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Behold the bad-assery of ‘Supercrooks’, the latest from Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar!

“When the market is flooded with competition and the authorities are always on your tail, what’s an All-American supervillain to do? Go to Spain, of course! From the writer who brought you Kick-Ass and The artist of Secret Invasion comes a new series about a team of superpowered ne’er-do-wells looking to pull off one last [...]

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My non-spoiler review of The Hunger Games, and why Twilight fans will hate it!!

In 2005 a seminal book was released – Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer. Not seminal because of its quality or originality, but because it spawned an entire genre of terrible fiction, and its own category in bookstores everywhere called ‘Paranormal Romance’. Millions of poorly-written stories – from fan-fic to actual published novels – have been released [...]

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My review of the final Hunger Games book, Mockingjay!

This is it – the big finale. The most controversial book in the Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay is also the darkest. Controversial because people seem to be split on their feelings about it. Those who were pining for a happy ending with rainbows and unicorns were left disappointed. Those who wanted a Twilight-like love triangle [...]

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My review of the 2nd Hunger Games book ‘Catching Fire’! Catch it while it’s hot!!

Yes, that’s Jennifer Lawrence (aka Katniss Everdeen) in a bikini…get over it. So I’m back for round two! My second review in two days: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy. And let me tell you, things really start to ‘heat up’ in this one! (I’m sorry…that was uncalled [...]

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My non-spoiler review of the first Hunger Games book! First book review ever!! Don’t get used to it!!!

In 2011 I was practically being assaulted by it – I couldn’t get away from the goddamned Hunger Games. I read the glowing reviews, I listened to the endless hype, I saw the movie teaser, and I walked into a bookstore to discover that half the shelf space was occupied by three books adorned with [...]