RED QUEEN BY CHRISTINA HENRY

Red Queen by Christina Henry

Synopsis:
The author of Alice takes readers back down the rabbit hole to a dark, twisted, and fascinating world based on the works of Lewis Carroll…

The land outside of the Old City was supposed to be green, lush, hopeful. A place where Alice could finally rest, no longer the plaything of the Rabbit, the pawn of Cheshire, or the prey of the Jabberwocky. But the verdant fields are nothing but ash—and hope is nowhere to be found.

Still, Alice and Hatcher are on a mission to find his daughter, a quest they will not forsake even as it takes them deep into the clutches of the mad White Queen and her goblin or into the realm of the twisted and cruel Black King.

The pieces are set and the game has already begun. Each move brings Alice closer to her destiny. But, to win, she will need to harness her newfound abilities and ally herself with someone even more powerful—the mysterious and vengeful Red Queen…

ANIME REVIEW: HANAYAMATA COMPLETE COLLECTION

Hanayamata Complete Collection
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: U
Running Time: 300 Mins
Audio: English DD 5.1 Japanese DD 2.0
Release Date: 29/8/2016
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

Sekuya Naru thought life would change when she went to high school, but she's still the same average grade girl who wants more from her life. She likes fairy tales, getting books on them from the library, which annoys her father, but makes her happy. Naru always sees Yaya, the girl who excels at everything, who wins competitions and is loved by all. Naru would love to one day be like her, but if life doesn't change for her then, she thinks it is unlikely it would now that she's at high school.

BOOK REVIEW: ALICE BY CHRISTINA HENRY

Alice by Christina Henry

Synopsis:
In a warren of crumbling buildings and desperate people called the Old City, there stands a hospital with cinderblock walls which echo with the screams of the poor souls inside. In the hospital, there is a woman. Her hair, once blonde, hangs in tangles down her back. She doesn't remember why she's in such a terrible place just a tea party long ago, and long ears, and blood... Then, one night, a fire at the hospital gives the woman a chance to escape, tumbling out of the hole that imprisoned her, leaving her free to uncover the truth about what happened to her all those years ago. Only something else has escaped with her. Something dark. Something powerful. And to find the truth, she will have to track this beast to the very heart of the Old City, where the rabbit waits for his Alice.

ANIME MOVIE REVIEW: GINTAMA THE MOVIE

 

Gintama The Movie

Released By: Manga Entertainment

Audio: English and Japanese 5.1 Dolby Digital

Running Time: 95 minutes

Rating: TV-14

Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:

Sakata Gintoki is the very spirit of a samurai warrior, surrounded by two other friends who help him out when they can - he is asked to find a missing sword, known as the Cherry Blossom blade which has evil powers within it, and no matter how able the swordsman who holds it, they end up dying in a most horrible manner.

MANWHA REVIEW: DALGEUN THE INVINCIBLE BY KAMDAE

Dalgeun, The Invincible
Author: Kamdae
Publisher: NET COMICS
Genre: Comedy/All ages
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
Shuttling spirits at Afterlife Company is not everyone's dream job.
It certainly isn't Ohee's.

MOVIE REVIEW: LAZER TEAM DIRECTOR'S CUT

Lazer Team Director's Cut
Released By: Animatsu
Rating: 15
Running Time: 102 Mins
Audio: English DD 5.1
Release Date: 15/8/2016
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 


When a message is received from another world, it's obvious there's alien life outside of what we know existed, but the message isn't a peaceful one, it's quite the opposite. It warns of an alien champion coming to Earth to fight a champion of Earth in a battle to determine the fate of the planet.

GUEST INTERVIEW: CG CORNETT THE WOMAN BEHIND THE WORDS

Interview with CG Cornett: The Woman Behind the Words.


I've interviewed anime voice actors, manga artists in the industry but never a letterer. I would like to introduce Coco Cornett, the woman behind such novels as Moon & Blood Volume: 1 by Nao Yazawa, Hide and Seek by Reibun Ike, Nine to Five Bride by Rin Natsumi and The River's Current by Jun Kajimoto. As Coco has been in the industry for a mere five years, she has accomplished a great deal during her working life and has a portfolio of work that will impress readers. Lets see what the manga and lettering industry is all about, shall we...

