dolorosa_12 | Recent nice things

One of my fics got translated into Russian. I've had fic translated in the past, but as I only write for book fandoms, it's such a rare occurrence that it always feels noteworthy when it happens.

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meteordust reminded me of the existence of one of my favourite films — Daybreakers, a rather obscure vampire movie which uses vampirism as a heavy-handed climate change metaphor.

meteordust recently watched the film, and recommended this great, new-to-me fanvid.

VID: Me & Lazarus (40 words) by mithborien
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Daybreakers (2009)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Additional Tags: Fanvids
Summary:

Movie recap (most uninspired summary ever)

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I haven't read much in recent weeks, but I did do a bit of reading while I was in Italy. Two things I particularly enjoyed were the following:

Juniper and Thorn by Ava Reid — a dark, gothic horror retelling of the Grimm fairytale 'The Juniper Tree.' The original tale is pretty gory, and Reid's retelling certainly pulls no punches. It's also set in a fabulous, fantastical version of nineteenth-century Odesa.

Of Charms, Ghosts, and Grievances by Aliette de Bodard — another novella in her Dominion of the Fallen universe, in which a fallen angel and his shapeshifting dragon prince husband (the former of whom likes to solve problems with violence, and the latter of whom likes to solve problems with diplomacy) once again go on holiday, and end up having to solve a murder mystery.

I hope you're all having relaxing weekends!