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boarix · 1 year

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Last Lines Tag

I was tagged by @makkuromurasaki ,whose art is so rad, it blows my mind. Thank you 💚

Rules: Write the latest line from each of your wips (or post where you last left off in your art) and tag as many people as there are wips you are working on.

Whelp... I only have the one fanfic so... from what will be my last chapter of Wraith in the Ruins, The Living End:

Hancock didn't even hesitate.

😅 Anymore and I'd give too much away, but that really is the last line I wrote this morning.

As far as art wips; whooooo boy I've bunches. Most of which are literal lines and circles and aren't worth showing, but here are some with substance:

A big mixed-media piece I'm doing with Oswald the Outrageous from Fallout 4

Ghoul Fan A from the same piece. I'm going to have a couple of these folks that will be more detailed and stand out from the crowd.

Bird 1 of 2 from my Duality of Man green heron piece.

A piece I'm doing for my buddy that's going to be called Babe in the Woods

As always, no pressure to the tagged: @its-sixxers @so-i-did-this-thing @lookbluesoup @thenightmotherwrites @robobrainmurdermysterytheatre

And literally anyone else who would like to share. @ me and everything😁👍

Thanks again for tagging me!

#last lines tag #fallout art #wraith in the ruins #fallout fanfic #fallout fan art #boarix draws #bird art #birds #fallout 4 #i know I haven't been the most productive this year #but i am still plugging along

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moondirti · 8 months

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If i started a lil comic series of random moments between miguel and wraith that don’t make it into the main fic, would y’all be interested

#i have so many ideas and tiktok audios saved #also #would i draw wraith as a blank slate character or how i imagine her #the latter is more fun but i dont wanna ruin the reader experience for anyone #miguel o’hara x reader #miguel o’hara #animalic #across the spiderverse #fanfic #fanfiction

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nellasbookplanet · 3 months

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Book recs: possession, bodysnatching and bodysharing

Demons, ghosts, aliens, sentient bacteria, artificial intelligences - isn't there something fascinating about the idea of sharing a body with another being like a giant get-along t-shirt? No? Too bad, because I'm going to tell you about books featuring this trope anyway.

A note: multiple of these books are sequels where the bodysnatching/possession aspect plays little to no part in the first book. In all these cases, I still recommend starting with book one. I also in one case chose not to include a certain sequel that I loved as even mentioning it in this context would be a huge spoiler, so, uh, sorry about that.

For more details on the books, continue under the readmore. Titles marked with * are my personal favorites. And as always, feel free to share your own recs in the notes!

If you want more book recs, check out my masterpost of rec lists!

Brain Plague by Joan Slonczewsji*

Chrys, a struggling artist, agrees to become a carrier for a sentient strain of microbes. With their help, Chrys breathes new life into her career and becomes a success. But every microbe society is different - some function as friends and brain enhancers to their carrier, while others become a literal brain plague, a living addiction taking over the life of their carrier. And like every society, the microbe community is in constant flux - including the one inside Chrys's head.

Children of Ruin (Children of Time series) by Adrian Tchaikovsky*

Sequel to Children of Time. Millenia and generation spanning scifi. After the collapse of the Earthen empire, a project to terraform various planets and use them to uplift other species to sentience in left unfinished. However, both species and planets continue evolving on their own, and when what remains of humanity flees the dying Earth millenia later, these planets might be their only hope of survival. But the uplifted species aren't the only intelligent life out there, and are far from the most dangerous as the survivors encounter something capable of terraforming the human body itself.

Leech by Hiron Ennes*

Unbeknownst to humanity, a sentient hive mind has taken over the entire medical profession to ensure the health of their host species. One of their doctors is sent off to an isolated location where they’re cut off from the rest of the hive mind, only to realize they’re faced with a rivaling parasitic entity. Leech hands you only just enough information to get by, and whether its historical fantasy, an alternate timeline, or futuristic post apocalypse is hard to determine. It’s spooky and a bit weird and wildly creative.

A Memory Called Empire (Texicalaan duology) by Arkady Martine

Mahit Dzmare is an ambassador sent to the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire, where she discovers that her predecessor has died. Trying to protect her home, a small independent mining station, from being taken over by the empire, Mahit struggles to find out the truth of her predecessor's death while carrying the voice of his ghost in her head, guiding her as best he can. Features a sapphic relationship but focuses more on world-building than romance.

