Essays
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An Ava Reid Essay
Note on 3/31/26: I got a huge bump in stats recently and realized that people are linking to this essay due to the discourse around Reid’s new book Innamorata and its lack of trigger warnings. I am not on TikTok or Threads, where a lot of this discourse seems to be taking place, but I… Continue reading
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Historically Accurate and Miserable for the Sake of Misery: Common Arguments About and Critiques of Sexual Assault in Speculative Fiction
A while ago, I posted a version of this essay on r/fantasy and it got a lot of conversations started. Here is the original essay/post if you’re interested in checking it out. I decided to refine some thoughts, add on, and repost the essay now. If you spend any amount of time lurking in online… Continue reading
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The Villain in the Story: Abuse, Feminism and Choice in Sarah J Maas’ Court of Thorns and Roses Series
(Please note that I have also recorded a YouTube version of this essay. Do I know how to make a YouTube video? Not really, but I didn’t let that stop me.) Today I am going to do something extremely bold and original: I am going to talk about Sarah J Maas books online. I think… Continue reading
Charlotte Kersten 