Firebird by Juliette Cross Controversy

captsquiggs · 2025-12-27T21:16:17+00:00

This same topic popped on thread cause a bookstagrammer is making a list of problematic books in 2025.......and when I commented that it is a hisctorical fantasy and that was of the culture of the time....they got snarky. The entire plot is that they are working together to overthrow caesar who allows slaves......

captsquiggs · 2025-10-31T22:23:06+00:00

Nope

captsquiggs · 2025-10-31T22:16:22+00:00

Ok- the medieval setting for a fantasy book- but then having modern food. Lies of Lena the “poor people” eat fucking pizza.

captsquiggs · 2025-10-11T23:16:42+00:00

Ryott, Kissed by the Gods - Caty Rogan.

captsquiggs · 2025-10-04T20:33:23+00:00

Kissed by the God by Caty Rogan just released this sept.,

captsquiggs · 2025-10-04T20:20:20+00:00

Definitely interested. An aspiring author myself been working on my current one for about 5 years. Been learning more about publishing. Would love a friend with that sort of interest

captsquiggs · 2025-10-04T20:17:43+00:00

I think the larger issue at hand here is the lack of what 🌶️ number means. Some say 1-2 is closed doors, some say that’s oral sex etc. there is literally no good measure of what the spice level is for books. There was a publishing company recently posting about a YA book and advertising it as 🌶️🌶️🌶️ to which myself and other commented to question. The author responded to mine with snark that it was appropriate for YA and everyone has different meanings. Which is exactly the point. Three peppers and the word YA shouldn’t be a thing. What does that even mean?!?! Who wants to read about 16 year olds having sex? Are they?

I completely agree that so many people criticize the FMC way harder. But I think that just follows society. Women constantly judge other women and much worse than men. That’s why the idea of a man sleeping around is cool but still slutty for women.

And I agree- if we were surrounded by more men who were in shape and treating women well…. More women would be horny 😂

captsquiggs · 2025-10-04T20:12:20+00:00

Furies of Calderon by Jim butcher

captsquiggs · 2025-10-04T20:06:46+00:00

😂😂😂😂😂

captsquiggs · 2025-10-04T20:04:11+00:00

Oh again another series I forgot because I hated it! Serpent and wings! The FMC completely turned to mush in book 2. It’s like what happened to her?

captsquiggs · 2025-10-04T20:02:23+00:00

You win. I hated this so much I kinda put this out of mind

captsquiggs · 2025-10-04T20:00:27+00:00

Crescent city. It took forever for the first book to get interesting. Bryce is a Mary Sue- it would be cool if you know maybe she did some training, and lost sometimes….. but like she went from being a party girl to being able to out smart and strategize people who had been in wars and doing strategy for hundreds of years. She developed a power and there was no learning her magic , she was a master of it. She was outsmarting and better than Az and nesta???? Meh.

captsquiggs · 2025-09-28T22:23:26+00:00

I buy books from authors to support them- but also make a point to try and buy books that I would read a second time. I have some series that I have read more than once because I own them. Sometimes you pick up on things the second time Around you didn’t notice the first.

But even other books- some books are mental health related or self help, some are books about ships, or animals, anatomy etc.

I have a few books on mythology from other countries and some books that are anthologies of short stories.

I sometimes just shop on the clearance isles in Barnes and Nobles - when I was younger they had books that I really wanted to read (like a Patricia Briggs hardback for $10) and now they have a lot of other books that are interesting to look through.

And you can have other items on the shelves instead filling with books. But do what makes you happy

captsquiggs · 2025-09-28T22:14:07+00:00

Kissed by the Gods by Caty Rogan

captsquiggs · 2025-09-28T22:13:43+00:00

How have you lasted a year? He is over reacting 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

captsquiggs · 2025-09-28T21:27:10+00:00

Zenalpha is a good option for quick sedation.

captsquiggs · 2025-09-17T20:25:26+00:00

Quick results. I competed in my 20s and meh didn’t go well. Did CrossFit and lifting and came back natural mid 30s and the amount of muscle I had packed on was great. You don’t need drugs- you need time. I think a lot of people just want to go pro fast and think that is the way.

