Book Review: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson

I admit that I might be somewhat to blame for my personal dislike for Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City. After all, I began reading it under the pretense that the book was a work of fiction loosely based on the story of a serial killer who used Chicago’s World Fair to lure unsuspecting […]

Book Review: Monster by A. Lee Martinez

The word monster makes me think of the three things. First, of dancing along to the monster mash as my classmates and I scampered around the Halloween themed obstacle course constructed out of mats, ropes, and scooters in my elementary school gym. The day when the gym lights were turned off, ghoulish music blasted, and […]

Book Club in Session: Ready Player One

Heather: For our latest book club installment, I chose Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, which I hoped would win me some points with my game-obsessed fellow book club members. Why exactly did I think this? Well, if the title wasn’t enough, maybe this brief summary will clue you in. (Be sure to check out […]

Book Review: The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman

I’ve read a lot of disappointing books as of late, but this story captured nearly every element of what I consider a great book, reminding me of why I love to read in the first place. It was deeply moving, incredibly powerful, heartbreaking, at times disturbing, and best of all, it had a conclusive ending… […]

Book Review: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

This is my spoiler free review of our latest book club installment: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Stay tuned for our in-depth discussion of the novel which will be posted soon!

Audio Book Review: The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman (Read by Gary Chapman)

I know I know… Many of you are thinking. Really? This loser is going to review a self-help book about LOVE on this site??? I can just skip this (and you can, if you really want to)! But bear with me! My next review will be on Ready Player One, a book which will suit […]

Book Review: Heat Wave

Castle is easily one of my favorite shows on TV right now, thanks in large part to Nathan Fillion. As the title character, he brings so much glee to crime fighting (comparable to Po in Kung Fu Panda at times) that it is not hard to love the man. Not only that, but he brings […]

Audio Book Review: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper (Read by Amanda Ronconi)

It is beyond me why people with annoying voices decide that it is their calling to narrate audio books. Enter Amanda Ronconi, narrator of Molly Harper’s book. She manages to make an already poorly written book even more horrible, especially every time she did her “man” voice. Her rendition of all male characters sounded like […]

Book Review: Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada

There must be something wrong with me. It usually takes me upwards of eight hours to write a short three page story based on my own life. Hans Fallada, on the other hand, wrote Every Man Dies Alone (a rather lengthy novel) in just 24 days, shortly after being released from a Nazi insane asylum.

Book Club In Session: Daniel H. Wilson’s Robopocalypse

WARNING: This is a full-blown discussion of the book, so as such there will be spoilers throughout. Proceed with caution! If you would like to read a spoiler free review, follow this link!

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