Updraft Review: She Stoops to Soar
You know the adage "don't judge a book by it's cover"? Of course you do. No matter how much you might want to take issue with that, just don't judge this book by this…
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Author: Christina Ladd
One of the Books & Comics editors at Geekly. She/her. Sailor Rainbow. Glitter and spite and everything bright.
House of Shattered Wings Review: When Absence is Presence
Angels are tricky. They're not like vampires or werewolves (obviously): their motivations are opaque, and their weaknesses are practically nonexistent. They make poor monsters as a result, and even poorer heroes, prone to perfection…
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The Merro Tree Review
Perhaps no other book has influenced my thinking about freedom of expression and the power of art as much as The Merro Tree. Yet when I tell people that, I get blank stares. It's…
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The Quick Review: Not Speedy, But Stirring
People complain that they're sick of vampires, that they're overdone or just done, and I can understand that. There have been a lot of (ahem) pale imitations of Stoker and Rice, far more than good…
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Library at Mount Char Review: Where Do You Shelve Books on Pure Awesomeness?
Full disclosure: I am a librarian. (Among other things.) Librarian stereotypes are largely mild, often going so far as a severe, buttoned-up woman who shushes people and no further. But of course, then we…
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City of Stairs Review: Stairway(s) to Heaven
One of the most common ways to build a fantasy setting is to base it on some certain aspect of the real world and then make as many--or as few--tweaks as possible. For a…
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Sailor Moon Episode #26 Review
Last night I was a real rockstar and went to bed at 10 PM. I woke up refreshed from a dream about Mads Mikkelsen, and had tea and homemade scones for breakfast. And yet,…
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Geekly Essentials: Top Three Anime Films
Geekly Essential means that something is so good that it deserves to be discussed long after it was released. It may be 10 years old, but it is still worth your time. Here are…
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A Very Geekly Wedding
As some of you already know (especially if you follow us on Twitter), we got married! We can't claim to be a power couple like Jennifer and Tim, but we're pretty fucking pleased with…
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Sailor Moon Review #25
It’s the end of the world and thank God, because that also means the end of Sailor Crystal (for now, anyway - no word yet on season three) is swiftly approaching. When we last…
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