The Lady From the Black Lagoon 👩‍🎨 Book Review

 

Written by Thelonia

For many years her contributions were misattributed and denied, but now Mallory O’Meara has done the research and unearthed the details of the strange life of Creature from the Black Lagoon designer, Milicent Patrick (one of many names she eventually took on throughout her life and career), recounting Patrick’s story in the context of the time and in the context of O’Meara’s own life.

Wynonna Earp S3E11-12 🐍 TV Recap

Written by Thelonia

With every episode of Season 3 of Wynonna Earp, my elevator pitch for the show of "it's Supernatural but with gays and women that don't die immediately" has never felt so on the nose.

The Silence of the Girls 🐀 Book Review

  

Written by Thelonia

One of this year's most anticipated historical fiction releases, The Silence of the Girls treads familiar ground from a new perspective, with a powerful literary language that explores the roles of women in men's stories, namely that of The Iliad.

Wynonna Earp S3E10 🙋 TV Recap

Written by Thelonia

I got so many picture of Bobo just reclining shirtless in that fur coat in the glass cage. Judge this episode 100% based on that. Also, angels: dicks?

The Good Demon 😈 Book Review

  

Written by Thelonia

The Good Demon starts in the aftermath of an exorcism. Unlike most stories that involve demonic possession & the removal thereof, this time our main character Clare misses her demon. Her best friend is gone now, and Clare finds herself desperate to get her back. Little does she know that her small town hides more secrets than she knows about, and her quest to get her demon back will only expose her to the darker more twisted things that hide behind closed doors, and bring them all to the light.

Wynonna Earp S3E9 🔁 TV Recap

Written by Thelonia

Strap in y'all, this one's a wild ride.

Wynonna Earp S3E8 🥔 TV Recap

Written by Thelonia

We made it folks, we made it to the potato lick. Truly an iconic moment in television history.

Wynonna Earp S3E7 🤞 TV Recap

Written by Thelonia

"I Fall to Pieces" is a more literal title than you may have thought.

The Matrimonial Advertisement 💋 Book Review

  

Written by Thelonia

Gonna be completely honest, I picked this one up thinking it was going to be a historical drama of the likes of Westward the Women, got two pages in and realized it was a Gothic Romance. Surprising, but not a disappointment! The Matrimonial Advertisement is a fun, cute historical romance that isn't the most complex thing you're ever going to read, but which combines a romance plot with a look at how women were at risk due to their lack of individual status legally.

Wynonna Earp S3E6 🎄 TV Recap

Written by Thelonia

Christmas in Purgatory is basically exactly what you'd think.

Wynonna Earp S3E5 🥧 TV Recap

Written by Thelonia

Well, last we saw the gang they were in the cupcake thrall of Jolene, who definitely was up to something...something that centered around Waverly. And now, we get answers, truths come to light, and there's a great big bar fight right in the middle of it all!

Where the Crawdads Sing 🦐 Book Review

  

Written by Thelonia

Where the Crawdads Sing starts with abandonment. Kya's family, starting with her Mother, leave her one by one, making her more and more alone in family shack in the middle North Carolina marshland in search of bigger and brighter things. Eventually, only Kya, the youngest of the children, is left. But instead of giving up, she digs her heels in and more than survives, thrives, with the help of some of the folks in town and her own knowledge of the land (and water) that surrounds her.

A coming-of-age story that entwines romance, science, and a mystery, Where the Crawdads Sing is perhaps the best book of the year, and feels like an instant classic.

Wynonna Earp S3E4 😨 TV Recap

Written by Thelonia

I got my evil walking trees! I'm so happy.