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JD Weber
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Getting back into some #SlavicFolklore inspired Fantasy with a Veronica Roth's 'When Among Crows'. Just the fix I didn't know I needed. Check out my review in the post below:

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A Brutal and Beautiful New Slavic Myth: Veronica Roth’s When Among Crows
So it’s actually been a little while (about three months) since I first read When Among Crows by Veronica Roth, and I’ve recently finished with its sequel (To Clutch a Razor), which I d…
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November 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Doing the Lord's work promoting libraries! 🤩

Just finished the #CurseBearer series he talks about (reviews up on the blog soon).

He picks up The Witcher for his next Slavic Fantasy. I'll be curious what he thinks. In some ways similar, in some ways very different.

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Bookstore vs The Library (TBR Challenge)
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November 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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A look at a fun/different take on Goblins from T. Kingfisher. Check out my review of 'Nine Goblins' on the blog!

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The Best Kind of Nonsense: Why I Loved T. Kingfisher’s Nine Goblins
Looks like I’m back on my T. Kingfisher kick. This author is becoming somewhat ‘old-reliable’ when it comes to having a good audiobook for a long drive. I went into this one prett…
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November 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Taking a look at some more #spooky #hauntedhouse fiction on the blog today: Stephen Graham-Jones's "Mapping the Interior"

I've actually already read it years ago but never reviewed it. Couldn't let that stand so here we are . . . Enjoy!

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Outside My Normal Haunts: Exploring Rez Gothic With ‘Mapping The Interior’
Well we’re in the second week of our spooky era here on A&A and the shivers are starting to (ahem) creep down the spine. Excellent. I have to admit, this is not my first Stephen Graham Jo…
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October 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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New post up on the blog today! Easing into my #spooky era for October with a quick "haunted house" story from Gillian Flynn called "The Grownup". Check out my review:

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More Palahniuk Than Poltergeist: A Look at Gillian Flynn’s ‘The Grownup’
It’s October again, which means I’m officially back in my Haunted House Era until we hit November. Looking back at last October (2024), it seems we were a bit light with only my review …
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October 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Another book review up on the blog today! We're taking a look at Emily Jane's 'On Earth As It Is On Television'.

It's a #funny (and slightly #existential) riff on #firstcontact with aliens. A thoroughly enjoyable ride. Check out my review:

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Cats, Kids, and Close Encounters: Diving into Emily Jane’s ‘On Earth As It Is On Television’
Back in January (2025) I reviewed Emily Jane’s second novel, Here Beside the Rising Tide and was pretty excited by the whole thing. It was exactly the right mix of weird, goofy, funny, and li…
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September 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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I bet you didn't think I'd be talking about #Godzilla on the blog this week. Well I am lol. Yup the one from 1998. Enjoy!

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Godzilla 1998: The Weird, The Wacky, and Ohh The CGI (lol)
I have to admit, I don’t really a very strong narrative for revisiting this film right now, other than that I may want to reference it in an upcoming post. I considered trying to tie it in to…
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September 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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So I had no idea today was #VideoGamesDay so I'm a little freaked out that I have a review of Sword of the Sea ready which I had planned to post today anyway, but here we are! lol

This game is pretty much amazing. Check it out!

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Effortless Awe: Why Sword of the Sea is 2025’s Coolest Surprise
Without a doubt, Sword of the Sea is the most effortless fun I’ve had playing a game in 2025. Sit down, start up, be amazed. It’s really that simple. I almost started this review by say…
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September 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Have read relatively few of this year's #HugoAward contenders, but did managed to finish Adrian Tchaikovsky's 'Service Model'. Only a bit late lol 😅

Here's my review. Enjoy!
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Capitalism, Robots, and Libraries: A Review of Service Model
So we’re going to interrupt our regularly scheduled #Blaugust programing because: the Hugo Awards were last weekend! In years past, I’ve spent a lot of time trying to ‘keep up&#82…
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August 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Well it's only been like 3 years since I've come across another example of #3DPrintingInFiction but Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model briefly nods at it in a workshop at a manor house . . . I'll take it!
August 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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I think I'm missing the sand beneath my toes a bit lol. Here's 5 books I've Read at the Beach, though most of them I'd hardly call "#BeachReads" hahah.

Enjoy!

