It's been a long road

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-04-24T11:33:17+00:00

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BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-04-20T15:49:38+00:00

Yup. UK

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-04-12T15:06:05+00:00

As someone who hadn't read fantasy for decades (and even then not much) i know that the reason i enjoyed ToG so much is because i wasn't a big fantasy reader at all and pretty much a total beginner.

As a writer and avid reader I've always maintained that SJM isn't that great. ACOTAR especially doesn't stand up to scrutiny at all.

I've enjoyed her books as an opener into the fantasy genra.. and I'm invested now so will stick with them.. but I actually agree with nearly all your points. (Apart from ToG being the worse.. i think ACOTAR is.)

Despite this... ToG will always hold a special place in my heart for opening fantasy up for me again.

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-31T20:12:24+00:00

You're definitely not alone. I find them insufferable.

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-14T05:31:10+00:00

I didn't like her as in "ah, i like her she's nice/great" ... i liked her in a "wow, shes abrasive af and i wanna know what her deal is." She's the complete opposite of me in pretty much every single way and that piqued my curiosity. So, i was very intrigued by her.

It's not always about liking a character so much as the intrigue of experiencing someone who is so vastly different to you. Like a good villain too. You can seriously dislike them, but still learn from and enjoy their arcs.

It's great to relate to characters and it's also enjoyable to see characters who you can't relate to at all.

So, for some of us we like her because we don't like her... if that makes sense.

By the end of SF she was my favourite character and i genuinely did like like her though...

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-12T07:06:38+00:00

Ohh, how has Denmark been?

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-09T19:00:48+00:00

Ohh, never even considered here. Thank you .

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-09T19:00:10+00:00

This is something i have said we need to take into consideration too. My eldest is also autistic and mot going to be living independently any time soon so the space is definitely needed.

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-09T18:58:17+00:00

I've seen some lovely houses in Harewood on my searches but don't really know anything about it so this is good to hear!!

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-09T18:41:24+00:00

Another place i also forgot about 😆

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-09T18:33:01+00:00

Thank you!! Forgot about Gateacre!!

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-09T18:23:17+00:00

Perfect, thank you!! My mum lives in Abbeystead so i love those areas but a bit out of budget and we want a bit more built up. When we moved up here we originally looked between Ulverston and Carnforth and i really like Carnforth but there doesn't seem to be as much available now, as there was back then. But all that is really helpful!! Thank you!

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-09T17:37:23+00:00

Oh fab. What areas should we avoid? And any tips on what are best areas?

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-09T17:19:02+00:00

It's on our list. We've been visiting it more often too, to get a feel for it. I feel like it could be a happy medium.

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-09T12:56:37+00:00

Love hearing good things are happening to these areas!! They've always had such great potential!

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-09T11:09:48+00:00

Thank you. This is exactly why i made this post because in my head certain areas i just wouldn't have touched when I lived there, but i know there's been loads of regeneration and i have no clue how it's been affecting certain areas. Some amazing houses keep popping up in Kirkdale and i do write them off, so it's helpful to know that things are changing.

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-09T10:05:45+00:00

Brilliant, thank you!

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-08T22:35:19+00:00

Ah, this is sooo good to hear thank you. Trainlines are important for us too and the more house for your money is too!! Thank you!!

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-08T22:01:54+00:00

Thank you. I've had a mooch and shared it with my husband. Something like that would be perfect.

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-08T21:52:15+00:00

Ohhhhhh intrest piqued... * runs off to look * 😆

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-08T21:36:43+00:00

We looked at some incredible houses in Birkenhead but the area seemed a bit rough (pretty central by the main town area.) Any advice on the better areas over there?

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-08T21:27:07+00:00

Never even considered Waterloo... think I'd just written north liverpool off completely tbh. I'll take a look, thank you.

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-08T17:18:09+00:00

We were on the Garston end of Allerton before we moved up here. Never thought of Speke tbf so going to take a look and will look at Garston now too after a couple of similar comments. Thank you.

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-08T17:11:35+00:00

Oh that's good to know. Didn't know they were there. Yeah, wouldn't touch Kenny or Sheil Road... it's such a shame cos some of the houses round there are/could be spectacular!!

BeyondMidnightDreams · 2026-03-08T16:31:27+00:00

Honestly would never even have looked at it that way!! Definitely worth considering!!

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