All The Bright Places Author: Jennifer Niven Release Date: January 6, 2015 Publisher: Knopf Source: Bookstore Genre(s): YA, Contemporary, Fiction, Realistic, Romance Spoilers: Mild Rating: ★★★★☆ GoodReads | Amazon Finch and Violet are an odd pair, or at least it seems that way from the outside. Finch is a boy who just doesn’t fit in. He’s constantly tying on […]
Monsters and Adventure Abound in “Darkmouth: The Legends Begin”
Darkmouth: The Legends Begin Author: Shane Hegarty Release Date: April 21, 2015 Series: Darkmouth #1 Publisher: HarperCollins Genre(s): Middle Grade, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Monsters are awesome. Far more awesome and diverse than something simple like zombies or vampires. In the world that Finn lives in, hunting monsters is just sort of […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – June 3, 2015
We’ve got the final impressions of Feathers and Plunder this week, as both series wrap up – though, sadly, Sam was not all that impressed with how things ended with either series. Arcadia continues to be compelling and unique with its second issue and Broken World makes a strong debut. A heavily skewed BOOM! Studios […]
‘Boo: A Novel’ is Even More Heartrending as an Audio Book
Boo: A Novel Author: Neil Smith Release Date: May 12, 2015 Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries, Audible Studios Genre(s): Middle Grade, Fantasy, Afterlife Book Rating: ★★★★☆ Narration: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon | Audible Some books just seem meant to be experienced as audio books and Boo: A Novel is absolutely one of them. I am usually pretty […]
James Patterson’s Witch & Wizard Novels: STAY AWAY
James Patterson is a well known author, particularly for his Alex Cross detective series. He has received the Guinness World Record for the first author to sell a million e-books (probably way more now). This is a man who has out sold Stephen King, John Grisham, and Dan Brown COMBINED. […]
Broken World #1 Reveals A World We Want More Of
Broken World #1 Author: Frank J. Barbiere Artist: Christopher Peterson, Marissa Louise Release Date: June 3, 2015 Publisher: BOOM! Studios Source: BOOM! Studios DRC Genre(s): Sci-Fi Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild The premise behind Broken World isn’t exactly earth shattering (terrible pun totally intended), but the immediacy of the extinction event – an asteroid hitting Earth in two […]
12 Monkeys: Arms of Mine Recap
Synopsis of 1×13: Cole and Cassandra try for a final confrontation with the Witness, while Jones faces a new threat to the mission. Rating: ★★★★☆ “It took time travel to create time travel…there are no straight lines, brother.” Or so says Ramse, making everyone’s brains hurt, yet again. 12 Monkeys is […]
‘The League of Regrettable Superheroes’ is a Treasure Trove of Forgotten Heroes
The League of Regrettable Superheroes Author: Jon Morris Release Date: June 2, 2015 Publisher: Quirk Books Genre(s): Non-Fiction, Superheroes, Pop Culture Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I am in love with this book. The League of Regrettable Superheroes is pretty much the perfect coffee table book for the everyday nerd. Gorgeously designed and fantastically organized, […]
“McFarland, USA” Comes Home to Tug Your Heartstrings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4jVmuuJHVM McFarland, USA Release Date: June 2, 2015 Cast: Kevin Costner, Carlos Pratts, Johnny Ortiz, Hector Durane, Sergio Avelar, Michael Aguero, Rafael Martinez, Ramiro Rodriguez Director: Niki Caro Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Genre(s): Biographical Drama, Inspirational, Sports Extra Feature Rating: ????? Rating: ????? Format: Blu Ray (also available on DVD & Digital HD) Review […]
I’m Honestly Not Sure Why I Even Bothered Watching “Stitchers”
Want to see the entire first episode of ABC Family’s new sci-fi procedural series Stitchers before it’s June 2nd premiere? You could watch the entire episode on YouTube right now. The question is: should you? Honestly, I would say no. I was really unimpressed by this series, which was disappointing […]
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