We've come to the end of Pilot Season, the part of the year where TV pilots are shop and networks decide which ones to pick up and which ones to pass on. That plus the fact that I've read a handful of books recently that have me wanting to go pitch some executives had me … Continue reading A List of Books That Should Become TV Shows And Here’s My Pitch For Each Of Them
Rachel Watts is suffering from recurring nightmares about her near-death experience in London. She just wants to forget the whole ordeal, but her boyfriend, James Mycroft, is obsessed with piecing the puzzle together and anticipating the next move of the mysterious Mr Wild - his own personal Moriarty. So when Rachel's brother, Mike, suggests a … Continue reading Book Review: Every Move by Ellie Marney
Hi folks. It's Leo. Remember me? It's been a really long time since I posted a wrap-up and reviews in general have been few and far between over the last few months, even for me. There's been a lot going on for me recently, but (hopefully) I'm back and I'll be able to get back … Continue reading It’s Been A While: The Wrap-Up
All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery—magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather. … Continue reading Book Review: Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Olive is always unlucky: in her career, in love, in…well, everything. Her identical twin sister Ami, on the other hand, is probably the luckiest person in the world. Her meet-cute with her fiancé is something out of a romantic comedy (gag) and she’s managed to finance her entire wedding by winning a series of Internet … Continue reading Book Review: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
When Rin aced the Keju, the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies, it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off … Continue reading Book Review: The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and … Continue reading Book Review: A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
It’s been four weeks since the bloody showdown at Black Mesa, and Maggie Hoskie, Diné monster hunter, is trying to make the best of things. Only her latest bounty hunt has gone sideways, she’s lost her only friend, Kai Arviso, and she’s somehow found herself responsible for a girl with a strange clan power. Then … Continue reading Book Review: Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse
Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotions—like grief. And love. He thinks he’s defective. His family knows better—that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, his mother takes … Continue reading Book Review: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
A girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself. A prince in danger must decide who to trust. A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings. Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war. In a centuries-long war where beauty and brutality meet, their three paths … Continue reading Book Review: Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan
