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Book Review – Buffy, The Reckoning (Joss Whedon)

July 30, 2019October 10, 2019 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

I was SO excited for this, and it let me down SO badly.

Tagged Book Review, books I don't like, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, comic books, joss whedon3 Comments
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Book Review – Scarborough (Catherine Hernandez)

June 28, 2019August 1, 2019 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

I was fifteen. You were four. I taught you drama in a Scarborough community centre. You were surviving neglect.

Tagged Book Review, book reviews, books, Canada, diversity, fiction, LGBTQ2 Comments
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Book Review: Halloween Party – Fear Street #8 (R.L. Stine)

October 24, 2018November 1, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

So bad, it's good

Tagged 90s, Book Review, book reviews, books, Disability, Fear Street, horror, nostalgia, popular culture, R.L Stine, YALeave a comment
Reviews and Essays

Book Review: Stolen (Kelley Armstrong)

October 16, 2018October 17, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

I really, really disliked this book. Let me explain.

Tagged Book Review, book reviews, books, feminism, film theory, gender, horror, Kelley Armstrong, Stolen, supernatural, Werewolves, Witches, Women of the OtherworldLeave a comment
Reviews and Essays, Seasonal

Book Tag: Creatures of the Night

October 12, 2018November 1, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

Books! And things that go bump in the night...

Tagged Agony House, Book Review, Book tag, books, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Halloween, Harry Potter, Kelley Armstrong, MonstersLeave a comment
Reviews and Essays

Book Review: The Agony House (Cherie Priest)

October 9, 2018October 16, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

A ghost story set against the backdrop of race and class relations in post-Katrina New Orleans

Tagged Agony House, Book Review, books, Cherie Priest, class, gentrification, Ghost Story, horror, paranormal, race, YA2 Comments
Reviews and Essays, Seasonal

Spooktober Book Essentials!

October 8, 2018November 1, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

If October Chills was a crash course that I was teaching, this would be my Required Reading List.

Tagged Book Review, books, Classic Stories, comic books, gothic, Halloween, horror, mystery stories, YA4 Comments
Reviews and Essays, Seasonal

Book Review: Coraline (Neil Gaiman)

October 5, 2018November 1, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

CoralineĀ is a haunting piece of dark fantasy, and though the film is absolutely captivating, the book is much creepier.

Tagged Book Review, books, Coraline, gothic, Halloween, horror, Neil GaimanLeave a comment
Reviews and Essays

Book Tag: Disney Movies

September 28, 2018October 1, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

A good excuse to shout out books.. and call out Disney a little.

Tagged Book Review, Book tag, books, Disney, feminism, nostalgia, popular culture8 Comments
Reviews and Essays

Book Tag: 90s Kid

September 21, 2018September 21, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

A good excuse to shout out books... and the 90s

Tagged 90s, Book Review, Book tag, books, popular culture, throwbacksLeave a comment

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