The Reading Diaries: My Latest Reads (#2)

A weekly catch-up from my reading life โ€” what Iโ€™m reading, buying, obsessing over, abandoning, annotating, and generally spiralling about. Think of it as part reading journal, part life update, part chaotic book club chat. This Weekโ€™s Goal: Finish off all my book reviews!  ๐Ÿ“– Current Read: This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune … Continue reading The Reading Diaries: My Latest Reads (#2)

Romantasy Is More Than “Fairy Porn”: A Response to The Telegraph

After reading Laura Brown's recent Telegraph article, "Gen Z's taste for fairy porn lays bare the MeToo generation's hypocrisy", I have thoughts. Quite a few, actually. Lets get into it. The Telegraph recently described romantasy as "fairy porn", reducing an entire genre to a lazy stereotype. Here's why that argument misses the point. I've been … Continue reading Romantasy Is More Than “Fairy Porn”: A Response to The Telegraph

The Reading Diaries: My Latest Reads (#1)

A weekly catch-up from my reading life โ€” what Iโ€™m reading, buying, obsessing over, abandoning, annotating, and generally spiralling about. Think of it as part reading journal, part life update, part chaotic book club chat. This Weekโ€™s Goal: Getting back into a reading routine. ๐Ÿ“– Current Read: Our Secret Summer by R.S. Grey ๐ŸŽง Currently … Continue reading The Reading Diaries: My Latest Reads (#1)

The Double Standard of Female Main Characters in Fantasy Romance Books

When a brooding MMC comes along, we swoon and fall at their feet. We canโ€™t get enough. Thereโ€™s a reason shadow daddies dominate our shelves. But when a woman in literature is written with rough edges โ€” when she has an attitude, makes selfish choices, or refuses to soften herself โ€” suddenly sheโ€™s โ€œunlikeable.โ€ Cold. … Continue reading The Double Standard of Female Main Characters in Fantasy Romance Books

[Book Review] The Scarlet Veil

Summary This dark and thrilling vampire romanceโ€”set in the world of theย New York Timesย bestsellingย Serpent & Doveย seriesโ€”is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas!Cรฉlie Tremblay has always been a good girl: kind and beautiful, a daughter of whom every parent would be proud. She surprises the entire kingdom when she defies tradition to become the first … Continue reading [Book Review] The Scarlet Veil