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subjectsmile · 5 months

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This text is an outburst about the bullying that exists in the sonic fandom about a completely idiotic subject: SHIPS, SORRY TO SAY ABOUT THIS, but I need to vent..

Sorry, I came to talk about this here on a social network, but unfortunately I don't have anyone to vent to, but I really need to say this otherwise I'm not going to keep it to myself, and something small can become big after a while, I'm sorry to say this but.The Sonic fandom is really rotten when it comes to respecting other people's tastes, it's simply one of the worst fandoms I've ever been in when it comes to respecting other people's tastes, I think it's second only to Deltarune and Undertale, even the fandom League of Legends, which is known as one of the most toxic fandoms, manages to be less toxic when it comes to respecting other people's tastes, don't get me wrong, I'm making this criticism a bit harsh because I simply can't keep it to myself anymore, and I'm mentioning these fandons because I'm part of them, since I'm Multfandom, and in addition to this lack of respect between the purposes of the fandom as a whole, I see this a lot among ship fans, seriously! I'm tired of being disrespected in groups and on social media just because of my personal taste for a ship, for example: I'm an admitted Sonadow shipper, and I was very well accepted in the Sonadow bubble, I met cool people, others I confess were really good strange and radical, but you know, everything has a bad side, even the things you like, but I ignored that since most of them were really cool fans as people, but the problem started when I thought it was a good idea to express my love for a ship in Facebook groups, man.. that hurt me a lot of comments I received(And this kind of thing doesn't just hurt me, I've found reports from other people on Twitter and Facebook of people reporting being bullied in these places):

"I believe you are strange"

"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣"

"you're going to be weird"

"everyone knows that the only acceptable ship is Sonamy"

"Get off the internet"

"These wokes ruin everything, everything is gay now"

"Kill yourself and be born again, and come with more sense next time"

Well, I won't remember everything they said to me, and I don't even have the prints unfortunately, but I've suffered a lot of bullying in these groups, even on Twitter I've suffered bullying, so much so that I blocked this type of person, I don't even waste my time trying to argue anymore (although I have the ability to rebut the argument) I simply don't have the emotions for it anymore, I know that ships are a silly thing, and I really agree with that, but the hostile treatment that this fandom has on this topic I believe is not healthy for no one, especially the way some of these people react to it, it's simply too toxic...

E o que finalmente me deu vontade de vir aqui desabafar sobre isso foi um grupo de fandublagem que eu participo, lá eu dublo o Tails, no começo eu gostava de dublar lá e participar, mas o líder da equipe começou a querer dublar coisas da Sonamy e da Amy a dubladora também era fã, nada contra quem é fã da Sonamy, mas eu pessoalmente não gosto do ship, mas não falo sobre isso se a pessoa gosta, porque não quero ser uma desmancha-prazeres chato, eles dublam o que querem e não é problema meu, eu só gosto de justiça, se um ship pode ser uma opção de dublagem, outros também podem ser, então quando fui me manifestar para propor uma dublagem sonadow no canal, eles simplesmente riram de mim e disseram "nós só dublamos navios aceitáveis, como Sonamy, Knuxouge e Silvaze, o que você tem contra navios de canhão?" Eu estava tipo, canhão? canhão onde?! Não existe canhão no Sonic em relação à nave, todo mundo sabe disso, e simplesmente me ignoraram, mas aí tive que engolir em seco a falta de respeito deles pelo meu gosto pessoal e eu ter que aguentar fazer algo que não faço' Não gosto por eles, simplesmente me sinto sufocado, acho que só estou lá até hoje por causa de amigos meus que ainda dublam lá, porque perdi muito a vontade de dublar lá depois desse desrespeito comigo, outras coisas que aconteceram com para mim também foi o fato de ter sido expulso de um grupo do Sonic no Facebook, só porque eu gostava de sonadow e gostava de postar artes fofas (não existia nem SFNW, eram artes inofensivas) o dono do grupo foi até minha conta privada para dizer que meu ship era uma "bobagem" e que o grupo dele era um lugar "sério" que não poderia ter essas coisas para "confundir" os fãs "e só coisas de canhão são permitidas no grupo dele como o Sonamy (sim mais um fã do Sonamy sendo tóxico comigo dizendo que o único navio dele é permitido porque é "canhão" embora isso não seja verdade e sim, eu tenho um screenshot desse evento (e depois disso fui banido do grupo dele E a palavra "esculhambação" no print significa "porcaria" ou "imbecilidade"And Google translate didn't translate it completely because my language has a lot of slang)):

I know that not all Sonamy fans are like this, but if you are like this, please stop, this is an asshole attitude, And I don't say this to Sonamy fans, I say this to Sonadow fans too and to any fan of any ship, your ship is not better than the other and that doesn't give you the right to disrespect others and be a complete idiot!

