Over the past few weeks, life has intervened with blogging in a multitude of ways. (The flu, work and university are an overwhelming mix, let's just say.) We are, however, navigating and managing our way around it - and here we are again.  Many apologies for our absence, pumpkins. Call us foolish optimists, …

Oy-to-the-vey, it's Valentine's Day. Love it or hate it, you can't escape it. We're just ever so romantic... in that our Valentine's Day traditions typically involve some form of "Top 10 books to help you survive Valentine's Day" or "Top 10 Books For A Non-Romantic Reader&…

As TvTropes will be quick to inform you - not all tropes are bad. This is due in part to our differing opinions on what we like and dislike to see in a narrative, and in part to the fact that absolutely everything is considered a trope nowadays . A Lawful Good protagonist - trope. An ambi guous protagonist - trope. A…

[Girl] is running away. Running from her dark past, her demons, the terrors that arise at night and threaten to consume her. She has come where she hopes no demons have followed. She is looking to start fresh. New beginnings. New friends. New life. [Guy] is trouble personified. His every move seems to hint at…