JenisaurMy Peter Pan TBR: The Story that Grows Up with its ReaderThere are dozens of Peter Pan adaptations: with different POVs and settings, even modern, queer, and genre-bending retellings.·5 min read·Aug 7, 2021----
JenisaurThis book has been sitting in my NetGalley for way too long, but here’s my review:“The Crowns of Croswald”, by D.E. Night, is the first in a series of middle grade fantasy novels that I was sent last summer via netgalley…·5 min read·May 9, 2021----
JenisaurJuly 2020 Round-Up PostAll the reading, writing, and other literary news from July at the Pendragon Office. Check out my new profiles and reviews, all linked…·6 min read·Aug 3, 2020----
JenisaurReview: “Loki: Where Mischief Lies”EDIT: I wasn’t caught up on Mackenzi Lee drama until after writing this so…I am kind of caught up now. It doesn’t change my review.·6 min read·Jul 19, 2020----
JenisaurBook Review: “Queen’s Peril”, E.K. JohnstonPeriod Talk! Queer rep! So many female characters! Not what I expected from a Star Wars book, but I absolutely loved being surprised.·5 min read·Jul 12, 2020----
JenisaurReview — “Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood” by Trevor NoahFive stars to Trevor Noah’s “Born a Crime”, a beautiful book of personal essays on growing up in South Africa as a mixed-race boy.·6 min read·Jun 20, 2020----
JenisaurReview: “Uglies” by Scott WesterfeldReading “Uglies” was supposed to be an escape. Instead it forced me to think about “white” as baseline and race in dystopian fiction.·5 min read·Jun 5, 2020----
JenisaurAn Annotated Bibliography for Movies: “Stranger Things” and “The Body”Choosing movies for my paper on “Stranger Things” and “The Body”.·5 min read·Feb 22, 2020----
Jenisaur“Runaway Max” Might Be Better than “Stranger Things”“Stranger Things” tie-in “Runaway Max” gives several characters an in-depth examination. It may surprise you how good it is.·6 min read·Feb 1, 2020----
Jenisaur500 Words On: “Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street” Book ReviewI really wanted to like “Street Gang”, but something didn’t belong…·3 min read·Jul 1, 2019----