After Feyre’s father lost all his money, her family (widowed, crippled father and two older sisters) live in a tiny cottage desperately trying to make ends meet. They mainly survive because Feyre taught herself to hunt and tries to make sure they have enough to eat. The only way they make money is if her father sells one of his wood carvings or Feyre has animal skins to sell at the market. One day, when Fayre sees a giant wolf in the woods while hunting […]
I’m so conflicted, I want to love this series so much and yet there is just so much that pushes me away
I’m so conflicted on this one. On one hand Cold Days is an enjoyable romp through some crazy storytelling where the world gets expanded and Harry faces some pretty rough challenges. But on the other, reading it was like walking through a minefield. I was never sure when I was next going to be slimed by the male gaze, hit with unrepentant misogyny, or bombed with gender essentialism bullshit. And while a LOT of those mines can be justified with the character of Harry Dresden, […]
Whoops I Summoned A Lightning Bolt and Now Everyone’s Freaking Out
Rating: 4/5 Summary: This story is about a mage who is prophesied to save the Realm. Out of all the elemental mages, only she can summon lightning, which makes her dangerous and extremely powerful. Atlantis, the evil corporation-like entity that controls the crown, wants Iolanthe and her power for themselves. However, Prince Titus, the Master of the Domain, has his own plans for Iolanthe. Namely saving her from Atlantis and hoping she’ll help him destroy Atlantis and all it stands for. Neither of them expects […]
Where’s that Dead King Buried?
Rating: 4.5/5 Summary: Blue Sargent is the only non-psychic in a house of psychics. However, she has the ability to amplify her families’ abilities. Blue despises the boys who go to Aglionby, the male-only private school in the small town of Henrietta, Virginia. Her prejudice holds true until she meets a unique group of four boys, whom she comes to call The Raven Boys. Raven boys in tow, Blue becomes involved in the search for the long lost Welsh King Glendower and to wake […]