Shout out to those about the author or acknowledgement sections at the end of books that just make the whole thing so much more meaningful! Yes, I did just finish The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich, why do you ask? But actually though, agh, getting to see that the characters you just spent time reading about are based on real people, specifically the author and her wife!!! I aaaaaghhhh that’s so cute and it makes me so happy and it makes this book even more meaningful. But it’s not just the happy notes like that, it’s also the notes that are left at the beginnings and endings of Andrew Joseph White books talking about how the horror in these books are tied to real life, and yes that’s sad, and the horror of these books are real in a way, but there’s also a vague sense of hope underlying it, because these characters got out, so maybe, just maybe, so will we. Also another authors note that stood out to me is the one at the end of OCDaniel. That book was alright, stronger in some areas than others, I definitely enjoyed it though. It also may have been the book that I thought had a really ugly cover as a child which caused me to believe that OCD was some horrible disease and to do a ritual to make sure I wouldn’t get it. Although I’m not entirely sure on that since it’s been a while and I thiiink I remember the cover being a different color, but I’m not sure. Either way though, the author’s note talking about how so much of the story is based on his own experiences with OCD and how he wished that could have had this story as a kid, ugh it makes the story so much more impactful because you see a glimpse at the person behind it and how much it means to them. Then even the little messages in the A Tale of Magic series for example Chris Colfer thanking those who were themselves when it wasn’t allowed and how thanks to them he gets to be himself, that’s not the exact phrasing, but it gets so much across. I Looooooove A Tale of Magic btw I want to do some kind of video analysis on it at some point but I just have waaaaaay to much to say and idk how to get it all out there lol. Anyway Uuuuugh I love reading the little authors notes. Shdjjwjsnshejwjsjejjwiwjsjej.
