CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW: THE TOAD FROM OUTER SPACE BY FAIZ KERMANI

The Toad from Outer Space
Author: Faiz Kermani
ASIN: B08CCJCYNT
Pages: 33
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Snotbubble the alien toad has crash-landed on Fizzy Frog Swamp, much to every frogs amazement as the frogs there don't tend to get visitors, let alone ones from outer space.

BOOK REVIEW: EDEN BY TIM LEBBON

Eden
Author: Tim Lebbon
Publisher: Titan Books
Pages: 384
ISBN: 9781789092936
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

From the author of Netflix's The Silence, bestselling author, Tim Lebbon introduces us to his latest thriller where mankind has ravaged most of the planet, and only the Virgin Zones remain. There are thirteen areas where nature has been left to grow, yet with so much damage already been done to the environment, nature might not be able to go back to what it once was.

SCI-FI BOOK REVIEW: RE-COIL BY JT NICHOLAS

Re-Coil
Author: JT Nicholas
Publisher: Titan Books
Pages: 384
ISBN:978178903131
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

When humans are at the point of near-immortality, their aims must be never-ending and far-reaching, yet in this novel, there is someone in the shadows who wants to disrupt humanities need to live on eternally.

ANIME REVIEW: OVERLORD III SEASON 3

Overlord III Season 3
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 325 mins
Release Date: 23/8/2019
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes


Sebas and Solution have done well in collecting information about their enemies and Lord Ains is pleased enough to grant his loyal subjects whatever they wish with conditions of course.

SCI-FI BOOK REVIEW: ZERO BOMB BY MT HILL

Zero Bomb
Author: M.T. Hill
Publisher: Titan Books
Pages: 304
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

It's a new year and time for reading through a novel I could really criticise, or at least that is what I thought on first look. Zero Bomb is Philip K. Dick Award-nominated author MT Hill's mysterious and yet strangely prophetic novel for this year. Its themes of sci-fi, downtrodden people in a doom-laden future where machines can take over and humans are left jobless is an all too real scenario.

YAOI REVIEW: GAKUEN HEAVEN BY YOU HIGURI AND SPRAY

Gakuen Heaven
Author/Artist: You Higuri and Spray
Publisher: Blu Manga
Pages: 191
Rating: M

Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Originally published in Active Anime.

If you've read You Higuri's other titles, such as Gorgeous Carat, Gakuen Heaven makes them look tame in comparison with her representation of Japanese manga cuteness. Want to see the young protagonist, Keita Itou get tied up by thugs, his nipples pinched and cock stroked to climax by vice president Niwa and to cap it all off being brought to orgasm again by the man he has come to love.

ANIME REVIEW: BLACK CLOVER SEASON 1 PART 1 DVD AND BLU-RAY COMBO PACK

Black Clover Season 1 Part 1 DVD and Blu ray Combo Pack
Released By: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Rating: 12
Audio: English and Japanese with English Subs
Running Time: 250 Mins
Due Out: 20/08/2018
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Asta has to make up for his inability to conjure spells as he is the only one who can't make the magic happen. And it doesn't help that his rival Yuno makes him walk in his shadow.

ANIME REVIEW: LOVE, CHUNIBYO AND OTHER DELUSIONS! RIKKA

Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions! The Movie: Rikka Version
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 12
Running Time: 96 Mins
Audio: English and Japanese DD 2.0 with English subs
Due Out: 30/07/2018
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 


Dekomori isn't alright with Rikka marrying Yuta and isn't afraid to tell her-when shes about to step into church. His friend is happy he has managed to get to the point where he can have a good life with the kind of woman that would suit him - he's happy for him, he really is, but he might be the only one!

ADVANCED ANIME REVIEW: OCCULTIC;NINE VOLUME 2

Occultic;Nine Volume 2
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 138 Mins
Audio: English and Japanese DD 2.0 with English subs
Due Out: 2/07/2018
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

If you thought the previous volume was strange, this second volume feels even more so with Yuta investigating the Inokashira Lake incident. He and his friends of the Occultic;Nine discover people with the same names had drowned there, leaving Yuta and his friends feeling a sense of unease about how their lives are going.

ANIME REVIEW: MY HERO ACADEMIA SEASON 2 PART 2 DVD & BLU-RAY RELEASE

My Hero Academia Season 2 Part 2
Released By: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 138 Mins
Audio: English and Japanese DD 5.1
Release Date: 11/06/2018
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

IN what is the final part of Season Two, the class of U.A. High School have a lot to learn when they have to train hard, though as for them their work experience goes horribly wrong. A serial killer is on the trail of the kids, which leaves Class 1A students running scared as this killer has a bloodlust and Deku Midoriya is the main target as he is the only one born without a "quirk" power.

