The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Blue is the daughter of a psychic. A non-psychic in a family of those with the gift. But she does make things “stronger” or clearer. So she will often accompany them...
27 October 2012
The country of the blind by H.G. Wells
Read online Long long ago, in a valley in the Andes, a group of settles were cut off from the rest of the world. They didn’t mind too much, they lived...
2 September 2012
The Dark Knight Rises [based on characters created] by Bob Kane dir. by Christopher Nolan
Before this review begins, I’d like to just wish everyone affected by the attack in Colorado the very best. I really have no words to express how horrible that was, especially...
23 July 2012
The Amazing Spider-Man [based on comics] by Stan Lee, Steve Ditko dir. by Marc Webb
Do I need to give a recap to this story? I mean, you know that it is a Spider-man film, and if I tell you it is an origin story well,...
5 July 2012
Obsidian and Blood by Aliette de Bodard
The Acatl stories : Servant of the Underworld, Harbinger of the Storm, and Master of the House of Darts. Recieved free from Netgalley. Acatl, our narrator, is an Aztec priest. High...
2 June 2012
A local habitation by Seanan McGuire
An October Daye novel #2 A another reread for this year’s OUaT challenge, originally read for the Once Upon a Time VI challenge October Daye is a changeling. Her mother is...
25 May 2012
Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orlean
The life and legend of the world’s most famous dog While serving during World War I serviceman Lee Duncan came across a little of new born German Shepherd puppies. He took...
21 April 2012
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Mabel and Jack have left home and family behind and travelled to Alaska, to the edge of the world, trying to turn the wilderness into a farm that will support them....
19 March 2012
The love letters of an Irish woman
Today, at work, in preparation for our move:”(of which I shall not speak because the work is unending and wearisome)”, I came across The love letters of an Irish woman. Originally...
6 March 2012
I love him to pieces by Evonne Tsang
My boyfriend is a monster #1. Illustrated by Janina Garrissen. In St. Petersberg High School, Florida Dicey Bell is looking for Jack Chen. He doesn’t know it but he is her...
20 February 2012
The Night eternal by Chuck Hogan, Guillermo del Toro
The Strain Trilogy #3 I really enjoyed the first book in this series, The Strain worked really well as a competent vampire story. It was creepy and horrible and very readable....
5 February 2012
The Artist dir. by Michel Hazanavicius
It is the era of silent films and George Valentin is a star. Crowds greet his films with delight and applause. While playing nice with the press he bumps into a...
7 January 2012
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