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— the night is long, but i will stay with you. | 26. she/her. desi.

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@shaemisaki
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— best books i read in 2023 —
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ship dynamic where the grumpy character is the righteous hero and the sunshine character is the deranged villain
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reincarnation romance with "all my lifetimes belong to you" hits like nothing else
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how do ppl rec their fave books so confidently it feels like i'm sending my baby off to war or smth
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this queer fantasy duology slay
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i love little mythological story inserts in fantasy novels, it makes the world feel more real
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i need readers on booktwt to seriously re-evaluate how they treat authors - thinking you have the right to insult them for harmless opinions + posting spoilers for their unreleased books ??? both incidents happened today
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@shaemisaki
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the worst crime a villain can commit is being boring idc what horrific things they do as long as they're being interesting while doing it
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listen. depressed gay man and the quirky magical kid he accidentally adopts fighting against an evil military institution (+ angsty ex boyfriends, gender feels, great comedy) like can y'all please watch nimona !!!!
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@shaemisaki
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maybe it's bc i still barely see myself as a functioning adult but i need more adult fantasy books with characters in their 30s-40s, not 20s
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@shaemisaki
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glass onion was such an insanely fun time, petition for more wacky whodunnit murder mysteries pls (and more janelle monae ofc)
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i think more fantasy authors need to realize you can be interesting from the beginning! you can bring out your creativity in your intro! you don't have to save the best things for later on
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@shaemisaki
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begging booktwt to realize there's no such thing as an objective book rating. like mine usually depend on my mood and how my day went, i'm not even kidding.
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when lonely isolated characters slowly realize they've gained a group of friends who genuinely care about them
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books that have crazy shit happening throughout instead of just towards the end >>>>>
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middle aged romances with 40yos acting goofy cute you wouldn't get it
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maybe my biggest issue with the recent trope-ification of published fantasy books is how limiting and lacking in imagination they make the story feel - like authors are just playing these tropes straight instead of being actually creative and unique and taking risks
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for pride month, some books with queer muslim protagonists i've enjoyed/on my radar
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@shaemisaki
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white ppl seeing their rep in rfk's books
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@shaemisaki
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starting to realize it takes a Lot of skill to write unlikable characters who are genuinely fascinating and compelling instead of irritating
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characters will say shit like "i'll raze this city to the ground, i'll carve my name in their bones, i'll bathe in my enemy's blood" and then do something mildly bad instead like?? no??? do those exact things
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@shaemisaki
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unsolicited list of short sff books i've enjoyed (all less than 200 pages)
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i think consuming brutal fantasy fiction has ruined me bc i read a contemporary thriller where the big twist at the end involved our mc k!lling someone and i'm like.....that's it?
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epic plot-driven fantasy books need to stop their 80% buildup 20% payoff formula. please switch up your structure do something new i'm begging
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@shaemisaki
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vertically scrolling is for fanfics and flipping pages is for books. wish i made the rules
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The only correct way to read an epub is to vertically scroll What do you mean you flip epub pages horizontally????😕😕
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@shaemisaki
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thinking about my desi muslim bff in babel 🤌🏼 ac: @/cosmikbread
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i NEEEEED a romance with: hurt/comfort, angst, one of them is in danger, one of them is injured and has to be taken care of, a dramatic i love you scene, codependency, one of them almost dies (but it all ends well ofc) + domestic extras
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@shaemisaki
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personally a major character dying is hardly ever as emotional to me as the aftermath of that death, the reactions of other characters, the impact it leaves in their lives
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dark messy violent queer stories that, despite it all, have a happy ending are revolutionary imo
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real
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@shaemisaki
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you know you love something too much when you don't want to join its fandom
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we're always talking about how authors shouldn't be in reviewer spaces and this author is specifically asking NOT to be in that space, to not be tagged in mostly negative reviews. so what's the issue? who cares about their opinions on ratings?
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genuinely shocked that authors are this sensitive over getting 3 star ratings lmao
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i'll never get tired of characters who've suffered through the most horrific, devastating events and still choose kindness and compassion even in the face of cruelty (but they're also badass and don't take shit from anyone)
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this is why we need more immortal x immortal romances where they get to pine over each other for hundreds of years
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my problem with an immortal person falling in love with a mortal is that it's not convincing . bc what's different abt this mortal from the other ppl you've been with? when you've lived for so long? like i'm not gonna be easily convinced if u just give me a sob story or two
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the queen's thief series almost made me believe in the monarchy. like that's MY silly mischievous deadly king <3 now how do i erase my memory and read these books for the first time again
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ml wang queen of standalone adult fantasies fr
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royal x commoner romances work best when the royal character pines more. like i want to see them screaming crying completely broken up over their love interest, just to balance things out
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this really happened in 18th century korea? if so can we bring it back?
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one thing i admire about chinese fantasy storytelling (as compared to western) is how it's not afraid to go on extreme deviations from the main plot, often into completely different side stories. it can be frustrating but also leads to pretty interesting scenarios/dynamics
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whatever they were doing with each other
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what’s a good male performance where he’s being a SLUT a MANWHORE
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anyway read the raybearer duology for dayo our black biromantic asexual king (he's a side character and he's amazing)
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something about queer adult litfic and the intense loneliness they feature gets to me so bad
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there are teenagers and kids in palestine dying right now, losing everyone they love, traumatized for life. and teenagers in the rest of the world who are comfortable in their homes with access to water, electricity and the internet can't even post in solidarity?
