Books, Taylor Swift, and other hyperfixations
For round 1, I picked: Daine Sarrasri from the Tortall Universe and Alexander Hamilton from Hamilton Background Daine Sarrasri, the lame follow-up protagonist to Alanna of Trebond, almost made me swear off fantasy. Daine represents everything I hate in female characters: she has the power to talk to animals, but is too incompetent to be of much use.… Continue reading R.I.P. It or Ship It: Round 1
It's time to ship some characters. I love stupid ships. When writing with friends, my go-to prompt is always, "Write the most unlikely couple you can think of." I find this exercise fascinating even if they hate doing it. Some of my favorite ships have started as a joke; the more I laugh, the more sense… Continue reading R.I.P. It or Ship It
A spoiler-free list for Star Wars fans who have yet to see the new movie.
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.
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.
I watch some shows that aren't the best. It's rare that I find a TV show that I like that's actually good. For example, despite what nostalgia would have me believe, Digimon is terrible. My friends love Marvel; I'm undecided. I didn't start taking Marvel seriously until "The Avengers" came out, so call me a bandwaggoner… Continue reading Why I love “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
Ahoy! Thar be spoilers here! We return to my favorite series to examine each of the heroines' love interests. Carswell Thorne I was not a Thorne fan when I started reading. It had something to do with his bravado, self-appointed title of captain, and sensitivity to prison soap. Kai puts it perfectly in Scarlet. [Thorne's] prison photo showed him… Continue reading The Men of Lunar Chronicles
Shoot. There are some memories attached to today's post. While not the biggest fan, for a while I was pretty into "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." My friend Erica and I would buy Haagen-Dazs, huddle in her dorm, and blitz through entire seasons of "Buffy" on days when we were tired of school. I tend to like… Continue reading MAKE-YOU-CRY MONDAY: Oz and Willow
Narrative Paradise 