we're all mad here
This has been something that my best friend, Erin, and I have been complaining about for a longgggggg time, but something that’s been an issue in the media for much longer than we’ve even been alive. Queerbaiting is a huge problem, and not one I’m going to specifically tackle today, more one of the side…
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I recently started rewatching Shadowhunters because I deserve that joy in my life, and I have been obviously most excited about getting to watch Magnus & Alec fall in love again. As I’m drafting this, I just got to their first meeting, and Alec is all flustered after being such a grouchy old man for…
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Happy 2022 Pride! For the third year in a row, we’re celebrating the best month of the year on the blog, and I am so excited for this year. In usual fashion, it will be entirely different from last year because I am a lot tired about most things, and I’ve been taking it slow…
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I’ll be honest, I haven’t had to do this in a while because I haven’t read a big high fantasy deserving of a break in a long time, which probably means that I’ve jinxed myself into immediately reading one, although, that’s not a problem? I love a big high fantasy that totally takes the stuffing…
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I’ll never forget that, when I was preparing to move from my childhood home into my first apartment, one of my friends gave me such grief over how many books I had to move. This was years ago, too, so I probably only had about 300 books, maybe even less. They all fit in two…
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I asked my friend, Erin, this question, and she fired back an answer so fast. Here I am thinking that I probably fit into the dwarf category, and she was like “LOL not a chance.” And you know what? I agree with her reasoning. Even though dwarf does still ring a bell for me, I…
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It is absolutely no surprise to me that the Men of Middle-earth are kind, loyal, stubborn, quiet, and noble. For all the eternal grace of the elves, the iron will of the dwarves, the soft joy of the hobbits, and the subtle power of the wizards, it’s still the Men that we come back to…
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I will absolutely be the first person to admit that I’ve never liked Boromir. Not in the movies, not in the books, and not as I’ve gotten older. And I know a lot of people who have either come to really love Boromir as they’ve grown older and spent more time with LOTR, or who…
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This is one of those few times where I’ve left myself a batshit note about Tolkien & witchcraft, like what does that even mean, except not only did I put an additional note in the actual body of the post, I already knew what I was talking about! I am notorious for leaving myself less…
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I could honestly just stop this post immediately at the title. That’s it, y’all! That’s the post! YA is not a genre, thanks for coming. Okay, but, for real, YA is not a genre. It stands for young adult, which is an age range of 12-18. I get really wary of those who say that…
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Mary and the Words 