Nerd Church - A Letter To My Younger Self

(Warning: this post contains references to suicidal thoughts and feelings, as well as brief references to grief, depression, abusive/toxic friendships, and the general randomness of my life.)



I'd been thinking of doing one of these things for a while - y'know the 'Hi little 15-year-old Cee, this is the advice I'd give you!' kind of things.

Then, between my birthday on Friday (no, I'm not telling you how old I am - it ain't happening,) and reading blogpost ideas by Jemma @ Dorkface, which suggested writing a letter to your younger self, I was like - IT'S A SIGN!!!!!!!!!*



*Yes, there was coffee. Also, my parents are hippies.

Friday Fics Fix - Birthday!

It's my birthday today!!!! (Woo!)

That means, under the rules of birthdays, I'm allowed to pick a totally self-indulgent fic for this week's post. That may be unfair, but I don't make the rules*

*OK, I do - but that's because it's my birthday! (That's one of the rules!)

Comics Wrap-Up - Kiss the Ring and Let 'Em Bow Down

Film Trailers

Another li'l trailer for Thor: Ragnarok! 

(Somebody write more comedy parts for Chris Hemsworth - please!!!)


Warning: flashing images

Micropoetry - August 2017

I wrote three pieces of micropoetry in August, and somehow they seem a little... different to what I usually write...?

I think I like them though - they're strong (if I do say so myself, lol.)

Whether they're good is another question; decide for yourself:

Nerd Church - How To Disagree With Someone Without Being a Jerk

(Warning: this post contains jerky/not smooth-moving gifs which may effect people with photosensitive conditions.)

(Warning: this post contains references to bigotry and Nazis.)







The only person you're ever going to 100% agree with all of the time is yourself - and if you're anything like me, that doesn't always work either.

So sometimes, you're gonna disagree with people you like (not to mention the people you don't like,) over big things and little things alike.

Comics Wrap-Up - See What's Mine and Take It

TV Trailers



New trailer for DC's Legends of Tomorrow!!!! (I loooove this programme!)

Month in Review(s) - August 2017

August. Yeah, August...

August, for me, was stressful.

My 88-year-old grandfather was very unwell and ended up in hospital, he's better now but we still have to do a lot to make sure he and my grandmother are safe, happy, and as healthy as they can be.

Nerd Church - Holding Up The Sky With A Teaspoon

Much as we want to, we can't fix everything. We can't save everyone. We can't do it all.

This is far more negative a statement than I usually go with. You know me, my nerdlets, I'm usually all about the hope and the can-do attitude! ;)

Friday Fics Fix - You're Guaranteed To Run This Town

The Da Vinci Code controversy seems so long ago, doesn't it?

How quaint that the early-to-mid noughties were so full of debate over a mediocre thriller plot. Why did people care so much over whether Jesus ever had a wife and/or child?

Comics Wrap-Up - Taking Back the Crown

TV Trailers




Another Inhumans trailer!

And Medusa has had a hair-cut 😲 (In case you were wondering, her hair is her power, so that's kind of a big deal!)

Review! - Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan by Hildi Kang

Title: Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan

Author: Hildi Kang

Genre: Kids/Middle Grade, Historical Fiction

Amazon: UK - USA

Nerd Church - An Edumacation

Education is not the same as grades.

There! I said it! (...Please don't yell at me!)

Friday Fics Fix - The Avengers vs Nazis

Warning: this post contains jerky/not-smooth-moving gifs which may affect people with photosensitive conditions.


FAN FICTION WRITERS ARE GONNA SAVE THE WORLLLLDDDDD!!!!!!!!!

Millennials have got it going on! Nerds are gonna save us! FANFICTION IS THE WAY FORWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comics Wrap-Up - Girl, You've Got To Be What Tomorrow Needs

TV Trailers


Another trailer for Marvel's Inhumans! (Woo!)

(And I'm totally loving Iwan Rheon in this already!)

