I purchased a copy of this book for my own enjoyment, and with no expectation of a review. The Spiritglass Charade is the second book of Colleen Gleason’s Stoker and Holmes series, featuring the daughter of Mycroft Holmes, and the sister of Bram Stoker. This adventure has the duo looking into a case of […]
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Book Review- Immagica by KA Last
This book was reviewed for Reader’s Favourite Immagica, by KA Last, is a story all of a piece with those such as Alice in Wonderland, The Chronicles of Narnia, Inkheart, The Neverending Story, and Labyrinth. It is the story of Rosaline, a young girl whose family houses secrets unimaginable, both dark and light-hearted. […]
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Book Review- The Book of SHE by Sara Avant Stover
This book was reviewed for the San Francisco Book Review Stover’s Book of SHE was an amazing journey of self-discovery. I had not intended to get as drawn into it as I did. I felt compelled to stop and carry out the appropriate tasks, which slowed my reading. Stover details an alchemic […]
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Book Review- Sanyare by Megan Haskell
This book was reviewed for Readers’ Favourite. Sanyare: The Last Descendant, by Megan Haskell, is a bright, refreshing read. Haskell has opened the door to some rather unique fae realms, and introduced us to beings such as the blood sidhe, who share many characteristics with vampires, but they are vibrant, living beings rather than undead […]
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The Mythic Feminine, Part 10: Gender-Bender: Stephen Ezard (The Last Enemy, BBC)
The Mythic Feminine, Part 9: Modern Heroine: Arya Stark (A Song of Ice and Fire series by GRR Martin)
Maisie Williams as Arya Stark and Miltos Yerolemou as Syrio Forel, Game of Thrones, 2011- present Arya Stark, daughter of Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell, is one of the many heroines to be found throughout the world of A Song of Ice and Fire and her story is still unfolding. Arya comes from a noble […]
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The Mythic Feminine, Part 8: Legendary Heroine: Hua Mulan (Chinese)
The Mythic Feminine, Part 7: Tragic Heroine: Rhiannon (Welsh Celtic)
Tragic heroines are a little different from their male counterparts. Typically, the tragic heroine does not suffer her fate due to her own fatal flaws. It is far more common that their downfall comes at the hands of the men in their lives, either by the men’s fatal flaws or by their treachery. Sometimes, however, […]
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The Mythic Feminine, Part 6: Descent of the Goddess: Inanna (Sumerian Myth)
Long ago, when the world was young, the god Enki planted a huluppu tree along the banks of the Great River Euphrates in the time before he set out for the Underworld. The tree was nurtured by the Great River, till a great storm came from the South and ripped the tree free from the […]
