Introduction: Happy August, friends, family, and friendly strangers. Thought you’d all be interested in some cool giveaways going on right now. No matter what you like, you’re probably going to find something to fall in love with. My Book Cave promo Back to School with YA Fiction. Click on the picture below to enter: You…
Note: I don’t own the rights to the movie poster. You can find it here. Introduction: I enjoyed this movie. It’s an origins story for Spiderman, but it gets past the stuff we’ve seen before and dives into Peter’s struggle to balance school and life as the webslinger. He’s frustrated because Tony Stark/Iron Man’s treating…
4.5/5 A study in ridiculousness Summary: A semi-competent ensign gets assigned as the liaison to Kili Wanna with the job of getting them to sign a treaty with the Galactic Guild. What follows is a series of predictable yet amusing events. Additional Comments: – Don’t take the book too seriously. If you’re looking for…
Summary: Michael and Jamie are sent on a desperate mission to find a new home for the sad remnants of Earth’s population. Additional Comments: – It’s a pretty grim future if the remaining population numbers in the thousands. – The title is … functional, but it might have more zip with just the main colony…
3.5/5 Derelict by LJ Cohen Summary: Ro and a motley stow-away crew find trouble on a derelict ship. Additional Comments: What I Didn’t Enjoy: There’s a LOT of strong language in here, which is weird because the book otherwise seems aimed at young adults. I work with teenagers. Some of them curse, but very strong…
Introduction: Some superhero books try to be serious. This isn’t one of those times. There might be possible spoilers ahead in my discussion. I have some mixed feelings about the book as a whole. There’s a lot to love and some stuff that raises eyebrows. Summary: Tori Lewis discovers she has a superpower. Meanwhile, her…
Introduction: I know a lot of movie review sites use a 4 star system, but I’m too well-trained by Amazon reviews to adhere to it. Just saw Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. As I didn’t know much besides what I’d seen in the first movie, I shall leave this spoiler-free for now. Summary…
Introduction: In the last couple of months, I’ve spent much time setting up Audiobook Edge to bring authors/narrators and readers together. (If you’re not a member yet, no problem. Go here to fix that.) I want everybody to get something good out of the experience, but I realize that some weeks there might be a…
Introduction: Lately, I’ve been expanding my reading palate. It’s been quite an adventure, which is fitting given the book being featured today. I’ve not read a time travel story for a very long time. I think the last time travel movie I saw was Timeline (excellent movie by the way). Here, we meet Jovan. He’s…
Introduction: This is a very unique look at Earth’s history wrapped in a short story about a girl with a secret. Summary: Jem Moran and Kir Davos participate in the world simulation program which sets clueless college and grad students in charge of planets. (It’s like risk on the galactic scale.) What is Earth-Sim?…