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Do You Want to Play…..
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHNv5GDWQB8?showinfo=0&w=853&h=480] After a long day of classes, Chelsey and I used to sit on our couch and play video games together. Sometimes weR...
The Glass Arrow
The Glass Arrow was a boring dystopia that's world building seriously held it back.
Top 5 Wednesday: Debut Novels
When you finish a novel you don’t exactly wonder if this was THE VERY FIRST thing they have ever written. If I like an author, I will look into other things that they have written, but their debut bo...
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 if you're down for something a little di...
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. INTERNATIONAL TRAILER [youtube https://www.youtube...
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 offering everything I loved about the first sea...
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 you trust them?
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 fun quick read worth checking out if yo...
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 at our obsessive coverage of The Strain ...
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 something up face. But, I can never do anyth...
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, Aragorn and why the elves aren’t a...
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 pretty much one month into the new year alre...
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 friends? I’m almost not readyR...