The Iron Trial Author: Holly Black and Cassandra Clare Series: The Magestarium #1 Release Date: September 9, 2014 Publisher: Scholastic Press Genre(s): Middle Grade, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon As a part of the original Harry Potter generation I am always skeptical of books that seem like they might be trying a little […]
“The Arab of the Future” Is A Profound Graphic Memoir
The Arab of the Future Author: Riad Sattouf Series: The Arab of the Future #1 Release Date: October 20, 2015 Publisher: Metropolitan Books Genre(s): Autobiography, Graphic Novel Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Sometimes it can be hard to find the right words to describe a book. Usually these are the books that have […]
Revisit Classic Star Trek Moments in “The Autobiography of James T. Kirk”
The Autobiography of James T. Kirk Author: David A. Goodman Release Date: September 8, 2015 Publisher: Titan Books Genre(s): Autobiography, Biography, Media Tie-In, Science Fiction Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the Trek fan in your life? This might just be it. The Autobiography of James T. […]
Tor/Forge Books Continues Their NASA-Inspired Fiction Initiative With the Release of L.E. Modesitt, Jr.’s “Solar Express”
Solar Express Author: L.E. Modesitt, Jr. Release Date: November 3, 2015 Publisher: Tor Books Genre(s): Science Fiction GoodReads | Amazon | BN A few years ago NASA and Tor/Forge book publishers announced a joint initiative to promote the development of NASA-Inspired Works of Fiction. The idea was simple – bring together authors and scientists to create scientifically plausible […]
Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling Entertains, but does not Exceed Expectations
Author: Mindy Kaling Release Date: September 15, 2015 Publisher: Crown Archetype; First Edition Source: Blogging for Books Genre(s): non-fiction, humor, autobiography Rating: ★★★☆☆ 1/2 Review Spoilers: Light GoodReads | Amazon Let me get this out of the way first: Why Not Me? is a good read- it’s one of the better ways to […]
“Poorly Drawn Lines” Makes the Jump from Webcomic to Book!
Poorly Drawn Lines Author: Reza Farazmand Release Date: October 6, 2015 Publisher: Plume Genre(s): Webcomic, Graphic Novel Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon If you’re not already familiar with Reza Farazmand’s thrice weekly webcomic Poorly Drawn Lines now is the perfect time to find out what you’ve been missing. To be honest, even if you […]
“When Clowns Attack” Might Make You Pity Clowns Rather Than Fear Them
When Clowns Attack Author: Chuck Sambuchino Release Date: September 29, 2015 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Genre(s): Humor Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon I had high hopes for this book. The cover design was sufficiently creepy and the idea sounded a lot of fun. I mean, clowns are creepy. We all know that. There’s […]
“Secret Coders” Has A Great Premise But Falls Short of Expectations
Secret Coders Author: Gene Luen Yang Artist: Mike Holmes Series: Secret Coders #1 Release Date: September 29, 2015 Publisher: First Second Genre(s): Middle Grade, Graphic Novel, Coding, STEAM Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I wanted to love Secret Coders. I really did. I love the idea of STEAM programming in general and when I was […]
“Serafina and the Black Cloak” is an Endearing Middle Grade Mystery Full of Magic and Suspense
Serafina and the Black Cloak Author: Robert Beatty Release Date: July 14, 2015 Publisher: Disney Hyperion Genre(s): Middle Grade, Mystery, Fantasy, Historical Fiction Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon We don’t review many middle grade books on Nerdophiles so when we do you can be sure that they are basically going to be awesome. […]
“Trollhunters” is an Entertaining Enough Young Adult Adventure
Trollhunters Author: Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus Release Date: June 30, 2015 Publisher: Hot Key Books Genre(s): Young Adult, Middle Grade, Fantasy, Humor Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Trollhunters is a hard book to categorize. Online it seems to be generally considered a ‘young adult’ book but when I was reading it […]
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