The popularity of Disney+’s Loki only proves how much people still love bad boys. (Also that Tom Hiddleston is incredibly hot and charismatic, but we already knew that). Over the past few years, the YA category has become flooded with…
8 Books to Read If You Love Musicals
Last month, the landmark movie musical Moulin Rouge! turned 20, and this year, three Broadway musical adaptations hit theaters, including In the Heights (June 11), Dear Evan Hansen (September 21), and West Side Story (December 10). 2021 seems to be…
‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ turns 10: A modern exploration narrative
The bestselling young adult novel Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs turns 10 years old this month. This visual storytelling masterpiece has always been difficult to define, genre-wise. It takes place in our world, but a version…
June 2021 New Book Releases: Summer Contemporaries and High Stakes Fantasy
June is upon us, which means that summer is finally here! For those of you still in school, summer means freedom and long days to do nothing but lie by the pool and read. For those of us who have…
‘The Nature of Witches’ review: Rachel Griffin’s contemporary fantasy debut is beautiful and heartbreaking
The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin takes a new spin on contemporary fantasy and uses unique worldbuilding to tell a powerful story about change. Clara is not like other witches. Usually a witch belongs to a season. While they…
‘Sixteen Scandals’ review: Sophie Jordan’s regency romance is perfect for Bridgerton fans
Full of sparkling regency scenes and light, witty banter, Sixteen Scandals by Sophie Jordan is perfect for fans of Bridgerton. Primrose Ainsworth can hardly wait to turn sixteen. The youngest of four daughters, she’s spent all of her evenings sitting…
Moulin Rouge! Turns 20: Ranking the Iconic Musical Numbers
Twenty years ago, Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! brought life back to movie musicals. While they had been a staple of the 1950s and ’60s, they lost popularity over the decades. Then in 2001, Luhrmann wowed the world with this original…
