Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters by Shannon Hale – book review
I’m convinced that Shannon Hale’s books come imbued with a powerful charm spell. I see a new one on the table. I pick…
Tag: romance
Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis – book review
We’ve all been there: a close friend keeps bugging you, telling you a book is just wonderful and everyone who reads it thinks…
Cinderella – animated film review
The story of Cinderella has been told many times and in many different ways, but the animated Disney classic film is one of…
Vampire Academy – film review
I caught Vampire Academy on a whim one day. It’s based on the book by Richelle Mead. The trailer for the movie seemed…
Odd Thomas – film review
Odd Thomas is a movie based on the book by Dean Koontz (actually, a series of books). It stars Anton Yelchin as Odd…
Catching Fire – film review
Some people weren’t fans of the first adaption of The Hunger Games, but I rather liked it. Going into the second movie, Catching…
The Savage Grace by Bree Despain – book review
In this final book in the Dark Divine series, Bree Despain’s The Savage Grace ties up all the loose ends, reveals the deepest…
The Tomorrow People – television series review
Remember The Tomorrow People? It was a show that ran in the 70s with a bigger budget than Doctor Who, or at the…
Star-Crossed – television series review
Star-crossed usually refers to lovers whose love is doomed to failure by events out of their control. It has origins in Shakespeare and…
Book review: Vicky Peterwald – Target by Mike Shepherd
When I heard Mike Shepherd was doing a series about one of my favorite minor characters in the Kris Longknife books, I was…
The Mortal Instruments – City of Bones – film review
A few months ago, I reviewed the first book of The Mortal Instruments series: City of Bones. I found it an interesting read…
The Host – film review
The Host, based on Stephenie Meyer’s book, was an entertaining exploration of life after the invasion where the battle for dominance is within…
Book review: Castle of Dreams – Stories from the Kare Kano Creator by Masami Tsuda
Castle of Dreams – Stories from the Kare Kano Creator by Masami Tsuda is a compilation of short stories by a mangaka better…
Dragon Knight by Miyuki Yamaguchi – manga review
The first thing that struck me with Dragon Knight, by Miyuki Yamaguchi, is how well Yamaguchi conveys emotion in her illustrations. The main…
Darkship Thieves by Sarah A. Hoyt – book review
I originally picked up Darkship Thieves by Sarah A. Hoyt because I had heard from a few people that she was a good…
Sleeping Beauty – animated film review
Walt Disney’s classic animated film Sleeping Beauty was originally released in theaters in January 1959, though I didn’t see it until years later…
Upside Down – film review
I truly enjoyed Upside Down recently on Netflix. It was just the sort of offbeat SF movie I was looking for. Written and…
Haven – Season Three – television series review
Haven Season Three—a Syfy original series based on a short story, The Colorado Kid, by Stephen King—picks immediately up where Season Two left…
Haven Season Two – television series review
Haven, a Syfy original series, is based on The Colorado Kid by Stephen King. Season Two picks right up where Season One left…
Frozen – film review
Frozen opens to little Princess Anna, who adores her older sister Elsa, especially Elsa’s power to create snow and ice. But after Elsa…
Treecat Wars by David Weber and Jane Lindskold – novel review
In the third book of the young adult Star Kingdom series, Treecat Wars, authors David Weber and Jane Lindskold continue the story begun…