Author: Jamison Stone Release Date: November 1, 2016 Publisher: Inkshares Source: Publisher Genre(s): fiction; epic fantasy; adventure Review Spoilers: mild Amazon | Goodreads Rune of the Apprentice is an epic fantasy complete with its own mythology, deities, history, and politics. The story focuses on Aleksi, a young apprentice equipped with a mystical Rune […]
The Vampire Diaries: Today Will be Different Recap
Synopsis: The Siren wrecks havoc on Damon and Enzo’s relationships, putting Sarah Salvatore in danger and possibly sacrificing Damon’s free will permanently. Meanwhile, Stefan and Caroline take the plunge. I was trying to figure out what made this episode of TVD so different than most of the show’s other offerings. […]
The Vampire Diaries: Hello Brother Recap
Synopsis: Turns out the Big Bad this season is a Siren. Damon and Enzo are still under its thrall, but one of the duo cares more than others. Ric and Caroline get a new nanny for the twinspawn. Turns out that Damon and Enzo still have some personality even though […]
The Vampire Diaries Retrospective
Well, folks, this is it. After 7 seasons of vampy-witchy-Original-heretic-Newcomer-traveller-Anchor-werewolf-doppelganger ridiculousness, at long last, everything is finally ending. Oh, how far we’ve come from the story of Elena Gilbert, the girl who just lost her parents and discovered the hot, new kid in school is supernatural. Seriously though. This show has gotten so […]
Webseries Discovery: The Cate Morland Chronicles
Production Company: Apple Juice Productions Cast: Madeline Thatcher, Amanda Taylor, Charla Cochran Writer: Ellen Lloyd Director: Kailee Brown Director and Producer: Amanda Taylor Producer: Chelsey Saatkamp Genre: novel adaptation, vlog Synopsis Leo Tolstoy once said, “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” The […]
Webseries Discovery: Brains
Webseries: Brains Production Company: Undead Burrito Productions Genres: slice-of-life, mystery, comedy, horror Spoilers: medium Synopsis Brains is the quaint story of the smart, funny, twenty-something university student named Alice. Alice is your typical co-ed, except she’s studying neuroscience in a post-apocalyptic world. She does all your typical college student […]
Required Reading for STEM Educators and Students – Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
Title: Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World Author: Rachel Ignotofsky Release Date: July 26, 2016 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Genre(s): non-fiction Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon Did you know that a woman invented the calculator? How about that another woman discovered the sun’s chemical composition? And another conducted the famous “Doll Experiment” from Brown v Board […]
Unfinished Read: The Unseen World
The Unseen World Author: Liz Moore Release Date: July 26, 2016 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Source: Publisher Genre(s): Science fiction; fiction Review Spoilers: medium Amazon | Goodreads I really wanted to like this book; unfortunately, I just couldn’t finish it. The Unseen World is a story about a little girl, […]
Sadly No Ghost Sex: The Architect of Song Review
The Architect of Song Haunted Hearts Legacy Book 1 Author: A.G. Howard Publisher: Golden Orb Press Publication Date: August 15, 2016 Source: Rockstar Book Tours Genre: Supernatural Romance, Mystery Spoilers: Medium Amazon | Goodreads First, listen to “Ghost Story” by Charming Disaster, because it’s eerily similar to the plot of […]
Rockstar Book Tours: Nevernight
Author: Jay Kristoff Release Date: August 9, 2016 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Source: Rockstar Book Tours Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy Pages: 448 Formats: Hardcover, eBook Review Spoilers: low Find it: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Goodreads Synopsis The first in a new fantasy series from the New York Times bestselling author. In a land where three suns […]
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