Author: Jennifer Wright Publication Date: February 7, 2017 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Genre: non-fiction, historical non-fiction, humor Goodreads | Amazon Get Well Soon is a collection of historical narratives detailing some of the worst plagues and diseases in human history and how humans fought them. We’re talking everything from the bubonic […]
Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander Shine in the Otherwise Muted ‘The Light Between Oceans’
A REVIEW COPY OF THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS ON BLU-RAY WAS PROVIDED BY DISNEY AND FINGERPAINT MARKETING IN EXCHANGE FOR A FAIR AND HONEST REVIEW. NERDOPHILES WAS IN NO WAY COMPENSATED FOR THIS REVIEW. OUR OPINIONS ARE OURS AND OURS ALONE. The Light Between Oceans Release Date: January 24, 2017 Cast: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, […]
Kickstarter Watch: Biketopia
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ellyblue/biketopia-feminist-bicycle-science-fiction-stories The friends who brought us Petal Zombies have come together once again to produce another bike-themed science fiction anthology. This time, they have endeavored to explore gender norms in the face of dystopian and utopian futures. Given our current political climate it is worth exploring what might lay ahead of […]
Rockstar Book Tours: ‘EXO’ Offers an Alternative to Your Usual Alien Invasion Story
Exo Author: Fonda Lee Release Date: January 31, 2017 Publisher: Scholastic Genre(s): YA Science Fiction Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon I’m all about alien invasion stories. Ever since I saw V: The Miniseries as a kid I’ve been a little bit obsessed with them. I love the idea of plucky human rebels fighting back against […]
“Dracula vs. Hitler” Satisfies as Both Horror and War Story
Author: Patrick Sheane Duncan Release Date: October 25, 2016 Publisher: Inkshares Genre(s): Horror, War Drama Review Spoilers: Minor Inkshares | Goodreads | Amazon This book caught me off-guard. I was expecting something more akin to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies rather than a legitimate war story that just happens to include Dracula. It is written in a similar format to Dracula […]
“Sleeping Giants” Awakens Humanity’s Thirst for Adventure & Shoots for the Stars
Author: Sylvain Neuvel Release Date: January 24, 2017 Publisher: Del Rey Books Genre(s): Science Fiction, Fantasy Series: The Themis Files Review Spoilers: GoodReads | Amazon A young girl falls through the earth into the waiting palm of a giant hand, changing the world forever. Seventeen years later, that same girl, Rose, is in charge of a […]
“A Conversation in Blood” Brings Egil & Nix To Audiences With New, Rowdy Adventures
Author: Paul S. Kemp Release Date: January 24, 2017 Publisher: Del Rey Books Genre(s): Fantasy Series: The Tales of Egil & Nix Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Jumping into a series without having read it from the start can be daunting, but A Conversation In Blood welcomes new readers with open arms and quickly immerses them in the […]
‘You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)’ Is A Coffee Date With Your BFF in the Best Ways
Author: Felicia Day Release Date: August 11, 2015 Publisher: Touchstone Genre(s): Memoir Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Typically, I don’t read memoirs or biographies. But there was something about this book that screamed “Take me home! You must read me!” as I browsed through the shelves of my local bookstore. Maybe it was the catchy title, […]
‘George Lucas: A Life’ Tells the Story of One of The World’s Most Influential Filmmakers
Author: Brian Jay Jones Release Date: December 6, 2016 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Genre(s): Biography, Non-Fiction Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon At times both beloved and reviled by the generations of fans he’s inspired, George Lucas is nonetheless a pop culture icon. He’s an enterprising filmmaker who has challenged and changed the movie […]
“The Bear and the Nightingale” Makes for a New Classic Fairy Tale
Author: Katherine Arden Release Date: January 10, 2017 Publisher: Del Rey Books Genre(s): Fantasy Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon The Bear and the Nightingale delivers an atmospheric fairy tale that curls around readers like the first tendrils of frost, slowly until it becomes all-enveloping and impossible to put down. This debut novel from Katherine Arden, the […]
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