To finish my rant about these toxic attitudes that I've seen as a fan, I close with a flourish with this nonsense I found on Twitter :

I'll end here, and if you've been through something similar, be it anything (or ship in this case), avoid this as much as possible, it's really annoying to deal with.

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illreviews · 11 days

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Welcome!

Hi there!

This blog is for reviews for books. I review all kinds of books, from fiction to non-fiction, sci-fi to fantasy and beyond. All of my reviews are 100% honest. I am not sponsored by anyone to give these reviews.

I don't read as fast as I used to so sometimes my reviews might be a little slow to come out. If you want, you can always check back to see if I've posted anything!

This blog is run by one (1) person and that one person also has schooling to do, as well as a job. Please be patient if you send me a question!

I do accept book suggestions! If you have a book you like (or dislike) send it over and I might just take a look at it!

Happy reading!

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prince-of-pages · 22 days

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i finished horrorstor by grady hendrix

okay so, as predicted it was a three-star read for me, but it wasn't bad honestly. i think since i didn't have the physical copy of it i listened to the audio book i didn't have the whole novelty of it all so it lost a bit of flair.

i thought the story was pretty okay all around, as i said before i really felt for amy through some parts because i really connected with what she was feeling sometimes. and i loved the catalog entries in the beginning of each chapter and it turning to more torture furnishings as the book started to turn. i definitely think that would've made the book a higher star for me if i could sit and read that physically.

some things were kinda ehh, like not bad but i feel like the ending was a little flat and wish it would've been better but i can't complain too much.

anyway, that was my 19th read of the year so i'm onto the next book!

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ew-a-disabled-foodie · 1 month

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Yo! Me And my aunt went to the Rainforest Cafe! Here were my thoughts/my aunts thoughts!

It is…..a sensory experience….and I recommend headphones while dining and….exsisting

Wheelchair accessible! Tho if you are a cane user it is quite a walk depending on which side of the mall you start on. The wait time wasn’t that long but also it was on a Friday. 8 out of 10

The vibe was….interesting it said rainforest cafe and we….got the rainforest….so….. 8.5

We ordered chips and queso! The chips are unsalted,the queso is pretty good!

I ordered a icee with the silly novelty cup,I love it 10/10

As for food I ordered the Amazon rainforest burger with fries,the fries are pretty good! The burger was big and quite juicy! It was nice tho I wish the veggies were a bit more fresh as I do like a fresh element to my burgers I give my meal a 7

My aunt got the Iggy piggy also with fries she’s like them but they’re not groundbreaking,6.5. My aunt said that the bread was too seasoned and that there was too much meat and kinda soggy my aunt gives her meal a 5

Over all my rating is a a 23.5 out of 30,the silly novelty cup is in a catagoriy of its own of course overall a 78.3 on the tang scale!

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williamsburgvapancakehousetour · 1 year

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My new map layout. My basemap isn't exactly optimized for exporting as png but I'm lazy and I think the symbology is better and I like the colors.

Special thanks to Parker for helping with the color palette.

The full list of the fourteen locations is:

-Another Broken Egg Café

-Astronomical Pancake House

-Capitol Pancake House

-Colonial Pancake House

-First Watch

-Five Forks Cafe

-Honey Butter's Kitchen

-Mama Steve's House of Pancakes

-Not Another Pancake House

-Shorty's Diner

-Southern Pancake & Waffle House

-The Bake Shop

-The Smokey Griddle Pancake House

-Tipsy Beans Café

Wikipedia defines pancake house as "A pancake house, pancake and waffle house or waffle house is a restaurant that specializes in breakfast items such as pancakes, waffles, and omelettes, among other items."

If you have any suggestions in the Williamsburg area (<20 minutes drive from school) please let us know.

