Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman
CW: homophobia, reference to past transphobia as before, but newly we have eating disorders, reference to past self harm, past bullying As you can tell from the content warnings, things are getting serious and not in a cute "will you be my boyfriend" sort of way. Charlie has deep seated demons … [Read more]
Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman
Herein we have the finale of the Charlie/Nick happy times story (spoiler alert: they get together). This takes us through the second part of the TV series [from after the kiss to when Nick comes out to The Queen his mom]. Much has been written about Heartstoppers being part of the "next … [Read more]
Heartstoppers Volume 1 by Alice Oseman
CW: mild homophobia from clearly delineated villain characters, briefly mentioned past transphobia (I think, it might have been in a later edition) Yes, I did read this after watching the Netflix show. If you haven't, what are you waiting for? I think it's basically a test for androids to see if … [Read more]
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
When I think of Emily Henry, I think kisses. I don't know what it is, but the woman has the ability to write kisses really well--they feel different, they feel specific, they feel evocative. That's not a silly thing to point out, I don't think. In Romancelandia, there's a lot of kisses going on so … [Read more]
The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco
Tea (pronounced "tee-uh") is a young girl who, up until her older brother's funeral, was largely unremarkable. But, in a moment of grief, she raised her brother from the dead. This marked her a bone witch, a witch who can work with dark magic to not only raise the dead but command daeva, monsters … [Read more]
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
After being convicted of libel, Mikael Blomkvist is hired to investigate the decades-old disappearance of Harriet Vanger, a teenage heiress, with the help of Lisbeth Salander. I read this book a long while ago, but very few things clung in my mind. Certainly not the length, or the amount of time … [Read more]
