Feliza

I’ve grown out of Harry Potter – and that’s okay

I’m a millennial, and part of the Harry Potter generation: Sorcerer’s Stone was released in the US when I was seven, and the final film came out the summer before my final year in college. It’s a series that’s always been part of my life – and recently I realized I don’t need them anymore. TheContinue reading “I’ve grown out of Harry Potter – and that’s okay”

I loved Jade City so much, I reviewed it twice

One of November’s most exciting releases was Jade City, the adult fantasy debut of award-winning author Fonda Lee. Set in one of the most gorgeously-crafted and exceptionally plausible fantasy universes I’ve encountered, Jade City is a crime family drama filled with enthralling action scenes and political intrigue. These aspects ground Jade City in a world that feels lived-in andContinue reading “I loved Jade City so much, I reviewed it twice”

NaNoWriMo 2017: Writing Soundtrack

I’ve participated in National Novel Writing Month almost every year since 2008 (I skipped in 2010 while working on my undergraduate thesis and cowrote last year using a different account) and have found that, no matter what, the soundtrack I listen to ends up being one of the most important parts of my process.

THE TETHERED MAGE is a Venetian fantasy debut you have to read

Oh, man, let me tell you about the first book that gave me the same chills I got from Tamora Pierce books.

Pick up your next J-horror read with my list at Unbound Worlds

My first piece for Unbound Worlds is an installment in their So You Want to Read series: Ghost stories have been part of Japanese literature since the Heian period, from 794 to 1185, and modern Japanese horror is more accessible for English-language readers than ever before. Focusing on psychological horror and frequently incorporating folk religion elementsContinue reading “Pick up your next J-horror read with my list at Unbound Worlds”