Written by: Kiara Korten Earlier this year I had the pleasure of watching Celine Song’s debut film Past Lives. Past lives follows Nora and Hae Sung, childhood friends separated when Nora’s family emigrated from South Korea, as they reconnect decades later and confront the emotional residue of a bond that never fully dissolved. One of the ideas that struck me most in…
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The Best Take on the Cinderella Trope Since Cinderella Herself: A Bridgerton Season 4 Review
Written by: Zoe Yoo I can’t count how many times the story of the girl in the glass slipper has been told, retold, and then retold yet again. You know the one with the Evil Stepmother, Fairy Godmother, Prince Charming, etc., etc., etc. It’s a tale as old as time,…
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Bad Dates, Painful Humor, and Genuine Connection: An Ode to Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
Editor in Chief Rylee Thomas reflects on love and relationships during this Valentine’s season with her reading of Dolly Alderton’s “Everything I Know About Love.”
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Finger Grazing And Gay Pirates: Hats Off To “Bridgerton” And “Our Flag Means Death”
Yearning for a new TV show to obsess over? Aren’t we all. Luckily for us, Michaela Flaherty decided to binge TWO gems last Friday, complete with romance, drama, and compelling characters…
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Love, Magic, And Adventure: A Review of “A Court of Thorns and Roses”
The bestselling fantasy novel “A Court of Thorns and Roses” packs romance, magic, and intrigue into one tantalizing package. Read on for a look at Sam Bastille’s opinions and takeaways…
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A Figure Skater On Figure Skating Stories: Reviewing “From Lukov With Love”
Read on to know what Rylee Thomas, a real-life figure skater, thinks of “From Lukov with Love,” Mariana Zapata’s bestselling figure skating romance novel (hint: there’s a lot of gushing involved)…
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Dream Me The World: A Review Of “The Raven Cycle” By Maggie Stiefvater
If you’re looking for a dreamy, atmospheric contemporary fantasy series, Rylee Thomas cannot recommend Maggie Stiefvater’s “The Raven Cycle” highly enough
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Romance Novels: A Safe Space For Female Representation
Rylee Thomas passionately defends romance novels as a place for positive representation and female joy…
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Romance on the Upswing: Chick-lit is making a comeback
If you keep up with the world of commercial fiction, you may have noticed that the genre of the rom-com is making a bit of a comeback, in more ways than one. Romance was one of the most popular genres in literature in the 2000s, with big names such as…
