Video Game Storytelling Author: Evan Skolnick Release Date: December 2, 2014 Publisher: Watson-Guptill, Crown Genre(s): Non-Fiction Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I love video games. When picking games to play I’ve never cared much about graphics. Instead, it’s always been the plot and characters that have mattered most to me. Video games have incredible narrative potential […]
You Won’t Believe What Books Are Getting The #ClickBaitBooks Treatment!
Say what you will about clickbait but let’s be honest with ourselves here. We all fall for it. From Buzzfeed to the Weather Channel and basically any place else on the Internet, clickbait is simply everywhere. It’s an easy trick to garner views and rake in advertising revenue. Some people hate […]
Rockstar Book Tours: Dystopian YA Kicks Into High Gear With Jenny Martin’s “Tracked”
Tracked Author: Jenny Martin Release Date: April 28, 2015 Publisher: Dial Source: Rockstar Book Tours, Dial Genre(s): Young Adult, Science Fiction Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon | BN We’ve been spotlighting a lot of great books this week in conjunction with Rockstar Book Tours and Tracked is no exception. Jenny Martin’s debut book is a fun, action-packed […]
Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures Is A Fabulous Middle Grade Fantasy
Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures Author: Maggie Stiefvater and Jackson Pearce Series: Pip Barlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures #1 Release Date: April 28, 2015 Publisher: Scholastic Press Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Middle Grade Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I have had my eye on Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures for a while […]
Rockstar Book Tours: Sabaa Tahir’s “An Ember in the Ashes” is Out Today!
An Ember in the Ashes Author: Sabaa Tahir Release Date: April 28, 2015 Publisher: Razorbill Sponsored: Razorbill & Rockstar Book Tours Genre(s): Young Adult, High Fantasy GoodReads | Amazon | BN An Ember in the Ashes releases today and we’re helping to spread the word in conjunction with Razorbill and Rockstar Book Tours! This book has been on […]
Unboxing: Marvel Collector Corps April 2015
Marvel Collector Corps – April 2015 Retail Value: ~$50 MCC Cost: $25 + shipping Rating: ★★★☆☆ When they first announced the Marvel Collector Corps I was super excited. A subscription box service put together through a partnership between Marvel and Funko seemed like the absolute perfect idea. After all, what […]
“The Spiritglass Charade” Makes Colleen Gleason’s Steampunk Crossover Series Even Greater
The Spiritglass Charade Author: Colleen Gleason Series: Stoker & Holmes #2 Release Date: October 7, 2014 Publisher: Chronicle Books Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Young Adult, Steampunk, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Talk about surprises. Somehow The Spiritglass Charade is even better than the first book in the series. Colleen Gleason, you’re killing me here! […]
“The Clockwork Scarab” Gives Us An Awesome Victorian Steampunk Crossover Featuring Some Kickass Ladies
The Clockwork Scarab Author: Colleen Gleason Series: Stoker & Holmes #1 Release Date: September 17, 2013 Publisher: Chronicle Books Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Young Adult, Steampunk, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I am in love with the Stoker and Holmes books. I wasn’t expecting this. I’m not much of a steampunk fan and, while the […]
The Last Dragon Charmer: Villain Keeper is Middle Great Fantasy at It’s Finest
The Last Dragon Charmer: Villain Keeper Author: Laurie McKay Release Date: February 3, 2015 Series: The Last Dragon Charmer #1 Publisher: HarperCollins Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Middle Grade Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I’m always excited when books exceed my expectations. I decided to read Villain Keeper for one reason and one reason only: […]
“The Phantom of Menace” May Be the Greatest William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Adaptation Yet
William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: The Phantom of Menace Author: Ian Doescher Release Date: April 7, 2015 Publisher: Quirk Books Source: Quirk Books Genre(s): Humor, Science Fiction, Film Adaptation Rating: ★★★★★ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon It’s no secret that I love the William Shakespeare’s Star Wars adaptations from Ian Doescher and Quirk Books. The original trilogy box […]