The Unrealized Potential of “Minx”The HBO show about porn proves…dated and cringe-yApr 27, 2022Apr 27, 2022
The question of desire, in Jacqueline Carey’s novelsEvery so often, you wonder if your favorite writers, drunk off their own powers, toss a coin in the darkness of some much-advanced night…Dec 14, 2021Dec 14, 2021
Enough With the ‘Savages’In which I get angry at Rae Carson, who tries to fix her errors, maybe too lateAug 16, 2021Aug 16, 2021
Review: A Bollywood AffairAnd also: a not-so-brief tirade about bad sex in romance novelsApr 2, 2021Apr 2, 2021
Meditation: Shadow and BoneMy thoughts on grief and legacy in Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse trilogyMar 26, 2021Mar 26, 2021
Review: The Bride TestMy reservations and enthusiasm for Helen Hoang’s unique cross-cultural romanceMar 18, 2021Mar 18, 2021
Review: The Gilded OnesIn which I generally like Namina Forna’s YA feminist fantasyMar 14, 2021Mar 14, 2021
Review: Machineries of EmpireI wept and I laughed at Yoon Ha Lee’s visionary space opera trilogyMar 9, 2021Mar 9, 2021
Review: The Beautiful ScoreIn which I enjoy the heck out of Leigh Bardugo’s criminal caper duologyFeb 9, 2021Feb 9, 2021