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final books in a series that really stuck the landing for me
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I was kidding 😔
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enemies who could've been lovers but decide to destroy each other's lives instead
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sff book take directly from me: authors need to stop demonizing violent revolutions/rebellions against oppression (or at least write them with more thought)
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miss reading peak fiction
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what is it about characters suddenly wrapping their arms around their love interest from behind that makes me lose my shit
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happy father's day to "when i choose to see the good side of things, i'm not being naive, it is strategic and necessary" waymond wang <3
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@shaemisaki
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do you like heartwarming friendships, emotional trauma and intense action in your shows? watch weak hero class 1!
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@shaemisaki
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critical reading doesn't necessarily mean analyzing every word and sentence and symbol like grade school lit class 😭 it can simply be discussing overall themes, questioning why certain things happened, why you like this character and not that one, etc
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anyways
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queer asian fantasy novella series with gorgeous covers >>>>
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seeing this in a fantasy book is just so !!!
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it's time 🫡
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hey [with the intention of getting you to read the monk & robot series esp if you need a break from the usual dark heavy sff books for a quick light and comforting read instead]
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sad old man adopting a magical girl, ex boyfriends turned enemies, IM EXCITED
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A little bit anti, a little bit hero. Nimona premieres June 30
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you know the book's gonna be insanely creative when the author writes this kind of dedication
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mom i made it
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"i know him, and in knowing him i love him, and in loving him i cannot do as he wishes" worn out warrior and her loyal healer romance oh my god
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love reading sci fi books where i'll be calling sentient ships adorable and finding combat robots relatable
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when you read a book that's so good it makes you rethink all your ratings opinions standards
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corruption arcs with enraged mcs hellbent on revenge are so cathartic to read
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never getting over the irony of western published fantasy books set in non-western worlds being so hard to access outside of the west
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coho haters are pick me girls for ME specifically i'll pick them i love smart critical thinking people
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louder for the people at the back
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if y'all like tragically separated lovers + reincarnation where only one of them remembers their past life together (& absolutely stunning art) pls read the reaper and the waiting on webtoon !!
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gay ppl can never be chill
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ykw reading pachinko made me realize that most ppl only care about causes that directly affect them. bc how do you write so thoughtfully about the persecution of koreans under japanese colonialism and also write this:
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am i the only one feeling extremely uncomfortable about this? (note: not a single mention of palestinians or arabs during this conversation)
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love and leashes really served office romance with soft submissive boy x stoic dominant girl AND the guy's her superior at work??? 🤌🏼
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anyway watch under the queen's umbrella if you want a female character who's sarcastic, arrogant, fueled with rage and also kind, motherly, empathetic because shockingly women contain multitudes
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saw some discussions on how the chosen one narrative trope helps further the western individualist myth that a single person can cause systemic change in society and yeah. this has me Thinking.
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4.5 of 5 stars to Babel, or The Necessity of Violence by R.F. Kuang — truly an experience
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magical maidservant gf and scheming princess gf
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all book to screen adaptations should take notes from heartstopper tbh i've never seen a casting that fits the original characters This much before
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need everyone to watch under the queen's umbrella for MOTHER !! (also for its brilliantly written & brilliantly acted palace intrigue)
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four books to get to know me (this was kinda painful to choose)
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four books to get to know me
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the sword of kaigen 🤝🏻 the fifth season 🤝🏻 blood over bright haven questioning the very foundations of your society and realizing it's built on lies
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sometimes men can write pretty cool sapphic books
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laapata ladies (2023)—i love women learning how to be free and snatching their own freedom, im gonna be thinking about these girls for a long time
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// vague babel quote ramiz rafi mirza one of my best boys from babel is out in the world <33 ac: @/cosmikbread
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"i get my book recs from you"
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this brand of older women in fantasy who struggle to go beyond the roles society forces on them 🤌🏼 (see: the sword of kaigen, the jasmine throne, kaikeyi)
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best ship line is when the character says "i want to go home" as they're dying in their lover's arms
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maybe it's bc i got back into the fantasy genre via asian novels that reading older white sff books isn't doing much for me
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it's She Who Became The Sun release day!! read this brilliant debut for a rebel monk with deadly ambition, a eunuch general with a tragic fate, genderqueer mcs, unrequited love, angst, yearning, what else could you want? can't wait to own a physical copy soon ac: tan kok loon
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socially repulsed killer android reluctantly socializes
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without saying the title poorly explain ur favorite book
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love when retired women who've given up their former reckless life and started a family decide to take up the mantle of their dangerous past again (matsuda misaki and amina al-sirafi)
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ya fantasy boys i need y'all to work harder to be interesting. having an angsty backstory is Not enough.
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beefleaf <3
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@shaemisaki
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new jwqs fancast just dropped
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A new project from the #LegendOfYunqian team with a confirmed release date? 😯 It's more likely than you think! Say hi to 云泽传 (Legend of Yunze, until I learn more about what the 云 and the 泽 refer to), airing on douyin from 15 August 🔗 source:
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this will always be #my murderbot (ac: tenowls)
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maybe my fave thing about the obelisk gate
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i really just go into sequels without caring if i remember the previous books just trusting my brain to catch up somehow + i'm just not big on rereading
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honestly so cool to see this kind of muslim rep in adult fantasy
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it's my loves nahri and alizayd from the daevabad trilogy 🙈
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Did...did I just get approved on Netgalley for one of my most anticipated reads of the year?? 😭😭😭 I'm out of words @thechloegong
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so not only has sjm been on a birthright trip, her family helps the israeli military. will y'all still be reading and talking about books by this zionist???
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me looking for a new piece of media to get absorbed into every time my life goes to shit
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