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Some Books I’ve Read at the Beach (Pt.1)
We’ve just closed out our first full week of August (and also #Blaugust!), and I’m really starting to feel that we’ve lost the breaks on summer and it’s skidding by faster t…
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August 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Happy #Blaugust 1st everyone! Celebrating with a #booktag 🙂

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The First of #Blaugust! And a Mid-Year Freakout Book Tag
It’s finally (already?) Augusts 1st! Which means we have a bit of a confluence of events happening here on the blog. The first event is the start of #blaugust, which is a blogging event runni…
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August 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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New #bookreview up today for #AnjiKillsAKing! This one was a bit of a let down, but it got me thinking about what I like and dislike about certain #tropes, how to use them effectively, and of all things . . . the #TenCommandments. Enjoy!

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Anji Kills a King: A Unique Idea, But I Struggled to Engage
We’ve been reviewing a lot of stuff about dinosaurs lately on the blog, so it’s nice to mix things up a bit and get back to reviewing Fantasy Books. From the start, it feels significant…
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July 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Petition for saving #Duster!
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July 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Anybody watching #Duster on #HBO. Just finished and thought it was amazing. Come to find out it was cancelled for low viewership.

How were we even supposed to know to watch it? I saw no ads for it. Nothing! Doesn't seem fair. 🙁
July 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Got a little distracted during a writing sesh this morning and decided to have AI generate some concepts images for my #WIP.

What do you think? (The last one is giving me real Michael Whelan vibes 😅)
July 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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#JurassicJune is over, and though I totally fell off towards the end, I'm determined to finish my Jurassic Franchise rewatch.

Up next, #JurassicWorldFallenKingdom. Spoiler alert: It's probably my least favorite of the series.

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Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom: Not As Bad As I Remembered (But Still . . .)
Well, #JurassicJune has come and gone, and for once I managed to actually stick to reviewing properties in the Jurassic Franchise. However, it didn’t quite go as planned and I still have one …
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July 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Jurassic fans! Rebirth has premiered!

The new JurassicWorld film will hit cinemas July 2, but those who worked on the film got a sneak peak last night.

You’re in store for tons of action, huge and awesome new dinosaurs, and Jonathan Bailey’s heroic paleontologist character!
June 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Giving myself a moment today to appreciate the fact that a #WIP that's been kicking my ass since January is at 47,037 words.

The blog is like 32 posts totaling 35,400 words.

So even though it feels like I'm hardly getting anything done. I have in fact done a bunch lol
June 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Just moving right along with our #JurassicFranchise rewatch. Today's film? #JurassicParkIII.

Check out my review below. Happy #JurassicJune

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Why Jurassic Park III Still Roars (for Me, Anyway)
Alright, cruising right along into our second week of #JurassicJune. Last week we looked at The Lost World Jurassic Park, so it only makes sense that this week we would continue the Jurassic franch…
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June 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Feels only right to repost this today, since it's the anniversary of #JurassicPark's theater release back in 1993.

Enjoy! #JurassicJune 🦖🦕

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Gushing About Jurassic Park for its 30th Birthday!
With every viewing (even after 30 years) I still manage to catch something new which I never have before.
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June 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Let's keep this #JurassicJune party going, and take a look back at my very first #DinosaurDay post, a review of Kenneth Lacovara's #TedTalk turned book: 'Why #Dinosaurs Matter'.

Enjoy! 🦖🦕

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Celebrating #DinosaurDay with a Review of Why Dinosaurs Matter
n general, I greatly enjoyed this book. It was a quick read, and though the author can get long winded about a few things, his writing style is generally engaging, and it’s clear he’s V…
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June 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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I just know y'all were hoping for some more #Dinosaur posts for #JurassicJune. Well here ya go. New post up on the blog today. We're reviewing The Lost World #JurassicPark

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It’s #JurassicJune! Let’s Rewatch The Lost World Jurassic Park!
It’s June again! Which means I’ll be taking a bit of a break from my sort of scattered and chaotic approach of posting about random books, movies or games on this blog, and try to niche…
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June 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Some more #Dinosaur posts coming your way for #JurassicJune. Today we've unearthed another post from the early "Triassic" period of the blog. One of my earliest dino posts, a review of an anthology called Jurassic Chronicles:

Enjoy!

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Jurassic Chronicles a bit of a bust.
In all, I’ll be looking out for stuff from Harry Manners and will continue being a fan of Victor Milan, but otherwise, was not super impressed by this anthology. This is my first ‘Futur…
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June 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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He snapped his fingers and half of all creation just started reading 😂😇
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😆😆😆 omg! Well at least if you end up eradicating half of us, it was for a good cause
June 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM