To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han, narrated by Laura Knight Keating Recently I finished listening to the audiobook of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han. This was the version narrated by Laura Knight Keating and is not to be confused with another ... more >
From the award-winning author of the Dominion of the Fallen series comes a dark retelling of Beauty and the Beast. In a ruined, devastated world, where the earth is poisoned and beings of nightmares roam the land… A woman, betrayed, terrified, sold into indenture to pay her village’s debts and ... more >
Dear Ms. Satie: I have you in my mind as one of a handful of authors I’ve liked but haven’t read enough of – meaning I always mean to read more of your work but somehow life interferes and I forget, until I’m reminded again. Anyway, when I heard that ... more >
You never know where you’ll find love… Anna Thompson, a 30-something widow and a mother of two, lives in the quiet village of Branton in Northumberland and leads a safe, simple life with her children. She is relieved when Moorside, the empty house next door is finally bought and looks ... more >
Dear Ms. Ridley: I don’t buy any romance novel unless I’m certain, based on past experience, that I’ll enjoy it. But you were offering a free novella and I like the price of free. I downloaded it from Amazon and read it in a quick evening. Nice story, loved the ... more >
The idea for this essay started with a question: what is it about Twilight and its derivations, especially Fifty Shades of Grey and Transcendence, that allow these variations to represent “fresh” and “new” in the retelling? I’m not interested in whether these books are good or bad, nor am I ... more >