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  This week's question is submitted by Elizabeth!

How do you feel when someone continues to put the EXACT same comment on your blog each week?

2. Enter the link to your post in the linky list below (enter your Blog Name and the direct link to your post answering this week’s question. Failure to do so will result in removal of your link).


3. Visit other blogs in the list and comment on their posts. Try to spend some time on the blogs reading other posts and possible become a new follower.  The purpose of the hop is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.

  

My Answer: 

It doesn't bother me at all as I know he or she is busy visiting other blogs.

Hidden Agenda
Southern Crimes, book 3
by Lisa Harris
Publisher: Revell
Pub. Date: January 6, 2015
ASIN: 978-0800721923
Pages: 320
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

I took a slight break after Christmas from reading/reviewing books and I'm now I'm back at full steam, so you'll be seeing me featuring more book titles on here in the next couple of weeks.

While it may seem a little bit odd for a male to like reading romance novels, but romance is in fact one of my favorite genres in the literature world. Typically, I prefer to read historical romances, but I thought I would try something new by reading the modern day romantic suspense Hidden Agenda by author Lisa Harris. I wasn't aware when I signed up to review the title through Revell that this was the third book in the Southern Crimes series as I don't care for jumping into the middle of a series without reading the prior novels, but luckily for me this is more of a standalone tale.

Hidden Agenda centers a Michael Hunt, a cop who has left his family and friends believe that he is dead in order to go deep undercover for the past eight months. All his hard work becomes in jeopardy when his cover is blown. Now injured, he is only hope for help is Olivia Hamilton, who happens to be the daughter of the man he has been trying to take down. To make matters even worse, the cartel have put a bounty on his head. Plus, seeking help for the Atlanta police department will do him no good as the department is corrupted. And of course Michael has to deal with his unexpected feeling for Olivia.

A Walk Among The Tombstones
Director: Scott Frank
Starring: Liam Neeson
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Release Date: January 13, 2015
Retail: $34.98
ASIN: B00NQE6X3A
Running Time: 114 minutes
Rated: R
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Now available to own on Blu-ray is the thriller A Walk Among The Tombstones. The film is directed by Scott Frank and stars Liam Neeson. Special Features include A Look Behind the Tombstone and Matt Scudder: Private Eye (Blu-ray Exclusive).

Based on the 1992 crime novel of the same name by Lawrence Block, A Walk Among The Tombstones centers on an ex-NYPD cop Matthew Scudder (played by Liam Neeson), who happens to be eight years sober, spending his days as a private detective. Though Matthew was hesitant at first, he agrees to find out who killed the wife of Kenny Kristo (played Dan Stevens) and bring the men responsible to him.

With the occasional help from a street kid TJ (played by Brian "Astro" Bradley), Matthew begins to unravel the crime that leads to other victims. Out of nowhere, the murderers kidnap the daughter, Lucia (played by Danielle Rose Russell), of a drug trafficker and they demand a ransom. Fearing the worst, Matthew takes charge of the situation, leading him into a direct path with the murderers.

Lucy
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman
Studio: Universal Home Entertainment
Release Date: January 20, 2015
Retail: $34.99
ASIN: B00M25EALG
Running time: 90 minutes
Rated: R
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Arriving on Blu-ray and DVD on Tuesday January 20, 2015 is the blockbuster science fiction action film Lucy. The film is directed by Luc Besson and stars Scarlett Johnansson and Morgan Freeman. Special Features include Cerebral Capacity: The True Science of Lucy and The Evolution of Lucy (Blu-ray Exclusive).

Scarlett Johnasson plays Lucy, a young woman who is forced to deliver a suitcase to a businessman in Taipei, Taiwan. She is already scared to death to begin with and even more when is forced into smuggling a new drug called CPH4. She wakes up with a bag of the drugs sewed into her abdomen. She is suppose to hop on a plane and travel to Europe to deliver the drugs to a buyer. However, nobody expected the bag to leak, causing the CPH4 to seep into your system.

The drug gives Lucy the ability to access her cerebral capacity, which enhances her strength, increases her intelligence and gives her superpowers such as telekinesis, mental time travel and telepathy. She is able to use her new powers to escape the drug lord's men, but as the minutes pass, her cerebral capacity keeps growing. After some quick research, she figures out that she only has a day or so left to live. She seeks out the other CPH4 bags in the attempt to keep her alive long enough to meet Professor Samuel Norman (played by Morgan Freeman), a scientist who has been researching the cerebral capacity myth for over 20 years. Dr. Norman may might be the only person who can save Lucy before she disintegrates.

Yep, it is another Saturday, which is supposed to be a day of rest...or is that supposed to be on Sunday. It doesn't matter as I have been busy today, on Saturday, writing a few reviews, and this was after running a few errands this morning.

