Posted on August 15, 2008 by scathingbookreviews
Breaking Dawn, the finale to the Twilight Saga, by Stephenie Meyer, ends a series of books popular to teenage girls of all ages and sexes. I have read the synopsis myself and I have to say that the ending is not what most readers would come to expect, and one that most parents would not [...]
Filed under: Fantasy, Horror, Movie Tie-Ins, Romance, Women's Fiction | Tagged: Book Reviews, books, Breaking Dawn, Fantasy, Horror, Lycanthropy, Romance, Stephenie Meyer, Twilight, Twilight Saga, Undead, Vampires | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 8, 2008 by scathingbookreviews
Fantasy Lover, by Sherrilyn Kenyon, is Book 1 of what became the The Dark Hunter Series of Books. What exactly is a Dark Hunter?
Sherrilyn Kenyon’s website has the answer we seek: ”You want to know what a Dark-Hunter is? We are what the intro says. We’re Mad, Bad and Immortal. We’re ancient warriors with attitudes who fight [...]
Filed under: Erotica, Fantasy, Genre Fiction, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Women's Fiction | Tagged: Book Reviews, books, Dark Hunter, Dark Hunter Series, Fantasy Lover, Fiction, Romance, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Vampires | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 7, 2008 by scathingbookreviews
I remember when Eragon, by Christopher Paolini first gained media attention. It was back in 2003 when all things Harry Potter dominated the book publishing world and news, and the idea of yet another unknown author creating a breakout book just seemed made for the news cycle. Plus, the fact that Paolini was [...]
Filed under: Authors of Note, Children, Fantasy, Genre Fiction, Movie Tie-Ins, Science Fiction and Fantasy | Tagged: Book Reviews, books, Christopher Paolini, Eragon, Fantasy, Inheritance Cycle, Lord of the Rings, Publishing, Writing | 3 Comments »
Posted on July 31, 2008 by scathingbookreviews
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien is many things to many people. To some, a fun fantasy. To others, the cornerstone of their reading list. To an unfortunate few, a way of life, and to Peter Jackson, an admirable achievement and cash cow.
I read the Lord of the Rings for the first time [...]
Filed under: Authors of Note, British, Fantasy, Junior High & High School Assigned Reading, Science Fiction and Fantasy | Tagged: Book Reviews, books, Fantasy, Fiction, Hobbits, J.R.R. Tolkien, Peter Jackson, Science Fiction and Fantasy, The Lord of the Rings | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 21, 2008 by scathingbookreviews
The Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyer is one of those success stories that every publisher dreams of, and that every writer dreams of as well. One indicator of success? Over 1,800 book reviews of Twilight as of July 2008, for crying out loud! That’s 9 times as many as “The Sound and the Fury”. If [...]
Filed under: Authors of Note, Fantasy, Genre Fiction, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction and Fantasy, United States | Tagged: Book Review, Book Reviews, books, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Stephanie Meyer, Teen Fiction, The Twilight Saga, Twilight, Vampire, Vampires | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 12, 2007 by scathingbookreviews
Harry Potter, that plucky boy wizard, may have conquered the publishing world and the multiplex, but there are still a few reader’s hearts that he has yet to win over. Here are a few critical reviews of Harry Potter that “go all Voldermort” on J.K. Rowling’s first book:
Harry Potter books are written by an [...]
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