In 359 pages, Adjei-Brenyah delivers soul-shattering violence and shines a light on the brutal love of spectacle that already exists in America today.
The Misrepresentation of Mental Illness: The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
While I think there is room for discourse surrounding mental illness and mental health in all genres, there is no reason for an awful trauma to be presented as the rationale for a murder mystery.
Sex, Suicide, and Suburban Malaise: A Review of The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
The girls seem to be an afterthought from the start. This is their story, and yet, it isn’t.
A Review of Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros was a book I picked up on a whim, almost by accident ... it was a deviation from my path of adulting. A deviation that I cannot recommend enough
All Black and White: A Review of Brandon Sanderson’s Wax and Wayne Series
The heroes and villains are not as well drawn, resulting in a battle between good and evil that lacks the moral nuance of the original books, and is instead, all black and white.
On the transformative power of female kinship: A Review of Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
The readers grow with the speaker; we are able to witness the experiences that shift her mindset, giving us the sense that her words and advice are rooted in real lived experiences.
Pain as Power: Review of Witch King by Martha Wells
Martha Wells’s bestselling Murderbot series has been lauded for its aromantic and asexual representation, but coming off that series, she struggles to depict queer relationships that are romantic (and, presumably, sexual).
And Something More, Something That Is Lost in Translation: Review of Translation State by Ann Leckie
Translation State offers an exciting peek into a rapidly changing universe, tempting us with glimpses of the Presger’s true nature and grounding us with lovable, refreshing characters.
How do we short-circuit control? A Review of Nonbinary by Genesis P-Orridge
While Genesis lived a life that may sometimes seem almost alien, s/he was still very much human—but maybe that’s what makes h/er message resound so strongly with h/er readers.
On the Cult of Romance: A Review Of “Cult Classic” by Megha Ganapathy
Below the fantastical, postmodern surface of algorithms, experiments, and an omniscient entity, however, there lies the story of a young woman, who is terrified to give up control to the universe— afraid of what demons she might uncover if she looks back even for a second.