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Book Review: Alice by Christina Henry

Posted on August 25, 2015 25 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Alice by Christina Henry Genre: Fantasy, Horror Series: Book 1/Stand Alone Publisher: Ace (8/4/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars It recently occurred to me that over the years I’ve consumed a fair number of movies, games, comics, […]

Tiara’s July Wrap-Up

Posted on July 31, 2015 15 Comments

I slowed down my reading a bit this month because I listened to so many audiobooks last month for Audiobook Month, and this month I had to hammer down on a work project, which I’ll probably be working on for the rest of the year. Go Government Peons! However, this month saw us really crunching, and I’m […]

Teaser Tuesday & Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Characters Who Are Fellow Book Nerds

Posted on July 28, 2015 28 Comments

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what […]

Comic Stack 07/22/2015 – Graphic Novel Review: The October Faction Volume 1 by Steve Niles (Writer), Damien Worm (Illustrator)

Posted on July 22, 2015 5 Comments

Genre: Horror, Supernatural Publisher: IDW Publishing (July 21, 2015) Author Information: Website Tiara’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Full Disclosure: A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher. I would like to thank the author and the publishers for providing me this opportunity. All opinions expressed from here forward are […]

Audiobook Review: When We Were Animals by Joshua Gaylord

Posted on July 21, 2015 14 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. When We Were Animals by Joshua Gaylord Genre: Coming-of-Age, Horror Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Hachette Audio (4-21-2015) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Narrator: Suehyla El Attar | Length: 9 hrs 50 min After hearing about this book from so many people, I just […]

Looking for Recs: Mmm… Brains…

Posted on July 17, 2015 31 Comments

I’m looking for zombie book recommendations, but wait, before we start. Let’s look at my history with zombie related anything. I’m not a fan of zombies. It’s no secret. And it’s not just the “undead” variety. I don’t like things that are zombie-like either because of a virus or chemicals in the water or because […]

Book Review: The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

Posted on July 5, 2015 18 Comments

Genre: Fantasy, Horror Publisher: Crown Books (June 16, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Full Disclosure: A review copy of this book was provided to me by Crown Books via Netgalley. I would like to thank the author, the publisher, and […]

Nightlife Gets Bigger and Even More Frightening – An Interview with Author Matthew Quinn Martin

Posted on June 29, 2015 2 Comments

For Halloween of 2013, author Matthew Quinn Martin introduced us to the little town of New Harbor and the very frightening world beneath it–read my co-review with Mogsy here, and our first interview with Matthew here!) Now, his NIGHTLIFE series is expanding to bring you NIGHTLIFE: HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, a novella that I reviewed here, and the […]

YA Weekend: Alive by Scott Sigler

Posted on June 27, 2015 12 Comments

A review copy was provided to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Alive by Scott Sigler Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction Series: Book 1 of The Generations Trilogy Publisher: Del Rey (July 14, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars I’ve been dreading the thought of […]

10 Podcasts for Fans of Speculative Literature

Posted on June 16, 2015 15 Comments

Since discovering the joys of audiobooks, my enjoyment of non-music audio productions has moved to the world of podcasts. Many people think that podcasts are dedicated to discussions or reviews. Admittedly, I was one of those people, but then, I asked myself: “Why wouldn’t this be the perfect format for storytelling?” I have found quite […]