Of course one of the errands was stopping by the thrift store and buying three book. Yeah, I already know that the last thing I need is another book, but I can't turn down a good bargain.

So, what books did I get?

Paddington Bear: Collector's Edition
Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
Release Date: Novemer 25, 2014
Retail: $14.98
ASIN: B00MNOLC8K
Running Time: 10 hrs. 45 mins.
Rating: Not Rated
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Available now to own on DVD from Mill Creek Entertainment is the Paddington Bear Collector's Edition. The 3-disc set features all 56 episodes from the 1975 -1979 Paddington series, 3 Half-Hour Specials and 13 episodes from The Adventures of Paddington Bear.

The basic plot of Paddington Bear involves the Brown family finding Paddington sitting with a suitcase at the Paddington Railway Station in London. The bear has a note on his coat that says, "Please look after this bear. Thank you." The Brown family takes the bear to their home at 32 Windsor Gardens to live with them.

Disc One: Paddington - Episodes 1-44 - Please Look After This Bear; A Bear In Hot Water; Paddington Goes Underwater; A Shopping Expedition; Paddington and the Old Master; A Spot of Decorating; A Family Group; Paddington Makes a Bid; Do-It-Yourself; A Disappearing Trick; Something Nasty in the Kitchen; Trouble at the Launderette; Too Much Off the Top; A Visit to the Dentist; Paddington Cleans Up; Trouble at No. 32; Paddington and the Christmas Shopping; Paddington's Christmas; Mr. Curry Takes a Bath; Paddington Turns Detective; Paddington and the Cold Snap; Trouble at the Wax Works; Paddington Makes a Clean Sweep; A Sticky Time; Paddington Hits the Jackpot; Paddington His Out; A Visit to the Hospital; Paddington Recommended; Fortune Telling; An Unexpected Party; Paddington in Court; Paddington Bakes a Cake; A Picnic on the River; Paddington's Patch; In and Out of Trouble; Paddington at the Tower; A Visit to the Bank; Paddington Clears the Coach; Picture Trouble; Trouble at the Beach; Keeping Fit; Paddington in the Hot Seat; Paddington and the Mystery Box; and Paddington's Puzzle.

Disc Two: Paddington - Episodes 45 - 56 - Paddington Weighs In; Paddington Takes a Ship; A Visit to the Theatre; Paddington Buys a Share; Paddington in a Hole; Paddington and the Finishing Touch; Trouble in the Bargain Basement; An Outing in the Park; Paddington Dines Out; Paddington Takes the Stage; Paddington in Touch; and Comings and Goings at No. 32. Television Specials - Paddington Goes to the Movies (1980); Paddington Goes to School (1984); and Paddington's Birthday Bonanza (1986).

If you want schedule next week's post, click here to find the next prompt question. To submit a question, fill out this form.

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1. Post on your blog answering this question:

  This week's question is submitted by Elizabeth!

Do you feel comfortable enough approaching a stranger when you see he/she is reading a book to ask what they are reading?

2. Enter the link to your post in the linky list below (enter your Blog Name and the direct link to your post answering this week’s question. Failure to do so will result in removal of your link).


3. Visit other blogs in the list and comment on their posts. Try to spend some time on the blogs reading other posts and possible become a new follower.  The purpose of the hop is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.

  

My Answer: 

Yeah, I would be a little uncomfortable asking a complete stranger what they are reading. I don't see very many people reading printed books as normally they are reading from their smart phone or Kindle. It is none of my business what they are reading.

 
I can hardly believe that it is already Thursday or the tiny fact that it has been over four years since my last Thursday Ramblings post! I guess the week just flew by quickly because I have been busy with writing reviews and making sure I keep my New Year's Resolution, which is to exercise at least 30 minutes a day. Well, tonight I definitely went over my minimum requirements by finishing a 90 minute workout. I guarantee that I'm going to be a bit sore in the morning.

My desk area is a complete mess right now with books, audiobooks and products stacked up that I need to review. Plus, there are a few other review stuff on the floor. It probably doesn't help much that I have other things coming in the mail to review. The mail carrier must think I'm either rich or nuts because of all the packages I get every week. The truth is that I very seldom ever actually order anything anymore as most of the packages I receive are for review purposes on this blog or on Amazon.com.

Speaking of mail, I found a FedEx slip on my door a few hours ago. It says that they stopped by at 4:15 and nobody was home to sign for a package. Well, here is the thing, I was home! I was in the kitchen popping popcorn to snack on over the weekend. I can easily hear the doorbell from the kitchen, but I never heard it go off. I got a feeling that the the FedEx guy lightly knocked on the screen door and expected me to hear it. Anyway, now I have to wait around to sign for a mysterious package tomorrow.