Superheroes, anti-heroes, and girls kissing! Let's get going my nerdlets!
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 diversity. Show all posts
Thursday 18 October 2018
Friday 12 October 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Awkward Flirting In An Alternate Universe
'Harry wasn’t entirely sure where he was, or why, but walking into a condemned building just for it to transform into one of the raunchiest-looking clubs Harry had had the misfortune of entering wasn’t a good sign.'
Week 2 of our Harry Potter-themed fanfiction fest my nerdlets!
Because October = Harry Potter.
I don't make the rules!!!!*
I just abide by them!!!!!*
Thursday 11 October 2018
Friday 5 October 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Just Desserts
'"Are you sure you're interested only in the tart?" Ron asks lightly, to which Harry simply pretends he has no idea what he's talking about.'
It's October! And October means Harry Potter fanfiction here on Dora Reads! 😊
This week's fic is from my new favourite sub-genre of 'fics where Ron is determined to make Drarry happen, because they're both irritating him with their goddamn mutual pining.'
(Fangirling notes: Drarry is a romantical and/or sexual relationship between Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter.)
Thursday 4 October 2018
Wednesday 3 October 2018
Month in Review(s) - September 2018
Ohmygod September.
September was a f**king rollercoaster. The type where you throw up a lot.
(I'm actually kind of quietly impressed with this graphic that I threw together in like, 15 minutes! Lol.) |
On the good side:
It was my birthday! Woop!
(If you wanna give me a present, you can get me a coffee here! If not, I still love ya! 😊)
Thursday 27 September 2018
Comics Wrap-Up - I Wear This On My Sleeve
Trailers and more fun stuff from both Marvel and DC this week for you my nerdlets!
Let's get this wrap-up started!:
Wednesday 26 September 2018
Really Mini-Reviews! - The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen and The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
I have two reviews for stunning collections of short stories by Asian-American writers for you today dear nerdlets!
Check out my reviews of The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen, and The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu:
Labels:
Alternate History,
anthology,
contemporary,
crime,
diversity,
dystopian,
fantasy,
fiction,
historical fiction,
LGBTQ+,
M/M,
magic realism,
really mini reviews,
review,
sci-fi,
short stories,
Silkpunk,
steampunk
Sunday 23 September 2018
#BannedBooksWeek: Nerd Church - F**k It, Let's Talk Censorship (Ft. Thirteen Reasons Why)
Warning: this post discusses suicide, suicidal thoughts, mental health problems, sexual harassment, and censorship.
Links may also discuss these topics.
(Did you notice I self-censored in the title of this post? I can't bring myself to swear without *'s because in a traditional Welsh household, the only one allowed to swear is your mam. Lol.)
Via Banned Books Week |
Banned Books Week is back! (23-29 Sept 2018)
And, darling nerdlets, I'm here once again to ask all the goddamn awkward questions!
Cos that's kinda what this week is about!
Friday 21 September 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Love Vs War. Freedom Vs Silence.
'He’d read all of Bucky’s letters over and over till he almost knew them by heart, and none of the phrases in the transcript were in any of those letters. There must be another letter, one that never got sent.'
Stop the presses, Cee's back on the Stucky!
Shocking, I know.
(Fangirling notes: Stucky is a Steve Rogers (Captain America) and Bucky Barnes romantic and/or sexual relationship. You can't tell me it doesn't make sense.)
Thursday 20 September 2018
Friday 14 September 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Draco In A Bow
'“Okay, so look, so, Harry's birthday, yeah? Is soon. And the thing is, he's sort of... well, he doesn't need much. In general. And in... not general he can buy anything he fancies himself. So I kind of don't know what to get him. Except... I know that he fancies you...”'
It's my birthday tomorrow (15th Sep)!
And as such, I'm totally picking a birthday-themed Drarry fic this week. Because birthday.
Yes, this is total Mindless Self Indulgence.
Thursday 13 September 2018
Comics Wrap-Up - Everyone Here Is A Trophy
Like, what did I do to you Loki?! Why am I the outlet for your mischief?!* 😉
As you may've guessed, everything in this comics wrap-up is in the 'Other Stuff' category again.
And as always I blame Loki.
Via Giphy |
*Not that I'd overly object to that 😉
Thursday 6 September 2018
Comics Wrap-Up - Manifest Destiny
Wednesday 5 September 2018
Month in Review(s) - August 2018
August... August can shut the f**k up.
Which isn't August's fault, y'know, as a month.
But it isn't anyone else's fault either.
And sometimes it helps to have something to anthropomorphise your fear and anger at - y'know, aside from Parkinson's Disease itself.
Friday 31 August 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Perspectives
Thursday 23 August 2018
Comics Wrap-Up - I'll Always Be Waiting In the Back Room
Another week of 'Other Stuff' - though hopefully uber-interesting 'Other Stuff' - once again, blame Loki!
Via Giphy |
Friday 17 August 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Draco the Writer. Harry the Reader.
'“You keep writing books about Harry!”
Every rational thought left Draco as dread filled his stomach. There was no way that Weasley had figured it out.'
There are some things that you just don't know you need in your life...
...like Draco Malfoy writing novels about how much he yearns for Harry Potter, but nobody getting that that's what he's writing about.
...And then Ron being the only one to figure it out and no-one believing him.
Wednesday 15 August 2018
Review Time! - Learning Curves by Ceillie Simkiss
Friday 10 August 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Whose Shield Are You?
'“Ruby was dangerous and it got complicated and that is just the way it was.” Exploded Fitz, trying so desperately to keep calm but feeling his control slipping away. “So I’m sorry if it doesn’t fit with-” Fitz took a breath as his voice thickened and broke, begging for tears not to fall out of frustration, “whatever narrative that you’ve built for yourself.”'
One of the biggest plusses of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, for me at least, is Leopold Fitz.
Played to a point nearing perfection by Iain De Caestecker, Agent Fitz has gone through pretty much any sh** that this series has to throw at him.
And this series has had a large supply of sh** to throw at him.
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