Walkabout Thoughts

Title: The Strange Case of the Alchemist Daughter Author: Theodora Goss If you are into Victorian SciFi, with some of our most famous horror stories. Then this is a book for you, it is like little women (if they were the daughters of mad scientists), Charlies Angels and a bit of Whovian madcap adventures and you have a thrilling adventure. At first, the style in which this was written was odd and a bit jarring at first. As the book went on and I got used to this odd but inventive way of storytelling, thoughts of how this can be used in other books did flow through my mind and may have some influence in future works. I do hope to set up an interview with Ms. Goss to see what was the inspiration behind this wonderful adventurous book. Looking forward to book 2 and to see the girls in action once more. My Rating: READ IT NOW

Title: It Devours By: Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor. What can I say, this book is a trip down the tunnel from Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Adventure with a touch of madness, a dash of romance, and a heap of terror mixed in with the style of HP Lovecraft and Twin Peaks and you have your self a great book. It is good to see Carlos and Cecil in the book, though they are not the main Focus. The main focus is on Nilanana a young scientist that is in the most Scientific interesting place in the world, known as Nightvale. Where time is weird and does not flow normally, back to the main point. She learns of love and that science is a tool, it can be used for good or it can *spoilers and more spoilers* to Nightvale. (I don't spoil the book, movie or game for anything) So if you have yet to read or even listen to the wonderful whimsical surreal Podcast Welcome to Nightvale, then what are you waiting for, besides the festival of soft meat hats. Go Read, listen and Good Night r

Book: The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart Author: Stephanie Burgis For a Middle-Grade book, this was well written and the characters well developed, not a flat character in this book. From what I can recall from my own childhood, most characters were flat in the books I read. Anyhow, this would be a book I would recommend to any child 10yrs up or even 36 in this readers case. It is a heartwarming tale of a Dragon Girl named Aventurine and the misadventure that ended up in her finding herself in Chocolate. (No Spoilers) This is a must-read for a child trying to find their sense of self. Rating: READ IT!

I rented the latest installment of the Blade Runner movies 2049. Plot: Good, kept me interested and had me guessing who is really who, with a classic Film Noir way. On a job, K finds out there is more going on in his investigation tracking down the 8s. He starts to think there is more to him than being a newer model of Replicant. As I will state NO SPOILERS to those who have yet to see this wonderful movie. Though the plot did remind me of Armitage the III Poly Matrix (2nd Movie) and the first Armitage the III (1st Movie) also a good favorite anime of mine. Cinematography: Just as good as the first Blade Runner (Which I recommend watching as one of my top Noir films from the 80's), the setting and lighting played a part in setting the atmosphere. My rating: Watch it

Hello fellow wondering people. Update time! Still reading on It Devours a Welcome to Nightvale book an working on my first novel. I restarted on the first chapter and hit a mental block. So did more world buildig hope to finish soon so I can get back on schedule.

World Building is fun, yet draining. Still working out a few more backgrounds and then on to character profiles. I hope to start on #ProjectSpacePirateQueen here soon, by mid to late May. Look me up on twitter @mizuotaku

Hello fellow wanderers. Here is my review of Jeannette Ng's first book Under the Pendulum Sun  this romp into a Victorian-era fantasy is at first a slow start. The story does not start to really pick up until chapter 7, but each chapter is paced rather well and keeps you wanting more, leaving off on tense moments. The way she hinted at one plotline while weaving in the deeper narrative like a well-made tapestry (as I will not spoil the book for you). The main characters Catherin and Loen Hellstone are well fleshed out and do not fall flat, the same can be said about the Pale Queen and the other fae that inhabit the chaotic landscape of Arcadia. She did keep me guessing on the true nature of the main protagonist, but I won't tell you as that would be spoilers. Rating: READ IT Next reviews will be It Devours a Welcome to Nightvale book by Joseph Fink and Jeffery Cranor, The First two books of the Dominion of the Fallen House of Shattered Wings & House of Binding Thorns