#magic in manhattan

[patroclusdefencesquad]

i've been unemployed this month and have therefore read 17 books so here's my top three for january :

the mercies by kiran millwood hargrave

god this book is So Good. it's one of those books where there's not much happening, but it still manages to be so haunting and gripping. it's inspired by real events on a small island in 1600s norway, and the more general history of the witch trials, and the style of writing is very gritty and realistic to reflect that. all the men on this island are killed in a storm, leaving the women behind to fend for themselves, until the arrival of another man on the island, who tries to reassert control over them. it's a story about the power that men, and religion, have over women, and about love (lesbians!) and friendship. it's not a happy book, but it is incredible.

the watchmaker of filigree street/the lost future of pepperharrow by natasha pulley

this is a really gentle queer novel. the relationship between the two main characters is both the centre of the series and also not the focus of it, if that makes sense? i mean, they're both fucking idiots in the second book and there is a certain moment where i want to grab them by the shoulders and shake them, but it's very sweet, and soft, and not discussed but just There. the book itself is beautifully written, it's set in the late 1800s and i wouldn't exactly call it fantasy, but there's a hint of magic/supernatural about it (without giving away spoilers lmao). the plot detail is intricate and incredibly well thought through, and while there are a few plot choices that i wasn't a huge fan of, overall i loved this series, i raced out to get the second one as soon as i could. thaniel and keita babes i love you you're so dumb sometimes <3

more than a best friend by emma r alban

it's bridgerton but lesbians. it's literally bridgerton but lesbians what more can you want. fun soft read i adored it i need the sequel like right now

i also reread all of the magic in manhattan and associated books because i desperately needed a comfort read and god did they deliver as ever. sebastian and wesley, sunshine x asshole couple, truly top tier

#queer books #the watchmaker of filigree street #the mercies #don't want you like a best friend #magic in manhattan #lgbtq

[fourthleafluck]

Every book Allie Therin writes is the definition of Chemistry, and she's so right for that

Queer Book Draw Challenge 19-20/20: Magic in Manhattan and Roaring 20s Magic series by Allie Therin

AND THAT'S A WRAP ON QBDC!! Thank you to everyone who came along for the ride! Stick around for next year's queer book art challenge announcement in a few weeks 💛📚🥳

Also! My print/sticker shop is officially open! Check it out at the link in my bio :3

#queer book draw challenge #qbdc #lgbt books #queer books #queer romance #book art #allie therin #proper Scoundrels #magic in Manhattan #rory brodigan #Sebastian de leon #wesley lord fine #arthur kenzie #queer historical romance #queer fantasy

[cloudyglow]

These are my pony versions of the couple Arthur (tall blue stallion) and Rory (small brown stallion) from the historical fantasy gay romance book series Magic in Manhattan by Allie Therin. They are in Central Park in Manehattan.

Background made by me using a screencap from season 6 episode 3 of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

more under the cut

Arthur Kenzie is an ex-soldier who now fights to protect the world from those who would use magic to harm innocent people. Rory Brodigan is a grumpy paranormal whose magic can see the history of objects.

My cutie mark for Arthur Kenzie is a shield to represent his protective nature. “You tease me for being overprotective, but I want to be your shield.”

My cutie mark for Rory Brodigan represents his special talent (magic) of being able to scry the history of objects. I chose to represent this using a clock face with an arrow encircling it, moving backwards. Inside are abstracted words representing the information Rory can gather using his magic.

#my art #my little pony #friendship is magic #mlp #pony #my little pony friendship is magic #fim #mlp fim #crossover #ponification #ponified #magic in manhattan #allie therin #1920s #arthur kenzie #rory brodigan #gay

[lucky-numberme]

prepping for a Magic in Manhattan diptych by practicing The Lads

#haven't captured Ace but but i feel like i NAILED Rory. #like. that's him. that's my sweet grumpy fella who reads the past and controls the wind #he'd fistfight a lord twice his size at the drop of a hat. chihuahua dog type of fella. gods i love him #magic in manhattan #allie therin

[ofliterarynature]

DECEMBER 2022 WRAP UP

Total Titles Read: 18

Favorites: When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb; The Saint of the Bookstore by Victoria Goddard; Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen; An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows

Book Club: Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

DNF: Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

*thinks despairingly about the year wrap-up* UM, December, right! Bad news first: I hated reading this month’s book club choice so much that I quit, but the two other people at the meeting liked it and I immediately read two other books, so I’m refusing to feel bad about it. Ahem. But overall a very good month - there was a lot of 20s-50s historical fiction, which I didn’t plan at all, but the only part I’d call a mistake was reading two different 1920s m/m historical fantasy mysteries at the same time lol. The Charm Offensive was a really fun break though, even if I hate reality TV. And to round it out: bless Victoria Goddard for unexpectedly dropping a new seasonal short ft. my favorite boys, may Lev AC Rosen give us more queer mid century detective fiction, and thank you Foz Meadows for giving me a book that feels like I could have read growing up, but came out in 2016.

