Month: April 2022
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Dictionary of Affections, Poetry
Ala Rasi

If there is one language common to the world, it is the language of affection. Attractions swells, sex sells, motherhood tears the body apart, nostalgia seeps into the soul, heartbreak reverberates in the thrum of our blood as humans continue to love and lose. I’ve been trying to encapsulate those affections that different languages across […]

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Book Reviews
Violet Made of Thorns – A Review

This is a fairytale every girl must read, so there is no misconception that not every heroine of a fairytale book is the Disney princess version. There are cynical girls with tongues as sharp as steel who make you love them for their honesty, wit, and sarcasm. I was lucky enough to win an arc […]

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Book Reviews
Kingdom of the Cursed – A Review

So I devoured Kingdom of the Wicked in a single sitting and then picked this up immediately. While I enjoyed it, this one didn’t suck me in as completely as the first one. This is not to say it wasn’t a fabulous read. This review will contain spoilers for Kingdom of the Wicked. Picking up […]

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Hot Topics
Bridgertons – Racism & Rape Run Rampant from the Books to the Series

Dear Reader, Two years have passed in quick succession since this author discovered the Bridgerton series. What with a plague running rampant and a show released on the books, one wonders what the greater evil is. While most might argue the widespread death in wake of the plague is definitely the greatest evil to beat, […]

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Book Reviews
Kingdom Of The Wicked – A Review

Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t tend to do horror. So despite the rave reviews I’ve heard about Kerri Maniscalco I hadn’t picked up any of her books. Her earlier series titled Stalking Jack The Ripper is something I remain unfamiliar with. But the world of bookstagram is truly a rabbit hole. And […]