the comic book world can be an intimidating place. With some characters’ origins dating back to the first half of the nineteenth century, how the heck is one supposed to get into the fandom, let alone find a compelling female lead? Read More
Her Story Arc’s 2014 WP Annual Report: We Couldn’t Do it Without You!
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 44,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 16 sold-out performances for that many… Read More
The Whimsy & Utter Terror of Fairy Land #1
Catherynne Valente’s The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making is the first book I’ve read in a long time where I put it down and thought to myself “now I have to go and buy a copy”. Given that I work at a library and do all my reading gratis (which,… Read More
We are ALL Divergent
Warning: Spoilers Ahead My fiance asked me recently if I thought my test result would be Divergent were I to undergo the faction test from Veronica Roth’s book. “Of course I would! Everyone would,” I said, “No one is as simplistic as the faction system makes them out to be.” And that’s exactly the point of the book,… Read More
WoW: New Models, New Theme and New Potential
I was slowly converted into a World of Warcraft (WoW) player by my fiance who has been playing since the game came out in 2004. When I began, I was enchanted by the numerous race and class options. My very first character was a blood elf rogue named Elliera. I’m a sucker for elves. Due… Read More
Sailor Moon Crystal Act XII: Enemy (Queen Metalia)
Warning: Spoilers Be sure to check out the Sailor Moon Crystal Page for reviews of Acts I through XI in case you missed them! This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper. T.S. Eliot’s poem is the only… Read More
Her Story Arc 