Welcome to my weird world!
After some time off to focus on school, I now have more time for book and movie blogging, finally. And the book I just finished was based off of time. I love coincidences sometimes. Jules Ember, originally from the kingdom of Everless, had to run away from her home and the name Liam Gerling was... Continue Reading →
Quite the heavy book. I mean that literally. I don't know what kind of paper and binding was used, but this sumo wrestler of a book weighs about 15 pounds. So what's in this weighty bind-up? Last year, I saw not one but two films about the King Arthur story: The Kid Who Would Be... Continue Reading →
First, I wanted to thank everyone who's subscribed to my new site, every single like means the world to me, as someone who's always seemed a little uncool compared to the standard. So, for anyone who doesn't know, I also own a Weebly website called Weldon Witness (Weldon because that's the name of the high... Continue Reading →
This is an example of a pretty-much equal feeling of optimism and uncertainty. I liked a lot about this book, especially its ending, but its aftertaste kind of rings hollow. Stacia Androva’s home planet has had the resources to care for her and her two best friends Clio and Pol. Their energy is given through... Continue Reading →
Some of these books I read should be looked at in Sociology classes. They're terrific ways of looking at alternative worlds with our same type of human behaviours within. Sara Holland's description best explains it so I'm going to steal it for this little section: "In the kingdom of Sempera, time is currency—extracted from blood,... Continue Reading →
Eragon with phoenixes instead of dragons has arrived. And just like in Eragon, we enter into a world with no mythical creatures left. There were phoenixes once. And marvellous Phoenix Riders, who could telepathically communicate with their winged partners. The most famous include sisters Avalkyra and Pheronia Ashfire who long ago battled a throne to... Continue Reading →
I’ve been reading loads of fantasy and sci-fi lately, which is fine, but I tend to connect to contemporary novels surprisingly quite often. Despite that, there have been numerous contemporaries I’ve been very hesitant about. I guess I maybe expect another typical romance sprinkled with overstretched fears. But this one was a treat I needed,... Continue Reading →
After reading this and her debut earlier this year, The Girl From Everywhere, I feel Heidi Heilig is a good author. It’s just for me, her stories fall a little straightforward, never agonizing to read and sometimes very intriguing but a bit forgettable thanks to not much of an angry push in the stories. They’re light... Continue Reading →
In the animated movie, Hoodwinked, there’s a flashback where Little Red Riding Hood, or Red, finds a medal in her grandma’s spoon drawer. It said, “Battle of the Iron-Cage Gladiators”. I think I finally get the idea now. I hope for my sanity that Granny Puckett never had to stab someone’s intestines out. Fallon is... Continue Reading →
(For those who don't know, that is 4/4, not 4/5. It's a perfect score of 100!) When I read Ahmed’s debut, which was Love, Hate, & Other Filters, I awarded it only 1 and a half stars, saying it was The Hate U Give lite, being too romance-heavy, taking too long for things to heat up and then... Continue Reading →
William J. McGinn 