Fantasy
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The Diabolical Stupidity of The Boys’ Episode Titles
Yeah, okay, so The Boys’ final season didn’t go so well. But honestly, I’m tired of hearing the same complaints over and over again, so…
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Shadow Daddies: A Bloodstained Green Flag
Anyone who has spent even a single millisecond on Booktok is familiar with the Shadow Daddy archetype and its aesthetics. Enemies to lovers, knives to…
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Angel’s Egg (1985): Post-Nuclear Apocalypse or Antediluvian Nightmare?
(Ahoy there! The following review contains spoilers for Angel’s Egg. It also features various descriptions and images of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. In addition,…
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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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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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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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Frankenstein vs. Prometheus: A Consideration
The fact that Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was given the alternate title of “The Modern Prometheus” has always puzzled me. So being as mildly obsessed with…
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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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“One Piece”: A Review
One Piece – Why is it special? One Piece’s reputation precedes it. Setting a Guinness World Record for the most copies published for the same…
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“The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”: A Review
Remaking old classics with a darker twist has been a common trend in film and television lately, and Netflix’s The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is…
