Title: Hellboy II: The Golden Army Directed by Guillermo del Toro; Written by Guillermo del Toro based on the comics by Mike Mignola; Starring Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Luke Goss and Anna Walton This Friday, Hellboy II:…
Recently, I read and reviewed Lisa Shearin’s Raine Benares books: Magic Lost, Trouble Found (book 1) and Armed and Magical (book 2). From the very first page, Raine Benares had me hooked. Both books were so fantastic, that I…
Title: Tigerheart Author: Peter David Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Why did we read this book: We were offered review copies of Tigerheart, and when we saw that this was a retelling of…
Title: Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia Author: Greg Rucka, J.G. Jones, Wade von Grawbadger, Dave Stewart Genre: Graphic Novel Why did I read this book: I had yet to read this graphic novel, and when I saw it in the…
Title: A Curse Dark as Gold Author: Elizabeth C. Bunce Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Why did I read this book: This one caught my eye when I was browsing through amazon; then…
Hee! I’m excited for this weekend. And I have to say, I am loving the marketing campaign. Check out these minispots (aired on NBC). Hee.…
Title: Undead and Unpopular Author: MaryJanice Davidson Genre: Chick Lit/ Paranormal Stand Alone/ Series: Book 5 of Queen Betsy series Summary: Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor already has plenty on her plate. For one thing, next week is her birthday…
Title: Lord Sin Author: Kalen Hughes Genre: Historical Romance (Georgian) Stand Alone/ series: Book 1 of Rakes of London series. Summary: SIX NIGHTS OF PLEASURE . . .Georgianna Exley’s passionate nature has always been her undoing-and for this reason…
As the long weekend comes to a close, we have a few important announcements! This Saturday (July 12th), Lisa Shearin–author of fantasy novels Magic Lost, Trouble Found and Armed and Magical–will be joining us for our next “Chat With…
So we come to the end of our Gaiman Appreciation Week. For those who already are Gaiman fans we pray that we have made his books justice with our reviews. For those who haven’t read his books yet, we…
Title: American Gods Author: Neil Gaiman Genre: Dark Fantasy, horror Summary: (from amazon.com)Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a mysterious stranger offers him a job. But Mr. Wednesday, who knows…
Title: Coraline Author: Neil Gaiman Genre: Young Adult, Horror-Fantasy Why did I read this book: After having read Neil Gaiman’s adult works, I was excited to see how his writing would translate in young adult format! When I read…
Title: The Day I Swapped my Dad for Two Goldfish Author: Written by Neil Gaiman/ Illustrated by David Mckean Genre: Fantasy/Children Summary: “What if you wanted your best friend’s two goldfish so much that you’d swap anything for them,…
Title: Stardust Novel by Neil Gaiman Movie directed by Matthew Vaughn; screenplay by Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn; Starring Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Robert DeNiro Stardust was my very first Neil Gaiman book. On the recommendation…
Title: Smoke and Mirrors Author: Neil Gaiman Genre: Fantasy/Horror (short stories) Stand Alone/Series: Stand Alone Summary: Harper Collins says In the deft hands of Neil Gaiman, magic is no mere illusion … and anything is possible. In this, Gaiman’s…
What? Can’t get away with the ineffable explanation? Fine, the long version it is. Review: Once upon a time, there was a Witch named Agnes Nutter. Unlike most other psychics or clairvoyants or witches, Agnes actually could see the…
Title: Good Omens Author: Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Genre: Speculative Fiction Comedy…err…ish Summary: (from amazon.com)According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world’s only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she…