I bought this book for fun, knowing that it would be pretty campy...and it is! Nothing wrong with a little camp. It's a decent overview about current pop culture that will definitely feel dated in 5 years. Would recommend as part of little gifts or nerdy baskets :)

First off, I love overall the presentation of the book. It's in black and white but tells the story beautifully. The actual paper is thick and it's fun just to have a copy - and I say this as a primarily digital reader.

I love that, until the end, each page is related but individual. It makes it digestible. That said, I still read it in one day because I was interested in know what happened to the characters.

The mini-stories are like most comics, lessons contained within pop culture references. You'll relate to some, fist pumping the characters, while others you'll roll your eyes at because you totally know someone LIKE THAT.

When the overall story ended, I was screaming I NEED AN EPILOGUE, which the author provided. Neat little bow tied up all pretty!

I spent six weeks in Nightvale and am now questioning librarians, plastic flamingos, and spiders.

...What I mean is, holy crap you're in for a ride!

The first 40% are spent building the world around you. I highly recommend experiencing this story by audiobook for exactly that reason. Cecil, the narrator, has a way of explaining things that makes you buy in. Like it's totally normal for two humans to birth a spider (or is it...).

Nightvale is an ongoing podcast that I have now subscribed to, my first ever.

I became as interested in learning about Jackie as she was. I worried about Josh. I got angry when Diane was angry. I love that the cast of characters is small because you really get to know them.

I picked up this book because the cover intrigued me and I needed a new audiobook. I finished this book because I was as interested in Nightvale as Jackie was in her past.

I'm so glad there is more to come in this series because MAN was it intensely great!

Ember is a dystopian-esque fantasy told from alternating viewpoints. At first, this is fine. Until it's not. Until there's a major cliffhanger and you're like OMG I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOU BUT WHAT ABOUT THEM!?

There's violence. You're thrown right into the action at the beginning, which is why I can actually stand some YA fantasy. There are also some supernatural elements to the story, which feel secondary at the moment and I'm hoping we see more of in the sequel.

Overall, I never wanted to put the book down. I originally tried it over audio but realized I needed to read it. Really glad I gave it a chance!

COWABUNGA DUDES AND DUDETTES!

Talk about a complete blast from the past! This little gem was such an adorable little throwback to my childhood and I suggest you check it out!

I was a casual TMNT fan back in the 80s-90s so I frequently interrupted my husband (who watched all of the animated series) asking him, “Was the Rhino guy in the original stories?” “What’s the beef between Shredder and Splinter?” “Has Raphael always been this much of a buzz kill???”

The first two stories are related and take place as you would recognize any comic book. The second half of the book is a group of shorts, which was great! Love all the different art and stories.

Here are a few parts you’ll love:

-Egg beater mutagen tracker - because, what else?
-The chicken, Dr. Cluckingsworth, make the cookoos in Zelda look tame thanks to the Zoo-Diac
-So moralistic - Shredder starts out wounded and the TMNT have to make the choice not to take him out
-“Success often depends on depending on others” - aw, love team books
-“They're tears of hunger-joy" (that's how I feel about pizza, too, Michaelangelo)
-Cassette tape relics. Kids these days will never understand!

My favorite story is the one where Mikey writes a comic. So adorable. Settle in with some pizza and take a trip through NY (sewers) with some turtles with ‘tude!

***Thank you to DC and NetGalley for a copy of TMNT:AA in exchange for my honest review. Who knew I'd enjoy this comic so much?!

Ready Player One gets my vote as "Most likely to actually happen" dystopian novel.

Set in the not too distant future (as in, still within most of our lifetimes), Parzival navigates his way through the Oasis, an online open sandbox "game". His mission? Win a bazillion dollars by solving a hidden Easter egg left by now deceased, 80s obsessed creator, Halliday.

For those of us who grew up in the 80s or are 80s adjacent, this story is a nod to the things we hold so dearly from our childhood. Personally, I'd love to be the researcher for this novel because it sounds like a ton of fun.

I can't recommend the audiobook version enough. It's 15 hours long and read by Wil Wheaton (yeah, pretty perfect). Highly recommend!

The premise of Riders is fairly simple, though I went into it thinking it would be more complex. The story is told through the eyes of Gideon, who turns out to be one of the four horsemen (War). We go on to meet the other three horsemen and watch them battle over inter-dimensional takeovers with a subsection of demons who fell with Lucifer and then decided they didn't like his rules, either. Talk about a tantrum.

It took me a while to read this book because while the writing is excellent, the story didn't quite catch my attention until the end. The last 50 pages of the book hold the real meat of the story. Three stars from me.

824 pages seems so long, until you devour it in one sitting!

Wow, what an ending to a world I've lived in for 4 years. Marissa Meyer did a wonderful job tying up the story lines and giving us that fairytale ending. I don't feel like I can say much more than that without spoiling anything!

I'm a big fan of both short story anthologies and The Lunar Chronicles so Stars Above was a great fit for me!

Winter and Jacin are my favorites and their story was also my favorite, followed by Wolf and Scarlet's story. :)

Every time I finish a contemporary story such as this, I tell myself I need to read them more often. And it's true. We all need a story that has that specific arc, where you know it won't be perfect but it will end exactly where it's meant to. That's exactly how The Truth About Forever happened.

The Truth About Forever is the story of Macy, teen girl who has experienced grief and loss in multiple ways. It's a story about how she works through it over the summer. It's a story of love, and not just the romantic kind.

The Truth About Forever is a palette cleanser, especially for those of us who read a lot of heavy fantasy. It's a one-sitting book, not because it's easy or short but because you move through the story naturally. It's my first story by the author, and I know it won't be my last :).