Slouch Witch (The Lazy Girl's Guild to Magic Book 1) by: Helen Harper
Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, Humor, E-book
E-Book Count:7
Book Count:56
Ivy is a taxi driver. She is also a witch, but she was kicked out of the Order of witches, for some cheating that she did not do. She is house setting for her neighbor Eve, an up and coming member of the Order, and watching her familiar for her. When she was over at Eve's apartment, members of the Order knocked on the door. Before Ivy can inform them that she is not Eve, they announce her promotion and bond her to the leader that she will apprentice under. They use some extra strong magic, as the head of the department that Eve wants to join is known for not being good with keeping apprentices. So Ivy is stuck working with him until they find a way to reverse the magic. Before this happens, they get a major case to solve involving some of the oldest and most important artifacts of the magical world.
Monday, July 24, 2017
Monday, July 17, 2017
Fatima: A Message More Urgent than Ever:
Fatima: A Message More Urgent than Ever by: Luiz Sergio Solimeo
Non-fiction: Religion-C (At least technically, this was read knowing that it wouldn't necessary be orthodox) 134 pages
Physical Book Count: 49
Book Count: 55
1. This book does NOT have a nihil obstat or an imprimatur. For readers that don't know what that is, it is an official declaration that a book does not have any doctrinal error. So this book did NOT get a bishop to sign off on: the theology not being wrong, much less any note on the science, history, politics, etc. I would not be surprised if this was because they tried to get one, and were told no.
2. I got this book from my mom, for those that know me IRL you know how bad that can be. I only read this for what new crazy "won't anyone think of the children," hysteria and over sentimentality, that it would contain. (For a thing I am working on, not the torture of this type of junk.)
3. This book is published by "America Needs Fatima" a part of "The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property." Now I have vaguely heard of ANF before, and found everyone connected to it to be the types from point 2, and the name of the main group just double downs on it. And after reading the book I did a quick google search of the group and found that all the links in the top pages that were not from the group were either questions on if the group was a rad-trad/fascists/other cult or people stating that they were a cult and/or have been denounced by different bishops as a cult. Also their only Better Business Bureau review was negative.
4. This book is a horrible book! It gets the basic facts on what happened at Fatima right, but then goes on a rant that shows that they have no knowledge of history, science, what communism is, etc.
Not Fun Not Facts from the book: We would have won 'Nam if it weren't for politicians and being forced to sign a peace agreement, evolution is a communist plot, communist are both atheists and neo pagans at the same time, all evils of the modern world are both new since 1917 and communism, and other things that are just too bad to repeat as it goes beyond the point of crazy stupid to "not touching that with a 10 foot pole."
Non-fiction: Religion-C (At least technically, this was read knowing that it wouldn't necessary be orthodox) 134 pages
Physical Book Count: 49
Book Count: 55
1. This book does NOT have a nihil obstat or an imprimatur. For readers that don't know what that is, it is an official declaration that a book does not have any doctrinal error. So this book did NOT get a bishop to sign off on: the theology not being wrong, much less any note on the science, history, politics, etc. I would not be surprised if this was because they tried to get one, and were told no.
2. I got this book from my mom, for those that know me IRL you know how bad that can be. I only read this for what new crazy "won't anyone think of the children," hysteria and over sentimentality, that it would contain. (For a thing I am working on, not the torture of this type of junk.)
3. This book is published by "America Needs Fatima" a part of "The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property." Now I have vaguely heard of ANF before, and found everyone connected to it to be the types from point 2, and the name of the main group just double downs on it. And after reading the book I did a quick google search of the group and found that all the links in the top pages that were not from the group were either questions on if the group was a rad-trad/fascists/other cult or people stating that they were a cult and/or have been denounced by different bishops as a cult. Also their only Better Business Bureau review was negative.
4. This book is a horrible book! It gets the basic facts on what happened at Fatima right, but then goes on a rant that shows that they have no knowledge of history, science, what communism is, etc.
Not Fun Not Facts from the book: We would have won 'Nam if it weren't for politicians and being forced to sign a peace agreement, evolution is a communist plot, communist are both atheists and neo pagans at the same time, all evils of the modern world are both new since 1917 and communism, and other things that are just too bad to repeat as it goes beyond the point of crazy stupid to "not touching that with a 10 foot pole."
