December 19, 2019
Monster of the Week (2019) Written By: F.T. Lukens Genre: Young Adult Urban Fantasy Pages: 316 pages (Kindle) Series: Book 2 of The Rules Publisher: Duet Books Why I Chose It: The first one was a fast, fun read that left the characters in an interesting spot, and I really wanted to see where the story went from there. The…
November 27, 2019
The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths and Magic (2017) Written By: F.T. Lukens Genre: Young Adult Urban Fantasy Pages: 304 pages (Kindle ARC) Series: Book One of The Rules Publisher: Interlude Press Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Why I Chose It: The description made me laugh. And when I…
October 30, 2019
Zombie in Love and Zombie in Love: 2 + 1 (2015) Written By: Kelly DiPucchio Illustrated By: Scott Campbell Genre: Picture Book Pages: 32 pages (Hardcover) Series: Zombie in Love series Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Why I Chose It: It’s October, and I feel like I should get into the spirit of things. But what do you do…
October 23, 2019
Disenchantment (2019) Released by: Netflix Rating: TV-14 Created by: Matt Groening Number of episodes: 20 Why I Chose It: I’ve been a huge Futurama fan for years. When I went into labor, my hospital bag was packed with a robe, a bag of Snickers, and a big old hard-drive filled with 150,000 hours of Futurama (my daughter decided to take all the…
September 25, 2019
Geekerella (2017) Written By: Ashley Poston Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Romance Pages: 337 pages (Kindle) Series: Book 1 of Once Upon a Con Publisher: Quirk Books Why I Chose It: Continuing with the fairytale trend. So, this isn’t exactly speculative fiction, I know, but bear with me because it is entirely about a sci-fi fandom and love in nerd culture.…
August 28, 2019
The Sleeper and the Spindle (2014) Written By: Neil Gaiman Illustrated By: Chris Riddell Genre: Fantasy Pages: 67 pages (Hardcover) Publisher: Bloomsbury Why I Chose It: This had been sitting in my to-read pile for a very long time looking all gorgeous and forlorn until I finally gave in and read it. The premise: A thrillingly reimagined fairy tale from…
July 24, 2019
A Curse so Dark and Lonely (2019) Written By: Brigid Kemmerer Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Pages: 489 pages (Kindle) Series: The Cursebreaker Series (Book 1) Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Why I Chose It: I decided to explore some of the bestsellers in my own genre, and this one sat near the top of the list for a while. Also fairytale heroes…
June 26, 2019
Ladycastle (2017) Written By: Delilah S. Dawson Illustrated By: Ashley A. Woods and Rebecca Farrow Genre: Fantasy Graphic Novel Pages: 112 pages Paperback Publisher: BOOM! Studios Why I Chose It: I heard it mentioned on the Writing Excuses podcast. A castle full of women saving the day their own way? Heck, yes. Sign me up. The premise: When the King…
May 22, 2019
Outland (2019) Written By: Dennis E. Taylor Narrated By: Ray Porter Genre: Science Fiction Length: 10 hrs 30 mins Publisher: Audible Original Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Why I Chose It: I’ve really enjoyed the Bobiverse books and when Shara asked if I wanted to try something new from the same…
April 24, 2019
The Princess in Black (2015) Written By: Shannon Hale and Dean Hale Genre: Children’s Chapter Book Pages: 96 pages (Hardcover) Series: Princess in Black (Book 1) Publisher: Candlewick Why I Chose It: My three-year-old was doing a reading challenge through school and I was looking for something a little longer to read to her besides her normal picture books. I’ve…