Word Nerd Review: Mortal Engines – Philip Reeve by Trisha Quezada Amidst the arguments Bryan and my husband had about the movie version of Ready Player One, we got to talking about the upcoming movie version of Mortal Engines. I tend to be a purist about movie adaptations of books so I typically don’t see…
Word Nerd Review: The Invention of Hugo Cabret – Brian Selznik by Trisha Quezada This is a story of loss and belonging told through a combination of pictures and text. It’s not exactly a graphic novel, nor is it a traditional picture book. Filled with incredibly detailed full- page pencil drawings that take the place…
Where am I meow? And HAIKU: SEASONS OF THE KITTY by Neko Atsume Review by Trisha Quezada It’s been a rough couple of weeks at my day job. So when an unexpected package showed up at my door, I tossed it in my laptop bag and ran off to work. When I got a minute…
Word Nerd Review: Fish Girl by David Wiesner and Donna Jo Napoli Review by Trisha Quezada Fish Girl is a graphic novel that’s written in the spirit of a classic fairy tale. On the surface it’s a story about friendship and family. Underneath, however, is a distinctly unsettling thread of abduction and imprisonment. Fish Girl…
Word Nerd Review: The Gateway Trilogy by Trisha Quezada Crazy dreams, haunted buildings, angry ghosts, and secret societies. Just a normal day in the life of Jess Ballard. She doesn’t know it yet, but she’s heir to a position in the realm of the supernatural. The Gateway Trilogy is the story of a college student…
Word Nerd Review: From a Certain Point of View by Trisha Quezada Provided by the Publisher for Review From a Certain Point of View gathers the things that get left on the cutting room floor when a book is made into a movie. They give you all the color, depth, nuance, and insight that movies…
Word Nerd Review: The Lunar Chronicles by Trisha Quezada So, you know how most people binge watch TV shows? Yeah…I do that with books. Last week (okay…let’s be honest, it was just the weekend. I may have a problem…) I read the rest of The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. I had high hopes for…
Word Nerd Review: Ink and Bone by Trisha Quezada What if the great library at Alexandria had never been destroyed? What if all the knowledge of the world was instead compiled there and could be instantly transferred to a book that every world citizen carried in their pockets? What if, along with that, all original…
Word Nerd Review Halloween Edition: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Trisha Quezada We see things differently as adults than we did when we were children. But what if we could revisit our childhood so completely that we would truly relive those pivotal moments of our youth? That’s what happens to the…
Word Nerd Review: Skysworn by Trisha Quezada A few weeks ago I wrote about the 3rd book in the Cradle series by Will Wight and now the 4th book is out! This 4th book is the best of them so far. If you haven’t read anything by Will Wight yet you need to! Start this…