McElderry; Original edition, 2004 ISBN-13: 978-0689865190 Available: New and Used Crank is Ellen Hopkins’ controversial, and sorely needed, verse novel. Kristina Snow’s life changes forever when her father and the boy she’s crushing introduce her to meth. Unlike Impulse, which is raw and shredding in its emotion, Crank is almost cold at times, brutally showing a girl on […]
Book Review: Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
March 5, 2019Content Warning: This book is a dark, deep fairy tale about Prince Charming (and his kingdom) grooming his damsel-in-distress for abuse. After rescuing Ama from a dragon as is the traditional rite for a king in this land, Prince Emory and his entire kingdom begin slowly and methodically training her to be an abused non-person […]
Review: Once by Morris Gleitzman
February 28, 2019Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); First Edition edition, 2010 ISBN-13: 978-0805090260 Available: New and Used Once there was a boy who told stories, whose parents left him in an orphanage in the mountains and didn’t say why. He lived there for nearly four years, until one day he saw professional librarians arrive and burn all […]
Have you ever wanted a volume of all the biggest bad ass women of the Marvel U fighting zombies together? Here you go! Misty Knight and Valkyrie come together to rebuild the legendary Valkyries and stop a mysterious collection of puppy-kickers from resurrecting a cover of corrupt Valkyries embodying evil forces. Like a lot of […]
TV Review: Teen Wolf Season 5
February 23, 2019Oh, Teen Wolf, you are such a fine example of some good being mired in some thick, bad, tired, sorry, writing muck. Last season I felt like the writers were trying to push Scott, Styles, and the OW (original werewolf) crew out. This season is even worse. No Derek at all! In this season an […]
Blast From the Past Review: Slumber Party by Christopher Pike
February 21, 2019Scholastic Paperbacks, Reissue edition, 2004 ISBN: 0590430149 Available: New and Used Years after a slumber party that left one of their group or friends dead and one disfigured, Lara, Nell, Rachael, Mindy, Dana, and a new friend Celeste come together for a fun ski trip to get together and catch up. Disturbing events make […]
Review: Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur volume 3 The Smartest There Is
February 19, 2019When Moon Girl solves a puzzle built by Bruce Banner that was previously unsolvable the super hero world is rocked. Lunella takes this as proof that no one was giving her enough credit. (But she already knew that.) Even when the other super heroes try to reach out, and when crime fighting opportunities arise, Lunella […]
TV Review: Teen Wolf Season 4
February 16, 2019Season 4 of Teen Wolf is a little overwhelming…if you are being nice. If you aren’t it’s chaotic and distracted. There’s a lo to like. Parrish. Scott. Styles. Malia. Even Liam and his attempts to control his new werewolf side is engaging and easy to empathize with (even if I do get the feeling that […]
Book Review: The Hand of the Devil by Dean Vincent Carter
February 14, 2019Delacorte Books for Young Readers, October, 2006 ISBN: 0385733712 Available: New and used Ashley Reeves is a reporter for “Missing Link”, a magazine devoted to natural oddities. One day Ashley receives a letter from Reginald Mather, requesting him to come to his house on Aries Island in the middle of Lake Languor to see […]
Review: Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v 2 Cosmic Cooties
February 12, 2019In the vein of Ms. Marvel, this comic is aimed at a slightly younger audience. (Honestly, this is what Teen Titan Go could be.) Lunella is a young girl gifted not just with Inhuman genetics, but also with a blistering level of intelligence. And a pet T-rex from another dimension. In this volume, Lunella struggles […]