May | 2013 | The BiblioSanctum

Book Review: Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis

Posted on May 20, 2013 Leave a Comment

Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis This book could have been a story arc in a comic book, and I mean that in a good way. In fact, I’m thinking that could be why I liked this book so much. You have British warlocks versus Nazi Germany’s engineered super soldiers in an alternate history of World War […]

Werewolves on SPACE

Posted on May 17, 2013 Leave a Comment

Laura Vandervoort as Elena Michaesl Bitten was my first real introduction to urban fantasy and supernatural books. I fell in love with Kelley Armstrong‘s Women of the Otherworld series. Part of my love comes from national pride: both Armstrong and her main character Elena Michaels are Canadian and it’s always nice to find the familiar […]

Book Review: Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch

Posted on May 17, 2013 12 Comments

Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch Wow, never have I snapped up and read all the currently available books in a series so quickly. With my enthusiasm waning for Harry Dresden in light of the new direction the Dresden Files series has taken in the last few books, someone else has recently dethroned him as […]

FanArt: Anna Dressed in Blood

Posted on May 16, 2013 Leave a Comment

Anna Dressed in Blood by ~AprilTears

Book Co-Review: 25 Perfect Days by Mark Tullius

Posted on May 14, 2013 Leave a Comment

25 Perfect Days by Mark Tullius Expected Date of Publication: June 30, 2013 25 Perfect Days is a collection of twenty-five short stories all linked together in some way, each written from a different character’s point of view. The book spans decades and generations, showing the decline of society into a totalitarian state where the government and a radical religion […]

Film Review: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Posted on May 13, 2013 Leave a Comment

What is a movie review doing in a book blog, you might ask? Well you see, I would reply conspiratorially, I cheated. Persepolis – the graphic novel – was the topic of discussion in our recent Ladies Night Comic Club meeting, but procrastination various distractions and priorities got in the way of me reading it. […]

Book Review: The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey

Posted on May 12, 2013 Leave a Comment

The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey I won’t claim Young Adult speculative fiction as my main interest, though lately, it does feel like I’ve been on a YA kick. I like picking it up occasionally, but it always seems like my favorite books in the genre are the ones that can be enjoyed by all ages, the […]

Book Review: The Remortal by Ramsey Isler

Posted on May 10, 2013 Leave a Comment

The Remortal by Ramsey Isler Immortality is boring. This is one of the aspects of stories about immortality that I enjoy, but not many of the stories I’ve read deal with this. Or rather, they don’t focus on the desire of an immortal to move on. I was attracted to The Remortal specifically because this […]

Not Available in Canada

Posted on May 9, 2013 1 Comment

This morning, I wanted to buy a new book when I saw it featured on Goodreads and was intrigued by the description. I clicked the link which took me to Amazon.com, but was greeted with a now familiar message: I dutifully obeyed the implied instructions and went to Amazon.ca: Oh. Kobo.com didn’t have the title […]

Book~Film Comparison: Nightwatch by Sergei Lukyanenko

Posted on May 6, 2013 Leave a Comment

Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko This book, along with the movie, was chosen for February 2012’s book club read based on the praise of some members who really loved the film. The premise involves the existence of supernatural beings, “Others,” who choose to ally themselves with the Light or the Dark. Both sides, through the […]