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Alton Brown: EveryDayCook:
Alton Brown: EveryDayCook by: Alton Brown
Non-fiction:Food/Cooking 211 pages
Physical Book Count: 48
Book Count: 54
A cook book by Alton Brown, of food that he cooks at home, and not things that he made for his shows like other ones.
Non-fiction:Food/Cooking 211 pages
Physical Book Count: 48
Book Count: 54
A cook book by Alton Brown, of food that he cooks at home, and not things that he made for his shows like other ones.
Saturday, July 15, 2017
The Drunken Botanist:
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World's Great Drinks by: Amy Stewart
Non-fiction: Science, Food/Drink, 355 pages
Physical Book Count: 47
Book Count: 53
This book covers the major types of plants that are used to make drinks, both as the alcohol and mixers for them. It starts with the plants that become the main basic forms of alcohol: agave, barley, corn, grapes, sugarcane, etc. It then deals with the parts of the plants used: herbs, fruit, flowers, etc. It has notes on what drinks the plants are/may be in. As well as notes for people interested in growing them.
Non-fiction: Science, Food/Drink, 355 pages
Physical Book Count: 47
Book Count: 53
This book covers the major types of plants that are used to make drinks, both as the alcohol and mixers for them. It starts with the plants that become the main basic forms of alcohol: agave, barley, corn, grapes, sugarcane, etc. It then deals with the parts of the plants used: herbs, fruit, flowers, etc. It has notes on what drinks the plants are/may be in. As well as notes for people interested in growing them.
Saturday, July 08, 2017
100 Deadly Skills:
100 Deadly Skills By: Clint Emerson
Non-fiction: 243 pages
Physical Book Count: 46
Book Count: 52
This book was written by a retired Navy Seal, and includes many notes about how you should not use many of the skills in this book. There are a number of ones where it notes how being aware of your surroundings is the take away for the average person. Each skill includes a page of step by step artwork on how it works as well as written instructions.
Non-fiction: 243 pages
Physical Book Count: 46
Book Count: 52
This book was written by a retired Navy Seal, and includes many notes about how you should not use many of the skills in this book. There are a number of ones where it notes how being aware of your surroundings is the take away for the average person. Each skill includes a page of step by step artwork on how it works as well as written instructions.
Friday, July 07, 2017
The Last Secret of Fatima:
The Last Secret of Fatima By: Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone
Non-Fiction, Religion, Biography, History, 163 pages
Physical Book Count: 45
Book Count: 51
This book is mostly a series of interviews that the author had with Sister Lucia, the last living member of the children that saw the vision of Our Lady of Fatima. It also has a forward by then Pop Benedict XVI and some other documents that relate to Fatima.
It covers all the major crazy ideas surrounding Fatima and the secrets connected to it, with the answers from the last living visionary, i.e. the one person who should know the truth. So in no particular order: there is no additional secret, there is no additional letter she wrote to the Popes, she didn't tell John Paul I that he would be the Pope, or that he would be killed as the Pope (though she might have commented that he would make a good pope as a personal observation, not some message from Heaven,) and the 1984 consecration of the world counted, even thought it did not say Russia, but only hinted at it. (The reason being that the Pope did not want to upset the Patriarch of Russia, also related, the error of Russia was about the militant atheism of communism and not a slight on the Orthodox Church.) Also, both Sister Lucia and St. Pope John Paul II agreed that the third secret relates to when he was shot in 1980, and the book pointed out many connections between the event and Fatima as well as the fact that he was almost to the point of death and that if it wasn't for a number of unlikely things he would have died. It also adds a section of thoughts on how visions relate to the visionary and are often symbolic in nature. (For those that will not believe the event has happened until a pope is killed mountain climbing in the ruins of a city filled with the dead by bows and arrows while angels splash people in blood, etc.) In short, all the popular conspiracy theories about Fatima, aren't true.
