May is shaping up to be one of the best months with fabulous new books coming up: we just had the new Kresley Cole’s, Dark Needs at Night’s Edge released and we will have another one at the end…
About three months ago, following KatieBabs recommendation, I picked up Lord of the Fading Lands and Lady of Light and Shadows by CL Wilson and found myself falling in love with her books. These are the first two books…
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I AM IRON MAAAAAAAAAN!
I’ve got my tickets, got a few friends, and I am all hyped up and ready to go. I’ll be back on Monday with a detailed report of the first film adaptation for billionaire Tony Stark and his sweet…
(Not called “Book of the Month” because…well, we like doing joint reviews and can’t have more than one “Book of the Month” or the title loses significance, right? Right?) Title: Awesome Lavratt Author: Ann Wilkes Genre: Science Fiction Stand…
Title: The Golden Compass Novel by Philip Pullman Movie directed by Chris Weizt; screenplay by Chris Weizt; starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, and Dakota Blue Richards This past Tuesday, the film adaptation of Philip Pullman’s classic The Golden Compass…
Title: Magic Bites and Magic Burns Author: Ilona Andrews Genre: Urban Fantasy Stand alone or series: First and second novels in the Kate Daniels series Summary: (From amazon.com) MAGIC BITESMercenary Kate Daniels cleans up urban problems of a paranormal…
Title: If You Dare Author: Kresley Cole Review number: 41 Genre: Historical Romance Stand Alone/ Series: First in the McCarrick Brothers series but can be read as stand alone. Summary: Can he exact revenge? High in the Pyrenees, a…
Title: Visions of Heat Author: Nalini Singh Review Number: 40 Genre: Paranormal Romance Stand Alone/Series: Book 2 of Psy/Changeling series Summary: Used to cold silence, Faith NightStar is suddenly being tormented by dark visions of blood and murder. A…
Reading SciFi Chick’s recent list “13 Unfortunate X-Men Costumes”, got me to thinking. While some superheroes have blundered into some lamentable costume phases, how about those poor heroes that are just totally miscast or misrepresented in movie adaptations? Considering…
For this week’s ponderings: What’s your favorite ’80s teen/Brat Pack movie? Pretty In Pink – Duckie, BLAINE, and Andie strut their stuff in this Hughes classic Some Kind of Wonderful – Your tomboyish drum playing best friend? Or the…
