I finally was able to get to this book! I have been trying to have the best time to read the Duology and it finally came! Trigger Warnings: Physical and psychological abuse by a partner (in the past, but recalled often), strong language, violence/gore, murder, illness (mentioned briefly), vomiting, arrest and imprisonment, drugging, drinking/intoxication and … Continue reading Foul Days – Spellbindingly Good!
Month: November 2024
My Throat An Open Grave – More Fantasy Than Horror
This book did not go through the way I expected it to go, and I am thankful that it did. Trigger Warnings: Blood, gore, suicidal ideation, animal death (deer), body horror, death, murder, childbirth, pregnancy, and religious trauma. Summary: Labyrinth meets folk horror in this darkly romantic tale of a girl who wishes her baby … Continue reading My Throat An Open Grave – More Fantasy Than Horror
Do Patti (2024) – A Predictable Script Hindered More by Clunky Filmmaking
I kind of hate that I did not like the film as much as I wished, but I did watch it, and I do have some good points too. Summary: Saumya is married to Dhruv Sood and there is clear domestic violence going on in their marriage. Vidya "VJ" Jyothi Kanwar is a by the … Continue reading Do Patti (2024) – A Predictable Script Hindered More by Clunky Filmmaking
A Song to Drown Rivers – Punched Me in the Gut
Glad to finally review this book by one of my favourite authors! Summary: Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China, A Song to Drown Rivers is an epic historical fantasy about womanhood, war, sacrifice, and love against all odds. Her beauty hides a deadly purpose. Xishi’s beauty … Continue reading A Song to Drown Rivers – Punched Me in the Gut
Lady Macbeth – Middling at Best, Too Symbolic at Worst
I love Ava Reid's work and this book was the one I read straight through, without stopping, for almost a day and half period. It gripped me so throughly. Summary: The Lady knows the stories: how her eyes induce madness in men. The Lady knows she will be wed to the Scottish brute, who does not … Continue reading Lady Macbeth – Middling at Best, Too Symbolic at Worst
A Dark and Drowning Tide – Does Not Live Up To Its Potential
I am right now on a reading spree, mainly because I have the time and energy, and there are just so many great books I want to review here. Summary: Lorelei Kaskel, a folklorist with a quick temper and an even quicker wit, is on an expedition with six eccentric nobles in search of a … Continue reading A Dark and Drowning Tide – Does Not Live Up To Its Potential
The Little Corner 