Trope Tuesday: Found Family
by Meg Rady We’ve all heard the old adage, “blood is thicker than water.” Today, the cliché implies that familial bonds are stronger than any other relationship. Whether you think…
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Trope Tuesday: Enemies to Lovers
by Monica Rivera Sosa What is it about a knife-to-the-throat scene that drives us readers crazy? Psychologists will say it’s due to some unresolved trauma or unhealthy coping mechanism but…
“I am become a blade”: The Male Ego in “Shadow and “Bone”
by Guest Writer Monica Rivera Sosa “I am become a blade.” This iconic line from Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone created a surge of TikToks and memes about the Shadow…