#mapping #gis #colonial williamsburg #william and mary #review blog #breakfast #brunch #pancake house #pancakes

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vrantcoon · 5 months

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Circe by Madeline Miller. (a review) Circe the daughter of Helios, and famous witch of Aiaia. is not all bad, (read the f*kin book) she just wants to know what they all know, she just want to be known, to be loved. she wants to be acknowledged.

⚠️🚨SPOILER ALERT!! 🚨⚠️

Her story speaks that, its never the flower's fault to have thorns and fruit poison, if not of the environment she could have continued its sweet blossom. Ive never felt so sad reading the fresh chapters to know that nobody love her! not even her own parents! if they dont even want her why did they tortured and pour thier venom of love. And the worst! the ungrateful brother who she raised! Aeetes just stick to her becuz she admire him more! the son of the b*tch do not treat her as sister as much as he speak of the word, he doesn't even care what the shit she feels, all he cares is not to be stupid and not get his divinity ruin. And the shitty mortal Gaucos, the heck he doesn't value Circe if she not have grantedd him blessings from her grandmother. And the best i could see that could almost love circe is Scylla to which circe had bent her to a monster out of jealousy, even if Scylla is a b*tch too atleast she talked to circe like a friend i supposed.,

i hope atleast someone will love circe in the following chapters, im here in the page of witnessing her run around the island and is in extravagantly prepared exile of a paradise. The whole house is prepared for her to live alone and enjoy her stay! The HECK. And you know, i am outrageously impressed of her being strong and bold and thick faced, despite her depression.

She had cried a lot! but the thought of turning into stone and what-not makes her move further, to look for a better and brighter future. its the trait she has, the strength to not easily giving up, to be resourceful because then again she is a witch, its that she wish to live better than this, and to all she can do ( or what she believes she can) she do things to get it to which alot saw it as greedy or prideful because she is the daughter of helios

(i hate Helios, although circe had grown greedy or prideful, or its just that she wants to be acknowledged and so she sells off all of her dignity to be heard. i teared up at the line where she finally can sing freely because she is never allowed in their house (perse, she is NOT mother at all, a b*tch only) i wish i could hug circe!! even tho she can be a little stupid and perhaps morally grey, pls could at least someone love her and change her! make her see! or at least some kind person to love and take her as her and to all she wish!! Its never her fault! its always been the surroundings!

—self essay/rants

#rants n rambles #personal essay #i need sleep #writerslife #literacy #spilled ink #spilled thoughts #words #circe #circe madeline miller #circe goddess #classical mythology #book review #review blog

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skullduggeryandboonedoggle · 6 months

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Please check out our HAPPY DAY IN HELL JIBBER-JABBER REVIEW!

Hi everyone! We know we're really late on talking about the Happy Day in Hell sneak peek drop, but we hope you enjoy our thoughts on it, and we're sorry for the audio and picture quality.

Please don't take us seriously; we're just two goofballs who like to jibber-jabber.

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bumbleboarhd · 7 months

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Witch On The Holy Night (Remaster) (2022) - Crumby Reviews #2

Yahoo!!! After 1,000 character arcs and 2,000 training arcs, I’ve returned to curse you with another review! This one compliments the season quite beautifully, I guess my slow reading worked to my benefit.

In 2020 I like everyone else was trapped in my house with nothing to help me escape the endless void of anxiety except the joy of throwing myself down countless internet rabbit holes. It was in one such hole that I found the Nasuverse. For those out of the loop, the Nasuverse is the name of the shared fictional universe of works made by Kinoko Nasu. Most of these works aren’t directly related or even in the same timeline but they share the same power system and general cosmology.

My first real taste of the Nasuverse was Melty Blood AACC which I understood nothing about but one of the characters I thought looked coolest was Aoko Aozaki. Her extremely basic out fit matched with her Kamehameha shooting abilities had me floored. At first, I only thought she was from the prologue to Tsukihime but then I learned of its prequel Witch On The Holy Night.

