Category Archives: Reviews

I’ve had an unclear relationship with Brandon Sanderson‘s work. I thought “Elantris” was okay. I felt his “Alcatraz” series was perfect for the audience–and that I was not in that audience. I enjoyed the first “Mistborn” book, but only a … Continue reading →

I’ve had this game for quite awhile, but haven’t had the opportunity to play it much. My kids were getting bored during Christmas Break (before Christmas replenished the new-things-to-do-stock), so I pulled it out and taught them how to play. … Continue reading →

Over Thanksgiving weekend my brother introduced my boys to the game “Agricola.” I caught a brief, confusing glimpse of it when asked to step in for a moment, but what little I saw looked like a complicated version of “The … Continue reading →

Several months ago my daughter came home from a sleepover and reported we needed to buy the game “Descent”. From what she said, it sounded like a watered-down version of D&D. Some time after that I got a chance to … Continue reading →

I found this book quite by accident. I was with my children at the library, killing time while my wife worked on Christmas projects. My kids had already found books and had settled in on couches to read, so I … Continue reading →

I recently had time to kill at the local library and, since I did not want more books to add to my already too-large reading stack, I decided to peruse the music section. I went a little crazy, actually, but … Continue reading →

It seems as though everything in YA market these days is either dystopian, post-apocalyptic, or a fairy-tale reframing. “The Maze Runner” is one of these, though to identify which might give too much away. I’d heard about this novel from … Continue reading →

Almost six months ago at a local writers conference I met Michaelbrent Collings, writer of horror, screenplays, and some other bizarre stuff. He’s also a cool guy, though not necessarily in a “I can’t believe he writes horror” sort of … Continue reading →