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Books #8, #9, and #10 of the year!

Guess who finally read The Hunger Games trilogy? That's right, me.

I read the first book years ago in high school and finally got around to reading all of them after I saw my friends get crushed over Sunrise on the Reaping. With the way these books devastated me I'm sure that one will too when I get to it.

Peeta is my favourite and I figured that out when he wasn't in half of the Mockingjay. My reading pace picked up so quick when he came back. Gale can suck it, I said what I said.

I'm a sucker for the dystopian film adaptations with adults playing teenagers but I wish I could read these books without picturing their adult actors as much.

Anyway, what a good read. I know not everyone can get into Katniss's voice but I really like the way it's written. If you haven't already read this series big recommend.

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To sum up: they still think that trans peoples human rights are an online conversation, and expect the series to run for 10 consecutive years.

So let's get ahead of this right now.

I propose a media-wide blackout of everything Harry Potter related when the first season is released. No tweeting about it, not even to trash it. No posting online about it at all - No Instagram stories or posts, no TikToks, no snaps, no memes on FB, not a word on here, nothing. They will not commit themselves to 10 consecutive years of something if the first season flops. They might attempt a second season, but we can shoot that down, too.

I cannot still be dealing with the hate this woman has for us in 10 years. I cannot still be having this conversation when I'm in my mid-30s. I need her to be dead & forgotten by then, or used as a cautionary tale after her death. We can revive the fandom after she has died, depending what her will stipulates will be done with her bloodmoney. Okay? Is that a good enough compromise for you? You just have to wait for her to die, and not leave her estate & bank account to anti-trans stuff, and then you can get back to loving Potter. Deal?

But in the meantime, we need Warner Bros. to see that they cannot make money from this show. We need them to lose money. We need them to lose enough money that even JKR funding the entire project won't be enough for them to take the risk. Right now, they're saying that JKR's reputation & blatant transphobia have not impacted their ability to find more than enough people to audition for the series. We need them to rethink that. We need them to see that this is not the next Marvel-length franchise to get rich on.

Since I know some of you haven't participated in a media blackout protest before, here's how it'll work:

Don't hype the series / fandom / author / cast up in the lead-up to the series being released. Don't trash it, either. Ignore it. Forget about it. || This means that they won't get good word-of-mouth rates online, which means they will need to really push advertising to get enough people interested.

Don't watch the adverts online. Don't like or comment on the videos, not even with hate or pro-trans stuff. || Engaging with online ads or videos in any way gives them positive data, because it feeds the algorithm & let's them make money from the adverts. We don't want that.

When the series is released, don't watch it. Don't talk about it. Don't tweet about it. Don't post about it. Don't tiktok about it. Don't complain about it. Don't trash it. Pretend it doesn't exist. Ignore it. Forget about it. || They need their launch to earn them money, and even if you're posting about how bad it is, or posting anti-JKR content using the show's hashtags, even if you're watching it in order to know exactly what to complain about & critique, you are still giving them money. They still earn royalties from you watching it, regardless of your intentions. They still get word-of-mouth and clout from you posting about it, even if what you're saying is negative. You know the expression "There's no such thing as bad press"? This is what that refers to. It doesn't matter if you're sharing love or hate for the franchise, because you're still promoting it by saying its name. Also, an overwhelming amount of negative press online can and does lead to other people deciding to watch it to see why everyone is complaining, and arguing about it online, all of which feeds the creators more royalties. We don't want them to earn money from this.

Spread news about other shows & films & franchises & books. Get a fandom which has been dead for 10+ years trending again. Get anime shows & Futurama & ATLA & Adventure Time & Owl House & Over the garden Wall & some really obscure franchises trending across all social media platforms. Get something from the 80s trending in the Top 3 on Twitter. Engage with fandoms you're not even part of. Get BL shows trending in Netflix's Top 5. || This will completely skew analytics online, and it will flood people's dashboards with cmenough content that they won't see promotional content for the series we are blacking out. It will also show spikee data for which genres & shows are more popular & getting more attention & more royalties.

