Young adult literature is still dismissed by critics and many adults as “kids stuff”. Many people still seem to think it is trivial and not worth the effort to read it. It is anything but. YA literature has a readership that is half adult and those books are constantly on best seller lists and are…
J.R.R. Tolkien is the forefather of fantasy as we know it. His Lord of the Rings trilogy inspired thousands of readers and writer, whether those writers used his tropes or attempted to redefine him. There is no denying that what Tolkien is one of the most important fantasy series, possibly one of the most important series in…
Arya Stark is a very well-written character. Maisie Williams is a great actress. But Arya Stark may be my least favorite character in the Song of Ice and Fire series, book or show. In fact, she may be the most boring. I’ve Think I’ve Read This Before There is nothing wrong with the way George R R…
The Gone series by Michael Grant has everything that makes a YA novel popular and, in most cases, adaptable for film or television. But it’s not typical young adult literature and it seems people are too scared to touch it. Gone If you haven’t read the Gone series, read them. They’re young adult, which means they’re simple reads but…
Doctor Who has been on screen for 50 years and he’s gone through some drastic changes but the fans have always been there. Until now. Now, just when the show could come to a whole new level, fans may tear it apart. A Hole In Time and Space After 50 years on television, it’s not surprising…
The news that JK Rowling’s short novella Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them would be adapted into three features film scared a lot of fans of the series but they may have reason to be hopeful. In fact, if the current rumors that Alfonso Cuaron is in talk to direct are true, Harry Potter fans may be…