Here are nine recommendations that feature kickass female leads. These stories about newly discovered powers, dangerous adventures and unexpected romances redefine superpowers through the perspectives of heroines. As each and every one of them rise to meet formidable challenges, they start learning about how one must embrace their true selves before they can face the world. 1. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Meet Karou. The atypical blue-haired teenager from Prague who disappears when she is supposedly “running errands”. In this world haunted by unknown creatures, doorways are tainted with black hand prints. The first …
Do you still remember the books that topped our bookshelves from ten years ago? Looking back in time, 2007 was an amazing year for books, especially in the fiction category. Although this is by no means a comprehensive list, it includes some of the best steals that most of us are familiar with. With this ranked list, you can reminisce on the good old times by picking up a book from 2007. 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling The final and long-awaited installment to J.K. Rowling’s world-renowned series was released on July 21st. Besides the highly-anticipated …
“It’s no coincidence,” wrote Margaret Atwood, “that there are no public libraries in the dystopia I wrote about in my novel The Handmaid’s Tale.” In her letter to the New York Public Library, the author of The Handmaid’s Tale calls New Yorkers’ attention to the diminished funds for library maintenance. Image Courtesy of the Business Insider In the dystopic kingdom of Gilead, totalitarian regime has overthrown democracy and destroyed freedom of speech. Moreover, leading figures dictate complete control and reinforce erroneous values by categorizing individuals according to class and gender. In this society, women are considered as assets or “concubines” whose …
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Tunglið, meaning the moon in Icelandic, is also the name of a publisher who only prints books in batches of 69 every time there’s a full moon. Although the books are not expensive, nobody is allowed to pre-order or skip the line at events. By the time that the moon wanes, the remaining books bear an ill-foreboding fate, that is, they burn. A full moon is a stage in the lunar phase that occurs when the moon, sun and earth reach alignment. On average, it occurs every 20.53058 days, meaning that Tunglið would publish on a monthly basis. Ragnar Helgi Olafsson …
