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Month: September 2017
Book Review: Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
September 28, 2017Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Thomas Dunne Books, 2016 ISBN-13: 978-1250099082 Available: Hardcover, Kindle edition, Audible Certain Dark Things is an excellent example of what a vampire novel can be. The characters are strong, the writing is fast-paced, and it paints a vision of a world we have not seen before. There is a ton of […]
Book Review: The Black Pearl by Scott O’Dell
September 25, 2017The Black Pearl by Scott O’Dell HMH Editions for Young Readers, 2010 (reprint) ISBN-13: 978-0547334004 Available: Paperback, Audible, Kindle edition Scott O’Dell is best known as a writer of historical fiction for children, particularly for novels set in California or Mexico. He is most well-known for his middle-grade survival story and Newbery Award-winning novel Island of […]
Book Review: Tell The Story To Its End by Simon P. Clark
September 21, 2017Tell The Story To Its End by Simon P. Clark St. Martin’s Griffin, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1250066756 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition Oli’s mum has suddenly, and without explanation, decided the two of them should go to the country and visit his uncle, Rob. Rob has been estranged from Oli’s parents for many years, and although […]
Book Review: The Fifth Doll by Charlie N. Holmberg
September 18, 2017The Fifth Doll by Charlie N. Holmberg 47North, 2017 ISBN-13:978-1477806104 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition, Audible, MP3 CD The Fifth Doll is an excellent fantasy novel for pre-teens and young adults. Charlie N. Holmberg has written several novels about young heroines who face the trials and tribulations of life and magic. The current novel gives readers not […]
Book Review: Pretty Deadly
September 11, 2017Pretty Deadly, Volume 1: The Shrike by Kelly Sue Deconnick, art by Emma Rios Image Comics, 2014 ISBN: 9781607069621 Available: Paperback, Kindle & comixology ebook The story begins with the skeletal Bunny and Butterfly introducing us to an unusual little girl named Sissy the Vulture Girl, and her guardian, old man Fox. Sissy and Fox travel […]
Book List: Breaking Cliches in Zombie Fiction
September 9, 2017I was reading a blog post on realism in zombie fiction by Brian Parker, a writer of zombie fiction. Somewhere in the middle of it, he addressed the problem of the Mary Sue in zombie novels: If you’re like me, you likely roll your eyes at the stereotypical protagonist in zombie fiction. You know the type, it’s […]
Book List: 6 Great YA Dystopian Novels Posted on June 8, 2016 by Kirsten Posted in Uncategorized Even though the media-generated excitement over teen dystopias like the ones in The Hunger Games and (to a lesser degree) Divergent, has died down a bit, anyone living through the past year can see that dystopian fiction is still terrifyingly relevant. Some days it really doesn’t […]
Book Review: Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughn, art by Cliff Chiang
September 7, 2017Paper Girls, Volume 1 (Issues #1-5) by Brian K. Vaughn, art by Cliff Chiang Image Comics, 2015 ISBN: 9781632156747 Available: Library binding, paperback, Kindle edition and comiXology ebook Paper Girls begins with a strange dream that Erin, the new papergirl, is having, just before she has to awaken for her route. We discover that that date is […]
Book Review: Demon Freaks by J.R.R.R. Hardison
September 4, 2017Demon Freaks by J.R.R.R. (Jim) Hardison Fiery Seas Publishing, 2017 ISBN-13: 978-1-946143-16-7 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Jim Hardison’s Demon Freaks pits high schoolers on the eve of their SAT exams against wicked would-be wizards and monsters, with the fate of the world at stake. The story is written with irony and humor from the viewpoint of teenagers. The […]