Occasionally, I remember that I'm a book blogger (I know, right? Shocker!) and find a suitably book-related fic to recommend to you, my lovely nerdlets.
This week, I was lucky - I didn't have to look that hard.
Some weeks I literally have to trawl through soooooo many fics, and it takes me hours to find one decent enough to rec. to you all (seriously, I love fanfiction, but there's some utter cr*p out there.)
Plus, you know me, I love bringing you things which make you think - new takes on characters and storylines, deeper examinations of events, diverse rep. that we often just don't get in mainstream stuff.
Dora Reads is the book blog of a Bookish Rebel, supporting the Diversity Movement, bringing you Queer views and mental health advocacy, slipping in a lot of non-bookish content, and spreading reading to the goddamn world! :) (All posts may contain Amazon links, which are affiliate, unless marked otherwise. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. USA ONLY - please do not make UK purchases with my links)
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Showing posts with label M/M. Show all posts
Friday 6 April 2018
Friday 23 March 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Overloaded
Sensory overload can occur with several different disabilities.
Most commonly, it occurs with ADHD, Autism, Fibromyalgia, and Anxiety Disorders. It can also occur with migraines and many other conditions.
I get it with migraines (and I'm going to be honest, the Anxiety and the synaesthesia probably don't help with this.) It is a freaking b**ch.
Friday 16 March 2018
Friday Fics Fix - King Arthur. Sexually Fluid Fluff-Master.
OMG I love this fic!!!! Like, dudes, can I climb into this fic and live there?!
(Yeah, I'm really tired so I apologise for the possible randomness of this post!
I'm at that stage where I *really* have no idea what I'm talking about.
That stage comes *after* the 'talking like a 19th Century novel' phase, and *before* the 'fell asleep while standing up' phase.
Usually, anyway. Sometimes there's another 19th Century phase in there somewhere. OK, I need a nap, clearly.)
(Although, it's entirely possible that you won't notice the difference to how I am normally. #TrueStory.)
(Yeah, I'm really tired so I apologise for the possible randomness of this post!
I'm at that stage where I *really* have no idea what I'm talking about.
That stage comes *after* the 'talking like a 19th Century novel' phase, and *before* the 'fell asleep while standing up' phase.
Usually, anyway. Sometimes there's another 19th Century phase in there somewhere. OK, I need a nap, clearly.)
(Although, it's entirely possible that you won't notice the difference to how I am normally. #TrueStory.)
Friday 9 February 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Dumbledore is Gay. Dumbledore is Gay. Dumbledore. Is. Gay. Deal With It.
You may or may not know that the chance has once again been lost to allow the Harry Potter universe's Albus Dumbledore to BE gay on-screen.
Why is that important when J K Rowling has already said (over ten years ago,) that Prof. Dumbledore is a gay dude? Because word-of-God/author is not the same as on-screen canonisation (official-ness.) It comes across as queer-baiting. At best.
Friday 2 February 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Everyone From Harry Potter Has Mental Health Problems, M'k?
You want some Harry Potter fanfiction discussing mental health problems? (Of course you do, is that even a question?!)*
This fic could be heavy sh** for some people, so be CAREFUL when reading my nerdlets.
Friday 26 January 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Why So Sirius?
(Apologies for the title-pun. Couldn't resist 😅)
Yes, those fans of Harry Potter can always be counted on to take even the smallest of details from the books and run with them - to the extent that there are now fully-established fandoms within the fandom.
(Is that like fandom-ception or something?! So much meta.)
Quick warning: this post may contain some very mild Harry Potter spoilers.
If there's one fandom that always goes above and beyond, it's the Potterheads.
Yes, those fans of Harry Potter can always be counted on to take even the smallest of details from the books and run with them - to the extent that there are now fully-established fandoms within the fandom.
(Is that like fandom-ception or something?! So much meta.)
Quick warning: this post may contain some very mild Harry Potter spoilers.
Wednesday 17 January 2018
2017's Top 4 Books (...In The Opinion of Yours Truly)
2017 can't be well and truly dusted off and put back on the shelf* without some input from your favourite Bookish Rebel (moi, ofc,) on the bestest books of the year.
*Ha, shelf? Books? Hehe! XD
This is TOTALLY MY OPINION ONLY.
Obviously, I can only pick from books I've read. And within that only books published in 2017.
Even given those rules, there's a bunch of books that I've read that I didn't include - THAT DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T LIKE THEM!!!!
This is basically a snapshot of the stand-outs. There were loooooads of other books I could've included - promise!
(My Anxiety kicks in when I think I might be leaving someone/something out that deserves recognition - does it show?!)
