bvkspine:

my unread books will never forgive me for this quarantine if I decide to still not read them

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deadcatwithaflamethrower:

forthegothicheroine:

You are Guinevere, Queen of the Britons and most beautiful woman in the known world. You were sold into a political marriage and queening is an arduous business. You could use some relief. Where do you turn for it?

Arthur

Pros:

• Total package. Hell yeah.
• No treason, no punishment for treason.
• You’re hanging out with him all the time anyway, might as well give it a try.

Cons:

• Created Antichrist incest baby.

Lancelot

Pros:

• Will murder everyone if you ask him to

Cons:

• Will murder everyone if you don’t ask him to

Gawain

Pros:

• Solar powered, green energy (hehehe)
• Let’s you call the shots
• Into mmf threesomes

Cons

• Prone to blood feuds
• You have to deal with his shitty family

Mordred

Pros

• Was your lover in the first written version so you’ll be keeping it old school

Cons

• Is antichrist incest baby

Agravain

Pros

• Is known as “the handsome”
• In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, is described as “loyal”

Cons

• Every other version says he sucks.

Gaheris

Pros:

• Arthur married him to some lady he barely knew so he’ll probably be up for it

Cons:

• Killed mother in psycho-sexual jealous rage, then framed and murdered her lover for it

Gareth

Pros:

• Nothing really bad to say about him

Cons:

• In love with Lancelot

Bors

Pros:

• Technical winner of the Grail Quest
• Will not cheat on you with a shape changed demon

Cons:

• Thinks you are a shape changed demon

Galahad

Pros:

• Greatest Mary Sue in the land

Cons

• Will say no
• What if he doesn’t say no?  What if he gives in to lust and you’ve effectively destroyed him?  Could you ever live with yourself again?

Percival

Pros:

• Is hot in a Tarzan kinda way.

Cons:

• Dumb as a box of rocks.

Kay

Pros:

• You at least know who he is because of the Disney movie

Cons:

• Everything else

Tristan

Pros:

• Handsome
• Hopeless romantic

Cons:

• Psychopath

Dinadan

Pros:

• Girls dig funny guys

Cons:

• If you break up, will write a Taylor Swift style song about you.

Dagonet

Pros:

• Girls dig funny guys

Cons:

• Is literally a jester someone knighted as a joke

Bedivere

Pros:

• Canonically the most handsome knight

Cons:

• When he’s the last one left standing at the final battle and Arthur gives him his sword to throw away, it will be really awkward if he has to avoid confessing that he banged his wife.

Morgan le Fay

Pros:

• Will probably be up for it.

Cons:

• If she isn’t up for it, will never let you live it down.

Best summary of Arthurian myth ever.

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iamfuckingweeping:

non-binary-sally-bowles:

You’ve been hit by 🔪

You’ve been struck by 🔪

A Roman Senator 🔪🔪🔪

CAESER ARE YOU OKAY

ARE YOU OKAY CEASER

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the-knights-who-say-book:

*I received an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

Rating: ★★★★★

Blurb: Prince Sebastian has a secret: at night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia! Sebastian’s secret weapon (and best friend) is the brilliant dressmaker Frances, who protects his double life. But Frances dreams of greatness, and for that she can’t stay a secret. How long can Frances defer her dreams to protect a friend? Jen Wang weaves an exuberantly romantic tale of identity, young love, art, and family. A fairy tale for any age, this book will steal your heart.

This is such a charming graphic novel. Just polishing up this review makes me want to reread it, and I can’t wait to get myself a physical copy!

A note before we get started: my interpretation (or perhaps headcanon) of Sebastian was as a genderfluid person, based on this quote:

“Some days I look at myself in the mirror and think, ‘That’s me, Prince Sebastian! I wear boy clothes and look like my father.’ Other days it doesn’t feel right at all. Those days I feel like I’m actually a princess.”

