Two things brought me to listen to my first audio book ever... My nostalgia of old-time radio: I've written a little about this on the blog, but I'll make this quick. In the 80s and 90s there was still a station that would broadcast the old shows at night in California's Central Valley, and my... Continue Reading →
Flavor Vol 1. by Joseph Keatinge, Wook Jin Clark, Tamra Bonvillain, Rich Tommaso
'Follow that truffle.' The opening line of a graphic novel I never knew I needed. Xoo lives in The Bowl City... a place of strict hierarchy, all forged from food. Oh, and as usual, money and influence. Xoo is not one of those with power. She is a young woman who runs her parent's crepe shop after... Continue Reading →
Solo: A Star Wars Story. Graphic Novel Adaptation
I liked the flick (not as much as Rogue One), but I have to say that this book left me with a big feeling of Eh. I'm going to do this review as a series of questions and answers: 1. Who is the audience for this book? I have no idea. It might be for... Continue Reading →
Never Die by Rob J Hayes
Whispering Blade, Death's Echo, Iron Gut Chen, Emerald Wind, and the Wushu Master of Sun Valley... Heroes of myth brought together to kill the Emperor. A young boy named Ein has been given this quest by a shinigami, a god of death... we don't know why, but we know that he's gonna need a special... Continue Reading →
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
Patron Saints of Nothing spoke to me as a insightful look inside the male teenage mind. Shame, grief, anger, and frustration are feelings that many young men are forced to deal with on their own. There is also a firm desire to 'fix' things and to know the 'truth,' as if this will automatically bring... Continue Reading →