Book Review: The Queen's Army

 

The Queen's Army

Author: Marissa Meyer
Publisher:  Tor
Publish Date: November 20, 2012
Series: Lunar Chronicles # 1.5
Book Rating 4/5
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Publisher's Description 

It is time. The boy must leave his family to serve in the Queen's army. To be chosen is an honor. To decline is impossible. The boy is modified. He is trained for several years, and learns to fight to the death. He proves to the Queen—and to himself—that he is capable of evil. He is just the kind of soldier the Queen wants: the alpha of his pack.

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Book Received: Read online

Why I Picked it up: This is a story about Wolf or as we ill know him Z. This is about how a boy was turned into a monster, to serve his Queen. The story starts many years before Cinder, yet the placement of this story in the series is just after Cinder. In this story Wolf is taken from his family and thrust into a world that makes competitive fighting look easy. 

Why I finished it: This book makes you want to read the next one and quick. The worldbuilding  well we get to see Luna and Lunar society up close and personal. It gives light to the nuances in Scarlet. 

If you want to know more about Lunar History go here. 

Who I would give it to: 

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Popping My Comic Book Cherry

by Anna Mitchell

I’m a book nerd.  I do love movies too.  Comic Books?  Not so much.  I guess growing up I was always told that they were boy’s versions of books.  Girls read real books.  I have no idea who could have ingrained that into my head, but there it is. 

                Have I ever read comics?  Manga yes.  American comic books no.  My love for the Avengers movies comes from my love of all the handsome men in the movies and good plots.  Starting this business aventure with my fellow nerdy friends has put me with the gamer nerds and the comic book nerds. 

                I’m learning that comic books aren’t just for boys.  Girls can read them too.  I’ll be popping my comic book cherry very soon.  I wish I could do it on Free Comic Book day, but due to a death in the family I’ll be at a funeral and with family Saturday. 

                My friends have given me recommendations.  I’ll be going to a local comic book store and walking out slightly poorer but with a few comic books.  Stay for part 2.  See what comics I went with. 

Anna Mitchell
CapConDC President

We are CapConDC

Welcome to CapConDC.  Our official business name is Capital Con DC, LLC.  But that’s long and stuffy.  Who are we exactly?  We are a group of nerds just you like you, who want to bring DC the best convention ever.  Our primary focus is science fiction and fantasy genre, but we invite all nerds no matter what their chosen fandoms.

                Our main focus is to promote the fans.  We’re all passionate about our fandoms.  It’s the goal of CapConDC to make sure that fans have opportunity to gather together and promote the growth of science fiction and fantasy in the United States.  We’re in the best city of the world, we plan to rock DC.  I hope to see you at our smaller events.

                The ultimate goal is to host a convention in July 2015.  Why such a long time away?  We want to lay a great foundation and also we need time to gather up funds.  DC is the greatest city in the world it also is one of the more expensive cities to host events in.  It’s a slow process but the end results will be amazing.    

                We hope to see you at our functions.  Introduce yourself to the CapConDC staff, we won’t bite and we love to hear from fellow fans. 

Anna Mitchell

CapCon DC President

Book Review: The Unnaturalist

 

The Unnaturalists

Author:  Tiffany Trent
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publish Date: August 14th 2012

Book Rating 4/5
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Publisher's Description 

In an alternate London where magical creatures are preserved in a museum, two teens find themselves caught in a web of intrigue, deception, and danger.

Vespa Nyx wants nothing more than to spend the rest of her life cataloging Unnatural creatures in her father’s museum, but as she gets older, the requirement to become a lady and find a husband is looming large. Syrus Reed’s Tinker family has always served and revered the Unnaturals from afar, but when his family is captured to be refinery slaves, he finds that his fate may be bound up with Vespa’s—and with the Unnaturals.

     

As the danger grows, Vespa and Syrus find themselves in a tightening web of deception and intrigue. At stake may be the fate of New London—and the world.

Book Review

Book Recevied : Library Check out 

Why I Picked it UP; It was a different take on steampunk. The Unnaturalists, take place in a Victorian time frame. This alternate London, splinted off from  Victorian England and continued in that Victorian manner. I picked up this book, because I was able to hear a reading of it done by the author and wanted to know how it finished.  The Mani two characters of the novel or  complex. Vespa is shape and intelligent   Syrus is clever and brave. I felt more connected to Syrus then Vespa.

Why I finished it: I enjoyed the book,  it left me wondering if there will be another one. The ending of the book was confusing in that regard  Is this the end to is there another one. Almost everything was wrapped up by the end. 

Who I would give it to: I would give it to, ,my co-worker who loves all things Victorian.