I’m not gonna sugarcoat it on every level possible Witch On The Holy Night is insane. It’s almost hard to suggest to my friends because if you start here you won’t truly be able to understand how much of a step up this VN is. The prose is next level, Nasu paints portraits within portraits with every chapter. The most mundane conversations can go from realistically benign to esoteric and profound within one press of a button. The premise here is simple. Aoko Aozaki and Alice Kuonji are two mages living on a mountain next to a city that is trying hard to industrialize and stay relevant with the times. Between cramming for exams and searching for a rogue mage trying to encroach on their territory Aoko must also look out for Shizuki Soujuurou the new resident himbo who’s lived all of his life in a mountain village completely secluded from modern society and all of its conveniences. Obviously, hijinks ensue!

Though the plot seems cliche or basic at first glance I argue it’s in familiar setups like this that Nasu does his best work. Atmosphere oozes out of every pixel of this VN. The music, Art, and text combine together to elevate everything higher than any individual piece to create a scene unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. Every location feels like a character in its own right and every character feels like a world operating on their own laws. The archaic and the modern clash in a coming-of-age epic. Every battle felt larger than life, every conversation felt like you got to see a new side of the characters.

The characters always steal the show when Nasu has the pen but this cast really took me by surprise. Going in, I only really cared about Alice and Aoko because their designs are cool as fuck. I felt like the others were kinda generic and I was kind of bemoaning dealing with Shizuki as he was super generic-looking. Boy was I wrong! Shizuki isn’t only one of my favorite VN characters now but he is the absolute heart and soul of this story. His plain look only amplifies the point of his character, Never judge a book by its cover (especially if the cover has type-moon slapped on it). Shizuki is the agitator to the rest of the cast and it’s through their interactions with him that we truly understand them. Some of the characters only get so much as 2-3 real scenes and it works because of how deeply they’re explored and how much those scenes bring out of them. There are characters I absolutely hated from my first impression but all it took was one slice-of-life chapter to completely turn me around on them. It’s not about giving everybody a super sad backstory that they immediately tell us about after 2 interactions. It’s about what they say, when they say it, and how they say it. Like real life, it’s the most simple conversations about things that sometimes barely involve a character where you really learn to appreciate them.

This point doesn’t just stand for the characters but the VN as a whole. It’s about the small moments that strengthen the massive fights. Witch On The Holy Night is slow. It’s not in a hurry to unravel its many mysteries and neither are the characters. It deals in subtlety and small notes that build together to elicit stronger emotional responses than I could've ever foreseen. I suggest you really let the novel sink in. I think you should look at it more like a TV show than a novel or video game. Don’t feel like you have to skim-read or blitz past the characters bonding. Those moments are THE POINT. Also, keep in mind that this is supposed to be the beginning of a trilogy that hasn’t yet finished.

Witch On The Holy Night is a slow walk home. At first, it seems like it’ll be the same as every other day. But something about today is different, you notice every detail around you. You feel the first winds of fall and a nostalgic veil blankets you. Suddenly every stone you step on carries a history, every store you pass holds a dear story, and every person you pass seems like a part of a larger beautiful interconnected whole. You realize you too are part of that whole. You think back to older friends and the conversations you’d have. Usually, you’d remember the heavier discussions but today you just think of silly ones. Arguments over a movie you just watched, sharing opinions on the new song that the radio won't stop playing. A disruption during lunch that would eventually become a legend to everyone at the school. It all creates a gorgeous collage in your head. You never realized how much it all meant to you until now.

Anyway, thank you so much for reading this review. Let me know if there’s anything that can be improved. This time I truly plan to make more. Though, Idk if they’ll stay on Tumblr or even in written form. Expect reviews for Fiona and Cake, Sonic Frontiers, Tears of The Kingdom, and any visual novels I read! Stay safe and see you next time!!!

#mahoyo #witch on the holy night #review blog #visual novel #vn game #nasuverse

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the-contemporary-critic · 1 year

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Reviewing Netflix's "The Hollow"

The Hollow is a two season Netflix Original that came out in 2018.

Spoilers ahead.

The Plot

Adam, Kai and Mira wake up in a suspicious room. They have no memories and no way out — except for a vent near the ceiling. From here, they work together to get through what they find to be a video game. They compete against another team: Vanessa, Reeve and Skeet’s team. Each of the players has a power chosen before the start of the game.

In season 2, they all remain in the digital world even after completing the game. The characters investigate and go through the game again, but not as players. They find The Hollow used the memories of the past players for a developing game: the Hollow Life. The game consists of digital versions of the players.

