There Are A Number Of Recommended Methods Of Dealing With Ghostssalt And Iron, Harmonic Resonance, Some

“There are a number of recommended methods of dealing with ghosts—salt and iron, harmonic resonance, some people swear by exorcism, and not just the priests—but that’s the first time I’ve seen anyone try a left hook.”

KJ Charles - The Magpie Lord (via platypusreads)

There must be blood, the girl thought. There must always be blood. The Green Wind said that, so it must be true. It will be hard and bloody, but there will be wonders, too, or else why bring me here at all? And it’s the wonders I’m after, even if I have to bleed for them.

Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (via poolofjello)

LdyEnki reads Anger is a Gift Chapters 9, 10 and 11.

The continuing adventures of LdyEnki being unprepared for Mark Oshiro’s “Anger is a Gift”. 

Chapter 9:

This feels very much like a setup chapter.  We see the pieces start to move. The school escalating, becoming more controlling and the students starting to ask why, starting to get angry and want things to change.  And we see Moss’s hopelessness, the world isn’t fair and there is nothing we can do to fix the overwhelming wrongness in the world.  

I am worried about Moss and Esperanza.  They have each had very different first weeks and it is jarring after everything that has happened to see Esperanza busy but happy, talking about college.  It is a careless comment she made, probably something she didn’t even think about before saying but I can see how it puts Moss on edge.  There is a tension between them and it doesn’t feel right.  Don’t do this to us Mark.  The power of friendship is sacred.

Chapter 10:

Yay!  Happiness!  They are so cute.  I love how realizing Javier is nervous helps Moss relax.

Though Moss, the whole doing push ups just before a date, sorry but it doesn’t work that way.

Interesting contrast of Javier’s response to the locker situation with Esperanza’s response to the college booths.

Chapter 11:

And some hope!  They are starting to plan.

Chapters 1 and 2 are here.

Chapters 3 and 4 are here.

A day late, but I love this. Percy, Nancy and Alex are wonderful and I hope to get to know the other characters as well.

Happy National Book Lovers Day! (August 9th)

Feel free to tell me about your favorite book/author/characters/etc if you wish, totally gush about books, I am here to listen.

Btw, do you know any of the characters above?

Yes. This is 100% me.

Hi my name is Marissa and I get inordinately emotional about fictional characters.

where a little old lady owns a bodega and her customers are frequently vigilantes, anti-heros and morally ambiguous mutants and phd students. and they are all sweet as pie to her. they listen to her talk about her grandchildren and her cat. these hardened criminals become the sweetest ppl with mrs. lo who gets help stocking her shop by like someone who has no qualms hanging a drug dealer out a window. 

so like mrs. lo’s shop is on an unwritten list of places that aren’t robbed. until like some super-villain has the gall to have a throwdown in mrs. lo’s neighbourhood and now the hero has a group of lawless vigilantes showing up to help them just because mrs. lo is in the hospital with a broken arm. and like two of the most sinister vigilantes are now running her shop for her while she recuperates 

“so who do i have to kill?”

“what, they eat planets whole -”

“so i need a bigger gun, fine, lemme call some people”

“what the fuck-”

“hey, language, kids play in this street. i thought you were a hero”