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What If Kitty Pryde Became Queen of Spartax?
Notice: This article explores alternate storylines within Marvel's 616 comic book universe, specifically focusing on the X-Men and Guardians of the Galaxy series from 2014 to 2017. It does not reference the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
By Jenna Deedy2 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Diavola" by Jennifer Thorne
I'm going to be honest with you about this book. When I first looked at it, I was really unsure - I didn't know whether I was going to like it or whether it was going to be one of those run-of-the-mill horror books that really has no flavour. When I began reading it however, I was completely and utterly drawn in and consumed. I finished the whole thing in one day and managed to scare the absolute life out of myself on top of that. This is one of those books where you think 'why didn't I pick this up earlier'. Fantastically weaving gothic notions into an almost folk horror atmosphere - a book about a vengeful renaissance ghost is about to become so much more than a ghost story.
By Annie Kapur2 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "A Simple Murder" by Eleanor Kuhns
I'm not going to lie to you but when I say I don't judge a book by its cover, I definitely sometimes do. This was one of those cases in which the cover I saw for this book was one I couldn't quite figure out. After a long time of staring at the cover, I moved on to the blurb and was equally capitvated. There was something about the book cover that looked unsettling, kind of off and as though there was something not quite right. So, as I introduce you to this book I spent a couple of days reading, please forgive the fact that I did in fact, judge a book by its cover...
By Annie Kapur2 years ago in Geeks
Shakespeare's Language of War
Note: Yes, I'm finding a lot of random notes I have from years back when I was studying for my degrees. These ideas didn't turn into essays but, as I have been going through them, I'd like to try to turn them into something. This one is about Shakespeare and War - the notes are from the second year of my undergraduate degree - which is a while back now. But I'm glad I was able to turn it into something. A great book in the secondary reading is called "Radical Tragedy" by Jonathan Dollimore. I must have read it three times cover to cover many years back, and my copy is coated in notes and doodles. I highly recommend this reading. Soon, I'm going to do a deep-dive into it - so look out for it if you're interested. Now, on to the article...
By Annie Kapur2 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Summoned to the Seance" ed. by Emily Vincent
Full Title = Summoned to the Seance: Spirit Tales from Beyond the Veil edited by Emily Vincent I think that you're probably sick and tired of reading about me being obsessed with the British Library's output of things like 'Tales of the Weird' or, in the past collections such as 'Crime Classics'. But, I think this is important because recently I have become a bit sketchy on whether these are the best of the output. Of course, we have had some great anthologies in the distant past and over the last few years. However, these ones that have come out in late 2024 and early 2025 have not lived up to their hype at all. Unfortunately, though this collection has some stand out stories, this can also be said of Summoned to the Seance.
By Annie Kapur2 years ago in Geeks