Whereas Season 1 focused on the general plot and getting viewers used to the characters, Season 2 Part 2 has successfully made these characters more three-dimensional and believable to us as ones we can also understand on a more personal level; take Deku for instance and the struggles he has with being a non "quirk" user. The sports festival and grueling exams are only a few of the problems the kids of Class 1A have to deal with, but the biggest by far is the Hero Killer who is what I would call an improvement on the villain in the previous series. The story is fun, engaging and gives us more info on the characters than we could have expected. Couple that with cool animation and we have a winning combination for anime fans worldwide.

BOOK REVIEW: NARUTO VOL: 38 BY MASASHI KISHIMOTO

Naruto Vol: 38
Author: Mashashi Kishimoto
Publisher: Viz Media
Pages: 192
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

As usual, Masashi Kishimoto gives us an interior uncoloured version of the cover, urging us to have a go at colouring it in ourselves. This time it's a split image of Sasuke and Naruto with Konoha as the background.

BOOK REVIEW: STAR TREK PROMETHEUS FIRE WITH FIRE

Star Trek Prometheus Fire with Fire
Author: Christian Humberg & Bernd Perplies
Publisher: Titan Books
ISBN: 9781785056491
Pages: 384
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

With the new Star Trek movies making their presence known to fans, this could be a possible inclusion for an adults Christmas stocking. The reason is obvious as this is the beginning of a new series of novels that takes place in the Nemesis timeline.

DRAGONBALL Z MOVIE COLLECTION 4: SUPER ANDROID 13/BOJACK UNBOUND

Dragonball Z Movie Collection 4 Super Android 13/Bojack Unbound
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: PG
Running Time: 95 Mins
Audio: English with Japanese subs
Due Out: 15/01/2018
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

As there are a whole range of these movie collections like the one I reviewed here is one that stands out. On one disc are two movies Super Android 13 and Bojack Unbound.

BOOK REVIEW: SUNVAULT: STORIES OF SOLARPUNK AND ECO-SPECULATION

Sunvault Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation

Editor: Phoebe Wagner/Bronte Christopher Wieland

Publisher: Upper Rubber Boot

ISBN: 193779475X  ISBN13: 9781937794750

Pages: 253

Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

At the moment people are more aware of their surroundings and the possibility that our environment might become depleted in years to come. We have heard of cyberpunk now it is the turn of solarpunk to make its presence known.

CHILDREN'S BOOK: DEFENDERS PITCH INVASION BY TOM PALMER

Defenders Pitch Invasion
Author: Tom Palmer
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
ISBN:978-1-78112-731-5
Reading Age: 8-12
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

You may notice something different about this new series of novels if you are not familiar with them, these are part of the Conkers List. The point of the Conkers list was to provide children with illustrated, beautifully designed and high quality fiction from author and illustrator teams.

ANIME REVIEW: PAPRIKA BLU-RAY/DVD DOUBLE PLAY

Paprika Blu-ray/DVD Double Play
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 90 Mins
Audio: English 2.0 Stereo/ 5.1 Dolby
Release Date: 20/11/2017
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

A detective is busy having an appointment with his psychiatrist about his problems with solving a murder case he is on, and things aren't going as well as he'd hoped, but his psychiatrist isn't what anyone would expect, she is unique in the realms of dream psychology.

ANIME REVIEW: YOUR NAME

Your Name
Released By: Anime Limited
Rating: 12
Running Time: 106 Mins
Audio: English/ Japanese with English subs
Release Date: 6/11/2017
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

Since the day when the stars fell, Mitsuha has searched for Taki, the boy of her dreams-literally. She can only see him when she dreams of being someone else interacting with him in another world, and her classmates have started to notice!

ADVANCED REVIEW: POWER RANGERS DINO CHARGE VOLUME: 4: RISE

Power Rangers Dino Charge Volume: 4 Rise
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: PG 
Running Time: 80 Mins
Audio: English 2.0 Stereo/ 5.1 Dolby
Release Date: 2/10/2017
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

Sledge and his cohorts are planning something nasty so the five heroes have to work quickly and as a team this time in a four episode (with one bonus episode) disc with all different episodes with fun and interesting outcomes for the Power Rangers.

BOOK REVIEW: LANSON LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF CHAMPAGNE

 
Lanson Little Black Book of Champagne
Publisher: Lanson
Pages:54
Website:www.lansonchampagne.com

You may see celebrities sipping this when they watch Wimbledon along with their strawberries and cream. Lanson Champagne is synonymous with all pleasurable activities as many celebrities will no doubt know.

POWER RANGERS: DINO CHARGE VOL 2: RESURGENCE

Power Rangers: Dino Charge Vol: 2: Resurgence
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: PG 
Running Time: 125 Mins
Audio: English 2.0 Stereo/ 5.1 Dolby
Release Date: Out Now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

Millions of years ago, Sledge tried to steal the greatest power in the universe, but he was thwarted by an alien called The Keeper who had dinosaurs protect the crystals sending Sledge hurtling into the air, beaten. Now that there are a new bunch of superheroes, Sledge has been waiting to get his revenge.