Rating: ★★★★☆ Title: Forest of Whispers Author: Jennifer Murgia Publisher: Spencer Hill Press Pub. Date: September 9, 2014 Genre: Historical, Fantasy Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon | Barnes and Nobel Synopsis This book centers around Rune, a mysterious girl who lives beyond the hedge with an old lady. The old lady is whispered to be a witch, a fortune teller […]
PAX Prime 2014: Day 1 Recap
PAX Prime is a lot like Christmas for gamers. This is the expo where big studios and tiny indies alike turn up to show their projects with the public. PAX is not the show where ground breaking announcements are made, but rather where consumers are united with their passions and the developers […]
Teen Wolf: Monstrous Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHuBwwTI-rQ] Teen Wolf: Monstrous (4×10) by Elise Kulik Rating: ★★★★☆ It’s always Peter, isn’t it? From Oni-killing silver arrowheads to magical tea, out of all the random deus ex machina shit we have going on, Peter is undoubtedly the most convenient plot device of them all. Have a new werecreature in need […]
Doctor Who: Into the Dalek Recap
A human space colony fighting for survival, a new romantic interest, and—a good Dalek? This week’s Doctor Who episode threw a lot of information at viewers, but managed to do it in an exciting way while fleshing out the character of the Twelfth Doctor, who faced off against his age-old […]
Outlander: The Gathering Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE1lBClrHwQ] Outlander: The Gathering (1×04) Synopsis: People come from all over the land to attend the Gathering held at Castle Leoch, as clansmen pledge fealty to Colum MacKenzie while Claire plots her escape from Leoch. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ So The Gathering has come. The time when clansmen from across the land come to […]
Cobra Starship comes dancing back with Icona Pop in ‘Never Been In Love’
I love music, but there’s probably no section of music I nerd out about more than pop punk bands who rose to prominence in the mid-2000s. Well, maybe steampunk and retrofuturistic bands, but I’ve loved the dorks who made up Decaydance Records much longer. One of my favorite bands from […]
Doctor Who: Deep Breath Recap
Eight is the magic number today as Doctor Who ended its eight-month hiatus and began its eighth season with its eight hundred and first episode, “Deep Breath.” A fitting title, as it was precisely what fans were doing as they witnessed the debut of the Doctor’s latest regeneration, played by […]
Outlander: The Way Out Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvGbLfTOB3I] Outlander: The Way Out (1×03) Synopsis: Claire begins to heal the people of Castle Leoch, but a startling revelation in the village leads her to face off with the superstitions of the Highlands. Rating: ★★★★½☆ I’m enjoying the way this show is picking up pace slowly. While the Castle Leoch episode […]
Wonder Woman: Volume 2 – Guts Review
Wonder Woman: Volume 2 Guts Author: Brian AzzarelloArtists: Cliff Chiang, Tony AkinsRelease Date: September 17, 2013Publisher: DC ComicsSource: Bought and OwnedGenre(s): Action, Drama Rating: ★★★★★Review Spoilers: Medium Guts picks up right where Blood left off without missing a single beat. Everything you loved in the first volume is even better in the second. This book reveals the […]
Outlander: Castle Leoch Recap
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfIriJlpMxc] Outlander: Castle Leoch (1×02) Synopsis: Claire is presented to Colum MacKenzie, laird of the castle, and soon realizes that she is under suspicion of being an English spy. She meets the mysterious Geillis Duncan, and witnesses Jamie doing a kindness for the granddaughter of Mrs Fitzgibbons. Rating: ★★★☆☆ While the pilot gave us […]
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