Blackwater: The Complete Saga

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Ser Garlan Tyrell, the titles, lands and incomes of House Florent, including lordship of Brightwater Keep. [1]

And ofc the bad guy - the overly white American guns loving inbred best friends guy, who bullies Eli. Like right. Only those bully the nerds *rolls eyes*.

Epic Southern Family Sagas generally automatically qualify as a Horror genre. IMHO. Deeply creepy, sometimes charming, often batshit crazy, and interspersed with WTF. That's just my normal reaction, however.

At the start of the battle, some small skirmishes arise within the city when some drunkards in Flea Bottom smash doors and climb into houses. Lord Jacelyn Bywater sends his gold cloaks to deal with them. [46] When rich merchants and such gather in the square before the Red Keep, asking for refuge in the castle, Queen Regent Cersei Lannister commands the gates be kept close. [46]

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The novel makes several references to both contemporary political and popular culture. Republican presidents George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan are both castigated in the narrative, [2] while Bobby Kennedy and the Vietnam War are referred to as representing the cushy Democratic era. [3] In Chapter 24, the Senator mentions the 1991 Gulf War. The Beatles song " Eleanor Rigby" (1966) plays on the radio in Chapter 9, echoing the prosody of the novella. [ citation needed] The Education of Henry Adams (1907) is quoted in Chapter 32. a b Morgan, Chris (May 17, 2014). " Grocer's Gothic". Los Angeles Review of Books . Retrieved June 14, 2015.

The drama the family navigates as the story progresses is underlined with uncertainty, mystery, and suspense. Readers follow the family through the Depression, WWII, and the Civil Rights Movement, all significant events in U.S. history. Yet, while all these events are taking place, something horrific and terrifying comes to the surface at different intervals. This story is straight-out horror hidden by family drama, or for those who need a visual reference, Jerry Springer meets Rob Zombie. I really loved what this story could have been, if it was longer. Everything just seemed to be happening all at once, and I wished that we had more time to really be introduced to the characters, to see and understand their motivations, etc. Maybe this could be a series? I’d love to see more of these characters, as I did really love them, but it was just much, much too short. Onto the representation though, I really think we need more of this in all sorts of books! Not just the two main characters being mlm, although of course that’s a great thing to have, but the body types is what I really loved to see. A graphic novel that isn’t afraid to have fat characters! Characters of colour! Hell, even a main character who has an autoimmune disease! We definitely need more of that, it is just so much more realistic to the real world. Of those who remain, some — chiefly those of House Florent — are put to death by Lord Randyll Tarly after Renly's death. [19] [28] As House Florent can field two thousand men at best, [29] this would reduce Renly's foot to fifty-eight thousand at a minimum. A fifth of the knights that had accompanied Renly to Storm's End return to join the other forces from the Reach, [23] but how many of his ten (of fifteen) thousand cavalry had been knights is unknown. Mace Tyrell's additional ten thousand at Highgarden would bring the total to ~70,000 soldiers from House Tyrell. Surviving captains from Joffrey's warships River Arrow, Wildwind and Prince Aemon, and under officers from Godsgrace, Ramshead, Lance and Lady of Silk, honored by the crown. [8]I found book four to be quite slow and dull, but thankfully things got interesting again through book 5. Sadly, due to certain real-life relatives (mine), I can attest to some people actually being like Marie-Love. Pretending they do what they do because they want best and know best and they'll crush you if you oppose them because it's really only about what they want, no matter who they hurt. Wow, this art style is incredible! The character designs are so unique and fun, and the way you can tell what anybody is thinking at any given time, just from their facial expressions? That’s impressive, for sure. Overall, I loved all the rep, I felt so much while reading this—both bubbly emotions from the adorable romance and heavy emotions from the struggles of the characters—and I was left with a smile, really happy that I decided to give the book a read!