Symphonic Metal      Symphonic Metal greatly confounds people, the concept itself. Typically, people associate metal music with a wholly discordant sound with guttural voices. The orderly structure of this music vanishes entirely or at least they believe so. But the real question these individuals need to ponder is, ” why should art abide by preformed…

“I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER” Review Synopsis: I Am Not a Serial Killer is the story of John Cleaver, a 15-year-old sociopath who works in a mortuary, dreams about death, and thinks he might be turning into a serial killer. He sets strict rules to keep himself “good” and “normal,” but when a real monster…

BlOGGER FRUSTRATIONS!     For any blog readers of the review below, please aid in me ameliorating the below problem: unchangeable white background. Inexplicably, the white background used to mean your post would happen to have no distinct background. Instead the original background for the overall blog would be your background. Google decided to implement…

The Fiddler’s Gun by: A.S. Peterson Synopsis: Revolution. Secrets. An Unforgettable Adventure. America is on the brink of war with England, and Fin Button is about to come undone. She’s had it with the dull life of the orphanage, and she’s ready to marry Peter and get away from rules, chores, and a life looked…

Hello, hello people. I’m SecondOpinion and I’m Fantasty’s… well, second opinion. I’ll be doing a few book reviews of my own, contribute to reviews by Fantasty, or be covering book reviews for Fantasty. After much poking and general prodding I have convinced Fantasty to agree to a Thief month. That is to say, we will…

Predictably, the number of hits on my blog were lessened compared to the first two days. These are rough estimates which are not dependent on any statistics. Even with the low quantity of any interactions, I’m still continuing the promised daily posts for today. Without them, my blog credibility may plunge. And when promises are…

Book Blogger 101 with the Tootsie Pop Owl: Includes Minimally Discussed Trade Secrets thatTHE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW..******Disclaimer: Apologies to Tootsie Corp. for unintentional replication of your owl for book blogging purposes. Lately, the owl feels exploited into acting moronic all for the sake of keeping the “tootsie pop” count a secret. Basically, Tootsie Corp….

Today’s review will regain my blog’s former normalcy with regards to the format of the review. Being as Anne Rice’s novels are packed with complex metaphors, symbolism, and philosophical questions. Trying to describe this complexity in an overcomplicated format would not serve the novel in review justice. Memnoch the Devil Written in the first person…

“As promised by readers, a battalion of Daleks will be unleashed to reap harm upon “Fantastyfreak,” for neglecting his blog duties. For far too long, he has been too occupied with developing a dystopian trilogy of books and completing final tasks for his Spring semester at college. Now, he has finally returned after an inordinate…

INSIDE OUT (by:Maria V. Snyder) REVIEWSynopsis:Keep Your Head Down. Don’t Get Noticed. Or Else. I’m Trella. I’m a scrub. One of thousands who work in the lower levels, keeping Inside clean for the Uppers. I do my job and try to avoid the Pop Cops. The Trava family who rules our world from their spacious…

I certainly forward my thanks to Sourcebooks for graciously offering copies of two new releases in their developing line of Young Adult novels. Being someone who remains encamped in the young adult section, I am positively overexcited by the eagerness for publishers to expand their catalog to include this niche in publishing. Even with that,…

Interview with the Vampire Review Note:Normally, I restrict myself to reviewing recently released books or books that were offered charitably to me for review. But because of my recent Anne Rice obsession, due to being inspirited by her fascinating conversion story, I have decided to review the first of the Vampire Chronicle books. This book…