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Today's
Nerd News is on the Books The Queen's Assassin by Melissa De La Cruz,
Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold and The woman in Black by Madeline St
John, Movies: Bird of Prey; the emancipation of Harley Quinn, The Boy
2 and Wendy AND on Gaming news such as the KOTOR reboot and
FORTNITE's Chapter 2 season 2's release date. The Bandersnatch Blog also has some news.
BOOKS:
THE
QUEEN's ASSASSIN
by
Melissa De
La Cruz.
Caledon
Holt is the kingdom of Renovia's deadliest weapon. No one alive can
best him in brawn or brains, which is why he's the guilds most
dangerous member and the Queen's one and only assassin. He's also
bound to the Queen by an impossible vow- to find the missing Deian
scrolls, the fount of all magical history and knowledge, stolen years
ago by a nefarious sect called the Aphrasians.
Shadow
has been training all her life to follow in the footsteps of her
mother and aunts – to become skilled enough to join the ranks of
the Guild. Though magic has been forbidden since the Aphrasian
uprising, Shadow has been learning to control her powers in secret.
Hoping that one day she'll become an assassin as feared and revered
as Caledon Holt.
When a
surprise attack brings Shadow and Cal together, they're forced to
team up as assassin and apprentice to hunt down a new sinister threat
to Renovia. But as Cal and Shadow grow closer, they'll uncover a
shocking web of lies and secrets that may destroy everything they
hold dear. With war on the horizon and true love at risk, they'll
stop at nothing to protect each other and their kingdom in this
stunning first novel in the Queen's Secret series.
-
Goodreads website
The
Queen's Assassin will be released on February 4th 2020.
I'm genuinely interested in this book, sounds like it could be the
start of a great series.
RED HOOD
by
Elana K.
Arnold
You are
alone in the woods, seen only by the unblinking yellow moon, Your
hands are empty. You are nearly naked.
And the
wolf is angry
Since
her grandmother became her caretaker when she was four years old.
Bisou Martel has lived a quiet life in a little house in Seattle.
She's kept mostly to herself. She'd been good, but then comes the
night of homecoming, when she finds herself running for her life over
roots and between trees, a fury of claws and teeth behind her. A
wolf attacks. Bisou fights back. A new moon rises. And with it,
questions. About the blood in Bisou's past and on her hands as she
stumbles home. About broken boys and vicious wolves. About girls lost
in the woods – frightened, but not alone.
- Goodreads website.
Red Hood
will be released on February 24th 2020, This does sound
like a good modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. I definitely
want to see where this goes.
THE WOMEN
IN BLACK
by
Madeline
St John.
The
Women in Black, so named for the black frocks they wear while working
at an upscale department store called Goode's, are run off their feet
selling ladies' cocktail dresses during the Christmas rush. But in
Sydney in the 1950's, there's always time to pursue other goals...
Patty,
in her mid-thirties, has been working at Goode's for years. She's
married to Frank, who eats a steak for dinner every night, watches a
few minutes of TV and then turns in, leaving Patty to her own
thoughts. She wants a baby, but Frank is always too tired for that
kind of thing. Sweet Fay, wants to settle down with a nice man, but
somehow nice men don't see her as marriage material.
The
Glamorous Magda runs the high end gowns department. A Slovenian
emigre who met her Hungarian husband in a refugee camp, Magda is
clever and cultured. She finds the Australians to be unfashionable,
and dreams of opening her own boutique one day.
Lisa, a
teenager awaiting the results of her final exams, takes a job at
Goode's for the holidays. She wants to go to university and secretly
dreams of being a poet, but her father objects to both notions. Magda
takes Lisa under her wing, and by the time the last marked-down dress
has been sold, all of their lives will be changed forever.
- Goodreads
website
The Women
in Black will be released on February 11th 2020. This book
does look interesting and definitely reminds me of Mrs Maisel, which
if you love the show you'd love this book.
MOVIES:
BIRDS OF
PREY: THE EMANCIPATION OF HARLEY QUINN.
Harley
Quinn has split with the Joker following the events of Suicide Squad.
Batman has disappeared, leaving Gotham City unprotected from crime.
When a young girl named Cassandra Cain comes across a diamond
belonging to crime lord who goes by the name Black Mask, Harley joins
forces with Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to protect her.
- First
Screening website
Cathy Yan
is the Director with the screenplay (Based on the comics of the same
name created by Chuck Dixon, Jordan B. Gorfinkel and Greg Land)
written by Christina Hodson
The
release date of the movie is February 7th 2020 and If I
must say I'm rather excited for this movie to come out, although if
you're a DC/Comic fan in general you're gonna be excited for this
film.
THE BOY 2
Unaware
of the terrifying history of Heelshire Mansion, a young family moves
into a guest house on the estate where their young son makes an
unsettling new friend, an eerily life-like doll he calls Brahms.
- First
Showing website
The
release date is February 21st 2020 and I have to admit if
it's as good as the first it will be a great movie.
WENDY
The
Classic story of Peter Pan is wildly reimagined in this ragtag epic
from Benh Zeitlin (Of Beasts of the Southern Wild). Lost on a
mysterious island where ageing and time have become unglued, Wendy
must fight to save her family, her freedom and the joyous spirit of
youth from deadly peril of growing up.
Wendy will
be released to theatres on the 28th of February 2020, This
one does look interesting and could be a great twist/retelling of the
Peter Pan story.
GAMES:
KOTOR
(Knights
Of The Old Republic):
News has
come about that the well loved KOTOR franchise is getting a reboot
involving several elements of the first two games, however there has
been some issues Wether or not its merely a simple reboot or a sequel
of sorts. This could be tied into the KOTOR movie being bandied
around for the past two years.
FORTNITE
Fortnite
is a vastly popular game across multiple platforms It's first season
of chapter 2 is finally coming to an end. Chapter 2 Season 2 is being
released February 20th 2020 this is all thats known with
season 2 being kept under wraps. Season 1 will still have a few
surprises and a two week event even though that is being kept under
wraps too.
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