They really quietly updated their nominees like it was nothing! Because the first time I looked Dafina and Harlequin were not nominated and as two of the imprints actually publishing a lot of Black books yearly it was glaring to me.
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
They are so messy!! I truly was just so stunned overall to see how it was handled 😵💫
@angelawesneski5029
5 ай бұрын
The awful events seem to be happening in practically every niche community right now. Just a few months ago, there was a yarn/knitting convention with a lot of the same problems. People need to learn how to hire actual event planners.
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Seriously! I have seen so many other communities have big issues with events lately too. I think the post covid people have left that space maybe and we aren’t realizing how much they are needed 💖💖💖
@valtherizzle02
4 ай бұрын
I was at the yarn event and it was just as bad if not worse than the stories being told.
@ChelseaZhao
5 ай бұрын
The Freydis Moon stuff is wild! I cannot wrap my mind around how they’re able to keep doing this! Especially since it caused so much harm to snowball.
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Same the boldness of repeating the behavior is wild. Ontop of how many identities they were keeping straight like what on earth 😵💫💖
@cakt1991
5 ай бұрын
The Freydís situation is wild…I remember the accusations from 2021, and wanted to believe Freydís was who they said they were, and admittedly, not being familiar with the prior situations meant I was rather naive. But the bad behavior became apparent over time, including me and others being blocked for seemingly no reason. So, in hindsight, I’m not shocked that they were exposed, although the extent of it is truly unbelievable. All those identities? How?!
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
I do too and I honestly felt they weren’t substantial enough to do more than feel like a coincidence mostly. Yeah the blocking that has come out seems really weird overall along with how they used their other pen names to attack people they blocked just weird all around 😵💫
@aspiring_recluse
5 ай бұрын
"Like many things, a hand on the waist morphed into SA"?!?! 🚩🚩🚩 Unbelievable. Except all too believable. Who thought this guy was the appropriate person to respond to something like this?
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Yeahhh I sat there stunned when I read it the first time because how on earth did we ever think that was the response???
@_frijol
5 ай бұрын
The Freydis scandal is the wildest. I can't believe someone got away with this for years. I'm sorry for you, and other readers who connected to their stories because you can't unknow what you know. :/ More than poor event planning and companies covering their asses, lying to that degree is shocking. 💫
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Yeah I can not believe how they even managed to keep it straight and keep it together. I literally would be mixing it up constantly. Yeah the event planning people need to round up the book people and be like please for the love of god use our services to prevent this 💖💖💖
@NovelteaCorner
5 ай бұрын
The Freydis Moon situation is awful because, like you said, there are books that I really connected with and enjoyed and are now kind of ruined by the author's behaviour. And all the RTD stuff is just wild.
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Yeah it’s always kinda sad when you connected and they turn out to be a complete fraud 😭 Agreed I can’t believe how RTD went down 😵💫
@NovelteaCorner
5 ай бұрын
@@HappyforNow people are the worst, sometimes.
@TheRonnieaj
5 ай бұрын
That’s how I felt about the Santino Hassell situation, which is 5 whole years old now 😱. It’s gutting.
@owlsreads
5 ай бұрын
I've been waiting for this video! I saw some of the Freydis Moon and RTD stuff around, but w o w. There were so many other things happening as well 🤯
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
April was relatively quiet for over half the month then like within the span of a weekend almost it exploded into absolute chaos 💖💖💖💖
@davideddingsfan
5 ай бұрын
What. A. Month. The RTD catastrophe filled me with such rage with how everything was handled, ESPECIALLY the diminishing & brushing aside manner of the SA. RTD 2025 has fully been cancelled though, despite some shady shiz still happening in regards to refunds. The Freydis Moon situation was also simply unhinged and not in a fun way. Thanks for ending things on a few fun notes! Definitely going to be keeping an eye on that book shop!
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Seriously a marathon in like a week and a half if that for April. I'm really curious to see how the refund stuff plays out for RTD 💖💖💖💖
@MegBookishRamblings
5 ай бұрын
Romancelandia is... a mess... in some areas. I'm glad that Nora Roberts isn't afraid to defend herself and those she cares for. I heard so many things about Readers Take Denver and what a mess! My heart hurts for those who were there and had a bad experience which could have been a great experience if there had been more people hired to help out and not let anyone in without a ticket. Also Diego shouldn't have been speaking for the victims and gives me the creeps that he's trying to speak for them also how dare he assume it wasn't "that bad" as though he can appropriately determine that! All he should have mentioned was apologizing for what happened, find a way to make amends and stand behind the victims.
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
It really is a mess 😅 Yeah Diego really spoke over victims and it was just really gross to see happen I agree. I still can’t believe how messy it ended up being 💖
@KraftyAwareness
5 ай бұрын
I work in the convention industry since 2018 and I’ve worked for a plethora of different ones like tech, medical, business, hobby, etc. People who try to start a convention first off don’t do enough research. I recommend a year or two years to plan. Also, money! It takes A LOT of money to put up a convention because you have to consider security, staff, registration, location, etc. In the end, they cut corners and make EVERYONE suffer because of their greed.
