Life Update Nothing too crazy happened in August. I somehow have not quit my job yet, which is kind of impressive, and I’m even getting a raise for being the only person hired this summer who didn’t quit after a week. Button has had a cough, so we’re taking her to the vet in a […]
Disclaimer: This post is not a comprehensive look at the whole Bridgertons series, as I have not finished the series. Additionally, this post is focusing on the books so I won’t be bringing up issues in the Netflix show aside from using comparisons between the two stories. Issue No. 1: The men want to be […]
1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, this author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London’s most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry.And in truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better…—Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers, April 1814 But this time, the gossip […]
All right folks, buckle in. I’m going to try to get through the long history of the feminist theory of “the male gaze” in a relatively short and sweet way–if you’re interested in all the nuance you should check out some of the theorists I mention along the way. What is the male gaze? The […]
Thank you to John at Tales of Absurdia for the tag! This tag came from Tia and All the Books originally. Adaptation Snob: Do You Always Read The Book Before Watching The Film/ TV Show? I used to be militant about doing so, but actually these days I tend to do so the other way around. […]
Villanelle (a codename, of course) is one of the world’s most skilled assassins. A catlike psychopath whose love for the creature comforts of her luxurious lifestyle is second only to her love of the game, she specializes in murdering the world’s richest and most powerful. But when she murders an influential Russian politician, she draws […]
By day, seventeen-year-old Kiera Johnson is an honors student, a math tutor, and one of the only Black kids at Jefferson Academy. But at home, she joins hundreds of thousands of Black gamers who duel worldwide as Nubian personas in the secret multiplayer online role-playing card game, SLAY. No one knows Kiera is the game […]
For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories don’t exist, and the only smart way to go through life is alone. She can’t imagine how waiting tables at a 24-hour pancake diner and moving in with too many weird roommates […]
Cups and Cards and Books 