A review by Elizabeth Manthos To tell you the honest truth, I don’t even know where to begin this review let alone be serious, because …
Fantasy
Kick-Ass 2 (2013 movie)
Passing the Bechdel Test but at what price? A review by Edward and Nalini Haynes ★★★☆☆ three out of five stars Kick-Ass 2 continues the …
Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister by George R R Martin, illustrated by Jonty Clark
A review by Nalini Haynes The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister is an illustrated hardcover book quoting Tyrion from the Song of Ice and Fire …
Happy Hour in Hell by Tad Williams
A review by Nalini Haynes Happy Hour in Hell is the second Bobby Dollar novel; I reviewed the first, Dirty Streets of Heaven. Just as …
Dance of Shadows by Yelena Black
A review by Elizabeth Manthos Dance of Shadows follows a story of ballet, drama, intrigue and the paranormal. It follows the story of Vanessa Adler, …
Black Mausoleum by Stephen Deas
A review by Rebecca Muir The Black Mausoleum is the latest in a series of novels by Stephen Deas about the Dragon Realms. It is …
Night School: Legacy by C J Daugherty
A review by Elizabeth Manthos Night School: Legacy is the sequel to C J Daugherty’s first novel Night School. After the aftermath of Allie’s summer …
Instructions by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Charles Vess
A review by Nalini Haynes ★★★★ Instructions is less a story and more a jumble of odd comments, mostly instructional in tone, blended into a …
Doctor and the Rough Rider by Mike Resnick
A review by Rebecca Muir The Doctor and the Rough Rider is another Weird West Tale by Mike Resnick. It portrays the Wild West of …
After Dead by Charlaine Harris
A review by Nalini Haynes After Dead tells the characters’ stories after the definitely-final-ending of the Sookie Stackhouse series of novels. Each page has between a …
Lord of the Rings fanac (fan activity)
In this guest post, Henry Herz interviews Emil Johansson about his fansite LOTRproject and their recent collaboration on Six Degrees of Sauron. Emil maintains the LotR project through which …
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
A review by Nalini Haynes Odd, a Viking boy disabled in an accident and despised by all except his mother, leaves home to avoid another …
Champion by Marie Lu
A review by Nalini Haynes Champion concludes the Legend trilogy. I’ve previously reviewed Legend and Prodigy; I recommend reading these reviews first. June Iparis and …
Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
A review by David Gibson Blood Song is a pureblood epic fantasy that provided exactly the fantasy kick I was looking for when I dived …
Iron Man Manual by Daniel Wallace
A review by Nalini Haynes Styled like a cross between a scrapbook and an art-of-the-movie book, the Iron Man Manual takes movie art books to …