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Thursday, December 23, 2021

The King of Crows by Libba Bray

Evie just pick one so I can mourn who you didn't pick.
I got that "Somebody's gonna die" feeling, and I don't like it one bit.
*finishes book: finds out that the fandom is essentially non-existent. This is fine. It's not like I wanted to obsess over it or anything. 
Ok but it's the ace representation for me. 
Part of me...like...wants to see how the characters handle what happens in the 30s and 40s....

560 Pages



Friday, November 19, 2021

Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray

"A Jew, two negroes, a half-Chinese half-Irish girl, and a couple of Catholics" Am I here for the mentioning of how Catholics were also seen as outsiders in America. Yes. Also. what a squad. 
....I am concerned. Mabel. 
Cough. Captain America. 
Anytime any of the bad guys has a single thought or starts talking about being "Unamerican" or anything to do with eugenics:

Oh. My. God. I was not expecting ace-rep and there is ace-rep and honestly I am here for it.
Hey so there was a second where almost everyone was having a good time and just being teenagers...and then that moment ended. 
I'm just gonna go walk into the ocean. Because yeah. I'm in pain. Cause I got a feeling that someone's gonna die and I'm not gonna like it. 
I just....just let my babies be happy, and don't let this be like Crooked Kingdom for that one character that is kind of like that one character. 
560 Pages



Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray

I just want more Jericho content.
Also can we...can we not do love triangles...plz....It's bad for my mental health. 
Can we just let the children be happy. Please. Just let them not be dead. Is that too much to ask?
Look at all the racism and eugenics. (I mean it was the 1920s in New York, so like...)
I just love that we're pulling in all of the historical elements, and that we're also pulling in like the....the conspiracies and folklore of what the US government did when no one was looking.
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Thursday, October 7, 2021

The Diviners by Libba Bray

Me whenever anyone does anything occult:

 "Who died?" my brain:

"Welcome to New York" my brain:

Am I counting the number of boys/girls and like...matching them up...yes
"Charity begins at home. So does mental illness."
siiiiiiiiigh. and now there are going to be copy-cat killers

When they try to do Momma Mary dirty:

I'm here for Jericho.

Transubstansiation...please don't do the Eucharist dirty. 
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaas my ship. I have two but yessss I wanted this one.
Das awkward
He's a Marvel character
I CAN SEE ALL THE EQUATIONS.

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