Matilda London

Book Review: Until You by Judith McNaught

October 25, 2020 by Matilda London

Book number three in the Westmoreland Saga focuses on the younger Westmoreland brother, Stephen—yet another aristocratic asshole, but one a tad less intense on that spectrum—and Sheridan, a feisty American governess stricken with amnesia. Clayton and Whitney Westmoreland, once again, make an appearance as well as the couples of the McNaught Sequels trilogy. Nicki du Ville—one of the few men that isn’t an asshole and actually champions the women—returns and has an interesting arc with Sheridan. This book has a […]

Categories: On Books, Reviews • Tags: All Things Books, Book Review, Judith McNaught, Review, Until You

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Pandemic Diary

October 21, 2020 by Matilda London

In response to a Book Riot and Out of the Box essay on documenting the personal experiences of the pandemic, this timeline will also be in correlation to the ongoing authoritarian threat from the Trump-Republican regime. Any and all essays on the subjects will be posted here as links. Timeline

Categories: Diary, Essays • Tags: Coronavirus, Diary, Essays, Non-Fiction, Pandemic Diary, Politics, SocioPolitical, Timeline

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Book Review: Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught

October 18, 2020 by Matilda London

From the onset of this review, I believe we can establish that a lot of men are assholes. We can argue about it, but after the past few years, that is a certainty very few can deny—even men. Some of us have known this a while because for a large portion of our lives we’ve been surrounded by assholes, and sometimes are often assholes ourselves. If you haven’t experienced assholes, you’ve been extraordinarily fortunate—like win the lotto fortunate. This current […]

Categories: On Books, Reviews • Tags: All Things Books, Book Review, Judith McNaught, Review, Whitney My Love

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Poetry: Sadness

September 20, 2020 by Matilda London

My mind is open to sadnessFor past and future eventsThe reality is likely to cause madnessTo which I will not present To each I cannot controlThe means to be seen in such a negative lightThat hurts and destroys my soulAnd ceases me to be forthright For those that struggle like meWhose heart thirsts for love and understandingI so empathize to an enormous degreeAnd pray there is no crash landing I want only to live in happinessTo love, be loved and […]

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Book Review: Circe by Madeline Miller

September 5, 2020 by Matilda London

I’ll be completely upfront: I never read The Iliad or The Odyssey and had no clue about any of the ancient gods or Greek and Roman religions. I was completely and totally ignorant about it all and have only just begun to graze its gilded surface. What about college, you ask—I’m a college dropout; I couldn’t afford to stay in college. What about high school—this is where I laugh out loud and ask what high school did you go to? […]

Categories: On Books, Reviews • Tags: All Things Books, Book Review, Circe, Madeline Miller, Review

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Poetry: Tired

August 22, 2020 by Matilda London

I’m tired of living for othersI’m tired of standing aloneI’m tired of going through yet anotherI’m tired of trying to atone I’m tired of not having controlI’m tired of being discouragedI’m tired of giving heart and soulI’m tired of inadequate courage I’m annoyed by misinterpretationsI’m fatigued from the mental distressI’m pooped from the bad situationsI’m burned out by loss and emptiness I wish it would all changeI wish it would all go awaySo I won’t become mentally derangedAnd live up […]

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Author Archives: Matilda London

Book Review: Until You by Judith McNaught

Pandemic Diary

Book Review: Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught

Poetry: Sadness

Book Review: Circe by Madeline Miller

Poetry: Tired