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Yes so much of this especially if you have absolutely no experience doing it you can not pull it off in a year 😬😬 it’s been wild to witness how much goes wrong when people do try to do that 💖
@lexi8445
5 ай бұрын
Freydís Moon got me bad bc as a transman, i was excited to get into the Heart Haunt Havoc series 😢 such a shame...
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
I totally empathize with it. Sometimes losing an author who seemed to be something really special cause it was all lies just hurts 💖
@greatwarprongs
5 ай бұрын
and to think people think reading it's such a relaxing hobby with no drama like 💀 you have no idea the on-going battlefield it's the book community
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
We are fighting for our lives nearly daily at least if you pay any attention to what is happening 😅💖
@Old_Scot
5 ай бұрын
It's a really modern phenomenon that "fans" think they can dictate to authors and moviemakers what they should produce. I think it started in the comic book world, but it seems to be spreading everywhere. Who do these people think they are?
@mintyxx1
5 ай бұрын
About Getting Witchy With It - I went last year on Sunday (toward the end). IT WAS EMPTY. I had free reign to roam around and hold up chit chats with every single author that I wanted to. Those who PAY may have felt it was a little over-crowded, I wouldn't know. They have an exclusive time slot to go ahead of us free gen admission folks. I know some authors were only Saturday, and some only Sunday (and some on both days). So I can't speak to Saturday's experience. The hotel's event space is a little crowded for the vendors. And it's only one room for the authors, but there's plenty of space to walk around. So I think the issue has to do with those who paid? Idk. I absolutely loved going to Getting Witchy With It and I'll be going again this year. And if you're curious, the pay folks have special goodie bags that us gen admission folks don't get. Plus they have the earlier time slots so they can absolutely have all the time to get what they want done. And then there's a few other perks to paying.
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Yeah idk it was some vague posting about it, but also some more came out. It was an author/organizer who appears to have basically told people to get over it if they are disabled/need accomodations for the event next year.
@greatwarprongs
5 ай бұрын
yesterday when i started getting to know what was happening, i was waiting for you to make a video lol it's truly terrifyng the lenghts this person went im spechless
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Yeah I basically spent a road trip watching it explode and become more and more horrified. Then writing the notes was just wow. I can’t grasp having the ability to be that delusional 😵💫
@currant7_recommends
5 ай бұрын
I am IN for the TEA!!! I have been very cautious with Louisa Bay. Although her past books were nice and enjoyable to read, I would not touch her current work. Her work has changed, and it doesn't appeal to me now. I have heard these awful things about her on ARC, so I don't even want to be bothered if that's the case. Reviews are for readers, and I was sad to hear that a few really nice reviewers who didn't jive with her items but were awarded or even given her stuff a chance were harassed in the end. I feel so sad since these reviewers took the time to give her a chance and then were rudely treated. Freydis Moon surprised me also. :) RTD: I have been avoiding Lisa's books recently. I've been given an ARC in the past, and it didn't appeal to me, and I have hard "shady stuff" going on, but it was not documented. I am glad that things did become "transparent" in the end. I am so so sad for everyone. Rebecca did outline a lot of things that the attendees mentioned. I hope she is able to push for better outcomes. We need more authors who will speak out for the readers, other authors, volunteers, etc. Another great vid and so happy to end this April!!!
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Louisa had kind of fallen off my radar before this event and now im like okay cool another DNR. Same for Lisa. I just haven't enjoyed them as much lately but the event really soured her for me overall. 💖
@imaginary_oranges
5 ай бұрын
I would watch a 2-hour romancelandia
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 I don’t know if I’d survive editing one but we keep having wild months so who knows
@idontknow409
5 ай бұрын
This was so nice to listen to, like if my non-existent book bud spilled tea while I prepped & ate breakfast
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Not non-existent I'm here I'll be your book bud 😅 and also I love love listening to book stuff like that while I get ready for the day 💖💖
@ribbonquest
5 ай бұрын
FM suddenly coming out a lovely Saturday morning was so overwhelming. A lot of people came back from local events or gardening to miles of discussion.
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Yeah it was a ride to open twitter to it. Lose service come back to even more 😵💫 what a way to kick off a weekend of chaos
@jupiterwalbrook6567
5 ай бұрын
I’ve spent the last 3 weeks devouring Freydis’ books and I’m so upset.
