Essays
An Ava Reid Essay
Ava Reid is a fantasy author who started publishing in 2021 and has since published four books, reaching huge audiences with TikTok virality and acquiring a reputation for writing dark, Gothic, atmospheric fantasy that focuses strongly on feminism and the stories of women who are trauma survivors. There are all things I adore in books…
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…
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…
Charlotte Kersten 