This week in You've Been Lied To: Sorry But Medieval Armies Probably Didn't Use Fire Arrows. Ironic Serif: A Brief History of Typographic Snark and the Failed Crusade for an Irony Mark. Your romantic first dates? Restaurants hate them. Delusion at the...
Arena by Holly Jennings. Arena is the story of Kali Ling, a gamer-gladiator competing in the elite RAGE tournaments. It takes place in the not-too-distant future, where virtual reality games are the latest sports craze. Contestants compete in to-the-death matches,...
If you only read one thing this week, read this: Female Rage Doesn’t Exist In A Vacuum. Girly Book Covers and Man Book Clubs In Defense of Unlikable Women (characters). “Like it or not, failure of empathy in the face of unlikable women in fiction can often lead...
I haven't finished a book I felt could use a full review since my last review, so instead today I'm talking about 3 books I'm currently work my way through. Here's the latest picks from my TBR pile: Arena by Holly Jennings. One of my recent NetGalley grabs. It tells...
Funny video of the week: Watch Jimmy Fallon Force Blake Shelton to Try Sushi for the First Time. I feel your pain, Blake. Not a sushi fan. Cool video of the week: This is what a lute sounds like. If you've ever read a fantasy or Renaissance novel and wondered....
The Ninth Life of Louis Drax by Liz Jensen. The Ninth Life of Louis Drax tells the story of accident-prone 9-year-old Louis Drax, who is now in a coma. It's told alternately from his point of view, and the point of view of the doctor hoping to wake him up. The story...
Video of the week: It's still legal to make women wear heels to work in the UK. So the Stylist team asked the men in their office to wear heels for a day. Don’t Call it a Tramp Stamp: How the Patriarchy Ruined My Tattoo. Bustin’ Makes Boys Feel Sad — Why the...
Passenger (Passenger #1) by Alexandra Bracken. Etta thinks that she's a normal girl. Well, maybe not normal. She is a world-class violinist approaching her debut, after all. But one night something goes horribly wrong. Etta wakes up not only somewhere else, but...
This week in all you know is a lie: Vikings never wore horned helmets. Follow the breadcrumbs: why fairytales are magic for modern fiction. Personally, I am loving the prevalence of fairytale-based and inspired works lately. How Breakfast Became a Thing....
It's Thursday, and you know what that means: book talk. Here's what I've been reading recently: Frost Arch (The Fire Mage Trilogy #1) by Kate Bloomfield. This is a book I picked up randomly off of Amazon. It tells the story of Avalon, a fire mage struggling to control...
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