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;the jane austen project
There might actually be a Thing online with this title, but hey, this is my version of a Jane Austen project! And by that I mean I’m attempting to make my way through all of her novels. A few years ago, I was given a collection of Jane Austen novels as a present. I was super excited about it! But somehow, I’ve still only read Pride & Prejudice, and that too, because it was one of my English Literature texts. I am currently reading Persuasion, slowly, but also I have read a lot of P&P fanfiction over the years, and today, I’m going to talk about some of my favourite…
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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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SPOTLIGHT; 2019 Book Blog Discussion Challenge
We interrupt our regular schedule to bring you this post. A second reading challenge this year? Who even am I? But then again, this challenge is another year long challenge with targets I could possibly reach, so, here I am. Signing up for another thing. Hoping I do not buckle under the weight of my own expectations.* *I have also very loosely signed up for Olivia @ Olivia’s Catastrophe’s readathon, and I might not stick to her dates because I’m busy those weeks, but I’m going to try and read books in those prompts over the course of the year. Again, I ask, who am I? WHAT AM I DOING?…
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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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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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;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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2018; it’s a wrap
This year has been A Lot on the personal front in a lot of ways, but it is the end of 2018 and I am excited for what 2019 will bring. I’ve managed to succeed at certain goals I kept for myself this year, and I’ll be making another post on what I hope 2019 will bring and what I hope to achieve in 2019. So let’s make a list of things I had set out for myself this year, and how I did on them. My Goodreads reading challenge was a low 10 because I figured it was attainable after having to lower it over and over last year.…
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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…