#bookworm asks

OMGS I FORGOT PEOPLE READ MY FICS

OMFSM WAIT I CAN BLACKMAIL MY TWIN INTO BETA READING NOW THAT SCHOOL IS OUT

OMGS PEOPLE READ MY FICS

I’m so glad you found me on here! I’ll admit, I was hella inactive this school year. Sophomore year is NOT for the weak (and I’m only a high schooler rn 💔), but I managed to survive.

And I’m cooking more and more plot with help from my evil minions ( @astro-nomaly , @shadow-dwelling-anon , @ren-cerati , @nerdwholikesnerdythings , @mother-spore-missa , @flirty-anon , and a few others).

I also just recently started writing the first draft of an original story (that does not have a proper outline yet. I never learn 😔)

I absolutely LOVE to hear all thoughts and theories about my silly little chapters on AO3 so please feel free to share what you enjoyed! Or if you’d rather not that’s also fine!

Either way I appreciate you coming on here and taking the time to send me this ask. You have no idea how much it means to me. You guys are so kind 🥹

Also I’m in a bajillion fandoms rn, so along with the Ninjago fics, I’m plotting some Steven Universe, Tangled The Series (Varian-centric), VAT7K, Danny Phantom, Owl House (Hunter-Centric), a fucking Ninjago au where they take on the roles of the Mane Six from MY LITTLE PONY (I blame my twin/beta reader Shadow for this), and some other stuff I’m definitely forgetting

By the way, chapter two of A Child of Shadow, A Chamber of Darkness is currently 3386 words and growing hehe

anyways, I’ll see you in the next chapter! Thank you so much for messaging! I love you guys! (GOING INSANE WITH HAPPINESS KICKING MY FEET GRINNING MANIACALLY HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE)

La la la, la. La la la la la! * in the melody of that song that goes like “oh talk about talk about talk about ooooo ya” that I can’t remember the name of*

… Funky town?

Thanks for the fish

27. What was the first book you remember reading as a kid?

A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon. It holds up!

38. How many books have you read this year?

16 so far!

44. The book(s) whose stories have become part of your very makeup.

This is so tough.

Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden was the first queer book I ever read. I stayed up all night reading it, I literally couldn’t stop.

Six Times We Almost Kissed by Tess Sharpe hit something deep inside me, and I’ve reread it more times than any other book ever. It’s one of the first books I’ll recommend and I never shut up about it.

6. Favourite romance novel(s)

Roleplaying by Cathy Yardley (contemporary romance about two people in their 40s who meet via MMORPG, demisexual/bi male lead)

Beach Read by Emily Henry (romance novellist and litfic novellist live near each other for the summer and take each other on 'research' dates)

Swordheart by T Kingfisher (woman falls in love with sentient sword while trying to find a family lawyer)

Half A Soul by Olivia Atwater ('fey-cursed' woman teams up with the Royal Sorcier to try and cure the strange disposition that arises from her curse)

47. What are the last three books you read?

The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements (4*)

Funny Story by Emily Henry (4.75*)

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (3*)

3: Favourite Modern Book

Hmmm, that is a good question - hard to answer since I mainly read fantasy which typically comes in series as opposed to one individual book, y’know, so. Hm.

My initial temptation is to say ‘The Blade Itself’ by Joe Abercrombie, first book in The First Law series. But to call it my favourite seems like a misnomer, bc there are other books later on in that same series that I think are better - but I would certainly call The First Law my favourite modern series

Similarly, tempted to shout out ‘The Lies Of Locke Lamora’ by Scott Lynch; read that last year and loved it, had an absolute blast with that one

Very hard to pick just one singular favourite lmao, but I suppose those two are definitely in the top-tiers of my favourite modern books

(assuming we allow 2006 to still fall into the definition of modern lmao)

13. how do you arrange your bookshelves

Oof, I don’t 😂 you caught me. Ok no, so. The thing is I have more books than I have a available shelf space, so here’s the actual answer

I have a ‘display shelf’ which is for like, all time favourites, that’s the shelf I have behind me in my YT vids, containing LOTR, The First Law, Gentleman Bastards, Farseer etc. Books that have earned ‘pride of place’ to go on that shelf. I keep each series together, but the actual arrangement is more whatever is most aesthetically pleasing/logistically reasonable to fill the shelf space:

^This is the shelf I’m actually quite proud of

Also I’ve tried to put certain series with similar vibes next to each other - hence First Law being next to ‘The Band’ and Jurassic Park being paired with the Collin’s Gem book of Dinosaurs (coincidentally that’s also the only book I had that would fit in the middle of that shelf like that)

My other two shelves have just become an incoherent mess at this point, despite my efforts to prevent that - I still keep each series together, A Song Of Ice And Fire has its own shelf since it’s long enough to do see, I keep my graphic novel* collection on its own separate shelf, and anything that’s on my TBR I have in stacked towers just kinda dotted around the place. But it’s become mixed with DVDs, CDs, Board Games, various trinkets and notebooks, miscellaneous mess all cluttering up the joint 😂

*the comics I actually do have organised, they go Marvel A-Z, DC A-Z, Valiant A-Z, other/independent

1. What are you reading right now, and what do you think of it?

I'm currently reading Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall. I'm only on chapter 3 so far, but it's already pretty delightful. Hall is a brilliantly funny writer. Overall I'm hoping for something like a queer Bridgerton, with modern sensibilities woven into a period romance, poking at stereotypes while also embracing them. I'm also a big fan of Nicholas Boulton's narration. The dude sells it.

2. Favourite classic book?

I think it's Mansfield Park. At least it is at the moment.

3. Favourite modern book?

15. Do you prefer: chapter titles or not Table of contents or not (i mean i don't read them either way, so) Prologues and/or epilogues or not

24. Favorite book title? this is such a hard question, there have been some really cool titles coming out recently, here are some that come to mind: the dangers of smoking in bed, things have gotten worse since we last spoke, nine moons in a river of stars, how to make friends with the dark, sharp objects, horrorstör, strange the dreamer, tie your shoes kid, this is how you lose the time war, i mean there are so many i can't possibly choose a fave yk

8. What was your favorite book so far this year?

The Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn! I started reading them after I watched the show on Netflix, and they were really fun reads. I really needed something light. I enjoyed reading about each different sibling and seeing all the characters come back in through all of the books. I recommend them if you are a fan of the show!

25. What books do you read over and over?

So many! I used to hate rereading books when I was younger, but as I’ve gotten older I find myself rereading books all the time!

The Harry Potter series- I have reread this series so many times! It’s been a while since I’ve done a reread, with the exception of reading the first book to my class.

The Percy Jackson series- I LOVE anything by Rick Riordan. He is such a brilliant writer, but Percy Jackson is my favorite!

Pride and Prejudice- My all time favorite book! My paperback copy that I got in elementary school is so well loved the cover is falling off!

Georgette Heyer novels- I adore her stories. You can often guess who is going to end up together but she writes some wonderful twists and turns on the way there.

The Mr. Darcy’s Daughters series by Elizabeth Aston- If you like Pride and Prejudice, you have to read these books! I’ve read a lot of people’s attempts at “sequels” of Pride and Prejudice, and this by far is the most well done.

I could keep listing books forever, so I’m going to stop here.