Ninefox Gambit (Machineries of Empire trilogy) by Yoon Ha Lee*

Military space opera where belief and culture shape the laws of reality, causing all kinds of atrocities as empires do everything in their power to force as many people as possible to conform to their way of life to strengthen their technology and weapons. It’s also very queer, with gay, lesbian and trans major characters, albeit little to no romance. Disgraced Captain Kel Cheris is given a second chance by allying with the undead Commander Shous Jedao, who in life never lost a battle, but also went mad and massacred his own army. Now, Cheris must decide just how far she can trust him, with her forces as well as with her sense of self.

My Heart is Human by Reese Hogan

Nine years ago, all complex technology was made illegal. This complicates life for Joel, young transgender single father, as a bionic just uploaded itself into his brain without consent. Scared of losing his daughter, Joel tries to keep the bionic secret while using it to fix his life, but things quickly get more complicated as the bionic gains more and more control of his body. A bit simplistic in writing style but makes a lot of cool parallels of bodily autonomy to Joel’s experiences as a transman.

Bonus rec: if you like the general concept of struggling for physical control over one’s body with an AI, may I also suggest the (much grittier and gory) movie Upgrade.

The Host by Stehpenie Meyer*

The Host follows Wanderer, an alien part of an invading force on Earth. Humans have been defeated and are being used as host bodies, but Wanderer's host Melanie is being difficult and refuses to fade away. Instead she fills Wanderer's mind with images of Jared, the man she loves and who's still in hiding. With Melanie's feelings bleeding into Wanderer's the two reluctantly ally to find and keep safe the man they both love. While The Host does feature Meyer's trademark romance - of which I'm not the biggest fan - the more interesting and arguably more central relationship is that between Wanderer and her human host.

Needle by Hal Clement

1950s classic. A small island in the pacific ocean and a fourteen-year-old boy have just become the center of an interstellar chase between an alien Hunter and the criminal he’s pursuing. Robert is a regular boy, but he has a very special passenger: an alien symbiont hiding inside his body. The alien became stranded on Earth as he pursued a criminal of his own species, and now they are both trapped on the same island, playing a game of cat and mouse as Robert and the Hunter struggle to find their prey before it finds them.

Malevolent by Harlan Guthrie*

Lovecraftian horror mystery. Private detective Arthur Lester wakes up in his office, his partner dead, memories fuzzy, vision gone, and the voice of a malevolent entity in his mind. Unable to see, Arthur is forced to rely on guidance from the entity as he attempts to solve the mystery of what it is and where it came from. Is this a book? No. But as someone who reads mostly audiobooks, the difference between a book and a fiction podcast is negligible, and also I love this story and its characters and want all of you to do so too.

Goddess of Filth by V. Castro

Novella. What starts as a drunken seance between friends ends with one of them chanting in Nahuatl, the language of their Aztec ancestors. Following that night, the formerly shy Fernanda has changed. While her family calls for priests, claiming her possessed by a demon, Fernanda's friends believe what has taken up residence in her is something decidedly older. A quick read featuring female rage, desire and empowerment, this is a different twist on the typical possession story.

This Alien Shore by C.S. Friedman

Space opera in which humanity found a way to faster than light travel and began establishing colonies all over the galaxy, only to belatedly realize the method of FTL caused irreversible mutations and disabilities and leaving their nascent colonies to die. Much later, many of the colonies have survived and thrived, and one has found a new method of FTL travel, allowing an interconnected space society to grow. However, Earth is on the hunt for their method and is prepared to do anything to steal it. Trapped in the middle of all this and forced on the run is young Jamisia, who is little by little coming to realize that not only might she be the very solution Earth is after, she's also not alone in her own mind and body.

Touch by Claire North*

Kepler should have died long ago, beaten to death in an alley. Instead, a switch happened as Kepler leapt into and took control of the body of the killer. Since then, Kepler has lived in body after body, having gained the ability to inhabit anyone with a touch and stay for anything from a few minutes to an entire lifetime. Kepler cares much for the host bodies, and when one of them is brutally assassinated, Kepler must find the killer, avenge the host's death, and stop it from happening again. You want a fucked up main character with fucked up morals who still genuinely cares for people? Then boy do I have the book for you!

