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 […]
Harrow County #1 is the Start of a Harrowing Tale
Harrow County #1 Author: Cullen Bunn Artist: Tyler Crook Release Date: May 13, 2015 Publisher: Dark Horse Source: Dark Horse DRC Genre(s): Horror, Southern Gothic, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild Dark Horse Digital | Things From Another World With a good ol’ fashioned country town hanging, Harrow County introduces us to a new southern gothic fairy tale […]
April’s Loot Crate: Fantasy! and What Convinced Me To Subscribe
As most all of you know, for surely I am behind the times when it comes to nerd-monthly-subscription-thingamajigs, Loot Crate brings a new batch of goodies under a different theme right to your door monthly. April’s theme was ‘Fantasy’ and it piqued my interest. Seeing friends post their stuff on […]
“The Queen of the Tearling” is an Incredible Fantasy That Pulls in Readers of YA and Adult Fantasy Alike
The Queen of the Tearling Author: Erika Johansen Series: The Queen of the Tearling #1 Release Date: July 8, 2014 Publisher: Harper Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Okay, so, this is one of my favorite fantasy books in a while. I’m not the biggest fantasy fan. I have a hard […]
“The Spiritglass Charade” Makes Colleen Gleason’s Steampunk Crossover Series Even Greater
The Spiritglass Charade Author: Colleen Gleason Series: Stoker & Holmes #2 Release Date: October 7, 2014 Publisher: Chronicle Books Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Young Adult, Steampunk, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Talk about surprises. Somehow The Spiritglass Charade is even better than the first book in the series. Colleen Gleason, you’re killing me here! […]
“The Clockwork Scarab” Gives Us An Awesome Victorian Steampunk Crossover Featuring Some Kickass Ladies
The Clockwork Scarab Author: Colleen Gleason Series: Stoker & Holmes #1 Release Date: September 17, 2013 Publisher: Chronicle Books Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Young Adult, Steampunk, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I am in love with the Stoker and Holmes books. I wasn’t expecting this. I’m not much of a steampunk fan and, while the […]
Oddly Normal is an Adorable All-Ages Offering from Otis Frampton
Oddly Normal: Book 1 Author: Otis Frampton Artist: Otis Frampton Release Date: March 24, 2015 Publisher: Image Comics Source: NetGalley DRC Genre(s): Fantasy, Children Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon What an adorable all ages book. At first glance, Oddly Normal admittedly doesn’t look like other Image books. It’s cutesy looking and clearly aimed a younger […]
Sleepless Knight is a Super Cute Introductory Graphic Novel for Kids
Sleepless Knight Author: James Sturm, Alexis Frederick-Frost, Andrew Arnold Release Date: April 14, 2015 Publisher: First Second Books Genre(s): Fantasy, Children’s Graphic Novel Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Sleepless Knight is an adorable, short all-ages comic that’s half children’s picture book and half graphic novel. The titular knight and her trusty stead Edward head […]
Half Bad Is a Great – If Depressing – Read
Half Bad Author: Sally Green Series: Half Bad #1 Release Date: March 4, 2014 Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers Genre(s): Modern Fantasy, Young Adult Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon Half Bad is a kind of weird book for me to review. I liked it for the most part, but at the same time a whole […]
Arwen Elys Dayton Talks “Seeker” and World Building in YA Fantasy
Seeker Author: Arwen Elys Dayton Series: Seeker #1 Release Date: February 10, 2015 Format: Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Book Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Genre(s): YA Fantasy GoodReads | Amazon | BN Last month we got to be involved with Rockstar Tours’ ‘Meet the Seekers’ blog tour promoting Arwen Elys Dayton’s upcoming fantasy epic, Seekers. We […]
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