Happy New Year! 🎉

[goodreads]

#bec posts #2022 #book log #monthly wrap up #wrap up 2022 #when the angels left the old country #magic in manhattan #the magpie lord #the widows of malabar hill #what moves the dead #she said #the charm offensive #the Saint of the bookstore #even though I knew the end #lavender house #an accident or stars #fried green tomatoes at the whistle stop cafe

[helenkordart]

Sebastian and Wesley from Proper Scoundrels my beloved <3333

#proper scoundrels #allie therin #magic in manhattan #to say that i adore them would be putting it midly #MILDLY even #i adore them like a lot #smooches their cheeks #books

[fernargen]

I think we can all agree there is exactly one (1) person who can play Sebastian de Leon, and that is this ray of fucking sunshine:

#allie therin #proper scoundrels #magic in Manhattan #Sebastian de Leon

[austenwazright]

Magic in Manhattan by Allie Therin has just made the cut and now is officially on my "perfectly fine" book list. Is the plot mind blowing? No, but it's also not boring. Are the characters super deep and complex? No, but they're funny and interesting to read about. Will it make you sob? No, but there'll be moments when quiet tears stream down your face about how sweet and precious and kinda traumatized they are. Will it cause you extreme joy? No, but it'll warm your heart.

See, perfectly fine.

That said, i super recommend it if you want something lighthearted that's not stupid

#magic in manhattan #books #book recs #allie therin #arthur kenzie #rory brodigan #arthur x rory

[vermofftiss]

Arthur and Rory individually like "I don't know how serious this is :(" but without fail when any guy so much as looks at one of them the other immediately starts frothing at the mouth

#they're both so fucking stupid #magic in manhattan #i know there's context but consider #it's funnier without any

[biblionerdreflections]

Series Review - Magic in Manhattan

Hello, everyone! Today I’m doing something a bit different. Usually, I review books individually, but I just finished this series, Magic in Manhattan, and wanted to gush about it. It is a trilogy of MM romantic fantasy stories set during prohibition in New York. I picked them up on a whim and never planned to review them or feature them in any special way on the blog, but here we are… Series…

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#allie therin #magic in manhattan #series review #spellbound #starcrossed #wonderstruck

[downfalldestiny]

Rainy nights 🌧️☔ !.

#Rain #manhattan #New York #Nights #Lights #Magic #Cold #Vibes #Weather #downfalldestiny #downfall #life #magic destinations #magical world #magic moments #Scenery

[dimestoretajic]

#magic the gathering #mtg #memetg #watchmen #dr. manhattan #rorshach

[prettyboysdontlookatexplosions]

it is weird that 9/11 became such a huge politicized cultural Thing that i actually mostly forget that for me personally it was one of the worst days of my life “just” because i was like six miles away on the same island and that me and everyone i knew got fucking weird at the sound of an airplane flying overhead for at least a year after

#this post brought to you by an r/movies thread asking people what their most biggest magic moment was #and well for my entire life it will always unbeatably be #watching the You Mess With One Of Us You Mess With All Of Us scene eight months after being a 13 year old in manhattan on 9/11 #or i mean i fucking hope it will always be that bc i definitely do not want another 9/11 lol #anyway. still can’t think about that scene without crying!

[djeterg19]

If anyone wants to know why I'm obsessed with Allie Therin's books...this just took me out

#do you like broken men? magic? the roaring 20s? #read the magic in Manhattan series and then the Roaring Twenties series #allie therin

[bardinthezone]

Me when Amy and Rory first started dating: "Man, Amy is so dismissive of Rory's feelings and treats him more like a pet. He deserves better."

[Amy and Rory get married]: "Awwww okay, she got better and started appreciating him more!! They're actually pretty sweet together, save for some uncomfortable heteronormative gags

[Amy and Rory get divorced]: "NOT LIKE THIS"

#seriously I have no tolerance for “major relationship change happens offscreen in a timeskip for drama” #or “woman's secret tragedy is just inferility” #or god forbid “divorce is a problem that needs to be solved by getting the characters back together” #like if you're at signing divorce papers you can't magically make everything better by having one (1) bad situation push you back together #so so so done with this fr #cant wait for angels take manhattan #i swear i will stop complaining about him eventually #i'm not usually a hater #i'm just doing rude things to myself because i dont like bitching without evidence #doctor who #steven moffat

[una-manhattan-blaseball]

as above so dale

#yellowstone magic #i should probably start adding actual tags to these huh #lol. lmao. #uppy downy #blaseball rp #una manhattan