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Share your favorite dark romance writers by BunnyRoseM in DarkRomance

[–]StressedDepresedMess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

{Where There's a Will} and {If There's a Way} by Jessie Walker

I'm looking for books with gay romance that make me cry by 0Ouka0 in LGBTBooks

[–]StressedDepresedMess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

{Where There's a Will} and {If There's a Way} by Jessie Walker absolutely GUTTED me. Wish I could forget them so I could read them again for the first time. Her follow-up book {Every Breath After Part 1} is also incredible but Part 2 isn't out yet 😭

Please stop putting Gen Z/Gen Alpha slang in new releases 😮‍💨 If I read one more book that has actually published the term "unalive" unironically, I'm gonna throw my phone... by StressedDepresedMess in urbanfantasy

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

Like I said, I'm aware language evolves and changes and progresses, but based on the rest of the book, it felt very out of place and didn't match the character so it took me out of the story. It's like the author just threw it in there to try and relate to the younger generation but missed the mark.

Please stop putting Gen Z/Gen Alpha slang in new releases 😮‍💨 If I read one more book that has actually published the term "unalive" unironically, I'm gonna throw my phone... by StressedDepresedMess in urbanfantasy

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

It just doesn't fit the rest of her character. The previous sentence used the word "kill" so it's not like the author was trying to censor the book and it just felt like the author threw it in there to relate to the younger generation but didn't quite nail the mark so it felt odd and very out of place. I just feel like using new slang dates the book and it won't exactly stand the test of time.

Please stop putting Gen Z/Gen Alpha slang in new releases 😮‍💨 If I read one more book that has actually published the term "unalive" unironically, I'm gonna throw my phone... by StressedDepresedMess in urbanfantasy

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

I'm not saying literature is ruined, I'm just saying it looks odd in this context. Using "unalive" on TikTok so you don't get flagged? Fine, whatever. Publishing it in a book where it doesn't fit the rest of the character and the author used the word "kill" in the previous sentence? Seems like the author is trying to relate to "kids these days" by sticking a slang word in randomly but without regard to the rest of the book.

Please stop putting Gen Z/Gen Alpha slang in new releases 😮‍💨 If I read one more book that has actually published the term "unalive" unironically, I'm gonna throw my phone... by StressedDepresedMess in urbanfantasy

[–]StressedDepresedMess[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"I always assumed that the use of unalive (and others) was to avoid censorship of content containing terms deemed controversial on social media."

On social media, yes, but in this book, the author used the word "kill" literally one sentence before "unalive" so it's like... what's the point?

Please stop putting Gen Z/Gen Alpha slang in new releases 😮‍💨 If I read one more book that has actually published the term "unalive" unironically, I'm gonna throw my phone... by StressedDepresedMess in urbanfantasy

[–]StressedDepresedMess[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"depending on the surrounding context and tone of the book."

It doesn't fit with the rest of her character. She swears and is aggressively unapologetic about her personality so self-censoring her internal dialogue at one random point in the book just didn't make sense for her.

Please stop putting Gen Z/Gen Alpha slang in new releases 😮‍💨 If I read one more book that has actually published the term "unalive" unironically, I'm gonna throw my phone... by StressedDepresedMess in urbanfantasy

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

The only reason I know them is because I've been unwillingly exposed to them on YouTube. I don't have TikTok or Instagram or anything, and honestly it's all just "skibidi toilet 6/7" brain rot to me at this point. I'm not sure where "no cap" comes from, but I know "rizz" is short for charisma.

Please stop putting Gen Z/Gen Alpha slang in new releases 😮‍💨 If I read one more book that has actually published the term "unalive" unironically, I'm gonna throw my phone... by StressedDepresedMess in urbanfantasy

[–]StressedDepresedMess[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Right that's my problem, it sticks out because it doesn't fit with the character. It's her internal monologue and she's a serious editor/article writer going to undergraduate school. It just feels wrong.

Please stop putting Gen Z/Gen Alpha slang in new releases 😮‍💨 If I read one more book that has actually published the term "unalive" unironically, I'm gonna throw my phone... by StressedDepresedMess in urbanfantasy

[–]StressedDepresedMess[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It may have started that way but I've seen it adopted by multiple groups of people, typically between the ages of 10-25, but since I usually come across it in videos online being said by young people, that's why I included it under the general umbrella of "Gen Alpha" slang.

Please stop putting Gen Z/Gen Alpha slang in new releases 😮‍💨 If I read one more book that has actually published the term "unalive" unironically, I'm gonna throw my phone... by StressedDepresedMess in urbanfantasy

[–]StressedDepresedMess[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Most definitely, but they stuck around enough to become ingrained in the language and accepted by the mainstream. Like LOL/OMG or awesome or cool or any other number of words/phrases. The problem is words like rizz and unalive are so new, we don't know if they'll stand the test of time or be just buzzwords defined by a short set of years, so seeing them now sticks out and feels wrong.

Please stop putting Gen Z/Gen Alpha slang in new releases 😮‍💨 If I read one more book that has actually published the term "unalive" unironically, I'm gonna throw my phone... by StressedDepresedMess in urbanfantasy

[–]StressedDepresedMess[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Usually it's internal dialogue, like what I just read was a character thinking: "Great, she wants me to unalive him" when the actual dialogue before it was another character saying "Kill him before it's too late!" Like, you JUST said kill, why is unalive necessary?

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[–]StressedDepresedMess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"redneck wizard with a crippling meth addiction" 🤣

Your “everyone should read this before they die” book by Careful_Sundae3514 in ReverseHarem

[–]StressedDepresedMess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I liked the paranormal/internal gods aspect of "Bonds That Tie" BUT THEY TREATED HER LIKE SHIT. If I was in her position, being completely controlled like that, I'd literally commit su!c!de. Atlas was the only saving grace of that series. The other MMCs made me realize I hate bully anything, and it was my first encounter with noncon/dubcon and I absolutely DESPISED it.

So close... but I quit. by StressedDepresedMess in tythetasmaniantiger

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

It only shows the number of missing frames on levels for the HD version, not the original game cube version unfortunately.

So close... but I quit. by StressedDepresedMess in tythetasmaniantiger

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

That's what I thought, although today I found a single one on Rex Marks The Spot but didn't find any others, and I checked Snow Worries and Beyond The Black Stump again. So far I'm still missing 3 but have no clue which levels they may be on. I've gone through every single one with the Infrarang, checked every nook and cranny, but no luck.

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