Synopsis of 13×04: The Winchesters finally attend the family therapy they needed thirteen years ago, and it somewhat helps! Dean finds a case involving a victim who was murdered by their dead wife. Sam convinces Dean to allow Jack to come with them. Dean is adamant that Jack is going to […]
‘The Comic Book Story of Video Games’ Offers an Overly Broad Look At the Origins of Video Games
Title: The Comic Book Story of Video Games Author: Jonathan Hennessey Artist: Jack McGowan Release Date: October 3, 2017 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon If you’re a fan of video games and comic books then The Comic Book Story of Video Games may be the perfect book for you. Just […]
Life Changing Manga of Tidying Up: Not Great for Anxious, Messy People
Title: The Life Changing Manga of Tidying Up Author: Marie Kondō 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 […]
‘The Witch Boy’ by Molly Ostertag is a Magical Adventure With a Powerful Message for Young Readers – One of our Favorite OGNs of 2017!
Title: The Witch Boy Author: Molly Ostertag Release Date: October 31, 2017 Publisher: Graphix (Scholastic) Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I have been waiting all year to review Molly Ostertag’s The Witch Boy and I am so excited to finally share it with our readers. It is hands down one of my favorite graphic novels […]
The Walking Dead: The Damned Recap
Synopsis of 8×02: It’s a shoot ’em up episode where almost nothing happens until the very end. This week’s episode of The Walking Dead was a near-repeat of last week’s episode – minus the inspiring speeches and Negan. Instead, everyone engages in a firefight… or walks through the woods in […]
Rockstar Book Tours: Get Ready for ‘The Legends of Luke Skywalker’ By Reading Our Q&A With Author Ken Liu! (Plus A Giveaway)
Title: The Legends of Luke Skywalker Author: Ken Liu Release Date: October 31, 2017 Publisher: Disney Lucasfilm Press Pages: 432 Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook Amazon | Audible | B&N | TBD | Goodreads It’s a great time to be a Star Wars fan. With new movies, books, comics, and more being released every day I can tell you that […]
Ryan Graudin’s New YA Novel, Invictus, is the Perfect Time Travel Thrill-Ride!
Title: Invictus Author: Ryan Graudin Release Date: September 26, 2017 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I’m usually not a huge fan of time travel stories but after reading Invictus I may be changing my mind about that. When I first started reading this book, I didn’t […]
The Humanity of Apes: Why Planet of the Apes is the Perfect Film Franchise
Perhaps it is my background as an anthropologist. Perhaps it is my love of moving stories of people overcoming violence to create a more tolerant and beautiful world. Perhaps it is my desire to see a world where we embrace, as Frans de Waal calls it, “Our Inner Ape.” Perhaps […]
Supernatural: Patience Recap
Synopsis of 13×03: Supernatural brings back another season one favorite, Missouri Mosley, as Dean separates from Sam and Jack to help her and Jodi with a wraith. Missouri calls Sam after a wraith murders a psychic. Sam decides Jodi can handle the situation, as he and Dean are needed at the […]
Brothers Patrick and Chance Tackle the End of the World in “Last Chance,” the Sequel to Gregg Hurwitz’s “The Rains”
Title: Last Chance Series: The Rains #2 Author: Gregg Hurwitz Release Date: October 17, 2017 Publisher: Tor Teen Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Halloween is fast approaching but you still have plenty of time to sneak in a spooky read! Last year around this same time we reviewed Gregg Hurwitz’s unique (and gruesome) pseudo-zombie […]
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