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Leviathan Wakes: Action-packed space opera that transcends the genre

Reposting to include Justin’s new review. Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey FORMAT/INFO: Leviathan Wakes is 592 pages long divided over a Prologue, 55 chapters and an Epilogue. Extras include an interview with the author and an extract from Caliban’s War, the second book in The Expanse series. Narration is in the third person, alternating […]

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Midnight Riot: A blast from start to finish

Reposting to include Marion’s new review. Midnight Riot (aka Rivers of London in the UK) by Ben Aaronovitch Peter Grant is a constable-in-training in London’s police force. At the end of his probation period, it looks like he’s in line for a long career of boring desk work in the Case Progression Unit, but that […]

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Wearing the Cape: Good fun, but pulls punches

Wearing the Cape by Marion G. Harmon Prose fiction has often seemed to have trouble dealing with the figure of the superhero. While the subgenre can boast many excellent graphic novels, and film and television adaptations have been successful, it has never really found its voice in a less visual medium. There have been some […]

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Warm Bodies: Romeo and Juliet and zombies

Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion In Warm Bodies (2010), our world has been overrun by the zombies, and the few humans who are left are fighting a rearguard action. They huddle in walled enclosures, sending out occasional armed expeditions for food and supplies. Regular school classes have fallen by the wayside, replaced by classes and […]

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The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye

The Walking Dead, Volume 1: Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman & Tony Moore In his introduction to The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman explains that the best zombie stories feature waves of blood but also come with strong undercurrents of social commentary. If the back of this graphic novel is to be believed, Kirkman will explore […]

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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children: Packaged well

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Ransom Riggs went to film school, made some award-winning short films, and did travel writing and photography before he published Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, his first novel. This young adult fantasy novel uses a number of strange old photographs Riggs either found or borrowed […]

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The Ghosts of Watt O’Hugh: A Western fantasy

The Ghosts of Watt O’Hugh by Steven S. Drachman I confess to having mixed feelings when I was done with The Ghosts of Watt O’Hugh, by Steven S. Drachman, but the book’s relative brevity, strong finish, and the fact that its sequel, Watt O’Hugh Underground, was an improvement, means in the end I feel OK in […]

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After the Golden Age: The perils of being human

After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn After the Golden Age, by Carrie Vaughn, is a likable enough novel that takes the world of comic book superheroes and filters it through a more realistic prism, focusing more on a family and character, with the usual superhero action scenes playing more in the background. Unfortunately, what […]

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Super Dinosaur (Volume 1) by Robert Kirkman

Super Dinosaur (Vol. 1) by Robert Kirkman (writer) and Jason Howard (artist) Super Dinosaur is a fun, fast read for kids. I bought this one for my eight-year-old son, and he devoured it in only two sittings. He took breaks only to run over to me to show me his favorite pictures and dialogue. Though […]

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Equations of Life: A reheated mish-mash

Equations of Life by Simon Morden I picked up Equations of Life, the first novel in Simon Morden’s SAMUIL PETROVITCH series, after receiving a copy of his latest novel The Curve of the Earth for review. The new novel is the fourth one set in the series, but it came billed as a good point to get started […]

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A Touch Mortal: Did Not Finish

A Touch Mortal by Leah Clifford Full disclosure: I didn’t finish this book. I didn’t even get that far in. But I’m a firm believer that life’s too short to read bad books. A Touch Mortal hit one of my biggest peeves about YA paranormal romance, and it hit it really quickly. It starts out […]

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Lightbringer: Refreshing YA

Lightbringer by K.D. McEntire I’ve been on a young adult kick recently, which is odd for me because I tend to not enjoy young adult books. I’ve lucked out, though. I’ve actually been enjoying the recent flood of young adult books that have come my direction. It’s been a refreshing change of pace from my […]

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Phoenix Rising: Lots of rivets, studs and leather

Phoenix Rising by Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris Wellington Books and Eliza Braun are agents in the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, taking on the uncanny in the name of Queen and country. Agent Books is a straitlaced archivist — don’t call him a librarian — who enjoys mechanical tinkering and his peaceful job among the […]

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Broken Blade: A fun little fantasy novel

Broken Blade by Kelly McCullough Broken Blade, the first book in Kelly McCullough‘s FALLEN BLADE series is a fun little fantasy novel. I picked it up as something to fill in space between “serious” series. In that role, Broken Blade exceeded my expectations because it was refreshingly simple and interesting all in one. In the […]

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Dragon Mound: Solid but slow

Dragon Mound by Richard Knaak Dragon Mound, Richard Knaak‘s first installment in the KNIGHT IN SHADOW trilogy, chronicles Evan Wytherling’s confrontation with long time enemies as he seeks to end his seemingly endless quest. Evan has been a part of momentous war, nations fighting against nations with magic, dragons and knights all vying on behalf […]

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