Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. As I only started doing the fantastic Fantasy With Friends recently, I thought I’d go back and take a look at some of the older questions that I missed, startingContinueContinue reading “Fantasy With Friends: Is Fantasy Taken Seriously?”
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Fantasy With Friends: Fantasy as a Real World Mirror
Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. This is a really fascinating question and one that requires a lot of consideration. Before we dive in though, I want to say a big thank you to Pages UnboundContinueContinue reading “Fantasy With Friends: Fantasy as a Real World Mirror”
Graphic Novel Review: The Magnificent Ms. Marvel Omnibus, Vol. 1
by Saladin Ahmed, Magdalene Visaggio, Minkyu JungPublisher: Panini UK Ltd / MarvelFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-Fi FantasyPublished: 1st November, 2021 Rating: 5/5 Stars Oh, this was fantastic! Despite not having read the Ms. Marvel comics that come prior to this, I found it super easy to pick up on what was happening and the different dynamics atContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The Magnificent Ms. Marvel Omnibus, Vol. 1”
Fantasy with Friends: Le Guin, Tolkien and Worldbuilding
Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. This is a really interesting question, and not something I’ve deeply considered before – I admit, before diving into this, I haven’t (yet) read Ursula K Le Guin’s work, butContinueContinue reading “Fantasy with Friends: Le Guin, Tolkien and Worldbuilding”
That Dreaded TBR #82
Welcome back to my attempt to reduce my Goodreads Want to Shelf by…well, as much as possible! So far I’m doing a fairly good job of getting rid of books from this shelf, but it’s a long, slow going process as I have way, way too many books currently listed on there. The books I’mContinueContinue reading “That Dreaded TBR #82”
Fantasy with Friends: Technology in Fantasy
Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. Oh this is an interesting one! When I read it, I think I may have grinned a little. Really excited to dig into this topic, so let’s go! Fantasy withContinueContinue reading “Fantasy with Friends: Technology in Fantasy”
Fantasy with Friends: Prologues
Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. I really enjoy these discussion posts – they often make me consider things I have plenty of thoughts about, but don’t often dig too deep. Prologues is definitely one ofContinueContinue reading “Fantasy with Friends: Prologues”
Fantasy with Friends: Witches in Fantasy
Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. I love a witchy fantasy – witches can be such interesting characters in the right hands, and so different, especially when we look at subgenres. So I’m very excited toContinueContinue reading “Fantasy with Friends: Witches in Fantasy”
Monday Moods: Retellings
Monday Moods is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Unwrapping Words (aka, me!). The premise is simple: every week, there’s a new ‘mood’, ranging from tropes to genres or actual moods (happy, sad, etc). On a Monday, feel free to post about books on your TBR, books you’d recommend, or a mix – whatever youContinueContinue reading “Monday Moods: Retellings”
Fantasy with Friends: Common Tropes in Children’s Fantasy
Fantasy with Friends – hosted by Pages Unbound – poses questions each Monday about fantasy, either as a genre as a whole or individual works. I had a lot of fun doing this one last week, so thought I’d continue it for Fridays! Plus, this week’s question is super interesting, and definitely one I haveContinueContinue reading “Fantasy with Friends: Common Tropes in Children’s Fantasy”
