Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second Miriam Black book from Chuck Wendig. In the first, Blackbirds, we are introduced to Miriam Black, who can see how someone will die if she touches them. In this story, Miriam is trying, really trying, to settle down with her truck … Continue reading Friday Review: Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig
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Friday Review: Without A Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal
Without a Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the third book in Kowal's Glamourist Histories, and it is quite as good as the other two. In Without A Summer, Jane and Vincent are commissioned to construct a glamour in London. They bring Jane's sister, Melody, along because Melody's … Continue reading Friday Review: Without A Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal
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Friday Review: Hellhole: Awakening by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Hellhole Awakening by Brian Herbert My rating: 3 of 5 stars I did not read the first book in the series. I got this one in a contest, and decided to give it a try and if I needed to read the first, I could always shelve this until I did. As it turned out, … Continue reading Friday Review: Hellhole: Awakening by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
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Friday Review: The Starter (Galactic Football League #2) by Scott Sigler
The Starter by Scott Sigler My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Starter is the second book in Sigler's Galactic Football League series, and essentially picks up right where the first left off. The Ionath Krakens, led by quarterback Quentin Barnes, have been promoted to Tier One in the GFL. Whether they remain there is … Continue reading Friday Review: The Starter (Galactic Football League #2) by Scott Sigler
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Friday (Movie) Review: Expendables 2
My rating: 2 of 5 stars Watched this because the first one wasn't terrible, and had a lot of amusing moments in it. So, we decided to take a chance on the sequel. *sigh* The Expendables team is hired by CIA operative Mr. Church to retrieve an item from a plane that crashed in the … Continue reading Friday (Movie) Review: Expendables 2
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Friday (TV) Review: Constantine
My rating 4 of 5 stars The latest in the comic book adaptations, Cnstantine is based on the DC comic Hellraiser. Quoting the official show description: Seasoned demon hunter and master of the occult John Constantine specializes in giving hell... hell. Armed with a ferocious knowledge of the dark arts and his wickedly naughty wit, … Continue reading Friday (TV) Review: Constantine
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Friday Review: Grave Beginnings (The Grave Report #1) by R.R. Virdi
Grave Beginnings by R.R. Virdi My rating: 3 of 5 stars A nicely plotted first book in a new series, Grave Beginnings by R.R. Virdi is the story of VIncent Graves. Or, at least, that is what he is called now. Vincent is dead, and has no memory of who or what he was before … Continue reading Friday Review: Grave Beginnings (The Grave Report #1) by R.R. Virdi
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Friday Review: Castle Kidnapped by John DeChancie
Castle Kidnapped by John DeChancie My rating: 4 of 5 stars I discovered DeChancie's Castle Perilous books many years ago. I read a couple and enjoyed them, but they are a bit older and can be hard to find. I finally managed to snag copies of all of them, and have been catching up on … Continue reading Friday Review: Castle Kidnapped by John DeChancie
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Friday Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love Neil Gaiman's writing. He is one of the authors that just strikes a chord with me. I have thoroughly enjoyed everything I have read by him, and this story is no exception.The unnamed narrator of the … Continue reading Friday Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
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Friday Review: The Short Man by Joshua Cejka (Meg Brown Mysteries #1)
My rating: 4 of 5 stars A fun short read. Meg Brown is a detective on the Minneapolis Police Department. She is called to a local college campus when the body of a campus security officer is found shot. She's barely into this case when another body turns up. Meg needs to use her Sherlock … Continue reading Friday Review: The Short Man by Joshua Cejka (Meg Brown Mysteries #1)
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