Anika ReadsThe Unrealized Potential of “Minx”The HBO show about porn proves…dated and cringe-y5 min read·Apr 27, 2022----
Anika ReadsThe 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…7 min read·Dec 14, 2021----
Anika ReadsEnough With the ‘Savages’In which I get angry at Rae Carson, who tries to fix her errors, maybe too late5 min read·Aug 16, 2021----
Anika ReadsGirls Just Want to Have RevengeOr, why are we still afraid of female anger?7 min read·May 3, 2021----
Anika ReadsReview: A Bollywood AffairAnd also: a not-so-brief tirade about bad sex in romance novels8 min read·Apr 2, 2021----
Anika ReadsMeditation: Shadow and BoneMy thoughts on grief and legacy in Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse trilogy5 min read·Mar 26, 2021----
Anika ReadsReview: The Bride TestMy reservations and enthusiasm for Helen Hoang’s unique cross-cultural romance7 min read·Mar 18, 2021----
Anika ReadsReview: The Gilded OnesIn which I generally like Namina Forna’s YA feminist fantasy3 min read·Mar 14, 2021----
Anika ReadsReview: Machineries of EmpireI wept and I laughed at Yoon Ha Lee’s visionary space opera trilogy4 min read·Mar 9, 2021----
Anika ReadsReview: The Beautiful ScoreIn which I enjoy the heck out of Leigh Bardugo’s criminal caper duology5 min read·Feb 9, 2021----