So. The first chapter of TNC just dropped. Which I wasn't expecting. And there was so much stuff that is making my brain explode with so much joy I can't type properly. If you haven't read the first chapter (or just want to wait for the book to release to read it) and don't want spoilers, because, it really is just one chapter, then I do not advise reading more.
If you want to read the first chapter, it's up on Amanda Foody's website, but this will take you to it directly.
Also everything below this is a mess of my obsession with this, so um. Read at your own risk.
First off, I really love the grimy little tavern in the Elsewheres- or more specifically, the Sasardin Empire??? I love how Amanda is fleshing out the Elsewheres along with the Wilderlands, even if its just background information.
But back to the tavern. RIP Nell. She loved her marathons. Good for her. OK thats it for the tavern actually nvm.
But I love the character interactions already in this. Runa being all, "I'm not signing my name on the autograph wall, I've already signed it four times!" and then two pages later like, "I'm not weird! I've got five signatures on the signature wall! People travel from all over the world to see this!" is just... Runa being Runa, I guess. I love her.
Also:
Tadg got tall
Amanda confirmed him to be an "avid coffee drinker" in her newsletter
Mitzi nearly tearing a guy's fake tooth out because it was shiny (i don't have much confidence for whatever gala they're going to go to)
Runa has a winter birthday :D
The election for Grand Keeper is in the spring, so I have a feeling this book will roll right into the next one, given how the timeline will probably go.
We also got a recap of how much of an a-hole Leopold is!
Barclay's lore aint workin and I HIGHLY doubt that problem will be solved once they're back in the Wilderlands
WE GOT DISTANCES??? CANON DISTANCES??? BETWEEN THE WILDERLANDS?? (at least from near the mountains)
AND THE MOUNTAINS HAVE CABLE CARS? HOW. HOW DID THEY DO THAT. DID THEY USE LORE? ARE THEY MECHANICAL?
well i mean of course they're mechanical, but are they powered with like... rocks, or water, or something...?
well seeing as this book immediately begins with them all going to the tundra, i guess we'll have to wait!
Tadg's art is better than his handwriting, it seems.
Viola called her pins silly :( i thought they looked cool
I think Tadg and Viola are going to be bickering a lot this book
And now, for a line of Amanda's from her newsletter that I found comedic:
"We've had carnivorous algae blooms and unending sandstorms, but MURDER!!!! It felt like the ultimate, "This isn't just mushroom farming and cottagecore vibes anymore.""
Oh and also Amanda said that Runa was the second most important character in TNC-
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So this is how my Eid is going lol
I’ve been in insurmountable joy the last few days because I've had people tell me they are a fan of my writing or love my works/stories or they love the story I posted, or a combination of. I adore ever comment or tags I receive, I screenshot it to keep with me forever.
Literally me every time:
Thank you so much for enjoying my writing.
Me every time: *Internally screaming and resisting from screaming into a pillow because people are awake, so instead I smile widely. Very very widely*
So today is Eid right?
and here I am looking at my phone, smiling and happy.
a guest goes: “You are looking at your phone alot. you must have a boyfriend. Tell us about him.”
Me: *Thinking: Does 2D characters count? because in that case I have several boyfriends and some husbands*
Me: *Out loud* I’m just chatting with a friend.
Also me: *internally* did I just friend zone them? Can you do that to a husband? lmfaooo 😂😂😂
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forget Resting Bitch Face, I have Resting Competent Face. People see me and think ah yes she can point me to the nearest train station. Fellow grocery shoppers ask if I know what kind of butter they should buy. If a strange man speaks to me on the street it is literally always an inquiry and never a catcall. Once someone randomly asked me what an equinox was and after I told her she nodded and said "you seemed like you'd know." why am I assigned oracle at random interaction
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