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TV Recap: American Gods — Come to Jesus (1.08)

* Well, here we are. The end. For now.   And you know what? It turned out to be a solid freshman season. In retrospect, I have some mixed feelings about how everything ended up playing out over the course of these past two months, but I’ll save those thoughts for the wrap-up at the end of this final (for a while) review.     For now, though, let’s talk about “Come to Jesus” and how it worked as a…

TV Recap: American Gods — A Prayer for Mad Sweeney (1.07)

* In perhaps the vaguest of terms, I’ve been expecting this episode for a few weeks now. Once the writers made it clear that they were willing to devote an entire hour to exploring some of American Gods’ secondary characters (in addition to punching up their importance to the main storyline), I had the feeling that Mad Sweeney would be on the list for the treatment. And so, ever since “Git Gone”…

TV Recap: American Gods — A Murder of Gods (1.06)

* Well, thank goodness for breather episodes.   Not to imply that “A Murder of Gods” is a throwaway week. There’s plenty of good stuff to consider here, and much that will be important in the final two episodes of the season (and perhaps beyond). As a whole, though, episode six is a fairly simple affair, with a lot of self-contained, straightforward plots and developments.     Which is nice,…

TV Recap: #AmericanGods — Lemon Scented You "American Gods" goes off the beaten track for the first time this week."

* Because I feel the need to make some kind of Point™ every time I write one of these, I’ll start off this week by making an observation regarding book-to-film adaptations.   It’s funny because, all things considered, my demands for faithfulness to the source material should not be all that hefty with this go-around, seeing as how:   I’ve only read the book once, and it wasn’t as though I…

Because You Love to Hate Me Preorder Promotion

Hey Guys, We’re just dropping in to announce a preorder promotion for the anthology we’re part of, Because You Love to Hate Me! It’s not long now until the book arrives and if you preorder and send proof of purchase here, you can get an exclusive Notebook and Pencil set and book plate! Steph and I are so proud of our contribution to this anthology and we absolutely can’t wait for people to read…

Meg's recaps are back! Praimfaya has finally arrived and it did not disappoint #The100

Hello friends! ‘Tis I, Meg, back from the wars. I’m sorry to leave you hanging on the last few episodes but 411 pushed some buttons I don’t deal well with having pushed and it left a lingering taste of salt in my mouth that was kind of a dampener. If you’re looking for coverage of those episodes, I recommend Toni Maggio’s hilarious photo recaps, Selina Wilken’s beautiful reviews or Claire and…

TV Recap: American Gods — Git Gone (1.04)

* I’d like to be believe that there’s something magical about the first few episodes of a new television series, during which the fans more or less share a consensus: this new thing is great, we love it, we want more. There’s a lovely camaraderie to it as we all get excited over this shiny, fresh plaything.   Of course, that never lasts. People are people. We all have our own sets of…

Sydney Writers Festival All Day YA Giveaway!

This is for you amazing book readers who want to attend Sydney Writers Festival’s All Day YA event on the 27th May 2017! We officially have two tickets to giveaway and would love to gift them to two of our amazing readers! What does this mean for you? If you win you will get to choose five events to go to on the day of All Day YA. Who do you get to see? What magical adventures would you get to go…

TV Recap: American Gods — Head Full of Snow (1.03)

* Before we get to anything else, I’d like to note how pleased I am that American Gods has already been confirmed for a second season. Bryan Fuller’s shows have always struggled with ratings no matter how well they are received; if they don’t get outright cancelled after their premier year, they only manage to eke out another at the last minute. Getting renewed after only two episodes definitely…

TV Recap: American Gods — The Secret of Spoons (1.02)

* The second (and, by extension, third and fourth) episode of a new television series is arguably its most important. The pilot is a sort of teaser, a pitch: “This is our show. This is its world. These are the characters. What do you think?” It’s its own self-contained bubble, making explicit (or implicit) promises of what you can expect going forward.   The episodes immediately following it are…

#The100 recap: Let the 98th Annual Hunger Games begin!

Well that episode was a lot. After watching it twice and a lot of thought, I very much enjoyed 410 a standalone episode. The fight sequences were quite neat, the emotional bits made me quite squishy (well, mostly), the deaths were quite necessary and the twist at the end was a total sucker punch. All of the things I mentioned in last week’s intro about my issues with season 4 still stand and I…

So that Laini Taylor, eh? I hear she’s made of stardust and the mystical energy of at least 20 elves. Strange the Dreamer is already out on shelves for your purchasing joy, but in case you haven’t picked up a copy yet, we’ve partnered with Little, Brown to bring you this awesome book. Oh how we love to share the love. So this is what you can expect to receive: 1 x copy of Strange the Dreamer by…