#Firstlife

[my-ff-drafts]

Hot fandom take

genuinely can’t go on some fandom tags because i swear there will always be this one review that makes me think, huh, you’re right, it’s not that great of a book, but here’s the thing, i lowkey hate myself for being swayed so easily over like a book breaking it down.

also because i will read anything,

#why i do not look at goodreads #lol nope actually #this happened with #golden stage #kaleidoscope of death #lol #hmmm #idk a couple of others like my token straight fave #firstlife

[fantasyisamazig]

firstlife

Now i'm reading firstlife. Did somebody else read it? No spoilers 😉

#Firstlife #books #fantasy

[fanfic-odyssey]

last life/first life

the slideshows on TikTok where it shows if it's a member's last life or first life is so sad. like an example is it shows a pic of Felix and it says "first life" and then it's a pic of Chan and it says "last life" IM SOBBING. i love the concept and I agree. felix is so innocent and friendly while Chan is really overprotecting and would not be afraid to protect his friends/family.

#skz #felix #chan #bangchan #leefelix #straykids #straykidsimagines #skzimagines #firstlife #lastlife #skzfirstlife #skzlastlife

[squaredy90]

Firstlife by Gena Showalter ~ Book Review!!

Firstlife is the first book in the Everlife trilogy. It takes place in a world where when you die your spirit goes to one of two realms, that you sign with while living, or you go to the torturous land of the unsigned. I’m not sure exactly how to categorize it, but the genre seems contemporary paranormal sci-fi, it’s unique for sure! This book has to do with death, and there’s a lot of it in…

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#afterlife #book #book review #books #death #duty #family #Firstlife #friendship #Gena Showalter #life #love #read #reading #realms #sci-fi #torture #ya

[percontaion-points]

Firstlife chapters 26-28

Today’s review might be difficult for some; reader discretion is advised

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Chapter 26

“He went to ask the King for an army.”

Chapter 26 summary: We left off on guards coming for Ten, but then she wakes up with Archer leaning over her. He got that mysterious message, and went to check out “the crack house”, where he found her. And nursed her back to health. How he knew exactly where to find her is beyond me, but whatever. He continues on to say that Troika found the spirits of Kayla and Reed screaming for help in the human world, and they signed without hesitation. 

Ten wants to keep going back to Many Ends so that they can save all of the unsigned souls, but knows that it’s too risky to keep being put on the brink of death over and over. She isn’t sure that she should sign with Troika, if only because she isn’t sure that she’d be able to get back to Many Ends from that realm. 

A few days pass, and Ten tries to regain her strength. Archer comes in to tell her that Sloan is missing, and has been since the party. Lina then starts banging on the wall from the other room, where they’ve been holding her prisoner. Ten goes to her cheap plot-device auntie, who proceeds to vomit up what’s going to happen. 

In short, Pearl is going to murder Sloan. Who has, only hours ago, signed with Myriad. And also Killian, for some unholy reason. Both Archer and Deacon warn Ten that this is clearly a trap, but she doesn’t care. She’s going to go save her friend. Archer leaves, and Deacon says that the military force is stretched thin enough, made worse by how they only have one conduit left. He goes on to say that Archer went to go ask the king for troops. 

Chapter 27

A third person is dragged onto the plateau, and I gasp. My father’s head is down and though he’s uninjured, his arms are fettered behind his back. His dark hair is rumpled, and tears stain his cheeks.

Yeah, I don’t give a shit about the man who sold out his own daughter to have a bigger slice of pie. That man can rot for all I care. 

“[Mr. Lockwood] attempted to cheat his contract, and such behavior will never be tolerated.”

GOOD. 

Multiple people are holding HART signs that read What If You’re Next? Stop the Madness!

Once again, I’m 100% down with their message. But the narration keeps trotting HART out without ever once actually telling us more information about what it is that they’re specifically doing to stop the wars, to stop the realms from treating the living like this, etc etc. 

His body jerks and his eyes go wide as three arrows cut through his back and peek out his chest.

Chapter 27 summary: Deacon and Ten try to go to where this execution is to take place, but Pearl has the place surrounded by guards. They’re forced to wait. Meanwhile, Ten explains to the readers that sometimes they do these public executions as a way to show that nobody is above the law. Most people think that it’s nothing but a goddamn joke, a game. Especially considering that secondlife is a thing that exists. 

Pearl comes out onto the stage, cloaked in her false virtue. On stage with her is Sloan, Killian, but also Ten’s shitty father. The first thing Pearl does is to kill daddy dearest for trying to get around the child clause in his contract (I’m guessing). Either way, so long and thanks for NOTHING. 

Deacon teleports Ten into the middle of all of this, where guards quickly overwhelm them. Pearl says not to kill the girl, which Ten thinks is because Pearl still believes Ten is Ashley. But after a moment, it’s obvious that Pearl no longer thinks that, and now believes that there’s something rather fishy going on with Ten. 

