Book Reviews

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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The Witcher Book Review: ‘The Time of Contempt’ by Andrzej Sapkowski

Geralt is a witcher. He’s been trained to fight monsters and protect people but now he’s been drawn into something bigger. He’s tied himself to Ciri, a child of prophecy. Ciri has great power and will someday have the power to change the world for better or worse. If she can survive that long. But war is breaking out, coups threaten

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The Witcher Book Review: ‘Blood of Elves’ by Andrzej Sapkowski

Once again we journey to the land of The Witcher in Blood of the Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski  (Translated into English by Danusia Stok). This time we are treated to a full story instead of the anthology style of the first two books. At the end of Sword of Destiny Geralt was reunited with Ciri, the Child of Surprise that had

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Review: Big Finish’s ‘Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles Vol. 1’

When it comes to Doctor Who, every fan has their favorite Doctor. For some, it’s their first Doctor, the one that brought them to the series. For others, it’s the one that they connected to the most. For me, it was the Eleventh Doctor. Matt Smith brought an energy to the show that captured me the moment I saw him on

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The Witcher Book Review: ‘Sword of Destiny’ by Andrzej Sapkowski

Once again we join Geralt the witcher on his adventures. From childhood he has been raised with one purpose: to destroy monsters at every turn. But that doesn’t make it easy. It’s up to him to determine what is right or wrong, who needs protection, and who needs protecting. Let’s continue journeying with Geralt of Rivia in Andrzej Sapkowski’s Sword of

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The Witcher Book Review: ‘The Last Wish’ by Andrzej Sapkowski

In a world where fairy tales are born and monsters are real, lives a man who denies the first and kills the second. His name is Geralt and he is a witcher. From childhood he has been raised with one purpose: to destroy monsters at every turn. But just because something looks like a monster doesn’t make it evil, and appearing

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Book Review: ‘Voices From Krypton: The Complete, Unauthorized Oral History of Superman’

Superman is arguably the first superhero. And he’s certainly the first comic-book superhero. He’s been helping people in comics since 1938, which is a long time. Edward Gross attempts to present the entire length and breadth of Superman’s history. From when he was first conceived by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel up to today’s newest movies and comics, it’s all in

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Book Review: ‘Mockingbird: Strike Out: A Marvel Heroines Novel’ by Maria Lewis

Difficult divorce from a cocky jerk got you down? I’ve got a surefire cure: run off to Europe to look for a missing scientist with a handsome sweetie fellow spy. Narrowly avoid death multiple times and stop a potential new super soldier serum from falling into the wrong hands. Perfect right? Well, that might be a bit extreme but it worked

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Book Review: ‘Doctor Who: The Fires of Pompeii’ by James Moran

In Doctor Who: The Fires of Pompeii by James Moran the Doctor and his companion Donna are aiming for a nice relaxing day in (relatively) ancient Rome. But after they land, the duo realizes that they missed their mark by a couple of hundred miles and landed in Pompeii instead. Worse, the famous eruption is happening soon. Really soon. Like tomorrow!

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Book Review: ‘Pigs Can’t Look Up’ by Vincent D’Onofrio

Pigs can’t look up, that’s a fact. But don’t they still deserve to see the stars? In Pigs Can’t Look Up one little girl thinks so. And she does everything she can to help her piggie friend see the awe-inspiring sight. Even as she sweetly tries to help her friend, others aren’t so kind to her. Heartbreakingly, she just wishes that

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