#bri's reviews

[thefatfeministwitch]

Blood Sex Magic by Bri Luna | Book Review of Shadows

An intimate, illustrated collection of spells and stories to infuse our lives with ritual, history, and magic from the visionary artist and infamous witch Bri Luna, founder and creative director of “The Hoodwitch.” Blood Sex Magic is an invitation and an awakening—a guide toward a life of connection to self and spirit, to the seen and unseen realms, and to magical traditions past and future. Bri…

[stevelives]

i either just got scammed or it’s about to be a very merry christmas

[newty]

sometimes i think abt how seven husbands of evelyn hugo (2017) by taylor jenkins reid is, quite literally, everything tellier did with the magnificent sin (1930) except theres a lavender marriage subplot. entire plot hinges on woman forwarding career by loving man after man, but in reality she loves one woman. theres suicide and tragedy, but tellier gives his leading lady a shitty 'happy' domestic ending instead of a drug overdose

[teenagefeeling]

im looking at motels to maybe stay in for a little weekend trip and this was the kayak review for a knights inn lmfao

[deanncastiel]

2024 Book #117

Title: Ithaca Author: Claire North Genre: Historical Fantasy Series: The Songs of Penelope, Book 1

‘The greatest power we women can own is that which we take in secret.’ Seventeen years ago, King Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the isle of Ithaca. None of them has returned, and the women of Ithaca have been left behind to run the kingdom. Penelope was barely into womanhood when she wed Odysseus. While he lived, her position was secure. But now, years on, speculation is mounting that her husband is dead, and suitors are beginning to knock at her door. No one man is strong enough to claim Odysseus’s empty throne – not yet. But as everyone waits for the balance of power to tip, Penelope knows that any choice she makes could plunge Ithaca into bloody civil war . . .

Rating: 4.5 ⭐

Quick thoughts: fuck men and them poets 🖕🖕🖕. feminist retellings of mythology my absolute beloved. scathing, laugh out loud funny, athena is a pick-me and that's fucking hilarious. the feminine rage 🤌🤌🤌

CW: SA (nothing explicit but very prevalent)

Similar Recs: 1) Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel 2) Circe by Madeline Miller* 3) Ariadne by Jennifer Saint*

*have not actually read these but from the sounds of them they are very similar

[briswamnlava]

barely a month into 2024 and i think ive found my reoccuring music obsession ! title fight ! theyve been on my radar for years now but recently ive started to delve into their sound and holy shit dude. my top song is def 27 and i highly recommend it to anyone.

other than that, kiss the ladder by fleshwater has one of the most amazing intros ever. heavy with the distortion and soft female vocals which im a sucker for. the chord progression is so magical and gives me goosebumps every first listen. very lsd and the search for god vibes.

also im quite liking the idea of posting every sunday my air buds recap :)

[prvtocol]

bri is ridiculously meticulous. someone who can put names to faces, projects to names, parts to wholes, and so on. this is why I always situate her in a corporate oversight position. In her cyberpunk verse, she has an augmented memory chip. In others, she’s tirelessly on top of reviewing and updating files with new information on projects and employees. her memory is really sharp.

basically, she knows what you did last quarter.

[milliondollarbaby87]

Hit Man (2023) Review

Gary Johnson is a professor who moonlights as a pretend hit man for the city police department, but this will take his boring life into a whole different world when the dangers become so real. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Continue reading Hit Man (2023) Review

[hunne-writes]

Strangers in Our Heads

Dates Read: 10/17/23 - 10/21/23

"We’re the invisible, the lost, the ones hiding under the radar. Society forgot us long ago, or maybe they never even knew we existed. Either way, we’re no one." • SIOH is an exciting story about a group of teens with special abilities outrunning the evil authorities whose aim it is to capture them for being different. Gemma is an orphan who loses the only blood relation she has left in a hit-and-run that causes her full powers to blossom uncontrollably. Convinced the strange boy in her dreams is the only source of comfort she has left, she runs away from her foster home to protect those still in her life from herself. Meanwhile, Theo is watching over a group of other younger powerful misfits living off the grid by stealing food, siphoning gas, and participating in illegal fighting rings for cash that he spends on getting tattoos of the mystery girl from his dreams. It isn't until he and Gemma cross paths in the woods that they realize their subconscious held more truth than fantasy.

I absolutely adore dual POV, especially when I ship the main characters so much! Gemma and Theo have such unique voices and experiences that complement each other. Knowing that they're primed to find one another and already have such great chemistry makes the build up to their meeting all the more anticipated. Found family is one of my favorite tropes and it's a major theme in this story. The cast of side characters is fleshed out and they all contribute immensely to the overall plot; each one has their own backstory and unique personalities and I loved them all. The tension throughout the story mounts continuously until it all comes to a head in an explosive and exciting way. Secret after secret is creatively revealed, leaving me shocked.

I cannot wait to discover what's next for this ragtag group of misfits!

Huge thank you to the wonderfully talented author, Bri Eberhart, for providing me an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review. • E's Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

[madlovenovelist]

Book Review – ‘The Unexpected Everything’ by Morgan Matson

The summer read that has Everything, Unexpectedly (<- see what I did there?) Genre: Y/A, Contemporary, Romance No. of pages: 519 Andie had it all planned out. When you are a politician’s daughter who’s pretty much raised yourself, you learn everything can be planned or spun, or both. Especially your future. Important internship? Check. Amazing friends? Check. Guys? Check (as long as we’re…

[bob-the-movie-man-film-reviews]

Out of Blue (15): Strangely Unsettling Murder Mystery from Carol Morley.

#onemannsmovies review of "Out of Blue" (2018). Intriguing, stylish crime film that is less about the murder and more about the cop. 4/5.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Out of Blue” (2018). My thanks to my #flickeringdreams colleague the Reverend Andy Godfrey for putting me onto this one. He saw “Out of Blue” at a BFI retrospective season of the work of director Carol Morley and likened it to the recent “To Catch a Killer” that I enjoyed. Actually, although I’m not sure the parallels with the recent Sky movie are that strong,…

[musicshelfwithmustard]

Music Shelf's Review Roundup - March 3rd

Gimpleg and Mustard review some new music they recommend you listen too!

Xahferd (w/Bri Carmel) – Make It Work Xahferd, joined along with Bri Carmel, take us on a journey of a couple who are trying to do what they can to salvage the relationship. “Make It Work” has whimsical elements that contrast the darkness of the story being told. At one point in the song Xahferd claims “I want to ride my car into a wall / as a preface for my spiraling fall / to see how much it…

[trracstudy]

Hi there! My name is Bri Pastro and I’m a queer doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology at Fordham University. I’m a part of a research team collaborating with University of Maine to investigate mental health in rural vs. urban teenagers! 

Our study is regarding risk & resilience related to mental health in adolescents. We’re particularly interested in online and interpersonal interactions and how these factor into mental health. Participating includes completing a 25 minute online survey.

In order to participate in this study participants must: Be 15-18 years old, be comfortable reading and speaking English, and live in a rural community OR an urban community in the United States.

If you are interested in participating in the study, please click on the link below. Participants who complete the study will be entered into a raffle to win one of 20, $25 Amazon gift cards. 

If you know someone who may be interested, please send them this link!

Thank you for helping me with my doctoral research! Participation is completely voluntary, and participants may end the study at any time. All data is confidential. This study was approved by the Fordham University and University of Maine Institutional Review Boards.

We hope that this research helps us better understand experiences for adolescents across the United States. Please reach out to us at trracstudy@gmail.com with any questions. We are closing recruitment at the end of the month and are putting one last push to get more participants! Please repost as you can :)

[newty]

nyc 4! we went to the nintendo store, then i went to nypl on my own for research. i made it thru raven anthology 1933-1943 before taking a break & telling my mom that there was very little chance of tellier being in it. the very first page i resumed on had sonnet vii 😭 TWO new tellier poems found!!! i also briefly viewed cyclone but didnt get to see del vecchio at all before my 3 hours of research were up 🥲

[teenagefeeling]

for some reason this morning i am filled with rage at my former psychiatrist. like yeah, she fucked up my life for years and it had lasting physical and psychological effects that i'm still dealing with the consequences of, but like it was years ago wtf am i supposed to do about it now? how is this anger productive?

[deanncastiel]

this mc is so insufferable if we dont get some character development asap i'm gonna do something violent