Currently Wednesday: 22 January 2020

[calissa]

Currently Reading
I have been continuing with The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories which I am still enjoying. I just finished "Black Powder" by Maria Dahvana Headley. It was a gorgeous story with a fascinating take on the topic, but perhaps a bit too subtle for me because I didn't entirely follow it. Might give that one a reread.

I also just started on Rosa and the Veil of Gold by Kim Wilkins. This is one of the ten oldest books on Mt TBR that I said I would get to this year. I'm only a couple of chapters in so far, but I can't say I find myself connecting with it much. I might give it a few more chapters and then ditch it if it's still not working for me.


Currently Watching
Sahaquiel and I have continued with Love in the Moonlight and are enjoying it. However, I'm starting to find a few things annoying. On being outed as a woman, the female lead spends so much more time being passive. It makes her rather less charming than she was. The Crown Prince also displays some rather concerning possessive behaviour. What makes this worse is that the other point of this love triangle (a nobleman from a family seeking to undermine the Crown Prince) is the most sweet and considerate guy. Even though the Crown Prince is very handsome and charismatic (and does vulnerability so well), I would pick the other nobleman over him in an instant.

I've also started watching Fairyland Lovers. I'm a bit on the fence about this one, too. The main character is very Manic Pixie Dream Girl. At this point, I'm mostly sticking with it for Bai Yu (though he is quite a jerk).

Comments

[umadoshi]

FWIW, while I'm far from in love with Fairyland Lovers, I started feeling noticeably more into it after the first couple of episodes. (Which may not be helpful, if you're also past the first couple.) I find Lin Xia delightful now, and am looking forward to (finally) getting to some of the things Twitter gifs have alerted me to. (I loathe this whole "VIP subscribers are six episodes ahead" thing. >.<)

[pantha]

Ooooh, what is your icon from? *curious*

[umadoshi]

Ooooh, what is your icon from? *curious*

I think one of Bai Yu's ads or photoshoots? But I'm not positive. (And some of it may be Photoshopped in, alas; he never actually wears the lipstick etc. he's endorsing when he does appearances for the company. >.<)

[pantha]

Well that's disappointing! XD

[calissa]

It's nice to hear Lin Xia improves. Her extreme ditziness was getting to me.

That said, I've only made it through the first 3 episodes so far. I was watching on YouTube, but it seems that's as much as they're putting up there, so I shall have to hunt down the rest.

[umadoshi]

I shall have to hunt down the rest.

Does the WeTV site work for you?

[calissa]

It appears to! I shall have to follow up with this once I'm done with The Untamed. Thank you for the link!

[umadoshi]

I shall have to follow up with this once I'm done with The Untamed. Thank you for the link!

No problem! I hope you find it fun when you get back to it; I don't love it, but it was enjoyable enough that I finished.

[pantha]

Glad to hear you are still enjoying The Djinn Falls in Love.... And... ugh, yes. That would be why I stopped watching Love in the Moonlight... *SIGH* The heroine's passivity really, really irritated me.

[calissa]

It does seem that the second half of the show has shifted much more to the Crown Prince's story, which is a little disappointing. But since Sahaquiel is enjoying it so much (which I admit is surprising me a bit), I shall stick with it.

[pantha]

Ah, yes. If you have a fellow viewer who is enjoying it, that would make all the difference. ^_^