I don't usually review quiz books because do you actually read them? Not from A-Z or in one sitting at least. However, when I was browsing Netgalley I was intrigued by this particular one and secretly I also wanted to know where I stood on my science fiction and fantasy trivia. The questions are d...
Disclaimer: ARC via Netgalley and Osprey publishing in exchange for an honest review. The book comes out Sept 22. Okay, I don’t usually review quiz books because, well, you don’t usually read them straight though do you? But, hey this one looked interesting and I was auto-approv...
Steampunk Soldiers is a pictorial guide and a historical study of the variety of steam-powered weaponry and equipment before the Great War of the Worlds.I found this book interesting to read because the different take on history with the rise of steam technology at the start of the American Civil Wa...
Joyful! Educational for any age!! Bravo!!I actually enjoyed reading this one myself. I found it to be informative without droning on forever on a subject that most people could relate to. It has a nice flow about it, very knowledgeable, and the pictures are beautiful to look at. I would give this...
I have always been interested in the story of Santa Claus, so when I saw this on NetGalley, I decided to give it a try. I really liked it. It's interesting, full of facts and stories - some I already knew, but others I didn't know or at least didn't know the full story on. I love the old-fashioned l...
This is one of the most fun books I've seen in a long time. It's bright, it's colorful, it's imaginative and it's clever. The pictures get your imagination soaring. You could imagine that in an alternative world where steam ruled, this is exactly how the soldiers would have developed. I love that th...
Disclaimer: ARC via Netgalley Supposedly a collection of work by Miles Vandercroft, Steampunk Soldiers carries on the tradition of Osprey military books by detailing various soldiers from various countries during a Steampunk era. It’s cool. Each ...
Disclaimer: ARC read courtesy of Osprey via Netgalley. The ARC included some illustrations but not all of them, so no comments on illustrations. Okay, raise your hand if you still watch all those Rankin and Bass Christmas specials! Now, I’m not just talking about everyone’s favo...
Dragonslayers is part of the Myths and Legends series. The book is beautifully illustrated and a pleasure to look at. It covers all the different dragonslayers from early history onwards with chapters focusing on ancient dragonslayers, Norse dragonslayers, Holy dragonslayers, Medieval dragonslayers,...