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This Is How You Lose The Time War – Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Mini Book Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis – Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading. Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, grows into something more. Something epic. Something…

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Yellowface – R.F. Kuang (mini book review)

⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 Goodreads Synopsis – Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung…

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The Heist *book review*

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 The Heist (Fox and O’Hare Bk. 1) – Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg Goodreads Synopsis: FBI Special Agent Kate O’Hare is known for her fierce dedication and discipline on the job, chasing down the world’s most wanted criminals and putting them behind bars. Her boss thinks she is tenacious and ambitious; her friends think she is tough, stubborn, and maybe even a bit obsessed. And while…

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Mid-Year Book Recap!

Here are some fun reading stats (aka. i am very far behind on my goals!!) Top 10 Books… for now! #10 – The Traitor (Covenant of Steel Bk. 3) – Anthony Ryan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book 1 (The Pariah) Goodreads synopsis: Born into the troubled kingdom of Albermaine, Alwyn Scribe is raised as an outlaw. Quick of wit and deft with a blade, Alwyn is content with the freedom of the woods and the comradeship of his…

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Mini Book Review (Ejaculate Responsibly - Gabrielle Blair)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Goodreads Synopsis: In Ejaculate Responsibly, Gabrielle Blair offers a provocative reframing of the abortion issue in post-Roe America. In a series of 28 brief arguments, she deftly makes the case for moving the abortion debate away from controlling and legislating women’s bodies and instead directs the focus on men’s lack of accountability in preventing unwanted pregnancies.Highly…

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City of Thieves Book Review

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 City of Thieves – David Benioff Goodreads Synopsis: During the Nazis’ brutal siege of Leningrad, Lev Beniov is arrested for looting and thrown into the same cell as a handsome deserter named Kolya. Instead of being executed, Lev and Kolya are given a shot at saving their own lives by complying with an outrageous directive: secure a dozen eggs for a powerful Soviet colonel to use in his…

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tunes for the moods

Music I like right now!! Never Thought – Mel Bryant & the Mercy Makers Showtime – Catfish and the Bottlemen(Also try: Longshot, Coincide) Vandalize – ONE OK ROCK(all of their music is amazing but one of my all time favourite songs is Clock Strikes!!) Gen-X Cop – Vampire Weekend Edge of the Earth – The Beaches Empire Now – Hozier (Too Sweet is also sooo good!!) RNR – Bilk Automatic Sun –…

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My Top Teen Movie List!!

Now that we have established that teen movies are a legitimate genre and great movies, I want to share some of my favourites! Here is my top 10 (this list is in no particular order)! If you missed my last post and still need convincing about the amazing and great nature of teen movies you can read it here! Marboroshi (2023) – Netflix Sub-genre: Sci-fi, Drama, RomanceSimilar Media: Your Name,…

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A Defence of Teen Movies: Why I love them and Why You Should Too!!

As a connoisseur of bad and cheesy movies, I seek to one day discover the ultimate teen movie. I think that teen movies are the perfect kind of movie when it comes to cheesy, yet sincere movies that are endearing and feel timeless. There are very few teen movies with stories that feel out of date, and they always feel relatable in some capacity despite the often outlandish stories that they have.…

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Best Books of March & April

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Dune (Dune Bk. 1) – Frank Herbert Good Reads Synopsis: Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for…When…

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Weird Renaissance Science Fiction: death of the author, and how authors walk amongst their art

Something that I have read a fair amount of because of university is French science fiction from the resonance period. Although a very niche topic, I think many of the themes presented are universal within the genre and play into many of the sociopolitical themes of the time. Because of this, I think it’s difficult to classify many of these works as not being philosophy and therefore it’s hard to…

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What is Science Fiction (ft. I Lost My Body)

I Lost My Body is a 2019 French animated film. In all honestly, it is probably one of the best movies I’ve ever seen and everything about it is amazing. The story follows a severed hand that escapes the morgue and is trying to reunite with its body. Told through a series of flashbacks, the story flips between the hand’s journey through Paris and the events that led to it becoming a severed…

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Herc - Phoenicia Rogerson (mini book review)

Originally posted in best books of January & February 2024 Goodreads Synopsis: This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures…everyone’s favourite hero, right?  Well, it’s not.  This is the story of everyone else:  Alcmene: Herc’s mother (She has knives everywhere)  Hylas: Herc’s first friend (They were more than friends)  Megara: Herc’s wife (She’ll tell…

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I'm Going to Become the Disco Cop by Doing Nothing

*spoilers i guess* Disco Elysum is a game that speaks to the soul. Not in the spiritual sense, rather, the game airs itself with a certain sense of uncertainty. It begs the player to ask weird questions, pursue the abstract, and at the end of the day discover oneself. The game is vast in its scope and depth yet feels claustrophobic at times the map is large, but the way one moves around it is…

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Mini Book Review of Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados

Originally posted in best books of January & February 2024 Goodreads Synopsis: Isa Epley is all of twenty-one years old, and already wise enough to understand that the purpose of life is the pursuit of pleasure. After a sojourn across the pond, she arrives in New York City for a summer of adventure with her best friend, one newly blond Gala Novak. They have little money, but that’s hardly going…

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Music I like right now!!

Here are some songs I’ve been listing to! Prefect Night – LE SSERAFIMother recs: ANTIFRAGILE, Perfect Night (Christmas remix), Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife Cupid – FIFTY FIFTY Boston – Augustana Murder on the Dancefloor – Sophie Ellis-Bextor Cigarettes & Wine – Del Water Gap & Holly Humberstone Ghost – Sierra Spirit Devil I Know – Suki Waterhousemore songs: OMG, Movies The Feminine…

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Paradise Kiss - Mini Series Review!!

Originally in Top 4 Books of November and December ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Paradise Kiss (Volumes 1-5) – Ai Yazawa  Genre: Romance, Josai, Fashion, Coming of Age AniList Synopsis: Yukari wants nothing more than to make her parents happy by studying hard and getting into a good college. One afternoon, however, she is kidnapped by a group of self-styled fashionistas calling themselves “Paradise Kiss.” Yukari…