The Summer I Became A Nerd Author: Leah Rae Miller Release Date: May 7, 2013 Publisher: Entangled Teen Source: NetGalley DRC Genre(s): YA, Romance, Coming-of-Age, Nerd Culture Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon I absolutely adored this book. I know, I know. Trust me, I did not expect to like this book. When I first requested […]
After the End Things Aren’t Always What They Seem…
After the End Author: Amy Plum Release Date: May 6, 2014 Publisher: Harper Children’s Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): YA Science Fiction Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon I am so glad I didn’t read anything about this book before I started it because if I had I think I would have ruined the surprise that comes […]
Holidays and Strange Cases Make Brooklyn Nine-Nine Award Worthy
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBgHPRSBIFk] While the fall turned into winter and Brooklyn Nine-Nine began to hit its first season stride, something amazing happened with the show. No, not the full season pickup and the post-Super Bowl episode announcement that happened back in October, though that is the type of amazing worthy of Boyle’s […]
Requiem for a Netflix Title: Demon Knight
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=6OssUeer57A] Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight Release Date: January 13, 1995 Cast: Billy Zane, William Sadler, Jada Pinkett Smith Director: Ernest R. Dickerson and Gilbert Adler Studio: HBO Distributor: Universal Pictures Genre(s): Horror Based On The Comic Series but Not Adapted from An Actual Storyline Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: […]
Jim Morgan’s Adventures Hit the High Seas!
Want a chance to win your own copy of Jim Morgan and the Pirates of the Black Skull? How about a chance to read that book and the first book in the series: Jim Morgan and the King of Thieves? Enter our Rafflecopter giveaway and you can win both in […]
Enter the House of Ivy and Sorrow
House of Ivy and Sorrow Author: Natalie Whipple Release Date: April 15, 2014 Publisher: HarperTeen Source: Edelweis DRC Genre(s): YA Fantasy Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon As an honorary Southerner I appreciate this slowly growing fad of Southern and gothic Southern settings for young adult novels. We’re seeing it more and more with the sort of […]
Parks and Recreation deals with new beginnings before 100th episode
Despite all odds that have stacked against the show for years, Parks and Recreation is about to hit its milestone 100th episode when it returns next week. However, before the big day, several changes have been set up for the show’s future in the four episodes that were broadcast in […]
Southwestern Teens Battle Zombies in Tom Leveen’s Sick
Sick Author: Tom Leveen Release Date: October 1, 2013 Publisher: Amulet Books, Harry N. Abrams Source: NetGalley DRC Genre(s): YA Horror, Zombies Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Maybe Moderate-ish GoodReads | Amazon Tom Leveen and I have a few things in common. For one, we both went to Arizona State University. Well, I still go there. He graduated. For another, we […]
Elementary: The Diabolical Kind Recap
Elementary: The Diabolical Kind (2×12) Synopsis: When a child is kidnapped and Sherlock identifies the ransom caller as one of Moriarty’s men, the Napoleon of crime herself is brought out of maximum security to assist on the case. Rating: ????? It’s a new year and Sherlock Holmes is back. No, […]
Sherlock: The Empty Hearse Recap
WARNING: The following post contains an excessive amount of spoilers and #feels. Side effects may include gross sobbing, Reichenbach flashbacks, and/or fandom-induced heart attacks. Reader discretion is advised. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UcR9iKArd0&w=560&h=315] Don deerstalker. Cue fangirl screams. Set feels to maximum. Aaand we’re back. New Year’s Day saw the end of BBC Sherlock’s […]
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