A glitch caused their digital selves to be sentient. Their real world selves are still going through life. So, when Skeet dies, the real world version of him is fine. Vanessa caused the glitch by cheating using a contact lens that blocks access to her memory. After all this, the current game they were in ended and the Hollow Life was taken offline. At the end of the series, they live happily in their digital world.

The plot is definitely unique. The show had this one overarching plot, the video game and Hollow Life, while also having smaller moments, like Reeve and Adam’s conflict. It was fun to watch. The characters all had the same goals, yet there was a good amount of drama conjured up in each of the episodes.

Now at a certain point, the plot did bore me. I ended up dropping the show around episode seven of season two, but I picked it back up recently. I watched the show start to finish on 1.5x speed in two sittings.

After rewatching it, I don’t know why I ever dropped it.

Besides the creativity of the plot, the pacing is perfect. Every episode focuses on a distinct part of their quest, making it easy to plot when and how everything happens.

Some episodes have two small quests in one, some with just one quest and a larger quest might be split in two. There isn’t any point in the show where you feel like too much or not enough is happening.

The Characters

I honestly loved all the characters by the end of the show. At first, I didn’t like Vanessa, Reeve or Skeet much. But this makes sense as they were the opposing team. When they join forces with the main three, you enjoy them more.

Mira was my favorite character. She was this bold girl who was very smart. I loved her.

Kai was a very close second. He brings a touch of humor to perfect the show.

Adam is tied with Kai. I’m a very indecisive person, but these characters are making it even harder. He was a great leader and always had a good strategy.

They had well-balanced characters who all worked together well. The relationships between the characters were also done right. The dynamic between each of the teams, and then Mira, Adam and Reeve, were both interesting aspects of the plot to see.

Speaking of Adam and Reeve, I feel like there was this layer of romantic interest there. This is a common theory, but it really seems like they were exes. That’s just another thing I love about the show: the diversity & representation in both sexuality and race.

The Ending

Now, for some, the ending was confusing and needed some clearing up. To me, I understood what was going on pretty well. It took a little while, and I had to take a step back a few times, but I figured it out.

I liked the ending; it was nice to see them happy with the way things were. I feel like season two just left off on a clean & clear note, which is the best type of ending for a show.

The creators also ended season one nicely. There was an ending — the end of the game — but there was also something to hook the viewer into season two, aka Vanessa’s eye glitching.

The Artstyle

I loved the design of the character! I even went out of my way to re-create them in the game, Everskies. They were unique and fun.

It's not just the designs of the main characters, even the side characters and villains were designed well. It made the show even better for me. Mira had on my favorite outfit.

Overall

I loved the show and I would definitely rewatch it. I honestly wish it had a larger fanbase so I can see more fan edits and fanart of it.

Would I recommend to a friend? Yes.

Rating: ★★★★★

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goose3gg · 1 year

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Veronica Mars: A blog as I watch the film post seasons 1-3 *Spoilers*

