For many of us, music is the reason we are alive. This could not be more true for Weston Ryan and Anna James, both members of the Enfield Marching Band. Wesley is the infamous bad boy of their small Texas…
‘The Roughest Draft’ review: Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka’s adult debut promises a wild, often frustrating ride
Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka break into Adult with their newest romance, The Roughest Draft, a spicy story about two co-writers who loathe each other… or do they? Two soulmates, wrenched apart When Nathan and Katrina met at a writer’s…
‘One True Loves’ review: Elise Bryant’s sophomore novel celebrates Black love and self discovery
In One True Loves, companion novel to her debut, Happily Ever After, Elise Bryant crafts a dreamy, escapist romance that leans into some tropes while cleverly twisting others. A main character still finding herself Leonore is a creative soul. In…
Ranking 2021 Movie Musicals
2021 is the year of the movie musical. No, that’s not what’s officially written on the zodiac calendar, but it really should be. Movie musicals are coming back into style again, partly thanks to streaming services and partly thanks to…
Trope Tuesday: West Side Story proves that the forbidden love trope still endures
On December 10, the new film adaptation of West Side Story hit theaters. This musical has been a mainstay on Broadway since it premiered in 1957, prompting multiple revivals and tours and more than one movie. A Romeo & Juliet…
‘You’ll Be the Death of Me’ review: Old friends reunite in Karen McManus’s latest thriller
The latest offering from Karen McManus has it all—crazy twists, clandestine affairs, and lots and lots of teen angst. Pitched as Ferris Beuhler’s Day Off with murder, You’ll Be the Death of Me doesn’t quite live up to that high…
‘The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks’ review: Mackenzi Lee’s ambling adventure offers insight into anxiety
The long anticipated, newest addition to the Montague Siblings series, The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee did not disappoint. Like the previous two in the series, this story is full of pirates and wild adventures, but…