Non-Fiction, Religion, Biography, History, 163 pages
Physical Book Count: 45
Book Count: 51
This book is mostly a series of interviews that the author had with Sister Lucia, the last living member of the children that saw the vision of Our Lady of Fatima. It also has a forward by then Pop Benedict XVI and some other documents that relate to Fatima.
It covers all the major crazy ideas surrounding Fatima and the secrets connected to it, with the answers from the last living visionary, i.e. the one person who should know the truth. So in no particular order: there is no additional secret, there is no additional letter she wrote to the Popes, she didn't tell John Paul I that he would be the Pope, or that he would be killed as the Pope (though she might have commented that he would make a good pope as a personal observation, not some message from Heaven,) and the 1984 consecration of the world counted, even thought it did not say Russia, but only hinted at it. (The reason being that the Pope did not want to upset the Patriarch of Russia, also related, the error of Russia was about the militant atheism of communism and not a slight on the Orthodox Church.) Also, both Sister Lucia and St. Pope John Paul II agreed that the third secret relates to when he was shot in 1980, and the book pointed out many connections between the event and Fatima as well as the fact that he was almost to the point of death and that if it wasn't for a number of unlikely things he would have died. It also adds a section of thoughts on how visions relate to the visionary and are often symbolic in nature. (For those that will not believe the event has happened until a pope is killed mountain climbing in the ruins of a city filled with the dead by bows and arrows while angels splash people in blood, etc.) In short, all the popular conspiracy theories about Fatima, aren't true.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Bill the Vampire (the Tome of Bill Book 1):
Bill the Vampire by: Rick Gualtieri
Fiction: Fantasy, E-book
E-Book Count:6
Book Count:50
This is book one in a series of books on the adventures of Bill, a vampire. This book deals with how Bill became a vampire, and his early vampire activities. Bill was a stereotypical nerd/geek. He is average looking, lucks out with women, lives with a couple of roommates who are much like him, works a tech job mostly from his apartment, is a D and D regular, etc. A hot women invites him to a party when they meet on public transportation, and although he can't believe that that really happened, he goes. It turns out she is a vampire and the coven that she belongs to has a habit of having parties in with all the male or female vamps invite some type of "losers" to the party, drink their blood, turn them and then dust them. (The time before the men all invited overweight women to the party. Also this coven only contains people that would be described as very physically attractive.) Bill is able to be with it enough after being turned that when he sees the other guys getting dusted, he tries to escape. He, as a new vampire with no natural fighting or running abilities fails miserably, but a senior vampire that was visiting the group saves his life. They then find out that unlike most vampires, his sire and senior vampires can not compel him to do things, he is a Freewill. This makes him a thing of legend even among vampires.
Fiction: Fantasy, E-book
E-Book Count:6
Book Count:50
This is book one in a series of books on the adventures of Bill, a vampire. This book deals with how Bill became a vampire, and his early vampire activities. Bill was a stereotypical nerd/geek. He is average looking, lucks out with women, lives with a couple of roommates who are much like him, works a tech job mostly from his apartment, is a D and D regular, etc. A hot women invites him to a party when they meet on public transportation, and although he can't believe that that really happened, he goes. It turns out she is a vampire and the coven that she belongs to has a habit of having parties in with all the male or female vamps invite some type of "losers" to the party, drink their blood, turn them and then dust them. (The time before the men all invited overweight women to the party. Also this coven only contains people that would be described as very physically attractive.) Bill is able to be with it enough after being turned that when he sees the other guys getting dusted, he tries to escape. He, as a new vampire with no natural fighting or running abilities fails miserably, but a senior vampire that was visiting the group saves his life. They then find out that unlike most vampires, his sire and senior vampires can not compel him to do things, he is a Freewill. This makes him a thing of legend even among vampires.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
The Crimson Hand:
Doctor Who: The Crimson Hand by: Dan McDaid, Martin Geraghty, and Mike Collins
Non-Fiction: Graphic Novel, Sci-Fi, Pop Culture, 255 pages
Physical Book Count: 44
Book Count: 49
This book is a collection of Doctor Who comics involving the 10th Doctor and a companion that is not in the TV series, a green, female, alien named Majenta Pryce. It includes 10 stories and a number of times and places.
