A review by Rebecca Fleming Octavia Leander is a healer, orphaned as a child and taken in by Miss Percival, the headmistress of the Caskentian …
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Dragon Shield by Charlie Fletcher
A review by Rebecca Fleming, aka Demonic Dragon One fine Geek Girl Day (where Dark Matter Zine editor Nalini and fellow review writer CJ Dee …
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
A review by CJ Dee The Avengers assemble to defeat a sentient peacekeeping android built by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner after the android realises …
The Undiscovered Hawkeye
by CJ Dee Viewers of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon were recently treated to a rare insight into the undiscovered talents of Avengers member …
Daredevil: Season One
[This image isn’t catering for women or the masculine-attracted, no not at all. Excuse me while I get a towel. :-)_ — Editor] A …
Frozen Fever (2015)
A review by CJ Dee Frozen Fever sees Queen Elsa of Arendelle prepare a perfect day for her sister Princess Anna’s birthday. When a cold …
Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer
A review by Nalini Haynes Jam’s parents sent her to the Wooden Barn, a school for fragile yet intelligent teenagers. At the Wooden Barn she’s …
Valiant by Holly Black
A review by Nalini Haynes Before the Knights of Badassdom movie, Holly Black wrote: Hands raised in mock surrender, Ruth laughed. “Just a joke, Princess …
Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
A review by Nalini Haynes Laia was born into the Scholar caste, a downtrodden caste suffering random and not-so-random searches, torture and death at the …
Desert Rising by Kelley Grant
A review by Nalini Haynes Sulis, a woman from a nomadic desert tribe (desert rising?), feels called to the temple to serve the One, the …
Vision of Fire by Gillian Anderson and Jeff Rovin
A review by CJ Dee Caitlin O’Hara is a world renowned child psychologist. Her latest patient, Maanik, is the daughter of a diplomat who is …
Tithe: A Modern Tale of Faerie by Holly Black
A review by Nalini Haynes Kaye is touched by fae: she sees things others don’t. She’s mature beyond her years, used to looking after her …
Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh
A review by Evie Kendal Heart of Obsidian is the twelfth book in Nalini Singh’s Psy-Changeling series. The novel opens with the incredibly powerful Cardinal …
Cinderella (2015)
A review by CJ Dee Review contains spoilers from season three of Game of Thrones Once upon a time, there was a girl named Ella. …
Dark Alchemy by Laura Bickle
A review by Nalini Haynes Petra Dee is a geologist, pardon the pun. After a traumatic incident (her backstory unfolds later in the novel), Petra …