Fangirlish End Of Year Lists: 20 Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2020

So many books, so little time. Lately it feels like it’s all we can do to keep up with stacking books in our TBR pile. But with 2020 right around the corner, we had to take a second to think…

Fangirlish 2019 Lists: Our Favorite Female Friendships In TV and Films

The year 2019 graced us with fantastic female leads who are strong and, most importantly – smart and self-sufficient. And one woman coupled with another one, creating a beautiful friendship – that’s something that helps society. Instead of backstabbing and…

Guest Post: Kate Williams, Author of ‘The Babysitters Coven’

In my first novel, The Babysitters Coven, my narrator, Esme Pearl, and her best friend Janis Jackson, are uber-fangirls. Deeply entrenched in music, movies, fashion and art, they drop references to everything from 19th-century French poets to 1970s horror flicks…

‘Your Perfect Episode of TV’ Roundtable

The question has been going around for a while. What’s the perfect episode of TV, or at least, what’s your perfect episode? And – of course, it’s impossible to agree on such a thing. We haven’t all watched the same…

10 POC Authors to Check Out Right Now

I read a lot, and I go to a lot of book conventions. One thing that I have noticed when attending these conventions is that there aren’t too many authors of color floating around. Another fact which I am ashamed…

Fangirlish Talks: Our Dream Emmy Nominations

Emmy Nominations are right around the corner, and every year, the collective internet goes into an uproar about who should have been nominated, and somehow got snubbed. And no, we’re not gonna get into how Emmy voters love some shows…

‘Detective Pikachu’ Review: I’d Die for You, Pikachu

I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say I’d die for Pikachu. After watching Detective Pikachu I felt like Rosa Diaz from Brooklyn Nine-Nine when she got to spend a day with her new dog Arlo. She recognized the significance…

5 Reasons Why You Should be Watching ‘Into the Dark’

I cheated…on Netflix… with Hulu. Now, I love my Netflix very much, but I just had to check out Hulu’s latest original, Into the Dark. Into the Dark, which premiered October 5, 2018 is a horror anthology series consisting of…

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Roundtable: Was it All We Wanted?

The spoiler ban for Avengers: Endgame has officially been lifted, and it’s time to dissect the end of an era for the MCU, and to discuss the character arcs for the original Avengers, the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe,…

‘American Gods’ 2×04 Review: “The Greatest Story Ever Told”

911? Yes, I’d like to report a crime. Bilquis, Mr. Nancy, and Mr. Ibis have stolen the show on American Gods and I don’t think I’ll ever be the same! *listens to operator* Of course this is serious and important…

Fangirlish Does Valentine’s Day: Our Favorite OTPs

We all have them, those fictional couples that make our hearts beat faster, that make us smile and cry and just feel all the things  – be it because the actors ooze chemistry, because we can relate to some parts…

From One Latinx Bisexual to Another, Thank You Rosa Diaz

Being a queer woman of color, made the cancellation of Brooklyn Nine-Nine all those months ago, hurt even more than I expected. Rosa Diaz, this badass, out of the box, and real representation of what it was to be Latina,…

Queerly Not Straight: Our Favorite Books of 2018

In an effort to build a space for queer people like myself, every Tuesday I’ll be posting opinion pieces, listicals, reviews, and more focused on the LGBT community (and occasionally about the Latinx/WOC community since I am Latinx.) Welcome to…

‘Younger’ 5×07 Review: A Few of My Favorite Things

YODEL-AY-HEEHOO! Younger 5×07 “A Christmas Miracle” really is a MIRACULOUS episode! “A Christmas Miracle” is a snow flurry of my favorite things about Younger, including its ability to make a magical PG kiss just raunchy enough with the little booty…

‘Shadowhunters’ 3×02 Review: ‘The Powers That Be’

We’re two episodes into Shadowhunters season three, and already we have a pretty good idea of what this season is going to be like. The Powers That Be featured all the things that make Shadowhunters so endearing and fun. It…

DCTV Crossovers I Want to See (That Will Never Happen)

The annual DCTV crossover may be met with mixed reactions in fandom, but that doesn’t stop me from thinking about ones I would love to see. Some crossovers I would particularly love to see will never happen due to differing…

6 Books We’re Looking Forward To Reading This Month

We love books. We read a lot but this month there are a lot of great books coming out. So many that it’s hard to narrow down all the greatness. But being as it’s back to school time and we’re…

Captain America Has The Best Superhero Arc in the MCU

AKA: LIZZIE IS WRONG To preface this argument I want to make it clear that I am talking about the MCU and not the comics. I readily admit that I do not care about the comics, especially now that Cap…

Turning the Pages: Empress of a Thousand Skies Review

  Title: Empress of a Thousand Skies Author: Rhoda Belleza Publisher: Razorbill Author Bio: Rhoda Belleza was raised in Los Angeles, where she grew up writing X-Files fan fiction and stuffing her face with avocados. She’s a children’s editor at…