I loved this book, I couldn’t put it down once I started reading it. Schwab is a great author (wrote the Shades of Magic series set in multiple parallel Londons). I believe this is one of her older books which recently was republished in the US. The idea is that some people are EOs – extraordinary – have a “superpower” that resulted from a near-death experience. The powers are varied – healing, controlling people, raising the dead, etc. College roommates Victor and Eli set out […]
These books are almost custom-made for me
I always understand and work to remember that everyone has different tastes, but I have to admit I was absolutely baffled when it came to my attention that there are folks out there who don’t enjoy the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire. And then I remembered that not everyone is me, and while I don’t get it, I accept it. That being said, as I said in the title, these books are practically custom-made for me. Every kid who finds a world in these […]
I would like a copy of the ‘Buggre Alle This’ Bible.
This is one of those books that are good when you first read them, but get better as you get older. A lot of satire is probably like that, especially comic satire. I thought this book was funny in 2009, but now parts of it made me laugh so hard I was crying. Plus, I did the audio this time, and it made it even better. Martin Jarvis has a nice sense of comic timing, and his voice characterization is great, particularly for Crowley and Aziraphale. (The […]
Fast times at DC High
I should have realized this was a book farther in the series than I originally thought, but DC Super Hero Girls: Search for Atlantis is book seven in the series. However, while it is a standalone novel, you should probably have some basic knowledge who the characters are. Therefore, finding the first few books would be your best bet. Author and illustrator Shea Fontana and Yancey Labat continue the Super High School girl’s stories with this graphic novel. We see all the girls of the […]