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
I totally feel you. I had a bunch on my soon list and the ones I’ve read and loved it feels like a gut punch finding out 💖
@CookingBookish
5 ай бұрын
Freydis was definitely the most unexpected one for me also. This has been such a wild month and it's not even over yet. Hopefully May will be a bit less eventful! 🌟
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
I know I still can’t believe how busy it was within a weeks span 😵💫😵💫💖
@ohladysamantha
5 ай бұрын
I hope Apollycon was fun and that there's not any news that's bad from there... there's just too much going on in the book community that is not good at all. The Freydis Moon revelations are HEAVY and upsetting. I'm also sending all the good vibes possible to SteamyLit Con since I'm going this year! 🌟🌟🌟
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
So far I’ve not seen a ton of negative from Apollycon which is good! Agreed FM was so much to have revealed. 🤞🏻 we have a calm and wonderful Steamy Lit Con
@fttoma
5 ай бұрын
It's always for me the violence to keep doing what frydis did like I'm just so disgusted and appalled with how much hate they have in their heart 😒
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Yes it's really weird to continue to repeat a behavior over and over. Like what kind of human are you? How can you continue to just harm people 💖
@LimitlessMegan
5 ай бұрын
Looks at stats for SA and DV in the military... looks at this dude telling us it's all fine because they are military men... looks at stats again. Uhhh...
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Yeah the things Grumps dealt with in his time in I was like oh you have no idea 😬 to me that’s a no thanks always never a blind trust thing
@LimitlessMegan
5 ай бұрын
@@HappyforNow I went off on an ADHD dive looking at the whole thing and honestly... I feel like I'll be surprised if no one sues. People paid for things but if you didn't pick it up in time... it's not yours anymore? Wut? The whole thing is wild. MAybe if we say May is bound to be insane next month's Romancelandia will be all calm and happy?
@ashleyluchtenberg2272
5 ай бұрын
First, I would ABSOLUTELY watch a two hour Romancelandia. Secondly, as a former military member I can tell you first hand, second hand, and third hand, “he was a military man” means absolutely nothing.
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
If I thought my ADHD brain could manage to film one and or edit it it would happen eventually. Then again they only keep getting longer this year. I got nothin but red flags for most "military men" and trying to make that the "they are safer" thing is just a big big nope for me of not knowing the reality of a lot of those men 💖💖💖💖
@lizl9027
5 ай бұрын
Freydis Moon I overall was just floored- like who has the time and energy to do that? RTD24 I was curious so I downloaded Threads and it just kept getting WORSE.
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Seriously i can not imagine having the energy or ability to keep any of that straight. Yeah RTD just keeps getting worse and worse 💖💖💖
@ChrisHarperBooks
5 ай бұрын
"I have a [insert minority here] family member!" is such a laughably bad excuse for being called out. Everyone in my extended family is now related to a queer person, that does not now make their homophobia/transphobia fine. You have so little control of who you are related to. And even if you are fine with one specific person it does not mean you can't still harbor bigotry for a whole group. It is actually pretty easy to just assume that the person you like is not like those other people.
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Exactly and that statement to me always screams "I don't actually meaningfully engage with these communities" instead I use this "relation" to justify all behavior. 💖💖💖
@dmc4426
5 ай бұрын
Male soldiers sexually assaulting female soldiers is an epidemic in the military. So is male soldiers committing domestic abuse. Who ever said members of the military wouldn't do that is too naive to be put in charge of anything. More likely they are just victim blaming. Implying she is lying, because don't want to admit the truth, because they are liable for not having security and telling people in w/o tickets. If anyone knows what branch if military or military base these creeps were from, their superior officers should be told. I'm sure a reporter somewhere will want to cover it.
@valsbooksviews
5 ай бұрын
It's funny to me how authors jump and complain when they found out someone is reading their book for free on pirate websites but when it comes to AI covers they love it, they are both bad but only one benefits them 🤦♀️ also I'm not the biggest fan of Bloom, every author they have picked up recently have really changed their writing style and I'm sad about it, I miss the old Sophie Lark books.
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Bloom definitely has been interesting to see who they picked up and how their writing has shifted. I haven't read any newer Sophie so i got nothing for her, but I noticed that with some of their other pick ups.
@blackcatseye22
5 ай бұрын
Someone was saying the charity was for her cat. Not sure how true that is. I just wish events had limited number of tickets.
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
It was for helping animals with cancer treatments or other expensive medical needs in honor of her cat that had passed. They just don’t actually have any testimonials or even proof that the money they’ve received went to that 😬
@blackcatseye22
5 ай бұрын
@@HappyforNow It’s very suspicious. I’m already an anxious person and this just makes me not want to go to any events.
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
@@blackcatseye22 I recommend smaller local ones and well vetted ones. RTD was still pretty new overall
@listenwithprecious
5 ай бұрын
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5 ай бұрын
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5 ай бұрын
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5 ай бұрын
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5 ай бұрын
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5 ай бұрын
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5 ай бұрын
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5 ай бұрын
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@FourPawsandaBook
5 ай бұрын
Can confirm: ApollyCon was not THAT bad. It had kinks for sure, but definitely not RTD level 😂
@HappyforNow
5 ай бұрын
Thank god I mean any event will have some issues overall but RTD takes the cake 😵💫💖
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