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Today I have the amazing Asti from Oh, the Books! here to guest post on the blog today. Asti has been one of my favourite bloggers for as long as I can remember and I was so humbled when she said she was able to guest post for me! So, without further ado, here are some words from the Goddess of Blogging herself:

When Chiara asked if I could write a guest post for her blog, I flipped through my OneNote files to see what possible topic ideas I had stored up, and one jumped out at me. It’s one that I don’t think I’ve ever really seen discussed in the blogosphere, but one that I’m somewhat curious about…
Where have all the mummies gone?

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As a kid, there was always a stockpile of supernatural creatures that I could rely on to appear each Halloween: zombies, vampires, werewolves, mummies, witches, ghosts, and so on. Mummies were just a part of the gang. I expected to see them and their stinky gooey bandages and rotting skin when hearing about creatures that haunt children in the dead of the night. R.L. Stine was aware of this trend, with The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb featuring an evil looking mummy right on the cover!

Then I grew up. (Oh, the tragedy of life.)

One would expect that suddenly, as a teenager and even as an adult, these supernatural creatures would cease to exist… but not quite. I mean, we all know that vampires are still around with such huge series as Twilight and Vampire Academy. Zombies have their fair amount of coverage with books like Warm Bodies and The Forest of Hands and Teeth. Even werewolves join in the fun, often accompany vampire story lines, but sometimes on their own as with Shiver.

But where the heck are all the mummies?

For some reason, mummies are being neglected. I feel like someone needs to step up and give a voice to these poor supernatural creatures since they’re a bit… wrapped up with other things. (Haha.) Who better than me?!

Sure, maybe mummies are not the most attractive creatures in the world. I mean, they’re wrapped in bandages and I would assume if you pull the bandages off they might start… falling apart. But if you squint hard enough, I’m sure you can see the sexual appeal. Maybe they were totally buffed when they died? Or maybe you can just tighten the bandages to create the body shape you secretly desire?

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And I mean, let’s just think about the beauty of the fact that you can wrap a bandage around their mouth so you don’t actually have to hear them talk about video games or sports or anything lame like that. They could just nod or shake their head and do what you tell them to – it’s a win win!

Hm… what else? They don’t sparkle. That’s a plus. I mean, maybe they do, but as long as you bandage them up well enough you’ll never have to know. And they don’t shed like werewolves! No vacuuming required (and really, you might want to be careful with a vacuum in case you suck up a part of their bandage that’s dangling behind them). You don’t have to worry about them sucking your blood or eating your brain or turning you into a werewolf.

C’mon! Mummy’s are definitely the best book boyfriend material.

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So, my lovely readers and writers of YA, what say you? Do you think there’s a mummy gap in the market that needs to be filled? Can you get behind your future book boyfriend being a mummy? It can happen! I believe in you!!

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I just want to give a huge hug and thank you to Asti for writing this fabulous post. Don’t forget to sound off in the comments – I want to know if you think mummies are potential book boyfriends. I don’t know about you, but I’d probably give the book a try based of uniqueness alone!

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Posted on: June 23, 2014 • By: Chiara

25 Responses to Guest Post from Asti @ Oh, the Books: I Want My Mummy!

  1. Shannelle C. says:

    Well, I think there is a gap in the market for mummies, just not . . . for book boyfriends. I mean, I’m sure they’re nice and all, but I like my undead not rotting. So no, I do not approve of zombie boyfriends and I won’t be approving of mummy boyfriend either.

    They could smell too. >.<

    • Asti says:

      Haha, true, mummies would smell pretty horrendous >.< I think you make a good point though! There's a gap for them, but they don't necessarily need to be book boyfriends. I mean, I guess that's the standard protocol for supernatural creatures, but surely we can do something else with them. Mummy moms? It could be this epic story about a mom who comes back from the dead to try and take care of her daughter, only for her daughter to freak out because her mom's a mummy. Haha.

  2. Only Asti would want to mummies to make a comeback. Who’d have thought of that? Asti, I tell you.

    But come to think of it, she’s always mentioning Twilight and the word ‘sparkle’ (Do you secretly like Edward, Asti? Tell me, I won’t judge). Much.

    Haha anyway, this post definitely made me laugh and for that I’m glad. Why must every book have a boy who is boyfriend material? I demand mummies instead! =P

    • Asti says:

      That’s right. Only I am evil enough to propose such things. And really, I’ve been meaning to write this post FOREVER. The second Chiara asked if I could possibly do a guest post I whipped it out and thought NOW IS THE TIME! Muhahaha.

      Do I secretly like Edward? I’m disappointed Sana. Didn’t you read my post “If I Were You…”? I totally admitted that if I were Bella I would have fallen for the sparkly vamp boy myself. I’m a total sucker like that. I prefer not to read romances or anything like that, but deep down inside my cold shriveled heart I desire my own sappy love story. It’s pathetic.

