When an author of Courtney Milan’s caliber takes as much time as she (admittedly) does between books in her series, you often cope — as I did — by re-reading a bunch of her back catalog in between. Every re-read reminds you how she is working on another level from most other romance authors right now, between the articulation of the themes she explores and the maturity of the relationships she crafts. When her new book finally drops two years later, you hope, and expect, […]
It’s Apocalyptic!
I wanted to read this book for a while. I love Neil Gaiman but I’ve never read Terry Pratchett and this seemed like the best of both worlds. In high school, I steered very clear of Pratchett. He was far too uncool for me. Now that I read fantasy and science fiction so much it seems odd that I ever held such an opinion. Needless to say, this book has been on my list for a while. This is also one of the first audiobooks […]
And slays me in the process
Deadpool Kills Deadpool is one of a number of Deadpool related swag I hauled in for my birthday, as well as being the third and final act of the Deadpool Killology. I read the second part, Deadpool Killustrated, nearly three years ago, but this was extremely easy to slip back into. For those who haven’t read the series so far, its premise is simple… Knowing that, as a fictional character, nothing really matters and wanting an end to it all, in the first part of […]
Decent Y/A Novel by the Creator of “Veronica Mars”
“Rats Saw God” follows the story of Steven York, a high school senior who went from promising student to checked-out stoner in the course of a year. In an effort to engage him, Steven’s guidance counselor asks him to write a 100-page essay in order to graduate. What follows is a split narrative between the previous year Steven spent in Texas with his astronaut father and the present in San Diego where he struggles to put his life back together after getting his heart broken […]