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• Review: “What We Talk About When We Talk About God” by Rob Bell

  

  Wow, that title is a mouthful isn’t it?  Let’s start this out by saying I’m a Rob Bell fan.  Maybe to those outside of the Christian community this doesn’t... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Comic Feature Thursday: Batwing #19 and World’s Finest #11

  

  Some of our most popular posts are the ones we where we feature comic books and graphic novels.  If you haven’t already guessed, we’re big nerds. Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 COMIC BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• Guest Blogger Review! ‘Husbands’ by Jane Espenson

  Today we have our comic/graphic novel expert, Chad, sharing a review for us.  We’ve never been shy about how our love for Buffy goes to pretty geeky depths. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” by Ned Vizzini

  

  This book was the winner of my first Choose My Next Book poll. I had reviewed Ned Vizzini’s newest book, The Other Normals, and really enjoyed it. I was... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Haunting of Tyler May by BJ Mears

  

  We received a review request a little while ago, and after I started it I was much too scared to finish! Okay, so I am a bit of a scardy cat, but our friend... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: “Beyond Parallel” by Matthew Turner

  

  AppraisingPages is an official blog through http://www.BookReviewBlogs.com and http://www.BookTweetingService.com, which means that we make ourselves available... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Pick My Next Book!

  Justine and I started this blog about eight months ago and ever since then we’ve been going absolutely non-stop! We had a blast doing our 2012 San Diego Comic... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Book Blogger’s Advice to Indie & Self-Published Authors

  

  I think the new self-publishing possibilities afforded to writers and authors is one of the best things technology has brought us. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Blog Tour Stop: Spotlight: Kiss Me ( Keatyn Chronicles #2) by Jillian Dodd

  

  I’ve always written scripts for my perfect life. But no way could I have ever scripted this. My life is so far from perfect, it’s not even funny. All because... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: “The Littlest Angel” by Heidi Chandler

  

  Heidi Chandler is a high school journalism teacher who emailed us a few months ago about reviewing her memoir, The Littlest Angel. After reading the... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Indigo Spell( Bloodlines#3) by Richelle Mead

  

  I’m pretty positive that I am on the long list of people that have been anxiously waiting for this book to come out. Ever since finishing The Golden Lily I... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: “Stay Awake” by Dan Chaon

  

  Today I’m reviewing a collection of spooky short stories, Stay Awake by Dan Chaon. This is a book I actually judged purely by its cover. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Our Favorite Character Valentines

  

  There might not be anything geekier out there than falling in love with fictional love. But we are guilty as charged and there are some couples we can think of... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Warm Bodies

  

  So I feel like I’m cheating a little bit with this post. Okay, I’m cheating a lot with this post. As you probably know Justine and I aren’t just book nerds we’r... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Unravel Me ( Shatter Me #2) by Tahereh Mafi

  

  tickticktickticktickit’s almosttime for war.Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Author Interview & Blog Tour Stop: “Perfection Unleashed” by Jade Kerrion

  

  I’m kind of an unabashed sic-fi nerd. I have many a theory on why it’s one of the best genres of fiction and how accurately it commentates on reality, but all o... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Destroy Me( Shatter Me #1.5) by Tahereh Mafi

  

  After reading Shatter Me ( click to read my review ), I was really excited about this series. Shatter Me laid out a great foundation and ended with a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?” by Mindy Kaling

  

  I downloaded this in ebook form but I actually want to buy it in paper format too (see my post on how this should be easier!) because this cover definitely... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Celebrity Ideal Bookshelves

  

  Over at The Guardian they have a great article about what’s on the bookshelves of some great authors, filmmakers, and artists. They feature not only their... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Crash(Visions #1) by Lisa McMann

  

  A little while back I had the pleasure of going to a book signing and meeting Lisa McMann. I read her Wake trilogy( loved it) and was excited to read her new... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE