Dream Stalker by Amy Hopkins My rating: 3 of 5 stars Emma is a half-blood, the daughter of a Talented and a mortal. She is caught between both worlds, as are most half-bloods in this alternate London. Half-bloods are rejected by the full Talented as not equal to them, and the full mortals don't really … Continue reading Friday Review: Dream Stalker (Talented Book 1) by Amy Hopkins
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Friday Review: Paradisi Escape (Paradisi Chronicles) by Cherie LaSota
Paradisi Escape: Paradisi Chronicles by Cheri Lasota My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Earth is dying. Decades of war and abuse have left the planet almost uninhabitable, and the Founders have hired Solomon Reach and his company to build the ships that will take a select group of humans to a new world, leaving … Continue reading Friday Review: Paradisi Escape (Paradisi Chronicles) by Cherie LaSota
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Friday Review: Codex by Lev Grossman
Codex by Lev Grossman My rating: 3 of 5 stars At 25, Edward Wozny has it all, or so it seems. A hotshot investment banker about to move overseas to take a prestigious promotion at his firm's London office, Edward has a couple weeks off- his first vacation in years. His best friend, a computer … Continue reading Friday Review: Codex by Lev Grossman
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Reveiw: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoy Anthony Bourdain. He's not your typical celebrity chef, and lately has somewhat gone off the radar of the television star chefs. His show, "No Reservations", was a favorite, and I particularly enjoyed the journal-like musings at the … Continue reading Reveiw: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
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Friday Review: The Sandman Volume 6: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman
The Sandman, Vol. 6: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Is there a distinction between comic books and graphic novels? Some say yes, some say no. Some say that graphic novels are more complete, that the stories are finished in one or two issues, where comic books can stretch … Continue reading Friday Review: The Sandman Volume 6: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman
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Friday Review: American Fairy Tales: From Rip Van Winkle to The Rootabaga Stories (Compiled) by Neil Philip
American Fairy Tales: From Rip Van Winkle to the Rootabaga Stories by Neil Philip My rating: 4 of 5 stars Twelve stories penned by American authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, Washington Irving, Carl Sandburg, and others. The stories are all uniquely American in some way, and many depart from the familiar European … Continue reading Friday Review: American Fairy Tales: From Rip Van Winkle to The Rootabaga Stories (Compiled) by Neil Philip
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Friday Review: I’m a Good Dog: Pit Bulls, America’s Most Beautiful (and Misunderstood) Pet by Ken Foster
I'm a Good Dog: Pit Bulls, America's Most Beautiful (and Misunderstood) Pet by Ken Foster My rating: 5 of 5 stars I will admit to being prejudiced toward liking this book from the start. I love pit bulls. I own a pit mix. Every pittie I've known has been a sweet, lovable clown. I expected … Continue reading Friday Review: I’m a Good Dog: Pit Bulls, America’s Most Beautiful (and Misunderstood) Pet by Ken Foster
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Friday Review: The Kindness Can by Tracy Watland
My rating: 4 of 5 stars Grace is having problems in school. Chance, a classmate has been mean to her and she is starting to believe the things he says. When her grandma hears Grace calling herself stupid, she decides it is time for Grace to learn a lesson about being kind to others. She … Continue reading Friday Review: The Kindness Can by Tracy Watland
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Friday Review: Sasha: A Trial of Blood and Steel (A Trial of Blood and Steel Book 1) by Joel Shepherd
Sasha by Joel Shepherd My rating: 3 of 5 stars Sasha is a princess, the daughter of the Lenayin king. But Sasha has left her royal life behind to train with Kessligh, a master of both sword and battle tactics. Sasha has become one of the best of the svaalverd method fighters, and is held … Continue reading Friday Review: Sasha: A Trial of Blood and Steel (A Trial of Blood and Steel Book 1) by Joel Shepherd
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Friday (Movie) Review: Dr. Strange
My rating: 4 of 5 stars I went to see Dr. Strange with Stephanie on Wednesday. Overall impression? It was good! Perhaps not quite as much fun as some other of the Marvel Universe movies, but quite enjoyable. Plenty of action, some humor, a few outright laughs, and pretty much what you would expect from a … Continue reading Friday (Movie) Review: Dr. Strange
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