End of Year 2024 – This Year’s Favourites
There was another post I’ve been drafting, but I felt like it didn’t express properly what I was trying to say, so I think I’ll end the year on a more positive note. Let’s take a look at my favourite ~things~ from this year!
Books
Bury Your Gays – Chuck Tingle
Listen. I know what half of you are thinking. Yes, I also read Tingle’s erotica, and no, it is no less “valid” than this. But unlike a regular Tingler, Bury Your Gays arrived with a meteoric crash right on top of my TBR, and my god, it deserved that entrance. 10/10 read, and I can’t wait for Lucky Days.
Nettle & Bone – T. Kingfisher
There are so many self-proclaimed fairy tale retellings out there. This isn’t one of them. It’s still a better one than most. I love Marra. I love Bonedog. I love the curmudgeonly gravewitch. It’s an excellent story that treads the line between a modern novel and a classic fairy tale and has the best of both.
Dead Silence – S.A. Barnes
This one seems to be a bit controversial, usually with regards to its twist and ending. While I get that, I really liked both. I’m a sucker for the abandoned space ship trope, and boy, did Dead Silence deliver on that. Gonna pick up Ghost Station once the paperback is out in February, and I’m very excited for that.
Games
Destiny 2: The Final Shape
This is something you probably won’t appreciate unless you’ve been along for the ride so far, and even then, I know not everyone loved this expansion as much as I did. But man, it was good. Brutal and heart-wrenching and devastating, but so, so fucking amazing. Fantastic way to end the Light and Darkness saga, and while a lot of Guardians hung up their Gjallarhorns and retired after that final mission, I’m super excited to see where we’re going next.
Film/TV
Fallout TV show
Fucking fantastic. Best adaptation I’ve seen in a long time. Yes, I’ve played New Vegas, no, I do not care. Give me the second season like, today.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
It’s rare for a film to hold my attention for this long these days, but this one did. A fun romp that might remain a single film or kick off a series, either one would be fine by me. I had a great time and wouldn’t mind more like it at all.
Music
Dreams to Be Buried In – God Body Disconnect
Okay. My music taste these days is pretty much ‘I know, but hear me out…’. However. Hear me out. If you like ambient music. If you like experimental stuff. If you like narrative elements. If you like all of these together. You should go and check out God Body Disconnect.
Struggles of a King – Swordlender
This is much more traditionally music, but it has some of the slightly more out there elements I love so much these days. It’s a great album on its own, but also makes for great background music for writing, reading, tabletop games… Give it a listen!
There you go! Some cool new stuff for you to check out, if you haven’t already. If you’d like to share some of your favourites, put them in the comments here or on my socials.
And with that, I’ll be taking my leave for this year. Blogging will resume in January after my holiday break. Until then, happy holidays, and I hope you all make it safely to 2025! See you next year :>
– Cara
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