Will Save the Galaxy for Food by Yahtzee Croshaw Like many, I know the name Yahtzee Croshaw from the “Zero Punctuation” game review videos he did for The Escapist. These were hilarious, manic, irreverent flash animations that appealed even to those of us who don’t much care for video games. Fortunately, this audio book was …
Category: Book Review
Oct 03
Book Review: Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska by John Green John Green is supposed to be THE guy for heart-rending teen romances, or so I’ve heard. This falls into that category. The Alaska of the title is not the state but a beautiful and troubled young woman, sort of a manic pixie fairy girl off her meds. Our protagonist …
Sep 23
Book Review: Graceling
Graceling by Kristin Cashore I don’t expect much from YA fantasy, just a solid plot and a cute romance with some likeable characters. Bonus if the worldbuilding is good. This one almost delivered on my modest expectations, but fell apart at the end. The conceit of this book is that some people are born with …
Sep 12
Book Review: The Final Empire
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson This book represents what high fantasy aspires to. Extremely high stakes, good versus evil, magic and adventure and even a little bit of romance pack a very long (24 hour audiobook) first book in the series. I was hesitant to start it because of its length, but the weighty …
Aug 26
Book Review: Still Me
Still Me by Jojo Moyes Jojo Moyes is my go-to when I want to read (listen to) something amazing to get back my passion for stories. This is the third book in the Louisa Clark stories, the first of which involved her being hired to try to convince a paralyzed man not to kill himself. …