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  • The Wake of the Lorelei Lee Review

    The irrepresible Jacky Faber is back at it again. Her debt to the Crown seems all squared away until the dasteredly Biffil and Flashby team up to bring Jacky’s good name to the dirt of the gallows. Luckily, her many friends (and admirers) come to her aid during the trial. Not enough to get her…

  • Raising the Horseman Review

    Another book for the October season, the town of Sleepy Hollow revolves around All Hallow’s eve and hauntings all year round thanks to the town’s illustrious Van Tassel family and the legend of the Headless Horseman. It’s a small town, and a bit of a tourist trap not the natives like outsiders much despite relying…

  • An Illustrated History of Notable Shadowhunters & Denizens of Downworld

    This illustrated history promises to give you a behind the scenes peek into your favorite Shadowhunter and Downworlder characters from Clare’s hit fantasy series. Which it somewhat succeeds. I’ll admit the amazon summary may have oversold it as I was eagerly flying through the pages to see a complete Shadowhunter family tree as I am…

  • Book Highlight: Young, Fearless, Awesome

    This delightfully inspiring book encourages kids to chase after their dreams and break boundaries no matter their age through the stories of these icons. Some you probably know like Anna Frank and Greta Thunberg but it also features some new ones like Samantha Smith who wrote to a Soviet leader and became a peace ambassador…

  • A Carribean Heiress in Paris Review

    Originally I was going to put this with the rest of my reads for Hispanic Heritage Month post, I loved it so much I had to spill all my thoughts here and now.

  • Heartless Review

    Meyer steps away from the sci-fi landscape of Luna society and Earth to step into a world of magical realism where Victorian-era human characters chat with talking candles and animal beings in this tale of hearts stolen and broken.

  • Archie’s Weirder Mysteries Review

    As I have mentioned before I absolutely love Archie’s Weird Mysteries, the comic strip and the tv show so I had to get my hands on this one. As promised, it amps up the creep factor with alien crash landings, time travel dreamscapes and a descent into obsession in these three stories with a twist.…

  • Book Highlight: Paperbacks from Hell

    It’s spooky season so my big suggestion for getting your horror fics is to delve into the horror history of the 70s-80s with Grady Hendrix’ Paperbacks from Hell. Clearly written by a fan who knows his horrors and pulps, Hendrix’ tone is full of vivid narrative energy. Whenever I read I feel like I’m on…

  • The Lunar Chronicles: Wire and Nerve Review

    This graphic novel continuation of the Lunar Chronicles puts Iko in the spotlight which is a relief as the android realizes she is the forgotten Earthen hero of the war.

  • The Lunar Chronicles: Winter Review

    Now it might be typical for me to say that a YA book about a ordinary girl becoming the face of a revolution reminds me of The Hunger Games. But it does. It’s a testament to Meyer’s skill because like Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy she doesn’t sugarcoat the ugly aspects of war and revolution. Poor…