Collecting the first five chapters of Billy Bane's story, Wasted Space Vol 1 is a gritty, space adventure fueled by warring gurus, battling mercenaries, and one drunken, has-been drifter. Billy had been a mouthpiece for The Creator, the entity who may or not be moving the pieces around the board. After a political endorsement goes... Continue Reading →
Blogger Recognition Award
BLOGGER RECOGNITION AWARD! The Rules: Thank the person who nominated you and include their link Give a brief explanation of how your blog began Give some advice to new bloggers Name ten nominees and include their links Tag your nominees on Twitter to let them know Book Buddies: Thank you so much to Nick (@NickRevws)... Continue Reading →
Friday YA Graphic Novel Double Feature! Nightmare Escape (Dream Jumper #1) by Greg Grunberg and Lucas Turnbloom and Graveyard Shakers by Laura Terry
Two excellent YA graphic novels for your weekend reading: Graveyard Shakes by Laura Terry.Katie and Victoria enter their new boarding school with completely opposite attitudes. Katie is herself. At all times. Banging out tunes on the piano or dressing exactly how she wants to. She is not going to conform to anyone's ideals. Victoria is... Continue Reading →
Light It Up – A Peter Ash Novel by Nick Petrie
I'm in the middle of three very good thriller series: the Orphan X series by Gregg Hurwitz, the IQ series by Joe Ide, and the Peter Ash series by Nick Petrie. Each protagonist is similar in that each is very intelligent and has a 'particular set of skills,' yet is broken in some way. Each... Continue Reading →
Boxers by Gene Luen Yang
China at the turn of the 20th century. A culture being inundated with foreign religion, politics, and soldiers. Missionaries seek to convert villagers to Christianity, many by force. And in one little town, Bao is inspired to fight back. First, he learns king fu and then he learns to harness the power of the gods.... Continue Reading →