Introduction: In the interest of keeping this spoiler free, I’ll keep my comments as general as possible and narrow it down to some questions. Is this movie worth watching? Yes, Infinity War hits a lot of the same vibes as most of the Marvel movies. Moments of seriousness get broken with well-timed sprinkles of humor,…
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…
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…
Introduction: I typically only post reviews of things I’ll put on the audiobook edge list. While this one will not be featured, it’s the sort of story that each person should decide for themselves whether to give it a go. Summary: A girl gets kidnapped and trained in her special skill … Additional Comments:…
Introduction: It’s been awhile since I posted any audiobook reviews. Still got a mixed bag of them to review. Let’s start back up with a darker sort of epic fantasy. It had fantastic narration provided by Genevieve Sibayan, but I’m a little ambivalent on the plot and characters. *spoilers possible in discussion part* Summary:…
Introduction: Typically, I end up seeing about one movie a month. Looks like we might be off to a slow start in 2018. That said, there are quite a few movies I really want to see this year. Here they are roughly in release order. Black Panther: Release Date Feb 16, 2018 In recent…
Introduction: I didn’t do as well as I usually do keeping all the movie stubs this year, but I’ll look at a list of 2017 movies and let you know what I got to see. These mini-reviews are as spoiler-free as I can get them, but no absolute promises something won’t slip by. Rogue…
Summary: Rey tries to enlist Luke Skywalker’s help while the Resistance fights for survival. Additional Comments: – As with The Force Awakens, there are about four main, interwoven threads to the story, focusing on Poe and the Resistance, Rey and Luke, Finn and Rose, and Kylo Ren. The editing is fairly decent in terms of…
Introduction: Hey all, thanks for joining us this week. I must be on a narrator kick. Please welcome Moira Todd, the voice behind the new audiobook Ember Burning (Trinity Forest Book 1) (You can find the link below). The story follows a grieving teen as she ventures into a forest teeming with urban legends of…
Part 1: Production Introduction: Recently, I had the unique opportunity to test the audiobook creation process of two different companies for creating audiobooks: ACX (Audiobook Creation Exchange) and Findaway Voices. It’s not a true experiment because there are too many variables, but I happened to have two short stories to produce simultaneously. The Contenders:…