Breaking Bad: To’hajiilee (5×13) Synopsis: Jesse’s plan pans out, for better or worse, and we’re left with the cruelest cliff-hanger yet. Everything hurts and no one was ever happy again. Rating: ★★★★☆ Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit! There hasn’t been another show out there that makes me scream and flail at my […]
Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urPngkJbRQ8&feature=youtu.be] Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl Author: David Barnett Release Date: September 10, 2013 Publisher: Tor Books Source: NetGalley DRC Genre(s): Steampunk, Fantasy, Mythology, New Adult Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon I have been reading and reviewing a lot of indie steampunk stories lately in our Indie eBook Roundups and with Gideon Smith and […]
Dragon Con 2013: Let The Good Times Roll
Dragon Con… How am I even supposed to begin to describe Dragon Con? As I’ve said before, Dragon Con is something that needs to be experienced. What I forgot to mention is that experience can change year to year if you’re a repeat offender like me. There have been years […]
Sunday Tea with Cara McGee
Last month, Nerdophiles had the exciting opportunity to attend Bay Area Sherlock Con in Santa Clara, CA. While the convention itself took place on Saturday, several attendees stuck around for the tea party on Sunday afternoon, hosted by artist and tea expert Cara McGee. While more relaxed and intimate than […]
The Shambling Guide to New York City Preps the Supernatural for the Big Apple
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly6-YXeUEwI] The Shambling Guide to New York City Author: Mur Lafferty Release Date: May 28, 2013 jus Publisher: Orbit Source: NetGalley ARC Genre(s): Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Fiction, Chick Lit Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: GoodReads | Amazon I came really, really close to giving this book a four star rating because it was really, really good. […]
Anime You Needed to Check Out Yesterday
This is a guest post from Justin of Organization Anti-Social Geniuses. It’s pretty easy to be skeptical of anime nowadays, especially since there seems to be a ton of it out right now, and available in a number of ways. This means you’ll get your fair share of mediocre and […]
Ian McKellen Cast as Sherlock Holmes in A Slight Trick of the Mind
On Thursday, it was announced our beloved Sir Ian McKellen will star in Bill Condon’s adaption of Mitch Collin’s A Slight Trick of the Mind. This may be the most beautiful, genius piece of news we’ve heard all year. Ian McKellen will play a long retired Holmes who lives with […]
Indie eBook Roundup #6
This is a particularly good book drop this time around, folks. Each book on this list probably worthy of three stars (even though I gave two of them two stars ) and you won’t go wrong with any one of them. We’ve got stuff for middle grade readers, fantasy lovers, […]
Dragon Run is A Surprisingly Solid Middle Grade Fantasy
Dragon Run Author: Patrick Matthews Release Date: March 1, 2013 Publisher: Scholastic Source: NetGalley ARC Genre(s): Middle Grade, Middle Grade Fantasy Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon If you can look past the unimaginative name, Dragon Run is actually a really good fantasy novel for anyone – not just middle grade readers! I mean, […]
Breaking Bad: Rabid Dog Recap
Breaking Bad: Rabid Dog (5×12) Synopsis: Jesse’s realization begins to have consequences for Walt, while an unlikely partnership is formed. Rating: ★★★★☆ Nothing raises my stress levels quite like Breaking Bad. Walt walking around his gas-soaked house and finding nothing didn’t make me feel relieved – it made me feel like FUCKING […]
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