Dear reader, This is a story about friends, art, burnout, and the crushing domination of Corporate America. Also, love. Eventually. From orgasmic meditation to orgasm-less sex, The Roxy Letters, set in a wasteland of millennial angst of the purest kind,…
Book Review: The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park
Zombie-themed escape rooms. Artificial Intelligence. Teenage angst. Money problems. Family drama. A survival competition. Scheming competitors. More zombies. The Perfect Escape is a fun, sweet mix of all of the above. Nate Jae-Woo Kim is a Skid—a scholarship kid. The…
Book Review: When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey
It’s a lesser-known rule in the reading community, but when a book begins with magical manslaughter, it’s mandatory that it’s read it all the way through. When that magical manslaughter also happens to involve an exploding penis, you know you’ve…
Audiobook Review: Thorn by Intisar Khanani, Narrated by Shiromi Arserio
Originally self-published in 2012, Thorn has been re-released under HarperTeen, and as such, this is a review of the 2020 edition. Disclaimers for the novel: Physical and emotional abuse, mention of animal death, mention of sexual assault. Alyrra is a…
Book Review: Frozen Beauty by Lexa Hillyer
Sisters and secrets. Secrets and sisters. Secrets kill sisters. Secrets, not sisterhood, make this story, though it’s that bond that unravels them. Frozen Beauty is told from alternating perspectives, each holding tightly to their own part of the story, which…
Audiobook Review: Witches of Ash and Ruin by E. Latimer, Narrated by Katharine Lee McEwan
Disclaimers for the novel, as given by the author on Goodreads: Homophobia and forced outing (forced outing isn’t on page/occurs prior to the story), mention of/alluding to conversion therapy, self-harm/blood magic, mention of rape, and alluding to/mention of physical/emotional abuse.…
Persepolis 20 Years Later: In Which a Coming of Age Novel Comes of Age
Written by Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis, first published in 2000, is a memoir dedicated to the intersection between threats and repression, between tradition and modernity, between privilege and suffering, and between childhood and revolution. This timeless work continues in its relevance…
