AthenaTheStorierX:
Yes! Found family was/is a favorite of mine as well
to this day it's still my favorite!! always gets me
AthenaTheStorierX:
I didn't get to read many/any queer literature/book characters growing up. I wasn't really aware that existed in YA, especially with discreet covers and synopses so my mom or other family members would buy them for me. And I doubt my school library had any/many at the time, due to me living in such a Christian small town.
getting the books with the most discreet covers... definitely been there. it's much easier nowadays with ebooks!!
AthenaTheStorierX:
It wasn't until college that I found books with queer characters, but schoolwork and life had bummed me out of reading by then, so i didnt read much outside of required readings. (this is pretty common. A lot of avid readers hit a long-term slump during college/uni, and it may take awhile to get back into reading afterwards).
that's exactly my situation rn. it's sad, but i do believe i will go back eventually! there are many im excited to read
AthenaTheStorierX:
Well it is presumably by a different studio. And theyre recasting the character. So GAP The Series and Blank The Series may not really connect in the dramas. So they still might age her down. (Which would also eliminate the other icky thing that I read about Blank: the youngest being the daughter of her school friend).
yes, makes sense. but honestly i just hope they drop it, and maybe pick up a less weird story.
AthenaTheStorierX:
I have tried to get into that series so many times just for the support characters (Alec, Magnus, Raphael, Isabelle, etc) but just can't get past Clary. I watched and loved the movie though. And am slowly but surely working my way through the show (though i've seen all the Malec scenes on social media, lol).
to me, the worst part was definitely jace, i hated him so absurdly much. but i was very determined, read the whole Mortal Instruments series as well as The Infernal Devices! no idea how i did that. nowadays i can barely read a pamphlet
AthenaTheStorierX:
Communities that feel different from the majority naturally find a bit of kinship in each other's experiences, even if the how we differ differs. I don't think it's weird at all that you connected to Alec despite being a different gender. I've had plenty of similar character connections. And I think it's great that we can connect and relate to each other despite these other differences.
absolutely!! there are many similarities in diverse queer experiences. in the absence of lesbian characters, i definitely saw myself in gay characters as well.