A while back, we reviewed the book trailer for the dragon-filled fantasy novel Seraphina. On first viewing, we gave the trailer a solid B+ (points awarded for originality of dragon-human-politics premise, deducted for cheesy low-budget costumes). The early buzz was so positive that we were excited to get our claws on it! Now that we’ve read the book, check out our Seraphina review for the full story — and why we’re actually hoping for a sequel.
In my previous book trailer review, I opined that the purpose of a trailer was to give you a preview of a book. But I may have been wrong about that. The purpose of a book trailer is really to get you interested in a book by piquing your curiosity, and sometimes the best way to accomplish that is via a clever, quirky gag that sets a certain tone. The trailer for Sorry Please Thank You, a collection of short stories, seemingly has little to do with the actual book. It’s supposedly a commercial for a service that allows you [...]
It's an awkward but undeniable fact that like-minded people — even when they're both avid readers — don't always like the same stuff. There have been plenty of times when a book-loving friend recommended something to me that I couldn't get into, or even manage to finish (shh, don't tell). It tends to make me feel a little guilty and embarrassed, like it's something wrong with me for not being able to like this book that everybody else seemingly loves. The most recent example I can think of is Code Name Verity, which has been recommended to me by multiple [...]