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Month: July 2023
“Barbie”: Feminism and Empowerment
I loved Barbie as a girl. I also loved Ken. One of the many things I adored about the doll was that she could be or do anything. I knew this because I had Astronaut Barbie and Rocker Barbie. My dolls were fabulous. What that means is that when I heard news about this film,…
Kelcie Murphy and the Hunt for the Heart of Danu by Erika Lewis: Complex and Engaging
Kelcie Murphy is back in another action-packed middle grade adventure, Kelcie Murphy and the Hunt for the Heart of Danu!, the second book in Erika Lewis’s magical series infused with Celtic mythology, The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts. It’s hard having a father who’s an infamous traitor. It’s even harder having a mother who’s an…
The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec: Stunning and Enthralling
The lives of two women—one desperate only to save her missing sister, the other a witch destined to become queen of Norway—intertwine in this spellbinding, powerful novel of Viking Age history and myth from the acclaimed author of The Witch’s Heart. Oddny and Gunnhild meet as children in tenth century Norway, and they could not…
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle: Horrifying and Real
Welcome to Neverton, Montana: home to a God-fearing community with a heart of gold. Nestled high up in the mountains is Camp Damascus, the self-proclaimed “most effective” gay conversion camp in the country. Here, a life free from sin awaits. But the secret behind that success is anything but holy. And they’ll scare you straight…
Thief Liar Lady by D.J. Soria: Layered and Complex
I’m not who you think I am. My transformation from a poor, orphaned scullery maid into the enchantingly mysterious lady who snagged the heart of the prince did not happen—as the rumors insisted—in a magical metamorphosis of pumpkins and glass slippers. On the first evening of the ball, I didn’t meekly help my “evil” stepmother…
Ebony Gate by Julia Vee, Ken Bebelle: Exhilarating Action
Emiko Soong belongs to one of the eight premier magical families of the world. But Emiko never needed any magic. Because she is the Blade of the Soong Clan. Or was. Until she’s drenched in blood in the middle of a market in China, surrounded by bodies and the scent of blood and human waste…
The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon: Transformative and Brilliant
WHEN AN AI DIES, ITS CITY DIES WITH IT WHEN A CITY FALLS, IT LEAVES A CORPSE BEHIND WHEN THAT CORPSE RUNS OFF, ONLY DEVOTION CAN BRING IT BACK When the robotic god of Khuon Mo went mad, it destroyed everything it touched. It killed its priests, its city, and all its wondrous works. But…