No way veronica is with Piz is the first thing I have to say. It is majorly alluding to never escaped a small town, but the intro was incredibly endearing. Veronica and her dad’s relationship has always been my favorite in the show. The reunion is very adorable and raw, awkward, and clunky just like real life. Being in my early I current live in rabid fear of my ten-year high school reunion, but this movie captures the habits you fall into when you reunite with old friends. The movie knows what its viewers are expecting, and even throw in a few extra stars amongst the fully returned cast, including Mac, Dick, and Wallace. I love that the film is reflecting on the youthful days of high school with love and longing, but not returning to them. Choosing a more mature color palette and camera angles is doing everything it hoped for it, and it looks great on Kristen Bell and how she’s perfectly stepping back into the role. Still, I was hoping that Logan would have grown up and stopped messing around, yet it makes perfect sense he was always still just holding himself together, after everything he’s been through. It is odd to me that Mac took a job at Kane software, but only being in the exposition I’m assuming it’ll be a key element to proving Logan’s innocence. Veronica just slipped on her leather jacket and has declared this her “farewell tour.” It is classic Veronica to end up in her suspects apartment under false pretenses, and to eventually get arrested… and bailed out by an old ‘friend’ who wants to blackmail her. Logan and Veronica’s chemistry is palpable even after all these years, and Logan’s sarcasm [and Veronica’s] has grown charming with age. Wow… I can’t believe Madison is here… my least favorite character. I love the interesting awkward interaction with Gia, and adorable one with Weevil. I adore Weevil’s growth and excitement to show off his new life to Veronica. I am surprised that Veronica’s sex tape continues to be used against her and brought up time and time again, as that literally is revenge porn, yet not surprising Madison is using it against her. This ending in a fight I saw, but not Veronica punching Madison in the face. It is satisfying seeing the growth in the gathering of evidence, especially because rather than gossip it’s translated to reflecting on memories. The film truly sat down and thought “where would these characters be in ten years.” I am insanely shocked Weevil got shot by Celeste Kane scared, in her broken down car. I love the choice to make this film as the consistent storylines that stack is crucial to the Veronica Mars feel, especially the original first season, as the overlapping storylines make the mystery solving satisfying. The fun cameos keep returning! I am endeared that Max Greenfield returned for this film! He is adoring, and the call backs to the TV show are short and sweet. Unfortunately, I do think the show had to choose to write off the original Sheriff Lamb for allegedly ‘ego’ reasons, I wish they had him around for this movie, because the call backs don’t work as well with a new sheriff who hates the Mars for no reason. I continue to be shocked by the cameos in this movie, or not so cameo by James Franco and Sue Heck, or Eden Rebecca Sher. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this many original cast members return to a movie before since the High School Musical movie series, including Vinny. Veronica ditching Piz’s family, to me, is exactly why they shouldn’t have been together for this long, but I suppose as Veronica missed her job opportunity the point is that she’s over dedicated to this case. I don’t know if she’s truly overcommitted to this case, or if she just wants justice. I’m unshocked that the plot is surfacing to be a corrupt cop plotline, but shocked that Mr. Mars and the uncorrupt cop were in a continuous hit and run! This movie keeps me guessing. Part of me feels like it’s the big bubble of Neptune that was waiting to burst or could be the CW’s effect on drama shows. Logan never stops being adorably caring exactly when he needs to be, but I am tired of them reuniting with a passionate kiss… although classic and would have preferred Artic Monkeys instead of the Hozier-esque music they chose, and since when is the movie more PG than the show?! The relationships are always so obviously painted in front of us, Cobb and Gia I saw coming from a mile away. I also can’t believe that [Congressmen Boyfriend] is now listening to Veronica and Gia’s conversation… this could go in all directions. I am ultimately disappointed the ‘friend died at a bad party situation’ of the high school reunion but appreciate the blackmail storyline… cannot believe Gia got shot!! [Currently terrified while Cobb...? searches for Veronica] Ending on the news stories and Veronica asleep at her dad’s bedside, and of course on how days separated between Veronica and Logan don’t mater. “Come back to me” Veronica says. “Always” Logan replies. Absolutely adorable. Although I don’t necessarily agree that Veronica Mars returning to Neptune to solve crimes is her getting back to the ring that she always needed to be in, but I understand this all was a big promotion for the return of the television show, the fourth season that is. I am dying to read the Veronica Mars novels; I enjoyed the pacing and quick wit/self-awareness the show plays into. I originally started the show because I saw some clips on Tik Tok, and noticed how many rising stars were in the original cut of the show. Now to begrudgingly watch the fourth season, although I haven’t heard amazing things. Thank you, Veronica Mars, for all you’ve granted me and I look forward to the rewatch.

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adotrevsleft · 7 months

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Hello peeps! Sorry that I've been gone for god knows how long. But I'm back. Well not exactly. Let me explain. So recently I started Sixth Form. Which is like a big deal for me since my A-Levels will get me to the universities I want to go to. Sixth Form has been a really busy at the moment. I wanted to take a few weeks to get used to it and then post on here. However, I was thinking about posting on Sunday's and then I realised that I actually have some upcoming exams in 2 weeks time. So I need to start studying for those as well. All I'm saying is I want to have a strong start for Sixth Form. My school does promote in having blogs or whatever in your spare time. So I thought I might put some time when I'm free to post on here! Maybe in 3-4 weeks time I might post. Hopefully. Cause I really do want to continue this account.

A few changes may be made though:

- This account will no longer be just for K-pop. I will make song reviews for any type of music. So K-pop fan or not and you want to make me a review of a song. I happily will.

