The Named
The Named is a fun novel about time travel and good versus evil. The prose is a little bare but once you're invested in the story you no longer notice it.
A Darker Shade of Magic
A Darker Shade of Magic was a fun fantasy scifi hybrid that kept me wanting more. It had a cool magical system, fun characters and a great cast of villains. So ...
Two New Crimson Peak Trailers
Yesterday Fox dropped a trailer for Lucifer, today we get two new trailers from Crimson Peak. Meaning it’s time for another trailer break down. INTERNATIO...
The Strain Season 2 Trailer
My favourite nightmare fuel is coming back to FX this summer! I'm so excited! With the release of the new trailer for season two, The Strain seems to be offerin...
The Walls Around Us
The Walls Around Us is a beautifully written book about ambition and regret. It follows two girls, one living and one dead both telling their stories but can yo...
Snow Like Ashes
An interesting premise, a different world and a likeable protagonist. Snow Like Ashes sets up for what should be a promising series.
Jackaby
Jackaby is what you get when you put Matt Smith's Doctor and Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes in a blender. Though not without it's faults the novel was a...
First Trailer for Crimson Peak
I have been waiting my entire life for this trailer. If you haven’t been able to tell Guillermo del Toro is one of my favourite directors ever (just look ...
Becoming Star Lord – Building the Mask
I’m really late to the boat on posting this… But here goes nothing. My original plans for a Halloween costume fell through, so I needed to whip some...
The Tolkien Tag | Alexandra
A couple weeks ago I was tagged by Lydia to do the Tolkien Tag. I finally got around to filming my video so check it out. I ramble about The Lord of the Rings, ...
Top 5 Wednesday: Favourite Reads of 2014
Welcome back to Top Five Wednesday! This week Chelsey and I talk about our favourite reads of 2014. Yes, I know we’re pretty late to the ballgame and we’re pret...
First Teaser for Strain Season 2
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am7IeSvlicI?showinfo=0] THE STRAIN IS COMING! Who’s ready for an all out vampire war with our favourite parasitic...
Top 5 Wednesday: Re-Reads
Everyone has a few books that they find themselves always coming back too. Whether because these books are amazing or just give them a sense of nostalgia, these...
Top 5 Wednesday: Books over 500 Pages
You can blame Harry Potter but now if you want to be taken seriously as an author 9specifically a fantasy author your book has to be big enough that you could k...
Introducing A Court of Thorns and Roses!
In this video, Sarah J Maas, author of the bestselling Throne of Glass series, reveals some information about her new series, A Court of Thorns and Roses, on sa...
Top 5 Wednesday: Favourite Couples
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY IS BACK! This week Alexandra and Chelsey talk about their favourite couples from books and the traps that fictional couples tend to fall into. ...
Top 5 Wednesday: Authors We Want to Meet
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mCd8oESXfo?showinfo=0] Everyone has that list of people that they would really love to meet. They could be movie stars...
September Book Haul
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