Discussion Post
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;four books that should have been made into movies yesterday
The success of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (with sequel announced!) and Dumplin’ speak for themselves, really. We have a market for our favourite YA contemporaries being made into movies. Fun, diverse, cute romantic comedy movies. I think it works better that these movies have been made for a home screen rather than the cinema, honestly, and I hope that we get more of these movies over the course of 2019. Here are some contemporaries I would love to see adapted. Netflix, take my money! When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. Honestly, do I even have to explain this one? It’s like this novel was written to…
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;the case of the imposter syndrome
I’ve been meaning to talk more about fanfiction. Last month, I wrote about reading and writing fanfiction. These points still stand, but there is a downside to my writing fanfiction. And my writing in general. When I write fanfiction, it is usually because I have Very Strong Feelings about the treatment of a character, or a pairing, or a storyline in a show. It’s not necessarily an opinion that other people agree with, though thankfully I’ve never gotten any hate anywhere I’ve posted my stories, but it’s something that I have to write to get it out of my system. Once I write the story and post it somewhere, however,…
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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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;new year, new page
It’s 2019! As I write this, it’s two days before the fact, but still. 2019 is promising to be very exciting on the book front, and hopefully things will be good on the personal front too. There are already a few events I’m looking forward to – my daughter’s second birthday, my childhood best friend’s wedding, my other best friend moving back to South East Asia. Exciting times ahead! On the professional/blogging front, well, there are a few things I’m going to put down that I want to do. I’ll be putting my Goodreads challenge at 5 books, because I know myself, and I stress myself out when I see…
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;five reasons I read fanfiction (and five reasons I write it)
I love fanfiction. I’ve been reading it since I was a teenager, and writing it just as long, even if I never posted those anywhere. It’s fun, and sometimes messy, and if you’re searching on Archive Of Our Own (AO3)? Usually tagged well so you can avoid triggers and other things that may make you uncomfortable. More information and the full #Project14Lists can be found here. Someday, I will actually sit down and write a more coherent post about why I love fanficiton with links to some of my favourites, and maybe even my own, but today is not that day. Today is a day for a little bit of…
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;five tropes that I unashamedly love
This is not the first time I’m writing about tropes. This is not even the first time I am writing about tropes I love. I have yelled – not so extensively, but I’ve YELLED – about this before.* *See: instant to-read; the tropes edition and handle with care; the tropes edition for proof. More information and the full #Project14Lists can be found here. I love these tropes so much, but I will say this though – I would love to see more diverse representation. I’ve seen some, especially recently, but give me more. Give me more of these tropes with protagonists of colour. Give me these tropes with non-straight pairings…
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;new recipes I tried (and loved) this year
This is technically not a book related post. But it is also not a recipe, which is why I am going with this header. Don’t judge? So a few years ago, I stole a resolution idea from a friend to try a new recipe a month. I’ve done pretty well, and this year, I definitely tried more than 12 new recipes.* *Thank you, Pinterest! More information and the full #Project14Lists can be found here. If you follow me on my personal Instagram account, you might have seen a few photos. If you don’t, well, I’m linking to them. And possibly to the recipes, because they are GOOD and worth trying.…
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;seven 2019 books I cannot wait for
This list is full of books that I am SUPER EXCITED ABOUT 2019 CANNOT COME SOON ENOUGH. Also the likelihood of me splurging on all of them is high. Or at the very least, convincing people to get my these books.* *My 5th anniversary just passed and while my husband has already gotten me gifts – we do a budget thing where we then proceed to buy ourselves stuff – I could probably convince my family to pre-order one or two of these books for me… More information and the full #Project14Lists can be found here. I am not going to apologise about the fact that all of these books…
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;three books that came out in 2018 that I didn’t manage to read
Every time I tell myself I’m going to make my way through my TBR, I add more things to it. I know I’m not alone in this, but I wish there was a way to actually sit down and catch up with all my reading so I can read books as they come out too. That’s the dream. More information and the full #Project14Lists can be found here. There are a lot of books that came out this year that somehow I did not manage to get my hands on either because they were super expensive or because they are not even available locally. Online shopping is great and all,…
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;my favourite christmas movies
It’s Christmas! I may not celebrate it personally, but I love parts of the holiday. Mostly the presents but also some of the movies. But mostly the presents. More information and the full #Project14Lists can be found here. There are a few Christmas movies that I do love, however, and wouldn’t mind rewatching every year. I’ve got to see if I can find them so I can watch them with the daughter this year… The Santa Claus. Look, this was a staple in the house when it came out because Tim Allen, and it was funny and wholesome, and I still cannot get over the fact that David Krumholtz was…