Hollow Earth by Amy Miles My rating: 3 of 5 stars I received this ARC from Red Coat Publishing and the authors in exchange for an honest review.The story continues and it’s a dire situation for Taryn and friends. I was excited to get this book in my hands and felt a bit subdued after the amazing first book I could barely put down long enough to eat/sleep.This installment was mainly character driven, which is by no means a bad thing. I was just looking forward to more of the action and anticipation and the rawness of the characters’ emotions to have a greater part in this book.The reader gets…
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Lustiges Taschenbuch Spezial Band 61: Eisiges Entenhausen
Lustiges Taschenbuch Spezial Band 61: Eisiges Entenhausen by Walt Disney Company My rating: 5 of 5 stars A great collection of stories centred around cold temperatures. It was the perfect escape read during an unusually hot start of the fall season.I remember reading “Die fliegenden Eisberge” countless times when I was younger, which brought back all kinds of childhood memories.
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Ultimate Phantomias 08
Lustiges Taschenbuch Ultimate Phantomias 08: Die Chronik eines Superhelden by Walt Disney Company My rating: 4 of 5 stars Better than Ultimate Phantomias #7, but I’m still waiting for those adventurous and daring stories that I have read before in the later collections of this series.
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99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style
99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style by Matt Madden My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a required reading for my digital storytelling course. I think I can see why it’s listed as mandatory, primarily to provide an overview of the various artistic styles of comic strip drawing, but beyond that it doesn’t hold much importance to most students in this class, since most assignments do not require the submission of comics. If that was the case, my limited skills would have me fail the course miserably.The book was informative and explained many various styles of drawing comics/frames, which can be beneficial for the improved enjoyment…
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Ultimate Phantomias 07
Lustiges Taschenbuch Ultimate Phantomias 07: Die Chronik eines Superhelden by Walt Disney Company My rating: 3 of 5 stars I finally found a way to purchase and read the digital editions of this comic series. After months of waiting and hoping I could get my hands on this installment, I felt a little disappointed by it. It was still good, but it didn’t contain many Phantomias stories that were either fun or adventurous, they all seemed to fall slightly flat.
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The Trickster
The Trickster by Amy Miles My rating: 5 of 5 stars I received this ARC from Red Coat Publishing and the author in exchange for an honest review.This was a delightful conclusion to the Trickster series. It was filled with action, lots of gory zombies and nail-biting situations and a little twist or two to keep up the suspense.It was a quick read and kept me hooked until the last page and even caused me to have some very interesting dreams about the Trickster the following night.Overall, I very much enjoyed the entire trilogy and would recommend it to anyone looking for a young adult, paranormal, horror infused trilogy.
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Ligeia
Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe My rating: 5 of 5 stars Another required reading for my zombie/vampire course, this short story had me on the fence until the very end.I am not really a fan of long-winded descriptions and overly prolonged suspense until the reader doesn’t even remember what the suspense was supposed to be for, but it absolutely work with this story. I was sitting at my desk, reading on my computer with my arms crossed defensively in front of me and leaning back, wondering when the “good” will start. By the end I was leaning into my computer, mere inches from the screen, clutching the edge of my…
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Christabel
Christabel by Samuel Taylor Coleridge My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was good. I mean this was really good. It was a great blend of horror, medieval, Gothic and the classic.Part of my required reading list for my zombie/vampire course, Christabel was an intriguing story to read. Written in verse, it took a few stanzas to get used to the style, but it was worth it in the end.A story filled with eerie descriptions, a spooky atmosphere, a seductress and an outcome I would not have suspected. In my accompanying course notes and commentaries, I read that the version we have now wasn’t even the complete narration and Coleridge…
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New Moon
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer My rating: 3 of 5 stars To be quite honest, I enjoyed this second installment a lot more than Twilight, maybe because there weren’t too many possibilities for mentioning an unhealthy/abusive relationship.But on the other hand, Bella became more reckless and blinded by something that should have been left in the past.I assume this installment would also be the commencement of the “Team Edward”-“Team Jacob” divide, which is fun to follow, even though I know how it ends. Part of me wants Bella to get some type of retribution for toying with her supposed “best friend” as much as she does.Now we have less sparkling…
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Twilight
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer My rating: 2 of 5 stars Alright, here it goes. I never thought I would voluntarily read Twilight, but I did and I don’t know how I really feel about it. The movies were suggested viewing for my vampire/zombie course; I had watched them years before while recovering from surgery. I found them absolutely hilarious and looking back I assumed it was because of the painkillers I was on. So, about a month ago I decided to give the movies another shot, clear headed and viewing them as someone doing research. They were still quite funny even the second time around and I began to grow…
