#zu kimura

but did y'all ever think about how liam felt in that period when they didn't know wether or not zu was alive in nf/ita

I love The Darkest Minds so fucking much. It's about found family. It's about trust and friendship. AND IT CREATES SOME OF THE BEST CHARACTERS I'VE EVER READ.

So obviously the setting. I like how much effort Alexandra Bracken puts into designing a world that I could definately foresee myself in a couple of years, especially with the rise of GMO food (agent ambrosia) and how it dives deeper into corruption and how a government works being that it never truly will care about it's people unlike many other dystopians I've read. I hated Shatter me (sue me, sure.) despite how similar it is to TDM because I didn't get a strong grasp of character and setting and it was mostly romance rather than an exploration of setting and our world.

Moving forward I LOVE THE CHARACTERS! They're realistic and lovable and flaw...ful? Whatever. The characters have a realistic representation of trauma in all its forms, and many of the characters have real feelings and you can really understand and love them. In many YA books I feel like the main hero doesn't really have much personality, but seeing the world from Ruby's eyes is a breath of fresh air. She's not bratty, but she's not perfect either which are the two swings in YA. She constantly feels guilt, and feels real just like if you and I were in the book together, we'd understand what Ruby is going through. And Liam who on the surface is the perfect dude but really, he's trying to deal with his trauma and guilt while simultaneously trying to keep an unhealthy, perfect facade to keep the rest of the group motivated. He has to live with the guilt of Caledonia and Cole as well as the childrens league and he learns to stop putting out a facade and just truly process his emotions. And Chubsie? My stubborn arrogant loveable grumpy bean. He's stuck with Zu and Liam for ages and now theres a total newcomer who may or may not be a threat. How would he feel? He learns to adapt and becomes bestiessss with Ruby which is extremely wholesome. And Zu. She's so sassy, and amazing, and a queen and yet she's also dealing with trauma by voluntarily going into silence because she doesn't have words to deal with her pain. She learns to speak up and become a force for good. I'd go into Vida, but I don't think I have enough time.

The Darkest Minds:

Ruby Daly- My OG Girlboss

Liam Stewart- Nuff said

Chubs Merriweather- My little grumpy beannnnnnn

Zu Kimura- SHE IS MY QUEEN

Roman Volkov- He is so precioussss

Vida- Salty biotch she is

Priyanka- DESERVES BETTERRRR

Jude- we don’t talk about the ending of NF *insert sad emoji*

ACOTAR

Feyre Archeron- Lady Night Court herself

Rhysand- RHYSIEEEEE

Azriel- emo bat boy

Cassian- hot general who I need closure for

Gwyn- my little ray of sunshine!

Amren- SASSY QUEEN WHO DOES NOT DESERVE THE HATE

Mor- BABY WHO DESERVES THE MOON, THE STARS AND THE WHOLE ENTIRE FREAKIN GALAXY

Varian- because he’s an unproblematic king and we stan!

Helion- bestie who we all love and support

Emerie- She needs to end up with Mor

Lucien- I know he did some bad shit but I need people to know that he can be forgiven

These Violent Delights

Juliette Cai- the definition of the sacred Triple G’s- Gaslight, Gatekeep, GIRLBOSSSSSS

Roma Montagov- Looks like he can kill you, can actually kill you, is a cinnamon roll

Benedikt Montagov- because he honestly is just so underrated

Marshall Seo- my baby who I have legally adopted

Celia Lang- DO I EVEN NEED TO EXPLAIN?

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising and Daisy Jones & The Six

Evelyn Hugo- God herself in human form

Celia St. James- a woman we owe an apology to. SLAY

Harry Cameron- BECAUSE- BECAUSE- *SOBBING INTENSIFIES*

Rex North- UNPROBLEMATIC PROBLEMATIC KING!

Robert Jamison- Just wanted to play poker on a beach man

Connor Cameron- Her childhood was ruined and we need to start realising how resilient and strong she is *just like both her parents*

Camila Dunne- I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL *SHE IS THE SUPREME DJATS CHARACTER!*

Karen- Yes, I know she hurt Graham, but it was for the better. She needed to live her life

Nina Riva- WHY DOES SHE GET SO MUCH HATE? WHY DO HER SIBLINGS TREAT HER SO BADLY? WHY?

Caraval

Scarlett Dragna- she honestly CARRIED the series

Julian Santos- *CRIMSON*

The Cruel Prince

Jude Duarte- K-N-I-F-E  W-I-F-E

The Bomb- TEENY WITTLE GIRLBOSS

Cardan Greebriar- bec the ~emotional trauma~

Red Queen

Iris Cygnet- she did what she had to do and I respect and adore her for it

Tyton Jesper- AKA THE MOST UMPROBLEMATIC CHARACTER IN THE SERIES

Elane Haven- seriously can we just appreciate her?

Kilorn Warren- MY PRECIOUS CHILD I WILL PROTECT YOU-

Diana Farley- HELLO? Yes, I would like to exchange my soul to be run over in a 10 tonne truck by this woman.

The Hunger Games

Peeta Mellark- HE. IS. SUPREME.

Johanna Mason- she is a SURVIVOR

Katniss Everdeen- LEAVE HER THE HECK ALONE PEOPLE! I MEAN, IF YOU WERE FORCED TO COMPETE IN SLAUGHTER GAMES YOU WOULD BE PRETTY TRAUMATISED TOO!

Finnick Odair- although NO ONE would actually slander this God.

Annie Cresta- she is so underrated :(((