#in deeper waters

[pigeon-princess]

I'm very excited to finally share the alternative dust jacket designs I did for dazzlingbookishshop's FT Lukens set! I absolutely adore these books and they were such a pleasure to illustrate covers for. Check out their site for details if you're interested in grabbing the set!

https://dazzlingbookishshop.com

#FT lukens #so this is ever after #In deeper waters #Spellbound #books #book cover art #book illustration #f.t. lukens #lgbt books #I worked really hard on these I'm really proud of them aaaaaaaa #My dream is to draw book covers so this was such a joy to draw #my art #pigeon princess #covers #book #book art #The original covers for these books are also phenomenal so I really just had to hype myself up that I could make my own lovely versions #Helps that the original artist is a mutual ahahaha

[katy-l-wood]

I was going to save this illustration for when I finished the larger personal project it is part of. But I like it too much to wait for whenever that'll be, lol.

Anywho. Here's Athlen and Tal from "In Deeper Waters" by F. T. Lukens. Easily one of my favorite books. It just has so many things I love! Hurt/comfort. Siblings. Struggles with legacy and obligation. Magic.

This is the first actual painting I've done in awhile after working mostly in black and white and flat color styles for the last yearish, so about the first hour of painting was just me going, "wait, what the fuck is happening?? What are brushes? What is blending? Someone help me." Also, the colors changed so many times. So many. But I got back in the swing of it eventually! And I am DELIGHTED with how it came out, but I'm especially happy with the water. I think that's some of the best water I've ever painted.

So yeah! New fanart painting that's part of a larger project I'll hopefully get around to finishing eventually.

#In Deeper Waters #In Deeper Waters by F. T. Lukens #Fanart #Illustration #My Art #Book Fanart

[traeumenvonbuechern]

🏴‍☠️ Books To Read If You Love "Our Flag Means Death" 🏴‍☠️

Can't get enough of Our Flag Means Death? Read these books!

Also, check out my list of trans books for OFMD fans here: Trans Books To Read If You Love "Our Flag Means Death"! 🏳️‍⚧️

Book titles:

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

Tell No Tales by Sam Maggs and Kendra Wells

The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian

In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

Til Death Do Us Bard by Rose Black (comes out November 21, 2023)

#the adventures of amina al-sirafi #shannon chakraborty #tell no tales #sam maggs #kendra wells #the dawnhounds #sascha stronach #the wisteria society of lady scoundrels #india holton #the queer principles of kit webb #cat sebastian #in deeper waters #f.t. lukens #silver in the wood #emily tesh #til death do us bard #rose black #our flag means death #ofmd #booklr #bookblr #book recs

[felt-squirrels]

There’s a special place in my heart for bi disaster protagonists.

#jack kelly #so this is ever after #in deeper waters #simon snow #simon snow sort of falls in this category #alexander hamilton

[glowingmushroom0]

Top Ten TBR for August

1. The Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (currently reading)

Back in December, I was re-watching a bunch of Zhao’s videos on YouTube and in one of them she was promoting her novel Iron Widow. While I’ve never been too into mecha-novels in sci-fi, I decided to give this one a try! I’ve been finding the mechanics of the mechs really interesting, and I find Zetian a very engaging character. It also helps that Zhao explains some of the history of the real-life Wu Zetian in two of her YouTube videos. I still haven’t finished the book, but I am pretty close to finishing it.

2. Epithet Erased: Prison of Plastic by Brendan Blaber (currently re-reading)

This novel is a part of the Epithet Erased series on JelloApocalypse’s YouTube channel, which also includes several trailers for this novel and a part of chapter 1 of the novel’s audiobook. I remember seeing the original show on YouTube when it was coming out and it’s a really fun series! This part of the novel focuses on the story of Molly Blyndeff, a twelve-year-old with an epithet, a power that depends on whatever word the epithet is based off of. The story focuses on Molly’s relationship with her older sister Lorelai, and how her friends support her and try to help her as she tries to stop her sister from expanding her dream world within their family’s toy store. I’m actually listening to the audiobook while writing this post! I really recommend the audiobook version of this novel, the voice actors did an excellent job!

3. Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austen

I actually was recommended this book a couple of years ago by an aunt and a cousin of mine. I had gone to a Catholic school and they both knew I was pan (I still haven’t come out to them as agender though, but that’s because I don’t see or talk to them very often). However, what actually convinced me to try the book was an old friend group that started a book club, and this was their first book. I still haven’t read it because I didn’t end up making it to the meetings, but I am interested in reading it.

4. The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

This novel I was interested in more from the author than the subject matter, but that doesn’t mean I’m not interested at all. I first read Jaigirdar’s Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating and really enjoyed it, so I wanted to read more of her works! That’s when I learned that this was her debut novel, and I wanted to compare the two. Plus, I will always find some joy from learning about different art forms through writing in novels. The most I know about henna so far is from a friend of mine who had another friend who wanted to practice henna on them. Because of that, I’d like to learn more about how Jaigirdar depicts henna artists.

5. A Queer Dharma: Yoga and Meditations for Liberation by Jacoby Ballard

I actually found this book at a book exchange that was at an LGBTQ+ friendly event. My friend and I are both interested in this book because we’re both into learning about different kinds of religion and how to express different kinds of spirituality. From what I’ve looked over with the book it talks about how queer people create their own spaces within Buddhism and yoga.

6. So This is Ever After by F. T. Lukens

I’ll go more in-depth with this particular choice in the next book, however the main reasons why I was interested in this novel is because I had already gotten a book from this author that I was pretty interested in. And after looking through another book of Lukens’s (or Lukens’), they also seemed to be really interested in fantasy, especially magic. I also thought it was an interesting idea that the story takes place after the typical “ever after” of defeating an evil king.

7. In Deeper Waters by F. T. Lukens

Now this is the novel that I originally found F.T. Lukens from, and the main reason why I was interested in reading this novel is because I love pirates. I also found myself hooked from just the summary of the novel. When people say a character is mysterious, I don’t really know if they’re going to be mysterious until they appear in the story. However, the summary does show how mysterious Athlen can be, considering he’s introduced as a prisoner on a burning ship. So, I’m interested in learning more about Athlen just from the summary.

8. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

This novel has a bit more controversial reason for why I want to read it. I originally got this book because it was popular, and I was vaguely interested, but then I started hearing about debates on whether this is good MLM (men-loving-men, not multi-level-marketing) representation. However, I then had another friend that’s a part of the queer community that read the book and he liked it. So I wanted to read the book to figure out my own opinion on the novel. Plus I thought it would be a good time to read it since the novel’s getting it’s own show soon. 

9. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Trans (But Were Afraid to Ask) by Brynn Tannehill

This book is less for me and more for family reasons. I’m not going to go into too much detail for privacy reasons, but a lot of my family still don’t quite understand much about what it exactly means to be transgender, especially not someone who’s under the non-binary umbrella. So I wanted to read this book and see if it’d be a good fit for some of my family members who do read.

10. Video Game Storytelling: What Every Developer Needs to Know about Narrative Techniques by Evan Skolnick

This book is more for my own learning and future career. My specific dream job is to create a video game story, which would go into scriptwriting. However, most of the creative writing advice and tips I’ve gotten were either for fiction in general, or for short stories and poetry. This book might be able to teach more about scriptwriting, but also how to develop scripts for video games.

#tbr list #tbr #fiction #bookish #bookblr #book blog #nonfiction #lgbtq #lgbt literature #epithet erased #iron widow #everyone in this room will someday be dead #the henna wars #a queer dharma #so this is ever after #in deeper waters #red white and royal blue #everything you ever wanted to know about trans #video game storytelling

[edenstwiilight]

i have read every ft lukens they’ve put out and i intend to read everything they do in the future. no i will not take questions

#so this is ever after #in deeper waters #spellbound #ft lukens

[eleftherian]

ft lukens books aren’t like poetic or super well written or developed but they’re queer af & sooo fun to read!! like i never regret reading one bc I just have a grand old time

#books #reading #booklr #ft lukens #queer #happy pride 🌈 #so this is ever after #in deeper waters #spellbound #my posts

[pridepages]

“Everybody say: Love!” 🏳️‍🌈 Celebrating with a few queer love stories with happy endings!

