#ace of books exists

[aceofbooks]

I've been having "episodes" with my heart all week, but we're going to watch as it behaves for the next two weeks while I have my fancy heart monitor on.

#ace of books exists

[mobydyke]

[sexting] no live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood for eighty years and might stand for eighty more. within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone.

#this exact post exists for anatomy btw but other incredible paragraphs about haunted houses deserve their own imo #the haunting of hill house #i should have snagged someone to read this book w me bc currently i'm just going insane on my own #when the mimetic crisis hits the haunted house book..... ooh boy #hill house #ace txt

[ovenproofowl]

#doctor who #power of the doctor #thirteen #yasmin khan #dhawan!master #the master #thasmin #dw spoilers #i love when the doctor goes agains her own code. more importantly i love it when they use their companion to break said code. #i can't believe we didn't get a conversation between ace and yaz about this #don't get me wrong i loved seven and ace's conversation #but i feel like it didn't address the situation in as much detail as i'd hoped for #just grateful sophie aldred's book exists so that i at least know a version of this conversation exists out there #also yaz was very hot when she pointed that gun i'm sorry i'm not immune to Yaz With Gun #neither is the doctor btw

[n3on-graveston3s-calling]

I love that, since I've avoided One Piece for literal years, I've never had anything spoiled for me. I wasn't interested in it when I was younger & buying Shōnen Jump at the store, so I just. Didn't read the chapters. Anything major that's occurred in the manga until the latest two chapters?? I don't fuckin know.

I'm blind.

I dunno what happens to Ace. Who the fuck is Law? I just met Doflamingo & I love him already. Robin is a mood.

All I know is that I love the Straw Hats, Ace is a funky big brother, I want more of Shanks & his crew, and that Impel Down will hurt me for some reason (and we get ponytail buggy there).

How fun is that?? I'm so happy.

#one piece #straw hat pirates #portgas d ace #trafalgar law #nico robin #kanon reads one piece #the art style bugged me for YEARS which is why I avoided it up until this point #but I got catapulted back into my love of pirates bc im writing a pirate book so this was unavoidable #coming from the person who has had PotC as a hyperfixation since I was literally 8 years old #i genuinely wanted to be a pirate like elizabeth swann when i was a kid until i learned that they dont exist anymore #and i was so heartbroken #sighs

[redwinterroses]

This ace is begging people to be consistent about ship vs. duo / romantic vs. platonic pairing names.

#desert duo is platonic. the ship name is scarian #'renchanting' is platonic. y'all have the cleverest ship name ever in 'treebark'. use it. #some duo names are ambiguous -- like team rancher or even desert duo now that we're 3 years into it #but if you mean solidaritek then say it #ship and let ship in my book but this ace in space is very tired of ship content in tags that either #a) exist to provide a platonic alternative to the ship name or #b) existed first and people said oh we should come up with a ship name for them too #grumpy rant. sorry

[serunattorney]

Im right

#debated erasing the second book entirely #until i remembered dgs existed #so yeah #ace attorney #ace attorney investigations #aai2 #aai2 spoilers #dane gustavia #isaac dover

[aroaessidhe]

2023 reads // twitter thread

A Song of Salvation

YA space fantasy adventure

a reborn god in the body of a girl on an isolated planet, a grumpy space pirate, and a famous space-radio podcaster end up together on the run in the middle of an intergalactic war - and they might have the key to end it

m/m and pre f/m, demi MCs

#A Song of Salvation #aroaessidhe 2023 reads #alechia dow #this is. also fine #I like the characters; they’re cool! I think probably my favourite set out of the 3 books. #though it’s very much like; platonic insta-love #i think; as with the other books; the space opera/worldbuilding/vibe is a little too YA for me #FOR ME obviously that’s not a fault of the book since it is YA #something about the brutality of the start of the sound of stars being like………..almost retconned tonally? feels odd. #possibly it’s just that it’s a fun ya series that can’t get too dark but like. it was dark. and then everythign after that....isnt as much #the demi-ness is also p understated but is there #I don’t know what the point of putting zahra with x at the end like…….random as hell soulmate shit. idc #I do also appreciate the existence of a series of 3 books with like four main character couples with fat Black ace-spec/queer people! #like what other YA sff books have that lol #yea so anyway there's lots of good things in here [all 3 books] but i think the overall execution isn't quite for me!

[teddylacroix]

@jonmartinweek 2023: Day #4: Ace day!!!

Happy Asexuality Day, Jon!! Happy Asexuality Day, fellow aces!!!

