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poetic-gays · 11 months

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Adrian: I’m sorry. It’s all just made me a bit nervous.

Monty: Everything makes you nervous, Adrian. You’re a walking panic attack.

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soldier-poet-king · 1 year

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Im still so upset abt my family pulling a Charlotte Lucas on me this weekend but like. It's fine. I am going to get So Buff so I don't have to hate having a soft "feminine" body and also so I'm strong enough to bear the weight of their Ongoing Disappointment (TM) about p much every single one of my life choices and also maybe my very existence

#franposting #im somehow so upset abt that #but also so happy bc im working out again and the weather is nice and i have recipes to make and fresh veg in the fridge #also im reading the gentleman's guide to vice and virtue as a completely self indulgent comfort read #and im just 🥺#what if u were in love with ur best friend in the 1700s #and u were both boys #but also ur a little depressed and a little bit an alcoholic. and ur dad is a shitbag.#and also ur being chased by highwaymen on the grand tour of the continent. for funsies #literally. in love with ur best friend is such a good trope. making it sad queer 18th century is just. delicious #this shit HURTS and I'm actively crying #because all the bits with his dad are like. YEAH ME TOO. this is one of THE biggest sources of nightmares for me #i can never be free or honest!!! i simply make up excuses abt being single forever and ever #also bk2 is abt felicity and i love her. queen. truly. just wants to get a mans education and escape finishing school. icon #but yeah. this was supposed to be fun haha lil fluff romance with no stakes ol #just a distraction from my woes. and now im like. oh #oh shit we be in it now #dare i say..... sebastian flyte vibes of it all....#softhearted fop alcoholic in love w ur best friend. rich brit. parent issues. really just need to love and be loved

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casadegatos · 1 year

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thank you to @watchfuldeer for the tag!!

Rules: Tag 9 people you want to get to know better.

@gregwambsganss @jennmakesitweird @i-platypus @scienceoftheidiot @raspberrytoupee @playstation04 @your-ace-cousin-clover @olivelune @downtilts

you don't have to, but I like doing these so here goes!

last song: Kill Your Television by Ned's Atomic Dustbin

On a nineties kick lately I guess. That and lo fi hip hop for concentration purposes. Anything to block out the three songs my wife is currently playing on a loop.

last show: (finished) The Cleaner (current season) Succession and Staged

I find Greg Davies hilarious. Something about being a huge dork (literally and figuratively) while also being really approachable and human.

I'm so fascinated by the way Succession has developed and I'm riveted by the performances. Just stellar.

Michael Sheen and David Tennant really have amazing chemistry and Staged somehow continues to be a fresh premise even in season 3.

currently watching: (in front of my eyeballs at the moment) The Night Agent

Oh Netflix, this show has a lot going on. I'm really having fun on the ride and it's holding my attention.

currently reading: (I'm excited to report I can read multiple books at a time once again! The pandemic really did a number on my reading ability)

Exit Strategy (Murderbot #4) by Martha Wells...what can I say, I love Murderbot. Its observations on humans are wonderful.

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell... enemies to lovers, class differences, industrial intrigue in Victorian England, I can't get enough of this story. Margaret Hale is one of my favorite heroines.

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (audiobook) my commute goes by quickly while listening to this story of unrequited love and a mystery box. Bi and gay rep as well as disability rep too! Light and fun and romantic.

current obsession: Victorian history and Succession

My ongoing interest in Victorian history has turned quite obsessive in the last year, probably because I'm trying to write a book set in the 1890s.

See comments about succession above and stir in being able to enjoy Matthew Macfadyen and Sarah Snook on a weekly basis. A constant source of discussion.

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first-enchanter-surana · 8 months

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for the book ask game: 35?

Hi, thanks for sending this in!

35. a book featuring the found family trope

So since I'm not really used to describing books by tropes (as opposed to genres like Fantasy, romance, mystery, crime, etc), I looked up what the "found family" trope means (just to be sure) and according to Urban Dictionary (the most reliable source I could find), and their definition is "a group of people come to love each other like family, even through (and because) they aren't biologically related".

The series I immediately thought of here is The Witcher by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. It's a Fantasy series following Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter, who travels the Continent with his friends in search of his adoptive daughter, Ciri. There's also a Netflix series as well as a popular video games trilogy based on the books, so I'm sure you've heard of these books. (I will say though that this series is for an adult audience and features violence, gore, blood, torture, sex, and other mature themes.)

Then I thought about what books with this trope I'd recommend to a younger audience and the series I'd really like to talk about actually sorta breaks the trope b/c it features actually siblings: The Montague Siblings by Mackenzie Lee.

The first book in the series, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, was actually supposed to be a standalone book and features Henry, the oldest sibling. Set in 19th century England, Henry is supposed to be his rich father's heir, but utterly fails to meet expectations. His father finally sends Henry on his "Grand Tour" of continental Europe, where Henry, accompanied by his sister, and his childhood best friend Percy, is supposed to get his shit together. What he does instead is discover that he is in love with Percy and also really doesn't want to inherit his father's estate.

The other two books are about Felicity, the only sister and middle child, and Adrian, the youngest brother, respectively.

While it's true that the main characters are all actually related to each other, their journeys are all about them discovering their own identities, making their way in the world despite society's expectations - and while they end up breaking away from their parents (spoiler alert!), they still end up staying in touch with each other and becoming a family on their own terms (that also includes their friends and (queer) life partners.)

#lisanja asks #books #about #personal #the witcher #montague siblings

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captainrandomobsessions · 1 year

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"And what a sky it is."

Well then, I've finished the book. It's the first novel I've read in its entirety (as in, without the help of the audiobook). It does mark the second historical fiction novel I've read though. I've loved them both but we might talk about that at a later date. Regardless, I'm here to once again talk about The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. Did you get this far into the post going "what book is she talking about?" Well, now you know.

This book had a lot of audacity. It made me tear up several times. (I didn't cry, thank god. I cry like a banshee) It also made me reflect, regardless of my disdain for the practice. I've also added all the nonfiction sources in the back to my ever-growing tbr. I have never wanted to own a book more than I do this one. I know which parts I want to highlight, which parts I want to read again, etc etc. Regardless of how I feel, I think the thing that strikes me most is that Henry, at the end of it, has taken the first steps to accepting himself. And I know how utterly terrifying it is to do that. I don't have a lover, and probably won't for a while. But to realize you are in love with someone that you realize you aren't supposed to be it scary. It was another queer book that made me realize I was in love with my offline best friend. And I texted her and she simply said, "I know." Well, it was more "i kind of figured" but meh.

I guess this is all to say that I'm proud of Monty and Percy and I'm so very very happy for them. I'm scared out of my mind because emotions are terrifying. I'm buying this book.

#the gentleman's guide to vice and virtue #tggtv #book thoughts and rambles #rambles by meep #I'm emotional #yall just have to deal

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incorrect-tmnt2012-quotes · 2 years

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Mikey: I'd like you all to remember just how much you adore me and how dull your lives would be without me in them.

Donnie: What did you do?

#incorrect tmnt quotes #source: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue #tmnt 2012 #tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #donatello #michelangelo

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incorrect-stickmin · 4 years

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Henry: I'd like you all to remember how much you adore me and how dull your lives would be without me.

Ellie: