Jess Glynne's new album is a great roadtrip soundtrack you probably won't remember in years to come.
TERRIBLE PROSE TUESDAY: Harry Potter phenomena I don’t understand
The Harry Potter fanbase has decided on things that I don't agree with and/or comprehend and I wanted to take today to go through some of those things.
MAKE-YOU-CRY MONDAY: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
What if the ugly stepsister wasn't ugly at all? What if she'd been told her whole life no man would ever want her?
11 things to expect from Marissa Meyer’s Winter
I thought about reviewing Winter, but I'm not great at avoiding spoilers and to write about it would ruin the entire series for newcomers. This was the only course of action: a survey of things to expect from a book that offers the unexpected.
BOOK REVIEW: Life and Death by Stephenie Meyer
Meyer wanted to prove that Bella was not a "damsel in distress" but a "human in distress," and claimed that switching the genders left the story unchanged. Only it didn't.
In Defense of Harry: A Harry Potter fan’s response to reader resentment
As a reader who grew up with the Harry Potter series, I've always wondered: how can people say such harsh things about one of my favorite characters in literature?
MAKE-YOU-CRY MONDAY: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
I have hazy memories of exactly when I read each of the Harry Potter books, but I remember Order of the Phoenix clearly: In sixth grade, I was finishing the last few chapters of OOTP in my room before my mom drove me to school. In chapter 37, following Sirius' death, Harry meets with Dumbledore to discuss the prophecy and ends up tearing apart Dumbledore's office. I started sobbing on the floor of my bedroom. My mom knew I was upset when I got in the car, but she made me go to school anyway.
TERRIBLE PROSE TUESDAY: Vague physical descriptions
"Bronze-colored hair?" You mean the color you don't want to win in the Olympics?
The perfect wedding playlist
What one person has on their playlist might not appeal to everyone. I'll take my chances.
TERRIBLE PROSE TUESDAY: Shilling
Her only flaw is she's too wonderful.
Narrative Paradise 