Before we begin our rant: Unless you live under a rock, and if you do, for the love of God, please invite me to live there with you, you know all about Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” which is referred to in the trailer as “The Greatest Love Story of All Time.” I haven’t seen the movie yet so I’m not going to comment on it. What I do want to do is give you a … Continue reading What Matters in Wuthering Heights
Good morning! It’s a slow content day, so that means Wednesday Links is up first thing! This evening, I will be off to Germany, after having weeks of anxiety about traveling. Thank goodness I also had therapy yesterday to get all my thoughts and feelings out. I have an overnight flight with a stopover in Iceland. I’m very excited to be reunited with my brother, who I haven’t seen in at least 3 years. Also, … Continue reading Links: Crochet, Farah Heron, & More
We have some more Lightning Reviews! Yay! This time, we have two very different novellas. One is a holiday contemporary romance and the other is steampunk, alternate goodness. Lastly, Carrie reads a book that might appeal to only the biggest of Wuthering Heights fans.
Ill Will is NOT a romance. It does not have a happy ending. It features graphic violence against animals, women, and children. In the latter cases, the violence includes rape. The ending is depressing as hell. BUT. I would recommend this book to the tiny cohort of people who share my conviction that Wuthering Heights is a gothic (and highly political) horror novel as opposed to a love story. This book begins immediately after Heathcliff … Continue reading Ill Will by Michael Stewart
