This week the ladies of Marvel are kicking butt and taking names! 💪👩❤
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Thursday 14 February 2019
Wednesday 13 February 2019
Month in Review(s) - January 2019
January went by in a flash - and not the cool, Barry Allen, kind. (You gotta love nerd humour 😁)
I guess it's because I had an awful cold for half the month...? 😷
And aside from that, I've just been doing the usual, hectic, working-my-a**-off, stuff.
Friday 1 February 2019
Friday Fics Fix - After the Storm
'“Errgh” Harry groaned, “Is there something wrong with me?”
“Yes, but it’s the same thing that’s wrong with all of us.”'
Ahhhh, how I love Hogwarts eighth-year fanfiction!
Because let's face it, I think that we'd all like to see the immediate aftermath of the Wizarding War, instead of just zooming straight to '20 years later.'
(...Or whatever length of time it was ...I honestly can't remember.)
(...Or whatever length of time it was ...I honestly can't remember.)
Like, dude, you missed the hard bits! Recovery isn't something you just skip over!
Thursday 31 January 2019
Tuesday 29 January 2019
2018 Fanfiction Reading Challenge Final Update + 2019 Fanfiction Reading Challenge Sign-Up
Fanfiction time! XD
In no way has this post been thrown together in the odd moments that my hectic life grants me *shifty glances.*
OK, so maybe it has... just don't tell anyone! 😎
I was originally trying to get this post all done and dusted in December, but my December was... not good. So here we are!
Friday 25 January 2019
Friday Fics Fix - True Love, In Honour of Santes Dwynwen
(Warning: this post discusses the story of St Dwynwen, which includes rape/sexual assault)
'Arthur’s mouth has always been Merlin’s weakness, hasn’t it.'
Dydd Gwyl Santes Dwynwen Hapus/Happy St Dwynwen's Day!
Dwynwen is the Welsh patron saint of lovers, her name has a variety of meanings (as most 'wen' or 'wyn' names do,) but the most common translations are 'white wave' or 'to steal purity/fairness.'
Which kind of fits in with the less happy aspects of her story.
Thursday 24 January 2019
Thursday 17 January 2019
Comics Wrap-Up - It's Just Your Own Reflection
Watch out! Here comes the Spider-Man!!!!
Check out the comics stuff that's caught my eye this week -
Sunday 13 January 2019
Nerd Church - Media Overload: Quality, Quantity, and Diversity
There is more media and entertainment in our world today than ever before.
Even putting to one side the numerous web-pages and status updates that are published every single second, the rate at which new books, films, TV shows, songs, etc. are being created and published is immense.
Friday 11 January 2019
Friday Fics Fix - Digging For Victory
Hello 2019! We got fanfiction, we got Bucky Bear, let's get down to it!
'Theoretically, she knew he must go other places sometimes, but it didn't seem to happen often, and from his overall air of nervousness, he seemed to be uncomfortable with it too.'
One of my favourite things on this planet is fanfiction which uses self-care and general mental-health recovery as its focus.
When the character involved just so happens to be my Bucky-bear, aka Bucky Barnes, aka The Winter Soldier, it's like icing on the cake.
(In related news, I'm hungry and would very much like some cake, with or without icing.)
Thursday 10 January 2019
Comics Wrap-Up - Symmetry In Shadows I Can't Hide
F**k yeah! It's 2019, I'm blasting my Heavy Metal playlist. Let's do this!
So, here it is, the first comics-y-ness post of 2019, featuring superhero shenanigans and all that jazz!
Wednesday 9 January 2019
Month In Review(s) - December 2018
In order to fully boot 2018's a** out the back door, there's still a little business to attend to - in this case, December's wrap-up.
Except for Christmas (which is always amazing - I love Christmas,) December sucked.
Wednesday 2 January 2019
The Bookish Diversity Link List 2019
Let's get moving my dearest nerdlets!
I didn't manage to make 2018's list all that I wanted it to be - not least because 2018 was stressful and hard as hell.
2019 though? Let's kick some butt!
Friday 28 December 2018
Review Time! - Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
Title: Piecing Me Together
Author: Renée Watson
Genre: Young Adult (with New Adult crossover appeal,) Contemporary Fiction
Amazon: USA
Thursday 6 December 2018
Month in Review(s) - November 2018
Maybe you should all just assume that it wasn't a good month, unless I tell you differently? 😅
It'll save a lot of time and make me feel like I'm whining a lot less!
Friday 30 November 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Get You Safely Home
'"I am a Malfoy, and Malfoys do not get drunk. We enjoy alternatives to sobriety."'
(Gentle reminder, dearest nerdlets, that getting drunk is not the smartest thing ever, and is best avoided.)
OK, so Draco's stinking drunk after a good/bad night out, depending on your interpretation, and Ron and Harry end up making sure that he gets home safe.
Because Ron and Harry are clearly good friends/colleagues (on account of they're all growed up now and have jobs.)
Also Harry maybe has a thing for a certain blonde Slytherin.
(But, you'll be happy to know, he acts the perfect gentleman.)
Thursday 29 November 2018
Comics Wrap-Up - These Other Thorns Are Rosy
Check out all the random comics and superhero stuff I've been watching/reading/whatever-ing this week:
Monday 26 November 2018
'It's A Superpower!' - A Discussion On Synaesthesia With Evelina From Avalinah's Books
Synaesthetes are basically superheroes. (I’ve decided. #DealWithIt.)
We have two or more senses linked together - for example, some of us see music, or feel colours - and we each generally view the world in our unique way!
So what happens when one Synnie comes across another?
And what happens if they both happen to be book bloggers?
Will they write the longest post either of them has ever written in a random ramble of awesomeness?
Welp, we’re about to find out! 😉
On Dora Reads today we have the amazing-ful Evelina from Avalinah’s Books - a fellow Synnie and all around awesome-sauce person! 😆
Friday 23 November 2018
Friday Fics Fix - A Different Kind of Poison
(Warning: this post is basically about Depression.)
'Today, however, all Venom can discern is what could be considered the cerebral equivalent of static. Everything is fuzzy and the thoughts that are trying to surface keep coming up blurry, with no real impulse behind them.'
I love Venom.
I love Venom to the end of the Earth. Cos I'm just that kind of weird sassy nerd.
So I've been reading Venom fanfiction.
Thursday 22 November 2018
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