What happens after this is best described as a shitshow. Everybody starts fighting, and it’s complete and utter chaos. I gave up trying to follow half of it; it was a mess of terrible writing. Anyway, Ten makes her way over to where Killian is all chained up, and manages to free him. She asks that Archer (who had shown up at the last second) destroy Killian’s shell to set him free, but then Archer takes several arrows to his own shell. 

Chapter 28

My decisions—my indecisions— have never affected me alone, as I so confidently told myself what seems a lifetime ago. They affect everyone I love, everyone in my life. Even those I will someday meet. Even those I will never meet.

It’s not so much Ten’s choices, but the choices made by the people who think that they know what’s best for Ten. 

Never forget that. 

I expected the attack to come from Pearl, but she’s dead. I gaze up in horror—and discover Sloan. 

Tears glisten in her lashes. “I’m sorry,” she cries. “I’m so sorry, but they offered me something I couldn’t refuse.” 

The only thing she’d wanted was revenge against Vans, despite his death. Either Pearl lied to her or she has—had—a way to get to Vans, something Killian and Archer were unable to do.

 “I hate him more than I love you. I’m sorry,” she repeats with a sob of her own.

I never once thought for a nanosecond that Sloan held any sort of affection for Ten. So like… That hate can’t possibly be that strong. 

I smile at him. “I pledge my life to...” I suck in a breath, knowing deep down it’s my last, and as I release it, I whisper, “Troika.”

Chapter 28 summary: In his rage, Deacon ends up chopping off Pearl’s head. But this only makes the Myriadian soldiers even angrier, and they descend upon Deacon before he can render lifeblood to help Archer. 

Ten then realises that she has lifeblood, and asks Killian to help her. He tells her that he can give her 10 seconds, and no more before proceeding to yank her spirit out from her body. Once in that state, Ten looks around and sees the spirits that were previously invisible to humans. They’re having a huge battle around them. 

But Ten’s lifeblood isn’t enough. Archer gasps out for Ten to tell him a poem, so she does. He dies. 

Sloan then betrays Ten by stabbing both her and Killian with a poisoned-tipped sword. She says that Pearl promised her Vans, so… bye. As she begins to die, she tells Killian to get out from his body before he has his seconddeath. 

Ten contemplates going back to Many Ends to save all of the people who are and will be trapped there. But with her dying breath, she pledges herself to Troika. On that note, the first book comes to a close. 

#Firstlife #Everlife series #chapter 26 #chapter 27 #Chapter 28 #Tenley 'Ten' Lockwood #Archer Prince #Lina Lockwood #Sloan (Everlife) #Madame Pearl #Killian Flynn #shitty parents are shitty #i have no sympathy for you #fuck around and find out #shitty society is shitty #pretends to be shocked #character death #shitty people doing shitty things

[bookcoversonly]

Title: Firstlife | Author: Gena Showalter | Publisher: Harlequin Teen (2016)

#books #Firstlife #Gena Showalter

[razreads]

Life might not go the way we think we want, might even lead us through dark nights and across stormy seas, but we can’t give up.

Gena Showalter, Everlife

#razreads #book quote #everlife #gena showalter #firstlife trilogy #life #unexpected #darkness #troubles #trials #you've got this #queue have a good day now

[jessica-writes22]

Nine People You Want to Know Better Tag

Thanks for the tag @talesofsorrowandofruin :D

Three ships: Im gonna cheat here and do people from my wip lol: Lyssa/Kian, Avarus/Airileen, Fraya/Rylee

First ever ship: Honestly I don't remember

Last song I listened to: Queen of Kings

Last movie I watched: Indiana Jones 5

Currently reading: Firstlife

Currently watching: Seinfeld

Currently consuming: Goldfish

Currently craving: Pasta

Tagging @verba-writing, @midnight-and-his-melodiverse, @ashen-crest, @the-void-writes and anyone else who wants to! :D

#tag game #writeblr #writeblr tag games #get to know me

[lelanicarver]

Getting My #SecondLife Just In Time To Celebrate

My #FirstLife house remodeling project is finally complete, and as of a week ago or so, my big desktop computer is set up and working in its new location in a combination guest room/sewing room. So for the past week I’ve been reconnecting with friends, and even managed to make it to #RelayForLifeInSecondLife for a few hours to help with my team’s American Cancer Society fundraising. My…

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[houseplantsonmars]

“this situation is fertilizer, and something good must grow from it” - Ten, “Firstlife” by Gena Showalter

#mars quotes #cool quote #nice mindset to have #balance

[my-ff-drafts]

Prompt

firstlife au but instead of a love v that the boys and ten had, make it super queer. make the boys exes. genderbend them. genderbend ten. I can’t decide if I like the prompt of m!ten w/archer & killian who dated each other before or if i like the prompt of f!ten who’s a chaotic bisexual who can’t choose between archer and f!killian. And technically both have decent poly potential and angst potential no matter if you ship canon or not.