The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk

Fantasy romance. Beatrice Clayborn is a sorceress, but if her family gets its way she won't remain so for long. Married women are forbidden from practicing magic, and Beatrice's father is intent on marrying her off to save them from destitution. Beatrice has a different plan: become so powerful a sorceress that she can herself save her father's business and becomes too valuable to marry off. To achieve this, she strikes a bargain with a minor spirit of fortune. In return, the spirit demands to be present in Beatrice's body as she experiences her first kiss... a kiss with a man who might jeopardize all her plans.

Pandemonium by Daryl Gregory

Del Perce's world is almost indistinguishable from ours, the only difference being the presence of possessing entities that can strike with little to no warning. When he was young, Del was possessed by one of these demons, which was eventually exorcised. But now he’s experiencing a resurgence of symptoms, a voice in his head demanding to be freed. To save himself, Del races to find out the truth behind the possessions.

The Thousand Eyes (The Serpent Gates duology) by A.K. Larkwood*

Sequel to The Unspoken Name (please read that first, I promise this duology is very worth it). These books have a lot going on: portals, flying ships, orcs, elves, creepy snake gods, possessions, cults, immortal evil mages who traumatize teens as their hobby, gay and lesbian frenemies, the works. Csorwe, born and raised in a cult and meant as a sacrifice, escapes her intended death with a mage who becomes her mentor. But he has dangerous motives of his own, and Csorwe must decide where her loyalties lie.

A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge

Young adult, historical. All her life, Makepeace's mother has been teaching her how to defend herself from the possession of ghosts, until one day her guard drops and a wild and fierce spirit slips in. When Makepeace's mother dies and she is sent to live with her father's family, this spirit might be her only defence. Because her family is harboring dark secrets, and they have plans for Makepeace... plans which do not care for her well-being. Unlike most other YA I've read in terms of vibes and plot, A Skinful of Shadows is a unique and intriguing read.

Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson*

Young adult fantasy. Artemisia prefers the dead to the living, and is training to become a Gray Sister, a nun who helps the souls of the deceased pass on to the afterlife rather than remain as dangerous spirits. To defend her convent, Artemisia accepts the help of a dangerous revenant, a powerful spirit which grants her great power but also could possess her the moment her guard is lowered. As evil threatens her homeland, Artemisia and the revenant must find a way to work together.

A Psalm of Storms and Silence by Roseanne A. Brown

Young adult fantasy. Sequel to A Song of Wraiths and Ruin. To save his family, Malik has made a deal with a dangerous spirit with equally dangerous demands - the death of the princess. Meanwhile, princess Karina is seeking her own power, meaning to resurrect her assassinated sister no matter what the prize. As their paths intertwine, the consequences of their pursuits keep getting higher, both for them, their nation, and the entire world.

Grey Sister (Book of the Ancestor trilogy) by Mark Lawrence

Sequel to Red Sister. Fantasy with sci-fi flavor. Nona is being raised to become a killer at the Convent of Sweet Mercy. But dangerous classes aren’t Nona's only problem: her planet is slowly dying, and her own inner demons whisper in her mind. As the sun grows weaker and ice creeps ever closer, Nona and her allies race to save themselves from extinction.

Fifth Quarter (Quarters series) by Tanya Huff*

Sequel to Sing the Four Quarters. Fifth Quarter is only loosely connected to the first book in the series so you could read it as a standalone, however I still recommend starting with Sing the Four Quarters as it is very good. Bannon and Vree are siblings and highly skilled assassins, but they are put to the test when a failed assassination finds them sharing a body, their intended victim having stolen Bannon's. Now, they must choose between remaining loyal to their Empire, or helping their supposed victim find a new body to steal - and he doesn't want just any body, he wants the royal prince.

The Nein Eyes of Lucien by Madeline Roux*

Recommended with the caveat that you're unlikely to get the full experience unless you have also watched Critical Role Campaign 2 (which is quite the time investment, but very worth it). It follows the antagonist Lucien, first owner of the body we know as Mollymauk Tealeaf, both before Lucien lost his body and after he regains it in the ultimate struggle against Mollymauk's old friends, the Mighty Nein.

