#geekerella

[neurodivergent-fangirling]

I’ve noticed that many Cinderella retellings portray the younger stepsister as sympathetic or less dangerous. In Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine, Olive is slow-witted—still selfish and abusive, but less deliberately cruel than Hattie. In the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer, Peony was downright friendly to Cinder. In Geekerella by Ashley Posten, the younger sister changed her ways and ended up dating the fairy godmother character. I could go on.

I found it rather refreshing that Cinder House by Freya Marske subverts this trope. Greta delights in abusing her stepsister, and proves herself to be clever, ambitious, and dangerous. Danica, meanwhile, is neither sympathetic nor unsympathetic—she’s just living her own life, clearly uncomfortable with what transpires, but not willing to do anything to change it.

[its-your-girl-geekerella]

Sonic Prime Finale

I wasn't going to post it...

But I had to.

Caption this:

I legit couldn't stop replaying this in my head. I'm still kiiiiiiiiiiinda hyperventilating.

Anyway, overall? The season was pretty good, and I enjoyed it. I did binge it all in one sitting, so that was fun.

Also (me being an Amy Rose Stan) I LOVE TEAM ROSE 2.0!!!!!!!!

I felt like Shadow popping up everywhere in the first two seasons was annoying, but I really appreciated him this season. SPEAKING of people I appreciate, that first team Eggman fight? I was here for it.

So yeah! This season was pretty good, and I (obviously) enjoyed the Sonamy side of it.

[fairytale-poll]

WORST MODERN ADAPTATION! ROUND 1A, MATCH 2 OUT OF 4!

Which modern fairytale adaptation is the WORST?

Geek Charming (2011)

Geekerella by Ashley Poston

Voting ended onJul 8, 2024

Geek Charming (2011) is based of the Frog Prince; Geekerella by Ashley Poston is based off Cinderella.

[felfiramoondesigns]

BUILD YOUR OWN BOOK STACK ENAMEL PIN SERIES!

Made in collaboration with Jamie from LitPins&Co, this is a series of enamel pins inspired by locations and scenes in our favourite books <3 You can find more designs over on the LitPins&Co shop!

You can find all the pins below over at FelfiraMoonDesigns.com

Build Your Own Book Stack 1.0 Enamel Pins: 300 FOX WAY (The Raven Boys), ABHORSEN'S HOUSE (Sabriel), ALEXANDER 78V (The Illuminae Files), BRIMSTONE'S SHOP (Daughter of Smoke & Bone), CAMP HALF BLOOD (Percy Jackson), EXCELSIOR CON (Geekerella), MOON KINGDOM (Sailor Moon) & SEVEN DIALS (The Bone Season)

Build Your Own Book Stack 2.0 Enamel Pins: ASCALON (Priory of the Orange Tree), BEXLEY & GAMIN (The Hating Game), DEMENHUR (We Hunt the Flame), HABITAT (The Murderbot Diaries), KINOMOTO LIBRARY (Cardcaptor Sakura), NEW BEIJING (The Lunar Chronicles), SHIGURE'S HOUSE (Fruits Basket) & TYBURN'S WOOD (Get a Life, Chloe Brown)

And we even made a special enamel bookmark THERE'S JUST NEVER ENOUGH TIME TO READ ALL THE BOOKS YOU WANT as part of the 2.0 campaign! <3

[books-in-a-storm]

Book Haul

Geekerella

[stardustandrockets]

What are some of your favorite retellings? Bonus points if they're queer.

February's trad pub pick from @rainbowcratebookbox was My Dear Henry by Kalynn Bayron—a queer Jekyll & Hyde retelling.

Some of my favorite retellings are The Once Upon a Con series by Ashley Poston, Heart of Iron/Soul of Stars by Ashley Poston, You're a Mean one, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky, and The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder.

Synopsis:

London, 1885. Gabriel Utterson, a 17-year-old law clerk, has returned to London for the first time since his life— and that of his dearest friend, Henry Jekyll—was derailed by a scandal that led to his and Henry's expulsion from the London Medical School. Whispers about the true nature of Gabriel and Henry's relationship have followed the boys for two years, and now Gabriel has a chance to start again.

But Gabriel doesn't want to move on, not without Henry. His friend has become distant and cold since the disastrous events of the prior spring, and now his letters have stopped altogether. Desperate to discover what's become of him, Gabriel takes to watching the Jekyll house.

In doing so, Gabriel meets Hyde, a a strangely familiar young man with white hair and a magnetic charisma. He claims to be friends with Henry, and Gabriel can't help but begin to grow jealous at their apparent closeness, especially as Henry continues to act like Gabriel means nothing to him.

But the secret behind Henry's apathy is only the first part of a deeper mystery that has begun to coalesce. Monsters of all kinds prowl within the London fog—and not all of them are out for blood...

[namedafterflowerstournament]

Botanic Tournament : Roses Bracket !

Red Group

Round 1 Part 1 Poll 3

Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty) VS Rosie Thorne (Bookish and the Beast)

Rose

Rosie

Show results

Voting ended onJun 13, 2023

I have the lovely and talented @drawings-and-sketches to thank for letting me use their beautiful artwork for Rosie Thorne. Have a look at their blog for more art !

Submissions for the botanic tournament are still open (please read the rules) here

[booksandrandomfandoms]

7 books in 7 days - day 5

The rules: every day, I will post the cover of a book that I love and nominate someone new to start the challenge

Tagging @thereadingchallengechallenge