A World Without You Author: Beth Revis Grade: A "You are not one person. You are a different person in each moment of time." Bo believes that he can travel through time. He believes that the special school for troubled youth his parents sent him to is to help him learn to control his superpower.... Continue Reading →
Comic-Con Inspired Reading
Paper Girls Brian K. Vaughn Grade: A A little bit of random reviews and comic-con inspired reading for people who won't be there this weekend. (I've always been torn on comic-con like part of me really wants to go at least once but part of me thinks I'd be absolutely miserable.) So... I read and... Continue Reading →
Ghostbusters 2016
Ghostbusters Directed: Paul Feig Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon and Kristen Wiig Grade: B I admit when the trailers for this Ghostbusters redo came out a couple of months ago, they didn't look good. But I also don't think the trailers were worthy of the massive amounts of scorn piled on this movie.... Continue Reading →
The Fangirl Life
The Fangirl Life Author: Kathleen Smith Grade: A This is me. What sold me on this book was the idea someone could tell me, or attempt to tell me, how to put all those obsessive fangirl feelings to good use in my everyday life. (If only there was something about not procrastinating but that's a... Continue Reading →
And I Darken
And I Darken Author: Kiersten White Grade: A Lada Dragwlya and her younger brother are left at the mercy of the Ottoman Court, abandoned by their father in his quest for power, and left to their own devices. The first time I heard of this book it was described as a gender-bent Vlad the Impaler.... Continue Reading →
Sing
Sing Author: Vivi Greene Grade: B A nice airy little summer book that pretty much reads like Taylor Swift fan fiction. I mean look at the cover. I'm not crazy. And I admit... it's also a little bit why I picked it up. Lily Ross is a pop superstar who falls in love very easily,... Continue Reading →
My Lady Jane
My Lady Jane Authors: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows Grade: B If you know anything about Lady Jane Grey from history you know she got royally screwed. Actually I remember reading her story (the real one not this one) and thinking how much I wanted to just murder the people who set her up... Continue Reading →
The Shallows
The Shallows Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Grade: B Blake Lively takes a surfing trip to a hidden beach and winds up attacked by a shark and fighting for her life stuck like 200 yards off shore. Sometimes you just want to go see a good shark movie. I had fun with this one. Honestly, it's the... Continue Reading →
Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence Directed By: Roland Emmerich Grade: C- The aliens return to cause more humanity ending havoc in this sequel to Independence Day. I have to say I loved the first movie. I absolutely loved it despite the emotional manipulation. I also don't want to think about how many years have passed since that... Continue Reading →
The View from the Cheap Seats
The View from the Cheap Seats Author: Neil Gaiman Grade: A- "Go where your obsessions take you." So I was looking for something a little different than my usual books lately and Gaiman is always a winner. This book of nonfiction covers a lot of things- a lot of different subjects. Some of it I... Continue Reading →