Tag: Books

The Girl of Triggers and Thorns

Originally posted on backroomwhispering.com on April 8th, 2016. “That’s the thing about pain. It demands to be felt.” (The Fault in Our Stars) Recently, I started thinking back on my experience of first reading The Girl of Fire and Thorns. Nobody had told me that Elisa was “fat” or that body image and self-love played […]

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In the Shadow of ‘The Ring’

Unpopular opinion alert: I’m not the biggest fan of Tolkien — specifically, of The Lord of the Rings. I know this is essentially heresy to admit to the teeming hordes of guys and gals who, like me, adore the fantasy genre. But, alas, ’tis true that I am not on the side of Mr. J.R.R. […]

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