“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” ― Toni Morrison
It's wutherin' time. The official trailer for Wuthering Heights (2026) starring Margo Robbie and Jacob Elordi dropped a few days ago and so far the most enjoyable thing about it is the Youtube comments section. Based on what I've seen from the trailer and interviews with the creative team for this movie, it doesn't seem… Continue reading Wuthering Heights (2026) Is a Crime Against Humanity
Hey, I don't know if you are aware of this or not, but everything is awful now. Everything is too expensive, everybody hates each other, and the social fabric of the entire world is unravelling like a spool on a Beyblade. As such, I thought it would be a good idea to list off a… Continue reading Books to Read When You Just Can’t Anymore
Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them… Continue reading “The Three-Body Problem” by Liu Cixin (Spoiler-Free Review)
Synopsis: Lucy and Savvy were the golden girls of their small Texas town: pretty, smart, and enviable. Lucy married a dream guy with a big ring and an even bigger new home. Savvy was the social butterfly loved by all and, if you believe the rumors, especially popular with the men in town. But after… Continue reading “Listen for the Lie” by Amy Tintera (Review)
While I consider myself a voracious reader and terminally online shut-in, I've never found much of a home within the online book community. For one thing, I'm not a huge fan of the books being pushed by these "content creators" (a.k.a the same 15 YA books on rotation). For another, there is an incredibly weird… Continue reading Why I Will Never Read 100 Books in a Year
Summary: In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an… Continue reading Book Review: “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles (Spoiler-Free)
Summary: In 1925, Miss Nan O’Dea infiltrated the wealthy, rarefied world of author Agatha Christie and her husband, Archie. In every way, she became a part of their life––first, both Christies. Then, just Archie. Soon, Nan became Archie’s mistress, luring him away from his devoted wife, desperate to marry him. Nan’s plot didn’t begin the… Continue reading Book Review: “The Christie Affair” by Nina de Gramont
Summary: All the world, from Scirland to the farthest reaches of Eriga, know Isabella, Lady Trent, to be the world's preeminent dragon naturalist. She is the remarkable woman who brought the study of dragons out of the misty shadows of myth and misunderstanding into the clear light of modern science. But before she became the… Continue reading Thoughts on “A Natural History of Dragons” by Marie Brennan (Spoiler-Free)
Amazon Summary: After a devastating loss, Brynn Wilder escapes to Wharton, a tourist town on Lake Superior, to reset. Checking into a quaint boardinghouse for the summer, she hopes to put her life into perspective. In her fellow lodgers, she finds a friendly company of strangers: the frail Alice, cared for by a married couple… Continue reading Thoughts on “The Haunting of Brynn Wilder” by Wendy Webb
Amazon Summary: Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike — particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros, who was once… Continue reading Thoughts on “The Maidens” by Alex Michaelides
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