  3. Err. I’m not really a high fan of mummies or paranormal so I don’t really mind this much. I did see The Mummy movie with Brendan Frasier as well as the sequel. And from what I gather from the movies, they’re too gross to be book boyfriends. Zombies are bad enough! Actually, I don’t like any word being to be a book boyfriend at all. :P

    • Asti says:

      How dare you Francine?! Discrimination against zombies is just WRONG! They deserve equal rights like all the other supernatural creatures!

      Haha, just kidding. They are pretty gross. I mean, I freaked when seeing the Warm Bodies with a human and zombie kissing. A human and mummy kissing? Just as bad, if not worse O.o

  4. Okay, I have to admit: I have never read a book that features a mummy. WHAT IS THIS GIANT GAP?? Definitely need some of that flesh rotting, body cloth unwrapping mummy-book-boyfriends in my life. (Although, zombies are kind of like mummies, right?!)

    Great post, Asti! x)

    • Asti says:

      See, there is a giant gap in the market! Publishers need to get on this!!

      (But yeah, I guess zombies are sort of like mummies. Maybe we should just get a zombie and wrap him in toilet paper? Close enough… ;) )

  5. AlyssaZ says:

    Mummies as a potential book boyfriend?? Uh, probably not. I am also not into zombie boyfriends or ghost boyfriends. I like my man bodies warm, whole, and real :)
    Also, what exactly is the difference between a zombie and a mummy??

    • Asti says:

      Wait, I am pretty sure a mummy body could be warm, whole and real? No? Maybe if you stick it in a dryer first? Definitely should be warm! haha.

      Difference between zombie and mummy? I’m not sure if there is a technical difference, but to me zombies = brain-eating + caused by virus and mummies = can’t eat because mouth is covered by bandages + caused by Egyptian preservation techniques.

  6. Haha, totally with you, Chiara! Asti is the goddess of goddesses. :D

    And gosh, I never actually realized until now, but you’re right about them mummies! I’ve not seen them in YA literature for AGES. And to be honest, I can’t even remember reading a single book that featured a mummy… except maybe Geronimo Stilton, but that was yeaaaarrss ago. I think the main reason why authors don’t include them is because they’re usually associated with pyramids and Egyptian culture and stuff like that, and since not many books are about those kinds of things, we have no mummies.

    HAHAHA, sexual appeal? Definitely! Mummies are all covered up because they want us to focus on their eyes. Their dreamy, swoony eyes. That last GIF proves my theory. Doesn’t he have gorgeous eyes? The only problem is that they might smell a little. You know, they’ve been kept in a crypt for such a long time, they’re bound to have a little BO hovering around them. Small price to pay for swoony eyes, though. ;)

    • Asti says:

      Yeah, that is true. Most mummies are usually connected to pyramids and Egypt, and it seems not a lot of books are set in Egypt in the first place. But you know, everyone keeps saying we need diversity in our books… I think it’s only right that supernatural creatures are included in the campaign ;)

      Oh and yes! That last GIF mummy has super gorgeous eyes. They’re sort of hard to miss, you know, since they’re popping out of his skull >.> Totally worth dealing with the BO to look into those eyes <.<

  7. Annie says:

    Haha, this post was fantastic! It’s really interesting what you brought up because I don’t think I’ve ever read a mummy book ever and they’re definitely not as prevalent as vampires and werewolves. Someone needs to write about mummies because I can definitely see the potential!

  8. Mummies sort of remind me of wrapper-less zombies, so I think there would be a market for that too! But who knows, when we let talents like Leigh Bardugo or Marissa Meyer go lose on mummies, they might turn them into the sassiest and most swoony love-interests we’ve ever met!

  9. Asti says:

    Thanks again Chiara for letting me harass your blog with my presence. And look! Thanks to you I have my first ever post with GIFs. How cool is that?! haha. (Though my mom might complain. She claims that GIFs are too distracting and that she can’t read posts with them because her eyes keep going to the images instead of reading the text. But forget her, all the cool kids are doing GIFs so I should have at least one post with them – even if it’s a guest post and I didn’t put them in there! :P)

    Lots of love!

  10. Finley Jayne says:

    If zombies can be boyfriend material in books, then I think anything goes, lol.

    Just found your blog and I’m now a new follower through bloglovin :)

  11. acps927 says:

    Ha ha! Leave it to you Asti to think of something like this! And I mean that as a compliment, of course! I don’t really do paranormal creatures, but it does sound like there is a distinct lack of mummies in literature!

    • Asti says:

      Haha, I know. I thought of this post a couple of months ago and the whole time I kept wondering why no one else had talked about it! I guess it had to be me! :P

  12. Leigh says:

    Wow this is so true! I’ve forgotten about mummies… I wonder why there isn’t a lot of YA mummy books. Someone needs to start writing a cool mummy book! I’d like to read an author’s take of it.

    • Asti says:

      Yesss! I agree. Some author out there needs to take a try and see what happens. I would read it just to see what they do with it – if they try to make it sexy or make it like a horror or what. There’s so many possibilities! :)

  13. You make a really good point, Asti! They’re one of the only paranormal-ish creatures that AREN’T represented in YA. Somebody definitely needs to write a mummy story…it’s about time!

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