Zoe Daniels - Afterwords

Dan on Five More Comics I'm Reading Right Now

My last comic post was so much fun, I thought I'd do another since I love me some comics. I got a late start in comics, as they weren't something I had access to as a kid. I was well into my twenties before I really took the dive into

The Hike

Dan and Danielle on The Hike by Drew Magary

Dan On ... I didn't know what to expect from this book. The cover blurb sounded pretty interesting. The cover art was sort of kitschy-weird and mildly off-putting. But, the book had popped up a handful of times in my Facebook ad feed and it was constantly popping up on Amazon

Magic

Dan on Strange Sweet Song by Adi Rule

This book was referred to me by a friend who is, in turn, friends with the author. I'm so glad that she did. This is a truly special book and I'm glad to have had the chance to read it. In the first chapter, we witness a musical performance as

Magic

Dan and Danielle on A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky

Dan on... Well. This book. It's fucking weird is what it is. And I know weird. I'm weird from back in the day. That isn't to say that I didn't like A City Dreaming. I did like it. At points though, it started to grate on my nerves a bit.

Vampire Academy

Dan on Frostbite by Richelle Mead

I'm slowly working my way through the Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series (see my review of the first book, Vampire Academy, if you haven't read it yet). I'm still struggling with feeling like a creepy stalker dude reading this series. I'm loving it, but it continues to feel weird to

Top 5 lists

Dan on Five Comics I'm Reading Right Now

These days I read most of my comics on the Comixology app on my iPad Pro. The electronic reading experience for graphic novels has finally matched that of reading on paper, and I love having the ability to subscribe and know that I'm never going to miss an issue. With

Urban Fantasy

Dan on Summerlong by Peter S. Beagle

Peter Beagle has long held a special place in my heart as the creator of The Last Unicorn. I mean a very special place. For years I had a stuffed unicorn that was the unicorn from The Last Unicorn for me. I've maintained my love for The Last Unicorn such

The Black

Dan on The Black by Paul E. Cooley

So. This is messed up. I'm not an author, not at all. Apparently even though I'm not an author, I can still have wicked writer's block. I've been busily reading, but when it comes time to write an actual review I freeze up. I can't think of anything compelling to

Urban Fantasy

Dan on Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Trigger warning: cutting. Picture if you will: I'm reading along, enjoying myself immensely when I have a realization. An upsetting realization. This book was not written for me. I'm a good thirty years older than the target age demographic and probably the wrong gender to boot. A sense of being

Trigger warning

Dan on Loner by Teddy Wayne

Trigger Warning: Rape. Spoilers ahead. I struggled with this book. No, that's not entirely accurate. I actively disliked the ending. Regardless of how well written it is, the bleakness of the ending ruins it for me. It isn't all that unusual for me to struggle with with literary fiction. I

Science-Fiction

Dan on Ninth City Burning by J. Patrick Black

There's no sense in stalling or mincing words about this book... I. LOVED. IT. It's a 5-out-of-5, highly superlative-including joy to read! The combination of the cover (the orangey-red just screams "pick me up") and the blurb (reveals just enough to be tantalizing) had me hooked before I

Horror

Dan on The Hatching by Ezekiel Boone

Warning: This book contains SPIDERS. Lots and lots of SPIDERS. Vicious, dangerous, spiders! I mean it, if you don't like spiders, you're going to hate this book. I Love Bookstores The tale of the purchase of The Hatching reveals something about me... I'm not to be left alone in bookstores.

Introductions

Dan Goes Shopping

Sometimes when the world starts to feel too much for me, I find myself in a bookstore. These are known as Danger Days. The only real danger is to my bank account. Although, I suppose there is always the possibility I could spill the giant pile of books I am

High Fantasy

Dan on Tempered Hearts by S. A. Huchton

This is a truly sweet love story set in a beautifully written high fantasy world. I love the characters and how the fantasy elements are incorporated without dominating the story. It's easy to believe that elves and dwarves and alchemy and magic all just exist. The prime storyline is romance,

Vampires

Dan on The Passage, The Twelve, and The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin

I feel incredibly uncomfortable doing anything but rave about popular books. It always leaves me feeling like I've missed something that others have so obviously loved. Either that or it makes me feel like a total curmudgeon who hates popular things strictly because they are popular. So here's the confused