Why are male UF protagonists badass and female protagonists… not?
I have been noticing this for a while. Although we have all these ‘strong female protagonists’ in urban fantasy – to the level that an author friend of mine said… Read more »
Tag Archives: fiction
Shelf Love Challenge: Why do I read the books I do?
This month’s question is: Why do you read the books you read? Why do you gravitate towards certain genres and/or authors. How do you pick the next book you will… Read more »
Power, weakness and vulnerability
I’ve just finished reading Kim Harrison’s new book, The Drafter. And damn, it was good. I stayed up later than I should have reading it, and that hasn’t happened for a while…. Read more »
Who has the right to write?
Just lately, I’ve been thinking about gay romances. I read them. I also read heterosexual romances. The reason I read the romances I do, and the reason I like reading… Read more »
Gay fiction vs m/m romance
Today, I came across a blog post written by a gay male author, bemoaning the proliferation of ‘m/m romance’ (which is, apparently, a very different thing to ‘gay romance’). The… Read more »
Review: Revenant
Revenant by Kat Richardson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoyed this – thus, four stars out of five (but a strong four). The action happens mostly in and… Read more »
The Ordinary Hero
This week, I read four books from two different series, both of which featured what I’ll call an ‘ordinary heroine’ – that is, someone who doesn’t use kick-ass powers, but… Read more »
We Need Diverse Books…
I came across the “We Need Diverse Books” campaign recently. Two thoughts sprang to mind: I really hate this use of the word “diverse”. Hate it hate it hate it. This is… Read more »
Feedback: Bad is the new Good
Today, I had a short but thought-provoking conversation with a colleague. I forget how we got onto the subject, but he told me that his wife was keen on watching… Read more »
The Human Connection
I read a lot. Constantly. And, being a lover of urban fantasy, I read a lot in that particular sub-genre. The thing about genres is that there is pretty much… Read more »