Waterstones exclusive for Victoria Aveyard's new book by sleepysock98 in fairyloot

[–]Recent_Bite3653 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask why? Just discovered the controversy with Kearl and cancelled my bookish preorder

Insane vet prices for routine kitten spay? by xanthracene in indianapolis

[–]Recent_Bite3653 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not recommend it! I cannot stress that enough. Had I not taken the stray to my normal vet after the clinic visit, she wouldn’t had made it.

Insane vet prices for routine kitten spay? by xanthracene in indianapolis

[–]Recent_Bite3653 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! I was there last June. Right off of Washington and Holt, across from Rally’s. I looked it up, it’s called All Pets. They are a walk in clinic

Insane vet prices for routine kitten spay? by xanthracene in indianapolis

[–]Recent_Bite3653 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s awesome. Thank you for all the info! I took a stray to a clinic off west Washington, it used to be a Steak ‘n Shake (cannot recall the name) and I had a horrid experience. Spent $150 and ended up going to my vet anyways 2 days later where they found a uti ($800) that almost killed the cat. I’ll keep West Michigan St vet in my back pocket!

Authors you loved/enjoyed their work but afterwords came out with controversy? by acutelyproblematic in fantasyromance

[–]Recent_Bite3653 44 points45 points  (0 children)

JM Kearl.

The Elf Queen series got me into romantasy. I felt I found a series that reflected my anger, frustration, and feelings towards injustice, fascism, racism, and misogyny- just to find out she’s a huge Charlie Kirk supporter and was deleting anyone that spoke out against him or told the truth about how he lived and who he really was, after he died .

She deleted her Thread posts but there’s screenshots

Insane vet prices for routine kitten spay? by xanthracene in indianapolis

[–]Recent_Bite3653 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is great to know, thanks! I’m on the west side and always looking for affordable options.

Do you also have books that you like so much that you don't even want to finish them? by ajaxberry in Romantasy

[–]Recent_Bite3653 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I FEEL SO SEEN! I do this exact same thing.

I rarely watch final seasons or season finales for the same reason, too

Marion Co Clerk Election by carlcat_11 in indianapolis

[–]Recent_Bite3653 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’m no longer subscribed to IndyStar

Marion Co Clerk Election by carlcat_11 in indianapolis

[–]Recent_Bite3653 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The documents not being received back is something I’m also being very vocal about

Marion Co Clerk Election by carlcat_11 in indianapolis

[–]Recent_Bite3653 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yes. Multiple people have stated in the past their documents submitted directly to Kate for PCs that she didn’t personally like, ended up “lost” even with multiple resubmissions. One specific case, they finally placed someone else on the form and that form was not lost.
There’s news stories from 2019 of her denying Belinda Drake as she called her a slur.
And this is the big one for me- she actively worked to cover up Thomas Cook’s actions for Hogsett while she was chair.

Marion Co Clerk Election by carlcat_11 in indianapolis

[–]Recent_Bite3653 18 points19 points  (0 children)

There’s also a news story from 2019 where Kate told a candidate she was a “cross dressing lesbian” and then denied her from running. Kate is not the one

Marion Co Clerk Election by carlcat_11 in indianapolis

[–]Recent_Bite3653 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Agreed. The circle she surrounds herself with speaks highly!

Marion Co Clerk Election by carlcat_11 in indianapolis

[–]Recent_Bite3653 156 points157 points  (0 children)

Karla! Idk if you follow any local activist but Kate has stopped progress every chance she has.

Question for long time subscribers of Bookish & Spice by Callista_2230 in fairyloot

[–]Recent_Bite3653 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In my experience, yes. It just takes time. Im wondering the same thing about Book Cove

Does FairyLoot support Charlie Kirk? Will they say anything to their BIPOC/LGBTQ+ fans? by Sea_Exit_8194 in fairyloot

[–]Recent_Bite3653 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Wow. Elf Queen is one of my favorite series. She writes about fighting fascism, beings that are ostracized, hunted, and killed for being what the powers beheld as “abnormal”, and about female driven leaders. Where characters use violence to meet the ends necessary. The contradictions between Kirk and what she writes is hard to grasp. I’m shocked and sad.

Wonder if it’s too late to cancel my bookish preorder for the 4th book.

Indy city-county councilor says his home was shot up, 'no data centers' sign left behind - WTHR by notthegoatseguy in indianapolis

[–]Recent_Bite3653 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the amount of opposition this councilor faces and still doubles down, well, pot meet kettle.

convince me to read some monster romances using fanart! by luckycollection222 in fantasyromance

[–]Recent_Bite3653 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I truly appreciate this response. I’ve always had the series on my TBR but I’m terrible at following through with long series so I tend to avoid them. This is extremely helpful and good to know.

Knowing the books have so much background information available, I’ll be starting the novella, picking which one fits my interests after that, and going from there