Bonus AKA I haven't read these yet but they seem really cool

The Scratch Daughters (The Scapegracers trilogy) by H.A. Clarke

Sequel to The Scrapegracers. Sideways Pike used to be able to perform only party tricks, but in finding new friends and starting a coven, the four become powerful witches. But not everyone wants witches around. After having gotten her spectre stolen and losing her ability to perform magic, Sideways is forced to rely on Mr. Scratch, a book demon taking the place of her spectre to keep her alive. Now she must struggle to get her magic back before it’s too late.

Riding the Odds by Lynda K. Scott

Sci-fi romance. Tara Rowan is a spaceship captain with secrets - a past she wants to leave behind, and Zie, an organic symbiote which grants her greater strengths and reflexes. But when sexy Holy Knight Trace Munroe blackmails her in an attempt to rescue a missing princess, Tara's secrets are in danger of being revealed.

What Doesn't Break by Cassandra Khaw

Like The Nine Eyes of Lucien, you're unlikely to get the full experience of What Doesn't Break unless you're also a viewer of Critical Role. It follows the backstory of Laudna, undead sorceress and warlock with the ghostly presence of the necromancer who once murdered her keeping residence in her mind and tugging at her strings.

Every Day (Every Day trilogy) by David Levithan

Every day, A wakes up with a new body and a new life. A has rules on how to deal with this existence - don't get attached, don't get noticed, and don't interfere. But when A finds themself falling in love, all their established rules no longer apply. This one has also been adapted as a movie!

This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us by Edgar Cantero

A. and Z. Kimrean are twin siblings and private eyes - they also share the same body, calling themselves A.Z. When someone starts murdering the sons and heirs of a ruthless crime boss, it falls on A.Z. Kimrean to solve the case and find the killer before all out gang war breaks out.

A Madness of Angels (Matthew Swift series) by Kate Griffin

Two years ago, sorcerer Matthew Swift was killed. Today, he woke back up. And he isn't alone in his body... Now, he seeks vengeance not only against the one who killed him, but also against the one who brought him back.

Honorary mentions AKA these didn't really work for me but maybe you guys will like them: Bone Rider by J. Fally, The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu, What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang, Hunter of Demons by Jordan L. Hawk, Odder Still by D.N. Bryn

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agropuff · 4 months

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alice, running head first into gang territory:

alix, across the city: something just happened

#tw blood #jus a lil tbh #underbelly #alice chen #alix #wraith #alice ruining wraiths life one step at a time #jacks.art #keegy weegy ocs

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wr-n · 9 months

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Rewatching Ancient Magus' Bride and Im in need of them being biblically accurate monsters

#wraith art #sans #papyrus #classic #anime has ruined me /pos #<3 #ancient magus bride

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boarix · 1 year

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Epilogue

Wraith in the Ruins: A Fallout 4 Story Part XXV

Trigger Warnings: suggestive content

Please enjoy!

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“Should I put on a sweater, grandma? Are you cold?”

“Do you have one, smart guy?”

The trip to Dalton Farm originally was meant to be a honeymoon for Wraith and Hancock, but had turned into something of a family vacation instead. Danse, Curie, Hancock, Shaun, Duncan and Preston had been fishing in the relatively sheltered bay of the settlement for several days in a row, and although it was late spring, the winds off the sea were still brisk.

Shaun had come in to the main house with Hancock in tow to show off the large – and for Wraith unidentifiable – fish he had caught, “All by myself!”

“You should have long sleeves and a hat anyway, young man. You do know you can still get sunburned, right?”

Shaun rolled his eyes came to Wraith and kissed her cheek but then ran out the door to the beach, “Sorry, I can’t hear you; I’m too far away.”

Hancock chuckled and stooped to give her a long, lingering kiss before he followed the child out to the water.

Wraith sighed, “You know he’s getting that sass from you, right?”

MacCready was lounging on an over-stuffed loveseat and had Dogmeat sprawled across his lap. Having no interest in fish – neither in catching or eating – he had spent his time sitting with Wraith, relaxing and reading the stack of books Hancock had given him. When Wraith came over to scold him, he reached up and gently pulled her down to sit next to him. He laughed at her, “No way. He gets it from being a teenager.” He laughed again when she huffed at him, “You know; if they’re all out on the boats all day, there’s plenty of privacy and time for activates in here.” He waggled his eyebrows suggestively.

“Hey, you’re right. There is a ton of fish-smelly laundry to do.”

