Featured

Thanks to Smart Bitches After Dark

SBTB is more independent, and probably 48% more silly

Help A Bitch Out

HaBO: Late Father Gets Her a Governess Position

This HaBO is from S., who is looking for this historical romance. Content warning, ahoy: Need help finding a book title for historical romance novel, I read the book around the early 2000s: Young woman’s father dies (was a vicar or something religious I think, I remember she is very sheltered, naive and modest) but he secured a position for her as a governess. Her employer, the hero, is a man that was hurt and … Continue reading HaBO: Late Father Gets Her a Governess Position

Book Review

Contract Season by Cait Nary

Contract Season

There are a few reasons that this book and I were destined to meet. I love hockey romances, specifically m/m hockey romances. This book uses one of my favourite tropes: fake relationships. Catnip! I was specifically on the hunt for books similar to ones that I’ve loved as I was heading for surgery and needed the comfort of the familiar but the excitement of something new. Distracting yourself is a fine art. So that’s three … Continue reading Contract Season by Cait Nary

Books On Sale

Dukes, Dragons, & More

Books on Sale: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir & More

RECOMMENDED: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir is $4.99 and so is the follow-up, Harrow the Ninth. AJ and I did a lot of squeeing about this one on a podcast episode. Will you understand what’s going on? Probably not, but you’ll have a lot of fun being clueless. I also gave it a B+:

Gideon the Ninth is a unique and bloody bananapants book, and I do think it’s worth a reader’s curiosity. Gideon is an unforgettable protagonist.

Continue reading →

Cover Awe: Mermaids, Flowers, & More

Knot Again by Kwana Jackson. An illustrated cover but with lots of texture detail. A couple is knitting. The hero has the needles and the heroine is holding a ball of purple yarn shaped like a heart. Different items have different texture treatments like his sweater and her hair.

Let’s talk pretty covers, shall we? Jacket art inspired by the works of Jeff Maning Elyse: First of all, the purple + gold = A+ Secondly, I need a shark tooth headband to wear to every meeting ever “Excuse me did you just mansplain me? Please see my shark tooth headband and reflect on your choices today.” Amanda: I picture her clearing her throat and just pointing to the shark teeth. Sarah: This is such … Continue reading Cover Awe: Mermaids, Flowers, & More

Lightning Review

The Science of Women in Horror by Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence

The Science of Women in Horror

The Science of Women in Horror is disappointing in the sense that there’s very little science in it. Instead, it’s an overview of women as depicted in horror, along with interviews with women who have worked behind the camera. As such, it’s pretty basic, but it did add several films to my To Be Watched List. The cover promises “The Special Effects, Stunts, and True Stories Behind Your Favorite Fright Films,” but very little of … Continue reading The Science of Women in Horror by Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence

Books On Sale

Some Kindle Daily Deals

Books on Sale: A Splindle Splintered by Alix Harrow & More

RECOMMENDED: A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow is $2.99! This is a Kindle Daily deal today. Tara gave this one an A-:

I’m a gigantic sucker for retellings, whether they’re of fairy tales, myths, or classic novels, and A Spindle Splintered might be my favourite so far. Its take on a multiverse feels fresh because there are no superheroes, only badass girls saving themselves.

Continue reading →

Other Media Review

Series Review: A League of Their Own

A LEague of Their Own with a black woman in a blue unform holding a ball, and a white woman in a red univorm with a bat over her shoulders members of the ensemble are at the bottom

CW: period-appropriate homophobia and racism, raid on a gay bar at the end of episode 6 I wasn’t planning on watching A League of Their Own when I heard it was being turned into a TV series. The original film was such a foundational part of my childhood, how could I possibly enjoy an 8-episode series as much? Also, I’d heard it was super gay, which made me concerned about what traumatic events we’d see, … Continue reading Series Review: A League of Their Own

↑ Back to Top