Reviews
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The Martian by Andy Weir : An Audiobook Review
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills…
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The Scorch Trials: Book vs. Film
With the rise in dystopian literature‘s popularity as well as the movies spawned from it, it certainly wasn’t going to be long before The Maze Runner made it to the big screen. With…
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Shadows of Self (Mistborn #5) by Brandon Sanderson : Review
Shadows of Self shows Mistborn’s society evolving as technology and magic mix, the economy grows, democracy contends with corruption, and religion becomes a growing cultural force, with four faiths competing for converts. This…
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The Aeronaut’s Windlass (Cinder Spires #1) by Jim Butcher : Review
Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity, towering for miles over the mist-shrouded surface of the world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses have ruled for generations, developing scientific marvels, fostering trade alliances,…
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Review: Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth, by Judd Winick
Meet Hilo, D.J., and Gina! D.J. and Gina are TOTALLY ordinary kids. But Hilo…isn’t. Hilo doesn’t know where he came from, or what he’s doing on Earth. (Or why going to school in…
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Closer To The Heart by Mercedes Lackey : Review
Mags was a Herald of Valdemar. But he had once lived the brutal life of a child slave. When he was Chosen by his Companion Dallen, his young life was saved, and he…
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After Alice by Gregory Maguire: A Review
Gregory Maguire has done it again! Just as he did with Wicked, Maguire has turned the beloved children’s tale Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland into an adult world with real problems and real rules…
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Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho : Review
At his wit’s end, Zacharias Wythe, freed slave, eminently proficient magician, and Sorcerer Royal of the Unnatural Philosophers—one of the most respected organizations throughout all of Britain—ventures to the border of Fairyland to…
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Review: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Tragedy of the Sith’s Revenge, by Ian Doescher
To thine own self be true. Lend us your ears and comlinks for a Shakespearean retelling of Star Wars Episode III! A once-heroic knight becomes the darkest of villains. The Jedi suffer slings and…
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Review: A Siege of Bitterns, by Steve Burrows
Inspector Domenic Jejeune’s success has made him a poster boy for the U.K. police service. The problem is Jejeune doesn’t really want to be a detective at all; he much prefers watching birds.…
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The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth: A Review
THE WILD GIRL tells one of the greatest untold love stories of all time – the heart-breaking romance between Wilhelm Grimm and the young woman who told him many of his most famous…
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Updraft By Fran Wilde : Review
In a city of living bone rising high above the clouds, where danger hides in the wind and the ground is lost to legend, a young woman must expose a dangerous secret to…
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The Martian by Andy Weir : Review
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills…
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[Blog Tour] Undeath and Taxes by Drew Hayes : Review
After discovering just how filled with magic, intrigue, and adventure the parahuman world of being an Undead American can be, Fredrick Frankford Fletcher did exactly what was expected–he became a certified parahuman accountant.…
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Set in Stone by Frank Morin: Review
Three for the masses Two for the many Four for the privileged few Frank Morin’s Set in Stone is the first book in the Petralist series, a series about people who can access…
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Enter the Janitor by Josh Vogt: Review
“Who are you people? Some secret government agency?” “Gettin’ closer. But replace ‘secret government agency’ with ‘supernatural sanitation department. We’re inside Cleaner headquarters…” Dani’s brow scrunched up. “The Cleaners. Right. So you run…
