Memory is a teenager who awakens in a land of magic with no idea who or where she is. She is quickly discovered by another girl, Eloryn and together they flee some chasing men who have a dragon at their command. The action in this story starts right away and keeps going. The two find friends and more enemies along the way as they try to figure out who Memory is, while Eloryn works to save her country from an evil King. As a long-time […]
Reading is Fundamental: Magic Ex Libris Book 4
Revisionary is the fourth and final book in Jim C. Hines’ Magic Ex Libris series, and the short version of this review is: this is a satisfying ending that still leaves a Whole Lot of Room in the Libriomancer universe if Jim ever decides to come back to it. The long version is behind the cut because SPOILERS.
Gods living as humans, what could go wrong?
This is the graphic novel I’ve been looking for. I’ve enjoyed exploring more in the genre this year, but up until this point, none of them (aside from a few nonfiction graphic novels and possibly Nimona) have really struck me as using the medium to their full advantage, to become something more than a fun little story that I’ll never think about again. The Wicked + The Divine is very, very promising and I really hope the next installments live up to it. The story […]
Wonder Woman continues to kick ass
Wonder Woman:Guts 4.5 stars Wonder Woman’s friend Zola is pregnant with a child of Zeus, and has been taken by Hades into the Underworld. Diana is determined to do whatever it takes to get her back, and since Hades is none too pleased about the way Wonder Woman and her friends tricked her and Poseidon, she may have to pay a heavy and lasting price in order to secure her friend’s safety. She enlists the help of the divine smith, Hephaestus, for suitable arms and […]