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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Twinmaker Gives Us A Dark Twist on Transporter Technology
Twinmaker Author: Sean Williams Release Date: November 5, 2013 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): YA Science Fiction, YA Thriller Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Talk about one heck of a book. When first picked up Sean Williams’ Twinmaker I wasn’t sure what I was getting into. I like Sean Williams. I grew up reading […]
Princesses Aren't Just for Fairytales
Princesses Behaving Badly Author: Linda Rodriguez McRobbie Release Date: November 19, 2013 Publisher: Quirk Books Source: Quirk Books Genre(s): History, Biography, Non-Fiction, Women Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: None GoodReads | Amazon | Quirk Books We all know the classic Disney interpretations of the old fairytales with their princesses and princes, talking animals and happy endings. Most of us […]
You Should Seriously Be Watching Almost Human
NOTE: You can watch the first two episodes of Almost Human until January 7th on the Fox website! So now is the absolute perfect time to catch up before the show returns on Monday! If you’re looking for one of the season’s best new series then look no further than […]
Nerdophiles Hops On Board The Never Ending Stories' Scarlet Read Along!
Think back if you can way back to March of last year when I posted my review of Marissa Meyer’s phenomenal science fiction fairy tale mash up Cinder. If you don’t remember that far back – don’t worry. You can read it here. Long story short, I thought it was pretty […]