Title: Fringe: The Zodiac Paradox Author: Christa Faust Release Date: May 14th, 2013 Publisher: Titan Books Source: Titan Books Genre(s): Media Tie-In, Thriller, Sci-Fi Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon I really wanted to fully enjoy this book and come out with rave reviews, but a few things fell flat for me in this media tie-in novel by […]
Linked by Imogen Howson
Title: Linked Author: Imogen Howson Release Date: June 11, 2013 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): YA Fiction, YA Science Fiction, YA Dystopia, Twins, Science Fiction Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate (One Major Plot Point Reveal) GoodReads | Amazon Color me surprised! I didn’t know what to expect from Linked – I hadn’t […]
Free! Takes Fanservice to a New Level
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NqRG88E-s8&w=560&h=315] In March 2013, Kyoto Animation released a short 30-second animated video displaying the company’s abilities. What the company did not expect was the overwhelming flood of positive responses to the video, which quickly hit viral status on the internet. Almost overnight, this 30-second clip gained its own fan base, […]
Ecko Rising by Danie Ware
Title: Ecko Rising Author: Danie Ware Release Date: June 2013 (USA) Publisher: Titan Books Source: Titan Books Genre(s): Science Fiction, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low As someone raised on fantasy and sci-fi entertainment, my expectations are high for a novel described as a “Matrix/Game of Thrones hybrid.” Ecko Rising is, […]
Attack on Titan is a Monstrous Success
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKflh9WztKo&w=560&h=315] I must say that I have grown very skeptical of anime and am no longer quick to invest myself in a series. This is mostly because, after years of experience, I have found that most of them are simply second-rate (reality check: not everything that comes from Japan is […]
The Registry by Shannon Stoker
Title: The Registry Author: Shannon Stoker Release Date: June 11, 2013 Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): YA Fiction, YA Science Fiction (sorta), YA Romance (sorta), YA Dystopia, possibly New Adult Fiction, Dystopian Future, Arraigned Marriage Rating: ★★★☆☆ for the world building, ★★☆☆☆ for the execution Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon All right, so, this is the first […]
Netflix Free Trial: Day 30
Damn it, Netflix, you got me. Even as I write this, I’m streaming The Cabin in the Woods. It’s a movie I’ve been meaning to get around to watching, much like a lot of what Netflix is offering. When you first sign up for Netflix, you get to indicate how […]
World War Z: The Art of the Film from Titan Books
Title: World War Z: The Art of the Film Release Date: June 18, 2013 Publisher: Titan Books Source: Titan Books Genre(s): Media Tie-In, Zombies, Horror, Science Fiction Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon Here at Nerdophiles our opinions on the World War Z movie are mixed. Some of us thought it was a pretty good movie […]
Whedon's "Much Ado About Nothing" Gets High Marks
I am a pretty big Shakespeare fan. I haven’t got it as bad as some, but I take my love seriously. So when I heard Much Ado About Nothing was getting another movie, I was excited. But when I heard it was by Joss Whedon, I was very cautious. Don’t […]
"World War Z": Read The Book
Ten minutes into World War Z, when the explosions start, my mom leaned over and asked me, “Who are the bad guys in this movie?” She, obviously, has not read World War Z. I’m not even sure she saw previews for it, but three or four times throughout the movie, […]
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