Monday, December 14, 2015

Holiday Gift Guide 2015: American Horror Story: Freak Show



American Horror Story: Freak Show
The Complete Fourth Season
Starring: Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Sarah Paullson and Michael Chiklis 
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Retail: $59.99
ASIN: B00OQUZP96
Running Time: 647 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Buy Link: DVD, Blu-ray



Product Description:

Step inside American Horror Story: Freak Show, the terrifyingly twisted reincarnation of TV’s most shockingly original series. Jessica Lange leads an extraordinary, award-winning cast that includes Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Sarah Paulson and Michael Chiklis. Lange plays Elsa Mars, the proprietor of a troupe of human “curiosities” on a desperate journey of survival in the sleepy hamlet of Jupiter, Florida, in 1952. Her menagerie of performers includes a two-headed, telepathic twin (Paulson), a take-charge bearded lady (Bates), a vulnerable strongman (Chiklis) and his sultry, three-breasted wife (Bassett). But the strange emergence of a dark entity will savagely threaten the lives of townsfolk and freaks alike. 


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Sunday, December 13, 2015

Review - The Mistletoe Inn by Richard Paul Evans


The Mistletoe Inn
by Richard Paul Evans
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date: November 17, 2015
Retail: $19.99
ISBN: 978-1501119798
Pages: 300
Buy Link: Amazon


Book Description:

At thirty-two Kimberly Rossi, a finance officer at a Lexus car dealership, has had her heart broken more times than she wants to remember. With two failed engagements, a divorce and again alone with no prospects, she hardly seems the type to dream of being a published romance author. Dreading another holiday alone, she signs up for The Mistletoe Retreat, a nine-day writing retreat in Burlington, VT. Deep inside Kimberly knows she’s at a junction in her life and it’s time to either fulfill her dream or let it go. The other reason she decides to attend the conference is because famed romance writer, H.T. Cowell, once the best selling romance writer in America, and the author whose books instilled in her the desire to be a writer, will be speaking in public for the first time in more than a decade.

In one of her breakout sessions Kimberly meets another aspiring writer, and one of the few men at the conference, Zeke, an intelligent man with a wry wit who seems as interested in Kimberly as he is in the retreat. As Kimberly begins to open up to him about her stories and dreams, she inadvertently reveals her own troubled past. As Zeke helps her to discover why her books fail to live up to their potential she begins to wonder if he’s really talking more about her life than her literature. But as she grows closer to him, she realizes that Zeke has his own darkness, a past he’s unwilling to talk about.


About the Author:

Richard Paul Evans is the #1 bestselling author of The Christmas Box. Each of his more than twenty-five novels has been a New York Times bestseller. There are more than twenty million copies of his books in print worldwide, translated into more than twenty-four languages. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Mothers Book Award, the Romantic Times Best Women’s Novel of the Year Award, the German Audience Gold Award for Romance, two Religion Communicators Council Wilbur Awards, the Washington Times Humanitarian of the Century Award and the Volunteers of America National Empathy Award. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife, Keri, and their five children. You can learn more about Richard on Facebook at  Facebook.com/RPEFans, or visit his website, RichardPaulEvans.com


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Saturday, December 12, 2015

Holiday Gift Guide 2015: NextX F1 Trooper Drone


NextX F1 Trooper Drone
Retail: $99.99
ASIN: B00W8TNYK
Buy Link: Amazon



Product Description:

  • Lasting Power & Durability: 2.4G 4CH 6-Axis Gyro system and 2pcs comes equipped 3.7V 650mAh Li-polymer batteries to ensure a longer life while the build ensures peak performance and stability in flight.
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  • HD Camera: Equipped with 1MP HD camera and 4GB SD card for high definition video recording and photo shooting.
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  • Headless Mode & HD LCD Transmitter: headless mode automatically locks into take-off once activated. The intelligent LCD transmitter displays signal, battery power, speed and other flight data.
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  • Easy to Maneuver: Up/Down, Left/Right, Forward/Backward, Left/Right Sideward Flying, Hover, 360¡Ã£ Eversion, Support Cruise Control, Headless Mode, Low Battery Warning for the Transmitter.
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  • Reliable and Friendly Customer Service: Ready to respond within 24 hours, 30-day money back guarantee, 12 month replacement warranty and lifetime support guarantee.

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Friday, December 11, 2015

Holiday Gift Guide 2015: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Revenge!


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Revenge!
Studio: Nickelodeon
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Retail: $19.99
ASIN: B0155YR9EK
Running Time: 267 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Buy Link: Amazon



Product Description: 

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are on the scene! Join the ninja fighting brothers as they ecounter new friends and new foes form Muckman to the Mighty Mutanimals to Mondo Gecko. Then take a trip through time as the Turtles transport to the past, face the biggest mutant threat yet, and get ready for the Kraang's return!


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Book Blogger Hop: December 11th - 17th

Book Blogger Hop

Welcome to the new Book Blogger Hop!

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

What to do:

1. Post on your blog answering this question:

  This week's question is submitted by Elizabeth @ Silver's Reviews!

Are you a blogger that only has reviews on your blog or do you feature giveaways and attention-attracting posts such as personal and bookish posts?

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: 


   I try to post a variety of posts, such as book reviews, product reviews, DVD/Blu-ray reviews, Holiday events, Gift Guides, ramblings and a few giveaways.
Linky List:

Review - Whispers in the Reading Room


 

Whispers in the Reading Room
by Shelly Gray
Publisher: Zondervan
Pub. Date: November 10, 2015
ISBN: 978-0310338499
Pages: 352
Buy Link: http://bit.ly/1lujxr6
Blog Tour: http://litfusegroup.com/author/sgray

Review:

I wasn't aware that author Shelly Shepard Gray also writes under just "Shelly Gray" for some of her titles. I'm a fan of her Amish romances, so I was excited to receive a review copy of Whispers in the Reading Room. Little did I know that it was book 3 in the A Chicago World's Fair Mystery; which I have never read the other two books.

Whispers in the Reading Room centers on Lydia Bancroft, a librarian who has become fascinated by a man that has been coming into the library to read books, but he never checks any them out. She doesn't know his name, well, until she bumps into him at the Hartman Hotel and learns that his name is Sebastian Marks. She also learns that he is rich and lives at the top of the hotel.

This is a romance novel, so of course there are sparks between the two. However, Sebastian is keeping a slight secret from her about the businesses that he owns. It turns out that he's the owner of an infamous saloon and several gambling clubs.

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Holiday Gift Guide 2015: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Christmas!



Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Christmas!
Studio: Nickelodeon
Release Date: October 13, 2015
Retail: $9.98
ASIN: B013299SN0
Running Time: 65 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Buy Link: Amazon


Product Review:

'Tis the season to shell out some justice with 3 throwback Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episodes! Get in the holiday spirit with Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo as they pass out some season's beatings to a gang of thieves, Foot Tech Ninjas and the Purple Dragons!


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