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The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchinson

Everyone has a fascination with something, be it mechanisms, cars, animals, food; the Butterfly Garden is the story about a man’s fascination with butterflies. As normal of a concept as...

Posted by on July 12, 2018

A Quiet Place

The concept of an angry invading alien force has always been a terrifying concept, I mean hello, War of the Worlds? But an angry invading alien force that kills everything...

Posted by on July 12, 2018

The Great Wall by Yimou Zhang

Viewers who want period accuracy and believable tales can skip this one.  For the rest, the story is entertaining, but not particularly surprising. 

Posted by on July 11, 2018

Split the Party by Drew Hayes

In this sequel to “NPCs” by Drew Hayes, the story continues for our characters, both in the Spells, Swords, and Stealth world and out. Thistle, Grumph, Gabrielle, and Eric have...

Posted by on July 6, 2018

Herding Cats: A Sarah’s Scribbles Collection by Sarah Andersen

This book is a collection of comics by the artist Sarah Andersen (better known as Sarah’s Scribbles to her online followers.) The book can really be split into two sections:...

Posted by on July 3, 2018

The Perfect Roommate

Welcome to the world of Meadow Rain Cupples, a young college girl who’s life is utterly garbage. Kicked out of her apartment for needing to fix her vehicle, so she...

Posted by on July 1, 2018

Bossypants by Tina Fey

Tina Fey is a powerhouse of the writer/actor/comedian/producer variety, and now her deadpan snark finds itself on the page in her memoir, Bossypants.

Posted by on June 30, 2018

Us by David Nicholls

Us tries to be a funny, reflective novel about Douglas’s flaws, but Nicholls’s idea of “funny” appears to be making Douglas miserable, and then having his family laugh at him.

Posted by on June 28, 2018

Smooth-Talking Cowboy by Maisey Yates

Olivia wants her ex back; Luke wants to buy land from Olivia’s father.  So they make a deal: Luke will play Olivia’s new flame to make her ex jealous, if...

Posted by on June 28, 2018

Shadow Woman

Readers should be prepared to suspend their disbelief as Lizette deals with the ramifications of some shady science, which is no longer performing as planned.

Posted by on June 27, 2018

Jessica Jones Season 1 by Melissa Rosenberg

Jessica Jones sometimes recalls the gritty glamour of film noir from the ‘40s and ‘50s, but with less glamour and more grit. Lots more grit.

Posted by on June 27, 2018

Fight and Flight by Scott Meyer

After the near-death experience the wizards experienced in the third book of Scott Meyer’s Magic 2.o series, Jeff has decided they all need to start practicing their combat abilities. The...

Posted by on June 16, 2018

An Unwelcome Quest by Scott Meyer

In this third installment of Scott Meyer’s Magic 2.o series the infamous Todd Douglas has come to get his revenge on the wizards for exiling him. Todd was the first...

Posted by on June 16, 2018

Spell or High Water by Scott Meyer

In this second book of Scott Meyer’s Magic 2.0 series: Martin passed his trials, the wizards have exiled Jimmy, and Phillip has been named the new chairman of the wizards....

Posted by on June 16, 2018

Off to be the Wizard by Scott Meyer

There are lots of beliefs and ideas about how the world came into being, whether or not there is some higher power that controls the universe and everything that happens...

Posted by on June 16, 2018

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