I admit that I have not read a short story collection since grad school, but when you're looking for a very particular story, but you don't want to commit to a full-length book, these collections can come in real handy. In this case, being that it's spooky season and naturally I am all about the … Continue reading Toil and Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft
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Weyward, by Emilia Hart
The same way I've discovered a fervent enjoyment for stories about crazy entitled or religious people, I've grown a fondness for stories about strong women discovering their own inner power. Or, in the case of Weyward, their own inner magic. In 1619 England, a young village healer named Altha Weyward is charged in court as … Continue reading Weyward, by Emilia Hart
A Head Full of Ghosts, by Paul Tremblay
You probably wouldn't know from this blog, but I actually consume horror stories quite often. I am subscribed to many a true crime YouTube channel, and I sometimes listen to Reddit stories about close encounters with scary people. I find them very mentally engaging when I'm waiting for the next penny to drop, caught in … Continue reading A Head Full of Ghosts, by Paul Tremblay
Sweetly, by Jackson Pearce
Jackson Pearce began her fairy tale retelling series with Sisters Red, and that series continues with Sweetly, which asks what Hansel and Gretel's modern lives would be like. Probably doesn't need much more of an introduction than that. The day that Gretchen Kassel turned eighteen, she and her nineteen-year-old brother Ansel were kicked out of … Continue reading Sweetly, by Jackson Pearce
Christine, by Stephen King
Well, we're diving back into the era of "classic" Stephen King with Christine. Many people seem to rank it among some of his best supernatural horror stories, alongside works like Pet Sematery or The Shining. I was personally skeptical about a possessed car actually being scary, but since King hasn't failed me yet, I knew … Continue reading Christine, by Stephen King
Steel, by Carrie Vaughn
For all the reading I've done in my life, I can count on one hand all the books I've read about pirates. To me, they all tell more or less the same story: an adventure on the high seas with rum-drinking, cursing, swashbuckling, cannon fights, and perilous quests for revenge. And especially after the runaway … Continue reading Steel, by Carrie Vaughn
Voices of Dragons, by Carrie Vaughn
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if you are a fantasy book lover, you have at least one beloved book that involves dragons. Whether they are arrogant monsters like Smaug in The Hobbit or gentle and shy homebodies like the titular Reluctant Dragon, dragons are a perennial symbol of the genre, akin to the … Continue reading Voices of Dragons, by Carrie Vaughn
The Devil Wears Prada, by Lauren Weisberger
I realized recently that I enjoy stories involving crazy people: crazy entitled people, crazy religious people, people with absolutely zero concept of a world outside of their own needs, people who believe that the world must bend to their whim, bar the consequences for anyone in their orbit. It's so fascinating how far these people … Continue reading The Devil Wears Prada, by Lauren Weisberger
Yours Truly, by Abby Jimenez
Some of you are probably wondering: since I've had a mediocre track record with contemporary romances, why do I keep coming back to them? Believe me, I would not pick up one of these unless I'd heard people I trust gush about them and if the plot sounded interesting to me. Yours Truly is a … Continue reading Yours Truly, by Abby Jimenez
