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Ice: Ooblek Bitch

Air: Ghoul Butch

(Wasn't expecting it, but god fucking dammnit)

from now on your tumblr nickname is whatever you get from this sexual identity generator  ☆

They Wish They Were Us: Book Review

Me and my partner both read his book and we want to share out joy with y'all! (I was forced to read it by Ice, and I still liked it.)

So, if you haven't read the book/are still reading it, stop reading this post if you do not want spoilers! Besides that, let's begin!

Alright so They Wish They Were Us (or TWTWU for simplicities sake) is a book about teenager Jill Newman who is entering her senior year of high school. She is part of an elite group called the players. They party hard, have all the answer sheets, and a brutal induction process.

About a year before the book starts Jill's friend and fellow player Shalia was murdered and all the blame is on her boyfriend Graham but Jill starts getting messages from Grahams's sister pledging his innocence.

The book also has heavy mentions and examples of sex, drinking, vaping, drugs, and hazing. Consider these things before reading further in this review or picking the book up for yourself. [Especially if you can't handle subjects like these.]

So! *Handclap* that was the summary from my partner, now. Let's talk about what we thought of the book. I'll go first!

So, as a person who doesn't really read, I was recommended the book by my partner when she was reading it in class. (I do this a lot) So, when I went to Indigo! to pick a copy up and read it. I must say, I would recommend it too!

Jessica Goodman's writing style is legible and has a bit of a lower reading level. But it makes the flow of the book smoother, so audiences can follow along better.

I can doubly agree! Even as someone who often times prefers books written for an older audience, this book continued to engage me with it's twists and turns. Even though I was never part of an elite high school group, I felt like I was truly there with Jill and experiencing the chaos for myself.

One of my favourite parts of the book is seeing Jill slowly realize that the players aren't that great. One way this is done is by showing flashbacks of Jill and Shalia's induction process where they were pressured into drinking, smoking, undressing. Another way this is shown is when Jill's brother Jared is joining the players and Jill see's how it changes him for the worse.

The book also shows that as much as Jill disagrees with what the players do, she feels like she can't leave because of her scholarship. She needs to keep her grades up to stay in the school and the players give her an answer sheet so she can't fail.

Besides that! What about the flaws? Not all books are perfect after all!

They Wish They Were Us, besides the long title. There are a LOT of flashbacks. Not bad, but sometimes they get in the way of the last 30 pages of the book. Although they are usually really important to the plot and the storyline. Also, I understand that the Players were a huge group in the book, but it felt like there were too many characters to remember, and I sometimes get them mixed up. Also, just generally if you accidentally stop paying attention to the page [Especially earlier and later in the book.] you get confused. Then you have to re-read that paragraph. (Not sure if it's just me though.)

And, the Paper-back edition of the book has worse durability than a McDonalds' play-place trampoline. So, if you tend to bend, chip or peel up the covers of your book, take the hardcover... Even if it has a weird slide-off cover. j us t t a ke the ha rd c ov er. (I had the paperback, and my partner had the hardcover.)

Last thing to mention on my half, THE BOOK IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN STORES HALF OF THE TIME, MY COPY WAS THE LAST COPY IN THE ENTIRE INDIGO! Other than that,

amazing job Jessica Goodman! you got me into reading again :D

I mean my biggest issue with the book was a plot line that got brought up then completely dropped. After an issue that leads Jill to not having answer sheets anymore, teachers start noticing her declining performance. Jill meets with her principal who kinda sorta threatens the safety of her scholarship. This never comes up after the chapter ends. Most of the issues that Air had didn't really apply to me but I'm just a weirdo who remembers like everything I read so *shrugs*.

But let's stop focusing on the negatives and talk about favourite scenes! One of my favs is when Jill takes part in the Road Rally. It's basically a giant scavenger hunt used as a way to weed out the pussies. With challenges like vaping with teachers and stealing, it places character morals in jeopardy.

Another one of my favourites was a flashback (sorry Air) [Awe come on man :( ] where Shalia takes a bullet for Jill and chugs some QuEsTiOnAbLe Alcohol. It shows both the irresponsibility of the players and how good of a friend Shalia is! Okay, my turn to talk about my favourite bits of the book.

My favourite scenes is whenever Nikki is in it, doing something crazy. Same with on the last few chapters of the book. Jill fighting Adam. Although it wasn't intense, it was still interesting either way. Same with the final scene, when everything about The Players goes up in flames. I JUST REALLY LIKED THEM, NO REASON, I LI K E D TH E M.

