I Wish There Was A Block Option On Goodreads

I wish there was a block option on Goodreads

people who hate darklina dni like this post ain't for you but one thing that i am toying like a cat with yarn is the fact that Sankta Neyar has portend Alina's continued longevity as a life filled with suffering and loss. the question of what will happen to her as she outlives her own myth, in kaz's words 'usefulness', and becomes the most powerful grisha in the world who isn't bound to any man's law?

what will happen when the ravkans who love her turn on her? when ravkan royalty protect her only because she protects them? the only natural reaction to that kind of power is fear. she doomed herself into being an enforcer to an antiquated social system and maintainer of the status quo. her consolidated power can now be used as a tyrannical force for good. the existential angst being overburdened by freedom. perpetual violence as a means of survival. Alina unmaking the Darkling's image of her and creating her own, haunted by the ghosts of a failed revolution.

Thinking about how throughout OUABH and TBONA Jacks is the only person who truly acts in Evangeline’s best interest.

Like Marisol, she doesn’t give a damn about Eva.

Chaos doesn’t want anything to happen to her because he needs her but also let’s them be hunted by vampire in OUABH, not to mention kills her eventually in TBONA.

Even Lala, who Evangeline considers a friend, curses her with the intent to cause harm to her. Like the Mirror Curse, Lala knew Apollo was dangerous after the Archers curse was placed on him. This also insured that Jacks couldn’t harm Apollo to protect Eva because he’d also be hurting Eva. She also gaslights Eva, telling her she’s only doing what she’s doing to reclaim her lost love from the Valory Arch. I understand that’s she’s a Fate who feels limited emotions, but her choosing to punish Eva for refusing to open the arch was extremely cruel.

Apollo her own husband, doesn’t care what happens to her. He’s aware of the Archers and Mirror Curse being placed upon him. He knows that every time he’s by Eva, that no matter how hard he tries fighting it he will still try to kill her. In TBONA, he sneaks into her bedroom at Chaos castle to try and sleep with her, claiming “he’s been waiting for so long” and kisses her and starts taking her clothes off. But guess what, the Archers curse kicks in and he’s now strangling his wife. He would’ve killed her if it wasn’t for Jacks intervention, but even when Jacks try’s taking her away, Apollo begins screaming from the cage “To get his hands off his wife, and not to touch her.” Instead of begin horrified of almost killing his wife he’s more jealous of Jacks saving her from being killed.

And sure Jacks has his own motives that he doesn’t tell her about. But at every given instance he’s protected her, he risked Turing into a vampire to keep her safe. He jumped off a cliff with her in his arms, (As a swimmer and a lifeguard this is extremely dangerous, especially oceans with carry strong riptides and currents, also please never cliff dive if you aren’t aware of what lord beneath) knowing that her not being able to swim could possibly kill him. He jumps anyways and swims back to shore with her in his arms. Not only that but he carry’s her back to the castle so she doesn’t cut her shoeless feet on the rocks. He constantly protects her, telling her he’d kill any one who dared hurt her. In the end he choose Eva’s safety over his feelings for her. He knew if he stayed with her he would’ve kissed her, believing it would’ve killed her. He’d rather be unhappy for the rest of his life without her than risk her safety.

In conclusion Jacks is the only character who truly cares about Eva and choose to protect her every single time.

shadow and bone returning to ruin more beloved characters this time yeyyy 😐😐😐 Nikolai I am so sorry

Scythe Thoughts

Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

I think Citra is Scythe Faradays favorite

I don’t trust this “Thunderhead” thing, anything can be corrupted.

Also isn’t a scythe’s family getting immunity playing favorites or showing bias?

The world is not much different if the power of death is in the hands of people. what makes Scythes different from politicians, dictators, and presidents? They controlled armies and humans died serving those armies so they controlled their death. And Scythes total have control over lives of people, makes them worst in my opinion

Humanity can’t know everything, like what about the universe? The Big Bang? Aliens? What’s inside a black hole?

They say that governments are gone but isn’t Thunderhead a sort of government? It makes laws and keeps people in line, the whole world is literally being ruled by an AI and they don’t even know it.

Why do I like those Scythes who killed the entire plane? Like they seem chaotically funny

Do people still believe in religion? And stuff like that, cuz it wasn’t clear. There was a wedding but if people don’t believe in religion how did the ceremony work?

Are different cultures still thing or-?

Being a Scythe sounds annoying like you can’t wear pretty clothes, you can’t go out ,you can’t do normal stuff that once did and I don’t see why anyone would want to give it up, like can you even eat what you want? They make it seem like an honorable position but comes with less benefits and more trauma

Also how are they past the age of mortality when they can literally be killed? Like at one point they’re going to be chosen, they just don’t die naturally and live longer. With our modern medicine we live longer than people did in the Middle Ages so really it isn’t that much different.

These people are being ruled over by an AI and they don’t even know it, they think this Thunderhead is better or whatever than AIs portrayed in movies but I highly doubt it, I like technology but I wouldn’t trust it with my life

Also what’s the ship name for Citra and Rowan? (I know they end up together but that’s all I know)

Hightlights

(I decided this would be a better way to do it since Tumblr won’t let me mass post my million highlights)

Any recommendations?

I love you angry characters I love you revenge arcs I love you protagonists who kill people and don’t feel bad about it I love you manipulative heroes I love you gray morals I love you terrifying protagonists I love you characters who hold boiling grudges I love you characters who reveal that their perceived harmlessness was just patience the whole time I love you stories about atonement and rage and vengeance that don’t end in forgiveness or guilt I love you stories that explore the healing power of incandescent rage