TV Recap: American Gods — Come to Jesus (1.08)

TV Recap: American Gods — Come to Jesus (1.08)

* Well, here we are. The end. For now.   […]

TV Recap: American Gods — A Prayer for Mad Sweeney (1.07)

TV Recap: American Gods — A Prayer for Mad Sweeney (1.07)

* In perhaps the vaguest of terms, I’ve been expecting […]

TV Recap: American Gods — A Murder of Gods (1.06)

TV Recap: American Gods — A Murder of Gods (1.06)

* Well, thank goodness for breather episodes.   Not to […]

TV Recap: American Gods — Lemon Scented You (1.05)

TV Recap: American Gods — Lemon Scented You (1.05)

* Because I feel the need to make some kind […]

TV Recap: American Gods — Git Gone (1.04)

TV Recap: American Gods — Git Gone (1.04)

* I’d like to be believe that there’s something magical […]

TV Recap: American Gods — Head Full of Snow (1.03)

TV Recap: American Gods — Head Full of Snow (1.03)

* Before we get to anything else, I’d like to […]

TV Recap: American Gods — The Secret of Spoons (1.02)

TV Recap: American Gods — The Secret of Spoons (1.02)

* The second (and, by extension, third and fourth) episode […]

TV Recap: American Gods — The Bone Orchard (1.01)

TV Recap: American Gods — The Bone Orchard (1.01)

* Welcome to the first installment in what I hope […]

American Gods: Your Guide to the Machinations of Divinities Both Malignant and Ridiculous

American Gods: Your Guide to the Machinations of Divinities Both Malignant and Ridiculous

  Welcome, folks, to another review-as-guide that nobody asked for. […]

Review: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Review: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

I often think of classics as “required reading,” usually accompanied […]

Review: Alice by Christina Henry

Review: Alice by Christina Henry

“‘I wish I were a Magician,’ she thought. ‘I’d find […]

Review: The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky

Review: The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky

Imagine you are a god. Or a goddess. Okay fine, […]

Review: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning

Review: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning

This is one of those books where almost every aspect […]

Review: Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor

Review: Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor

“‘It’s not what you think,’ the horsefly said.” A few […]

The Martian by Andy Weir

The Martian by Andy Weir

There isn’t anything inherently wrong with The Martian, but, look, […]

Review: Lightless by C.A. Higgins

Review: Lightless by C.A. Higgins

You know how some books grab you by the emotions […]

Review: The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Review: The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Hello there! I come to you today as one of […]

Review: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

Review: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

There’s sabotage, scheming, and various twists enough for the bloodthirstiest and most action-hungry, and things end in a satisfying enough way to leave the future open to plenty of possibility without being too open-ended. None of it is truly new or unique (in comparison to the setting, anyway), with plenty of reliance on those familiar rehashings of the dangers of overconfidence, the importance of friends, and so on. But all of it (generally speaking) has been done before, right?

Blog Tour: A Darker Shade of Magic + Giveaway

Blog Tour: A Darker Shade of Magic + Giveaway

Hello and welcome to White London and the A Darker […]

Review: Golden Son by Pierce Brown

Review: Golden Son by Pierce Brown

The ending to this book can only best be described with Kanye and Jay-Z lyrics.

Review: Symbiont by Mira Grant

Review: Symbiont by Mira Grant

**This review does NOT contain spoilers for Parasite.** Imagine me standing […]

Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Flynn, though, obviously knows what she is doing, and her competence helps smooth the various hurdles that she seems so fond of tangling her readers in.

Review: The Girl With All The Gifts

Review: The Girl With All The Gifts

The problem is The Girl With All The Gifts is […]

Review: Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

Review: Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

It is short, yet memorable. Funny, yet challenging. What more could one need from something with such a delightfully ridiculous cover?

Review: NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

Review: NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

Despite its length, the pages turn quickly, and events move briskly enough to keep the occasional lull brief. Turning the commercialized Christmas season into a playground ripe for terror is no easy task, and Hill proves himself largely capable of the feat.