So two little things I predicted came true, and one big thing I predicted was more or less wrong. I’m going to say they balance out in this, the eighth part of Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters…
Archives for January 2015
Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters – Ch 7
Percy cleans with fire, Hermes dashes in, and Tantalus becomes an even bigger prat—all this and more on the seventh part of Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters…
I Accept Gifts from a Stranger
Though lacking in much actual action, this chapter shoves us onto the flight deck, fuels up the jet, and clears us for launch. (Aren’t metaphors fun?) Midway through I found myself a little down on things, but then I realized I was resisting some of Riordan’s Greek mythology updates only because they contradicted with my own in Zeus Is Dead. [Read more…]
Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters – Ch 6
Grover’s in a bad way, but those are the dangers of using Bugs Bunny’s “dress in drag to fool the hunter” trick. Or, to put it another way, it’s time for the sixth part of Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters…
Demon Pigeons Attack
Best. Chapter title. EVER. [Read more…]
Zeus Is Dead named 2014 Book of the Year
I’m happy to announce that author Jonathan Charles Bruce has named Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure his 2014 Book of the Year!
“Zeus is Dead is a hilarious tale that takes all of Greek mythology’s best bits…and plays it up wonderfully.”
—Jonathan Charles Bruce, author and man with absolutely excellent taste in books
Check out the rest of what he says about the book, as well as his other picks for the best of 2014, here on his website!
Cover Reveal – Paradise Rot by Larry Weiner
I’m pleased to be part of a cover reveal for the Booktrope edition of author Larry Weiner’s humorous horror-thriller (wow, and I thought Zeus Is Dead was a mash-up!) novel, Paradise Rot!
“Weiner writes with a smart, fun, electric style in the vein of Dave Eggers or Chuck Palahniuk.” –Kenneth G. Bennett, author of EXODUS 2022
Click here to learn more on Larry’s website, along with a chance to win fabulous prizes!
Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters – Ch 5
Well Camp Halfblood is certainly going to Styx, isn’t it? Hades convicts on work release, constant monster attacks, and a loss of appetite for pizza! All this and more in the fifth part of Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters…
I Get a New Cabin Mate
Game Review – Dragon Age Inquisition (Part 2 – the Good!)
So now that I’ve sounded like a fountain of negativity to rival Yahtzee (but without the animation and deadpan hilarity) in part one of my full Dragon Age Inquisition review, it’s time for me to say what I actually liked about the game. There’s a lot to cover. [Read more…]