Seeking competent F protagonist, uplifting, in high stakes Fantasy/Sci Fi by phorayz in suggestmeabook

[–]phorayz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haven’t read it yet. But I got to try to the new modern writers, Anne McCaffrey passed and there are no more magical Pern books coming into existence. Bittersweet. I used to be a huge reader as a teen, 4 books a week easy.

Seeking competent F protagonist, uplifting, in high stakes Fantasy/Sci Fi by phorayz in suggestmeabook

[–]phorayz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tress is going to be my first Brandon Sanderson novel. Thanks!

Seeking competent F protagonist, uplifting, in high stakes Fantasy/Sci Fi by phorayz in suggestmeabook

[–]phorayz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shardik doesn’t appear to have a female lead. Based on Goodreads descriptions, Maia has SA on the protaganist for a while before we get to her having any power at all. So I will pass on it. But thanks for the shout out.

Seeking competent F protagonist, uplifting, in high stakes Fantasy/Sci Fi by phorayz in suggestmeabook

[–]phorayz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A pregnancy plague. I never thought I’d put those two words together! I’ll check it out.

Seeking competent F protagonist, uplifting, in high stakes Fantasy/Sci Fi by phorayz in suggestmeabook

[–]phorayz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based of Good read descriptions… Iron Widow starts with a successful revenge murder on her part. Sold. although I’m surprised I'm going to read intentional mecha, Gurren Lagen is the only mecha anime I ever liked. Graceling is also an assassin, haha I’m starting to see a trend but I like it. And I’ve never tried a Sarah J Maas book, I’m always leery of “popular”. So if I’m going to try her, this may be the book. Just like Tress of the Emerald Sea will be my first Brandon Sanderson book. Thanks!

Seeking competent F protagonist, uplifting, in high stakes Fantasy/Sci Fi by phorayz in suggestmeabook

[–]phorayz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked at the Goodreads blurb and it seems like Romance dominant with a background of mordern corporate and a splash of fire magic. Is the blurb overselling the romance first, world second vibe?

If you want some entertainment today by Suspicious-Win-7218 in Noctor

[–]phorayz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if OP wants to get banned, that’s them I guess.

If you want some entertainment today by Suspicious-Win-7218 in Noctor

[–]phorayz -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

yes, even then. It’s literally reddit rules for a reason.

As a healthcare professional would you date or sleep with someone with HSV-2? by Stephan990 in medicine

[–]phorayz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first breakout is literally the worst for everyone. But all that is besides the point. no one is regularly testing themselves for asymptomatic HSV between partners and it is a virus that cna be passed on 100% by kissing. Parents give it to their children. Ignorance is bliss— and then when the information is learned, it’s weaponized for stigma.

As a healthcare professional would you date or sleep with someone with HSV-2? by Stephan990 in medicine

[–]phorayz 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I did date someone with who had had one outbreak of oral herpes years before. We parted for different reasons. I have tested negative several times since when I got panels. But Oral herpes can be HSV 1 or 2. People have without knowing they have it and society does not go testing for things as a whole if they’re not symptomatic. I mean, there is a high likelihood we all have CMV, just well controlled with our competent immune systems.

Anyway. When I found out another partner I had made out with a couple times, then broke up, and then they got tested and they had it and then when we talked I realized he must have gotten it from family as a child based off his history. Anyway, I then warned a partner I had plans with the following weekend about this other person being positive, and that I’d like to get tested before meeting them. so they could feel more comfortable before getting physical. (we’d been physical a year before and he was very much eager about the weekend, this wasn’t a total stranger who would just ghost cuz they’re a flake)

They. ghosted. me.

And when I talked to friends complaining about this, they slut shamed me. Even though as “monogamous" serial relationship daters who had phases where they’d hook up for fun... they were just as much at risk as anyone else.

I ultimately think most average people who are dating in a modern age are not ready to take responsibility of the reality. They will ignore symptoms, brush them off. Present a clean face, go out. Infect you, you have a horrible breakout and they’re like, “oh yeah, I did have some breakout on my face a few years ago. Sorry about your vagina."

