Books

The Grishaverse Book Tag

I decided I need to reread Six of Crows and finish the duology. (I just bought the Six of Crows paperback and my first Victoria Schwab. Should be an interesting fall.) In honor of the Grishaverse, I'm doing this Bardugo-inspired tag I found at Rattle the Stars.   Kaz Brekker A book you shouldn't judge by its cover… Continue reading The Grishaverse Book Tag

Books, Entertainment, Movies, Television

Second-string Fantasy Feminists

I came across a character I'd never heard of the other day that I immediately wanted on my fantasy feminist team. I would've called the post dedicated to her "The 12th (Wo)man: Rounding out the Fantasy Feminist Line-up." Then I discovered a whole host of female characters that I love. My reasons for choosing these… Continue reading Second-string Fantasy Feminists

Books, Entertainment

MAKE-YOU-CRY MONDAY: Fruits Basket

I'm fairly certain my parents wanted to burn my Fruits Basket collection after they found me sobbing over it multiple times last summer. Fruits Basket is a massively popular shoujo manga that was later adapted into a successful but unsatisfactory anime that left out many of the manga's darker plotlines and themes. Here's what you need… Continue reading MAKE-YOU-CRY MONDAY: Fruits Basket

Entertainment, Television

MAKE-YOU-CRY MONDAY: Fullmetal Alchemist

Whatever WordPress tells you, it's Monday where I am. I was going to do an post on "Up," but I'm "Up"-ed out. Instead, I'm going to focus on something worse. Far worse. Fair warning for those who haven't watched "Fullmetal Alchemist": this is a HUGE spoiler for the first season. HUGE. It will ruin your… Continue reading MAKE-YOU-CRY MONDAY: Fullmetal Alchemist