So, what have we learned? TWTWU was a phenomenal book (though does have a few issues plot wise, as all books do!)

I hope you enjoyed reading our humble review and maybe consider adding They Wish They Were Us to your personal reading list! That's all folks! Hope you have a great rest of your day! And... Happy Reading!

Sex ed... It happened.

So... I was in class today with my friend, and it was Sex ed.

We were doing Kahoot! and just hanging out until this question came up: "What would happen if the testosterone levels in a female rises?" or something along those lines-

Then somebody asked my teacher "Wait, does this mean a girl can grow a penis if they have more testosterone?"

Then, my teacher had to explain to the WHOLE class, that girls can't grow a penis if that happens.

(Right after that, somebody though people pooped through their urethra.)

Team Star Headcanons: Two Electric Boogaloo

(yes I know I just did the first one but I had too many thoughts for one post so here we are)

Ortega naps all the time. In class, at lunch, while fixing the Starmobile. Sometimes people don't even realise he's sleeping because he doesn't snore and still (sorta) sits up.

Penny has a stash of stim toys in her bag.

Atticus is fluent in sign language and the rest of the team has a basic grasp on it.

Mela has a lot of burn scars on her arm from not being careful around her pokemon. Her uniform covers it up.

They eventually started wearing the uniforms again but keep some of their accessories from their boss outfits.

Atticus either completes entire outfits in a few hours or debates the sleeve lengths for a week. No in-between.

Giacomo isn't a bad dancer. He's got some moves.

Eri likes to invite Carmen to team star hangouts. nobody objects and they've all grown quote close with Carmen. She's a pretty cool gal.

they like to talk to Miriam. They spend a lot of time in the nurses office anyways for various reasons so they just ended up bonding with her.

Just a little doodle in Aseprite.

Even if it was for one year in fifth grade <3

Extra points for leaving in tags for how many years and if you still do

apparently this is a thing on twitter so! reblog and assign prev a project voltage (pokémon collab) miku :)

Thoughts about the latest Pokémon presents (though mostly hidden treasures)

So before I get into the new DLC news, I just want to talk about some of the other things we saw.

Super excited about the new Paldean winds series! I hope it follows a similar structure to Twilight Wings where we got to see pre-existing characters but I'm really excited either way!

I got my Mew! Unfortunately I got the lamest Tera possible with normal, but it's still a Mew.

Now for the real meat and potatoes: The DLC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE all of the new Pokémon shown! Dipplin is so damn cute and I am definitely getting one. Thought it was a convergent instead of an evo lol. The new Duraludon evo looks pretty interesting, not my exact cup of tea but cool nonetheless.

And of course we have the new paradoxes. I know that Raging Bolt is either a love it or hate it and I love it. Saber tooth tiger giraffe dinosaur thing? sign me up. And of course I'm gonna love a new cobbalion so Iron Crown is sick.

And seeing new footage for Kieran was amazing. I love him so much but I have my suspicions about every character. Kieran was shown hiding behind walls and he's been advertised as non-threatening. Not saying anything yet, but my eyes are peeled for any suspicious behavior from him.

Seeing the new Terastal ogrepron is nice as well. I didn't see much difference other than it getting bigger, but I might just not be seeing it right.

Mochi is a great new thing for EVs and a new minigame seems fun. same goes for the new photo options.

But now for part two

I'm am so excited for the BB league!!! The new members are gonna be so much fun to interact with, I can just feel it. My favourite is currently Crispin but that is subject to change.

The terrarium is gonna be fun to explore because segmented natural area locations are always really cool in media and this one is no exception.

See the tiny terapagos and big terapagos was pretty neat, but I wish we had the types for the new mascot legendaries for the DLC My theory is grass/dark for ogerpron and water/rock for terapagos

The invitation feature is nice, I like interacting with characters. I'm curious if it's going to be restricted to just the gym leader or if the elite four are gonna get some of the action. probably not, but it's fun to think about.

I like that we can fully just redecorate the clubhouse. My clubhouse now bitch.

And i'm hopeful that we can go back to area zero with our crater besties because the banter was perfection.

There's totally more to talk about, but those were the most important ones to me

To all players competing in the Yokohama world championship, congratulations and good luck to you! safe travels if you're travelling and you're all going to do awesome!

Toodles

is that a lighter in your pants or is your penis on fire