#bookishjules

Something I’ve been thinking about lately is Livvy’s POVs post-QOAAD. Not necessarily anything content wise but just… the fact they exist & are fairly notable, and what implications that might have for her character. I don’t know if this is technically true or not, but it feels like we get more into her head as a ghost than before her death & idk it’s just interesting.

I’ve talked before about a certain tendency within the fandom to write off Livvy & her character, like there’s nothing more to her now than passing on in service of Ty’s arc, and it just feels so divorced from how CC is actually writing Livvy. Like it def doesn’t help she’s avoiding mentioning Livvy when it comes to questions about TLKOF, like from memory she doesn’t mention Livvy when talking about POVs. But we got the teaser of the first chapters & Livvy already has a POV again so like… obviously she withholding information on purpose lol (& she’s doing the same thing with Jaime).

and there’s a few possible reasons for Livvy’s POVs & I don’t think they guarantee Livvy’s survival or anything. Like it could be motivated from avoiding Ty’s POV & whatever that will reveal, and once Kit is reunited with them all the POVs will default back to him. But I’m not sure that’s a convincing argument when you think about how nine out of ten GOTSM are duel POV (Jem & someone else) & the single exception is The Lost World where Livvy is solo — that has to be a deliberate choice. Especially when you think about how (per a brief glance at the wiki) the only Jesse POV we get is in CHOT, after he’s brought back. Like obviously there’s something important about Livvy’s POV specifically and I don’t think that suggests a character whose story is totally over.

i had the same thought when making that post, just bc of the way i'd accidentally worded it!! i almost went on a whole tangent actually but decided that would be best saved for another time. but it's kinda crazy huh?? because in a way.. amy really is The keeper of the entire lost cities..

YOU SHOULDA COOKED THAT WAS SO GOOD

Like just think of all the Lost Cities stuff Amy knows because Sophie’s told her about it and she can’t tell anyone because they’d think she was crazy! She is like. Keeping the Lost Cities. She IS THE KEEPER

And like this ties in with what I originally thought was gonna be the turning point of the series, which was the cliffhanger at the end of Lodestar. My original theory was that Sophie being raised amongst humans meant that she was going to be able to bring peace between the humans and the Lost Cities, and that Amy remembering her was going to be the lynchpin that started turning the series towards its resolution

I appreciate this! Seriously, thank you. I haven’t started toa yet and that’s partially bc I am nervous to, because I have heard a lot of negative things about how leo/calypso are portrayed. I really enjoyed the idea of caleo at first—it seemed undeveloped but still had good potential to me. Then when I first ventured into the leo and caleo tags here it was just mountains of salt, and I saw enough references to toa to make me dread what is to come 😪 it was mostly calypso salt I was seeing though so I didn’t realize that I needed to prepare for disappointment with Leo’s characterization too. So I appreciate the heads-up even though it pre-breaks my heart💔 bc honestly and for real leo valdez is, like you said, sewn into my heart at this point lol

I actually spoiled myself on some very major plot points in both boo and toa before I finished hoo bc I kept going in the leo tag hdjdjd and I keep looking up more toa spoilers about him bc I am desperate to be less disappointed. but alas. I guess that’s what fanfic is for right lol. I am already self-soothing by creating a canon divergent version of boo in my mind and writing random scenes of it whenever i feel crazy enough. and if you’ve got a post-canon leo fic I’m sure i’ll want to read it after toa and it will make me feel better!!

Actually if you have any good leo fic recs (including your own!) for me right now I would be happy to have them:) I’ve been trying to find some on ao3 but I’m having a hard time finding things that are leo centric. it’s hard to tell enter a fandom like 15 years late especially when you’re obsessed with a side character hahaha. (Except that leo is the MC of HOO. To me. I’m gonna stop myself before I accidentally begin an essay on this topic)

Hi Jules! <33 37 is Widow from the Silksong soundtrack by Christoper Larkin!

4) Movie of the year?

Ooh I suddenly can't remember a single movie I've seen... Nimona made me feel things especially knowing the context behind it. I really enjoyed Barbie as well. I feel like I'm forgetting a film I really enjoyed but idk 😅

24) Did you keep any New Year’s Resolutions?

I don't make new years resolutions for two main reasons: 1) I always forget that I've made them by the end of the year so idk if I've accomplished them or not 2) not to be That Guy™ but idk there's something about them that makes me feel this pressure of "this is your One Chance to be better and if you don't do it now there's no point" I want to try and be a better person and better my life throughout the year so I dont really see the point in setting goals like that? Idk. Honestly it's mostly the first reason tho and I just justify it with the second lmao