MANGA REVIEW: TOKYO GHOUL VOLUME: 1 BY SUI ISHIDA

Tokyo Ghoul Volume: 1
Author: Sui Ishida
Publisher: Viz LLC
Pages: 224
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Kei Kaneki thinks he is the sort of guy who will stay a virgin - he'll never find the girl , but as we all know there's someone for everyone and when Rize, a girl he sees around takes an interest in him, he thinks he might have hit the jackpot! He finds out they both like the same book, The Egg of the Black Goat by Takatsuki and it's this interest that brings them together.

ORIGAMI REVIEW: COMPLETE ORIGAMI BY DAVID MITCHELL

Complete Origami by David Mitchell
Publisher: C & B Crafts/Collins & Brown
Website: www.anovabooks.com
ISBN: 978-1-84340-397-5
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Origami Cyclone from Tiger & Bunny is a cool character, but this book sets a new standard of cool as this updates a book on origami I got earlier with step-by-step projects that entertained me for hours.

MYSTERY REVIEW: GHOSTS OF KARNAK BY GEORGE MANN

Ghosts of Karnak by George Mann


It's the 1920's and the people are in a frenzy about Egypt again as an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is to be held after an expedition to Egypt had yielded so many interesting finds from a queen's tomb. Elsewhere, a young woman is found dead, ancient Egyptian runes carved into her body. Donovan is on the case, but are the two related?

FANTASY BOOK REVIEW: DRAGON HUNTERS BY MARC TURNER

Dragon Hunters: The Chronicles of the Exile: Book 2 by Marc Turner


The second in the Chronicles of the Exile series shows us how epic it is by giving readers a list of characters at the front (there are many to keep track of) and a large map of the areas featured in the novel so you know what Marc is talking about. I thought I would be referring to it all the time, but I was surprised at how Marc laid the story out for readers.

CHILDRENS BOOK REVIEW: THE FROG IN THE SKYSCRAPER BY FAIZ KERMANI

The Frog in the Skyscraper
Faiz Kermani
Publisher: Matador
Pages: 53
ISBN: 978-1-78589-062-8

Synopsis:
Life at the pond can get pretty boring - even if you're living in the heart of New York. So when Frijibold the Frog hears about the exclusive apartments in trendy Shark Fin Towers, he jumps at the chance to fulfil his secret lifelong dream: living in a skyscraper among those fascinating creatures called humans. But no sooner has Frijibold stepped into his luxurious apartment than he finds himself trapped in an action-packed adventure involving an ambitious property developer, crazy TV hosts, and Mrs. Boggel's spicy fried fly pizza. Humans can be more tricky than they look...The Frog in the Skyscraper is the hilarious tale of one sharp-witted frog's journey to find out where he really belongs - despite a few bumps along the way. It will appeal to children aged 7-9, and fans of Faiz's former books.

BOOK REVIEW: ESCAPOLOGY BY REN WAROM

Escapology by Ren Warom

This is Ren Warom's debut novel after penning her ebook, The Lonely Dark. Foon Gung happens to be the only place for people to live after the world broke. City hubs and Land Ships were where the rest of the population lived, or should that be existed?

GUEST REVIEW: EMBLEMMANIAC ON DEATH PARADE

An announcement + review of Death Parade By Emblemmaniac


Announcement for the blog This was first not meant to be a blog where I review animes.
However, that is something I have thought of adding to this blog for a while not. Now after watching the subject at hand, I decided to have anime as something I would review here.

ANIME REVIEW: PARASYTE: THE MAXIM COLLECTION 2

Parasyte The Maxim Collection 2
Released By: Animatsu
Rating: 15
Running Time: 300 Mins
Audio: English DD 5.1 Japanese DD 2.0
Release Date: Out Now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

In the previous series, Shinichi had evolved mentally and physically from what he was before the parasyte infected his body. His friends have noticed a change in him, his personality is more rational and less emotional and his strength keeps growing in a short space of time. This change happened when Shinichi was attacked by the parasyte who infected his mother and nearly killed him.

ALIENS: THE SET PHOTOGRAPHY BY SIMON WARD

Aliens: The Set Photography by Simon Ward


Synopsis:
A new hardback photography book documenting the making of Aliens, the 1986 smash hit movie directed by James Cameron. Aliens: The Set Photography reveals a unique new perspective on the making of James Cameron's film as the focus shifts behind the cameras to capture the director, cast and crew as they bring the second action-packed instalment of the Alien saga to the big screen.