Share media with transgender actors / directors / crew. Share media with LGBTQIA+ storylines. Share pro-trans & pro-LGBTQIA+ content. Share & donate to fundraisers which help Trans & LGBTQIA+ people. Share Trans & LGBTQIA+ history. Show & Share Trans & LGBTQIA+ positivity & love & pride. Do all of this without acknowledging the series or creator we are blacking out. || This will show overwhelmingly positive & inclusive analytics, which will prioritise showing more of the same content. This is what we want the data to show.

Do not give in to temptation to look the show up. Do not look up the cast. Do not look up the directors or producers or executives. Do not look up the soundtrack. Do not put anything remotely related to the series into a search bar of any kind. || Search algorithms still store data, and if enough people look the same stuff up, it will show positive online engagement. We do not want this.

Do not give the actors hate. Do not tag them in hateful content online. Do not abuse them & do not bully them. || This is just unnecessary.

Give the blackout a cool-down period. Continue to ignore it for at least 10 days after the launch. || This forces the show's analytics to fall into negatives. If you suddenly start engaging with something immediately after blacking out the launch, the analytics show a delayed uptake - but it still shows them that people will engage with it, and that they will make money from it. We do not want this.

After the cool down period, mock it. Remember the mocmery that the Velma show got? And you've seen the mockery of the Rachel Zeigler version of Snow White is getting? And how that is impacting the ratings for Songbirds & Snakes because people don't want to watch her, at all, in anything? That is what we need to create on purpose. || If a show gets hate, the creators can use it to feed controversial interest in the show - 'Come watch this to see why people are hating!'. It's as beneficial as positive reviews. They can recover from it. But mockery? Mockery & dismissal is far more difficult to recover from, as it does more damage to their names and reputation. People do not want to be associated with a project which was mocked after it lost them a lot of money. Audiences are also much less likely to engage with a series which has been publicly mocked, compared to hated.

Only mock it for the same amount of time as the cool-down period. || This prevents the series from getting a large spike in analytics.

After this, ignore it. Move on. Talk & post about other stuff. Watch other stuff. || This will result in the show's analytics returning to negatives, and remaining there.

This is a strategy which is proven to work. It has worked for multiple franchises. It is behavioural analytics. It will work for this, but only if we commit to it & get enough people taking part.

All we have to do is:

Do not watch the HBO HP series

Do not post about it online

Ignore it

Do not play, stream or buy any games related to HP

Do not rematch the movies on a streaming service - JKR will still earn royalties from that

Do not post about JKR during the media blackout

Share pro-trans & pro-LGBTQIA+ content & history instead

Support trans creators & actors

Mock the series after the cool down time & then move on

Stick to this method. It WILL work.

And to dispute any attempted justifications for engaging with it:

"But she won't be involved!" || She is listed as an executive producer for the show

"But it's not the actors' fault!" || Actually, it is. The adult actors should know better than to involve themselves with this franchise, and the child actors' parents should know better than to exploit their children's desire to be famous &/ or their love of the series, because the adults should be socially aware enough to know that this franchise will harm their children in the long run.

"But what about my childhood nostalgia!" || What about trans people's human rights & dignity? What about trans children who don't think they'll make it to 18? What about the fact our Prime Minister is selling out transgender rights of his people for Trump? Wht about all of the trans people in the UK who are now facing the possibility of losing more of our rights? What about all of the little trans girls & boys & envies who saw those TERFs celebrating stealing their legal right to identify as their gender, with champagne on national TV? What about trans children who won't be able to go on 100% reversible hormone blockers because JKR funded the vitriol which made them illegal? What about all of the trans women & girls who just lost their legal rights this week? What about our right to legally exist? What about privacy rights and medical & legal autonomy for women & afab people in the UK? What about all the trans people who just watched 21 years of work & progress go down the drain in one afternoon? Are we not worth as much as one of the many memories of your childhood?

Nobody is saying you're not allowed to watch the DVDs or pirate it or read the books or listen to CDs or records of it. Just do not use streaming services for any of it, do not use YouTube, do not talk about it on Twitch & don't post about it online.

We need this franchise to die. We need the producers to see they can't make enough money from this to justify continuing it after the first season. We cannot still be having this argument in the mid 2030s.

We need to get ahead of this right now and stamp the fire out before it kills more trans people.

