It is impossible to discuss this book without spoilers for it and the first book, How Does It Feel? So I’m putting my review below a cut. Tweet
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Book (Tok) Review: How Does it Feel? By Jeneane O’ Riley
September 23, 2024It’s undeniable that Romantasy has taken over social media. Part YA (as many of the books feature early adult characters and cater to YA/NA readers) and part Urban Fantasy, the field brushes again more established genres, gleefully twisting their trope for their own. Meta writing (reading?) is part of the game these days to readers. […]
T.V. Review: Clickbait
August 27, 2024Available from Netflix, this miniseries starts with a kidnapping, and a live feed promising death to an abusive man at a certain number of views. Each episode centers on a different main character, The victim’s sister, a cop on the case, the victim’s wife, the victim’s son, etc. The most standout aspect of this thriller/horror […]
***Cross Posted from the Circulation Desk.*** Manga Classics: Dracula by Bram Stoker, adapted by Stacy King, art by Virginia Nitouhei Manga Classics, 2021 ISBN-13: 9781947808058 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition Buy: Amazon.com Manga Classics brings us a manga version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. By now most readers are familiar with the vampire classic’s general story. Jonathan Harker, a young […]
**Cross Posted from The Circulation Desk.** When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll Silver Sprocket, 2024 (previously published by Koyama Press in 2019) ISBN-13: 9798886200409 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com On a dark and stormy night, a cat woman arrives at the mysterious Countess’ castle on an unspoken mission. The Countess mentions that […]
Movie Review: Late Night with the Devil
August 13, 2024Sometimes concept movies or tv show episodes turn out to make for some of the best stories. The Gentleman episode of BtVS came from a snide reviewer comment that the show was only good because of its snarky quips. Solution: an entire episode of silence. Likewise the kitchy sounding episodes of Supernatural like Dean Dog […]
Book Review: The Raven’s Crux by Julie Boglisch
June 12, 2024**Cross Posted from The Circulation Desk.** The Raven’s Crux by Julie Boglisch Black Rose Writing, 2024 ISBN: 9781685133672 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com The only drawback to The Raven’s Crux is the cartoonish, completely uninspiring cover of the book. It doesn’t do justice to the thrilling ghost story contained inside, a story that manages the “crossover” […]
Lot 13 by Steve Niles, art by Glenn Fabry Dark Horse, 2023 ISBN: 9781506734484 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com The story opens in 1670, in Fairfax, Virginia. The bodies of the Wyatt family are on trial. The father, Robert, stands accused of murdering his family before committing suicide. The court ultimately finds him guilty […]
Let Me Out by Emmett Nahil, illustrations by George Williams Oni Press, 2023 ISBN: 9781637152362 Available: Paperback, KIndle edition Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com It’s 1979. Mitch wakes up after a terrible assault near the local Y. His friends scold him for going there alone and take him home to recuperate. There’s also been a murder in the […]
T.V. Review: Dead Boy Detectives
May 27, 2024Do you like paranormal detective series? Do you like Neil Gaiman? Loosely based off characters created by Neil Gaiman for the Sandman universe and definitely done in his trademark dark and whimsical style, this new Netflix series follows two ghosts, Edwin Paine and Charles Rowland, who are hiding from Death to help a world where […]