I Was Ten Years Old When My Parents Were Killed By Pirates.This Did Not Bother Me As Much As You Might
“I was ten years old when my parents were killed by pirates. This did not bother me as much as you might think—I hardly knew my parents.”
and this isn’t even in the top 10 funniest lines of the chapter but it’s somehow also one of the best first sentences I’ve ever read?!!!
The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty, everyone. Please read it.
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minorly sad thoughts
There are 14 covers for 5 books. The editions I own do not match each other T_T
Bronte Mettlestone/Alejandro the ex-pirate is my Kingdoms and Empires OTP, but I also really love Imogen and Oscar. They are all just kids rn but I love imagining them all grown up and supporting each other!
"Aunt Carrie rolled her eyes. "My point, Esther, is that I forbid you to say even one more time--" She paused and echoed my words angrily: "I'm just Esther.""
The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst by Jaclyn Moriarty, page 351.
dreams of fanart
so. I can’t really draw. I want to learn, but that isn’t relevant to this complaint. Basically I just desperately wish I could draw pictures of all of these beautiful scenes and people but I know I would be disappointed if I tried? I just want to draw fanart of Kingdoms and Empires by Jaclyn Moriarty
Anyways I’m working on digitally coloring an illustration in the first book. Just kinda teaching myself, ig? It’s fun. Who knows when I’ll be satisfied with it though! Lol