Review

Akame Ga Kill – Anime Review

By hpholo on February 18, 2018 • ( 0 )

*Thanks to reader John B. for the recommendation! 😀 Akame Ga Kill is a deceptive series. Its colorful character designs and opening set up – Main character Tatsumi leaves home with two friends to join the Capital army and Be… Read More ›

Self-Publishing for Profit – Book Review

By hpholo on February 18, 2018 • ( 0 )

These days, “How to Self-Publish” books are a dime a dozen. Chris Kennedy’s Self-Publishing for Profit is $6.99 on Kindle, but it’s easily the best $6.99 you’ll ever spend if you’re looking to break into self-publishing. Kennedy’s writing background is… Read More ›

Entwined – Book Review

By hpholo on November 23, 2017 • ( 0 )

Azalea is trapped. Just when she should feel that everything is before her . . . beautiful gowns, dashing suitors, balls filled with dancing . . . it’s taken away. All of it. The Keeper understands. He’s trapped, too, held… Read More ›

What to Watch When You’ve Finished The Seraphim Revival (or, a Holiday Gift Guide for Mecha Nerds)

By hpholo on November 19, 2017 • ( 0 )

The Seraphim Revival may be complete, but if you’re anything like the guy who wrote it, you’ve got a fever and the only prescription is more…giant robots. Well, never fear, ‘cause Dr. Holo’s got you covered. The titles listed below… Read More ›

Kingsman: The Golden Circle – Movie Review

By hpholo on October 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

Kingsman: The Secret Service is so beloved a movie in House Holo that when Kingsman: The Golden Circle was announced, it called for a Mandatory Date Night. In The Golden Circle, Eggsy’s life as Galahad is good. He’s a new… Read More ›

Valiant Dust – Book Review

By hpholo on October 16, 2017 • ( 1 )

When David Weber puts a book in your hands and tells you to read it, you do, and so here is my book report on my recent ARC of Valiant Dust by Richard Baker. In Valiant Dust, Sikander Singh North… Read More ›

Last Exile – Anime Review

By hpholo on September 21, 2017 • ( 4 )

From Amazon: It’s the dawn of the Golden Age of Aviation on planet Prester, and retro-futuristic sky vehicles known as vanships dominate the horizon. Claus Valca – a flyboy born with the right stuff – and his fiery navigator Lavie… Read More ›

Berserk (2016, S1) – Anime Review

By hpholo on November 6, 2016 • ( 4 )

Sometimes you just want to watch a grimdark drama where everything is a disaster and you can’t do anything about it so why bother? This year’s election coverage should sate that thirst. But if it doesn’t, there’s Berserk. Note: I’m… Read More ›

Pokemon Go: Halloween Event – Game Review

By hpholo on November 3, 2016 • ( 0 )

I’ve been a Pokemon Go player since day one, but when I first learned of this past weekend’s Halloween event, I was only cautiously excited. After all, for everything Pokemon Go does right, there are ten other features that amount… Read More ›

The Story of Owen – Book Review

By hpholo on December 29, 2015 • ( 0 )

In an alternate version of the present day, the world has a dragon problem. Dragons are drawn to the carbon emitted by burning fuel, which means that wherever there’s a fire, a car, or any sort of industry, a dragon… Read More ›

Princess Knight, Part I – Graphic Novel Review

By hpholo on December 27, 2015 • ( 0 )

Before God sends children down from Heaven, he gives them hearts. A child who swallows a blue heart will be a “brave boy,” while a child who swallows a red heart will be a “graceful girl.” However, when the mischievous… Read More ›

The Rites and Wrongs of Janice Wills – Book Review

By hpholo on December 27, 2015 • ( 1 )

I picked up Joanna Pearson’s The Rites and Wrongs of Janice Wills because the audiobook is short, but also because it met my “Read a not-fantasy every now and then” goal. In it, Janice Wills is a high school junior… Read More ›

Eyes Like Stars – Book Review

By hpholo on December 23, 2015 • ( 1 )

Beatrice Shakespeare Smith is in trouble. She’s always been notorious for the mischief she creates around the Theatre Illuminata, but after an incident involving a cannon, the destruction of several set pieces, and a spectacular fire, she finds herself stuck… Read More ›

Princeless, Volume 1 – Graphic Novel Review

By hpholo on December 21, 2015 • ( 0 )

I came across Princeless by Jeremy Whitley and M. Goodwin at a local comic convention and didn’t have to think twice before picking it up. The cover alone promised all kick-butt girls, dragons, and adventure galore. It did not disappoint. In Volume… Read More ›

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