In this category, find our book reviews, with a strong focus on fantasy, sci-fi, and horror genres, as well as some movies, comics, or superhero-based stories.
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As nerds continue to take over the world, it feels like there’s been a bigger shift in the landscape of media on fantasy, science fiction, and comic books. Not that you’ll hear me complaining. With so much focus on nerd culture, the market has become inundated with many new series, films, and books to catch the attention of consumers. To stand
Read MoreAdrien Desfourneaux is currently a professor of magic but he used to be a physician. Instead of teaching about magic, he used it to heal people. Until the day he went too far and was almost branded a witch. The victims of that tragedy are still lying comatose in the Chirurgeonate (hospital) years later. But now something is happening. An unexplained
Read MoreEveryone has that beloved series from their childhood that they look back fondly on. For some, it’s a series of films or a show that they tuned in every week for. For others, like me, it was an engaging book series from a beloved author that stand out as a testament to my childhood. During my younger years, one of those
Read MoreThe sad but true fact is that women aren’t listened to by doctors. They are regularly prescribed less medication than men for the same reported pain and routinely are misdiagnosed because doctors dismiss their symptoms. In Delicate Condition, Danielle Valentine expands on this truth and applies it to pregnancy. Pregnancy and childbirth are one of the most dangerous things a woman
Read MoreIn Navarre, all adults are conscripted into a stint of service at age 20. They can serve as healers, scribes, infantry, or riders. Dragon riders that is. Only the strongest, or craziest make the cut and become riders. Many die during training without ever even meeting a dragon. But it’s worth it for the chance to bond with a dragon and
Read MoreReturn of the Jedi is one of my all-time favorite Star Wars movies. The adventure and the feel-good ending always make me emotional, remembering the journey all these beloved characters have been on. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi celebrates its 40th anniversary with the newest installment in the From a Certain Point of View book series. The title comes from Obi-Wan
Read MoreBuckle up because it’s time for another choose-your-own-adventure book in the world of Marvel superheroes, from Aconyte Books. This time Moon Knight is looking for some help from an Egyptologist (you) dealing with a living mummy that is stealing the souls of New Yorkers and starting a zombie plague. But it’s not as simple as just picking an option at the
Read MoreRobert Jordan creates an incredible world in his Wheel of Time book series. Now Amazon’s Prime Video has gone and brought his world to life in their original series. Now that season 2 has hit the streaming service, let’s visit the source material and see what all the buzz is about in The Eye of the World, book one of Jordan’s
Read MoreThe Doctor is in Victorian England once again. And shockingly it’s not in London! No, this time he’s in Yorkshire. People keep turning up in the river. Dead. And not just a normal drowned rat kind of dead. Oh no, these people look as if their last moments were filled with absolute terror, and their skin has turned a bright, glowing
Read MoreThe 60th anniversary celebration for Doctor Who continues, with another review of one of Big Finish’s many offerings. Everyone’s waiting patiently for the three specials coming in November, which is bringing back David Tennant and Catherine Tate, which only heightens the excitement for Whovians. However, the 60th celebration train has been in full swing over at Big Finish, which is in
Read MoreMitth’raw’nurudo (or just Thrawn to us non-Chiss folks) was first introduced in 1991 as part of the then ‘expanded universe’ of Star Wars. His introduction as a blue skinned, red eyed imperial in Heir to the Empire written by Timothy Zahn, skyrocketed his popularity within the Star Wars fandom of the 1990’s. His role as the new big bad post Return
Read MoreIn The Phoenix King by Aparna Verma, it’s time for a new leader of the kingdom of Ravence to rise. Elena is prepared to become queen on her twenty-fifth birthday, just like her ancestors have for generations. She has some serious changes in mind for Ravence. But mostly she just wants to be a good queen to her people. But she’s
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