Tuesday, 9 August 2016

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.

Saturday, 6 August 2016

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.

Wednesday, 3 August 2016

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 (episodes 14-24) DVD
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.