Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
(Note: The second half of this review contains spoilers for the plot of the previous book, Beautiful Creatures, so if you have not yet read this first book of the CASTER CHRONICLES, you may want to read it before reading further about Beautiful Darkness)
The latest adolescent fiction to become a popular film, Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl,
June 28th, 2013. Adriane Ivey´s rating: 4 | Kami Garcia | Young Adult | SFF Reviews | 7 comments |
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
“It was the beginning of the rout of civilization, of the massacre of mankind.”
H.G. Wells’ earliest novels had a major impact on science fiction. The War of the Worlds, first serialized in Pearson’s Magazine in 1897 and published in novel form in 1898, is one of our earliest examples of the First Contact theme. In Wells’ story several spaceships from Mars land in England, creating vast craters. At first the English are either amused or indifferent until Martians pop out and start terrorizing them with heat rays,
June 28th, 2013. Kat Hooper and Stuart Starosta´s rating: 4 | H.G. Wells | Audio, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 6 comments |
What a fascinating exploration of Edwige Fenech's contributions to the giallo genre! I love how the post highlights her unique…
Pretty challenging book. Cut by half, speed up the cadence. Trying to figure out the plot, the main point of…
Thanks for the kind words, Marion! Coming as they are from a professional writer, they are much appreciated!
Wonderful review, Sandy.
The "body count" bothered me a bit less because being dead seemed more like an inconvenience than anything else... unlike…