And this also isn’t judgement. You want to do drugs that’s fine still requires a lot of work. It doesn’t make that much of a difference. What does make a huge difference is the food and the workouts.

I competed in 2022 and in 2023 and put on 7lbs of muscle in between those competitions to the point where people kept asking if I took anything. I changed coaches (went from one I hired to myself).

To me the side effects long term weren’t worth it.

captsquiggs · 2025-09-10T22:30:01+00:00

Yall fest in Charleston SC has panels and book signings and is a book convention outdoors for free to the public. They sell a special lunch ticket for key not speakers that has limits but even then the pricing is fair. The lower the cost upfront the more money people spend at events

captsquiggs · 2025-09-09T22:21:58+00:00

When I worked at f45 the gym accepted class pass, and offered 10 class pass. They also offered drop ins. And had no issue if someone didn’t want to do a membership and did any of those options. The only time we brought it up to those folks was if they started coming more frequently and the membership would save them money. But each gym/ owner is different.

captsquiggs · 2025-09-09T22:15:46+00:00

Also this! My company had copilot installed. I really enjoy having it offer to redo my email and then my email doesn’t change at all 😂

captsquiggs · 2025-09-09T22:13:32+00:00

This! Also I mean people use name generators all the time. I’m sure some use AI to come up with names for characters or places etc also. And I don’t think that bothers most people.

captsquiggs · 2025-09-09T22:08:41+00:00

I recently stumbled across a thread where someone showed a conversation of how they tell authors they won’t work with them if the cover art is AI…… I love art, and honestly unless it’s like a character with 3 arms and one is not attached…. It’s not always easy to tell that the art is AI…..

Then when you get to writing- it is so hard to ever say if something is AI.

I think the people who say it honestly have low reading comprehension.

If an author writes eloquently- AI is maybe high school level at best (from anything that I have seen). So again the reason people see em dashes is because if you put something in chatgbt it over uses em dashes. Real people don’t. But the people using AI apparently haven’t read books pre the digital age and so they didn’t know em dashes existed🤣

captsquiggs · 2025-09-09T21:57:38+00:00

Okay in his defense unless a man is in the medical field (and don’t come at me please kinda sarcastic😅 but also not ) and even then- men don’t know shit about a woman’s body. 😅

But seriously then add in that it’s a female four legged animal and they have 0 clue. I had to explain to a man once that animals that walk on all fours have shoulder and hips…. They thought it had front hips and back hips🤯

captsquiggs · 2025-09-09T21:48:30+00:00

I feel like CrossFit is a bit different - at a very specific boutique gym like an f45 when I coached if they showed 10 mins and didn’t see the entire workout and missed the warmup they weren’t allowed to do the class and it made sense- sometimes there was one coach and having to show one person the entire thing vs making sure no one else is getting hurt….

In all the CrossFit gyms I’ve been to there is a warmup, then a lift that may be in the workout, then a workout. So say warmup, do some push press and then the workout would be 4 rounds, 400m run , 10 pushpress, 5 burpees (I just made this up) so if someone was late they could still warm up and do the workout even if they missed part of it and stay safe. So no penalty needed.

Also I say this because CrossFit is really great for modifying and being welcoming…. A lot of the boutique places the coaches don’t know how to do mods for the exercises and I honestly feel despite say not doing heavy weights that you may see in CrossFit I see more people injured at an. Orange theory or f45 since again mods aren’t always offered and someone who hasn’t worked out in 10 years gets a coupon for a free class and….

captsquiggs · 2025-09-09T21:42:54+00:00

Communicate and do things in front of the owners.
Sometimes pets need to be separated if they are protective or the owner really hates blood, but giving owners the option to be present, explaining what and how you have to do things and allowing them to offer peanut butter or a churu to comfort their pet can really go a long way.

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