Status Updates From Alanna: The First Adventure...

sorry also her blaming herself for francis dying hashtag rip francis hashtag justice for francis hashtag free frankie like. girl you Litchrally havent killed anyone yet bc you Litchrally arent a night yet. the books are balanced in your favor still!!!!!

also Did check the wiki to hashtag confirm the evil duke uncle who is mysteriously out of town is the cause of the fever and saw alex-who-is-just-mentioned-enought-to-be-a-name-but-not-enough-to-be-a-person gets evil under his influence so i guess good on 'em for being willing to have One Single Friend not stay good lol

"Myles returned with a tray of food. “Eat,” he ordered. “And I’m setting up a cot in Jonathan's dressing room. It’s your turn to rest.”

Alanna knew her friend was right."

Hate myles being described as her friend. he is her teacher! they can be allies and not friends they can be supporters and not friends i promise you its fine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lmaooooooooooooooo immediately next para francis dead. not willing to kill a moderately established character? than dont kill anyone!

literally who tf is francis bro Has to just be introduced to die i aint heard of him a day in my life and im Nawt checking to see that statement proved wrong,

theres also too many goddamn characters none of the pages have a distinct personality to me at all the little "she missed gary doing this and alex doing that" is very like. i never saw anything from them other raoul beating ralon as a trait lol

"Alanna stood at attention, listening. She loved the way the Duke talked. She knew he was pleased that she had beaten Ralon, not angry. She also knew he could never tell her so, because she had broken the rules"

sorry the book constantly contradicts itself. something like this would be more impactful he had previously subtly intimated his desire for her to beat ralon instead of him pointblank saying it!!!!

"“I threw up after,” she confessed. “I hate myself. I just knew more than Ralon did. And he always loses his temper when he fights —I took advantage of that. I’m as bad as he was.”
“I doubt Ralon ever threw up after he beat someone smaller and younger than he was.”

wow thank you for telling us this! I am sure am glad we are getting this rote information instead of actually seeing her response!!!!!!!!!!!!

"The Duke had to hide a smile. “You are pert, Alan of Trebond. An extra hour of mathematics for you for the next five weeks. You may go.”

Alanna was opening the door when he added, “I wish you would thrash him. He deserves it.”"

they are saying she is the least under underdog to ever do it. also!!!!!!! brother you are the fucking duke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she is eleven!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"She lay down after he left. Tears forced themselves from her eyes. This wouldn’t have happened to a real boy."

jesus actual christ come On

sorry Obv ralon Sucks Shit And Is Bad and also pierce clearly wants A Large Cast Of Friends For Alanna And To Show These Are The Good Royals but the reason this type of bully character is normally Top Dog is bc in a situation where someone is being cruel everyone dogpiling and beating his ass makes it had to make it feel as tho there are any stakes. the future king Hates his dumb ass lol.

"“I don't feel like swimming.” The others were watching her, wondering if she was a coward. He'll kill me, she thought. I’m just a girl, and he'll kill me."

genuinely so funny for these books to be the Most Talked Up Feminist Books Ever and they are just. constantly filled w insane age gaps and the feminist heroes talking like this. you literally arent just a girl alanna he is treating you as the boy you want to be.

*meekly, wearily* oh good a whole chapter named after ralon

"if she could bring herself to ask for help" you already showed her whining to much for this to work sorry

her trying to already quit is so lame lol

also sorry still perusing the wiki. *guy who likes fun positive sibling relationships voice* im sorry thom does huh-what

checking to see if the annoying ralon guy lasts and seeing he is a recurring antagonist for the whole series oh Brother

Loving this classic middle grade/YA fantasy adventure!

Ahhhh that magic scene was BEYOND cool. I found the way the fever was tackled to be very touching as well, yet simple enough that it wouldn't spook kids. Stuff happens; we do our best & move on.

in love already :)

Ik she’s not canonically trans in this book but that is a still transphobic argument, literally the same rhetoric and phrasing that every trans person ever has heard

I love this series but there are a couple things I’ve noticed that didn’t quite age super well