- Album reviews will not be often. I don't have the luxury of that much time in my hands to listen to a whole album anymore, as I explained above. This may come like once a month, so rarely.

- This account will have recommendations and why I choose these as recommendations, I used to do them in the start of this account but stopped. This will be 3-5 recommendations each week, in which I will update on a Spotify playlist. This may come on Thursday's.

- I will only be taking requests for songs not albums. If my curiosity peaks, I might listen to the album. But unsure if I'll make a review.

That's about it. I might post some song recommendations on Thursday's then but actual reviews won't be happening until around the 15th October - 22nd October unfortunately.

Again, sorry for this long hiatus but life happened and we all grow and we lose the time we previously had when we were younger. I want to put as much effort as possible to this account because I know that next year I'm not going to be able to. I cannot promise to you guys that a hiatus won't happen again. Cause it probably will, possibly with other upcoming exams or I'm just busy or I'm having a difficult time, etc. Just please understand when it does come to that. Once again, sorry for being gone for so long without any explanation.

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thebooklook · 2 years

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After the Revolution by Robert Evans

Oh man, this was fun. Behind the Bastards is one of my favourite podcasts, and when I heard Robert Evans was writing a novel he immediately had my attention. After the Revolution is an intense look at post-humanism and religious extremism in a potential future America. Evans doesn't pull punches, and the world he's created is just as fucked up, chaotic, and beautiful as the real one. If you want some brutal, fast paced action, this is it. It's definitely not a book for younger readers, but it's one hell of a good time. There may still be a free podcast version of the audiobook, narrated by the other, floating around.

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SMALL WORLDS | ARC REVIEW

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson ★★★★★

Expected release date: 11 May 2023 (UK) 18 July 2023 (US)

Genre: Contemporary, Literary

Summary:

Set over the course of three summers, Small Worlds follows Stephen, a first-generation Londoner born to Ghanaian immigrant parents, brother to Ray, and best friend to Adeline. On the cusp of big life changes, Stephen feels pressured to follow a certain path—a university degree, a move out of home—but when he decides instead to follow his first love, music, his world and family fractures in ways he didn’t foresee. Now Stephen must find a path and peace for himself: a space he can feel beautiful, a space he can feel free. (Netgalley)

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My review (spoiler-free):

Open Water is one of my favourite novels so getting to review Caleb Azumah Nelson’s second book Small Worlds had me both excited and nervous. For any fans of his previous work, you are bound to like this because it brings back the incredibly lyrical storytelling and another story that will both soften and harden your heart.

There’s some magic to anything Nelson writes down. As with his previous book, there’s a lot of repetition throughout the book, some themes even repeating from Open Water. Rather than being a bore, it helps drive home certain sentences and their attached messages. There’s also a wide use of different motives and themes that keep returning such as music and dance, and the changing of seasons. Everything feels connected and it reads just as beautifully as one could hope for.

I especially appreciated the way the parallels are drawn between father and son. It builds up more and more to that central theme as you keep on reading and once there’s a switch of perspective, the book becomes all the more meaningful. Some scenes are heartbreaking, others are heart-warming, and it is a perfectly complex story about familial relationships. You’re bound to let out some tears or have goosebumps reading certain scenes. Pure magic.

Whereas Open Water was a love at first page book for me, Small Worlds is one that slowly but surely grows on you. I didn’t think I would relate as much to this but once again, I was pleasantly and painfully surprised when I kept coming back to certain paragraphs, really seeing myself in them. The university chapters especially meant a lot to me and made this book easier to connect to on a personal level. The charm of this book is that I believe anyone can connect to something, even if it’s the smallest detail, making it a must-read for everyone. I am wholly in love with the way Caleb Azumah Nelson writes and I highly recommend picking up Small Worlds if you want to feel something meaningful.

*Thank you to Netgalley and Grove Atlantic for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.*

content warnings (spoilers): grief, death of a parent, racism, police brutality

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minu-skin · 10 months

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Blooming KOCO | Website review

Hey guys I'm here with a different kind of review. Instead of reviewing a skincare/cosmetic product I'm here to review a website! There's a few places where I buy my products and I thought it would be great to give my two cents of the websites themselves. From my experience especially where I live it's kinda tough to get Korean products in-stores so majority of the shopping is done online. I'm sure they're plenty who too deal with the questions of "Is this place legit?? Am I gonna get scammed??" dilemma. So from time to time I'll review these websites for you.