International Asexuality Day: Jon-only

Day 3: Victorian times // Confessions

Day 2: Monsters // Office romance

Day 1: Scars // First day in the safehouse

#jonmartinweek 2023 #jmartweek23aceday #ace day #jmart #asexuality #jonmartin #tma #fun fact: i started calling myself asexual when I was 12 #i didn't know the term actually existed #i just knew that the a- prefix meant “not” #and i looked at all the kids around me already into snogging and giggling about sex #(which i'd been reading about since I was like 7) #and went 'mm no thanks' #so i called myself asexual with no idea that was a thing #and no idea there were other asexuals #i knew i was weird but i just shrugged and accepted it #and then didn't date until my late 20s lmao #what could sex give me that friends and travel and books couldn't? #was my thought through my teens and 20s #and i loved jon so much already #finding out he was ace was like #holy cannoli?! he's a neat fun quirky interesting disaster nerd #in a cool funky horror story #WHO IS ALLOWED TO BE ACE? #and i knew i would love him with my entire soul for my entire life #anyway there's teddy's ace story that nobody asked for #the magnus archives #tma fanart #teaholding #teddy draws

[sarahsupastar]

*Gasp!* A romance novel acknowledged the existence of aro people!

In classic cliché fashion, the protagonist begins by saying he doesn't ever really get feelings for anybody - essentially describing an aro experience, though he's presumably allo. BUT! Instead of following the cliché by then having him meet "the right person" and finally fall in love, this author had someone immediately clock the aro vibes of that statement and directly ask the protagonist if he's aromantic! And then, instead of just perfunctorily checking the box for acknowledging aro people exist and having him say no and move on, the author has him explain that what he means by "I don't get feelings" is: "I had my heart broken and have since actively avoided developing romantic feelings at all costs" - Not: "I've never experienced romantic attraction before this one special person"

#finally some good fucking food #aromantic #romance novels #Sarah talks at the internet #i feel like I'm starving for scraps with the way this minimal acknowledgement seems so meaningful to me #this is helping to heal the wound in my soul from that one hallmark Christmas movie that put me off the entire genre #the benefits of consuming queer media #sometimes they actually acknowledge that people like me exist #like the one KJ Charles novella where instead of getting smutty like usual the protagonists both turn out to be ace 💜 #The book is #Hijinks With A Hellhound #Louisa Masters #if anyone's curious #though don't read it - or the rest of the series it's in - if all you're after is aro representation #this moment was delightful because it was unexpected #the books at large very much center on falling in love and fucking #tag rant

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🦇 The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist Book Review 🦇

❓ #QOTD Name one favorite and one "ugh, no" trope OR what fictional character would you love to date IRL? ❓ 🦇 What if your favorite TV character appeared in your bed one day and claimed to be your soulmate? When Ivy Winslow wakes up with the house to herself for a week while her parents are away, she doesn't expect to find the very hot fictional character from her favorite show in her bedroom. To figure out why her fanfic brought him to life, Ivy must team up with her current best friend Henry and former best friend/crush Mack. Can Ivy and Mack deal with the fallout of their friendship, or will they realize there was something bigger behind their fight all along?

💜 The strongest aspect of this story was the satire on overused media tropes (both from a television and writing standpoint). Weston starts off all heart-eyed, head-over-heels for Ivy, and it appears sweet and innocent. Once the bigger tropes come into play, readers see how they'd never work in real life. Even the "only one bed" trope we all know and love becomes frustrating (hello, boundaries?). "Touch her and you die" almost became a thing. The fanfic fusion into YA aspect is fun and playful, though I do wish we'd seen a few more parallels between Ivy's writing and Weston's actions. This is definitely a book fanfic writers will adore; a great example of messy wish fulfillment. Beyond that, the writing is effortlessly queer, as queer characters SHOULD be.

💙 Suspension of disbelief, especially when used in an otherwise contemporary setting, is crucial for a story that contains magical realism. For it to work, however, your characters have to act reasonably. Ivy just seems too naive. It takes her WAY too long to realize that Weston wasn't pulled from her favorite TV show, but from her fan fiction writing. Her reactions are a little too silly. Even her word choice makes her seem younger than she is. I understand differentiating Ivy's fanfic writing by adding grammar and spelling errors, but she's a student. It shouldn't have been THAT cringy to read. Usually, Sophie Gonzales writes young adults with a level of maturity and emotional intelligence. Ivy is less mature than expected (and yes, you can have a mature character who struggles with confidence and independence AND anxiety), which makes it difficult to connect with her. One of the benefits of reading YA is universal experiences (as adults, we've been there, we get it, so we can connect to it), but I couldn't connect to Ivy (and I was an anxiety-ridden fanfic writer who obsessed over every fandom, so I SHOULD have!).