Non-Fiction: Graphic Novel, Sci-Fi, Pop Culture, 255 pages
Physical Book Count: 44
Book Count: 49
This book is a collection of Doctor Who comics involving the 10th Doctor and a companion that is not in the TV series, a green, female, alien named Majenta Pryce. It includes 10 stories and a number of times and places.
Friday, June 09, 2017
Behind the Fireplace:
Behind the Fireplace: Memoirs of a girl working in the Dutch Resistance By: Andrew Scott & Grietje Okma Scott
Non-fiction: history, memoir, e-book
E-Book Count:5
Book Count:48
It book is the story of one woman's working in and with the Dutch Resistance in WWII. The title is based off the fact that her family hide up to a half dozen people in their house in a small attic space with a hidden spot behind the fireplace. During much of the war there were 2 Jewish couples living there, part of the time with a small child (who was moved to a pig farm in the country when the neighbors starting to hear him.) There was also a single Jewish man that spent some time there, as well as a non-Jewish man who was wanted by the gestapo. It also deals with her issues related to the war that took place after the war, these include PTSD from events that happened, and people outside of those she knew during the war not believing her story. It is mostly compiled by her son, from the stories that she was finally willing to tell decades after the events and then he pieced the stories together with some info from others that were there.
Non-fiction: history, memoir, e-book
E-Book Count:5
Book Count:48
It book is the story of one woman's working in and with the Dutch Resistance in WWII. The title is based off the fact that her family hide up to a half dozen people in their house in a small attic space with a hidden spot behind the fireplace. During much of the war there were 2 Jewish couples living there, part of the time with a small child (who was moved to a pig farm in the country when the neighbors starting to hear him.) There was also a single Jewish man that spent some time there, as well as a non-Jewish man who was wanted by the gestapo. It also deals with her issues related to the war that took place after the war, these include PTSD from events that happened, and people outside of those she knew during the war not believing her story. It is mostly compiled by her son, from the stories that she was finally willing to tell decades after the events and then he pieced the stories together with some info from others that were there.
Wednesday, June 07, 2017
The Complete Guide to Fasting:
The Complete Guide to Fasting by: Jason Fung, MD with Jimmy Moore
Non-fiction: science, food 301 pages
Physical Book Count: 43
Book Count: 47
This book deals with a number of different types of fasts; including intermittent, alternate- day and extended fasting. It includes why fast, how to fast, recipes of things to eat when not fasting as well as resources and references. There are also sidebars and short stories by/about other experts in fasting and showing success stories of fasting. There is also information on groups of people that should not fast or should get extra help from a health care professional before fasting and why.
Non-fiction: science, food 301 pages
Physical Book Count: 43
Book Count: 47
This book deals with a number of different types of fasts; including intermittent, alternate- day and extended fasting. It includes why fast, how to fast, recipes of things to eat when not fasting as well as resources and references. There are also sidebars and short stories by/about other experts in fasting and showing success stories of fasting. There is also information on groups of people that should not fast or should get extra help from a health care professional before fasting and why.
Sunday, June 04, 2017
20 Answers Challenge:Part 6
Finished just in the nick of time! Also, yes I am trying to absorb information like a book Highlander, also as I own the books its not like I can't re-read parts if need be.
