Category Archives: romantic

“Our survival honors ancestors more than any tradition”

Posted on Jan 31, 2020 by

#sorrynotsorry!  I can’t refrain from posting one more mer-story this month, because it’s so good.  At least it’s not selkies this time! ^_^; Rivers Solomon, et al.  The Deep.  New York: Saga Press, 2019. Rating:  5 out of 5 combs … Continue reading →

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“It is the tide that pulls the seconds through my blood. It is the tide that threads the minutes through my bones.”

Posted on Jan 19, 2020 by

Part Three of my Selkie Series *  ~  *  ~  *  ~  *  ~  * Franny Billingsley.  The Folk Keeper.  New York: Atheneum, 1999. Rating:  4.95 out of 5 amber beads tossed into the sea for smooth sailing. Recommended if … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, favorites, folklore/fairy tales, nostalgic, re-reads, romantic, selkies | 3 Comments

“The spirits of this world, they don’t stay dead for long.”

Posted on Aug 27, 2018 by

Kheryn Callender.  Hurricane Child.  New York: Scholastic, 2018. Rating:  3.75 out of 5 running girls who burst into a cloud of moths. As summer dies down, I’m going to give you a preview of Halloween Month, with a book about a … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, LGBTQIA, music, romantic, spooky | 2 Comments

And how’s YOUR summer job? (mermaid edition)

Posted on Jun 19, 2018 by

Ah, the summer job.  A classic coming-of-age experience for many teens —  a chance to learn responsibility, gain new skills, and earn some extra clams.  My first job back in high school was, of course, shelving books at my hometown … Continue reading →

Posted in family, fantasy, graphic-novels, LGBTQIA, mermaids, re-reads, romantic | 8 Comments

An ode to the Meet Cute: a short story month post

Posted on May 25, 2018 by

May is Short Story Month, so a few weeks ago, I checked my library catalog for recent(ish) Juv/YA short story collections and discovered these two:                          One is a … Continue reading →

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“Spring has come again already” – Lithuanian poetry through the ages

Posted on Apr 10, 2018 by

My Lithuanian Year continues as I delve into more of the Baltic nation’s literary history.  For National Poetry Month, I’ve decided to research five of Lithuania’s best-known poets, from the nineteenth century to the present.  From the age of the … Continue reading →

Posted in folklore/fairy tales, LGBTQIA, Lithuania, poetry, romantic, Scholarly Musings | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Love, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Posted on Mar 22, 2018 by

Book Rating:  4.95 out of 5 magical worlds where everything is made of Oreos. Movie Rating:  4.5 out of 5 kisses on the Ferris Wheel So, yeah, Simon the book is sweet and adorable and heartwarming, and the movie, though it has … Continue reading →

Posted in adaptations, favorites, humor, LGBTQIA, movies, romantic | Tagged | 4 Comments

Sovereign

Posted on Aug 24, 2017 by

April Daniels. Sovereign. New York: Diversion Books, 2017 Rating: 4.5 out of 5 epic space battles involving the Hubble Space Telescope You know what’s really fun? Reading superhero stories while listening to my Chillectronic station on Pandora. The eerie, techno, … Continue reading →

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Comics follow-up: summer of superheroes (and Nordic kid adventurers)

Posted on Aug 19, 2017 by

Back in late April/early May, partly with the help of Free Comic Book Day, I dipped into several new (or at least recent) franchises, discovering some awesome titles such as America, Ms. Marvel, and the Hildafolk comics by Luke Pearson. … Continue reading →

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Classic Juv/YA Fantasy: The Princess Bride

Posted on Jul 24, 2017 by

William Goldman. The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure. Orlando: Harcourt, 2007. Rating: 4.85 out of 5 chocolate-covered resurrection pills Rating #2: This book is so good I read it twice in a row, … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Juv/YA fantasy, fantasy, favorites, folklore/fairy tales, humor, meta, movies, romantic, satire | 4 Comments