Joyland by Stephen King

HOT OFF THE PRESS REVIEW!!!!!!!!!! Summary Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and […]


Parker by Richard Stark

Summary “After a bank heist gone awry, Parker hobnobs with excessively moneyed citizens of West Palm Beach while impersonating a Texan oilman looking to buy property. The true object of his affection is a $12 million stash of jewels that he aims to steal from under the noses of a […]



Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Season 5)

Summary This TV show happens some time between Episode II and III while the Clone Wars was in full swing. Review This TV show is definitely addicting if you like Star Wars. I know that a lot of people are not terribly interested because they don’t think that it will be that […]


DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC: A TAKE OF MADNESS, MEDICINE AND ...

*Just found this somewhere in my drafts and did this review a while ago. Decided to get it up now🙂 Summary “The extraordinary New York Times-bestselling account of James Garfield’s rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy, from bestselling author of The River […]



Expendables 2 (2012)

Starring Sylvester Stallone – Barney Ross Jason Statham – Lee Christmas Jean-Claude Van Damme – Vilain Jet Li – Yin Yang Dolph Lundgren – Gunnar Jensen Chuck Norris – Booker Bruce Willis – Church Arnold Schwarzenegger – Trench Terry Crews – Hale Caesar Randy Couture – Toll Road Liam Hemsworth […]


Tiger’s Destiny by Colleen Houck

Summary “With three of the goddess Durga’s quests behind them, only one prophecy now stands in the way of Kelsey, Ren, and Kishan breaking the tiger’s curse. But the trio’s greatest challenge awaits them: A life-endangering pursuit in search of Durga’s final gift, the Rope of Fire, on the Andaman […]



Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Season 1-4)

Summary A tv series which follows the Clone Wars. It happens some time between Episode II and III while the Clone Wars was in full heat. Review This is the coolest and cutest TV show. If you are a big Star Wars fan (meeeee) then this is definitely something that would be […]


The Mist (2007)

Summary A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives. -IMDB.com Review Yup, that summary just about covers the entire movie. That was technically what the entire movie was about. But it […]



The Vampire Diaries (2009-) (Season 1-3)

Starring Nina Dobrev – Elena Gilbert Kat Graham – Bonnie Bennett Candice Accola – Caroline Forbes Paul Wesley – Stefan Salvatore Ian Somerhalder – Damon Salvatore Steven R. McQueen – Jeremy Gilbert Review Definitely an interesting and entertaining show to watch. It really brings back memories of Twilight, except that […]


HAWAII FIVE-0 (2010-) (SEASON 1 AND 2)

Hawaii Five-0 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Starring Daniel Dae Kim – Chin Ho Kelly Alex O’Loughlin – Steve McGarrett Grace Park – Kono Kalakaua Scott Caan – Danny ‘Danno’ Williams Masi Oka – Dr. Max Bergman Taylor Wily – Kamekona Review With all of the action, romance, ‘bro-mance’, comedy, amazing actors,and […]



Cuba 15 by Nancy Osa

Summary Violet Paz has just turned 15, a pivotal birthday in the eyes of her Cuban grandmother. Fifteen is the age when a girl enters womanhood, traditionally celebrating the occasion with a quinceañero. But while Violet is half Cuban, she’s also half Polish, and more importantly, she feels 100% American. […]


The Flame Of Olympus (Pegasus) by Kate O’Hearn

Summary A young girl, a winged horse, and a war of epic proportions make for an adventurous start to an exciting new trilogy. When Pegasus crashes onto a Manhattan roof during a terrible storm, Emily’s life changes forever. Suddenly allied with a winged horse she’d always thought was mythical, Emily […]



Kill Switch by Chris Lynch

Summary Daniel wants to spend one final summer with his beloved grandfather, before Daniel leaves for college and his grandfather succumbs to dementia. But when Da, a former systems analyst for the Department of Agriculture, starts to let things slip about people he’s killed and countries he’s overthrown, his old […]


Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Starring Kristen Stewart – Snow White Chris Hemsworth – The Huntsman Charlize Theron – Ravenna Sam Clafin – William Summary Definitely not your average retelling of the classic Snow White fairy tale, Snow White and the Huntsman is a dark, action-fantasy film that’s based more on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale than […]



Noah’s Knits by Fiona Goble

Hot off the press is this new book Noah’s Knits by Fiona Goble.  Long time readers of this blog will know that we love Fiona Goble (Here, Here, and Here). She is a really creative lady (just check out ALL the crafty books she has written), and handy with the knitting […]


Just Some Fun Photos :)

I was just waddling (love that word) around the “World Wide Web” and I came across this really cute post from HuffingtonPost.com I love reading their fun news and this post is about animals (extremely cute animals) yawning and some of the pictures are extremely cute. I was going to […]



The Avengers (2012)

Starring Rober Downey Jr – Iron Man/ Tony Stark Chris Evans – Steve Rogers/ Captain America Mark Ruffalo – Bruce Banner/ The Hulk Chris Hemsworth – Thor Scarlett Johansson – Natasha Romanoff/ Black Widow Jeremy Renner – Clint Barton/ Hawkeye Tom Hiddleston – Loki Summary Blasphemy? Perhaps. But the best […]


FunDay Friday

This is so creative, but can’t see how it helps with War And Peace. Enjoy!! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GOMIBdM6N7Q]



Maurice Sendak

It is a sad day for readers, Maurice Sendak has died. At 83. Not bad really. And he has left the world a legacy in all of his writings.  How many of us stared life with “Where The Wild Things Are”? Here. Thank you Maurice.


Please Pledge

Yeah, I know that I am not one for ebooks, but I have to agree with this one. Please pledge to let libraries have ebooks. Since the younger generation is all technology oriented, having ebooks may encourage them to read more and not just stop at the library to pick […]