20 Answers: Islam by: Andrew Bieszad
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 70 pages
Physical Book Count: 39
Book Count: 43
20 Answers: Mormonism by: Trent Horn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 65 pages
Physical Book Count: 40
Book Count: 44
20 Answers: Jehovah's Witnesses by: Trent Horn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 69 pages
Physical Book Count: 41
Book Count: 45
20 Answers: The Papacy by: Jim Blackburn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 70 pages
Physical Book Count: 42
Book Count: 46
20 Answers: Islam by: Andrew Bieszad
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 70 pages
Physical Book Count: 39
Book Count: 43
20 Answers: Mormonism by: Trent Horn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 65 pages
Physical Book Count: 40
Book Count: 44
20 Answers: Jehovah's Witnesses by: Trent Horn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 69 pages
Physical Book Count: 41
Book Count: 45
20 Answers: The Papacy by: Jim Blackburn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 70 pages
Physical Book Count: 42
Book Count: 46
Friday, June 02, 2017
20 Answers Challenge:Part 5
20 Answers: End of Life Issues by: Jason Negri
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 67 pages
Physical Book Count: 35
Book Count: 39
20 Answers: Abortion by: Trent Horn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 61 pages
Physical Book Count: 36
Book Count: 40
20 Answers: Faith & Science by: Trent Horn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 59 pages
Physical Book Count: 37
Book Count: 41
20 Answers: Atheism by: Matt Fradd
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 58 pages
Physical Book Count: 38
Book Count: 42
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
20 Answers Challenge:Part 4
20 Answers: Death & Judgment by: Trent Horn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 70 pages
Physical Book Count: 29
Book Count: 33
20 Answers: Angels & Demons by: Fr. Mike Driscoll
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 70 pages
Physical Book Count: 30
Book Count: 34
20 Answers: Mary by: Tim Staples
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 79 pages
Physical Book Count: 31
Book Count: 35
20 Answers: God by: Trent Horn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 68 pages
Physical Book Count: 32
Book Count: 36
20 Answers: Divorce & Remarriage by: Jim Blackburn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 79 pages
Physical Book Count: 33
Book Count: 37
20 Answers: Scripture & Tradition by: Jim Blackburn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 72 pages
Physical Book Count: 34
Book Count: 38
Past the 1/2 way point and with 5 days left, I might make it. . . or not.
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Apocalypticon:
Apocalypticon by:Clayton Smith
Fiction: Sci-fi, E-book
E-Book Count:4
Book Count: 32
Patrick and Ben are two survivors of the surprise, civilization ending, chemical warfare, attract on the USA. Most people liquefied with their first contact with the yellow dust that now covers the world. But, some people survived, possibly due other chemicals dumped in the Mississippi river when they were growing up. When their supply of pudding cups almost disappeared, they decided to take a trip to Walt Disney World, for reasons that are beyond what the reader or Ben are told. On the way to Disney they are given a prophesy of what will happen, run in to other survivors, fight cults, zombies, and Amtrak red caps.
Fiction: Sci-fi, E-book
E-Book Count:4
Book Count: 32
Patrick and Ben are two survivors of the surprise, civilization ending, chemical warfare, attract on the USA. Most people liquefied with their first contact with the yellow dust that now covers the world. But, some people survived, possibly due other chemicals dumped in the Mississippi river when they were growing up. When their supply of pudding cups almost disappeared, they decided to take a trip to Walt Disney World, for reasons that are beyond what the reader or Ben are told. On the way to Disney they are given a prophesy of what will happen, run in to other survivors, fight cults, zombies, and Amtrak red caps.
20 Answers Challenge:Part 3
20 Answers: The Bible by: Trent Horn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 74 pages
Physical Book Count: 28
Book Count: 31
One thing that these books could use to make them easier for using as reference; either a list of the questions and what page they are at the beginning of the books i.e. a table of contents or an index at the end of the book. Although the books are short it is still some work re-finding a question quickly.
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 74 pages
Physical Book Count: 28
Book Count: 31
One thing that these books could use to make them easier for using as reference; either a list of the questions and what page they are at the beginning of the books i.e. a table of contents or an index at the end of the book. Although the books are short it is still some work re-finding a question quickly.
Friday, May 19, 2017
20 Answers Challenge:Part 2
20 Answers: The Sacraments By: Fr. Mike Driscoll
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 70 pages
Physical Book Count: 26
Book Count: 29
20 Answers: The Real Jesus by: Trent Horn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 61 pages
Physical Book Count: 27
Book Count: 30
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 70 pages
Physical Book Count: 26
Book Count: 29
20 Answers: The Real Jesus by: Trent Horn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 61 pages
Physical Book Count: 27
Book Count: 30
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
20 Answers Challenge: Part 1
So right before Lent, Catholic Answers had a 20 Answers Challenge, which was to read the 20 booklets that they made called 20 Answers- (blank), each of which has 20 questions and answers on some subject related to the faith, before the end of Easter (i.e. 50 days after Easter Sunday/Pentecost.) And if you bought the complete set of books you would get the books for half off and $10 of the sale would go to help St. Paul Street Evangelization. So on Fat Tuesday I ordered the books to do the challenge/ get them on sale at the last possible minute. As Lent was spent reading about vampires, because why wouldn't you, I started this challenge late. Also as apparently Lent and Easter is a busy time when you work at a church, I started even later then that. So I have about 20 days to read 20 books, luckily they are shorter books, so it should be possible. Anyway as theses books/booklets are shorter and are part of a non-fiction series, I will be putting the "reviews" (Notes to myself that I have read them for the most part and proof to friends that I did do the challenge,) in a grouping of a few books at a time.
