You know what actually Gone Girl was right
Sometimes being deranged is the appropriate response to what's going on
BONUS: My favorite things I got for free from the LA Times Festival of Books
I was almost trampled to death at the Ripped Bodice tent but it was all worth it
No offense to those guys but I think I would have done OK on the 1898 Antarctic Expedition
Let's let the fiskeboller do the talking tonight
Southern Gothic *clap clap clap clap clap*
You're supposed to read this as a "Let's Go Sports Team" type chant or it's not going to work ok
I'm trapped on an island now what
And don't even bother saying let's go find the fully stocked outboard motorboat because obviously that's scuttled. That's like being trapped on an island 101.
Trope Machine Accidentally Does A Precog
This is just a quirky way of saying I'm writing about books I haven't even read yet now
Big dumb murder mystery idiot
I was looking at everyone's faces when I said that and I learned nothing
*shaking fist at sky* GENDERRRRR
I do this every day at noon if you guys wanna join <3
Trope Machine's Faves of 2024
It's that time of year where I once again regret never writing anything down in my Goodreads reviews
Real Housewives of The Benedictine Order
"I saw Brother Ubertino in the Aedificium" Girl what were YOU doing in the Aedificium 👀
Kate Beaton made me read Wuthering Heights against my will
To be fair Heathcliff's brooding probably stunk up the place real bad
No tricks, no frills, just two mean houses
Look what do you want me to say the houses are mean ok
It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
Jay Z was so right when he said "goblin, ghoul, a zombie with no conscience"
TFW Mister Police gives you all the Clues
*chanting intensifies* CLUES CLUES CLUES CLUES
BookChunks: A Subsidiary Franchise
Biblically Accurate Vampire Car Crash Now
Family means nobody gets eaten by a ghost
Shoutout to childhoods fr. Gotta be one of my favorite breeding grounds for The Horrors
Time Travelers
What are we really talking about when we talk about "when"?
Girl House! ™
It is Less Fun Than It Sounds
Fighting the devil again huh? That's cool
Swatting at the devil with a broom like he's a raccoon trying to get my study snack
YA Power Hour
Look. Listen. LOOK.
WorkHaters, Inc.
I would actually love to not bring my Whole Self to work, thanks
That's not a house! That's my wife!
When the house is a character and that character is a friend
Canadians Have History Too
For a dollar a day you can support a Canadian
A souvenir from my 1865 childhood
What did they say about those who forget history did they say it was good
Haunted House, M.D.
How many ways can a Structure be scary? Let's count.
Why are you witch-hunting me? I'm right!
We are the witches of the books you didn't hunt, or whatever.
VarmintCore™
"Howdy partner" is a gender-neutral greeting.