4.5/5 stars Awesome Introduction to an Intriguing World Murder at the Kinnen Hotel by Brian McClellan (Narrated by Julie Hoverson) Summary: A young policeman with a gift for remembering everything struggles to solve several murders, save a friend from the guillotine, and preserve his own career before the rich and powerful destroy him. Additional Comments:…
Intriguing Start to a Steampunk Series 4/5 stars Kingdom of Clockwork (Written and narrated by Billy O’Shea) Summary: Karl Nielsen (going with the spelling I found in a review since I listened to the audio and the blurb doesn’t mention the main character, which is weird) is the king’s clockmaker. Despite kind of just…
Another Neat Entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Summary: Prince T’Challa becomes king, but he doesn’t find that easy by any stretch. Facing threats without and within, the young king has a tumultuous introduction to his new life. Additional Comments: – It’s a beautiful movie, though I guess it should be with the…
3.0/5 Mixed Bag of Short Stories Summary: The first and second stories kind of blended in together. I had to restart the audiobook to even remember what the first one was about. I guess I should probably evaluate them separately because they’re very different tales. Additional Comments: – In the Business: 3/5 I totally…
Adana the Earth Dragon: An Elemental Tale by Debbie ManberKupfer Narrated by Fiona Thraille 4.0/5 Cute, Very Short Story Summary: This is a very short story about an Earth dragon that basically follows a typical kid’s story arc. Nobody pays any attention to poor Adana until her unique talents save the day. Aside: I must…
3/5 stars Mixed Bag Short Story Collection Summary: The stories range a bit in genre from zombie apocalypse to family drama to futuristic scifi to suspense to flat out horror. It’s a little hard to judge something like this on the whole. There are stories in here I absolutely loved, like the one with the…
3/5 stars A Turtle’s Magical Adventure by Wanda Luthman Summary: Tad the Turtle’s journey to accept himself. Additional Comments: – The book contained some interesting world-building (like the wizard’s seeming absolute rule over the forest), but there wasn’t enough details to really make anything stick. – I realize it’s a children’s book, but the turtle…
Introduction: Everybody knows that music can hit a whole lot of emotions. People have used it to enhance movies and television shows for ages. Recently, I’ve asked a friend whose taste in music ranges very far and wide to select songs for themes, characters, and situations in some of my book series. What follows…
Introduction: This is most definitely a period piece Summary: Mary Davenport deals with the death of her father and a slew of intrigue within her own house. Additional Comments: – The dialogue is very, very, very formal. That comes across as stiff. I experienced the audiobook, so it didn’t bother me as much. But…
4.5/5 Stars Movie Review: Tomb Raider Summary: Lara Croft’s no stranger to the big screen or video games. After all, she started out way long ago as a video game character. This particular reboot follows a lot of things in the “new” games that explored more of her origin story. Additional Comments: – I…