Nerd Church - Stop Breaking My Heart

I've had to use the candle picture in this post way too often this year.

Friday Fics Fix - Drarry in a Cupboard

Drarry time!

Comics Wrap-Up - Miss Atomic Bomb

Film Trailers and Films

I'm actually gonna give you some slightly older trailers for two based-on-comics films I've seen over the past two weeks*

*Yes, two films in two weeks. I bought a year cinema pass, so I literally go there every week; after the first 20 films, it's paid for itself.

And I've seen like 24 or 25 now. If you're a movie fan, maybe look at similar deals where you are? #BudgetTipsWithCee - lol! ;)

Review! - Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley

Title: Our Own Private Universe

Author: Robin Talley

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance (F/F)

Amazon: UK - USA

Nerd Church - Wars of Words

Warning: this post discusses a lot of sh** that went down this week, including Nazis and a lot of bigotry.



Buckle your seatbelts, Cee's got some sh*t to lay down.

Friday Fics Fix - Flash-Back

This week I have a fic for you from DC's Flash series.

It's cute, it's fluffy, but it's also quite hard-hitting.

Yes, hard-hitting and fluffy. At the same time. Fanfic writers are gonna save the world my dearest nerdlets! 😎

Comics Wrap-Up - Live Without the Sunlight

TV Trailers




Another little video clip for Marvel's Inhumans!!!! (Iwan Rheon totally rocks dammit!!!)

Micropoetry - July 2017

No, you are mistaken. This Micropoetry July wrap-up post is not late, it's been fashionably delayed.

All the cool kids agree 😎

So, here they are, my poems from July:

Nerd Church - 6 Tips For Staying Productive While Feeling Cruddy

It's always the same.

You've got a deadline; work to do; bills to pay. And you've managed to catch a cold or some other annoying buggle* at the exact wrong moment.

This week I have a pretty awful virus of some type. And I feel like crud. But I work for myself and money doesn't grow on trees (...or so they tell me; I'm gonna find that money tree one day dammit!)



*yes, I refer to viruses as 'buggles.' Blame my mother. Honestly.

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.

Comics Wrap-Up - Everything Is Average Nowadays

Film Trailers

Marvel has given us a tiny (ha, tiny!) teaser that Ant-Man & Wasp is now in production :)

Month in Review(s) - July 2017

July was a big month for this little book nerd's blog!

This was the month that Diary of a Reading Addict (DORA) became Dora Reads - with a custom URL to match.

It's something that'd been on my mind for a while, and I'm so glad I did it!

Mini-Review! - Caramel Surprise by Ja'Nese Dixon

Title: Caramel Surprise

Author: Ja'Nese Dixon

Genre: Short Story, Romance (M/F,) Contemporary

Series: Ready For Love #1

Amazon: UK - USA

Nerd Church - Winter Is Here

'You know nothing, Jon Snow.'

(Don't panic: this is a spoiler-free zone.)

Friday Fics Fix - THIS is Cap

Fanfiction is going to save the goddamn world.

I know I say it a lot. But it's f**king true dammit!

The horrendous moves made this week against the rights of American people - especially transgender Americans - is yet another reminder that the world needs to keep fighting.

The world needs to remember that bigotry, fascism, and hatred are NEVER going to be the way forward.

The world needs to remember that Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, will never be a goddamn f**king Nazi!

Comics Wrap-Up - Heroes Always Get Remembered

Lots of stuff for you this week! The big companies always release lots of goodies @ San Diego Comic Con (SDCC,) so we've got some fab new trailers: a selection of which I've given you here.

