Category: Review

Friday Review: Paranormal Legacy (Inhuman Chronicles 1) by Caitlin Hensley

~ M.A. Kropp

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars The first thing I have to say about this ebook is a thank you to the author for taking the time to make it a well-put together book. Unlike too many author published ebooks, there were no odd formatting issues, and no editing errors that I found. It's nice … Continue reading Friday Review: Paranormal Legacy (Inhuman Chronicles 1) by Caitlin Hensley

Friday Review: How to Talk to Girls at Parties by Neil Gaiman

~ M.A. Kropp

4 of 5 stars This is a short story that first appeared in the collection Fragile Things. It tells the story of two teenaged boys who are heading out to a party to meet girls. Not an unusual thing for teenaged boys to do, in any culture. Vic is the cool guy- he can chat up … Continue reading Friday Review: How to Talk to Girls at Parties by Neil Gaiman

Friday Review: Missing in Action

~ M.A. Kropp

Yeah, no review again today. Sorry for that. I've been up to my ears in figuring out the formatting and other stuff for the short story collection, and we are also away this weekend. I haven't been reading. At all. That has to change. Because I like reading. So I truly hope to get back … Continue reading Friday Review: Missing in Action

Friday Review: All the Windwracked Stars (Edda of Burdens #1) by Elizabeth Bear

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My rating: 3 of 5 stars The story begins with Ragnorak, the epic battle between the forces of Light and Dark. Both sides have fallen, all are dead, except one lone waelcyrge and a single, mortally wounded valraven. Muire survived because she ran away where her sisters fought, and she asks one last miracle for … Continue reading Friday Review: All the Windwracked Stars (Edda of Burdens #1) by Elizabeth Bear

Friday Review: TV Re-watch: Babylon 5

~ M.A. Kropp

My rating 5 of 5 stars Now that the re-watch of 24 is done, we have started on Babylon 5. It seems appropriate, since the pilot movie first aired in 1993, making this the twentieth anniversary year. As a fan of sci-fi, I watched the show from the beginning and I still enjoy watching it now. It was intelligent, well-written, … Continue reading Friday Review: TV Re-watch: Babylon 5

Friday Review: The Goblin Market (Into the Green #1) by Jennifer Hudock

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My rating: 3 of 5 stars A retelling of the Goblin King story, with a few interesting twists, The Goblin Market was not a terrible book. A princess is sent from the Underground to the human world above to escape marriage to the Goblin King. She is born into a human family, with no memory … Continue reading Friday Review: The Goblin Market (Into the Green #1) by Jennifer Hudock

Friday Review: A Pirate Looks at Fifty by Jimmy Buffett

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My rating: 4 stars I've been a fan of Buffett's music for a long time. Some of it is just pure fun, and others cut a bit closer to Life. I have tried to make Changes in Lattitudes, Changes in Attitudes an anthem for myself, and Trying to Reason With Huurricane Season is another I find inspiring. … Continue reading Friday Review: A Pirate Looks at Fifty by Jimmy Buffett

Friday Review: Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar (Audio) Written and Narrated by Neil Gaiman

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Rating: 5 stars I don't usually listen to audio books. I lose the concentration, and my mind starts to wander. I find I've missed minutes worth of the narrative, and have to backtrack. But I love Gaiman's work, and this was offered as a free download with a preview of his new novel, The Ocean at … Continue reading Friday Review: Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar (Audio) Written and Narrated by Neil Gaiman

Friday Review: (Game) Hellfire for iPhone

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Disclaimer: I am not a gamer. I have never played Dungeons and Dragons, I don't do role playing games, and I have only a really cursory knowledge of how these things work. Sure, I got hooked into the Angry Birds thing on my phone, and I have a whole bunch of puzzles, arcade, and other … Continue reading Friday Review: (Game) Hellfire for iPhone