“Ugh, make Deacon do it. Where’s he been anyway?”

It had taken months to set to right the damage to the various settlements that Infamy and Radiance had done; partially due to the overall reduction of citizenry.

It also took months to set Wraith to right. Curie and Sturges had to completely rebuild Wraith’s left shoulder again and this time, create an arm that attached to it. Wraith also had permanent scars on her forehead and face where the alien artifact had tried to burn her away from it.

Infamy made good on their promise to return to the Capital Wasteland, and surprisingly, took the rest of the Children of Atom with them.

“Isolde will never recover from this. Even I am changed. Probably not for the better, though. Ha!”

It had been a year after Radiance’s defeat and the artifact’s destruction before Wraith had finally agreed to have the big wedding Hancock had asked for. Nick Valentine walked Wraith down the aisle, but rather than a traditional wedding dress, she wore a pale ice-blue blouse and cigarette pant suit that Shaun had made her. The Juliet sleeves of which had hand-made buttons modeled after the Minutemen insignia at the wrists. Hancock had set his red coat aside and paired his tricorn with a slate suit that somehow was able to make him look even more rakishly handsome then on an average day.

The reception took place in Sanctuary, was immense, and lasted almost a week. It was also a much needed stress release for the Commonwealth. Wraith had looked for Deacon – she hadn’t seen him for almost a year – but of course, didn’t see him at the party.

A few evenings after, as Wraith was packing for the trip to Far Harbor, she left her house and walked to the warehouse on the north side of the settlement. Focused and moving quickly, she almost missed seeing a light shining through the trees from the general direction of the vault. In typical Wraith fashion she decided to check it out by herself.

Without telling anyone.

A lantern shone in the window of the work trailer just off to the side of elevator to the vault, and she poked her head inside, smiling hopefully, “Deacon, are you in here?”

“Nope, right behind you.”

“Oh, I see the beard is back. Been to the Capital?” Suddenly awkward, she half raised her arms as if she was going to hug him then changed her mind and fussed with her hair instead.

“I see your hair is back. Enjoying retirement?”

“Sort of; I still help Preston from time to time, but nothing too crazy.” Feeling like the silence was stretching on for too long she suddenly blurted, “I got married.”

A smile spread across the spy’s face and he moved forward and wrapped her in a hug, “I know, Pippa. Congratulations.”

Her voice was muffled as she spoke into his shoulder, “Is this hug my only present?”

“It definitely is.”

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Thank you so much for sharing in this adventure with me.

Want to start from the beginning? Please see the Wraith in the Ruins chapter link tree =^..^=

#wraith in the ruins #fallout fanfic #fallout fan fiction #fallout 4 #fallout

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battyaboutbooksreviews · 2 months

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🔥 Books to Read After Watching Avatar the Last Airbender

🦇 Good afternoon, my beloved bookish bats! Are you a fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender? We're watching the live-action adaptation this weekend! Here are a few books to add to your TBR if you're an Avatar fan!

❓ What's your element?

⚡ I've been holding onto this post since BEFORE casting was announced, and I'm so glad I can finally post it!

🔥 An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir @sabaatahir 💧 Set Fire to the Gods by Sara Raasch @sara_raasch and Kristen Simmons @kris10writes ⛰️ A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown @rosiesrambles ⚡ The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni @lynettenoni 🌪️ Infinity Son by Adam Silvera @adamsilvera 🔥 The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala @swatiteerdhala 💧 The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee @yeebookauthor ⛰️ Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake @kendareblake ⚡ Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard @victoriaaveyard 🌪️ Child of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi @tomiadeyemi 🔥 Nocturna by Maya Motayne @mayamotayne 💧 Furyborn by Claire Legrand @clairelegrandbooks ⛰️ Guardians of Dawn: Zhara by S. Jae-Jones @sjaejones ⚡ Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron @renathedreamer 🌪️ We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal @hafsahfaizal 🔥 Truthwitch by Susan Dennard @stdennard 💧 Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin @shelbymahurin ⛰️ Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian @lauraksebastian

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reinedespres · 1 year

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ASOWAR & APOSAS side by side❤️‍🔥

I can't believe it's already been a year since one of my favorite duology concluded, I was so in love with the world of Sonande that I made fanart for each release to help me wait. Time isn't real 😭

#asowar #aposas #fantasy art #a song of wraiths and ruin #a psalm of storms and silence #roseanne a. brown #ya fantasy #artdespres #I want to reread the series now

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unmotivatedartistry · 1 month

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Ask game but for your recent oc: 1, 4, 5, 6, and 18

WIESŁAW WRAITH SOKOŁOWSKI!!!!

