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review; a touch of gold
A Touch Of Gold by Annie Sullivan King Midas once had the ability to turn all he touched into gold. But after his gift – or curse – almost killed his daughter, Midas relinquished The Touch forever. Ten years later, Princess Kora still bears the consequences of her father’s wish: her skin shines golden, rumors follow her everywhere she goes, and she harbors secret powers that are getting harder to hide. Kora spends her days locked in the palace, concealed behind gloves and veils, trying to ignore the stares and gossip of courtiers. It isn’t until a charming young duke arrives that Kora realizes there may be someone out there…
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handle with care; the greek mythology edition
The source material for Greek mythology is so messed up, honestly, with how violent and gory and misogynistic it can be. Which is why it has to be handled properly when adapted, in my opinion.* *100% more diversity too, please and thank you. There are so many thoughts and ideas of the Hades/Persephone myth that involve Persephone taking ownership of her life and her choices – please read The Star Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi – but it is a slipper slope in getting things just right, and honestly, please read The Star Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi because it is a great example of things done right. Pretty much…
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TWISTED TALES; the frog prince
I’m actually running out of ideas for fairytales to use in this so check out my Twitter and answer my poll on which one I should do next! Also feel free to suggest more fairytales you would like to see in this series. Twisted Tales is a series of photosets depicting POC fancasts of fairytales that are traditionally cast as not-POC. Featuring: Janina Gavankar as the Princess Nicholas Gonzalez as the Prince The frog said, ‘I do not want your pearls, and jewels, and fine clothes; but if you will love me, and let me live with you and eat from off your golden plate, and sleep on your bed,…
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RACEBENT ROMCOMS; just like heaven
I actually really love this movie, Mark Ruffalo is adorable, but also please remake it soon, thanks. Racebent Romcoms has me taking existing Hollywood romantic comedies (and romances), and recasting them for the modern day with a more diverse cast. Featuring Alisha Wainwright as Elizabeth Masterson and Dev Patel as David Abbot. When we first met, I kept saying you were dead. But it was me that was dead, and you brought me back. You saved me. And now it’s my turn to save you.
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SPOTLIGHT; #YARC2019
We interrupt our regular schedule to bring you this post. I usually keep myself from taking part in reading challenges. I can never keep up, I go into reading slumps, things just spiral out of control and I find myself disheartened and stressed and anxious for failing at them. But this one. THIS ONE. You guys, it speaks to my soul. A challenge, for reading Asian-inspired novels? By Asian authors? It’s like a challenge specifically created for me. On top of that, there are levels of targets to hit, so obviously I’ve signed up for the lowest. If I read more than that, great! If not, well, that’s okay too.…
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recipe; crunchy chocolate chip cookies
I’ve realised in the past year that I try a lot more savoury recipes than sweet. Or when I do bake, or make sweet dishes, I reuse the ones I am comfortable with. Maybe because I make these desserts for other people, and I know which cookies and brownies they like, so I go with the tried and tested ones. Or I forget to take photos. But that is a whole other thing I need to work on. If you’ve been following my blog, you’d know that I became a vegetarian when I was a teenager. I was a lacto-ovo vegetarian for a number of year, but when I got…
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review; nameless
Nameless by Lili St. Crow When Camille was six years old, she was discovered alone in the snow by Enrico Vultusino, godfather of the Seven – the powerful Families that rule magic-ridden New Haven. Papa Vultusino adopted the mute, scarred child, naming her after his dead wife and raising her in luxury on Haven Hill alongside his own son, Nico. Now Cami is turning sixteen. She’s no longer mute, though she keeps her faded scars hidden under her school uniform, and though she opens up only to her two best friends, Ruby and Ellie, and to Nico, who has become more than a brother to her. But even though Cami…
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review; descendant of the crane
Descendant Of The Crane by Joan He Tyrants cut out hearts. Rulers sacrifice their own Princess Hesina of Yan has always been eager to shirk the responsibilities of the crown, but when her beloved father is murdered, she’s thrust into power, suddenly the queen of an unstable kingdom. Determined to find her father’s killer, Hesina does something desperate: she engages the aid of a soothsayer – a treasonous act, punishable by death… because in Yan, magic was outlawed centuries ago. Using the information illicitly provided by the sooth, and uncertain if she can trust even her family, Hesina turns to Akira – a brilliant and alluring investigator who’s also a…
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;once upon a television series
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know that I love to fairytale adaptations. A lot. Like if you’re adapting a fairytale – and making it diverse! – I’m there. I’ll be shoving money into your hands eagerly for your work. I really, really love fairytale adaptations. So when there are adaptations for the big screen? For the small screen? You can bet I’m excited. Especially for the small screen. More chances of it being at least a little bit diverse. I remember being so excited when Once Upon A Time started. I slowly grew disillusioned with the show – sometime in season 3, I ragequit because…
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TWISTED TALES; twelve dancing princesses
Give me something dramatic and Bollywood meets Broadway-esque, please. We deserve this movie. Twisted Tales is a series of photosets depicting POC fancasts of fairytales that are traditionally cast as not-POC. Featuring: Priyanka Chopra & Dia Mirza & Amrita Rao & Adah Sharma & Shraddha Kapoor & Parineeti Chopra & Genelia D’Souza & Deepika Padukone & Alia Bhatt & Diana Penty & Ileana D’Cruz & Zoa Morani as the Dancing Princesses They danced on till three o’clock in the morning, and then all their shoes were worn out, so that they were obliged to leave.