(My Anxiety kicks in when I think I might be leaving someone/something out that deserves recognition - does it show?!)
*Ha, shelf? Books? Hehe! XD
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ya
Friday 5 January 2018
Month in Review(s) - December 2017
Decemmmmberrrr!!!!!!!!! Wooo!!! XD (Yes, it's January - but let's face it, I never wrap-up on time.)
OK, so December for me was actually super-super-hectic, but it came with Christmas at the end, so I really can't be mad at it! Lol.
(I love Christmas. Sooooo much!!!! 😁 )
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Friday 8 December 2017
Friday Fics Fix - Sleepy Stucky
OK, I know it was Stucky last week, but this is my blog dammit!
Plus I'm currently typing this in the spare quarter of an hour or so that I have free today, while playing my 'getting sh** done' playlist, which contains copious amounts of rock and heavy metal
(Because if anything can get me through this week, it's Avenged Sevenfold and Stone Sour! Lol, I'm so busy and so freaking tired! *laughs slightly hysterically*)
Wednesday 6 December 2017
Month in Review(s) - November 2017
November was one of those super-busy months where I barely had time to think!
As such, guys, I apologise if I've been a little more AWOL than usual.
I haven't had much chance to be social and all that - so, hi! I am still here! XD
Friday 1 December 2017
Friday Fix Fics - Hate To Twist Your Mind
Fanfiction is hyped up on emotion.
No, really. I reckon that's why it's such good bibliotherapy - all the emotions are right there, on the ever-loving surface, just waiting to be processed.
We even invented 'all the feels!' as a catchphrase for pretty much all fandom, for God's sakes!
Friday 24 November 2017
Friday Fics Fix- Batty Allen
So, I saw Justice League this week.
It's quite good, actually.
Not great, no, but not as terrible as a butt-tonne of critics would have you believe (though I could tell them exactly what needs editing in that first section to tighten that baby the f**k up.)*
Still, Ben Affleck and Gal Godot are not my favouritest** people for reasons of sexual harassment and Zionism respectively, but I love Diana, and Batman's Batman, so there you have it.
*Nope, no coffee. This is actually me on Diet Coke and an emotional rollercoaster of a week (Yay!)
**It's a word. Shhhh.
Wednesday 15 November 2017
Mini-Review! (Graphic Novel Edition!) - The Tea Dragon Society by Kay O'Neill
Author: Kay O'Neill
Genre:
Kids/Middle Grade, Fantasy, LGBTQ+ (F/F; M/M)
Series: The Tea Dragon Society
Wednesday 8 November 2017
Month in Review(s) - October 2017
October was fun, yes?*
*I mean if you ignore the news and the garbage pile that is the world's current affairs. *desperate laughter* 😅
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Friday 27 October 2017
Friday Fics Fix - Everybody's Waiting For the Next Surprise
It's still October so let's continue with the Harry Potter fics! (You know you want to!)
We have Halloween, Harry Potter, and gay af. Your argument is invalid. Life is wonderful. 😎😇💖
And this one is actually based around Halloween! With no pumpkin sex! (Man, I've gotten lucky on the lack of pumpkin sex this year! Thank God.)
We have Halloween, Harry Potter, and gay af. Your argument is invalid. Life is wonderful. 😎😇💖
Friday 20 October 2017
Friday Fics Fix - Gimme Gimme Some of that Vampire Money, C'mon!
So, we're still in October - so I figure that more Harry Potter is in order.
We're going further down the fanfiction rabbit hole though, because this week we have a vampire fic.
Friday 13 October 2017
Friday Fics Fix - Pants on Fire
Since we're still in October, and on Friday 13th t'boot, I figured we'd give another roll to the Harry Potter dice.*
If it saves me from the Halloween pumpkin sex fics I kept coming across last year, I'm all for it. (Never search for seasonal fics. Ever. I made that mistake again at Easter... *shudders*)
*No, I really have no clue where that phrase/analogy came from 😅
Friday 18 August 2017
Thursday 10 August 2017
Comics Wrap-Up - Live Without the Sunlight
TV Trailers
Another little video clip for Marvel's Inhumans!!!! (Iwan Rheon totally rocks dammit!!!)
Friday 4 August 2017
Friday Fics Fix - Aristotle and Dante Appear In Fanfiction
This week, I've been reading some YA fanfiction.
Most of the fanfiction I read is actually TV/movie-based (maybe because a lot of the fanfiction out there in internet-land is based on TVs and movies stuffs! Lol.)
I figured I'd read some book-based fics for once. What with this being a book blog and all that jazz.
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