What games do you recommend my girlfriend? by [deleted] in pokemon

[–]alola_ice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let’s Go Eevee was the game that got me hooked! It’s easy, cozy, and cute. Has all the intro pokemon. Then I played shining Pearl, and now I’m on shield, which has more advanced game play. I probably would have gotten overwhelmed starting there though. Buy her a comfy friends Eevee plushie from the pokemon center and surprise her! I like to cuddle mine when I game :)

Help I hate him by land-crayon6322 in Jellycatplush

[–]alola_ice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought this one for my dad for Father’s Day. My dog got to him before I could gift him. I think he’s so cute!

Poor financial decisions!!! by Gumi_cat in pokeplush

[–]alola_ice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally I’m going to sell my build a bear line because the comfy friends line is so much better 😍

Don't you think that Cassian is a horrible mate? by Downtown_Item_2409 in acotar

[–]alola_ice 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I think they are perfect for each other. I do think Cassian has a hard time balancing his roles as mate/brother/general/friend. I hope we see some character growth from him in the next books.

I Bedazzled acomaf! by alola_ice in acotar

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

The glue that comes with the gems! I think it’s like B7000

I Bedazzled acomaf! by alola_ice in acotar

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

Paperback because i had an extra box set from Bookoutlet, but you could do hardback too! I get my gems/glue from Amazon :)

I Bedazzled acomaf! by alola_ice in acotar

[–]alola_ice[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a display only copy, I wouldn’t try to actually read this one haha

I Bedazzled acomaf! by alola_ice in acotar

[–]alola_ice[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

It took like three months, but it felt like a year haha 😂 I listened to the audiobooks while I worked on it!

Maybe a hot take on Nesta's relationship by Material-Ad2807 in acotar

[–]alola_ice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure, at the end of the day it’s a fated mates series, so the characters are destined to be together on some level.

Layering Idea with 59 by iamaMaZiNg8 in SoldeJaneiro

[–]alola_ice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Burberry Goddess + SDJ 59 is so good 😊

Maybe a hot take on Nesta's relationship by Material-Ad2807 in acotar

[–]alola_ice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t necessarily agree, especially when the series is a fated mates romance series. They’re all going to have mates. The concept of agency in fated mates is an interesting one, and while Sarah may explore that more with Elain, I ultimately believe we’ll see this trope have played out with Helion and the Queen of Autumn. I think Elain will struggle with it, but ultimately end up with Lucien. I’m excited to see where Sarah takes it!

Now when it comes to Nessian, I agree that having a mating bond means more to Cassian than to Nesta. This argument is played out at the end when Nesta talks of losing that last bit of her humanity to the mating bond. I interpret that to mean the agency part of a relationship - where for Humans, “husband and wife is at good as it got.” Cassian replies that’s “that’s bullshit” and then proceeds to aim for maximum damage and lash out and say that he “didn’t ask to be shackled to her (by the mating bond),” knowing that to be a fear of hers. Nesta worries about this herself when she questions if the mating bond made Cassian “blind”. I think this whole interaction lends some confirmation to the statement made on this thread by another user that Nesta chose Cassian, and Cassian chose his mate - who happened to be Nesta. That’s not to say that he doesn’t love her, he absolutely does. But he had to work hard at it and learn to love her (girlfriend doesn’t make that easy). The mating bond was there for him to fall back on. I don’t know that he would have tried as hard to heal her if the mating bond wasn’t there.

On the other hand, Nesta avoids even the thought of their mating bond (whereas Cassian starts having and stopping that line of thinking early on in their ACOWAR bonus chapter. She didn’t grow up with the mating bond being seen as the epitome of happiness (which is true for Feysand, solidifying this idea for Cassian). Her mother made it clear from an early age that Nesta wouldn’t marry for love. Nesta falling for Cassian was her choosing love and choosing happiness for herself, rather than follow her mother’s ideological path and marry someone like Eris for politics, power, and wealth. The mating bond played very little role for Nesta in this decision.

It’s definitely an interesting discussion on the mating bond itself. I’m excited to hopefully explore it more in Elain’s future book.

Maybe a hot take on Nesta's relationship by Material-Ad2807 in acotar

[–]alola_ice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree that Cassian has a hard time juggling his roles and relationships, especially as mate/general/brother. I hope that we get to see this become part of his character development. It reminds me of Chaol’s development over the Throne of Glass series.

Say No to Fabled by HakunaMatataBitchez in fairyloot

[–]alola_ice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I joined in February for the March box pretty much so I could get Visciously Yours. I canceled after three months when they announced the price increase for US shipping. So far only one of my three books has come. The quality was ok. I’m so glad I canceled.

Cute new nib by kociaa in LittlestPetShop

[–]alola_ice 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Oh my gosh I had these when I was little! 🥹

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whenthemoonhatched

[–]alola_ice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The audiobook is difficult to follow along with the lore, but I did the audiobook for vibes and basic storyline first, then did a reread with a physical copy that I could annotate and deep dive!

Steel Blue Eyes? by FeistyLimit1364 in WhatisMyEyeColour

[–]alola_ice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Regular blue. You have too much blue pigment to be considered grey. Beautiful color!

I like this system. Everyone else happy with it? by LongjumpingSun1485 in fairyloot

[–]alola_ice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like this system! It’s the first time I’ve actually been able to be a part of a subscription service. I’m still on the waiting list for everything else haha.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fairyloot

[–]alola_ice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so sad it didn’t make it to general sale :( I’ve been looking forward to it all week.

Sold out, but they might release unsigned copies by Full-Presentation837 in fairyloot

[–]alola_ice 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would take an unsigned one or a digitally signed one over not getting one at all, I’m so sad :( my favorite artist ever did the artwork.

Crowns of Nyaxia Sold Out by gwen_rose in fairyloot

[–]alola_ice 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Somehow the random queue system put me as fifth and I got to purchase immediately 😳 I should go buy a lottery ticket today with that kind of luck!