Gideon Smith and the Brass Dragon Author: David Barnett Release Date: September 8, 2014 Publisher: Tor Books Source: NetGalley DRC, Tor/Forge Genre(s): Steampunk, Fantasy, Mythology, Alternate History Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon About a year ago I reviewed the first book in the Gideon Smith series, Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl. It was one […]
Prepare Yourself for the Next Sharknado – and Other Unnatural Disasters – with This Handy Guide
How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters Author: Andrew Shaffer (with Fin Shepard and April Wexler) Release Date: Month Day, Year Publisher: Three Rivers Press Source: Blogging for Books Genre(s): Science Fiction, Humor, Survival, Horror Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon We live in a very dangerous world. If it’s not Sharknados in Santa […]
Rockstar Book Tours Presents: Forest of Whispers!
Rating: ★★★★☆ Title: Forest of Whispers Author: Jennifer Murgia Publisher: Spencer Hill Press Pub. Date: September 9, 2014 Genre: Historical, Fantasy Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon | Barnes and Nobel Synopsis This book centers around Rune, a mysterious girl who lives beyond the hedge with an old lady. The old lady is whispered to be a witch, a fortune teller […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Rebels Posters Revealed!
Have we all recovered from Comic Con’s teaser trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay? No? Well prepare to weep inconsolably for another month because the evil geniuses at Lionsgate have graced us with six posters of the lovable rebels (pictured below) that could easily break every bone in our bodies. […]
J.K. Rowling Needs to Write More Harry Potter-Related Stories
In early July, J.K. Rowling published a short story to Pottermore. It was written from the perspective of journalist Rita Skeeter, chronicling Harry Potter and friends at the Quidditch World Cup. It was brief, it raised more questions than it answered, but ultimately, the reaction of the Harry Potter fandom […]
"The Giver" Review: An Underrated Read
Rating: ★★★★☆ Author: Lois Lowry Release Date: 1993 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Genre(s): Dystopia Review Spoilers: Heavy GoodReads | Amazon | Wikipedia The Giver. Most of us read it in school and hated having to do a book report on it. However, this is one of those books you really should revisit this summer. This book is smart, quick, and […]
Author Interview: Denise R. Stephenson and Isolation [GIVEAWAY]
We were fortunate enough to speak with Denise R. Stephenson, author of Isolation. Stephenson resides in Oceanside, CA, but she has lived in all the isolated locales of this novel at one time or another. Her publishing history is primarily academic, though as a member of Attention Deficit Drama, she has […]
Isolation by Denise R. Stephenson Review [GIVEAWAY]
Isolation Rating: ★★★★☆ Author: Denise R. Stephenson Release Date: April 1, 2014 Publisher: Mill City Press Source: Book Tour Genre(s): Dystopia, Sci-Fi, Contemporary Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Isolation by Denise R. Stephenson is one of those stories that stick with you long after you’ve finished reading it. Like how you’re now aware that you’re holding your […]
Tic-Tac-Toe-No-You-Didn’t!
Tic-Tac-Tome: The Automonous Tic-Tac-Toe Playing Book Author: Willy Yonkers Release Date: June 11, 2014 Publisher: Quirk Books Source: Quirk Books Genre(s): Novelty, Game, Fun Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon That’s what I’ve been saying to this freakin’ book. Okay, it’s not actually what I’ve been saying to it but it’s definitely what I’ve been thinking. […]
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Unity
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4e-qJdEAXo&w=640&h=360] Do you hear that sound? That’s the distant screams of Hunger Games fans exploding with excitement. Screams of “JOHANNA! NO!”, “THE MOCKINGJAY LIVES!”, and just plain screaming. The evil masterminds over at Lionsgate have just released the newest ‘Propo’ video straight from the Capitol called ‘Unity’, and my […]
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