“The Coelura” by Anne McCaffrey

8 July, 20165 July, 2016 - Grace 2 Comments

The Coelura by Anne McCaffrey is a novella-length space opera about fashion, contracts, and alien life forms. It reminds me a little bit of the Kill La Kill anime, except pulpier and not quite as developed. Contracts are very important in the world of Demeathorn. Rather than marriage, people enter into short-term contracts in orderRead more

“Mademoiselle Chanel” by C.W. Gortner

18 March, 20159 March, 2018 - Grace 5 Comments

When I hear the name Chanel, I think of high fashion. I think class. I think of her iconic No. 5 perfume that I always sample in department stores, but never actually buy because I’m not the sort of person who’d spend close to $100 on a bottle of perfume ($100 can buy aRead more