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Book Review: A Study in Silks by Emma Jane Holloway

Posted on September 23, 2013 Leave a Comment

A Study in Silks by Emma Jane Holloway Genre: Fantasy, Historical Romance, Mystery Series: Book 1 of The Baskerville Affair Publisher: Del Rey Date of Publication: September 24, 2013 Author Information: Website | Twitter Part steampunk historical mystery and part fantasy paranormal romance, I was initially drawn to A Study in Silks for its setting […]

Book Review: Children of Fire by Drew Karpyshyn

Posted on August 16, 2013 Leave a Comment

Children of Fire byDrew Karpyshyn Genre: Epic Fantasy Series: Book 1 (so far)Publisher: Del Rey Expected Date of Publication: August 27, 2013 Author Information: Website | Twitter I’d looked forward to this novel for a long time, ever since last year when Drew Karpyshyn announced he was leaving BioWare to focus on his own original […]

Graphic Novel Review: Batgirl: The Darkest Reflection by Gail Simone

Posted on June 10, 2013 Leave a Comment

Batgirl: The Darkest Reflection by Gail Simone Full disclosure. I stopped reading the New 52 after four comics. I read Mister Terrific #1, Justice League #1, Detective Comics #1, and Swamp Thing #1. Out of those four comics, I was only impressed with Detective Comics and Swamp Thing. Justice League was only “meh” and didn’t […]

Book Review: Triptych by J.M. Frey

Posted on June 3, 2013 1 Comment

Triptych by J.M. Frey The worst part about Triptych is falling in love with Kalp, just as the humans, Gwen and Basil do, all the while knowing that he dies. No, that’s not a spoiler. His murder occurs right in the first few pages of the book and I was impressed by the way Frey’s […]

Book Review: The Red Wolf Conspiracy by Robert V.S. Redick

Posted on June 2, 2013 Leave a Comment

The Red Wolf Conspiracy by Robert V.S. Redick This is a story of The Chathrand. Built six hundred years go, the great ship is a towering palace on the seas and the last of her kind. Now she sets sail on a mission of diplomacy, carrying the only daughter of the Emperor’s Ambassador to a […]

Graphic Novel Review: Batman: Red Hood – The Lost Days by Judd Winick

Posted on June 2, 2013 Leave a Comment

Batman: Red Hood – The Lost Days by Judd Winick Before watching Under the Red Hood, I knew very little about Jason Todd. I knew there was a Robin that had died, but being as I was never a big DC fan growing up, I never read about his death or even had much insight […]

Audiobook Review: Naamah’s Curse by Jacqueline Carey

Posted on May 25, 2013 Leave a Comment

Naamah’s Curse by Jacqueline Carey Kushiel’s Curse continues the adventures of Moirin mac Fainche, now on a quest to find her lover, Bao, who has run off to determine his own fate after their Master Lo sacrificed himself to help Moirin unwittingly bring Bao back to life. Half of Moirin’s soul spark, or diadh-anam, now resides with […]

Book Review: City of Dragons by Robin Hobb

Posted on May 22, 2013 Leave a Comment

City of Dragons by Robin Hobb This is the third book of Robin Hobb’s Rain Wild Chronicles series and unfortunately also my least favorite installment so far. That’s not to say I didn’t like it, but I’m also sensing a definite slowdown compared to the first couple of novels (see my review of Dragon Keeper and […]

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 […]

Book Review: Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines

Posted on May 1, 2013 Leave a Comment

Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines This was a book I had high hopes for, ever since finding out what it was about. At some point in our childhoods, I’m sure all of us bibliophiles have wished that the worlds in our favorite books were real, and wondered what it would be like to interact with […]