They look and act perfect, but what really goes on behind closed doors….?
Month: Nov 2021
Okaaaaaay……. THAT happened!
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Anatomy of a Love Story: the Prequel, the Main Event, and the rollicking Epilogue… Katherine Center has delivered the full riotous, awww-worthy package! STAR WARS – MOVE OVER! (jk!) Okay, so my tendency to hyperbolize is very apparent here, but we do see […]
3.5 out of 5 stars. A swashbuckling space pirate tale about revenge that tries to be a YA novel as well, but ends up being for the more adult audience.
3.5 out of 5 stars. Really interesting setting and story, dystopian countered by somewhat unbalanced humour.
I once joked that I’m still a fan of fantasy, but I prefer it dark these times. While that’s more a joke than anything, I do find classical high fantasy to be a bit tedious at this stage in my life. I’m not so into it any more, while dark fantasy often enough breaks the […]
4 out of 5 stars. A Milton thriller with a side dish of a mystery.
4 out of 5 stars. Spaghetti Western meets Tarantinoesque dialogues, mixed up with philosophy.
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (Goodreads Synopsis Link) My rating: 5 of 5 stars They say all good tropes have a literary ancestry. I recall reading this quintessential “innocent country girl falls for philandering bad boy” story/trope years ago. Bathsheba Everdene was a (nowadays “badass”) country girl who inherited her late uncle’s […]
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Interview with Ryu Takeshi
We talk with Ryu about chocolate and buddhism, with a dash of Yakuza at the side.
Crossing the Pond Reviews 