On opening weekend, I had the chance to see my favourite musical storyteller - the one and only Taylor Swift - in cinemas for the film of her amazing, cathartic and record breaking Eras Tour. I still love printed stories on the page, but the intelligently and creatively crafted performances and lyrics she has put... Continue Reading →
All Too Well: The Grammy award winning tale of an enchanting romance gone sour.
After all this time, ‘All Too Well’ is still beloved by fans of Taylor. The popularity of the song resulted in the original ten-minute version of the song and a short film to be released with the re-recorded version of Red, Taylor’s fourth studio album that was originally released in 2012. It’s time to revisit... Continue Reading →
She’s an icon. She’s a legend. She’s the man
As we’re officially feeling 23 this year, I thought it would be a good time to revisit my narrative analysis of Taylor Swift’s song ‘The Man’. It was the fourth single to be released from her seventh studio album Lover. Lover is also the first album for which she owns the masters and rights too,... Continue Reading →
Empire of Storms: A war is brewing, but who will survive?
The fifth instalment of the Throne of Glass series, Empire of Storms, sees Aelin and her growing royal court prepare for the growing war. This book is where the plot really begins to thicken, as the war is finally beginning for the main characters, with each chapter, grabbing your attention with a focus on each... Continue Reading →
Queen of Shadows: A mission of alliances, revenge, and old wounds
Tick tock, the final countdown to Erliea’s Great War is coming. The events in the series start to heat up with thrilling and tragic twists as the characters are forced to endure things, relatable in ways to the readers. This is done through the characters’ deepest nightmares and dreams to affirm who they are and... Continue Reading →
Heir of Fire: A royal quest of fire, fae and flames
The third book in the series takes Throne of Glass to new heights as the readers finally get a taste of the war to come in the land of Erliea; and Celaena and her friends become separated from each other, with the exciting read of how they will cope. Orphan. Assassin. Slave. Assassin again. Celaena... Continue Reading →
Taylor Swift calls out misogyny in The Man
Taylor Swift’s song ‘The Man’ was the fourth single to be released from her seventh studio album Lover. Lover is also the first album for which she owns the masters and rights too, marking a happy upbeat and content feeling compared to the dark pop-rock tone of her last album, Reputation. On the Spotify insights for this song, she comments that... Continue Reading →
The poetic narrative of The Lakes by Taylor Swift
Period poetics and modern metaphors are combined in the last and bonus track on the deluxe edition of Taylor Swift’s eighth studio (and Grammy Award-winning) album Folklore. In her documentary concert film, ‘Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions’, she revealed she was inspired to write ‘The Lakes’ after she visited England’s Lake District. Is it... Continue Reading →
Taylor Swift and the History of Holiday House
The last great American dynasty is a return to Taylor Swift’s county roots as she uses a common lyrical technique in country songs where they talk about an event or a person in the third person and then weaves themselves into the songs, with references to how the song relates to their own life. This... Continue Reading →
No body, No Crime: How Taylor Swift created her own murder mystery story
Murder mystery stories have been on the rise in the last couple of years, whether it’s a comedy or thriller. From films like Netflix’s Murder Mystery and Knives Out to novels including Jim Eldridge’s Museum Murder series, and the original queen of murder mysteries, Agatha Christie, it seems like we just can’t get enough of... Continue Reading →
the girl and the city of books 