Verdict: 4 StarsGame developer and author Jeff Kinney has done it again with a new Diary of a Wimpy Kid title, Hard Luck (Amulet Books). In this go around, life is even tougher for everyone's favorite cartoonish middle schooler. Not only does he have the usual obstacles to juggle, like unpopularity, not doing well in school, and the proverbial middle child problems, this … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck
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eBook Review: Sycamore Row by John Grisham
Verdict: 5 StarsFans of the author's suspenseful legal thrillers will love this title that revisits one of the settings that made John Grisham a household name. Almost twenty-five years after the release of A Time to Kill, Grisham takes us back to Ford County and back into the fray of legal dramas.From the book's description, "Seth Hubbard is a wealthy man dying of lung … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Sycamore Row by John Grisham
eBook Review – Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It
Of Dice and Men is a compelling novel chronicling the rise of Dungeons and Dragons. The essence of the book tells the tale of TSR who originally made the first rule book back in 1974 and later sold to Wizards of the Coast. Approximately 30 million people have played the game in its many iterations and has spawned many imitators.I have always played Dungeons and Dragons … [Read more...] about eBook Review – Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It
eBook Review: Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Verdict: 5 StarsThis book should come with a warning: Don't even open the cover until you've got your adult diapers firmly in place. Even from the Introduction, Brosh will have you crossing your legs while you laugh.Fans of Brosh's blog, Hyperbole and a Half, turned out to purchase the author's debut graphic novel (Touchstone), complete with her intentionally crudely … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
eBook Review: After Action by Dan Sheehan
Verdict: 5 StarsThere is no shortage of reads--good, bad, and ugly--that offer readers either fictional stories in the military genre or completely honest, raw, non-fiction accounts of actual war. But Dan Sheehan's self-published title After Action offers readers something that not many well-known books present, which is an amazingly well-written open look at what happens … [Read more...] about eBook Review: After Action by Dan Sheehan
eBook Review: Beautiful Player by Christina Lauren
Verdict: 5 StarsYou can keep your billionaire's with their torturous red rooms any day...I want to hang out with the riotously hot characters in author duo Christina Lauren's Beautiful series (Simon & Schuster).In this installment in the series, nerdy grad student-slash-recluse Hanna Bergstrom is practically forced by her own family to agree to get out more, … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Beautiful Player by Christina Lauren
eBook Review: Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Verdict: 2 StarsJust when you think you've endured as many pages of suffering and hurting as is possible to squeeze between the covers of a book, it gets worse.Allegiant is the long-awaited final book in the Divergent trilogy, a young adult series by author Veronica Roth. Without having to write the dreaded words "spoiler alert," let's just say that Roth spent a great … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Allegiant by Veronica Roth
eBook Review: These Colors Don’t Run by Andrew Galasetti
Verdict: 5 starsI love an incredible, unputdownable surprise of a book, and These Colors Don't Run is it. In this title, indie author Andrew Galasetti combines impeccable writing with his talent for building a story that will later continue in his work, To Breathe Free, which will continue the story of runaway slaves in the pre-Civil War southern United States.What sets … [Read more...] about eBook Review: These Colors Don’t Run by Andrew Galasetti
eBook Review: How Not to Be a D*ck by Meghan Doherty
Verdict: 4 StarsThe dubiously inappropriate title aside, How Not to Be a D*ick: An Everyday Etiquette Guide (censorship mine) is like Emily Post for normal people, people who don't go around presenting their calling cards to household butlers and waiting in the drawing room for their lady friends to descend the stairs. No, this book features actual daily life application … [Read more...] about eBook Review: How Not to Be a D*ck by Meghan Doherty
eBook Review: Stained by Cheryl Rainfield
Verdict: 5 StarsCheryl Rainfield has done it again. As one of the powerhouse young adult authors who championed the #YASaves hashtag on Twitter, a cause that was taken up by authors and readers alike who felt that powerful teen literature had helped them survive high school and shaped them into the adults they are today, Rainfield often writes about the characters and … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Stained by Cheryl Rainfield
eBook Review: Four Summoner’s Tales by Armstrong, Golden, Liss, Maberry
Verdict: 5 StarsIf you asked four different world-renowned chefs to cook a duck, you would probably end up with four very different--but still wonderful--meals, each involving the chef's own unique talents. The same is true for Four Summoner's Tales (Gallery Books). Born out of a conversation between two skilled writers, the anthology required four writers to begin a story … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Four Summoner’s Tales by Armstrong, Golden, Liss, Maberry
Sony PRS-T3 Reader Review
Sony will be officially releasing their new 3rd generation T3 e-Reader next week in the US, Canada and overseas. The overall build quality mirrors the previous iterations of the hardware and most of the differences are software related. With minor tweaks and updates, how does this e-Reader stack up against the competition?HardwareThe Sony PRS-T3 features a six inch … [Read more...] about Sony PRS-T3 Reader Review
eBook Review: Salinger by David Shields and Shane Salerno
Verdict: 2 starsOne of the most highly anticipated recent book launches has been Shields' and Salerno's Salinger, billed as an exhaustive biography of of one of the most reclusive writers of our time. What was actually published, unfortunately, was nothing more than transcripts written in interview format of discussions about the author with people who claimed to know him, … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Salinger by David Shields and Shane Salerno