Fantasy
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Meandering Monsters: A Yume Book Review
For the first time, I decided to go against Goodreads reviews and trust my gut. Lo and behold, it was wrong. Considering my own tendency…
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From Hate to Love: How Oathbound Changed My Mind on The Amnesia Trope
Article contains HUGE spoilers for the Legendborn series by Tracy Deonn, including Oathbound. With the latest release of Oathbound, the third book of the Legendborn…
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I Have No Idea What Epic: the Musical Looks Like and That’s Okay
Featured image credits to @ethanillustrations on Instagram. Made by Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Epic: the Musical is a two act adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey, which combines…
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Why Every Fantasy Lover Needs to Read the Green Bone Saga
Jade City is a gripping Godfather-esque saga of intergenerational blood feuds, vicious politics, magic, and kungfu. The Kaul family is one of two crime syndicates…
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Why the Light Fury is Infuriating (and Other Problems with How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World)
Disclaimer: this review solely discusses the three main HTTYD movies and the information provided in them. It does not include things from the books, shows,…
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Review: Refreshing and Affecting Fantasy in Marlon James’ Black Leopard, Red Wolf and Guy Gavriel Kay’s A Brightness Long Ago
This review contains mild spoilers. If anyone ever tells you that fantasy literature is a stale genre with tired tropes, direct them to two…
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Ava’s Pick: Top 7 Female-Centered Fantasy Books
With the rise of TV shows like Game of Thrones and American Gods, the fantasy genre has has gained widespread popularity in recent years, reaching…
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The Golem and The Jinni
In her debut novel, The Golem and the Jinni, Helen Wecker crafts a tale of two magical creatures who find themselves amongst the large mass…
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Journey
There are various ways of controlling anxiety or stress: sitting down with a good book, taking a walk outside, or even enjoying a cup of…
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From Inspiration to Illustration: An Interview with Koyorin
Koyorin is a Toronto-based digital illustrator whose work has appeared in conventions like The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) and Anime North. Currently, they are…
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