Mod Madness 2024 - Modiac Mania

[Anna]

How dare! 😂

I know who you are!

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

👼😇

[Anna]

What is that horrid looking baby 😂

[Michelle]

It looks like Chucky with a saucer on its head!

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

I think it's a cherub? Or maybe a some sort of frilled fish baby?

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

lol! I don't have iOS, so it's a frilled fish baby here. I kept it for...

...reasons.

[Anna]

It’s your evil offspring? I knew you were cooking up something nasty!

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

it has a name, Anna. Ryan calls it Rio and I stole him fair and square

[Anna]

Oh right, it’s Ryan’s little creature, many people make the same mistake.

[Sarah]

SFFBC wrote: "Special Black Friday Horoscope:

Today, with Sagittarius ascendant, Anna's spiciness is understood, given the name of the reigning book of this part of the sky.

Not seasonally appropriate, but it ..."

Sagittarius: Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim

Leo: The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss

ETA: this is an especially irritating clue because googling : “Fantasy Books Spice” just returns a lot of lists with Fourth Wing and Sarah J Maas which I am confident is not the book. (But wow what a doozy if it was. ) lolol

[Sarah]

The more guesses I make the more convinced I am that all blurbs are terrible and tell me nothing, or that all books sounds exactly the same. 😂

[Anna]

There are no spicy books on the polls afaik! 😂

[Anna]

Sarah wrote: "The more guesses I make the more convinced I am that all blurbs are terrible and tell me nothing, or that all books sounds exactly the same."

I remember when I was very young and read somewhere about how there are studies of people reading fake(r than usual) horoscopes, and how you can always find *something* that fits your personality in any list of characteristics :)

[Sarah]

Anna wrote: "Sarah wrote: "The more guesses I make the more convinced I am that all blurbs are terrible and tell me nothing, or that all books sounds exactly the same."

I remember when I was very young and rea..."

Yeah I think that’s true of most divination/future telling techniques. 😂

[Kaa]

Sagittarius: The Fox Woman
or Wicked Fox

[Anna]

🦊

[Sarah]

random guess for Pisces: Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

no, that's way too mainstream for our fishy fox

[Sarah]

lol. I think this is too obvious also but, it does fit the strengths, weaknesses and likes kind of perfectly:

Pisces: Chlorine by Jade Song

I don't know if their are any otter suits in this one but it sounds like the sort of book that might have one:

Aquarius: Counterweight by Djuna

[Anna]

(I did consider Chlorine as one of my books, but as with many others, I knew you'd guess it because we'd talked about it, so I didn't use it :P)

[Anna]

I wanted obscure so I wrote a book and self-published it, and if it wins you'll all have to buy copies from me XD

[Sarah]

Anna wrote: "I wanted obscure so I wrote a book and self-published it, and if it wins you'll all have to buy copies from me XD"

Hahaha.

I suppose then that we didn't all play a grand joke and make Pisces: The Pisces by Melissa Broder because it's the most mainstream of them all i guess but would still be a very mod/lying fox thing to do. lol

I'll stop now. I have things i am procrastinating.

[Anna]

I did see Never Trust a Gemini and was like oh I hope it's SFF but it's romance :P

[Anna]

However.

You *could* be onto something, Pisces might have some modshacknigans :)

[Sarah]

Anna wrote: "I wanted obscure so I wrote a book and self-published it, and if it wins you'll all have to buy copies from me XD"

Found it! Pisces Man Secrets by Anna Kovach

lol

[Anna]

Yup XD

[Sarah]

okay. i'm done searching goodreads for fantasy books with "Pisces" in the title. It's taken me on quite the roller coaster through indie romance publishing.

[CBRetriever]

Sarah wrote: "okay. i'm done searching goodreads for fantasy books with "Pisces" in the title. It's taken me on quite the roller coaster through indie romance publishing."

did you look for Fish in the title?

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

I think perhaps the sun ought to set on pisces guesses, your dedication is commendable but it's going to be nigh impossible to guess

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Leo and Capricorn are gonna be easier, and possibly Scorpio

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

A less cryptic hint for Leo:

It's been mentioned by at least one person in the group in a thread in the past 30 days.

[Melanie, the neutral party]

...so all we have to do is read through a month full of threads?
Sarah! Help!!

review of description:
Your hunch will pay off, though not as you expect. Don't let others sideline you--people are often loud when they have nothing meaningful to add. At work, stay by your guns and be ready to give others a chance. Remember reason and emotion are not opposites--make room for both. Some will try to silence you for their comfort. Stay bold. Beware bad faith actors bearing torches.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Add this:

Not seasonally appropriate, but it appears that Leo, by some strange alchemy, is presently within reach. it reminds us that we can always make our own way in life, and that people who tell us who they are should be believed.

[Kaia]

Is Leo Our Hideous Progeny by C. E. McGill?

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

The stars, hearing their name, glow differently.

[Sarah]

Leo: Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

[Sarah]

Or:

Leo: The Luminaries by Susan Dennard

Knowing my luck I'm probably the one who mentioned it. ;)

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

(check the first post or poll!)

[Sarah]

Allison wrote: "(check the first post or poll!)"

haha. I totally missed that. sorry!

[Bonnie]

Scorpio: The Deep by Rivers Solomon?

At work, someone will want to steal your labor. However, the relationships you've built will come to your aid if you ask.

[Bonnie]

Taurus: What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez?

socialite, craftsmanship, drawing, travel...
Apply yourself diligently to your art and use your skills to shape the future you wish to see. Family is important--seek it

[Anna]

Sarah wrote: "I totally missed that."

You didn't! I was in bed, getting ready to sleep, and mod had already posted the glowy stars by the time I saw the notif and updated the poll :D

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

I think I lied to someone somewhere, but not maliciously. There is one more book on this poll that is also somewhere in my book stack on GR

[Sarah]

Anna wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I totally missed that."

You didn't! I was in bed, getting ready to sleep, and mod had already posted the glowy stars by the time I saw the notif and updated the poll :D"

Okay thanks - i had sworn that i checked but i wasn't sure!

Allison wrote: "I think I lied to someone somewhere, but not maliciously. There is one more book on this poll that is also somewhere in my book stack on GR"

I'm guessing it's not one of the ones that's been guessed so far?

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

This is correct lol

[Sarah]

Guess for Scorpio: Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

Some of you are too easelly led off the gilded path and are in need of guidance. It might be a bit pricey but it's safer to do the taurusty thing by getting a tour guide or hopping on an open top bus. Being creative is great. Exploration is good. But do it with friends and have a destination in mind.

Also, bring lots of lotion. You don't want to look ashy. Your parents would be disappointed.

[Sarah]

SFFBC wrote: "Some of you are too easelly led off the gilded path and are in need of guidance. It might be a bit pricey but it's safer to do the taurusty thing by getting a tour guide or hopping on an open top b..."

All I can think of is: Self-Portrait with Nothing by Aimee Pokwatka.

[Melanie, the neutral party]

Pisces (view spoiler)[ The Snow Child (hide spoiler)]
Taurus (view spoiler)[ An Inheritance of Ashes (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie, the neutral party]

Also, Allison SFFBC ancillary mod, may I have a book reading?