by Mackenzie Patel That feeling, a fiery violet one full of exhilaration and passion and amazement, is such a sweet affair, especially when it pertains to a particular novel. After mowing through The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain in mere days, I turned to his earlier novel, The President’s Hat, a few months later. I… Read More


by Mackenzie Patel Hello fantastic readers! Judging by the title of this article, you might already have a good idea what direction I’m jumping in. You might be thinking (the sarcasm leaking out of your brain, through your laptop, and into my mind) that taking two days to read one novel is eons of time.… Read More


by Mackenzie Patel   Scandalously ripped black cloth. Revealing to the point that sexuality is suggested, but not explicitly screamed in one’s face. Beautifully holed, artfully disfigured. Of course, my fashionable world travelers, I am talking about fishnet stockings, those daring and punk leg candy that have had boys reeling since the late 1800s. I… Read More