#firstlife pormpt #prompt #is firstlife lowkey your typical ya #ya #but i liked it sooo #here we gooo #i might write this

[littlelorekeeperwitch]

Commonplace Book -Day 1

I am in love with collecting notebooks, but alas, I can never seem to fill them! But recently, I saw this post on a commonplace book that inspired me to use one! I'm starting out with this Alice and Wonderland mini by Firehouse(I think?) Publishing with my favorite pen of all time!

The Cover

First page-quotes, Sarah j Maas quotes, firstlife poem

Second page/third page-monk memes, throne of glass quotes, different phoenix species, lindworm

This is really fun so far!!!

#commonplace book #quotes #ten lockwood #monk memes

[askysworld]

Lan clan forehead ribbon responding to soulmate

What if, Lan sect’s forehead ribbons channel the spiritual energy of the wearer, like their swords. While most cultivators never reach a high enough level in their teens to bind their ribbons, the twin Jades were an exception.

Once a forehead ribbon is bound by spiritual energy, it can’t be undone by anyone other than self or those in front of whom they need show no restraint. No one should have been able to take off Wangji’s ribbon - no one other than his family or cultivation partner.

Once a ribbon identifies a person as one’s soulmate, it responds to that person’s touch and gets undone. But it was a very rare occurrence. It meant that the ribbon was yelling to the whole world that Wangji was in love with the perpetrator. How could his ribbon betray him in front of the world, when he himself was unsure!?

#lan wangji forehead ribbon #wangxian #fanfic #soulmate #cultivationpartner #lan zhan #lan wanji #mdzs #mo dao zu shi #firstlife

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Firstlife chapter 25

Today’s review might be difficult for some; reader discretion is advised

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Chapter 25

“When did you sign with Myriad?” he demands.

 “I didn’t. You—” 

“You must have. You’re in the outermost part of the realm. The Kennel.” 

“No. And stop interrupting me!” Desperation gives my tone a sharper edge. “I’m in the Realm of Many Ends, same as you, and I want to know how you got here.”

 “This is Myriad, lass.” The two are connected through the lake?

Is the big secret that they’re all the same fucking realm or something? Or that the leaders knew exactly how to get into Many Ends… Or…

“The Generals now agree with Pearl. You’re better off dead than signed with Troika. But if you sign with Myriad, Ten, you’ll be one of us. You’ll be protected. And you and I...we can be together.”

I am, once again, screaming: WHY THE FUCK WOULD SHE SIGN WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTIVELY TRYING TO MURDER HER?!

I stop and spin, facing the guards as they barrel toward me. I’ll fight to Second-death if necessary, but these men aren’t getting past me. A second later, the guards reach me and—

Chapter 25 summary: The song warns that there’ll be women in the lake, so Ten tries to warn them about this before they dive in. However, neither of them have any reaction towards Ten’s warning, which beyond coming from out of left field, it’s also random as fuck-all. In the water, they encounter sirens who clearly only want to drown and otherwise murder them. 

But when they ignore them, they continue on to the bottom of the lake, where they come out into a room full of cages. There are prisoners being kept in each cage. The three of them climb up a little, as per the next line in the song. Three guards come out, slice out the tongue of one of the prisoners, and start hauling him away. Ten decides that she must fight to save this guy. But after the fighting is done and the guards are dead, so is the other guy. 

The next verse is about a huge amount of numbers, and Ten decides that it means that they must climb up the racks of cages. 60 rows, to be exact. As you can imagine, this is exhausting work. 

They’re almost there when Ten realises that Killian is in one of the cages. (Elena is also there, but I don’t care about her.) Killian is as surprised to see her as she is to see him. This is apparently the torture place belligerent Myridians go to be punished for their crimes. Ten tries to free him, but there’s no lock to pick. She tries to saw it open with her garroting wire, but it’s slow. He tells her to go, that he’ll get out after a bit. 

So they keep going, and end up in a hall made from skeletal remains. She thinks some of them belong to Troikian members. They hear people approaching, and Ten tells Reed and Kayla to go, so they go. 

#Firstlife #Everlife series #Chapter 25 #shitty society is shitty #Killian Flynn #Tenley 'Ten' Lockwood #HEADDESKING #i'm done goodbye #What Is Happening #what is this bullshit?

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Seeing her like this…whatever anger I still harbored evaporates, leaving only the love I have for her. I suffered because of the choices she made, but so did she. Regret is etched into every line of her skin. ― Gena Showalter, Firstlife

#Firstlife, #FirstlifeQuotes, #GenaShowalter, #GenaShowalterGenaShowalterLoveQuotes, #GenaShowalterQuotes, #GenaShowalterLoveQuotes

#Firstlife #Firstlife quotes #Gena Showalter #Gena Showalter Gena-Showalter-love quotes #Gena Showalter quotes #Gena-Showalter-love quotes #LoveQuotes

[razreads]

No relationship is going to be a fifty-fifty give-and-take every day. Some days – some weeks and even some months – someone is going to need their partner to pick them up and carry them.

Gena Showalter, Everlife

#razreads #book quote #everlife #gena showalter #firstlife trilogy #realtionships #support #balance #it's ok to ask for help #queue have a good day now