The Gospel of Loki is Norse Myth told from Loki’s point of view, and wow, is it entertaining. It’s not a romance since Loki pretty much shits on everyone who loves him and then is all “Why meeeeeeee?” But it’s relevant to our interests because even though it is NOT closely related to Loki as played by our beloved Tom Hiddleston, the two share a similar voice, and it’s pretty darn fun to picture this … Continue reading The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris →
I have no idea what possessed me to read Someone to Cuttle. I’m very fond of cuttlefish, but in a purely platonic way. And I didn’t expect much from this cover or from a price of $2.99 for “12 pages (estimated).” That cover is possibly the worst cover I’ve ever seen. But I just had to know. I had to go there. And now you don’t have to, thanks to the spoilers I am about … Continue reading Someone to Cuttle by Luna Loupe →
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is being marketed as “The first Iranian Vampire Western.” It has elements of film noir, Western, horror, and romance. It’s finally available on iTunes and will be available on DVD April 21. I adored this movie – it’s a quirky romance as well as a subversive feminist horror movie with minimal gore but lots of suspense and an amazing amount of dry humor. The plot is pretty simple. A … Continue reading A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night →
Speakeasy Dead is being marketed as a romantic comedy. It has all the ingredients to be a great screwball 1920’s comedy, including bootleggers, movie stars, fabulous clothes, and zombies. Unfortunately, the characters aren’t very sympathetic or interesting, and the romance is almost non-existent. It’s a fairly entertaining light read, but not terribly engrossing and certainly not romantic. Screwball comedies thrive on complication, and one thing this book does very well is create a classic plot … Continue reading Speakeasy Dead by Vicky Loebel →
You can all thank Theresa Romain for pointing out to me that there was a sequel to The Billionaire Dinosaur Forced Me Gay. If you haven’t read the review for part one go do that because I’m not explaining twice how dinosaurs took over the world economy. I found that part two of the erotic tug-of-war between dinosaur Oliver Anderson (yes, his fucking name is Oliver Anderson and he’s a dinosaur) and human John was as … Continue reading The Billionaire Dinosaur Forced Me Gay Part Two by Hunter Fox →
I had so many mixed feelings about The Rosie Effect that I decided to use this review using Don’s favorite tool, a spreadsheet. Although, technically, it’s more of a pro/con table. The Rosie Effect is a sequel to The Rosie Project, a book that was so beloved by the Bitches that it was our book club pick in October 2013. Don is a professor who is on the autism spectrum and who, throughout the course … Continue reading The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion →
Top Five is a romantic comedy that succeeds more as a comedy (with a lot of drama) than as a romance. Viewers should know that this is a very, very “R” rated comedy that tackles subjects of race, sexuality, addiction, and creative identity in powerful and profane ways. They should also know that the movie is freaking hysterical. Top Five has a “one crazy night” structure (actually it’s one crazy night and one crazy day). … Continue reading Top Five →
Geek With the Cat Tattoo is a weird, cute, offbeat little novella about an awkward musician and cat. It’s fun and sweet if you don’t think about it too hard but has an ending which left me feeling sad instead of uplifted. Emerson is a shy young man who builds and repairs instruments (mainly guitars). He is so shy that he can barely speak to the young woman, Lola, who periodically brings her father’s guitar … Continue reading Geek with the Cat Tattoo by Theresa Weir →
Jim C. Hines is the author of nine published books and many, many short stories. He’s also the author of one previously unpublished novel, Rise of the Spider Goddess. Rise was never published because it’s awful. Really, really awful. Hines says, “I wrote this one during my sophomore year in college, based on my then-favorite Dungeons and Dragons character, Nakor the Purple. A D&D character I had created based on Raymond Feist’s Riftwar books, making … Continue reading Rise of the Spider Goddess: An Annotated Novel, by Jim C. Hines →
In an alternate universe, the planet Discworld is carried on the backs of four elephants, who are standing on the back of a giant turtle. In the Discworld books, Terry Pratchett satirizes aspects of our own world with a combination of affection, impatience, and asperity. Terry Pratchett’s writing tends to be free of two things: meanness (there are mean characters, but the author’s view seems to be stern but compassionate) and bullshit. The morals are … Continue reading Hogfather by Terry Pratchett →
Amanda and I were so excited about Texts from Jane Eyre that we couldn’t wait to text each other about it. Then I remembered that I actually hate texting because I still haven’t learned to type on my phone, so we chatted via Google Docs instead. As you can see, we loved the book. Carrie: Did you like the book? Are you not entertained? Amanda: I did! I started reading it on the subway … Continue reading Text from Jane Eyre by Mallory Ortberg →
