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)
Sunday 14 April 2019
Nerd Church - Give Me Gareth Thomas Over Israel Folau, Any Day
Those of you in parts of the world where rugby isn't A Big Thing™ probably haven't heard about the current Israel-Folau-homophobia situation.
For those people, here's a quick summary:
- Israel Folau is a world-class Australian international rugby player
- He's been warned previously about his homophobic posts on social media
- He did it again
- It's likely he'll be dropped from the Australian national team just before the World Cup because they ain't putting up with that sh** any more
- An English rugby player, Billy Vunipola, has also stuck his oar in
Friday 12 April 2019
Friday Fics Fix - Is This A Family Or A War-Zone?
'Maybe, if he ran for long enough, he would get so hopelessly lost that he couldn’t go back to his siblings if he tried. After all, every time Klaus returned home, thought that they might become a family, he only set himself up for rejection.'
Fanfiction is brave, it's bold, and it's not scared to tackle the tough subjects.
This Umbrella Academy fic is about Klaus (big surprise, lol) - who you may or may not realise is my total fave character, and a Queer Queen with mental health issues. (Basically: he rocks.)
This fic also really refuses to back down when it comes to the tough stuff!
Thursday 11 April 2019
Wednesday 10 April 2019
Month In Review(s) - March 2019
March was blood, sweat, and tears.
...literally!
March was a month in which I worked my a** off (no change there then!) and learned that apparently when my body's decided I've worked too much, it gives me a spike of Anxiety and a nose-bleed.
I f**k you not.
Sunday 7 April 2019
Nerd Church - 4 Tips For Blogging When Busy
I've been super-busy lately, and I've just about managed to keep up with the blogging.
I haven't got everything done that I wanted to do, but I've kept it ticking over with my average of 3 posts a week, plus answering comments, blog-hopping, Twitter-ing, and all the hidden blog tasks like SEO and finding images for posts.
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay |
Phew! When I put it that way, I wonder how I've been doing all this plus running my own business and dealing with regular life-stuff, but I have! (No wonder I've been so tired!)
Also there has been literal blood, sweat, and tears over the past month - I've come to the conclusion that I don't need to add to that with stress over blogging!
Friday 5 April 2019
Friday Fics Fix - A Future?
'"Fine, fine," Granger said, starting to pace. "Only my boyfriend is a Neanderthal who won't look past the end of his nose."
"Ah, perfectly understandable then," Narcissa said kindly.'
It's time for some more from the king of all fandoms - Harry Potter.
Seriously, there would be soooo much less fan content in the world without Harry Potter! Lol.
We thank you, Potterheads, we thank you. 😉
Thursday 4 April 2019
Comics Wrap-Up - There's Always Something Different Going On
We got both Marvel and DC stuff this week! Woo! Trailers and superheroes and all that jazz! 😎
Let's do this!
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