Wonderblood, by author Julia Whicker, is an exploration of science, magic and religion. The novel follows protagonist, Aurora, a fourteen year old girl who goes from carnival member to queen. This novel uses universal themes to navigate a future society where people worship the remains of NASA. So what happens when future humans find space …
It’s the end of Book 4, my loves. Our journey has come to a not really that super sweel end. Ya know, with The Dark Lord being back on the beat and all. But all’s well that ends sort of, nearly, well. This week, we hop back aboard the Hogwarts Express and say goodbye to …
So, I did something dumb and started A God in the Shed, by J-F. Dubeau, late at night. I’m not really a horror buff, and this book is straight horror, no mixer, no chaser. There’s…something…that lives in the town of Saint-Ferdinand. A spirit, a small god, a devil, an evil—something. There’s a serial killer too, …
For International Women’s Day, here are some badass women of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) who defy the odds in order to pursue their passions and develop their intellects. Whether in fictional worlds or our own, the sciences are no magical haven of rationality: they’re beset with the same sexism, racism, and other social …
Will you take the red pill or the blue pill? This week, Bijaya tells us who part ways in this chapter, the gang evaluates the movie, and the second task of the Tri Quizzitch tournament comes to an exciting conclusion! Find us on Twitter at @potterpod or shoot us an email at potterpod@geeklyinc.com. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/https://www.geeklyinc.com/potterpod/hp-b4-ch36.mp3Podcast: Play …
Between publishers and bookstores and authors themselves clamoring for attention—preorder gifts! promotional temporary tattoos! listicles!!!—I sometimes forget to be grateful. It’s especially humbling, therefore, to come across a book that reminds me so powerfully that we are privileged to live in a time when such good writing on such meaningful topics is so readily available. …
People often repeat the truncated quote “blood is thicker than water,” forgetting that the full quote is “the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.” Impressively, both of these mutually contradictory statements are true of The Price Guide to the Occult by Leslye Walton. Family, its pull, and its limits …
DID YA PUT THE TRUTH SERUM IN THE POTION, HARRY? DID YA? This week, Sarah gives a brief summary of everything that’s happened behind the scenes in the entire book, the gang debates whether Veritaserum is ethical or an infringement on human rights, and a startling development happens in the fight for the Tri Quizard Cup! …
Ghooooooooosts. Or echooooooooes. This week, someone gets a surprising point in this round of the Tri Quizard Tournament, Michael shows us what Priori Incantatem is, and the gang asks about the echoes that appear from it. Find us on Twitter at @potterpod or shoot us an email at potterpod@geeklyinc.com. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/https://www.geeklyinc.com/potterpod/hp-b4-ch34.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | …
The last fifty pages of The Belles took me as long to read as the rest of the book, because I didn’t want the story to end. Plus, the tension was unbearable. There were so many betrayals and revelations packed into the last glittering moments, which is impressive, because the other 375 pages weren’t slow. …