Author: David Levithan Release Date: August 25, 2015 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Genre(s): Young Adult, Romance, Science Fiction, LGBT Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon Almost three years ago now I wrote one of Nerdophiles’ first book reviews on David Levithan’s Every Day. It’s a very emotional book about a very […]
Fear The Walking Dead: So Close, Yet So Far Recap
Synopsis for 1×02: Things are getting worse and people are finally starting to take notice. Teenagers continue to be bratty, even in the apocalypse. Rating: ★★★☆☆ In this episode of Teenagers Make Poor Decisions, we see Maddy and her family struggle with their new found knowledge of whatever they decide happened with […]
Unboxing: Marvel Collector Corps – August 2015
It’s that time again! The August Collector Corps box is making it’s way to subscribers now and it’s pretty great. While the last two boxes coincided with the release of a major MCU film, this August box is the first to take it’s theme from the comics. Marvel’s Secret War […]
Hannibal: The Wrath of the Lamb Recap
Synopsis for 3×13: The FBI hatches a plan to catch the Red Dragon once and for all. It doesn’t go as planned. Rating: ★★★☆☆ After Francis stole Reba last week, he took her and hid her and proceeded to torment her. First, he tried to see if he could trust her. He […]
King #1 is An Okay Start to What Will Probably Be an Okay Series
King #1 Author: Joshua Hale Fialkov Artists: Bernard Chang and Marcelo Maiolo Release Date: August 19, 2015 Publisher: Jet City Comics Genre(s): Sci-Fi Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild King is the last man on Earth. He’s not exactly the most stellar example of humanity but he’s all that’s left in a world that has in some […]
Hannibal: The Number of the Beast is 666 Recap
Synopsis for 3×12: The Red Dragon solidifies his becoming. Frederick Chilton gets burned by Will Graham. Everything is tipping out of control as we descend into the season finale. Rating: ★★★★☆ Hello, episode before the finale. Will dove deeper into the dragon’s mind, and after the events of last week’s episode, saw […]
Podcast Spotlight: This American Life
Show: This American Life Debut: November 17, 1995 Number of Episodes: 565 Network: WBEZ Homepage: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/ Welcome to Podcast Spotlight, a new regular feature on Nerdophiles. In every new addition, we showcase a particular podcast, demonstrating what makes it unique and worth your time. We’ve only occasionally written about podcasts in […]
Ernest Cline’s “Armada” is an Entertaining, Pop Culture-Fueled Literary Joyride
Armada Author: Ernest Cline Release Date: July 14, 2015 Publisher: Crown Publishing Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Pop Culture Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Armada is Ernest Cline’s sophomore novel and I have to tell you all that I’ve really been looking forward to it. Ready Player One is probably one of my favorite books of all […]
The Etsy Roundup: The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead Comic Strip Purse by WiseCrafts94 I know you may be ten times more interested in the show rather than the original comics, but this is where the show originated! It deserves some respect. The entire purse is made from cotton materials and the character theme is Michonne, […]
The Start of the Red Revolution Promises Thrills
Red Queen Author: Victoria Aveyard Release Date: February 10, 2015 Publisher: Orion Source: Bookstore Genre(s): YA, Fantasy, Magic, Dystopia, Paranormal Spoilers: Mild Rating: ★★★★☆ GoodReads | Amazon Mare Barrow is just an ordinary girl from the Stilts. She’s Red just like everyone else who lives in the Stilts and is facing being conscripted into war on her 18th […]