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We Used to Live Here Review
Eve is a house flipper in financial straits, currently living in the house she and her partner, Charlie, are flipping. Late one night, while Charlie is away, a family knocks on the door and asks Eve if they can tour the house since the dad, Thomas, used to live there. Although weary, Eve lets them in and things quickly get out of hand, causing Eve to spiral, not knowing what’s reality and what’s delusion. Eve must now figure out what’s going on in the house and who Thomas rea
Character Voice: Authenticity & Inappropriateness
When reading All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven, I found myself both amazed and appalled at how certain demographics were being depicted. Let's dissect how certain prominent characters discuss and embody marginalized groups and ways we, as writers, can avoid the pitfalls Niven falls into when writing them
A Riley Sager Postmortem: When Quantity Misses Quality
Ever loved one book so much you follow the author's other work and slowly become disenchanted? That's how I feel about a certain thriller author... Riley Sager. So let's examine why he's fallen from grace.
July Reading List
Here's a review list of the standout books I've read in July 2025. A good source if you need suggestions for your books to read list!
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We Used to Live Here Review
Eve is a house flipper in financial straits, currently living in the house she and her partner, Charlie, are flipping. Late one night, while Charlie is away, a family knocks on the door and asks Eve if they can tour the house since the dad, Thomas, used to live there. Although weary, Eve lets them in and things quickly get out of hand, causing Eve to spiral, not knowing what’s reality and what’s delusion. Eve must now figure out what’s going on in the house and who Thomas rea
Rianne Aryn
11 min read
September Reading List
I don't think I've had quite as mixed a bag of books as I've had this past month. Here are four of the standouts and what I thought of each one.
Rianne Aryn
8 min read
Character Voice: Authenticity & Inappropriateness
When reading All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven, I found myself both amazed and appalled at how certain demographics were being depicted. Let's dissect how certain prominent characters discuss and embody marginalized groups and ways we, as writers, can avoid the pitfalls Niven falls into when writing them
Rianne Aryn
8 min read
All The Bright Places Review
An in-depth summary and review of All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven, highlighting both the books successes and shortcomings
Rianne Aryn
10 min read
A Riley Sager Postmortem: When Quantity Misses Quality
Ever loved one book so much you follow the author's other work and slowly become disenchanted? That's how I feel about a certain thriller author... Riley Sager. So let's examine why he's fallen from grace.
Rianne Aryn
13 min read
August Reading List
August was another good reading month for me, but the books I ended up reading were a pretty mixed bag in terms of quality. Here's a rundown of the standouts and how I felt about them
Rianne Aryn
9 min read
The Sexy Lamp Love Interest
An issue in romance character writing I’ve been seeing more of lately is the “sexy lamp”. For those of you who aren't familiar (which I myself wasn't even familiar with the term until recently), a sexy lamp is a love interest or character who has virtually no traits other than being attractive and offers very little to the plot.
Rianne Aryn
3 min read
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