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Book Review: Awakening by Karen Sandler

Posted on April 9, 2013 Leave a Comment

Awakening by Karen Sandler Genre: Science Fiction, Biopunk, Young Adult Series: Book 2 of the Tankborn Trilogy Publisher: Tu Books (April 9, 2013) Author Information: Twitter | Website Tiara’s Rating: 3.5 out 5 stars First, I wanted to thank Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advance reader copy of this book in […]

Graphic Novel Review: Captain America: The Chosen by David Morrell

Posted on March 31, 2013 1 Comment

Captain America: The Chosen by David Morrell Before I get to the Captain America gushing, I need to get this out of the way. I don’t like the setting for this. No, I’m okay with the war environment, but I didn’t like that it specifically had to be Afghanistan and Al Qaeda related with the […]

Book Review: Tankborn by Karen Sandler

Posted on March 21, 2013 3 Comments

Tankborn by Karen Sandler Genre: Science Fiction, Biopunk, Young Adult Series: Book 1 of the Tankborn Trilogy Publisher: Tu Books (October 11, 2011) Author Information: Twitter | Website Tiara’s Rating: 3.5 out 5 stars Kayla is a GEN, a tankborn person whose purpose is to serve others. While in the tank, their DNA is sliced […]

Book Review: Stars Wars: The New Jedi Order: Traitor by Matthew Stover

Posted on November 19, 2012 Leave a Comment

Traitor by Matthew Stover The issue I have with the Force is that the movies made everything so black and white. Give in to your hate and passion and poof, you’re dark side. The Sith have their code about killing all the things and power, and the Jedi have their code about not having sex and only killing all the things when you […]

Book Review: Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Posted on September 19, 2012 1 Comment

Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler Octavia E. Butler’s books are not for the squeamish and most certainly not for people who want happy, Hollywood endings. Things work out in the end – but never in a nice neat package. There is always a lot of loss in all of its most painful forms. Her […]

Book Review: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Posted on June 19, 2012 3 Comments

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline I recall a complaint somewhere or other claiming this book to be just an excuse to spout off ample ’80s trivia. I’m guessing that complaint came from someone who has no appreciation for that incredible decade – no, dare I say … dynasty! Movies, television and music are already […]

Book Review: Clay’s Ark by Octavia E. Butler

Posted on June 19, 2012 1 Comment

Clay’s Ark by Octavia E. Butler This was the most disturbing books by Octavia E. Butler that I have read yet, further inspiring my desire to have a conversation with her to find out just how that brain worked. Her concepts are fascinating, even when as disturbing as this one. Perhaps it was the violence […]

Book Review: Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler

Posted on April 19, 2012 Leave a Comment

Patternmaster by Octavia E. Butler After Clay’s Ark, I had no idea what to expect with The Patternmaster. What I did not expect was that the Clayark evolution would basically turn those people into animals – albeit really smart human-like animals – and that they would have no real purpose to their existence save to […]