Book Review: Leah on the Offbeat (Creekwood #2), by Becky Albertalli
Leah on the Offbeat (Creekwood #2) by Becky Albertalli April 24, 2018 Review rating 3/5 Light spoilers for Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Leah on the Offbeat follow. Read at your own risk. There’s a saying about sequels never being as good as the original, and it’s usually applied to works originally meant […]
Book Review: Of Magic and Memory, by Cristy Zinn
Of Magic and Memory by Cristy Zinn November 28, 2017 Review rating 4/5 Very much a modern-day fairy tale. After her mother’s sudden passing, Ava finds herself alone as the world lacks what everyone used to think of as her mother’s magic, that touch and attitude with which she made everywhere a better place. Only, […]
Book Review: Maintenant qu’il fait tout le temps nuit sur toi, by Mathias Malzieu
Maintenant Qu’il Fait Tout Le Temps Nuit Sur Toi by Mathias Malzieu March 2, 2005 Review rating 3/5 A different kind of book. I picked up this book a few years ago while traveling through france, specifically in a small library in Paris that I shall remember if only because it’s one of the few […]
Book Review: The House of Hades, by Rick Riordan
As the finale nears, Heroes of Olympus finally starts feeling like home in what is the best book in the series so far.
Book Review: The Upside of Unrequited, by Becky Albertalli
In her sophomore effort, Albertalli delivers a heartwarming, somewhat darker storyline. But does she manage to replicate the uniqueness of Simon Vs. The Homo-Sapiens Agenda?
Book Review: Caliban’s War (Expanse #2), by James S. A. Corey
A good, thought not outstanding, sequel to a great sci-fi read that adds its share of problems as it attempts to make its own, at times convoluted plot move ahead.
Book Review: The Toyminator (Eddie Bear, #2) by Robert Rankin
A flawed sequel to a great book, The Toyminator shows us what happens when a novel falls in love with its own concept.
Book Review: Leviathan Wakes (Expanse #1), by James S. A. Corey
An interesting, thrilling start to a now well-known sci-fi series focused on characters rather than technology or world-building.
Book Review: Hollow City, by Ransom Riggs
Hollow City by Random Riggs Janary 14, 2014 Review rating 4/5 Back to the peculiarverse… I loved the first book in this series. It was one of those rare occasions where a book is so well written and plotted the pages fly by on their own, where I feel like spending every spare minute I […]
Book Review: The Firebird, by Nerine Dorman
A dark, uncommon brand of fantasy with a storyline so dense and haunting it will remain in your head a while after you’re done reading, The Firebird is perhaps one of the most peculiar books I’ve come across in recent years.