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Brittney Morris's Slay is a thought-provoking YA novel focusing on empowerment, STEM, and unconditional friendship. Kiera Johnson has secretly developed a Massively Multiplayer Online Game called Slay, where hundreds of thousands of black gamers duel each other in virtual arenas. It is a card-based game that takes its characters and style from black culture all... Continue Reading →
After the events of Bluebird, Bluebird, Darren Matthews is stuck in an office in Houston compiling evidence on the Arryan Brotherhood of Texas. His marriage has found stability, but his mother is blackmailing him about the location of the weapon used in the grand jury investigation. He appeases her with money, but it is a... Continue Reading →
Brubaker and Phillips started this new series at the beginning of the year and have been releasing an issue every month. I decided to dive into the first episode and liked it enough to move on to #2. But 2 and 3 are combined in a book called Bad Weekend, so I had to read... Continue Reading →
With elements of Lost, Westworld, and many classic scifi tales, The Farm is a simmering piece about the grey area of power relationships. Cole wakes up without any recollection of the details of his past. He is on a farm with four other men, all 33-years-old and with similar physical characteristics as himself. They are... Continue Reading →
starkadjective \ ˈstärk \ 1a: rigid in or as if in death b: rigidly conforming (as to a pattern or doctrine) : ABSOLUTEstark discipline 2 archaic : STRONG, ROBUST 3: UTTER, SHEERstark nonsense 4a: BARREN, DESOLATE b(1): having few or no ornaments : BAREa stark white room (2): HARSH, BLUNTthe stark realities of death 5: sharply delineated... Continue Reading →
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