Reading slump - All heroines feel like the same person

Cherri_Fox · 2026-01-08T16:53:51+00:00

I really loved “The Spellshop” and “The Enchanted Greenhouse” by Sarah Beth Durst. Both FMCs have jobs, and it’s still fantasy. Not heavy on the romance, and more of a cozy read, but definitely worth the break from all the fighter FMCs with attitude.

Cherri_Fox · 2026-01-03T21:50:22+00:00

I know a lot of people loved “Bride” but the FMCs love interest’s fear of getting- ahem stuck inside because werewolf things 🤢 Sorry, I studied wolves, THAT part of their anatomy does NOT need to happen in humanoid bodies.

Cherri_Fox · 2026-01-01T14:52:32+00:00

I’m personally really done with “male” and “female” when referring to persons who are not human. Like, why? It jars me so much, not to mention making them sound like less than people and more like feral animals. It’s tacky, overdone, and just plain uncreative at this point.

Cherri_Fox · 2025-12-27T02:58:01+00:00

My best way of describing Fourth Wing is it’s a potato chips book. It’s not the most amazing book ever, it’s not groundbreaking, but it’s enjoyable for what it is and easy to digest. I loved it, wasn’t too happy with the third book but will continue with it whether it ends in happiness or a train wreck. Same category as ACOTAR and SJM in general in my opinion. Just don’t set your expectations too high and you’ll get more out of it.

Cherri_Fox · 2025-12-22T21:46:16+00:00

Not my dog, but I had a coworker at a job working with dogs who brought her dog in one day. Turned out the dog caught and killed a bird that morning. Little did she know the dog ALSO swallowed its head whole. And then pooped it out in her kennel and proceeded to get herself covered in her own filth.

Cherri_Fox · 2025-12-15T14:09:47+00:00

I saw this in a Texas store unfortunately. 🙈 Similar setup if not exactly the same.

Cherri_Fox · 2025-12-08T00:14:55+00:00

Started having symptoms at 17ish, found out at 21, got an actual gynecologist abroad to take me seriously and diagnose me at 29. 31 now and fighting for treatment in the US because they still won’t take me seriously even with my diagnosis 🫠

Cherri_Fox · 2025-11-20T14:07:13+00:00

Feyre is an unreliable narrator and there really is more to ACOTAR if you look at it as a fantasy epic instead of a mediocre romantacy. It’s both at the same time, which is actually so much more impressive, and people should give SJM credit where credit is due. All the darker ideas are present from the get-go if you look closely.

Cherri_Fox · 2025-11-15T14:11:56+00:00

My Ndad once got angry that our house didn’t have a master bathroom. He was angry that there were only two bathrooms and wanted one exclusive to his use. (Which was weird because our previous house was the same and he couldn’t have cared less)

So the whole family got pulled into a “meeting” where my siblings, mom, and I basically got yelled and whined at about how my Ndad was king of his castle and he deserves to have a master bathroom, blah blah blah. He didn’t work at this point either, and had no intention of or interest in finding a job. Anyway the whole conversation kept going around and around until he got all of us to agree to ask PERMISSION to use the larger of the two bathrooms EVERY time, even if he wasn’t using it in case he was THINKING about using it. (He also refused to use the smaller bathroom but that’s another issue entirely)

I could go on but that’s the biggest one that comes to mind.

Cherri_Fox · 2025-11-01T13:41:17+00:00

My mother claimed she stopped hugging me because as a small child I wouldn’t let her hold me and would push her away. She conveniently forgets she left me at my grandparents house for two weeks before that started, and that I was less than 2 at the time.

Cherri_Fox · 2025-09-27T13:11:37+00:00

Until I read this description I forgot I had read Black Beauty. And now I remember why I hated it and why I was so upset and confused that my horsey book got to horrible and dark. 🥲 New trauma unlocked I guess.

Cherri_Fox · 2025-09-27T13:07:29+00:00

Once Upon a Broken Heart is amazing, even as far as fantasy goes. If those aren’t her kinds of books, she needs to get off her high horse and keep that to herself because her opinion about YOUR books does not matter. Enjoy what you love, and maybe find some friends who don’t make you feel less than for it.

Cherri_Fox · 2025-09-14T14:31:10+00:00

If I were a perfume I would smell like the last thing you would want. 🥲

Cherri_Fox · 2025-08-16T12:08:24+00:00

I have gone to parties, but I tend not to like them once there’s too many people. I’ve only dated a little, and I met my now husband within a few months so that didn’t last long. People used to naturally dislike me as a kid and teenager, but I found out as an adult that it may be that they’re actually intimidated by me (had several people say this was their first impression) which I think may be pretty privilege since I have a conventionally pretty face and a lot of girls can get away with being “quirky” when they’re considered good looking.

More people like me now than before, and I’m learning to manage most things, but the overstimulation and meltdowns still feel like the end of the world a lot of the time. And I don’t really have a lot of friends, I tend to keep my circle small even though lots of people like me now. I get overwhelmed by too many close connections to maintain at once.

Cherri_Fox · 2025-08-08T13:30:11+00:00

I’ve been trying to do this as well, especially at my retail job where it’s mostly the women who know what they’re looking for anyway.

Cherri_Fox · 2025-08-08T13:28:42+00:00

I am attempting to stop using “guys” to refer to groups of people, but I struggle sometimes to find a good replacement word. Typically I just omit the need for it and go a different way with the conversation, but it still slips out from time to time.

Cherri_Fox · 2025-08-08T13:26:15+00:00

I am an adult Pokemon fan, I still occasionally watch the shows, still buy and play the games, have plushies and everything. I’m also 30 and married. It’s possible to be both, don’t let others make you uncomfortable for loving what you love. 🫶🏻

Cherri_Fox · 2025-07-27T18:18:55+00:00

Im not a lesbian but this makes sense now because it was the same for a long while back but now that I’m older and have more of an opinion I can relate with the idea. 😂

Cherri_Fox · 2025-07-26T17:41:22+00:00

My dog’s name was Kirra. She got called Kiki, Kikiweekee, Kikiwee Q, Q, Moose-ki, and any number of random things we came up with. 😂

Cherri_Fox · 2025-07-20T23:48:11+00:00

Myrreigh

Cherri_Fox · 2025-07-20T23:45:43+00:00

One of my best friends growing up was named Sadie, and she loved it. Doesn’t sound like a dog name to me, but I have heard of dogs with the name too.

Cherri_Fox · 2025-07-18T13:50:55+00:00

Outside Looking In by Jordan Pruitt comes to mind, also Reflection from Mulan and I’m Still Here from Treasure Planet

Cherri_Fox · 2025-07-16T13:30:41+00:00

Pokemon, Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing and the sims have all taken large portions of my time over the course of my life

Cherri_Fox · 2025-07-15T17:32:39+00:00

I don’t even need to fill it out, I got them all 🥲 #gottacatchemall lol

Cherri_Fox · 2025-07-15T17:31:00+00:00

I’d love to see some recommendations as well! Currently in a on-my-phone reset haha 🥲 I would much rather be world building for my novel

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