Books

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Artist bios, film critiques, series reviews—we have it all.

wmsr60

Apr 263 min read

A Must-Read Romantasy: Review of 'The Serpent and the Wings of Night' by Carissa Broadbent, by Ava Shaffer

4.5 stars The Hunger Games meets the dark, twisted world of vampires in this epic fantasy series by best-selling author Carissa...

wmsr60

Dec 2, 20237 min read

Everything "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" Got Right — And Wrong, by Abby Adamson

WARNING: Major spoilers ahead for "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" movie and book. If you’ve looked around recently, pop culture...

wmsr60

Oct 27, 20234 min read

The Gothic Appeal of Dark Academia, by Ethan K. Poole

Over the past few years “dark academia” has spiked in popularity. I see tons of posts of people celebrating it, particularly around the...

wmsr60

Sep 23, 20234 min read

'The Sun and The Star': It’s Okay When Characters Can’t Grow Up With You, by Ethan K. Poole

In Rick Riordan’s 2007 novel The Titan’s Curse, he introduced the character of Nico di Angelo, a 10-year-old boy with a lot of issues....

wmsr60

Apr 17, 20234 min read

'Lore Olympus' and the New Age of Greek Mythology, by Heather Rolfert

In the library you search for a book, skipping over unappealing titles and covers. You continue your search, pushing away books, until...

Evan Laslo

Feb 27, 20225 min read

What Suki, Alone Actually Says About Being Alone, by Ethan K. Poole

Spoiler Warning for Avatar: The Last Airbender and its spin-off Suki, Alone. Most people who finish the beloved animated series Avatar:...

Evan Laslo

Oct 2, 20214 min read

Constellations From Five Stars: John Green’s The Anthropocene Reviewed, by Ethan K. Poole

The Anthropocene is the proposed name for the current geologic age in which humanity is not just a part of our ecosystem but the most...