I majored in history education as an undergrad, so when I come across historical themed books, I can’t shake the part of me that says ‘This would be great in a classroom library, this could hook reluctant learners.’ See, that’s exactly what I thought when I finished The Silence Of Our Friends by Mark Long […]
The Silence Of Our Friends by Mark Long and Jim Demonakos Illustrated by Nate Powell Book Review
January 10, 2012
Without Tess Marcella Pixley Book Review
December 8, 2011
Lizzie Cohen’s sister Tess is dead, and has been dead for a number of years. That’s kind of a callous way to start off this review of Without Tess by Marcella Pixley, but I have to put that out there, since it’s pretty much what drives Without Tess. You see, Tess was a bat shit insane […]
Waxillium Ladrian: Fully Licensed Bad Ass
November 13, 2011
Brandon Sanderson is totally a fist pump author, meaning I can’t read one of his books without fist pumping a little, especially if allomancy is involved. I love when authors revisit universes they have created. The Alloy Of Law, Sanderson’s latest, returns to the world and magic system of allomancy imagined in the Mistborn trilogy, only it’s about 300 […]
If you have Magic The Gathering players in your life, you already know these characters
September 26, 2011
Samhain Corvus Lacroix, 19, college dropout, is a fry cook at a fast food joint in Seattle working with his best friend Ramon, cute brook and naive Frank in Lish McBride’s debut Hold Me Closer, Necromancer.
The Hero Of Ages by Brandon Sanderson Book Review
September 13, 2011
All of my questions about the ashmounts, Lord Ruler, why the ecosystem and sun are messed up are finally answered in this stunning conclusion to the Mistborn trilogy, The Hero Of The Ages.
Gangsters From The Future: I Love It
August 17, 2011
The year is 2083 in All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevin and the US has gone nuts, banning the life essentials of coffee and chocolate. Anya, 16, is doing the best she can by her family meaning she takes care of her brother, Leo, who has suffered a traumatic brain injury and thinks […]