Even though I have been on a severe fantasy kick thanks to The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty (I’m so beyond obsessed with this series, send help), my goal for Spring is to tackle the historical fiction books that I have checked out form the library. Since the world is basically on lockdown, our local…
Self-quarantine and social distancing have been a wild ride. Some days I feel like I’m on top of the fucking world and on others, I sort of just want to build a fort in the corner of my bedroom or giant ass closet and hibernate until the ugliness of the world finally goes away. Since…
Meg: The Graphic Novel by J.S. Earls is a science-fiction, stand-alone comic adaptation of the original novel authored by Steve Alten. The story follows deep-sea submersible pilot turned marine palaeontologist, Jonas Taylor, as he’s forced to return to his previous occupation when the prehistoric, long believed to be extinct shark, the megalodon, is unleashed from…
Self-quarantine has been going far better for me this past week than the previous one. Now that I’ve had some time to accept that we’re in it for the long haul, it made me acquire a bit o’ faith that this also won’t last forever. I need to be hopeful if I am to survive…
Your Name. (君の名は。) is a 2016 romance fantasy anime film that was written and directed by esteemed filmmaker, Makoto Shinkai, and produced by CoMix Wave Films. The film revolves around Taki and Mitsuha, two young teens who live in very different parts of the country. Taki is a Tokyoite, while Mitsuha resides in a small…
9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek is a fantasy hidden object game that was developed by a Polish company, Tap It Games, and published by Artifex Mundi. It’s also the first volume in the 9 Clues duology series. For folx who may be unfamiliar with the term, Hidden Object (HO) refers to a brand…
The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty is the second volume in an #OwnVoices Islamic adult fantasy trilogy that I’m so beyond obsessed with that this whole first impressions shall probably end up being a hot mess of blabbering. This is one of the many reasons why I haven’t been able to concoct my The…
Little Miss Sumo is a British-Japanese, Netflix Original short documentary about female sumō wrestler, Hiyori Kon. It released in 2018 and can be seen in both English and Japanese. The documentary was shot in Japan and Taiwan. Living with an aficionado of wrestling, I have come to appreciate the sport quite a bit and sumō…
If there’s anything in my life that I’m stupendously grateful for, its my Asian Studies programme at Uni. While occasionally I find myself frustrated with some of the materials used in my classes (so much of it is not #OwnVoices, which makes learning specific topics authentically a bit challenging), the essence of the subject matter…
Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is an #OwnVoices Latinx novel that takes place in the late 1970s and is about a young girl named Viridiana who is hired to be a translator for three Americans that are visiting Baja California. When one of them turns up dead, she’s caught in a web of deceit where…
The world fucking sucks right now. When I look outside and see the barren streets, I feel like I’m in a post-apocalyptic setting straight out of one of them book things I love to keep my nose in. Schools, jobs, and everything else have gone on lock-down to try and contain the chaos of COVID-19.…
Dedicated to Madame Gabs. Welcome to my first OWLS post for 2020! I couldn’t think of a more perfect topic to kick off my return to OWLS than with the subject of Devotion. Devotion is a very interesting concept. The meaning behind this word can change with everyone to various degrees. For some it’s showing…
Happy Friday morning, Chums! Since (mostly) everyone seems to be on lock-down and practising self-quarantine or social distancing, now is a fantastic time to participate in a readathon! The 24in48 Readathon, which usually takes place twice in a year, is hosting the Distancing Edition of this beloved bookish marathon for bibliophiles everywhere. It runs from…
The Spring 2020 simulcast season is just around the corner, which is mind-blowing. I feel like Winter zipped on by like Takumi Fujiwara in a full-powered AE86 tofu drift. While not emotionally prepared for some of the current shows to come to an end, as they’ve been helping to bring me comfort during this time…
Sword Art Online (ソードアート・オンライン) is an adventure, science-fiction anime adaptation of the original light novel series written by Reki Kawahara with artwork from abec. The first season aired in Summer 2012 with twenty-five episodes. It was produced by A-1 Pictures with direction from Tomohiko Itō (Occult Academy, Silver Spoon, Erased). I remember watching it during…
