This is a hard book to review because there were a few elements that didn’t work for me, but I don’t think they’d stop other readers from loving Second Night Stand. But before I dig into everything I adored about this book, and how everything I didn’t like is my own fault, let’s describe the plot. Lillian is the aloof dance master of a Very Serious™ ballet company on the brink of disaster. Her backers … Continue reading Second Night Stand by Fay Stetz-Waters and Karelia Stetz-Waters →
Sometimes a series is just exactly what you thought it was going to be and what you were looking for, and the josei manga series You’re My Pet! was that for me. This 14-volume manga series is comedic, soap-operatic, a little weird, romantic, and hopeful. While I can’t say it’s flawless, I nonetheless loved it. This series was originally released in the US as Tramps Like Us in the 2000s by Tokyopop (although I think … Continue reading You’re My Pet by Yayoi Ogawa →
When I was researching my Kickass Women column for February 2016 on Mata Hari, I went down many Internet rabbit holes, as one does. Somehow I found myself on TV Tropes where it was pointed out that Josephine Baker out-Mata Hari’ed Mata Hari by being a very successful dancer-turned-spy for the French Resistance during WWII. I also discovered that Josephine Baker adopted a ton of children and raised them in a castle. Why does everything … Continue reading Kickass Women in History: Josephine Baker →