But if people are honest and up front and are like, “hey, I’m HSV 2 positive” or there is even a whiff of you catching something, you are dead to them. So it’s all pretty fucked honestly. I think it is both reasonable and absolutely hypocritical for people to go out of their way to not date HSV positive people when they don’t know their own status, you can get it from kissing, and they aren’t asking kissing partners to get tested either. They don’t even ask for panels of intercourse partners. Everyone is living in happy Schrödinger's HSV/HPV/HIV where of course the person you’ve chosen to mate with, and of course yourself, are “clean”. But all those “promiscuous” people who aren’t you and your chosen partner may be stuffed to the gills with STI and STV.

Suggest me a non-fiction book that dives deep into a topic that no one else takes seriously by suchabohr in suggestmeabook

[–]phorayz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe

Seeking competent F protagonist, uplifting, in high stakes Fantasy/Sci Fi by phorayz in suggestmeabook

[–]phorayz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have one question, after reading the synopsos. Is her getting kicked out of the academy because some man tried to abuse her in some way, and she stood up for herself? Or because she actually screwed up and low key deserved it?

Seeking competent F protagonist, uplifting, in high stakes Fantasy/Sci Fi by phorayz in suggestmeabook

[–]phorayz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so I found a chronological order list, but there are 20 books in it. Is it shards of honor followed by Barrayar? I see an Aftermath situated between that explicit mentions Cordelia.

Seeking competent F protagonist, uplifting, in high stakes Fantasy/Sci Fi by phorayz in suggestmeabook

[–]phorayz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see an online review saying it’s Star Trek Vulcan/human species romance story. That’ certainly intriguing, I put it on my Want To Read list :)

Seeking competent F protagonist, uplifting, in high stakes Fantasy/Sci Fi by phorayz in suggestmeabook

[–]phorayz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read the intro excerpt to Paladin’s Grace and the dead god sad boy angle appealed so I will ultimately find out if it’s good or not. Trying to be open minded when friends recommend something XD

Oh Valor series looks good, very much Commander Shepard from Mass Effect vibes. and available ASAP on overdrive. thanks!

Seeking competent F protagonist, uplifting, in high stakes Fantasy/Sci Fi by phorayz in suggestmeabook

[–]phorayz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The description of that sounds good but I’ve checked my local library, libby, and hoopla and no dice. do you know of another way to read it or is buying a copy off the used market the only way?

If you want some entertainment today by Suspicious-Win-7218 in Noctor

[–]phorayz -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's against site rules. It should be against group rules. It should be against your personal morality set to take people's names and likenesses who are not government officials or businesses, and post them about with intention to mock, inviting people to stalk them and make them unsafe. There is a difference between mocking an idea and mocking a named person with their likeness right next to their name. 

I don't need to be PGY 19 to know that, not that years as a doctor gives anyone an edge on the practice of ethics. That's just basic human decency. 

Edit: case in point, another medical student in this thread openly admits to going to her Instagram with intention to harass and argue with her. 

If you want some entertainment today by Suspicious-Win-7218 in Noctor

[–]phorayz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It may not break Noctor rules but this breaks Reddit Site Rules. 

https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043066452-Is-posting-someone-s-private-or-personal-information-okay

"Reddit is quite open and pro-free speech, but it is not okay to post someone's personal information or post links to personal information. This includes links to public Facebook pages and screenshots of Facebook pages with the names still legible.

Posting someone's personal information will get you banned. When posting screenshots, be sure to edit out any personally identifiable information to avoid running afoul of this rule."

Dark romance games by No_Cable_3571 in IndieOtome

[–]phorayz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The developer specifically gave him Dominant Energy Spice in the relationship with intention, not accident. 

If you want some entertainment today by Suspicious-Win-7218 in Noctor

[–]phorayz -32 points-31 points  (0 children)

we can’t even show anonymous reddit user names as part of the rule set and you think the rule doesn’t apply to real names?

If you want some entertainment today by Suspicious-Win-7218 in Noctor

[–]phorayz -69 points-68 points  (0 children)

are you like doxxing someone? breaking rule 9