Fiction
Rachel Reviews: Alice in Mullah Land by Amir H. Taheri
I really like what Amir H. Taheri has done in Alice in Mullah Land. He has taken a well-known story and contorted its idea into something all of his own. Taheri's version has elements of Lewis Carroll's classic and yet, it is a novel concerning itself much more with our own world whilst masquerading as something created from imagination.
By Rachel Deeming3 months ago in BookClub
The False Prince
You can spot him from a mile away, but only if you’ve lived a life that left you in his wake. I blame social media for sending me down this rabbit hole. Some critic claimed that Where the Crawdads Sing would be a better required reading option than To Kill a Mockingbird, and I couldn’t let it go.
By Laura Roodenburg3 months ago in BookClub
Jane Austen Was Famous!
Green Gables House in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island is a historical site and museum dedicated to Canadian icon L.M. Montgomery. The house was her grandparents, a place she spent much of her youth in, and the inspiration for her book Anne of Green Gables. You can walk around the grounds and visit the house, being transported back to the years when Montgomery grew up there.
By The Austen Shelf3 months ago in BookClub
From Fanfiction to Bestsellers: Why We Need a More Honest Conversation About Storytelling
Few books have generated as much online discussion in recent years as Alchemised, the fantasy romance by SenLinYu that originated as the popular Harry Potter fanfiction Manacled.
By Jenna Deedy3 months ago in BookClub
Father Sebastiaan and the Evolution of Modern Vampyre Expression. AI-Generated.
Father Sebastiaan is a California-based master fangsmith, author, and creator of the Endless Night Vampire Ball who has been active in the vampyre subculture since 1992. Over the course of more than three decades, he has become a familiar figure within a community that blends mythology, aesthetics, artistry, and personal expression. While many people first encounter his work through custom fangs or cultural events, his broader influence can be seen in the way modern vampyre culture has developed its own identity, traditions, and visual language.
By Father Sebastiaan3 months ago in BookClub
Rachel Reviews: A Rock and a Hard Place by J.D. Kirk. Top Story - June 2026.
I do love a good police thriller and let's be honest, there are lots of them out there so when my mum recommended this to me, I was skeptical about whether it would take me anywhere that I hadn't been before in terms of my police detective reading experience.
By Rachel Deeming3 months ago in BookClub
Sisyphean Horror and Human Frailty; A Review of The Long Walk
Some pieces of media age like milk, there's no denying that; there's a reason why we have the phrase 'of its time' on hand. I can't say I feel that way about The Long Walk. Some argue it as an anti-war stort and given when the first draft was written and the overtly militaristic tones I can get that (if you squint), but over all of that it seems to me to be more of an anti-military industrial complex book. Not a cry against war itself, but a clean, targeted shot at the people who sent young men into a meat grinder seemingly without reason to many people.
By S. A. Crawford3 months ago in BookClub
When 8:59 Finally Reached 9:00
When 8:59 Finally Reached 9:00 There is a peculiar loneliness in submitting a story. You press "send," attach a fragment of yourself to an email, and release it into a silence you cannot negotiate with. Then life resumes. You make coffee. You answer messages. You write other pieces. You convince yourself that you have already made peace with whatever answer returns.
By LUCCIAN LAYTH3 months ago in BookClub
Why "Clytemnestra" Reframes One of Greek Mythology’s Most Misunderstood Queens
For centuries, Clytemnestra has occupied a familiar place in the Greek mythological canon: the murderous wife who kills Agamemnon upon his return from Troy. In many traditional tellings, she is often reduced to a single act–an archetype of betrayal, ambition, and vengeance.
By Jenna Deedy3 months ago in BookClub
