Author: Andrea Rittschof
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The Brides by Charlotte Cross: Feminist Gothic Horror
When Mafalda journeys to Budapest to care for her grieving aunt, her secret love, Lucy, hurries from London to comfort her, with chaperone and lady’s maid in tow. But lady’s maid Alice, blessed and cursed with the Sight, is tormented by terrifying visions. When chaperone Eliza falls prey to a disturbing wasting illness, the women…
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Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle: Wild and Complex
Poppy Stringer was born to be a star. An aspiring fashion influencer by day, Poppy moonlights as a grave robber to make ends meet, wheeling and dealing dead bodies across Palm Springs. When her hero, the flamboyant, piano-slamming rockstar Eddie Michaels, unexpectedly dies, Poppy gets a call to retrieve his body from the medical examiner’s…
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Doe by Rebecca Barrow: Dark and Creepy
Maris Larsen is the captain of the West Eaton High cheer team. She’s Coach’s favorite and the team worships her. Being on the team makes her feel special—powerful. When she’s leading the girls on the mat, Maris doesn’t have to think about her dead-end life in a dead-end town. She can forget about her depressed…
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Nemesis Mine by Amy Archer: Funny and Irreverent
Fake nemeses. It’s a dastardly plan that can’t go wrong… until love crashes the act. Nobody is more surprised than Cyrus to learn that he’s no longer considered the greatest villain in the land of Athaca. Sure, he’s lying about the fact that his magical power is making flowers grow. And maybe lately he’s spent…
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Inkpot Gods by Seanan McGuire: Powerful and Brilliant
The gods live and die at our whim. More than a century has passed since Asphodel Baker refined the process allowing her to imbue alchemically created life with power in a way no one else had ever been able to achieve. More than a century since she built the Impossible City on the ruins of…
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The Reimagining of Thornwood House by Jaleigh Johnson: Cozy and Emotional
Evelyn Sharpe is accustomed to dealing with natural disasters as a land witch, but she longs for a life with a little less danger for her and her adopted daughter, Ruby. So when the opportunity to take over as Caretaker of Thornwood House—a sentient home that acts as the magical heart of the village of…
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The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones by Lex Croucher: Powerful Truths
For as long as they can remember, Briar Jones dreamed of attending the Temple School of Thaumaturgy. Behind its looming ornate gates, the elite boarding school—the place that has produced the most CEOs and Prime Ministers in British history—is whispered to be magical. Briar’s best friend, Sebastian Wolfe, never cared about Temple. He just wanted…
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One Night Only: Hilarious Romance
When I heard about One Night Only, I was most interested because of the cast, especially some of the minor characters. I also love romantic comedies so I was hopeful when I went to the screening that it would be funny. After watching the film, I can honestly say that it was a hilarious romance…
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The Odyssey: Epic Journey
When I first heard about Christopher Nolan making a film about The Odyssey, I was simply excited. I’ve been an informal student of Greek mythology and have read the book multiple times. It is one of my favorite narratives among the Greek legends. So I knew that I was going to be fairly critical of…
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Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass: Crazy Funny
The premise of Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass had me interested from the very start and I was hopeful that it would be as funny as it sounded. After watching it, I found it crazy funny, full of raunchy and silly comedy and talented performances by the cast. Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity…
