The Bees Knees

by Sophia Chen As a child who grew up on Percy Jackson, I've always been very into mythology. Not to be narcissistic, but I'd say I'm a bit of a... well, a bit of an  expert , on ancient Greek mythology specifically (outside of PJO, most of my knowledge has come from extensive Wikipedia browsing sessions). Therefore, I'm always looking for new and exciting book adaptations of mythology. I've read several in my time as a Greek mythology nerd -- much more than several, in fact, so I thought I'd share a few of my favorites (and non-favorites). So, in no particular order: 1. The Song of Achilles  - 7/10 CW for mcd, non-graphic depictions of violence, war, explicit sexual content, implied sexual assault, slavery Those of you on the literary side of TikTok (also known as "BookTok") have probably heard of Madeline Miller's The Song of Achilles . It seems to have gotten really popular in recent years for whatever reason, even though the book is almost our ...

     In my last blog, I finished reviewing the Moon Base Alpha (MBA) trilogy with Waste of Space , which was followed by Spaced Out , with the initial installment being Space Case . In this blog, I hope to compare and contrast the MBA books with each other. I’ll try to minimize any spoilers, but I can’t guarantee it, as it becomes harder and harder to express my opinions of the books. If you neither read the MBA books nor my previous blogs about the individual MBA books, I highly recommend that you go ahead and read them. But this shouldn’t be too hard since it’s practically impossible to put down the book after digging into it!      To summarize, the MBA series is about a boy (a bit younger than we are) named Dash living with his family, who were among the first 27 settlers on the moon, specifically on a base called Moon Base Alpha. The Moonies (the term used to call those settlers) consisted of families whose parents were world-class...

 Killer Queen The Address by Fiona Davis Set in the 1880s, The Address is about a woman (Sara) who fails her apprenticeship and decides to work her way up to the head maid of a posh hotel in London. When she does, she is shocked to meet Theodore, one of the few architects of a new apartment house in New York. They started talking and this led to a job offer. This job takes her to America where she lives with him and his wife and children. 100 years later, we then focus on Bailey, Theodore's granddaughter. She is a former party-goer, fresh out of rehab, and is looking for a fresh start. She never saw a dime from Theodore, since she needed proof of genetic linkage, which she didn't have. Many aspects of this book remind me heavily of Killer Queen. Killer Queen is about a high-class girl who is rather posh and stuck up. To put it in Freddy Mercury's words, "I'm trying to say that classy people can be whores as well". This book has many aspects of that, so I thin...

*Disclaimer* The FNaF books do not directly connect or relate to the FNaF Games or the FNaF Movie!               After many, many, many nights of bone chilling dreams and nightmares, both in sleep and awake, Delilah has had enough. Everything she’s done to try and stop from waking up at 1:35am has failed and left her worse than before. From getting fired from her job because she kept on having panic attacks every night, to pushing her best, and only, friend away from her, she’s ready do anything to stop Ella from getting to her.               So, when working the night shift, then sleeping at her best friends house, then sleeping at a motel, then driving around town doesn’t work, Delilah parks her car across a bridge, leaves everything but her flashlight, and runs. She runs, and runs, and runs until she sees an old construction site. Then, using her upper...