You understand that buying a Tesla = supporting the Elongated Muskrat & Trump. You understand that buying McDonald's or Starbucks funds Isreal & harms Palestinians. You understand that watching Sandman supports Neil Gaimen. You understand that watching Aquaman funds Amber Herd.

So why is it so hard for you to apply that exact same logic to JKR, when you can see the harm she is causing in real time to real people?

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Book #7 of the year!

I Was Born For This by Alice Oseman.

We follow Angel Rahimi and Jimmy Kaga-Ricci as their worlds collide. Band fan meets band frontman and the two are forced to face the reality that awaits them outside of their dreams.

After reading the other Alice Oseman novels, the dual pov was unexpected but I came to enjoy it. Seeing both sides of the story in a much bigger world than just high school or college was crazy (in a good way). Angel's side of the story took me back to my fandom-obsessed high school days (they're just regular days now), and Jimmy's side of the story made me wonder if I could really face the reality of starting a band with my friends (we have so many good song titles ready).

And again, it was refreshing to see the main characters not get together romantically. Thank you, Alice Oseman, for reminding me my characters don't have to kiss for my stories to be interesting.

I had a great time exploring more of Oseman's books. If you enjoy Heartstopper, I definitely encourage you to check out her other books.

And get ready to see other series and authors I've been reading in the time it took me to post this lol.

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I’ve finally finished the next member of the skelly crew

this mysterious person is Jester, they are the quiet muscle of the group. They have been subjected the good ol trauma by experimentation backstory, please help them.

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Book #6 of the year!

I'm back at it again with my silly little book thoughts (I'm not sophisticated enough to call these reviews lol).

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman follows Frances Janvier as her study machine routine and desires to get into an elite university come crashing down as she discovers what it means to be the real Frances through friendships, freedom, and creativity.

I read this ages ago before posting, so any deep and meaningful thoughts have left me. I just want to start a podcast now. And I knew the Doctor Who girl in Solitaire was going to be someone important.

Aled being cut from the show will forever haunt me (I still love the show, don't worry). I loved seeing some demisexual representation too 🖤🩶🤍💜

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Books I’m reading atm

What books are y'all reading?

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Book #5 of 2025!

Loveless by Alice Oseman follows Georgia Warr as she begins university and learns to accept herself as asexual and aromantic.

This was the one I was definitely most looking forward to in this series and it did not disappoint. I have never felt so seen through a character before.

It has a beautiful exploration of friendship and learning that true love isn't confined to romantic and/or sexual love. And I loved this because I love my friends very much.

I need more books with asexual characters and focuses on friendship. If you have any recommendations please let me know and I will add them to my long list of books to read.

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Book #4 of 2025!

Solitaire by Alice Oseman is their debut novel featuring Tori Spring as she struggles with her mental health and uncovers the mysteries of Michael Holden and a cryptic group known as Solitaire.

Alice Oseman's prose novels have been on my list for a while since reading Heartstopper. And yes, they are very different vibes, but I am here for it.

I don't usually read contemporary novels but Oseman's style and the way they write Tori's pov makes for an easy read (and may be a little too relatable). Move over Nick and Charlie, Tori has my whole heart now.

I also already have the next two books ready for blogging, I'm enjoying them that much, so stay tuned :)

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Book #3 of 2025!

Sapphic vampires reading poetry? Don't mind if I yes.

An Education In Malice by S.T. Gibson is a poetic and alluring story of college student Laura Sheridan who finds herself in a world of academic rivalries and vampires. It's a queer, dark academia novel inspired by Sheridan Le Fanu's 'Carmilla'.

The lyrical prose drew me in and I read this in like 3 days. I love women and the lack of male characters was a delight (it's set at an all girls college). It's also set in the late '60s and no, it did not take me half the book to figure that out (it did). There is a content guideline provided (more authors should do this).

If you like gays, vampires, poetry, and gothic aesthetics then I recommend you try this one out.

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First series of the year!

Third time reading it and I will never stop recommending it. The Illuminae Files is set out with a unique compilation of files including emails, messages, reports, transcriptions, and interviews. It follows teenagers Kady Grant and Ezra Mason as they flee from their home planet, and explores themes of truth, grief, and acceptance.

I can smash these books out in like a day and I will cry every time I do it.

If you like sci-fi, space, and a rogue AI, then I advise you check it out.