Sean Callahan and Russell Glass' Voting With a Porpoise is probably the most important children's book I've seen published lately. It's filled with clever rhymes and captivating illustrations. The book uses an incredibly clever story to entice children into understanding the importance of voting. And this is all in the hopes that one day, when they're old…
Guide to ARCs; How to Increase Your NetGalley Ratio Quickly
When you're reviewing books on NetGalley, one of the things that matters most is your Feedback Ratio. This is where we get into things like the 80% badge, auto-approvals, and top reviewers. To date, 72 of my NetGalley reviews have been featured and been auto-approved by 12 publishers. These pieces all play an important role…
A Heart So Fierce and Broken [Brigid Kemmerer]
A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigit Kemmerer was much better than A Curse So Dark and Lonely, but I still didn't love it. In every way, this is not a book or a series I would ever bother to reread and as it stands I'm not even sure if I care to read the third novel that will…
#NotMyAriel is BS and Here’s Why
I posted just a few days ago about the casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel in Disney's upcoming live-action Little Mermaid adaption. It was a quick post and it was really all I ever planned on saying about the matter. But with the new hashtag #NotMyAriel somehow trending, I've suddenly found myself in the position…
Speaking of The Little Mermaid
Perhaps it's fate--though really, it's probably just irony--that somehow I bring up The Little Mermaid in my last post and the next thing I know I see an announcement on Twitter regarding the fact that Halle Bailey has just been cast as Ariel for Disney's live-action remake! Sadly, but not surprisingly, this has already brought the racists…
Netflix and The Witcher; Eep!
Usually, when I post about stuff outside the book world it's typically pretty book related regardless. The Little Mermaid was a book first before I reviewed it as a film. Gotham began as Batman comics. But this one? This one began as a video game. But I think it really does fit into my general theme…
The Poet X Cover Plagiarism
I feel like I'm writing a lot of posts about events in the book world as opposed to my typical book focused work lately. And I think it just goes to show how much is impacted by the book world and how much it influences. The most recent event that has come to my attention…