Category: Book Suggestions
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Queer Romance
Paris Daillencourt Is About To Crumble is the second book in Hall’s Winner Bakes All series and is delivers just enough of the Bake Expectations to satisfy Great British Baking Show fans while also creating a sweet albeit difficult romance between Paris and Tariq. Paris has issues, primarily crippling anxiety though he doesn’t get diagnosed…
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Thoughts on The Last Hours
As with The Eldest Curses, I can’t do a full trilogy overview with the third book coming out next year. But Idecided why not post this just to finish off the Shadowhunter Chronicles. it took 4 years but I finally did it! Anyway, here are my thoughts so far.
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Disney books
Handsome Heroes and Vile Villains: Men in Disney’s Feature Film by Amy M. Davis A semi-sequel to her book Good Girls and Wicked Witches, Davis turns to the portrayal of masculinity in Disney movies from 1934 to 2012. This topic has been missing in Disney studies due to the focus of the Princess line but…
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Educate Yourself
With these nonfiction books about underrated role models! We are Here: 30 Inspiring Asian American and Pacific Islanders Who Have Shaped the United States by Naomi Hirahara This is another book in the Smithsonian Learning lab series that puts focus on thirty Asian American and Pacific Islanders that have shaped the US, just in time…
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Thoughts on The Eldest Curses
I can’t quite do a full trilogy overview as the third book has been pushed back till next year so I can’t but I thougth I’d share my thoughts so far.
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Insomnia and other stories
Insomnia by Sarah Pinborough I figured I should have just one more spooky book to close out Halloween. Well technically it’s more thriller than horror but it has several hallmarks such as crazy killers, superatural threat and the prevailing theme that seeps through ever horror and thriller, who can you trust and can you ever…
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Boxers, Saints and Little Women
This historical saga by Gene Luen Yang imparts the history of the Boxer Rebellion from the people in the rebellion rather than the dusty old textbooks focusing on the Europeans views of things. Filled with tragedy, magical realism and some humor with expressive visuals that keep the story moving.
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Archie Horror Presents
Chilling Adventures in Sorcery This anathology features scary yet humorous stories as Madam Satan encounters the death stories of our favorite redhead and his hungry buddy. The fact that they’re there is more horrifying to Iola than their stories which was quite funny. I guess she had enough of teenagers during her time standing as…
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The Archie Encyclopedia
Just like it says on the title, this comprehensive compedium is perfect for new fans and old. Not only does it deliver all the characters you love as well as many one-offs like Toño Diaz, Juanita and others that I was sure they’d miss. It also features favorite places and other timelines of Archie. For…
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All about Sabrina
Sabrina the Teenage Witch: 60 Years, 60 Magical Stories What better way to celebrate the 60th anniversary of everyone’s favorite witch than to read this 512 page collection of some of her best stories! Though it offers some behind the scene mentions, the intros are not exactly looking into the history and evolution of the…