It's Thursday, I am so tired and stressed, so let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!
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Thursday 16 November 2023
Friday 10 November 2023
Friday Fics Fix - 5 More Of My Fave Novel-Length Fics
I love novel-length fanfiction.
I am forever in awe of the dedication you have to show to something to write a full novel-length fanfic (especially if you're not planning on changing the names and selling it as an original novel like E. L. James 😅)
I gave a list (which you can see here,) about a year ago, of 5 of my favourite novel-length fanfics - and I figured it's time for another one! (Because I read a truly horrifying amount of fanfiction, lol.)
Remember to please check out the orginal rec'ing posts for Content Warnings and SPOILER status.
Some of these fics deal with difficult topics, so def. check the CWs!
I'll leave the link to those original rec. posts when I finish up talking about each fic.
Thursday 9 November 2023
Friday 3 November 2023
Friday Fics Fix - Angels, Demons, Cinnamon-Rolls
'Crowley was out doing... something -- Muriel did not know whether he was actually gluing coins to the ground or whether that was an obscure joke.'
I love Good Omens - which, in a nutshell, is a TV series on Amazon Prime where an Angel and a Demon get up to shenanigans to a soundtrack of Queen music.
...They're also possibly in full M/M love with each other. They have this whole will-they/won't-they/are-they-already-and-just-don't-know-it, thing going on. Canonically.
(Fandom notes:
Canon is the 'official' stuff that happens in the book/film/whatever)
Thursday 2 November 2023
Thursday 26 October 2023
Friday 20 October 2023
Friday Fics Fix - A Spooky-Season LGBTQ+ Ghost Story Rec List
Who doesn't love a ghost story?
...Don't answer that! 😅 I know they're not to everyone's taste.
But I love 'em - and there are some pretty awesome fanfic ghost stories out there (both spooky and not-so-spooky,) so I figured I'd remind you of a few of my faves
I was originally not planning on making this a specifically LGBTQ+ list, but this is fanfiction...
...so it turned out literally 100% of the fics I picked were LGBTQ+ in some capacity! Woo! Lol. 😅
As always with these rec-lists, check out the original rec'ing post for my full list of Content Warnings.
...Also check the rec posts for SPOILER status for the fics, m'k?
Thursday 19 October 2023
Comics Wrap-Up - There's A Special Kind of Comfort In The Darkest Things
It's Thursday, this is Dora Reads, it's still looking very 2023 out there, so let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!
Friday 13 October 2023
Thursday 12 October 2023
Comics Wrap-Up - A Sentient Chair
It's Thursday, the world is very 2023 out there, let's check out some comics-y superhero-y goodness!
Friday 6 October 2023
Friday Fics Fix - Izzy Hands Is Being Haunted
'His captain just looked sad, like he'd failed Izzy in some way.'
OH MY GOD THIS FIC!!!!
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...sorry, had to fangirl over the page a bit there. This fic is so good.
Like - page-turning, stayed up an extra hour to read some more, good.
Thursday 5 October 2023
Friday 29 September 2023
Friday Fics Fix - The Way The Fics Fall
'He had failed them.
He had failed all of them.'
I haven't rec'd The Umbrella Academy (TUA) in a while - which is strange but, *shrugs* sometimes that's just the way the fics fall, y'know?
Also there seems to be a very Five-centric trend in TUA fics atm (or at least the ones I've come across.)
Which I don't have any problem with (this week's fic is Five-centric,) but where is my Queer Queen Klaus?! (Lol.)
Thursday 28 September 2023
Friday 22 September 2023
Friday Fics Fix - Let Me Explain
'He’s engulfed in the shadow of midnight wings. In the dim lantern light, Izzy examines the damage.'
Yes, I'm rec'ing an Our Flag Means Death (OFMD) fic for the second week in a row.
(You can check out last week's F3 here, if you want.)
It's just what the universe wanted, dearest nerdlets, what can I say? The blogger is beholden to the universe's whims 😅
So, this is the fic the universe gave me for this week.
I don't know why - presumably someone, somewhere, needs to read it. Which is weird, but we live in a weird world, and I was raised by hippies.
Friday 15 September 2023
Friday Fics Fix - Blackbeard's Bedraggled Attack Dog
'Izzy stared at the doily, trying to imagine where on the high seas they might have stolen that from. Izzy looked up to find Bonnet looking at him meaningfully, then down at the sandwiches. And back.'
First thing's first: it's my birthday today! (15th Sep)
Woo!
If you feel like doing so, you can buy me a birthday coffee here. But don't worry, I'll still love ya if you don't 😘
OK, back to our regularly scheduled fandom-ing:
Yes it's some Our Flag Means Death (OFMD) this week!
It's a well-written fic, and you know I have no choice: I must rec. These are the rules. *nods sagely*
Thursday 14 September 2023
Comics Wrap-Up - Plot-Holes and Pitfalls
It's Thursday, September is making me melt (ridiculous heatwave here in the UK,) so let's get some comics-y superhero-y goodness!
Sunday 10 September 2023
Nerd Church - To Love A Loki
(Warning: this post discusses low self-esteem and self-hatred. It also briefly mentions self-harm.)
With series 2 of Loki creeping ever-closer (eep!), I thought I'd discuss something about series 1 that tends to get missed in the online talky-talks (aka 'The Discourse™.')
Before we go any further though - this post is gonna have SPOILERS for series 1 of Loki.
SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERRRRSSS!!!!!
Friday 8 September 2023
Friday Fics Fix - The Moon Is Real Frickin' Mysterious
"He says hi," says Marc. "And he really likes how this alliance is working so far -- new age of the world and all that, very exciting -- but, if you could just...respect the right of the moon to be real frickin' mysterious? Please?"
Before we get into this week's F3 - what do you all think of the new graphic?!
I've been meaning to update the graphic for Friday Fics Fix for a long time - I was still using the one I threw together on a whim around 2015/2016-ish.
I hope you like it!
OK, back to our regularly scheduled fandoming:
This is a Marvel's Moon Knight fic!
I love Moon Knight, and sadly there aren't that many good Moon Knight fics out there (disagree? Please rec!) - but this week's fic is awesome!
Friday 28 July 2023
Friday Fics Fix - Nah, They Gay
'The crew stared at him, and at Lucius behind him who was gesturing emphatically at the leather pants.'
This fic made me laugh - and I think we could all do with that, yeah?
(Well, it's what we're getting!)