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The Strain #1.5: Runaways Recap

Runaways Episode Summary Eph joins Abraham on his quest to destroy the passengers and anyone that they’ve infected. Meanwhile, Nora goes to see her mother...

Top 5 Wednesday: YA Horror

Have you realized that a lot of YA horror novels tend to be supernatural creepy or some shade of paranormal romance? Where are the teen Hannibal Lectors? Actual...

The Strain Recap: 1.3: Gone Smooth

The title for this week’s episode of The Strain is both my favourite title for an episode (from any TV show ever) and one of the most horrifying things I ...

The Strain #1.3: Gone Smooth Recap

Gone Smooth Episode Summary Eph and Nora fight to save Captain Redfern’s life. Meanwhile, Abraham is released from jail and gets the passenger manifest, w...

Maze Runner Trailer

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64-iSYVmMVY?showinfo=0] This just seems like it’s the week for Book Adaptation Trailers. First Mockingjay, then T...

Advice from Wonder Woman

If you’re ever having one of those days… Wonder Woman has advice for you:

The Hobbit Battle of Five Armies: FIRST TRAILER

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSzeFFsKEt4?showinfo=0] WHAT IS AIR! WHAT IS HAPPENING! Two big trailer reveals in one day, I can barely keep myself fr...

Hunger Games Mockingjay Trailer First Trailer Release!

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PkkHsuMrho?showinfo=0&w=853&h=480] Are you excited? I’m excited! I don’t think excitement is the w...

Becoming Bucky: How I Built My Arm

I really wanted to cosplay the Winter Soldier. Like really wanted to. So the week before Con Bravo, I challenged myself to build an arm. And it went surprisingl...

The Strain #1.1: Night Zero Recap

The Strain Episode #1.1: Night Zero Recap I picked up The Strain way back during my bookstore days. The book both scared the living crap out of me and made me w...

Top 5 Wednesday: Favourite Quotes

Here at Death of the Author Reviews we love quotes. Whether they be profound or silly they’re phrases that we love to send back and forth to one another. ...

Coincidence? I Think Not….

Some would say I’m pushing my luck reading this while up in the Great Canadian North. Did I bring this book with me on purpose? Or was it just a funny acc...

NYC & BookCon 2014

It’s been a REALLY long time since I’ve gone on a vacation. So when the chance to take a trip to NYC and go to BookCon arose I jumped at it. My return to Manhat...

The Merciless

Merciless is a good creepy read. but I didn't lose any sleep over it.

Is Anybody Listening?

Five years ago today I was filming a musical. I was taking an extra year of high school (something you used to have an option to do in Toronto) to put off going...

Top 5 Wednesday: Books That Broke Our Hearts

How many books have made you cry or at least hit you right in the chest? This week on Top Five Wednesday we talk about the top five books that broke our hearts....

Days of Blood and Starlight

We were both really surprised when we read this novel Days of Blood and Starlight. Where the first book in the series was driven mostly by the romantic relation...

The Evil Exam

During our time at Con G Chelsey myself and our friend May sat in on a panel on how to become a super villain. The panel was hosted by Toronto’s Greatest ...

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