I have been following this book’s release for a long time, and finally I got a physical copy of it and read it so fast! I know I usually do film reviews, but this is a book which deserves a review of its own. I do hope people read it, because it is so good … Continue reading Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar by Anahita Karthik
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Cinderella is Dead: Reimagining a Fairy Tale for The Modern World – A Short Essay
This is a short essay I wrote in university, on one of the first courses I had. It is academic, but it was not accepted in the school, because I had mistakenly did it on a subject which I was not supposed to do. I did an essay on the book I'd just read, Cinderella … Continue reading Cinderella is Dead: Reimagining a Fairy Tale for The Modern World – A Short Essay
Prince of Shadows: A Novel of Romeo and Juliet – A Dark Shakespearean Retelling
Last time I read this book I was in High School and I remember devouring this book very fast, loving it, and recommending it to some people. The recommendations did not go anywhere, but the book captured my imagination and was truly my first introduction to literary fan fiction. Trigger Warnings: Domestic abuse, murder, homophobia … Continue reading Prince of Shadows: A Novel of Romeo and Juliet – A Dark Shakespearean Retelling
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast – Sweet, But Too Short
This might have been one of the first fairy tale retellings I read as a teenager, and it being of Beauty and the Beast, my favourite fairy tale in the world, I had to have this book. Now, rereading this book as an adult, I wanted to see what ideas came to me as I … Continue reading Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast – Sweet, But Too Short
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
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
A Study in Drowning – This Book Healed Me
I have not done a book review in a LONG while, but I thought it would be best to start out with a book that I love, and which helped me heal. Summary: Effy Sayre has always believed in fairy tales. Haunted by visions of the Fairy King since childhood, she’s had no choice. Her … Continue reading A Study in Drowning – This Book Healed Me
The Great God Pan – A Short Horror Classic
A short horror book review for Halloween! And what better way to start it then with a not well known Halloween classic! I mean, it's called the scariest horror story written by Stephen King himself. And it sure is that, I just wished it was written in modern prose instead of old Victorian english. Summary: … Continue reading The Great God Pan – A Short Horror Classic
Tapestry of Bronze: Jocasta: The Mother-Wife of Oedipus – Life of The Cursed in Love
We all know the tragic tale of Oedipus, it has been made in to plays in ancient times and in the present. Heck! Freud named a complex after him and in true character to the ancient greek stories this is a tale both of misery and happiness with a squick factor. Summary: Jocasta is to … Continue reading Tapestry of Bronze: Jocasta: The Mother-Wife of Oedipus – Life of The Cursed in Love
Harlequin/Mills & Boon: Least Likely To Marry a Duke – Oh the Anticipation!
Who knew ASDA was a good place to find books? And for cheap? And where I found my first romance novel and read it on the plane before finishing it at home. I've been aware of Mills & Boon of the Harlequin romance novel publishing company for a while, but never have seen their books … Continue reading Harlequin/Mills & Boon: Least Likely To Marry a Duke – Oh the Anticipation!
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