Denton Little’s Deathdate Author: Lance Rubin Release Date: April 14, 2015 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Source: Me, My Shelf, and I Tours Genres: YA, Humor Rating:★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low Goodreads | Amazon | BN We’re super excited to be joining Me, My Shelf, and I Tours in promoting this new book, Denton […]
Webseries Discovery: The Misselthwaite Archives
Let me preface this review with saying that this is by far the best multimedia incorporated webseries adaptation I have ever seen. And yes, I’m including all my previous novel-to-webseries adaptations favorites. Now, I know what you’re thinking – NOTHING can be as good as LBD or Carmilla or *insert favorite […]
iZombie: Come for the Brains, Stay for the Heart
I couldn’t resist the pun. Seriously though – I tuned into iZombie because it was helmed by Rob Thomas, the same brains behind my all-time favorite television series,Veronica Mars. It’s no secret that Mars was renowned for its smart, snappy dialogue and its strong female lead – and iZombie has […]
Don’t Sound So Shocked!: A Review of “This is What You Just Put in Your Mouth?”
This is What You Just Put in Your Mouth? : From Eggnog to Beef Jerky, the Surprising Secrets of What’s Inside Everyday Products Author: Patrick Di Justo Release Date: February 3, 2015 Source: Blogging for Books Publisher: Three Rivers Press 2015 Genre(s): Nonfiction, Culinary Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: None GoodReads | Amazon Ever heard […]
Unboxing: Loot Crate vs Nerd Block (January Edition)
Loot Crate vs. Nerd Block – January 2015 No video this month, because of time constraints. But I took a bunch of pictures. 🙂 Loot Crate and Nerd Block are two very big subscription box companies. They both have a large fan base and they both consistently give out awesome […]
Heroes of the Storm brings teamwork back to MOBA
Release Date: TBA, closed beta on January 13 Developer: Blizzard Entertainment Genre(s): MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) State: Closed beta Rating: ????? System: PC IGN | Gamespot Heroes of the Storm is Blizzard’s entry into the MOBA genre, a space which many companies have tried to enter, attempting to emulate the success of Riot’s League of Legends […]
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Nerdophiles Picks: Favorite New TV Series of 2014
Every year sees new TV series come and go, and we, here at Nerdophiles, are simply TV addicts. From network to premium cable to on-demand streams, we’ll watch it all. While we might not cover all of these shows weekly, but here is a list of our staff’s favorite newcomers […]
From Model to Super Hero: The Story of Samurai Flamenco
Samurai Flamenco is a stand alone anime that was directed by Takahiro Omori and written by Hideyuki Kurata in the Manglobe studio. Manglobe also brought us Ergo Proxy, which used to air on the Sci-fi channel (other people remember this, right?). Samurai Flamenco is fun, short, and incredibly quirky. The story starts off […]
Unboxing: Geek Fuel Alpha Box
This box was provided complimentary from Geek Fuel for review purposes only. The opinions in this review are purely my own and have not been altered in any way based on the kindness of Geek Fuel. There’s a new subscription box in town for you geeks and nerds. Don’t care […]
The “Goblins vs. Gnomes” Expansion Makes Hearthstone Fun Again
[A forewarning: this article uses a decent amount of Hearthstone-specific terminology and might be tough to understand without some prior experience with the game. I apologize for this, but it’s tough to talk about an expansion to a game without an assumed knowledge of the basic mechanics. And if you haven’t played […]
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