What’s new, readers? YA author and fellow Seattleite Rachel Lynn Solomon (Today, Tonight, Tomorrow) made her adult debut a few weeks ago on January 26 with The Ex Talk, a positively irresistible contemporary romance revolving around a podcast that I very much want to listen to in real life. 29-year-old Seattle native Shay Goldstein has slowly … Continue reading My 2 Cents on The Ex Talk
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My 2 Cents on Detransition, Baby
What’s new, readers? On January 11 Torrey Peters released her debut novel, Detransition, Baby, in which the opening focuses on Reese, a trans woman who grew up in Wisconsin and now lives in New York City, ruminating on her fear of isolation and introspection that has driven her to cheat with a string of married men … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Detransition, Baby
My 2 Cents on Concrete Rose
What’s new, readers? As a massive fan of The Hate U Give—both the young adult novel with which author Angie Thomas debuted in 2017 and the 2018 film adaptation driven by Amandla Stenberg’s propulsive performance as teenage lead Starr Carter—I was thrilled upon learning a few months ago that Thomas’ next novel would be a prequel … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Concrete Rose
My 2 Cents on Happiest Season
What’s new, readers? Oh, democracy. It’s a pleasure getting back together with you, old buddy. This is my first post after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office on January 20, so I’d like to take a moment to express my immense appreciation and relief for this new period of … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Happiest Season
My 2 Cents on Cobra Kai—Season 3
(DISCLAIMER: this review of Season 3 of Cobra Kai will be SPOILER-FREE in regard to major plot turns until you read down to the spoilery space below) What’s new, readers? Let’s get right into Cobra Kai, the much-beloved action-comedy show that debuted on YouTube Premium in 2018 as a spinoff to The Karate Kid film franchise. I had … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Cobra Kai—Season 3
My 2 Cents on Tenet—A Spoiler-Filled Breakdown
What’s new, readers? Let’s dive straight into the breakdown of Tenet, the 2020 espionage thriller written and directed by Christopher Nolan. I’m going to dissect the inverted intricacies to the best of my abilities, with any discrepancies and omissions being my fault. The first topic to cover before anything else is the “science” of time inversion. … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Tenet—A Spoiler-Filled Breakdown
My 2 Cents on Tenet
What’s new, readers? Finally. After all this time, after the damn COVID pandemic, we can catch bullets and wait an hour for hot sauce in Tenet, the 2020 spy thriller written and directed by Christopher Nolan. I haven’t been so hyped up to see a movie since Avengers: Endgame over a year and a half ago. For months … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Tenet
My 2 Cents on The Top Ten Books of 2020
What’s new, readers? Hooboy, are you as relieved as I am that 2020—the year of COVID-19, bloodred skies, murder hornets, the wrongful deaths of numerous Black Americans at the hands of police, the passing away of Chadwick Boseman and Alex Trebek, the lunacy of Donald Trump and his sycophants, the blazing wreckage that is the Artemis … Continue reading My 2 Cents on The Top Ten Books of 2020
My 2 Cents on The Mandalorian—Season 2
(WARNING: Slight spoilers up ahead. I call them “slight” because they give away a couple character reveals that you’ve probably seen inundating social media for the past two months. Definitely nothing related to the finale, though—that will be saved for the spoilery space.) What’s new, readers? Let’s start in on the The Mandalorian, the Star Warsseries that … Continue reading My 2 Cents on The Mandalorian—Season 2
My 2 Cents on RWBY: Volume 8—Chapter 6, “Midnight”
(SPOILER ALERT: This is a full breakdown review for “Midnight”) What’s new, readers? It doesn’t shock me one bit that top Trump appointee Paul Alexander threw his lot in with the herd immunity tactic, but it still proves once again the casual inhumanity of the Trump administration, especially in light of the COVID-19 death toll … Continue reading My 2 Cents on RWBY: Volume 8—Chapter 6, “Midnight”
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