❤️💛🧡💚💙💜

#rwrb #red white and royal blue #ols #one last stop #iksw #i kissed shara wheeler #casey mcquiston #delilah green doesn't care #dgdc #ashley herring blake #honey girl #morgan rogers #in deeper waters #ft lukens #loveless #alice oseman #lgbt reads #queer lit

[yourneighborhoodbibliophile]

💞 Pink Stack 💞

Thank you for the tag @amongtomesandtales, @therefugeofbooks, and @maddiesbookshelves! <3

Pictured from top to bottom:

💋 I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

💌 Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

🐁 One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

🌙 Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell

🪄 Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

🌸 A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

💝 Loveless by Alice Oseman

👑 So This is Ever After by F.T. Lukens

🧜‍♂️ In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens

Tagging anyone else who wants to do this! (If you do, tag me!)

#tag game with your friendly neighborhood bibliophile #tag game #booklr #bookblr #bookish #I Kissed Shara Wheeler #Red White & Royal Blue #One Last Stop #Winter’s Orbit #Carry On #A Marvellous Light #Loveless #So This is Ever After #In Deeper Waters #book #books #bibliophile #your neighborhood bibliophile #your friendly neighborhood bibliophile

[apoembymiria]

No, cause, If you don’t listen to my stories/rants about the recent book I read then did you truly love me?

#dedicated to my future lover #understand my needs #vicious #vengeful #dark rise #the secret history #these violent delights #almond #the song of achilles #a marvelous light #the maidens #if we were villains #circe #the atlas six #in deeper waters #dark academia #dark academia literature #dark acadamia quotes #romantic academia #romantic #light academia #cottagecore #quotes #apoembymiria

[savinghorsesandridingcowboys]

me when theres a gay pyromaniac in a book:

#baz pitch #carry on book #simon snow trilogy #in deeper waters #tal #prince taliesin #books #reading

[fiction-heals]

In Deeper Waters by F. T. Lukens

Ch. 15

#book quotations #in deeper waters #f t lukens

[jj-draws-stupid-things]

day 20: wilmon in another universe

young royals inktober

this is inspired by the book cover “in deeper waters “ by F.T. Lukens

i wanted to draw wilmon as pirates for soooo long and finally found the opportunity!!

and yes i know that “in deeper waters” is not about pirates but i love the cover of it so i wanted to recreate it

also i kinda wanna write a one shot about this, maybe i’ll do it someday

#young royals fanart #young royals #youngroyals_inktober #wilmon #young royals art #young royals fandom #young royals s2 #wilmon fanart #fanart #youngroyals inktober #wilmon in another universe #in deeper waters #gay pirates

[felt-squirrels]

I don’t think you guys realize how much I love these books, like I read both of them in a day and now I’m wishing I could erase it from my memory and read them all over again.

#in deeper waters #ft lukens #so this is ever after

[eddiesasspbrak]

So it’s been determined that I love F.T Lukens. I’ve read So This is Ever After and In Deeper Waters (also Spell Bound is on my physical TBR) now I have to decide which one to get my niece for her birthday because she’s also queer and enjoys queer novels

#will I get both? #probably #but she’s really into grandmaster of demonic cultivation #and I want to get her more volumes of that #F.T Lukens #so this is ever after #in deeper waters

[marsmachtmobil42]

Title: In Deeper Waters

Author: F. T. Lukens

Page length: 320

Synopsis: A young prince must rely on a mysterious stranger to save him when he is kidnapped during his coming-of-age tour in this swoony adventure that is The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Pirates of the Caribbean. Prince Tal has long awaited his coming-of-age tour. After spending most of his life cloistered behind palace walls as he learns to keep his forbidden magic secret, he can finally see his family’s kingdom for the first time. His first taste of adventure comes just two days into the journey, when their crew discovers a mysterious prisoner on a burning derelict vessel. Tasked with watching over the prisoner, Tal is surprised to feel an intense connection with the roguish Athlen. So when Athlen leaps overboard and disappears, Tal feels responsible and heartbroken, knowing Athlen could not have survived in the open ocean. That is, until Tal runs into Athlen days later on dry land, very much alive, and as charming—and secretive—as ever. But before they can pursue anything further, Tal is kidnapped by pirates and held ransom in a plot to reveal his rumored powers and instigate a war. Tal must escape if he hopes to save his family and the kingdom. And Athlen might just be his only hope…

#lgbtq #fantasy #young adult #pirates #historical fiction #f.t. lukens #in deeper waters #book aesthetic #book recommendations #aesthetic #moodboard #bookblr #booklr