But given that Sebastian being nonbinary doesn’t seem to be an inference other reviewers drew, I’m not going claim it as canon. It might be a book about a cis boy who enjoys crossdressing, which is still great because it shows with a lot of fun that there’s nothing wrong with that. Either way, the fact that this exists as a fluffy, middle grade book that shows gender nonconformity in a positive light is such a good thing and I love it.

On the actual story: !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVED it. The art was beautiful, pastel and fun and a little childish, which fits perfectly. I loved the character designs, like all the scruffy hair and how Sebastian got to have a long, pointy nose and still be considered beautiful. More! big! noses! that aren’t villain-coded! please!

I loved the cute little romance and all the dress designs — all the gorgeous dresses. And that we’re getting this kind of positive representation in books suitable for kids… it’s wonderful. I was just smiling giddily to myself the entire time. It’s the kind of aesthetically pretty historical fiction I would have loved as a kid and never would have found with these kinds of characters. Frances and Sebastian are funny and adorable and yes I really need to reread this goodbye.

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comfortably-obsessed-fangirl:

tilltheendwilliwrite:

holorifle:

what-even-is-thiss:

spiderrrling:

I am a(n):

⚪ Male

⚪ Female

🔘 Writer

Looking for

⚪ Boyfriend

⚪ Girlfriend

🔘 An incredibly specific word that I can’t remember

*wakes up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat*

WAIT IT’S CALLED A THROW PILLOW

here is a super helpful website for this kinda thing!

the first result isn’t always the one you’re looking for but when you press enter it’ll give you a ton of words related to your query that’ll probably have what you’re wanting, or something better

here’s some examples:

Reblog to save a writer’s sanity.

@bixbiboom

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readaroundtherosie:

Update: I added more shelves to my SSF section

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keplercryptids:

thetumblrofrassilon:

operativesurprise:

keplercryptids:

keplercryptids:

I spent the afternoon arranging our books by size and color (and it’s so satisfying and looks amazing) and my partner came home and stared in shock at the bookcase and then said “i’m a librarian, you can’t do this.”

him: you split up all the song of ice and fire books

me: yeah i know, they’re all primary colors, it’s perfect

him: [self-destructs]

You’re a monster

As a former bookstore employee, this hurts my soul. I mean, sure it looks nice, but how do you find anything?

it has occurred me during this process that apparently not everyone thinks about books by what color they are? like, literally when i’m looking for a book, i picture it in my mind. i have a very…tactile experience with the books i read and idk! i thought everyone did that lol.

my partner was like “how will i find [this book] for instance” and i replied “easy, it’s purple” and he looked at me like i was a witch.

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books-and-cookies:

Shelfie 😊

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howlsmovinglibrary:

I know that not everyone reads my book reviews (and honestly, no one even needs to…*side-eyes the bullshit way Wordpress posts pull through to tumblr*) so here are some quick and dirty reviews of some of my fave books of the last couple of months!

Empire of Sand by Tasha Shuri

Postcolonial fantasy romance – emphasis on romance (arranged marriage-to-lovers storyline, YMMV on whether it’s your jam or not but consent is super clear). Heroine, who is one of the few surviving remnants of a colonised people. uses her SMARTS and SOCIAL GRACES to escape oppressive captivity.

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamamaki

Graphic novel – disaster gay girl in high school comes to terms with the fact that her girlfriend is shitty. Much more feel good than it sounds – a coming-of-age story about acknowledging your flaws and cutting toxic people from your life. The artwork is wonderful and Absolutely Everyone is queer.

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar

This book guys. This book is only 200 pages long but it cut me to my very soul. Two female spies (no, not spies, SHAPESHIFTING TIME TRAVELLERS ON ENEMY TIME TRAVELLING FACTIONS) exchange letters and gradually FALL IN LOVE. The enemies-to-lovers you never knew you needed. Both of these nerds write such pretentious letters. I cried.

(via readaroundtherosie)

abookloversdiaryblog:

If you are not enjoying your book, you are free to close it and never open it again. Even if it’s a classic that everyone loved. A book has one job, it literally only has to be interesting. If it’s not, have no guilt about not finishing it.

(via libertyreads)