1. Why do you like or dislike this character?

I LOVE HIM not because I created him BUT: He's Polish first of all, he's one of those really closed off and distant people and he struggles so impossibly hard with empathy or compassion or being nice or just expressing himself without Indifference, Anger, Or Pushing People Away. But he learns how to be

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

CALL OF DUTY MODERN WARFARE 2. either the reboots or originals but I thhhhink I might make two mildly diff versions of him so I can fit him into BOTH worlds because. Why not? I actually made the silly OC guy for COD because. I don't know I wanted to make a COD oc so I did. But he can be separated outside of COD if we just say he went into a different section of the British Army after his discharge from the Polish Armed Forces

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

"From Underground" by Mook. I don't know why I started correlating him with the song aside from "Always looking outward / Always Looking Back" or "I'm unsure whose values / Am I living by" or "I say it regurgitated / But in my heart I know / I've accepted myself for less than I am" or "There's an animal waiting that must come out" or-- yeah you get it the song fits him.

6. What's something you have in common with this character?

WE'RE BOTH POLISH. AND we both were the kinda "academically gifted" kids but not really. Like that middleground between really smart kids and the regular kids.

18. How about a relationship they have in canon with another character that you admire?

I don't have any romantic relationships I think he'd be in (pretty sure he's aromantic without knowing it. He just isn't the type to love + he's traumatized like shit because I wanted to idk and he thinks he's incapable of loving someone else / is scared of it) BUT platonic ones; I think he'd be like a-brother-from-another-mother type thing with Ghost (from COD, obviously...) because they both share trauma and they just understand eachother like no one else and. They're just so similar they might as well be siblings. AND I think Wiesław would be very close with Price too because canonically (in my au of sorts where Wiesław exists) saved his life and got him into the TF141

#simon says #simon answers #wiesław sokołowski #wraith sokołowski #wiesław “wraith” sokołowski #I LOVE HIM SO MUCH #I'D DO ANYTHING FOR HIM (I ruined his life)

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bloodmaarked · 2 months

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a song of wraiths and ruin // roseanne a. brown

first published: 2020 read: 19 february 2024 �� 29 february 2024 pages: 472 format: paperback

genres: fiction, young adult, fantasy, mythology (african-inspired), romance favourite character(s): the kestrel, karina least favourite character(s): farid

rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 thoughts: i had a really good time reading a song of wraiths and ruin! it reminded me of quite a few similar books that i've read over the years, like raybearer, witches steeped in gold, and the final strife for example (and i felt it was definitely better than the latter two).

keeping my review short and sweet because i think generally this is just quite in line with books i've enjoyed in the past. i thought the worldbuilding was stellar, the characters were well crafted (unpopular opinion but i liked karina more than malik; it took a lot longer for me to come around to him!), i just loved all the cultural and fantastical elements that drew from various african cultures. it's a fairly chunky book but it didn't even feel like it. there was a big twist that i saw coming (i didn't trust [REDACTED] from the very beginning 😒) but what unfolded following the revelation had me locked in.

i think it may lose a star because at times i felt it was almost indistinguishable from similar books in its genre, both in terms of worldbuilding and plot points. it's not massively innovative but again, this may be just because i kept drawing comparisons to other books. i felt that it also got a little convoluted as it was wrapping up, and i had to go along with it without necessarily entirely understanding how or why certain things were happening.

very much excited to read the sequel, which i went out and bought a few hours before finishing this book!

#a song of wraiths and ruin #roseanne a. brown #2024 reads #4 stars #fiction #fantasy #book review #booklr #bookblr #bookworm

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fangirlforthewin · 2 years

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Enemies to Lovers Book Recommendations

I don't know about you all, but I live for enemies to lovers. Give me all the angst and then fluff. Here are some of my favorite books in this category. If you have any other recommendations, please let me know!

Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

To Kill a Kingdm by Alexandra Christo

Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury

The Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A Brown

The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

The Star Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L Armentrout