I'm not well-read in the romance genre, so I wouldn't say that I am familiar with romance tropes and common themes. However, I've been devouring fantastical fiction like it's my job (btw, I would be happy to make this my job! Hire me to write book reviews!) and I keep bumping into this one character… Continue reading Meet your new centuries-old boyfriend
Author: Sara Davis
Review: The Frame-Up
The Frame-Up by Meghan Scott Molin In Molin's debut novel, violet-haired MG Martin struggles to reconcile her creative dreams with the vexing realities of her dream job: writing action-packed superhero serials like The Hooded Falcon comics she idolized as a teen. When clues straight from the classic series start showing up in real-life crime scenes,… Continue reading Review: The Frame-Up
Books I read and loved in 2018
Five years ago, in response to a rise in discourse about why women authors are less read and reviewed than male authors, I posted a roundup of all the books by women I read in 2013. But this blog has always been about creating a personal record for myself above all else, so I've kept… Continue reading Books I read and loved in 2018
Reading Roundup: December 2018
https://twitter.com/jil_slander/status/1076550995000287232 Happy entire-week-off-because-I-work-at-a-university to me! Although the month is not yet over--and although I'm likely to finish another book sometime during the interminable airport waits between flights home--I am going to post my roundup before I enter.... the liminal space between winter holidays. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. Although most of the books I acquire… Continue reading Reading Roundup: December 2018
The inner life of Ascher
Last month, grateful beyond measure that my little feline companion Anise was regaining her weight and personality and health, I posted about the little rituals and behaviors that give what I think are insights into her thoughts and intentions. But like any caretaker in a two-sibling household, I don't want to appear to favor one… Continue reading The inner life of Ascher
Your Horoscope in the Marioverse
Reader, I don't know how to tell you this, so I'll just say it: until last weekend, I had never played any of the games in Nintendo's best-selling, wildly popular, familiar-even-to-laypersons series Mario Kart. I just didn't know what I was missing untilĀ I went to visit some friends who live in the suburbs with their… Continue reading Your Horoscope in the Marioverse
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