“Plus One” Is Just One of Many Unfulfilling YA Dystopias

Plus One Author: Elizabeth Fama Release Date: April 8, 2014 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Source: Edelweiss Genre(s): Dystopian Fiction, Young Adult, Alternate History Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers:  Moderate GoodReads | Amazon All right, so, there are a lot of dystopian YA books out there these days. It’s the fad right now and, you know what? I’m […]

Gideon Smith and the Brass Dragon

Gideon Smith and the Brass Dragon Author: David Barnett Release Date: September 8, 2014 Publisher: Tor Books Source: NetGalley DRC, Tor/Forge Genre(s): Steampunk, Fantasy, Mythology, Alternate History Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon About a year ago I reviewed the first book in the Gideon Smith series, Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl. It was one […]

“X-Men: Days of Future Past” Blows the Rest of the X-Men Films Out of the Water

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK2zYHWDZKo] X-Men: Days of Future Past Release Date: May 23, 2014 Cast: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Ellen Page, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Dinklage, Ian McKellan, Patrick Stewart, Shawn Ashmore Director: Bryan Singer Studio: 20th Century Fox, Marvel Entertainment, Bad Hat Harry Productions, The Donners’ Company Distributor: 20th Century Fox […]

Nowhere Men Imagines A World Where Scientists Are Bigger Rockstars Than the Beatles

Nowhere Men: Fates Worse Than Death Vol. 1 Author: Eric Stephenson Illustrator: Nate Bellegarde and Jordie Bellair Release Date: November 20, 2013 Publisher: Image Comics Source: NetGalley DRC Genre(s): Science Fiction, Alternate History, Graphic Novel Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon All right, so, Nowhere Men was going to get put into one of my comic book […]

Vampires Conquer America Pop Culture in Kim Newman's Johnny Alucard

Johnny Alucard (Anno Dracula #4) Author: Kim Newman Release Date: September 17, 2013 Publisher: Titan Books Source: Titan Books Genre(s): Urban Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Alternate History Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers:  Low GoodReads | Amazon I have never read any of the other Anno Dracula books. I think I need to say that upfront in case some fans of […]