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heckin wimdy out there today
Feb. 23rd, 2026 07:43 amAudiobook update: I started listening to 'The Long Game' (Rachel Reid, aka the hockey boys book 6), and I'm currently about 5 hours in. This one is the longest book so far -- nearly 13 hours, which puts it well above my personal audiobook sweet spot of 7-9 hours.
[Note: Is there a fandom consensus on spoiler tagging? Like, the book came out in 2022, but the second season of the tv show hasn't happened yet (2027, maybe?). Are there people waiting for the tv series and trying to avoid spoilers?]
It's fun to learn what things that pop up a lot in fanfics are accurately from the book, and which things are general fannish agreement. But I wound up taking a break yesterday and listening to the start of Alessa Thorn's 'Ink Sworn' instead. The comparison is basically this:
*The Long Game: characters are stressed because they're really great at the sex part of their relationship and not so great at the part where they talk about their feelings or what they actually want, also pro-sports is dangerous and a pressure cooker even at the best of times
*Ink Sworn: characters are stressed because they're really great at turning into giant fuck-off dragons and doing magic and not so great at the part where they talk about their feelings or what they actually want, also there's a dangerous evil wizard or something
So, not that different, really! Crucially, 'Ink Sworn' is only about 8 hours long. I KNOW WHAT I LIKE.
[Note: Is there a fandom consensus on spoiler tagging? Like, the book came out in 2022, but the second season of the tv show hasn't happened yet (2027, maybe?). Are there people waiting for the tv series and trying to avoid spoilers?]
It's fun to learn what things that pop up a lot in fanfics are accurately from the book, and which things are general fannish agreement. But I wound up taking a break yesterday and listening to the start of Alessa Thorn's 'Ink Sworn' instead. The comparison is basically this:
*The Long Game: characters are stressed because they're really great at the sex part of their relationship and not so great at the part where they talk about their feelings or what they actually want, also pro-sports is dangerous and a pressure cooker even at the best of times
*Ink Sworn: characters are stressed because they're really great at turning into giant fuck-off dragons and doing magic and not so great at the part where they talk about their feelings or what they actually want, also there's a dangerous evil wizard or something
So, not that different, really! Crucially, 'Ink Sworn' is only about 8 hours long. I KNOW WHAT I LIKE.