One more thing I'm not going to do is a grading system. I think that's completely unneccessary. It'd be up to you at the end of the day if you'd like to purchase. These website reviews are to give you an idea and let you guys know that it's safe and you're going to get authentic products from there.

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"We are Blooming KOCO, the best K-Beauty online shop that brings the hottest Korean makeup and skincare to you!"

Today I am going to talk about an online K-Beauty shop called Blooming KOCO. Based in California they also work together with a team in Korea. Their primary focus is to bring and deliver awareness of the best Korean skincare products on the market. They're all about the quality, affordable pricing, handpicked items (even hard to find products) to the US. Making sure to package your orders with the utmost care and ASAP shipping times. They unfortunately do not ship world wide, US only.

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Definitely packaged with care.

Design: The layout of the website is very clean and simple. There's no gimmicky feel to it. It just goes straight to the featured items/deals of the week. Listing popular brands and products that other consumers on their website are purchasing these days. It also runs pretty much the same on mobile (phone/tablet) even though I personally think the design wasn't made for it (I say that since it runs no different). Smoothly, no freezing. Searching for products is made easy from particular brands and tabs for specific items. A Clearance section as well.

Product Selection/Listing: Amazing! I found products on their website where I've never seen or I've seen it on a Korean skincare website, but you don't want to deal with the wait. There's pictures, descriptions, listed ingredients, also suggested use for those who aren't quite sure on how the product works. For each specific product listing as well it has it's own reviews from actual verified customers (I do take part in).

Prices: Guys guys... unbeatable. I've wandered, I've searched, I've never seen such better deals especially the fact these products are from another country. Of course they're some where it can be quite pricey, but they're always doing deals. Like Buy one Get one, Less than $10, always doing Flash deals and they're ever changing. If you subscribe to their emails as well they let you know so you're always in the loop of what deals they have weekly. They accept many different forms of payment. They do not accept any buy now, pay later payments.

Rewards: They do have a rewards system where you earn points through different actions (signing up, purchasing, writing reviews, etc). That leads to their newly made VIP tiers that earn you more exclusive rewards. And also referrals for you and your friends earning coupons. (Which speaking of referrals - cough cough - enjoy . . .)

Customer Service: I personally haven't contacted them (since I haven't experienced any trouble thus far), but they do have a designated chat system that pops up when you enter the website. Where you can talk to them and ask questions. They also do contact you straight away when they have shipped your products and give you a tracking system (they're also on the SHOP app showing location and shipment information).

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Did I mention you get FREE shipping with just a $35+ purchase?? Like, my goodness. So easy to do haha. And a little dangerous as well since if you're a skincareholic, you're salivating at these prices and the shipping; you just want to start splurging everywhere. It's a blessing and a curse so to speak.

I also do like that you have to create an account to purchase from them. To me that proves legitimacy. And a protective right for them giving a sense of security in your purchases. And going back to verified reviews so it's not just random people or bots claiming/slandering the items or the business. They never sell you near expiration dated items. All their products are fresh and atleast a 1-2 year shelf life. They do sell products which are located on their clearance page of items that are near their expiration and they list the dates for you.

I really enjoy this website. I've purchased from them twice and both times have met my expectations. Especially if you live in California it's super fast. Both times I waited atleast 3-4 days not even a week before I receive my purchases. And they package them wonderfully with care (as seen in the images above my last purchase. Appropriate box size, bubble wrapped, cared item placement etc).

My only complaint is I wish their was a wishlist! Then again it might be bad for me personally for I'll be adding products left and right, tempting me haha. But I feel it would be wonderful to see products I want listed and seeing them all in once place with pricing and deals rather than having to search them every time. Their is a favorite (wishlist) on the SHOP app, but I personally would like to see one on my account on their actual website. Other than that I cannot not recommend this website enough!

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100% Authentic Guaranteed

DISCLAIMER: This is my honest review. I was not paid to review this company's website nor the products that I have purchased with my own money. I do not claim to be a medical or professional advisor. My reviews is to merely share my skincare journey and hoping to help others through my experiences; finding safe websites that sell 100% authentic products. I am not sponsored by Blooming KOCO.

See ya in the next review.

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