Monday, January 13, 2020

Review - An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris

Available on Paperback & Kindle.

I became aware of author Charlaine Harris' novels after watching the first season of True Blood on DVD in 2009, and shortly later, I hunted down all of the Sookie Stackhouse titles that were out then. Those books are well-written supernatural tales with intriguing characters. I wasn't aware the author had a new series, Gunnie Rose, out until I received an ARC of A Longer Fall from NetGalley at the tail end of 2019. It turns out it's the second installment in the series. While I have no problem jumping in the middle of a series, I ended up buying the first book, An Easy Death, on Kindle when it was on sale for $1.99.

Sunday, January 12, 2020

Review - Aliens: Rescue

*This is a sponsored review. All opinions are 100% mine!
Available to Pre-order on AMAZON!
On February 11th, Dark Horse Comics will release the graphic novel Aliens: Rescue is written by Brian Wood (Aliens: Defiance and Aliens: Resistance) and penciled by Kieran McKeown (Halo: Lone Wolf), which contains all four issues from the 2019 limited comic book series.

Aliens: Rescue is a direct followup to Aliens: Resistance. It centers around Alec Brand, a former colonist who's now a private in the Colonial Marines. He finds himself being investigated by Lena Bouden a USCM, who's determined to know what happened to Amanda Ripley (Ellen Ripley's daughter) and Zula Hendricks. He tells the story of how he was rescued by Ripley and Hendricks, as well as his last interactions with them before their so-called deaths. 

Sunday Post: Joker, Zombies, Aliens, and a Dragon

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What Am I Currently Reading?


My Kindle is all charged up so I can finish reading A Longer Fall by Charlaine Harris, which is being released on Tuesday. It's the second book in the Gunnie Rose series. I just finished reading the first book, An Easy Death, a few days ago. I'll be posting a review for it sometime tomorrow. Speaking of posting reviews, I still have three books I read last year that I'll be writing reviews for this week. Later today, I'll be posting the review for the graphic novel Aliens: Rescue and and the Joker Blu-ray. After I get finished with A Longer Fall, I'll either be reading Highfire by Eoin Colfer or The Courier by Gordon J. Campbell. The latter is for a book tour and my review is scheduled for the 20th.

Friday, January 10, 2020

Book Blogger Hop: January 10th - 16th


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Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Review - The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

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Why is it some so many people don't know the musical "The Phantom of the Opera" is based on the Gothic horror story Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by French author Gaston Leroux?

Originally, Le Fantôme de l'Opéra (translated as The Phantom of the Opera) was published as a serial from September 23, 1909, to January 8, 1910 in the French newspaper Le Gaulois. It was published in volume form in March 1910. The book has been reprinted many times over the last century. There have even been several retelling and sequels written by other authors. Also, there have been many stage, radio, film, and television adaptations, including the classic silent film starring Lon Chaney, Sr., and 1962's Hammer Horror version.

DVD Review - The Shed

Available on DVD and Blu-ray!

Arriving today on DVD ($27.97) & Blu-ray ($28.97) is the vampire flick The Shed (NR; 97 minutes) from RLJE Films (AMC Networks). Directed by Frank Sabatella (Blood Night), the film stars Jay Jay Warren, Cody Kostro, Sofia Happonen, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Frank Whaley, and Timothy Bottoms. There are no special features or bonus extras.

The Shed centers around Stan (played by Jay Jay Warren) a troubled teenager who has been living with his drunken grandfather (played by Timothy Bottoms) ever since his parents died. He's being bullied at school and been in & out of juvenile court. Just when he believes his life can't get any worse — it does!

Monday, January 6, 2020

Digital Review - Lucy in the Sky


*This is a sponsored review. All opinions are 100% mine.


Does anyone recall seeing advertisements last fall for Fox Searchlight Pictures' Lucy in the Sky starring Natalie Portman?

Well, you're not the only one! I never even heard of the movie until I received a press release about it being released to Digital HD on Dec. 17th. For some reason, I was under the impression the movie was about space exploration, so I agreed to watch a digital screener.

The film centers around Astronaut Lucy Cola (played by Portman), who returns to Earth after being on her first mission in space. While all the other astronauts seem to be just fine from the mission, Lucy seems to be a bit loopy! She makes an attempt to go back to a normal life with her husband and niece but all she can think about it is going back to space.

Despite being advised to take things slow upon her return, Lucy is determined to make the cut for the next NASA space mission, even it means nearly drowning just so she can beat an underwater test record. Things take a turn for the worse when she begins an affair with a fellow astronaut, Mark Goodwin (played by Jon Hamm), which is against NASA's rules.

What starts out as a fun fling, quickly turn into an obsession, resulting n Lucy going completely mad.

Digital HD Bonus Extras include:
  • Deleted Scenes
    •  “Lucy Teaches"
    • “Mark Takes Lucy to the Roof” 
    • “Lucy Leaves Erin in the Simulator” 
    • “Lucy and Iris Get Pulled Over” 
  • Director’s Journey 
  • Creating Magical Realism 
  • Making Space 
  • Lucy Cola


Final Thoughts