In case I haven’t confessed it, I love Shakespeare—like, really love Shakespeare. I read for Juliet in my freshman English class, I worked behind the scenes in my high school’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I’ve been to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada twice, and I even performed as Prospero in a summer production of … Continue reading Saving Juliet, by Suzanne Selfors →

I fondly remember December 2012. And no, it wasn’t because the Mayan calendar allowed us to live another year. That was when I read Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer’s Between the Lines in one sitting, enthralled at the adventures of an ordinary girl falling in love with a prince from a fairy tale—a story … Continue reading Off the Page, by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer →

This one’s a little tricky, because it is not fiction, nor a memoir. I’m tempted to spend this whole review waxing nostalgic about perhaps the best sitcom ever produced (although I can’t really avoid doing that), but rather, I ought to articulate how another person did it first. But just the same, here is my … Continue reading I’ll Be There for You: The One about Friends, by Kelsey Miller →

I did not see Jim Henson’s Labyrinth until I was in my teens. I knew of its significance in pop culture and it somewhat intrigued me, but when an old friend insisted that I finally watch it, I decided it was…okay. Yep: I found one of the most famous cult films in history to be … Continue reading Labyrinth, by A.C.H. Smith →

These days, I’ve been hesitant to dedicate myself to a series. Because I consume so many new stories, I don’t always have time for them, especially series that start out small, but stretch themselves to their breaking point. But I’m more confident in my endeavors when a series is either already finished, or I know … Continue reading Three Dark Crowns, by Kendare Blake →

So I know I am nearly a month late, but The Library Key celebrated its one-year anniversary on May 18th! I’ve reviewed close to fifty titles over the course of this year, but I thought I would do something different to commemorate a whole year of reviews. My most recent review at that date was … Continue reading RoseBlood, Phantom of the Opera, and other Bloody Tales: A Conversation →

Junior high can be a magical time for reading. When you’re a preadolescent reading about kids becoming heroes and having grand, magical destinies, you honestly believe that anything is possible. Makes sense, considering that junior high is a heck of a confusing and awkward time. Looking back on these books, it is so easy to … Continue reading The Moon Key, by J.R. Stampfl →

I’ve mentioned before that I sometimes attend comic conventions. So I thought, in order to celebrate my third year attending Indiana Comic Con, I would review a book that hints at one of my cosplays for this year's convention--one of my most ambitious cosplay projects to date, I'll add. Wintersong is not a new read … Continue reading Wintersong, by S. Jae-Jones →

Every once in a while, there comes a book that I really truly marvel at. I am in a perverse rapture at the choices the writer made in creating their characters and their wondrous new world. My head hurts from trying to comprehend these choices, and I slam my hand to my cheek in sheer … Continue reading RoseBlood, by A.G. Howard →

I’m an English major. I read a classic book, I make an analysis out of it. Now, since I’ve been out of school for a year, why suddenly pick up a classic from the 1920s? A classic banned in England and the U.S. for being pornographic up until a few decades ago? Because another reviewer … Continue reading Lady Chatterley’s Lover, by D.H. Lawrence →