Ruination is another League of Legends win for me. So if you count Arcane*, two out of two, maybe not much but I take what I get this days! I almost want to play the game. But then again maybe the fun is not knowing anything about it. Actually I might say that's definite in... Continue Reading →
I've seen a lot of people saying that Wanda in the Multiverse of Madness was out of character- even saying that obviously no one involved had watched Wandavision, that they didn't understand, that they made her the crazy woman, just the mother, etc. Etc. And as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch is one of my all time... Continue Reading →
Mayhem By: Estelle Laure This book is being pitched as a YA feminist mash-up of The Lost Boys meets The Craft- and the minute I saw that I knew I wanted to read it! A thousand thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing a free copy as part of the book tour. It's 1987... Continue Reading →
Onward Directed By: Dan Scanlon It was a bit strange to see the Simpson's get the short film spot in front of the new Pixar movie Onward. Honestly I thought the whole short was a bit odd. But I haven't seen any new Simpsons stuff since the movie. First off that we didn't even get... Continue Reading →
Serpent and Dove By: Shelby Mahurin Lou is a witch in hiding trying to make it as a thief. Reid is a witch-burning Chasseur. One day after a run in they are forced to wed in a contrivance so ridiculous I spent most of the rest of the book going what the hell? Although at... Continue Reading →
The Folk of Air Series By: Holly Black Holly Black has finished her tale and I have officially finished exactly 1 (1!) of the endlessly running book series I'm reading this year! So I thought I'd wrap up my thoughts on this popular tale of the fae and confess that ever since I read the... Continue Reading →
Spellbook of the Lost and Found By: Moïra Fowley-Doyle Something strange is happening Olive and Rose are losing things- small things at first. Bracelets. Jackets. But it's beginning to escalate into bigger things. And when Olive meets a group of strange kids living in an abandoned house outside of town who have the same problem... Continue Reading →
Ship of Smoke and Steel By: Django Wexler An enormous and seemingly impossible ship full of sacrifices. Commanded by an unseen Captain and a vicious crew. Guarded by "angels" who won't let you leave once you board. Action, violence, love and lust, betrayal and a fight for survival against a series of strange creatures including... Continue Reading →
Shadow of the Fox By: Julie Kagawa A half kitsune half human girl, a demon possessed samurai, a down-on-his luck ronin and a noble with a strange past time walk into your village... What do you do? You should probably run because they're likely being trailed by demons and giant centipedes. Maybe don't try to... Continue Reading →
The House with a Clock In Its Walls Directed By: Eli Roth Grade: B+ I'm going to be completely honest here. I literally could have watched two hours of Jack Black and Cate Blanchett snarking at each other and I would have enjoyed it. The actual movie is about a young orphan Lewis (Owen Vaccaro)... Continue Reading →