Title: Creatures of Will & Temper Author: Molly Tanzer Release Date: November 14, 2017 Publisher: John Joseph Adams / Mariner Books Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Unpopular opinion: I didn’t really love The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde’s portrait of hedonistic self-loathing just doesn’t do it for me. But when I heard this […]
Murder on the Orient Express is Dead on Arrival
Release Date: November 10, 2017 Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Ridley Scott, Sion Kinberg, Mark Gordon, Aditya Sood, Michael Schaefer, Judy Hofflund, et al. Director: Kenneth Branagh Studio: 20th Century Fox Review Spoilers: Low IMDB | Wikipedia | RT Murder on the Orient Express is a film adaptation of the Agatha Christie mystery novel of the same name. The famous detective, […]
INTERVIEW: Inside PBS’ Webseries “Origin of Everything” with Star Danielle Bainbridge
Nerdophiles got a chance to interview Danielle Bainbridge, the star in PBS’ brainy new webseries, The Origin of Everything. The show explores the historical beginnings of everything from the hashtag to scary clowns. Each episode is incredibly well-researched and the production value is stellar – the visuals and animations alone […]
Rockstar Book Tours: ‘Haven’ is ‘Beauty & the Beast’ Meets ‘Beautiful Creatures’
Title: HAVEN Author: Mary Lindsey Pub. Date: November 7, 2017 Publisher: Entangled Publishing Formats: Hardcover, eBook Pages: 400 Find it: Amazon, B&N, TBD, iBooks, Kobo, Google Play Books, Indiebound, Goodreads Our Review Aaron Ryland has always lived a life on the outskirts of society- first as a homeless youth on the streets of a big city; now, after his mother’s death, as the […]
Life Changing Manga of Tidying Up: Not Great for Anxious, Messy People
Title: The Life Changing Manga of Tidying Up Author: Marie KondÅ Release Date: June 27, 2017 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon It’s no secret that the KonMari method of cleaning has taken the Western world by storm. Ever since the terrible Gilmore Girls revival name-dropped her and Younger satirized her methods, I knew […]
‘Elizabeth and Zenobia’ Is A Newer, Grimmer Fairy Tale!
Author: Jessica Miller Release Date: September 19, 2017 Publisher: Amulet Books an imprint of ABRAMS Genre(s): Fantasy, middle-grade children’s literature Review Spoilers: Medium Amazon | B&N | Goodreads Back when I was a macabre, middle-school book nerd (find me someone who hasn’t had an emo phase and then we can talk), I was obsessed with Grimm’s Fairy Tales. I […]
You Should be Watching: The CW’s ‘Dynasty’
As someone who unabashedly loved Pretty Little Liars and half (well, probably closer to a quarter) of The Vampire Diaries, I have no shame in saying that Dynasty is my new favorite tv show. The void is filled. It’s like all my closest-held Gossip Girl dreams came true! Just like those three shows, Dynasty features […]
‘House of Shadows’ Puts the Historic in Historical Fiction
Author: Nicola Cornick Release Date: October 17, 2017 Publisher: Graydon House, an imprint of Harlequin Enterprises Genre(s): Historical Fiction Review Spoilers: Low Amazon | B&N | Goodreads House of Shadows is a historical romance/mystery that takes place over three generations – from the modern day missing persons case in a small town, to the tumultuous life of a […]
Rockstar Book Tours: Sparked – the Twilight we always wanted but never thought to ask for!
Sparked Author: Helena Echlin & Malena Watrous Release Date: October 3, 2017 Publisher: Geek & Sundry Genre(s): Fantasy Review Spoilers: Medium Amazon | B&N | TBD | Goodreads Sparked is like the Twilight we all wanted but never thought to ask for. It checks all the boxes: teenagers with supernatural powers, a rainy backdrop, absentee […]
Catch Kingsman: The Golden Circle for Glitzy, Fun Adrenaline
Release Date: September 22, 2017 Cast: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Halle Berry, Elton John, Channing Tatum, Jeff Bridges Director: Matthew Vaughn Studio: Marv Films, Cloudy Productions Distributor: 20th Century Fox Spoilers: Medium Hold onto your seats, because this movie ain’t easing you in. The opening sequence […]
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