Friday, August 4, 2017

Book Blogger Hop: August 4th - 10th




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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 Reviws!

Do you ever go "way back" to when you first started blogging and look at your old review posts? Do you see any differences from then to now?

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've went back a few times and read some of my very first reviews, which several of them were short and badly written.


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Thursday, August 3, 2017

Interview & Giveaway with Tanith Davenport


Now available from Totally Bound is the paranormal erotic romance Echoes of Love by Tanith Davenport.



Paranormal writer Kala Westenra, staying with her best friend Vika in Norway, is hunting for a new subject for an article, and finds it when she hears footsteps in the hall twenty minutes before Vika's hot brother Tor Viitanen arrives home. This, Vika tells her, is the vardoger - a Norwegian ghost, a future echo which always precedes a person's arrival.

Kala plans to stake out the hallway to catch the vardoger in the act - and is shocked when, on its arrival, it kisses her. Her feelings for Tor have been hidden ever since she first met him two years ago; could it be that the vardoger is acting on Tor's secret desire for her?

As Kala and Tor work together to understand what is happening with the spirit, their longing for each other begins to overtake them - but the vardoger has more to show them than they expected...

The author has taken a few minutes out of her busy schedule for a Q&A about her newest novel. 



When did you become interested in storytelling?

I've been writing all my life, although only started writing erotic romance when I was about 27. I've always loved to write and usually wrote some form of romance, apart from a brief attempt at a school story in my teens which, thankfully, disappeared with my old computer.

What was your first book/story published?

My debut novel was The Hand He Dealt, about a gaming management student who gets into a complicated relationship with her best friend and her best friend's boyfriend. It was great fun to write and Ash is still my favourite of all my heroes.

What inspired you to write Echoes of Love?

I read an article in the Fortean Times about vardogers, which struck me as particularly interesting because of the way they were presented - it was stated that vardogers aren't considered scary in context because they're handy for household scheduling. That gave me a few ideas about how I could give them a new twist.

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Silicon Valley®: The Complete Fourth Season Digital HD Giveaway


Now available to own on Digital HD is the hit HBO® comedy series SILICON VALLEY®: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON, featuring all 10 episodes from the 2017 season. The series will be arriving on Blu-ray on Digital on September 12, 2017, which will include three hilarious, never-before-seen deleted scenes.



There are many changes for the Pied Piper guys in season four, as they pursue their video-chat app, PiperChat, but Richard (played by Thomas Middleditch) has a hard time letting go of his dream to put his algorithm to better use. As Dinesh (played by Kumail Nanjiani) flirts with notoriety while Gilfoyle (played by Martin Starr) looks on in amusement, Erlich (played by T.J. Miller) searches for his next big break, Jared (played by Zach Woods) attempts to pivot with the company, and Big Head (played by Josh Brener) enters the world of academia. Over at Hooli, Gavin (played by Matt Ross) finds himself threatened by Jack Barker (played by Stephen Tobolowsky), while Monica (played by Amanda Crew) struggles to bounce back at Raviga after her fallout with Laurie (played by Suzanne Cryer). Sharp, irreverent and hilarious, Silicon Valley continues to lambast the self-important world of tech in a season that finds the Pied Piper guys looking to leave their mark, even as they continue to fumble along the road to success.


Giveaway Details

  • Silicon Valley®: The Complete Fourth Season Digital HD
  • (code can be redeemed on www.hbodigitalhd.com)
  • 1 Winner
  • Sponsored by HBO Home Entertainment
  • Must be 18+ age to enter.
  • USA Entries Only
  • Winner will be emailed the Digital code.
  • Giveaway Ends August 16th!



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VEEP®: The Complete Sixth Season Digital HD Giveaway




Now available on Digital HD is the Emmy®-Winning HBO® comedy series VEEP®: The Complete Sixth Season, featuring all 10 episodes from the 2017 season. It will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 12, 2017, which will also include seven exclusive new audio commentaries featuring cast (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Matt Walsh, Timothy Simons, Sam Richardson, Sarah Sutherland, and Clea DuVall), David Mandel, and additional Writers, Directors, and Producers.




Created by Armando Iannucci (Oscar® nominee for co-writing In the Loop), the sixth season of VEEP® centers on Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), who has been out of office for the first time in years after her loss in a Senate vote to resolve an Electoral College tie last season. To secure her legacy and find her place in the world, while much of her staff pursues endeavors of their own, Season 6 finds Selina and her band of fellow misfits hilariously attempting to make their mark while navigating the political landscape in Washington and beyond.


Giveaway Details

  • VEEP®: The Complete Sixth Season Digital HD
  • (code can be redeemed on www.hbodigitalhd.com)
  • 1 Winner
  • Sponsored by HBO Home Entertainment
  • Must be 18+ age to enter.
  • USA Entries Only
  • Winner will be emailed the Digital code.
  • Giveaway Ends August 16th!


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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Popcorn & Coffee: Dragon Wars: D-War


Mill Creek Ent.; PG-13; 91 minutes

Do you like watching cheesy B-flicks? Well, you can find plenty of them in the $5 DVD bin at Walmart, including the recently re-released of Dragon Wars: D-War.

