by Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch (Artist)Publisher: MarvelFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy/SuperheroesRelease Date: September 20th, 2006Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars And so we continue with the story of The Ultimates, in which Marvel give us a more ‘gritty’ and ‘realistic’ version of The Avengers. The Ultimates is kind of a reminder that, okay, some interesting stuff came out ofContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The Ultimates 2, Volume 1: Gods and Monsters”
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Book Review: DIY or Die by Andy Carrington
Format: ebookRelease Date: March 1st, 2022Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars I hadn’t heard of Bradford based poet Andy Carrington prior to him reaching out to offer me an arc of his latest collection, DIY or Die. I admit, I don’t know many poets at all. Poetry is something I dip in and out of now andContinueContinue reading “Book Review: DIY or Die by Andy Carrington”
Book Review: Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez
Publisher: Titan BooksFormat: ebookRelease Date: July 5th, 2022Genre: Fantasy – Historical – RomanceGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars I’ll admit I was completely and utterly swept away by this book. Set in a fantasy version of Spain, where instead of bulls, they fight dragons, Zarela is the daughter of a flamenco dancer and a Dragonador. Her fatherContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez”
Graphic Novel Review: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1969
by Alan Moore, Kevin O’Neill (Illustrator)Publisher: Knockabout ComicsFormat: PaperbackGenre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Alternate HistoryRelease Date: April 1st, 2011Goodreads Rating: 2/5 Stars I feel like I am too far into this series to back out now, but seriously, what is this? I gave this a two star on Goodreads, which they suggest translates as ‘it was okay’, and ifContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1969”
Book Review: False Colours by Georgette Heyer
Publisher: Cornerstone DigitalFormat: ebookRelease Date: February 28th, 2011 (first published 1963)Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars After two books, Heyer is now one of my favourite authors. There’s a wonderful wit to her work, and characters who are delightful and frustrating and funny. She has this way of really drawing a couple together, and planting seeds forContinueContinue reading “Book Review: False Colours by Georgette Heyer”
Book Review: Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
Publisher: OrbitFormat: ebookRelease Date: April 5th, 2022Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars As soon as I saw the words Regency Faerie Tales I knew I had to check this out. The mixture of Historical/Regency, Fantasy and Romance is done so brilliantly here, you can see threads of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and A Declaration of theContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater”
Graphic Novel Review: Doctor Who – The Widow’s Curse
Publisher: Panini Release Date: November 19th, 2016Genre: Sci-Fi/Media Tie-In Rating: 3/5 Stars Other Doctor Who Comic Collection Reviews: The Iron Legion / The Tides of Time / Voyager / The FloodOther Doctor Who Graphic Novel Reviews: The Eleventh Doctor Archives Omnibus Vol. 1 / The Eleventh Doctor Archives Omnibus, Vol 2 So I didn’t realise I’d skipped a volumeContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Doctor Who – The Widow’s Curse”
Book Review: The History of Video Games by Charlie Fish
Publisher: Pen & Sword, WhiteowlFormat: ebookRelease Date: March 31st, 2021Genre: Non-Fiction – HistoryGoodreads Rating: 3/5 Stars The History of Video Games is a short book, giving more of a broad overview of video games than anything too incredibly detailed. And it works well for an overview, with sections dedicated to particular personalities, and a chapterContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The History of Video Games by Charlie Fish”
Book Review: Fight Night by Miriam Toews
Publisher: Faber and FaberFormat: ebookRelease Date: March 8th, 2022Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars I haven’t read anything by Toews until Fight Night, but this book has definitely made me more interested in reading more from her. Swiv, nine-years-old and living in Toronto, is tasked by her grandmother to write to Swiv’s absent father. In Swiv’s voice,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Fight Night by Miriam Toews”
Book Review: The Ghost of Glendale by Natalie Kleinman
Publisher: Sapere BooksFormat: ebookRelease Date: December 15th, 2021Genre: Regency RomanceGoodreads Rating: 2/5 Stars I spoke recently about my delving deeper into Romance in my review for Knock Down Dragon Out. I also mentioned my dislike of Romance where the couple meet and immediately get along, with nothing standing in their way (such as each otherContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Ghost of Glendale by Natalie Kleinman”
Unwrapping Words 