There's also some other stuff that I've come across in my comics-y web-wanderings, as per usual :)

Review! (Graphic Novel Edition!) - Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye, Vol 1: Going Underground

Title: Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye, Vol 1: Going Underground

Author: Gerard Way; Jon Rivera

Artist: Michael Avon Oeming

Contributors: Nick Filardi; Clem Robins

Genre: Graphic Novel, Sci-Fi

Series: Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye (#1-6)

Amazon: UK - USA

Nerd Church - Losing Chester

(Warning: this posts contains discussions of suicide – specifically that of Chester Bennington - mental health problems, and grief; it also mentions addiction problems and child sexual abuse.)

First of all guys, if you need help with mental health stuff, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE IN A BAD PLACE RIGHT NOW, there are links to helplines and resources at the end of this post.

You are valuable, you are valid, and we want you here.

The news of the death of Chester Bennington - the lead singer of rock band Linkin Park - was a big and painful shock to his fans.

I cried. And I wasn't the only one.

Friday Fics Fix - You Zigged When You Should've Zagged

One of the most wonderful things about fanfiction is that it asks, again and again, 'What If...?'

This can mean explorations of anything, from looking at characters in a different light, to alternate universes, to changes of plot-point.

Comics Wrap-Up - Least the Ones That I Got Away With

All the good sh** from comics-land is being held back until San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC.)

So my news is a little thin on the ground this week, but still delivered with a smile :)

Everything also comes under the 'Other Stuff' category, because... well, I blame Loki. It's usually his fault.

The Real Neat Blog Award

The Rules: 

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you and link back to them.

The lovely Emily @ The Paperback Princess tagged me to do this post waaaaay back in September 2016, because I'm woefully behind on tag posts.

*shrugs* Meh. I'll get to 'em when I get to 'em!

Thanks Em! :)

(Also, expect much question-dodging - if I was a politician and/or not so inclined to give the frank and brutal truth, I'd be dangerous.)

Nerd Church - Redefine Success

What do you call success? Millions of pounds/dollars/insert-currency-here? A sports car? A mansion? Fame and fortune?

Welp, f**k that!

No. I mean it.

You can take your f**king drafty mansions and your privacy-violating levels of fame, and stick them where the ever-loving sun is hesitant to shine.*

*I haven't even had coffee. I don't even. Just go with it.

Friday Fics Fix - Fanfiction in Koru Mag

Do you want to read a whooooole magazine issue inspired by fanfiction and fan art and all that jazz, including a fic by your dear darling book nerd (i.e. me)?

Of course you do! Why in hell's name wouldn't you?!*

*Don't answer that.

Comics Wrap Up - With Your Back To The Wall

Film Trailers

Just a li'l Spider Man: Homecoming trailer for you this week.

I actually saw this film with The Bestie™ on Monday - and I have to say that I loved it :)

Something is Different! - Introducing Dora Reads

Diary of a Reading Addict has become Dora Reads!

The new URL is dorareads.co.uk

Micropoetry - June 2017

I know we're a little over a week into July, but we still have some unfinished business with June!

So, let's just get straight to it!

Here's my micropoetry from June:

Nerd Church - Victims of the System

(Warning: this post discusses a child killing case from the UK committed by a mentally ill teenager, and issues surrounding this such as stigma and failings in mental health care.)



Diminished Responsibility is a defence in English and Welsh law.

It means that the person who has committed the crime is not in control of their own actions, and is usually used in mental health-related circumstances.

At the same time it recognises that there is some responsibility on the part of the person committing the crimes - if only that they did not take all reasonable precautions to prevent this or a similar situation from occurring.

Friday Fics Fix - The One I Forgot To Title

I love new takes on established characters - especially the ones that blow your mind ;)

That's what I have for you this week - something that will make you sit up and say, 'Huh? Wow. I can't believe I never considered that!'

via GIPHY

Comics Wrap-Up - Just Because We Left Our Guns At The Door...

TV Trailers


The First trailer for Marvel's Inhumans is here!

Month in Review(s) - June 2017

June was too damned hot here in the UK.

It regularly reached over 28C, & often over 30C. I officially melt at around 23.5C, so I was NOT happy.