Also I will be counting them each as books, just so my book count looks great at the end of the year.
And as these books were written by a group of people (with one author for each book) and the writers are also on the show from Catholic Answers that I see on youtube, it is interesting to see the way that the author's speaking style translates into their writing style, as there are a number of times that I can "hear" the writing in the author's voice and wonder how one of the other authors would answer one of the questions differently.
20 Answers: Salvation By: Jimmy Akin
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 71 pages
Physical Book Count: 23
Book Count: 26
I am picking the order of these books in mostly a random order. When reading this book there were no pictures of Jimmy Akin with Batman, meaning we still have no proof that they are not the same person! Also this book does not have end notes, but the citation inside of the text of the book.
20 Answers: The Eucharist By: Trent Horn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 64 pages
Physical Book Count: 24
Book Count: 27
This book has end notes, which is why I made a note about the 1st book not having them. Also it had an end note with an idea that I have never heard of before, and which has not a lot to do with the subject of the book, and that is the idea that The Salvation Army isn't a Christian denomination because they don't do baptisms. It noted that many Christian denominations have different beliefs on what, if anything baptism does, but argues that because they don't have baptisms it's not a denomination.
20 Answers: Miracles By: Karlo Broussard
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 68 pages
Physical Book Count: 25
Book Count: 28
Also with end notes! This book reads like it should have been a much longer book for all the ideas that it is trying to share. Also, I still haven't figured out how one determines if something outside of the relm of normal, scientific, reasonable, outcomes to an event, is within the nature of angels/demons or only something God can do. Did someone do scientific testing on angels?!?
Also I will be counting them each as books, just so my book count looks great at the end of the year.
And as these books were written by a group of people (with one author for each book) and the writers are also on the show from Catholic Answers that I see on youtube, it is interesting to see the way that the author's speaking style translates into their writing style, as there are a number of times that I can "hear" the writing in the author's voice and wonder how one of the other authors would answer one of the questions differently.
20 Answers: Salvation By: Jimmy Akin
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 71 pages
Physical Book Count: 23
Book Count: 26
I am picking the order of these books in mostly a random order. When reading this book there were no pictures of Jimmy Akin with Batman, meaning we still have no proof that they are not the same person! Also this book does not have end notes, but the citation inside of the text of the book.
20 Answers: The Eucharist By: Trent Horn
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 64 pages
Physical Book Count: 24
Book Count: 27
This book has end notes, which is why I made a note about the 1st book not having them. Also it had an end note with an idea that I have never heard of before, and which has not a lot to do with the subject of the book, and that is the idea that The Salvation Army isn't a Christian denomination because they don't do baptisms. It noted that many Christian denominations have different beliefs on what, if anything baptism does, but argues that because they don't have baptisms it's not a denomination.
20 Answers: Miracles By: Karlo Broussard
Non-Fiction: Religion-C 68 pages
Physical Book Count: 25
Book Count: 28
Also with end notes! This book reads like it should have been a much longer book for all the ideas that it is trying to share. Also, I still haven't figured out how one determines if something outside of the relm of normal, scientific, reasonable, outcomes to an event, is within the nature of angels/demons or only something God can do. Did someone do scientific testing on angels?!?
Monday, May 15, 2017
Alcatraz Vs. the Evil Librarians:
Alcatraz Vs. the Evil Librarians By: Brandon Sanderson
Fiction: Sci-fi/fantasy, Children's 290 pages
Physical Book Count: 22
Book Count: 25
The library just emailed me that they wanted this book back, sounds just like something that the librarians would like, get this book out of people's hands!
