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It had been on my tbr for a long while. I was waiting for the right time to begin it. Finally finished it and loved it all the way. The plot and its three generational characters are so perfect.. the space-time gaps are connected with patterns of fluency and ease. Feminism and gothic elements are classic materials...not all the authors who try to use them recently are successful. But this one is more than perfect ,it will forever hold a special place in my heart. Altha, Violet and Kate ...all of them are witches ..yet they are presented with so much human qualities.. their flaws,failures and impulses which are not always right..that they become normal ...wildness becomes normal. I need more books like this, which will address the issues of rape,marital rape,right of abortion with the same intensity of innocence, purity and uninhibited courage. Magic is all around us. And all within, too. That golden glint.It's the goodness and sense of empathy and connection, irrespective of gender.Thanks, Emilia.

I'm putting 3 stars only because of the characterization of Vivian. She herself and what she has done ,on her own, to stop a serial killer ,is admirable and inspiring. All of it . Not some of it. But I'm really disappointed to see her convicted at the end. Like Simon Hess has won. After all this time instead of getting rewarded for saving Hess's future victims and bringing justice, she is imprisoned. Her niece Carly is the most disappointing thing who doesn't deserve an aunt like Viv, actually. Carly fails to understand why Viv did what she did , she thinks Viv is a criminal who should confess. At the same time Carly is totally supportive of Nick Harkness's dark past ,just because he was her crush. On top of everything she chooses to study criminology! A big HaHa. Such a foolish partial woman can never make it.

Too much coincidences in an otherwise wellbuilt realistic plot. All the characters happen to be at the same place and the same time in the climax. Characters are made well credible, but some tragedies of the many that happen in this historical fiction, seem to be pointless and undeserving. Like Hexum's death, for example. The threads that join the past and present are not tangled, they are observing continuity and flawlessness. The message is clear : endurance is strength. I like the different narratives , only ConaLee has the first person one,indicating her significance. Weed, the most interesting character, would be the next possible Night Watch.

After getting a lot of recommendations,finally watched Laapataa Ladies . But it seemed overhyped to me,sorry to say. All with its feminist messages ,the film is not honest to itself, bcs it kinda promotes under-age marriage (its obvious that Phool is under 18 and the timeline is 2001). So there's a lack of consistency. The beginning and middle were good,but the ending ruined the build-up, it seemed a bit unrealistic. The sudden 180° turn of the police officer is predictable and melodramatic. Although the actor did well. I'd score the film 3.7/5,only bcs of Jaya and Manjumai.

Ripley[2024] on Netflix is so unique and universal at the same time,it can easily surpass the time and space boundaries. But any unorthodox presentation like this, draws a certain risk,a risk of misevaluation by contemporary audience. As we know ,only one of Van Gogh's painting was sold in his life time. Ok,Back to Ripley. This thriller touches a raw nerve because of its monochrome world...the only color was in Lucio's bloodred paws on the stairs. And Caravaggio.Thomas Ripley literally worships him and tries to find a strange way of justification of his crimes by comparing himself with Caravaggio...but still,we can notice the post-murder righteous anger on Caravaggio's face and the satanic pleasure in Ripley's smile. As for the performance, Moriarty is being Moriarty. Andrew Scott's the best one ,although all of the characters, including even Hotel managers were just made for the show. The only character that seemed one dimensional, to me,is Dickie.Merge is quite good, but Freddie Miles and Ravini are fabulous. The symbolism in this series deserve a special appreciation. The stairs,both in Atrani and Roma,suggest the dramatic rise and fall in Ripley's life and position.The water,in Ripley's shower,in Atrani and Venice ,everywhere suggest a monstrous guilt eager to show up. And blood...The series used blood like a paint on a canvas,smooth as well as slippery. That murder weapon-ashtray and the use of light and Italian music,sculpture and language,and finally the Picasso painting, its wild and creepy strokes...the more I say about it,the more it demands saying. I'll finish this review with: there's just no other show on Netflix like Ripley [2024] ,and it violently deserves a season 2🙂

It was all ok till the fact came out that the girl who came back was not Delilah. From that point the story lost its connection to reality. Two same age girls kidnapped and imprisoned at the same time and almost the same way don't match the odds. Just for the sake of a red herring, there shouldn't be created a whole part(Part I) of the book,it feels deceiving and minimizes the impact of original Delilah's captive state at the end. Author herself seemed to be confused at times. Once we are told original Delilah was malnourished, two pages later,she is well-fed by Bea. The Shelby story is good tho, the roadkill moment was chilling. I appreciate the issue of informed consent during labor, it's great 👍. The character of Bea is not well built,it's overburdened with criminal charges,as if she exists only to commit crime and surprise the reader. It would be great to have Bea as a narrator, too.

Doesn't matter whether you believe in ghosts or not, September House wil catch you off guard. It includes all the typical elements of any horror fiction and then uses them in the most non typical way. So happy that it ends with an emphatically positive note. Horror stories mustn't always be depressing,ghosts can be friends(pranksters) and sometimes to make a rule you have to break a rule! Can't wait to see it adapted as a OTT series🏰

Flanagan's BEST I think. The visuals were awesome, the elements of suspicion and suspense are handled sleek and smooth. Specially wanna mention the episode of tell-tale heart...it's really impressive. And when horror is blended with art,literature and human flaws, it becomes a total package of entertainment. Personally I liked the characters of young Madeline (sorry,not the young Roddie, bcs he was always nervous and confused and he didn't not match with the calm and cruel older one), Victorine, Pym Reaper and Lenore💞. Verna was good, but if she put in some variation in dialogue delivery(in the last part specially) it wouldn't be monotonous. The most horrible episodes were the masque of red death and the pit and pendulum, but the real piece of art,to me,was Tell tale heart. Overall I got a mixed flavor of Umbrella academy and Wednesday here,but the show is unique in its story telling method. It's a must watch for Poe Lovers,I think.

What about Arisha's daughter? Her emotions, dreams and mental health? All insignificant? What was the fault of Pragya and Nimish? They had to die a painful death only to satisfy a megalomaniac's obsession?And what about Samiha whose womb is even not spared, let alone her heart and head? This VANAV is actually a DANAV who tried to become Krishna in a Radha- Shyam-Meera story.Love is not desirable at the cost of innocent people's lives.Thakur Sahab needed a medical counselling instead of his emotional experimenting.