Behind Blue Eyes

Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe by Cullen Bunn My rating: 3 of 5 stars That was fun, but it actually got rather disturbing too. This reminded me a bit of Marvel Zombies, where the writers take the familiar (and beloved) Marvel characters and throw them to the wind. It's an alternate universe, so anything can happen. The shit can really hit the fan because in the main Marvel universe, nothing has changed. This time around we get to see what might happen if Deadpool were to really back up the junk that's always coming out of his mouth. I mean, really. What would happen if the dude seriously snapped? He'd fucking kill everyone. View all my reviews

Beyond This Dark House by Guy Gavriel Kay My rating: 3 of 5 stars I really don't like poetry. But this is pretty readable, and I wasn't surprised since I like Kay's poetry that filters into his novels. Favorites are the title poem, and "Guinevere at Almesbury". View all my reviews

Game: A Thriller by Anders de la Motte My rating: 2 of 5 stars I received a free ebook ARC copy of this book from NetGalley. Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. Okay, here's the deal. It took me almost two weeks to read this. I'm not planning a long review, because I'm honestly tired of thinking about this thing and want to wash my hands of it. I feel that I owe NetGalley a review for providing the free copy, so here goes. There were some good things about this book. The premise: conspiracy theory and a secret Game which can be accessed by specially chosen players on a special cell phone. Cool idea. The book starts out with a bang, jumping right into the action with our protagonist, HP. HP is what he goes by, after his initials. Fine. The game seems exciting at first and soon becomes more dangerous and criminal. The book had good pacing. The action doesn't let up for long and jumps right back in. Lots of tw...

The Storm is Over By J.R. King , @OfficialJRKing dedicated to Claire Davis....

I know a lot of people have become desensitized to the bad shit that happens in our world, and in our country every day. I have, I admit it. "Oh crap, another school shooting. That sucks." *clicks -back- to return to Justin Bieber gossip* Yeah, I get it. No one likes to think about this shit. It's far away, happening to people I'll never know. It's sad, but wtf can I do about it? Maybe not a damn thing. But then, if one special person can be touched by a little effort, a few clicks of a mouse, why not go for it? I don't even know who I hope to touch with this, or what. Maybe I'll get nothing out of it but a place to express it all. And maybe that's enough. Last Friday, a young lady was critically wounded at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado. Some of the students live in Littleton as well. That's a place y'all might have heard of. It was another school shooting. Hell, it was another school shooting in Colorado. Desensitization...

Triumph Over Tragedy: an Anthology for the Victims of Hurricane Sandy by R.T. Kaelin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Tl;dr version: A solid collection of new SF/F stories, all for a good cause. This was put together in a hurry, to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. For that, I’ll forgive a number of typos I saw; they were pretty minor anyway. The stories are very good for the most part, and some are excellent. There really isn’t a bad egg in the whole carton. See below for comments on each story, if you don’t find that idea too painful: “Old Leatherwings” by Elizabeth Bear. This was a decent story, though the ending left me a bit unsure. Had an American folklore feel to it. 3 stars. “Quick” by Mark Lawrence. A story set in his “Prince of Thorns” world, this was an enjoyable tale of a young man’s encounter with a witch. And the results. 4 stars. “When You’re Dead…” by Michael Stackpole. This was fun. A little humor thrown in with this account of a man trying to...

Being Kalli by Rebecca Berto My rating: 4 of 5 stars I received a free eARC copy of this book in exchange for a review. So what the hell. This is not my normal reading fare. But... I met the author some time back on GoodReads and saw a blog post where she was looking for some feedback on a project she wasn't sure about. The early chapters of "Being Kalli" were posted on her website. Curious as the premise seemed...interesting...I checked it out. I only read a little, but found the story and character interesting. I didn't finish it as I really don't read long works on the computer, and by the time I checked back, I couldn't find it. So here we are. Rebecca Berto asked if anyone was interested in checking out an advanced reading copy for the book, Being Kalli . Oh yes, I remembered that project and was still curious, so I offered to read it. Hey, seemed like she might could use a male perspective. One that usually reads fantasy, ...