If you (or your child) are a fan of quirky short stories, this is the book for you. Capobianco starts our journey in the Etherwood, a medieval, magical place where Barry, the worst bard, is sent to destroy a dragon only to end up their honored guest–for a while, at least. The stories in this … Read more
What a groptastic roller coaster of a ride! Book 6 of Darren Shan’s newest series picks up at the grop tournament (a type of hyper-violent rugby) in Ruby where plans are made and foiled. Before Hugo, Inez, and Archie can kidnap Hiroto, he’s kidnapped by our two favorite assassins Orlan and Argate. What are two … Read more
What a trip down memory lane! Gingold’s collection of mostly New York City movie advertisements begins in 1970 with Bloodthirsty Butchers and ends with 1989’s I, Madman, highlighting the evolution of horror films. Not all horror movies are memorialized, but that’s what the Internet is for. Each year comes with brief reviews of a leading … Read more
This book hit me in a million directions, and not all of them in a good way. Spoiler-free summary: The grop tournament is getting underway, bringing old friends, old enemies, and new problems to Archie’s life in the Merge. As this is Book 5 of 9, I will try to keep my review spoiler-free but … Read more
I devoured this book in a day and can’t wait to see what happens in this next set of books. We join Archie one year after returning to the Born (London) after helping Inez get Princess Ghita to the vote of alignment on time. He’s struggling emotionally, constantly torn between wanting to return to the … Read more
I finished reading The Archer a few days ago and hoped the right words would eventually come to mind, but they haven’t. I’m still in awe of the simplicity and depth of this short work. Originally published in 2003 as The Way of the Bow, it was retitled and republished in 2020. The Archer tells … Read more
Event Zero Origin: The Last Watcher by LARS is a fantasy tale that opens with Ramdhelior, a Nulian, traveling to the city near his cave home for supplies. What he finds is much more than the finest spice blend… he finds himself guardian of a seemingly human infant named Bliss. After the town is ravaged, … Read more
Tacky Goblin by T. Sean Steele is one of those quick, quirky reads that leaves you asking, “What the **** did I just read?” The book begins with our main character preparing to leave for Los Angeles to move in with his sister, Kim. He is laying on his bed talking to the mold mouth … Read more
Henrietta’s story begins in the middle of a war where her mother protects her and loses her life in the process. That event has left Henrietta with claustrophobia (and perhaps more issues than we know about). After spending nine years in an orphanage, she is collected by a man who claims she has inherited her … Read more