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Re: Animal Crossing: Hollow Façades 358/2 ReMix

(I already published a version of this, but I wrote it while I had writer’s block, so I wasn’t satisfied with it. I like this updated version of the post way better.)

During the pandemic, lots of people discovered Animal Crossing for the first time. As a long-time fan of the franchise, I loved the idea of playing the games.

I didn’t play New Horizons when it came out simply because I didn’t have a Nintendo Switch at the time. I was really on the fence about getting one, but the Animal Crossing Switch was cute enough to sway me. I was lucky enough to get one when they restocked, and the first game I bought was Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Unfortunately, it wouldn’t take long for me to lose interest in this game. So how did New Horizons fail to capture me like past iterations of Animal Crossing?

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The Reason Fate: The Winx Saga Struggles

Spoilers for the early seasons of Winx Club and all of Fate (or just the first season if they get renewed).

To be honest, I did not want to watch this show. It was an edgy remake of a beloved 2000s childhood cartoon. I didn’t expect that it to be good, but a coworker convinced me to give it a try. I only listened because she gave me this piece of advice on how to approach the show.

Don’t look at it like a remake. Look at it like it’s loosely inspired by Winx Club.

A cool chick I work with!

This is great advice to approach any remake with, honestly. Nostalgia can be enlightening in some ways, but in others, it is a hindrance. Luckily, this wouldn’t be much of a problem for me with Fate.

I can barely remember the original Winx Club. I remember little things like Bloom being a long-lost princess, that the three villain witches went to a different school, and the fact that the boys went to a third school. I also remember the style and the flair of the original costumes and how diverse the original cast was.

…And that’s about it.

So, I went in with fresh eyes and an open mind.

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A Quick Review of ‘Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want To Come: One Introvert’s Year of Saying Yes’

How perfect is it that the review that’s taken the longest to write is titled that?

To be fair, I live in Georgia, so quarantine ended right after I announced this series. Goodbye free time, hello anxiety.

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A Quick Review of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

This picture foreshadows some future reviews I’ll probably write.

I wasn’t prepared for how funny and clever this book turned out to be.

Reading The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (which will now be referred to as simply Hitchhiker’s) was like listening to a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. It was a wakey adventure that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Hitchhiker’s is fun, incredibly creative, and has excellent world-building.

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A Quick (and Incomplete) Review of Wicked

This is the first book I’m reviewing that I never finished and have no intention of finishing. I can’t even tell you that much about the plot because it’s been over a year since I shelved it. When I thought about reading it again, I remembered how much of a chore it was to read. The format of this review will be a little different than normal. Alright, let’s talk about Wicked

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A Quick Review of the Lady Julia Grey Novels

Because I’m still procrastinating, here’s another book series that I already started.

Flashback to 2011. Borders was going out of business and books were cheap, so I picked a random book off the shelf. I believe I was in high school at the time, so this was the first time that I picked a book that wasn’t in the manga section.

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A Quick Review on Baccano! Light Novels 1-6

(For anyone who doesn’t know, a light novel is a kind of young adult novel in Japan. The ones I’ve read usually clock in just under 200 pages with pictures sprinkled in. If you hear that an anime has a novel linked to it, then chances are its a light novel.)

I found the Baccano! series through anime. Back when Hulu was still free to everyone, I would watch every decent anime dubs that I could get my grubby little paws on. (For anyone who doesn’t watch dubs, I was a busy college student tried from reading. At the time a good dub was a godsend.)

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Turns Out Harriet Tubman Was 100% That B*tch

I want to start by saying that Harriet Tubman is probably the closest person to a role-model that I have. So when they dropped the trailer for the movie I had already decided that I was going to see it. Fast-forward a couple of months and adult life was getting in the way of planning a simple trip to the movie with friends, and I’m on my way to watch Harriet.

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