Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Review - Awakening by K. Lippi

Awakening

Awakening

BY: K. Lippi

PUBLISHED BY: Mirror Publishing

PUBLISHED IN: 2009

ISBN: 978-1-936046-14-0

Pages: 231

Ages: Teen & Up

Reviewed by Billy Burgess


Author K. Lippi brings us the epic tale of Awakening, a world where vampires, demons, werewolves and other supernatural creatures exist. A California girl named Emilia Miani just returned from visiting her father in Japan. Her life is turned upside down when she meets the mysterious stranger, Shin Kurosaki. He is her guardian angel, a Japanese demon assigned to her by one of her ancestors over 500 years ago.

She learns that she has mystical powers of her own, and also a dark destiny. Her grandfather was a death angel just like her. He was hired by God. Emilia is his only heir. She is forced to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps.

A fallen death angel, Markus is stealing the souls of innocent children. He is set on becoming a new god. Emilia and Shin try to destroy his evil plans, while she starts to have feeling for her guardian.

This book is cleverly written at times. The characters are deeply explored, and I felt everything the main character goes through. The backstory was a bit too much. It could have been saved for the sequel. Yes, there will be sequel because of the ‘to be continued’ at the ending. A little cliché if you ask me. Overall it was a fun read. If you love reading supernatural, good vs. evil tales, then you’ll love Awakening.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

[Review]- 'Dark Destiny: The Sleeping Beauty Story Your Mother Never Told You' by Kym Hackenberger & Melody Lowe


Do you recall the devilish stepmothers and queens from the timeless fairy tales by the Grimm Brothers? Have you ever wondered how they turned bad? We are told a dark and twisted narrative by authors Kym Hackenberger and Melody Lowe about how an unassuming little girl came to rule the Dark Realm.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

[Review]- 'Dead Until Dark' by Charlaine Harris


Charlaine Harris has brilliantly brought the vampire legacy into the modern era, where vampires are now legal. Japanese vampires use TrueBlood, synthetic blood developed by the Japanese, to coexist with humans.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

[Editorial]- "Where is Scrooge McDuck Hiding At?"

(Originally posted in the June 2008 issue of the SFC Newsletter)

It seems the future of cartoons is in jeopardy. They are being replaced by preteen sitcoms and reality shows, which are fine for an older audience. But what about the younger children who are too young for this?