One Quirk Later #3

I absolutely definitely have not been bingeing The Silver Eye. Or listening to Stay Gold on repeat. Or reading Batfam fanfiction.

Definitely not.

I will, however, admit to a) picking up my one-volume Lord of the Rings for a reread; b) joining a basketball team; and c) getting called back into the library for the first time in four months! (I mean. It's still going to be very spotty because they shouldn't need casuals due to decreased hours. But I do have a few shifts!)

Could I have these posts drafted out well beforehand?? well. Yes. But where would be the stress fun in that.

...all that to say. TIME FOR A QUIRK.

Time For Second Thoughts || One Quirk Later #2

It's been two weeks since June's One Quirk Later prompt, and while I'm not entirely sure about what I've written, what I've got is what I've got. *shrugs wildly*

(also this makes the third post this week. I haven't done that since I was but a baby blogger, flailing wildly into cyberspace. scary memories.)

Let's jump straight in and talk afterwards, shall we?

Time For Second Thoughts (and third, and fourth...)

 

It's not the first time Bobbie's seen a spot beside her abruptly go fuzzy and realised that something, something she's done or said has been bad enough that her future self has moved past regret and into Actually Doing Something.

...if she's honest, it's not the hundredth time, either.

But normally! Normally it's just. One corner of the room she can't see, one dead spot in the background noise.

Now she's standing in the middle of the study, surrounded by bookshelves, listening to the unnatural silence of the room and wondering how the whole place can be vaguely fuzzy. Exactly how many times did Future Her feel the need to return to this event?

Cover Reveal || Ships, Secrets and Survivors

An assassin trainee fleeing his profession.

A princess risking her reputation.

A talking ship with a mad captain.

Today you all get to see the cover for Ships, Secrets, and Survivors, the creation of our blogosphere's very own Sarah Rodecker and Julian Daventry (Helena George)!!

Sarah Rodecker and Helena George have done countless crazy things together since they first met in 2005. One such thing was write Ships, Secrets, and Survivors on a dare. It went so well, they decided to expand it into a series and publish it together.

Firstly, though, let's have a bit more about Ships, Secrets and Survivors!

An assassin trainee fleeing his profession.

A princess risking her reputation.

A talking ship with a mad captain.

Ravin should be dead. No one forsakes the assassin profession and lives. Attempting to evade capture and certain death, Ravin hides on a ship as part of the crew. Then his name is announced on Selection Day for the annual Scaera Dumeda, despite him never taking the entry test, declaring to the entire world—and the assassins hunting him for revenge—that he is alive.

Princess Adima Radi Kashinda dreams of more than someday ruling Antovan. She desires to make a true difference for her people. When her name is called on Selection Day, she throws away her title, despite the uncertain future ahead. This may be the opportunity she hoped for.

When some of the other selectees are murdered, Ravin and Adi are among the suspects. With the help of Ravin’s captain and crew, they sail away to hunt down the killer and clear their names. Can they catch the murderer when he always seems to be at least one step ahead?

Now, I had the privilege of reading the first four chapters of this book, and let me tell you, it is a fun ride.

My favourite? Ravin trying to do stuff and getting blocked by the rest of his crewmates shrieking "aSSASSIN, NEVER TRUST AN ASSASSIN". And he's just. So tired. (I want at least ten hours with this crew, please and thank you. Especially Captain Jay Hill and his epicness.)

post-poned

Apologies: I'm not yet happy with my story for last week's One Quirk Later. So! we all get an extra week to work on our pieces before I put up the next Quirk post.

(If you've been thinking about joining in, now's your chance...)

Have a great week! (and I will actually be seeing you all before Saturday, as there is a cover reveal happening for Sarah and Julian's book, Ships, Secrets, and Survivors!! *screams*

this is my shortest post EVER ahaha