I feel like such a Debbie Downer when it comes to these much buzzed over romance novels. But, I got nothing else if I ain’t honest, so here goes. Review Number: 27ish? Review: Grimspace by Ann Aguirre is the…
Loads of glowing reviews around blogland have prompted us to pick Grimspace for our Book of the Month feature and do a joint review. But, in the process of reading it we realized that whilst Ana was having a…
Title: The Ruins Novel by Scott Smith Movie directed by Carter Smith; screenplay by Scott Smith; starring Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, and Laura Ramsey Last Friday, the film adaptation of Scott Smith’s second novel, The Ruins, hit…
This Episode’s Unearthings: Let’s go mythical. John C. Wright’s Chronicles of Chaos trilogy and an all time fave movie, Jason and the Argonauts. John C. Wright’s Chronicles of Chaos: Orphans of Chaos, Fugitives of Chaos, Titans of Chaos I…
Title: Demon Night Author: Meljean Brook Review number: 33 Genre: Paranormal Romance Stand alone/series: Third full-length novel in The Guardians series. Summary:Charlie Newcomb worked hard to get her life back together. But all that is shaken when she’s set…
Title: Marvel Zombies Author: Robert Kirkman, Sean Phillips Genre: Graphic Novel, Horror Stand alone or series: First Graphic novel in what is now a collection of 3 Marvel Zombie specials Summary: (From amazon.com)Torn from the pages of Ultimate Fantastic…
Title: The Lion’s Daughter Author: Loretta Chase Review number: 32 Genre: Historical Romance Stand alone / series: It can be read as a stand alone but some characters reappear briefly in Captives of the Night which has the villain…
Howdy! It is time to wrap up Western Week, to say adios to our favourite westerns, mount on our horses and ride into sunset – for the time being. Oh ok, until tomorrow.We hope you had a great time…
In honor of Western Week, this week’s ponderings: What is your favorite Western movie? A Fistful of Dollars – Remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo, Sergio Leone’s film stars none other than Clint Eastwood. For A Few Dollars More –…
The Western, on film, has dwindled in prevalence and fashionability since its mid 20th century heyday. Has the cowboy rode off into the sunset, never to be seen again? Nah. Like any other genre and art form, the Western…
“We are not gonna die. You know why? Because we are so…very…pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.” Firefly was a (very) short- lived TV show created by Joss Whedon, the same creator of…
Deadwood was a TV Show produced by HBO which aired between 2004 and 2006, for 3 seasons, each with 12 episodes. In my opinion, some of the best 36 hours ever on TV. It is a Western which tells…
The Magnificent Seven is one of my very favorite movies–of all genres, not just westerns. It’s wild success when it was released in 1960 was pretty much a sure thing, considering the all star cast, director, and musical score.…
Silence. A door shrieks as the wind blows. An old man is writing in a chalkboard that the train from Flasgtone is going to be two hours late. Someone comes in, the camera focus on a gun and slowly…
Title: The Gunslinger Born (The Dark Tower Graphic Novel) Author: Stephen King, Peter David, Robin Furth, and Jae Lee Review Number: 25 Genre: Graphic Novel, Horror, Dark Fantasy Stand alone or series: Graphic Novel adaptation of the 7 book…
Title: The Gunslinger Author: Stephen King Review Number : 31 Genre: fantasy/Horror Stand alone/ series: book 1 of Dark Tower series Summary: In the Gunslinger, Stephen King introduces readers to one of his most enigmatic heroes, Roland of Gilead,…
In which we celebrate the archetypal character: The Man With No Name Gunslinger. Outlaw. Bounty Hunter. Anti-hero. These are just a few of the adjectives used to describe the Man With No Name. Best personified in Sergio Leone’s classic…
Recently, when we reviewed The Good, the Bad, and the Undead, we got to talking about how much we loved westerns, and how no one really gives them any love these days. Thus, we welcome you to The Book…
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Battlestar Galactica: It’s Baaaaaack!
The countdown begins! In approximately five days, one of the best frakking shows ever to grace the television screen will be back for it’s fourth and final season. Battlestar Galactica, simply put, it is awesome. In every respect. Political…
For this week’s ponderings: What is your favorite ’80s Romance/Comedy movie? Heathers – 3 High school bullies, all named Heather, get what they deserve in this very dark comedy. Big – What if you could grow up overnight? Tom…
Title: Sunshine Author: Robin McKinley Review number: Ana’s 30th and Thea’s 24th Genre: (Urban) Fantasy, Horror Stand alone or series: Stand alone Summary: They took her clothes and sneakers. They dressed her in a long red gown. And they…
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LOST: The Season So Far…
Last Thursday’s episode, 4×08 Meet Kevin Johnson, marked the beginning of a mini-break until Lost returns on April 24th with 6 more episodes to round out the season. With this pause, we decided to evaluate season 4, how it…
Title: By Arrangement Author: Madeline Hunter Review number: 29 Genre: Medieval romance Stand alone/series: stand alone Summary: Outraged by her unwilling betrothal to a common merchant and infatuated with a handsome knight of the royal court, medieval Lady Christiana…
Title: The Mist Novella by Stephen King Movie directed by Frank Darabont; starring Thomas Jane Today the film adaptation of Stephen King’s novella The Mist hits stores. Previously published in Skeleton Crew, the novella was marketed on its own…
Title: Sugar Daddy Author: Lisa Kleypas Genre: Romance (contemporary), Fiction Stand alone or series: First book in what looks to be a new series by Kleypas Summary: (From amazon.com)Liberty Jones has dreams and determination that will take her far…