💙 Ivy's lack of chemistry (even from a friendship standpoint) with Mack is concerning. There are versions of healthy co-dependency between friends, but these two don't have it. The flashbacks should have given us more of a reason to love these two together than Ivy coming out to Mack and having a crush on her (after that, we immediately see the flaws in their friendship, which completely lacks communication and therefore feels toxic). Perhaps it would have worked better without the romantic aspect; if we'd focused on Ivy and Mack restoring their friendship.

🦇 Recommended to fans of Rainbow Rowell.

✨ The Vibes ✨ 🌬️ Bi, AroAce, & Lesbian Rep 🌬️ Sapphic Romance 🌬️ Young Adult Fantasy Fiction 🌬️ Friends-to-Enemies-to-Lovers 🌬️ Multiple Timelines 🌬️ Magical Realism

🦇 Major thanks to the author and publisher for providing an ARC of this book via Netgalley. 🥰 This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

#queer books #book lovers #ya books #young adult books #young adult fiction #book reviews #book review #queer book review #sapphic romance #book blog #sapphic books #batty about books #battyaboutbooks #bi books #aro books #aro ace #lesbian books #fantasy fiction #ya fantasy #magical realism #book: the perfect guy doesn't exist #author: sophie gonzales #books and coffee

[aceofbooks]

I apologize to those of you whose notes I am about to be in

Selfships: @aceofbooks-creative-anthologies

Fanfics: @aceofbooks-perused-collections

#ace of books exists #ace of books has new blogs!

[ploncc]

Me as a gay little tweeny bopper: Oh, Murtagh is so dreamy and tragic~

me now: the urgals would treat me right. someone let me in to the fucked up little mountain range i want to get railed

#guess who remembered the inheritence cycle existed at like 12am this morning #i want one of those fuckers to bite me #to be clear #pin me to the wall with their fuckin horns while we make out sloppy style #am i a twink? no. not at fucking all. would i be a twink to an urgal? you fuckin BETCHA. would i enjoy it? yes. yes i fucking would #this isn't just urgal dudes either im an equal opportunity bi disaster. hot tall urgal lady blease take me away #“but ploncc aren't you ace” yeah and i want to get fucked by an urgal while being ace. what about it #the inheritance cycle #i haven't read these books in like a decade jesus fuck #wait hold on #wait hold on a minute #its been ten years since the last book came out??? #wait fuck me its been OVER ten years since the last book came out #h o w #how was 2011 over ten years ago #gROSS #ok back to thinkin bout urgals

[souslesetoilesavectoi]

Lost in the Book with Stitch groovies below cut~!!!!!!

#twisted wonderland #twst event #lost in the book with stitch #twst stitch #lilia vanrouge #floyd leech #twst lilia #twst floyd #ace trappola #riddle rosehearts #twst ace #twst riddle #twst spoilers #☾sous exists☾

[supermarine-silvally]

Hi Yara! What is your favorite place on the Moby Dick?

"My room! It's a repurposed supply closet, so it's not very big, but it's cozy. And I don't have to share with any of the men, either."

Ask Yara (or any of my OCs) anything!

#oc: bravada yara #ask yara #my ocs #my art #asked and answered #the photo on her bedside table is of her and ace #the pressed fern was a sample that turned out so nicely she decided to frame it because she was proud of it lol #most of the books are about history or botany or other nonfiction topics #but there are a few jane austen-esque social commentary/romance books in there too lol #i feel like yara would be a jane austen fan if jane austen existed in the op universe

[mobydyke]

watching black sails really changes something deep within you I'm reading the terror and a grandfather clock just appeared and I had to set the book down for several minutes to regain my senses and stop being overwhelmed with fear and dread

#i don't remember if it's in the carnivale scene in the show but OOF it sure is here and it sure is a HEAVY weighted symbol #ace txt #im not kidding i genuinely set the book down and walkrd away for 5min because just reading about its existence made me too stressed #black sails. .. *ofmd izzy hands voice* done something to my brain

[razreads]

I stop myself from apologizing - because what would I even be sorry for? Existing too loud?

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

#razreads #book quote #faridah àbíké-íyímídé #ace of spades #race #existing #apologies #identity #culture #you be you #and don't let anyone stop you #self-confidence #queue have a good day now