Superheros and super villains are dominating the movie and TV-sphere at the moment, but what about their literary counterparts? They seem to be a rarer breed, but we still managed to round up a list of our favourite books involving conflicted heroes,…
Book Review: The Farmerettes by Gisela Tobien Sherman
A solid historical YA novel, The Farmerettes derives its name from groups of young women, most at the end of their high school careers, who volunteered to work on farms during the world wars to grow food for the nation, troops and…
Top Creepy Reads for Halloween
Tis the season of ghosts, ghouls and garish shades of orange – Halloween month, of course. In spooky celebration style, we’ve rounded up a selection of our top creepy reads. Most of them are recent(ish) releases to boot, so even if you’ve…
Book Review: What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler
A brilliantly-written exploration of high school sporting rape culture. This was a difficult read – not in terms of the writing or style, but simply in terms of the subject matter. I’m glad that rape culture is being explored and…
Official ‘The 5th Wave’ Trailer Released
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmxLybfGNC4] I’m a huge fan of the book, and after we got a sneak peak of the international trailer two weeks ago, I’m happy to report that we finally have a chance to check out the first official trailer for The…
Book Review: Vivian Apple Needs a Miracle by Katie Coyle
The sequel and last book in the duology of Vivian Apple picks up immediately after the events of Vivian Apple at The End of the World, where our MC Viv, boasting a broken hand after punching the leader of a religious…
Book Review: Rebel Mechanics by Shanna Swendson
Set in 19th century New York, Rebel Mechanics is an enjoyable steampunk-lite tale based in an alternate America, where magic and machines collide. (Not literally, of course.) The British colonialists and American elites are magic uses, who keep the rest of…
