Rating: 3/5 I received a copy through the group YA Buddy Readers’ Corner on goodreads in return for an honest review. Summary: Demorn is a refugee/mercenary from Asanti- her home world that has been destroyed. She is haunted by Kate, her lover, and Firethorn, the magical dimension where Kate was murdered. Demorn runs on vengeance doled out by the Innocents- a club of mercenaries/assassins that protect her brother and give her a home. But something is not right with the world. Evil creatures are invading […]
Werewolves of (Victorian) London
Daisy Craigmore doesn’t mourn her abusive d-bag of a husband at all, but has nonetheless worn widow’s weeds for the proscribed period of time, so as to avoid a scandal. Now she’s pretty ready to get her flirt on, but her first “date” of sorts, is ruined when she comes across her friend torn to pieces in an ally, and the beast that killed her ready to tear into Daisy and her lover next. The mysterous Ian Ranulf, Marquis of Northrup, insists on protecting her, […]
We’re Nigerians. Just Nigerians. And one Ghanaian.
Nnedi Okorafor’s Lagoon was my pick for the Cannonball Read Sci Fi Book Club selection. The description of Lagoon grabbed me and wouldn’t let go. I listened to the Audible version narrated by Adjoa Andoh and Ben Onwukwe. I highly recommend it. I did like Doomsday Book more than most of you, so take that into consideration. From Amazon: It’s up to a famous rapper, a biologist, and a rogue soldier to handle humanity’s first contact with an alien ambassador—and prevent mass extinction—in this novel […]
I always feel like a chump for having zero magical powers when clearly the world is full of magicians and superpowered beings!
The Everything Box is superfun! I added it to my library queue after some happy Cannonball Read reviews, and am so glad I did. I read almost this entire book in one sitting. I would best describe this as Neil Gaiman Lite, which is NOT a criticism. There is a richness missing that would make it a full Gaiman experience, but sometimes you don’t need the bone marrow spread on top of the rib-eye on top of cheesy polenta. Sometimes you just want a salad […]
They were smart to turn this into a movie instead
My dad and I love good-bad movies — especially when shit blows up. We went and saw I, Frankenstein in theaters. We routinely rewatch Deep Impact — we particularly enjoy when Tea Leoni gets wiped out by the wave. The cheesier, the better. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter the movie was pretty much made for us. Unfortunately, its source material was just bad. It’s an interesting concept — the author claims to have been given journals written by Abraham Lincoln. These detail not only his life prior to and during his […]
We’re All Gonna Die, Because it has Been Foreseen and There is No Hope
Rating: 4.5/5 Summary: After almost being trapped in a blood circle, Titus & Iolanthe have been lead to a rebel base and have their memories back. They begin to fight Atlantis and the Bane from the base and soon are trapped by a bell dome. They are freed by the help of their mysterious allies and escape the Bane. But they don’t run for long, Titus & Iolanthe know they must go to the Commander’s Palace and face the Bane to end his reign of […]