February 2020

everyone thirsting for gideon's biceps is the gayest. love that the writer put that in there.

Well so far nobody has laughed at any of her jokes and I’m personally affronted

You going through Gideon the Ninth rn is making my day. Gideon and Harrow are just hrnghgh Let Them Hug and Process Trauma!

Thank you I am Full of Feelings and I want to make all of you endure them with me!!!!!

It's honestly v relatable. When I first read the book, I immediately handed it to my partner like I needed someone else to have to go through it too. you can't not share the feels about it. Like the inserted memes and Gideon's just general humor and her biceps and Harrow's total emotionally stunted emo bullshit 😍

I know I know!! I can’t believe this book exists and is written exactly in this ridiculous alternately super serious and unapologetically silly style so perfectly designed to appeal to me personally and there’s swords and so many bodyguard tropes and it’s gay and emotionally engaging and funny…. The fucking “studied the blade” meme?? In this moody gory scifi fantasy flick set probably hundreds of years in the future when the internet is but an ancient myth? So embarrassing. I’m mortified and in love

"a loyal lonely literal bonehead who sincerely believes in the inheret power of puns" ASLKDJALKSJD YES! And o m g all the bodyguard tropes. That whole, I will protecc but also poke fun and dick around because I'm a shithead. Honestly I've been waiting for a protagonist like Gideon my whole damn life. I hestitated for a long time because I was like, am I even into a story about necromancers?! This isn't really my dealio, but I'm SO glad I finally read it.

Yes!!! There’s nothing more charming than a character with some good contrasts. And she is such a gallant, glorious dickhead. And she’s so outwardly spiteful but like, she’s been genuinely mistreated all her life and her vengeful response is to fantasize about juvenile pranks she never acts on and then run off to save her nemesis’ life?? What an unbelievable gentle loser.

Honestly I hesitated too cuz generally the higher the concept, the messier the execution, and the less chance for the characters to have any sincerity which is a tradeoff I can’t accept. And especially with this comedic tone which is even harder to pull off. But this book sure does hoooly fuck!! I’m having a fucking ball with this book

"I’m mortified and in love" yes 100% same (also how I think Harrow feels but ya know.) I'll probably back off on sending anons now as I really don't want to accidentally spoil anything you haven't gotten to yet. Happy reading!

Thanks!! I’ll probably make another post next time this book makes me wanna punch a skeleton in joy and/or consternation

harrow reminds me a little of a certain ceo perhaps

Shut up immediately I’m already crying

Gideon would hate Macklemore (as I imagine Babs being similar) but be unable to stop herself from entering every room like "Walk into the club like what up I got a big c*ck"

Entirely insufferable

Harrow is the biggest fucking drama queen like it's so familiar where could I have possibly ran into her kin who could be as extra I wonder

A secretive, traumatized, affectatious, affection and touch starved, emotionally and socially challenged, extraordinarily brilliant drama queen who wholeheartedly believes it’s her responsibility and privilege to fix the fucking world by herself? No, doesn’t ring a bell