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Television Review: Agent Carter
I rarely review television shows. I’m not sure why this is. I review films and books and products but television isn’t usually something about which I offer commentary. Perhaps it’s because there are so many outlets covering television that it feels like an already saturated medium. There are so many more experienced and profound people than myself offering opinions. Who wants to read mine? However, I’m breaking that pattern to talk about the ABC television show, Agent Carter. Confession: I’m a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) geek. Note, this doesn’t mean I’m a comic book or graphic novel geek. Far from it. I have my own expert named Shell that I…
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Fifty Shades of Grey: Some Points to Ponder
So unless you’re living under a rock, you know that the new film, Fifty Shades of Grey, releases this week. Today actually. Timed for a Valentine’s Day extravaganza, the marketing behind this film has been pushing the erotic romance in this story hard. The problem is that it’s not an erotic romance. And before anyone assumes that I don’t know what I’m talking about because I haven’t seen the movie, I read this story when it was free online. When it talked about Edward and Bella. Not Christian and Ana. Did I finish? Nope. I’ll be honest. But I did get through enough of it to know what happens in…
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Review: Beneath the Forsaken City by C.E. Laureano
Beneath the Forsaken City by C.E. Laureano Genre : Fantasy Publisher: NavPress Date: January 16, 2015 War is rumbling on the horizon. It threatens to choke the very existence of the entire kingdom. Conor and Aine are doing what they can to enjoy their time together before everything breaks. Unfortunately, this isn’t nearly as much time as they imagined, since they are separated by a terrible storm. No, for someone who is a shipper (enjoys relationships) like me, I’ll tell you that this is not pretty. For Eoghan, the young man destined to be the leader of the Firein, things are no less difficult. He’s got to return to his…
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Review: A Brush with Love: A January Wedding Story by Rachel Hauck
A Brush With Love: A January Wedding Story by Rachel Hauck Genre: Romance Publisher: Zondervan Publication Date: December 2014 Ginger Winters understands how to make people beautiful. It’s her gift and she’s turned it into a fabulous career. At one point she even worked with one of the top selling country music artists in the world. Now she’s gone back to her small hometown to start her own salon. But all is not perfect in Ginger’s world. When she was a child, she was horribly burned in a fire and the scars torment her daily. Magazines have claimed her to be the ‘ugliest’ stylist to the stars and she feels…
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Review: How to Catch a Prince by Rachel Hauck
How to Catch a Prince by Rachel Hauck Genre: Romance Publisher: Zondervan Publication Date: February 2015 American heiress Corina Del Rey is struggling. Since her twin brother’s death, she’s barely been able to hold anything together. Her parents have distanced themselves from anything resembling life and even her job is just…well…just. She technically doesn’t even need to work since she’s the heir to a huge fortune, but she needs something to fill the hours of her day. She has to figure out how to stop thinking about her brother Carlos and obsessing over his death. As if her world isn’t messed up enough, she is about to find out that…
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Book Review: Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb
Obsession in Death by J.D. Robb Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Putnam Adult Publication Date: Feb 10, 2015 Eve Dallas could really use a vacation and she knows it. The recent murder investigation wrapping during Christmas proved that to her. So she’s promised Roarke that she will take a vacation with him. She just needs to get through the rest of the year without a murder. That doesn’t prove as easy as she’d hoped. And unfortunately, this isn’t a murder that she can pass off to someone else. You see the killer left her a note at the scene. Whoever committed this crime has done it FOR Eve. An offering of sorts.…
