#unlocked
We have just unlocked our third stretch goal at 75 preorders for this zine! All orders with the Pickpocket, Subterfuge, and Rebellion bundle will come with an extra special bonus oneshot taking place after the zine!
Ourfinal stretch goal, an extra physical booklet that comes with printed versions of all the merch oneshots (including the stretch goal merch oneshot!), will be unlocked at 125 preorders! If it is unlocked, it will come with all orders of the Rebellionbundle!
Please consider ordering a copy of the Rebellion bundle if you’re interested in potentially receiving this extra physical booklet! We are at 75 preorders, and to reach 125, we have 50 orders to go! Remember that preorders close on December 20, so we have until then to reach 125 preorders!
not to be a simp on main but…
shannon messenger is the best. her writing has provoked so much thought and emotion in me that i literally cried for like. two hours. yes i am a seventeen year old crying at a kids book.
no matter what i think about the actual plot, it’s written so well, and so beautifully. it flows amazingly. ive always loved books with more than one pov, and this only reiterates my fondness of it. this book opened up so many new possibilities, and it sparked new creativity in me. thank you shannon. youve given me so much more than you’ll ever know.
that said… my initial reaction is still super heavy in my mind, so i am seriously not able to be subjective and logical when it comes to talking about the book. specifically the ending.
i havent read the guide yet since i wanted to wait for my physical copy to come for that (i read the novella in my ebook), so ill probably be back in a few days with some thoughts on that
so. im plotting my fix it fic as we speak
i cant believe this is my sixths release season. i remember when neverseen came out, i actually went to the bookstore that day to buy it off of the shelf because i didnt know you could preorder. very honestly, i dont remember that year very well, i was in seventh grade and i barely remember what i had for dinner last night. but i distinctly remember seeing the neverseen display and feeling so excited to know what comes next.
little did i know, i would still be reading as a senior in high school. im about to turn 18, and i still preorder this middle grade series every year because it makes me so happy. it jumpstarted my career path. i wasnt a writer until kotlc made me one, and now i get to go to college knowing exactly what i want to be. i could never repay shannon messenger for that.
i dont know why, but this year feels so different from past release years. not because of the pandemic, or because it’s technically a half book. it might just be because of where the story has gone, and where it’s taken us as readers. i know im not the only one who grew up with sophie.
yes, i will post spoilers, and i will tag them all appropriately. as long as you have blacklisted the tags “spoiler” or “spoilers” you should be fine. i likely wont get my book until sometime in the next two weeks, so i’ll be doing the same as well. that said, please dont come to my inbox with any spoilers until i make it explicitly clear that i’ve finished the book, which i always do. that pretty much goes for all other blogs on here as well, because man, it really sucks being spoiled. especially since we’ve been waiting so long.
anyway, thanks for jumping down memory lane with me. i hope you all have fun this release season. and please remember to try and stay positive. i know it can be pretty doomsville lately, but not everything has to be a downer. we can find the brauty in small things.