For the Twilight fans in the house–at midnight on Friday, the cover for Stephanie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn was released. I love the cover art for all of Stephanie Meyer’s work–although I’m a bit surprised by this cover. It’s certainly…
May 2008
I first heard about Meljean Brook from my gurus over at Ramblings on Romance. Based on Katie(babs) recommendation, I picked up Demon Angel and fell completely in love with both the world that Meljean Brook created and with her…
Title: The Down Home Zombie Blues Author: Linnea Sinclair Genre: Science Fiction Romance Stand Alone or Series: As of right now a stand alone novel, but hopefully there will be more? Summary: (from linneasinclair.com)In this steamy, suspenseful new thriller…
Book Review Double Feature: Magic Lost, Trouble Found and Armed & Magical
Title: Magic Lost, Trouble Found and Armed & Magical Author: Lisa Shearin Genre: Fantasy Stand Alone or Series: Books 1 and 2 of the Raine Benares series Summary: (from Amazon.com) MAGIC LOST, TROUBLE FOUND A girl with attitude. An…
Book News: Pinky! Brain! Come and have a look: Julia Quinn has posted in her website, the cover and the summary for Mr Cavendish, I Presume – the second book in the Two Dukes of Wyndham series! Summary: There…
Title: A Great and Terrible Beauty Author: Libba Bray Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Gothic Novel Stand alone or series: First book of the Gemma Doyle trilogy. Summary: (From amazon.com)A Victorian boarding school story, a Gothic mansion mystery, a gossipy…
Today is the release date for the new Julia Quinn book, The Lost Duke of Wyndham. I know I sound like a broken record given that I keep writing about this book and you may be wondering why am…
Title: The Templar’s Seduction Author: Mary Reed McCall Review number: 53 Genre: Romance, Medieval Stand Alone/ Series: It is book three of a series called The Templar Knights. I only read this one and had no problems following the…
Actually I saw this one last weekend, but shh. Who’s counting? Title: Prince Caspian Book by C.S. Lewis Movie directed by Andrew Adamson; Starring Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Mosely, Anna Popplewell and Peter Dinklage I’ll be…
I love Indiana Jones. I have watched all the movies several times. He is one of those larger than life, Iconic Hollywood characters that have become intrinsic part of Cinema History. I still remember the first time I saw…
Title: The Unsung Hero Author: Suzanne Brockman Review number: 52 Genre: Romance / Contemporary Stand Alone/ Series: Series, Troubleshooters book 1 Summary: After a near-fatal head injury, U.S. Navy SEAL Lieutenant Tom Paoletti catches a terrifying glimpse of an…
Title: Undead and Unreturnable Author: MaryJanice Davidson Review number: 51 Genre: Chick lit – Vampires Stand Alone/Series: Book 4 of Queen Betsy Books Summary:Even the undead celebrate Christmas, and Betsy is in heaven shopping for gifts.But all is not…
New books and Reviews:Kresley Cole’s new book, Dark Desires After Dusk came out yesterday and Dear Author has a very in-depth (and mouth watering ) review. I of course, can not wait to read it. The Good, The Bad…
Title: The Host Author: Stephanie Meyer Genre: Science Fiction Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Summary: (From amazon.com)The author of the Twilight series of # 1 bestsellers delivers her brilliant first novel for adults: a gripping story of…
Title: Mara, Daughter of the Nile Author: Eloise Jarvis McGraw Review number: 51 Genre: Young Adult – Historical Fiction Stand Alone/Series: Stand Alone Summary: The adventures of an ingenious Egyptian slave girl who undertakes a dangerous assignment as a…
I recently read and reviewed Meredith Duran’s first book, The Duke of Shadows (reviewed here) and fell in love with both the story and her writing style. The book has received a lot of praise online and it’s still…
Title: Gabriel’s Ghost Author: Linnea Sinclair Genre: Sci-fi Romance Stand Alone or Series: Book one of a trilogy around the central characters Summary: (from amazon.com) After a decade of cruising interstellar patrol ships, former Captain Chasidah Bergren, onetime Pride…
This Episode’s Unearthings: Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, and Army of Darkness Since the recent Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness got me in the mood…. Any horror fan worth their salt has seen The Evil Dead movies. These…
Title: Devilish Author: Jo Beverley Review number: 49 Genre: Historical Romance – Georgian times Stand Alone/ Series : Book 5 of the Malloren family series. It can be read as a stand alone but I recommend that you read…
Book Review Double Feature: Undead and Unemployed/Undead and Unappreciated
Title: Undead and Unemployed / Undead and Unappreciated Author: MaryJanice Davidson Review Number: 47 Genre: Chick lit/Paranormal Stand Alone/Series: Books 2 and 3 of Queen Betsy series Summary: Undead and Unemployed: Betsy Taylor is back in this sequel to…
The X-Files Trailer
Oh. My. God. The new X-Files Movie trailer is up! Video download courtesy of IGN. If you have problems with the video above, you can see it here. The X-Files: I Want to Believe comes out in theaters July…
Title: Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness Author: John Layman, Fabiano Neves & June Chung Genre: Graphic Novel, Horror Stand alone or series: Second Graphic novel in what is now a collection of 4 Marvel Zombie specials Summary: (From…
Movie Review: The Orphanage
Title: El Orfanato (The Orphanage) Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona; “Presented” by Guillermo del Toro; starring Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, and Roger Príncep In between all the basketball this weekend, I finally got a chance to watch this movie.…
Title: Dark Needs at Night’s Edge Author: Kresley Cole Review Number: 46 Genre: Parnormal Romance Stand Alone/Series: Book 4 of Immortals After Dark Series Summary: Néomi Laress, a famous ballerina in the early 1900s, became a phantom the night…
For this week’s ponderings: What’s your favorite TV show intro? The X-Files Friends Battlestar Galactica (Remake) LOST X-Men (the Animated Series) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Office (US version) Buffy the Vampire Slayer Beverly Hills 90210 Thundercats Firefly Transformers…