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#inspiring*
Mar. 21st, 2026 07:58 am[*in the most millennial way possible, in that I'm saying it as a joke but also I'm 100% serious]
OKAY so one of the multiple email lists I can't remember how I signed up for but haven't bothered to unsubscribe from sends me free e-book lists. (It's a BookBub mailing list, sometimes there's fun stuff in them!) "Friday's free e-books for you" included this absolute BANGER of a summary, which sounds like an unhinged madlib in the best possible way:
The passionate affair between dolphin shifter Vince and Scottish hawk shifter Lachlan ended in betrayal. When they’re forced together to find King Arthur’s sword, can they trust each other enough to survive the danger ahead?
My first thought, of course, was, 'I must share this gem of a blurb on my journal.' And then I thought 'if I'm going to do that, I should at least get the free e-book.' (I did! I have not read it yet.)
And honestly, this book doesn't really sound like my jam. I'm intimidated by the ocean, I have a mild-to-moderate fear of heights, and essentially zero interest in Arthurian legends. I appreciate shape-shifting stories largely for the potential for increased cuddling, and neither dolphins nor hawks seem particularly snuggly to me.
HOWEVER! I was reminded of the wise words from tumblr user wtf-is-hockey:
God sometimes I'm writing smut and I'll like, delete a sentence because I'm like, no, I can't write that. It's too indulgent. And then it's like. Girl, what the fuck are you even going to the candy store for if you're just going to buy raisins. Get real.
And I thought 'you know what, YEAH! This author has gone to the candy store! They are not buying raisins! They are buying... whatever this book is!'
Anyway, the book is 'Stripping His Armor,' by Mia West. Gold star for making my day, and this post.
PS: THE MADLIB:
The [TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP] between [ANIMAL] shifter [NAME] and [ANIMAL] shifter [NAME] ended in [EMOTION]. When they're forced together to [QUEST OR MISSION], can they trust each other enough to survive the [OBSTACLE] ahead?
OKAY so one of the multiple email lists I can't remember how I signed up for but haven't bothered to unsubscribe from sends me free e-book lists. (It's a BookBub mailing list, sometimes there's fun stuff in them!) "Friday's free e-books for you" included this absolute BANGER of a summary, which sounds like an unhinged madlib in the best possible way:
The passionate affair between dolphin shifter Vince and Scottish hawk shifter Lachlan ended in betrayal. When they’re forced together to find King Arthur’s sword, can they trust each other enough to survive the danger ahead?
My first thought, of course, was, 'I must share this gem of a blurb on my journal.' And then I thought 'if I'm going to do that, I should at least get the free e-book.' (I did! I have not read it yet.)
And honestly, this book doesn't really sound like my jam. I'm intimidated by the ocean, I have a mild-to-moderate fear of heights, and essentially zero interest in Arthurian legends. I appreciate shape-shifting stories largely for the potential for increased cuddling, and neither dolphins nor hawks seem particularly snuggly to me.
HOWEVER! I was reminded of the wise words from tumblr user wtf-is-hockey:
God sometimes I'm writing smut and I'll like, delete a sentence because I'm like, no, I can't write that. It's too indulgent. And then it's like. Girl, what the fuck are you even going to the candy store for if you're just going to buy raisins. Get real.
And I thought 'you know what, YEAH! This author has gone to the candy store! They are not buying raisins! They are buying... whatever this book is!'
Anyway, the book is 'Stripping His Armor,' by Mia West. Gold star for making my day, and this post.
PS: THE MADLIB:
The [TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP] between [ANIMAL] shifter [NAME] and [ANIMAL] shifter [NAME] ended in [EMOTION]. When they're forced together to [QUEST OR MISSION], can they trust each other enough to survive the [OBSTACLE] ahead?