This book is the story of Alcatraz, a boy that just found out that he isn't a family-less orphan, but a member of the important Smedry family, who all have special gifts that help them fight the evil librarians that rule the Hushlands. He grew up in the Hushlands (the USA) as a foster kid who constantly broke things in freak accidents. When he gets a bag of sand as his inheritance on his 13th birthday, it get taken, and he meets his grandfather, Leavenworth. From then he learns about life in the Free Kingdoms, being an oculator, the evil librarians, and his family. Also there is a great big adventure filled with danger, surprises, dinosaurs, and asides. This is book one in the series of books that make up his autobiography, written under a pen name as fiction to trick the librarians.
Fiction: Sci-fi/fantasy, Children's 290 pages
Physical Book Count: 22
Book Count: 25
The library just emailed me that they wanted this book back, sounds just like something that the librarians would like, get this book out of people's hands!
This book is the story of Alcatraz, a boy that just found out that he isn't a family-less orphan, but a member of the important Smedry family, who all have special gifts that help them fight the evil librarians that rule the Hushlands. He grew up in the Hushlands (the USA) as a foster kid who constantly broke things in freak accidents. When he gets a bag of sand as his inheritance on his 13th birthday, it get taken, and he meets his grandfather, Leavenworth. From then he learns about life in the Free Kingdoms, being an oculator, the evil librarians, and his family. Also there is a great big adventure filled with danger, surprises, dinosaurs, and asides. This is book one in the series of books that make up his autobiography, written under a pen name as fiction to trick the librarians.
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Doctor Who: The American Adventures:
Doctor Who: The American Adventures by: Justin Richards
Fiction: Children's, Sci-fi, Pop Culture, 180 pages
Physical Book Count: 21
Book Count: 24
As the title suggests this book is a collection of stories involving The Doctor in America. It features the 12th Doctor, and no companions besides ones the he picks up in each story, so it doesn't clearly tell when in the series the stories happen. Also besides a few notes on what he is wearing and looks, it doesn't really have to be the 12th Doctor in the stories as it doesn't deal much with the different personalities of the Doctors. The stories take place during many important historical times: the gold rush, Oregon trail, War of 1812, WWII, as well as 1902 New York, (which does reference"The Angels Take Manhattan") and modern day times.
Fiction: Children's, Sci-fi, Pop Culture, 180 pages
Physical Book Count: 21
Book Count: 24
As the title suggests this book is a collection of stories involving The Doctor in America. It features the 12th Doctor, and no companions besides ones the he picks up in each story, so it doesn't clearly tell when in the series the stories happen. Also besides a few notes on what he is wearing and looks, it doesn't really have to be the 12th Doctor in the stories as it doesn't deal much with the different personalities of the Doctors. The stories take place during many important historical times: the gold rush, Oregon trail, War of 1812, WWII, as well as 1902 New York, (which does reference"The Angels Take Manhattan") and modern day times.
Wednesday, May 03, 2017
Pope Francis Takes the Bus and other unexpected stories:
Pope Francis Takes the Bus and other unexpected stories By: Rosario Carello
Non-Fiction: Biography, Religion-C, Pop Culture, 160 pages
Physical Book Count: 20
Book Count: 23
This is a collection of 80 short stories told in alphabetical order, off a key word or idea in each story, about the life of Pope Francis. It was written about a year after he became Pope, and mostly tells stories from earlier in his life. Most of the stories are from when he was just a priest or after he was made a bishop, but there are also a few stories about his earlier life, especially things in his life that lead him to becoming a priest/ the type of priest that he is. There are a few stories about things that have happened after he became pope as well.
Non-Fiction: Biography, Religion-C, Pop Culture, 160 pages
Physical Book Count: 20
Book Count: 23
This is a collection of 80 short stories told in alphabetical order, off a key word or idea in each story, about the life of Pope Francis. It was written about a year after he became Pope, and mostly tells stories from earlier in his life. Most of the stories are from when he was just a priest or after he was made a bishop, but there are also a few stories about his earlier life, especially things in his life that lead him to becoming a priest/ the type of priest that he is. There are a few stories about things that have happened after he became pope as well.
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