Based loosely on the 1989 role-playing video game, Dragon Wars: D-War was released to theaters in 2007. Directed by Hyung Rae Shim, the film stars Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks, Robert Forester, Craig Robinson, Aimee Garcia, and Chris Mulkey.

Ever since he was a child, Ethan Kendrick (played by Jason Behr) has known he has the ability to change an Imoogi into a Celestial Dragon. Now as an adult, working as a news anchor in L.A., he realizes his destiny will finally be foretold when an evil Imoogi, known as "Buraki," is unleashed and brings forth the "Atrox Army," an army of supernatural dragons and warriors, to destroy the world.

This is where Sarah Daniels (played by Amanda Brooks) comes into the story, a young woman who is an incarnation of Yuh Yi Joo. Before the dragon army can get to her, Ethan shows up in the nick of time and rescues her. Well, at least for the time being, as there a prophecy that needs to be fulfilled in order to destroy the Imoogi and the dragon army, so a sacrifice is needed.

The film earned nearly $100 million at the box-office, which isn't too bad considering the budget was round $35 million. However, it was later revealed the special effects went way over-budget, costing nearly $99 million.

Monday, July 31, 2017

Music Review & Giveaway: Nichole Nordeman: Every Mile Mattered


iTunes; Spotify; Amazon
While almost everyone knows that I'm a bookworm, many of you don't know that I'm also a music lover. As far as I can remember back, my first music cassette tape (Remember those?) was of Sesame Street. By elementary school, I was into country music (Garth Brooks, Sawyer Brown, etc.). From junior high thru high school , I was listening to classic rock and some pop music on CDs. However, as I have gotten older (I'll be 37 in September.), my tastes have changed quite a bit. I still listen to a little bit pop, rock (classic, alternative, and Gothic), contemporary, and a few country singers. As of this year, I've been listening to several Christian artists.

Now available from Sparrow Records (Capitol CMG Label) is the 5th studio album from the Christian singer Nichole Nordeman, titled "Every Mile Mattered."The singer has won 9 Dove Awards, including Female Vocalist of the Year in 2001 & 2003.

To be completely honest, I had never heard of the artist before receiving a press release about her new album. After watching one lyric video on YouTube for "Dear Me," I thought I would give the artist a try by reviewing "Every Mile Mattered."

The album has eleven songs on it, including a new version of "Slow Down" featuring Nichole's daughter, Pepper Ingram, and a remake of U2's "Beautiful Day." "Slow Down" originally appeared on her 2015's EP, titled "The Unmaking." The single sold over 146 track equivalents, and the lyric video has over 30 million views. The single also peaked at #38 on iTunes singles chart.


The eleven songs on "Every Mile Mattered" are:

Every Mile Mattered
You're Here
Dear Me
No Longer
Lean
Hush, Hush
Listen To Your Life
Beautiful Day
Sound Of Surviving
Anywhere We Are
Slow Down (feat. Pepper Ingram)

Friday, July 28, 2017

Book Blogger Hop: July 28th - August 3rd




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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 Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer!

Do you read tie-in novels to movies or television series? If so, which ones?

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:

Occasionally, I will read a novelization or tie-in to a movie or TV series. Over the summer, I read the novelization for Alien: Covenant. During my teenage years, I read dozens of Buffy the Vampire Slayer & and Angle tie-in novels. I've also read a few tie-ins to Doctor Who, Star Trek, Star Wars, and Castle over the years.


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Popcorn & Coffee: Warlock Collection: 3-Film Set Blu-ray Review


Lionsgate; Rated R; 296 minutes; Amazon

Now available Blu-ray from Liongate's Vestron Video Collection Series is the Warlock Collection, featuring all 3 films on a two-disc set, as well as a bunch of special features.

Filmed in 1988, but released in 1991 in the United States, Warlock centers on a Warlock (played by Julian Sands), who barely escaped death in 1691 by traveling through a portal to 20th century Los Angeles. Hot on his trail is the witch-hunter Giles Redferne (played Richard E. Grant), who travels through the portal on a revenge quest.

After quickly adjusting to the present world, the Warlock summons Satan, who gives him orders to find the The Grand Grimoire, a Satanic book that contains the true name of God. The twist is that the pages of the book have been hidden around the country, which sends the Warlock on his own quest to find them and assemble the book.

Meanwhile, upon arriving to the present day, Redferne befriends a young waitress, Kassandra (played by Lori Singer), who has been cursed to grow old quickly by the Warlock. With a only days left to live, thanks to the curse, Kassandra, helps Redferne collect parts of the Grand Grimoire, and find a way to kill the Warlock.

Julian Sands ("Warlock") stars in Lionsgate Home Entertainment's WARLOCK.

Lori Singer ("Kassandra") stars in Lionsgate Home Entertainment's WARLOCK.

The first sequel, Warlock: The Armageddon, was released in 1993, and it has nothing to do with the original except for the fact that it stars Julian Sands as the Warlock. The plot centers on a teenage couple, Kenny and Samantha (played by Chris Young and Paula Marshall), who are both killed and later resurrected to become Druid warriors, so they can protect the six magical rune stones and stop the Warlock from unleashing Satan from hell.