Fiction
I just finished Straight On Till Morning
Straight on Till Morning (2018) is part of Disney's Twisted Tales series, a collection of "what if" retellings that reimagine classic Disney stories with a darker or unexpected twist. Written by Liz Braswell, this novel asks the question: What if Wendy had never met Peter Pan? Rather than following the familiar story of a girl whisked away to Neverland by a magical boy, Braswell crafts an entirely new journey — one in which Wendy Darling finds her own path to adventure, and discovers that the legends she has always believed in may be far more complicated than any bedtime story.
By Parsley Rose about 16 hours ago in BookClub
Ecclesiastes and the Weight of Meaninglessness
Have you ever noticed how unsettling Ecclesiastes feels compared to most of Scripture. It does not rush to reassure. It does not soften its conclusions. It returns again and again to the same observation: everything fades, everything repeats, and nothing under the sun seems capable of holding still long enough to become permanent. Wisdom fails to secure lasting satisfaction. Pleasure loses its edge. Work outlives the worker. Even moral effort appears unable to guarantee stability. For many readers, this tone feels almost dissonant, as if the book is saying out loud what faith is supposed to quiet.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast6 days ago in BookClub
I read a Twisted Tale Novel about Frozen...
So, fare reader. I'm back to tell you about a journey I went on... in a book... Not just any book, oh no. In my quest to collect all of the Twisted Tale books as I fall ever so slightly in love with each, and everyone, I have purchased over the course of the last half a year almost! Oh my! I found this one next to What Once Was Mine to be up there with my ever growing Disney fascination, the inner child in me, has always possessed.
By Parsley Rose 8 days ago in BookClub
Before the Crown Broke Her
Most people grow up knowing the Queen of Hearts as one thing: a villain. She storms across the pages of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, shrieking her famous command–“Off with their heads!”-while terrifying everyone around her. In the surreal chaos of Wonderland, she’s explosive, irrational, and almost cartoonishly cruel. Readers rarely question her motives because the story itself never asks them to. The Queen exists as part of the nonsense.
By Jenna Deedy9 days ago in BookClub
Seeking Justice
The arrest of three Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office employees on domestic‑violence charges within a matter of days has ignited widespread calls for justice, harsh punishment, and systemic accountability across the Tampa Bay region. To many community members and advocacy groups, the cases represent far more than isolated incidents; they are seen as a direct challenge to public trust, the integrity of law enforcement, and the moral authority of those sworn to protect victims of violence rather than become its perpetrators.
By Press Release 13 days ago in BookClub
