.
A slowburn character study of Izuku who got involved with the yakuza and is slowly forced to become a monster for the sake of protecting the people he loves.
First of all, I want to thank you for all of the effort that clearly goes into making this blog possible- you guys are awesome! Secondly, I am wondering if you could help me find a WIP IF: the MC is a spy (?) of sorts & is hired by a mysterious person to attend a dinner at a mansion and solve a murder mystery. One of the ROs is a "rival" spy, the best in the region, and you meet up for drinks and decide to work together to complete the mission. I cannot for the life of me remember the title!
Hi Anon,
You could be looking for Lost Lambs by @lostlambs-ifgame. You can play the Demo Here!
I don't wanna give away too much since I plan on producing comics that would explain the story entirely, but I will most certainly share what I can! Which is... Already a lot!
I'll give some lore for just Raziel and Michael to start with cuz I feel like if I start rambling freely, I'll get overwhelmed cuz there's just so much INFORMATION ya know?
Michael is, as some of you may have guessed, the general of Heaven's armies. Now, of course, every section as their own higher ranking angel to receive direct orders from, but those higher ranking angels all gotta answer to Michael. He also works as a judge when the time calls for it.
Michael's a good general (and judge), he's very intelligent when it comes to battle strategies and has a strong voice when giving commands and orders, he's got a strong moral compass too. But outside of that... Michael isn't the best at one-on-one casual conversation, it's not something he's personally confident in, compared to how he feels when planning out strategies for combat, training, etc. He stumbles over his words a lot and sometimes struggles with finding the correct response to a question or statement. He's an introvert, not too keen on crowds and feasts and the like -- so unless it's explicitly related to something he feels he's good at (aka his general duties) then he usually opts out.. That is unless Heylel (aka Lucifer) manages to drag him out from whatever dark corner in Heaven he's hiding in.
It's not that he hates spending time with the other angels in a more casual setting, not at all! He's just super awkward about it and doesn't like large gatherings.
Michael also has a hidden passion for the arts - specifically the musical arts, sometimes he'd hide away in a corner of the room during a gathering Heylel dragged him too and just.. take in the music the Heavenly Choir is producing. He specifically likes instruments like lyres and kinnors, flutes, and when bells come around he absolutely falls in love with them. The ringing makes him happy :). Just wait until he finds out about the triangle! Hes always wanted to play these instruments, but he feels as though it isn't his.. place to be part of the choir, he doesn't even sing really... Just hums along.
Michael's best friend and closest brother at the beginning of his story is (or.. was) Heylel. They're fairly close in age (Michael being only a smidgen younger than Heylel, all things considered). While Heylel certainly pushes his buttons at times with the whole socializing thing, he also knows when to drop it and leave Michael be, and Michael appreciates that, since quite a few of the other angels close to them in rank (specifically Gabriel and Metatron) sometimes don't always pick up on when Michael is just straight up done socializing. (Not complete fault of their own, mind you, sometimes it just be like that.) But there was always a bit of... Tension. Heylel liked being in the spotlight, he liked being in the center of attention, and Michael understood that, he respected that, hell he even let some of his own accomplishments be credited as Heylel's just to make his older bro happy. Michael doesn't mind having some attention and victory taken away from him, after all, he's not one for socializing, after all, Heylel is the more social one -- the more likeable one, always has been, so surely giving him a few more accomplishments to his name wouldn't hurt. If Heylel is happy and enjoying all the attention, then Michael is happy.. right?
Now for Raziel...
Raziel is the keeper of secrets and general knowledge of the universe. According to texts, he sits by God's throne and writes down everything God whispers to him. I've changed that a bit and made it so he can pick up on this knowledge from his Father in.. a weird sort of one-way telepathy? In a way? Yeah, one-way telepathy, that's it! Cuz I want him to walk around and such.
He also has hyper-sensitive hearing that he could even use to pick up on what other angels are whispering about. He has a thing for control, you see, and knowledge and secrets allow him to feel in control of the situations around him. Writing down this information also helps him feel in control, he chooses what words to use, he chooses how to organize this information, he knows where he's written in and how it's written. He's even added little drawings to go along with the written text. Diagrams and sketches explaining the wonders of the universe..! Like, black holes, Obama's last name, ya know. Usual universe magic stuff. He takes great pride in being knowledgeable.
He... Actually hates social interaction for the most part. He likes working from the shadows, being sneaky, being mysterious. Mr. "I'm so secretive, I'm an enigma, nobody knows why I'm here or who I am" ... Everybody knows who you are, Raziel. He does have a small group of friends, surprisingly! Raguel, who's his closest friend, they're practically inseparable -- just two quiet bros who enjoy chilling in the same dark corner in complete silence, just enjoying eachother's company -- AND!! Raphael, Barachiel (how well known is he again lol?), And Azrael! Raph, Bara, and Az are their own group, but thanks to Raph's constant attempts at dragging Raguel to their hang out sessions in Raph's Medicine Hut™, Raziel accidentally got roped into it as well. So he just kinda, stands/sits in the corner during these hangouts and writes in his book while the other four converse (mainly it's just... Raguel being exasperated and slightly weirded out with Raph and Bara's incredibly dark humor, and Raph just being a little shit in general. I love Raph. Also Azrael is having the jokes completely fly over his head but it's okay cuz he's having a good time regardless). What a fun group! :) Sure hope nothing bad or tragic happens to them :)
. I swear most of my characters aren't introverted these two are just... Hella introverted lmao
Feel free to ask for clarification! I know I'm not the best at explaining since I tend to get ramble-y heheh,,
