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I read A Little Life last year and while it is imo worth the hype I totally understand not being well enough to read it. I was crying 80 % of the time while reading it. And I've put aside books before when I noticed that it wasn't doing me any good to read them at that point in my life.

10 More Booktok Books I Refuse To Read

Why am I doing this again? Well, I'm a bitch and feel like I've been rating books very highly lately so I need an outlet for the hater energy. Trying to keep the blog chaotic neutral!

*Disclaimer: If you like any of these books, slay! I'm happy for you! These are just my own consumer choices, and imo negative book reviews are just as helpful as positive ones!*

1. Twisted Love (& Series)

will HATE the love intrest

heard its a little incelly

too straight for my gay ass

as an Anna, I cannot condone this spelling so out of principle I will not read her books <3

2. The Fine Print (& Series)

Crusty billionaires aren't sexy

I repeat its too straight for my gay ass

I was born on December 5th which is the same day Walt Disney died and idk I just feel weird about it

eat the rich

I've had another one of Lauren Ashers books on my TBR for like a year and I keep putting off reading it (even tho its about F1 and Im obsessed with F1) so theres no hope of me reading and enjoying one about something I dont care about

3. A Little Life

I have enough mental illness without reading this book

I have enough queer trauma without reading this book

I'm not okay enough to read this book

Seriously though, this would be way too triggering for me and im chosing to prioritize my mental health over reading popular and critically acclaimed works (you all should too <3)

4. One Of Us Is Lying

I don't typically like Y/A thrillers

generally doesnt intrest me -> im getting tired of thrillers and have started leaning towards straight up horror

I HATE the cover

5. Inheritance Games

I've been burnt out of this genre/type of book since the 2000s-2010s dystopian craze

my housemate hated it and I trust his opinion

6. Lightlark

...do I really need to say anything

7. House In The Cerulean Sea

white author profiting off of indigenous trauma

mishandling of indigenous genocide (i.e the 60's scoop)

paints the residential school system as "not that bad"

I know the above books haven't been that serious but this one absolutely is and I will link information and resources in the comments. I put this one so low because I know if it was first people would just skip this whole post and potentially not look into the history of why this book is problematic.

8. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

theres too much hype and i don't want to be dissapointed

9. The Love Hypothesis

galaxy leggings

I wont be able to overlook the cringy millenial humor

it will transport me back to 2016 (in a bad way...see above)

im too gay for that (I can be convinced to read bride tho👀)

10. From Blood and Ash

I have no good reasons tbh

the cover triggers my fight or flight

im not a series girlie (gender neutral) -> duologies are on thin ice

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Yeah, I get that. I don't see it as a plot hole or anything either.

It's just that from Neil's perspective, it oftentimes feels like more than just emotional support. It seems as if he's heavily relying on Andrew physically protecting him. He keeps telling himself that nothing will happen to him because Andrew will protect him.

And I understand that that's just something he has to tell himself to keep going, but it still sounds kind of funny when I think it through for a second.

I cannot stop thinking about how Kevin and Neil are so certain that Andrew will protect them even though there is no evidence for that. What is Andrew supposed to do? What does he actually do?

I don't want to hate on the books. Like I said in a previous post, I liked the books because they scratched an itch. But there is just no evidence whatsoever that Andrew could even protect himself let alone anyone else, especially not from the yakuza and the like. Why do Kevin and Neil just assume Andrew could do anything at all to help them???

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I was planing to turn this into a birthday card, but didn't finish it in time, so here you go

#witchesbrew #painting #original art #traditional art #watercolour #potions

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Made a card for a friends birthday. Sunflowers are their favourite 🌻

Drew the fram with ink and the sunflower with water colour

#watercolour art #traditional art #original art #traditional drawing #drawing #painting #watercolour #artists on tumblr #ink drawing #sunflower #card

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I still have that old stationary and I started decorating it with small sketches of random stuff

#ink drawing #original art #traditional art #pen pal #drawing #traditional drawing

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Gosh, I loved these two when I was a teenager!

Harlivy Appreciation Post<3333

#still do tbh #lgbt pride #lgbtq #lgbtqia+ #lgbtqia #wlw community #wlw post #wlw mood #bisexual #gay #harlivy #dc comcis #pride

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Another cloud postcard

#Clouds #postcard #watercolour #watercolour postcard #watercolor #watercolour art #aquarel #aquarel painting #peinture aquarelle #aquarelle #peinture #painting #art #painting art

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Finally found a cloud tutorial that worked for me and had to try it on postcards for my grandmother and my aunt

#postcard #watercolour postcard #wale #clouds #painting #watercolour painting #watercolour art #watercolor #watercolour #aquarel painting #aqurelle #peinture #peinture aquarelle

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Another postcard for my New Zealand pen pal. It is strongly inspired by the Walter the Ghost motives by Katherine Blower, especially the one titled Fireflies. Guache on super granulation watercolours gives just the Ghost vibe I was hoping for

#postcard #ghost #watercolour #watercolor #watercolour art #watercolour postcard #watercolour painting #guache #painting #art #aquarel #aquarel painting #aquarelle #peinture aquarelle #peinture

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A postcard for my pen pal in New Zealand. Made with supergranulation colours of Schmincke

#postcard #watercolour art #watercolour #watercolor #aquarel #aquarel painting #aquarelle #peinture #peinture aquarelle #painting #traditional painting #painting art #watercolour postcard

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Was Medusa for Halloween, made my hairpiece myself. And I'm SO mad at myself for not even thinking of that! What would she transform guys, though? Still stone? Ceramic vases?

Medusa but instead of snakes her hair is made of these guys

#Well #Carneval is just around the corner

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honestly cain and abel aren’t even special like that’s just what having a brother is like

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I open and close this app like it’s the fucking fridge

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A postcard I made for a lovely person who likes mangas and anime. I found the original design on Pinterest, but it didn't say who had made it and I couldn't find it anywhere else.

#postcard #traditional art #artists on tumblr #original art #princess mononoke #san #watercolour #watercolour art #painting #aquarel painting

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Top 0.13%

I got the Top 4.47% on this English Vocabulary test

#vocabulary #vocabulary test #realized it said antonym right after clicking on the synonym -_- #need a back button

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If you had a bad day, have Happy Axolots!

#animation #animated #video #axolot #happy #dancing #k-eke

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#halloween #pride #lgbtqia+ #time to get spooky #funny #dancing skeleton #june