Spoiler warning: This post may contain spoilers for the first four books of the series. I’ve been following the Demon Cycle series for a few years now ever since my…
Read more“The Bear and the Nightingale” by Katherine Arden
Set in medieval Russia, The Bear and the Nightingale follows Vasalisa (Vasya) Petrovna, the young daughter of a country noble. Vasya was born with a destiny; her mother sacrificed her…
Read more“An Echo of Things to Come” by James Islington
Spoiler warning: This post contains spoilers for the first book in this series, The Shadow of What Was Lost. An Echo of Things to Come is the second book in…
Read more“Provenance” by Ann Leckie
I’m a big fan of Ann Leckie’s Imperial Radch series (see my reviews of Ancillary Justice and Ancillary Mercy) and I was ridiculously excited about Provenance, which is a standalone story set…
Read moreWeekly Movie Reviews: Oct 22-28, 2017
Favorite Movie of the Week Australia (2008) Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman), an English aristocrat, arrives in Australia to encourage her husband to sell Faraway Downs, their cattle ranch, and…
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Favorite Movie of the Week The Fall (2006) In a 1920s Los Angeles hospital, injured stuntman Roy Walker and Alexandria, a five year old girl with a broken arm, strike…
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Favorite Movie of the Week The Sound of Music (1965) I’m not sure how I’d never seen The Sound of Music, I’ve known songs from it ever since I can…
Read more“Paradox Bound” by Peter Clines
I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump lately because I’ve been really busy at work. I hadn’t read anything by Peter Clines before, but when Paradox Bound showed…
Read moreWeekly Movie Reviews: Oct 1-7, 2017
Favorite Movie of the Week Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) I’ve seen all of John Hughes’ teen movies that’s he’s famous for (The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller’s Day…
Read moreWeekly Movie Reviews: Sep 24-30, 2017
Favorite Movie of the Week Ride with the Devil (1999) Another Ang Lee movie that I had never really heard of! And one of my favorite genres too – a…
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