Passenger Author: Alexandra Bracken Release Date: January 5, 2016 Series: Passenger #1 Publisher: Disney Hyperion Genre(s): Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Young Adult GoodReads | Amazon | BN | iBooks There is just about a month left to go before Passenger, one of 2016’s first must-read YA novels of the year, releases and we couldn’t be […]
“The Iron Trial” is a Dark, Intriguing Middle Grade Fantasy for All Ages
The Iron Trial Author: Holly Black and Cassandra Clare Series: The Magestarium #1 Release Date: September 9, 2014 Publisher: Scholastic Press Genre(s): Middle Grade, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon As a part of the original Harry Potter generation I am always skeptical of books that seem like they might be trying a little […]
“Serafina and the Black Cloak” is an Endearing Middle Grade Mystery Full of Magic and Suspense
Serafina and the Black Cloak Author: Robert Beatty Release Date: July 14, 2015 Publisher: Disney Hyperion Genre(s): Middle Grade, Mystery, Fantasy, Historical Fiction Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon We don’t review many middle grade books on Nerdophiles so when we do you can be sure that they are basically going to be awesome. […]
“Trollhunters” is an Entertaining Enough Young Adult Adventure
Trollhunters Author: Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus Release Date: June 30, 2015 Publisher: Hot Key Books Genre(s): Young Adult, Middle Grade, Fantasy, Humor Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Trollhunters is a hard book to categorize. Online it seems to be generally considered a ‘young adult’ book but when I was reading it […]
Rockstar Book Tours: ‘An Inheritance of Ashes’ is a Delightful Standalone Fantasy
An Inheritance of Ashes Author: Leah Bobet Release Date: October 6, 2015 Publisher: Clarion Books Source: Rockstar Book Tours, Clarion Books Genre(s): Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low Goodreads | Amazon |BN | iBooks I’ve really been enjoying the recent resurgence in young adult fantasy. As someone who grew up with Harry Potter, fantasy […]
Rockstar Book Tours: Liz Braswell Talks to Us About Her Relationship With Disney and “A Whole New World”
A Whole New World Author: Liz Braswell Series: Twisted Tales #1 Release Date: September 1, 2015 Publisher: Disney Press Genre(s): Young Adult, Fantasy GoodReads | Amazon | BN | iBooks Most of us grew up on classic Disney movies. We rooted for Robin Hood in his fight against the cruel Prince John. We cried with Simba as […]
King #1 is An Okay Start to What Will Probably Be an Okay Series
King #1 Author: Joshua Hale Fialkov Artists: Bernard Chang and Marcelo Maiolo Release Date: August 19, 2015 Publisher: Jet City Comics Genre(s): Sci-Fi Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild King is the last man on Earth. He’s not exactly the most stellar example of humanity but he’s all that’s left in a world that has in some […]
Dinosaurs Are Coming! … in Victor Milán’s ‘The Dinosaur Lords’
The Dinosaur Lords Author: Victor Milán Release Date: July 28, 2015 Publisher: Tor Books Series: The Dinosaur Lords #1 Genre(s): Fantasy GoodReads | Amazon | BN There is one thing about Victor Milán’s upcoming book The Dinosaur Lords that really sticks out to me every time I hear someone talking about it or I read something new […]
“Talker 25” Somehow Makes Dystopian Fiction and Dragons Work
Talker 25 Author: Joshua McCune Release Date: April 22, 2014 Series: Talker 25 #1 Publisher: Greenwillow, HarperCollins Genre(s): Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fantasy Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I have never been a fan of dragons-related fantasy in general. I don’t know why, I’ve just never really been that interested. While all my nerdy friends […]
Monsters and Adventure Abound in “Darkmouth: The Legends Begin”
Darkmouth: The Legends Begin Author: Shane Hegarty Release Date: April 21, 2015 Series: Darkmouth #1 Publisher: HarperCollins Genre(s): Middle Grade, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Monsters are awesome. Far more awesome and diverse than something simple like zombies or vampires. In the world that Finn lives in, hunting monsters is just sort of […]
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