On the one hand, I’m kind of glad that I found this installment of the STAR WARS canon to be so completely mediocre: it proves I’m not some maniacal fangirl that loves all-the-things without regard to factors like relevance or lack of ingenuity. On the other hand . . . Ugh. LOST STARS is the […]
After finishing Chuck Wendig’s AFTERMATH trilogy, I tried to settle in to several non-STAR WARS books, but after a few lackluster beginnings that were all unceremoniously set aside, I surrendered to my fate and indulged my recent obsession with THRAWN. I didn’t know what to expect, having never heard of the character, but it was […]
Before we get started: 1. I am not an expert on the subject of STAR WARS novels. This is in fact my first STAR WARS novel, so on the subject of canon, I got nuthin’. #blankslate 2. I am not a Chuck Wendig expert. This is in fact my first Chuck Wendig novel (that I […]
I love STAR WARS. I’ve loved STAR WARS since I was a kid, b/c my dad loves it, and my dad hates everything. Seriously, in the last ten years, he’s been to a movie theater exactly once, and it was to see the first installment of THE HOBBIT trilogy (which he hated). But he loved […]
Bookfessional: What Booklovers Want for Christmas/Hanukkah/Winter Solstice/Festivus, etc. Happy December, Rabid Readers! It’s that time of year again. The time that our loved ones demand gift ideas while steadfastly refusing to buy us books, “b/c you already have so many.” Do you draw a blank when you can’t just say, “books”? Do you know someone […]
If you haven’t grown up reading graphic novels, and you don’t have some inherent knowledge of ALL THE THINGS, you slowly but surely develop a list of series you absolutely must read. At the top of that list, just under Alan Moore’s WATCHMEN and Frank Miller’s BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, is Neil Gaiman’s THE […]
All the Books are on SALE!!! I don’t know about you guys, but something about paying $10 (or more) for a digital book bugs me. I’ll gladly shell it out for a physical copy that I can hold in my hands, but for an ebook that for whatever reason feels so much less substantial . […]