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But…Mom and Dad are Fighting! (A Non-Spoiler review of Captain America: Civil War)
Twenty-four hours ago, I would have been hard pressed to answer which of the Marvel Movies was my favorite. The action scenes in the Winter Soldier set the bar for me. The emotion of The First Avenger always rings with me. The Avenger movies and Guardians are my go-to for fun escapism. But what would Civil War bring? The question has plagued me since hearing that two beloved super heroes were going to not only battle it out, but bring in their friends (and ours for that matter!) as well. For months there has been speculation about what Captain America: Civil War was going to be like. Who would live?…
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Review: Three Wishes by Lisa T. Bergren
Three Wishes by Lisa T. Bergren Genre: Historical/Romance Publisher: Bergren Creative Group Date: April 8, 2016 Zara Ruiz has no idea what’s going to happen in her life. Admittedly, most teenagers aren’t sure, but Zara’s situation is a little different. She’s still in high school and her only guardian, her grandmother, has just passed away. Zara now has a restaurant in her name that she can keep or sell and a whole litany of other things to think about. When she goes to the beach one afternoon and sees an unusual gathering of starfish in a tide pool, she is intrigued, but there isn’t a lot more than that.…
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Review: When Falcons Fall: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery
Title: When Falcons Fall: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery Author: C.S. Harris Genre: historical, mystery, suspense Publisher: NAL Date: March 1, 2016 When we last left Sebastian St. Cyr, he had just solved a murder. That’s not surprising since they seem to follow him around, but he had also just discovered that he isn’t quite as alone in the world as he thought he was. Unfortunately, shortly after learning about this new relative (someone who looks eerily like he does) that same relative became a victim of murder. Pretty horrifying tale. In this outing, St. Cyr, (Viscount Devlin) has made a trip to a small, sleepy village to meet his…
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Review: Hot Dudes Coloring Book by D.C. Taylor
Hot Dudes Coloring Book by D.C. Taylor Reviewed by Lori Twichell Genre: Coloring Book Publisher: Berkley Date: February 2, 2016 So yeah, how do you review a coloring book? This is a unique challenge that is now coming to the forefront with the advent of all the adult coloring books out there. I have several. I love sitting down to watch a film and spending my evening coloring. So when the Hot Dudes coloring book popped into my inbox, I laughed quite a bit, wished I’d had a copy for the recent spate of White Elephant gift exchanges I’d done during the holidays, and happily agreed to review it. …
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Radiant Lit, Caged No More, and other sundry things.
Hello all! It’s been a WHILE since I have been in touch here and I apologize for that. The past few weeks have been incredibly crazy and we’ve had an insane number of things all hit at once! First, Radiant Lit was down for about 8 weeks. We suffered a huge hacking attack and it continued on and on despite our attempts to keep it up. It took moving it to a new hosting service and changing a LOT of the back end, but it’s finally back up! Now we just need to dig out from the crazy. Now, though, comes to the bigger reason. I have been, for the…
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Review: Breakthrough on National Geographic Channel
What happens when you give six prominent filmmakers the chance to explore subjects that are mysterious, puzzling and close to their heart? You get a television series like Breakthrough. Each week, join a filmmaker on a very personal journey to discover answers to questions that plague not only themselves, but humanity. More like science fiction than documentary, this series covers extreme situations that show us where our future may lead. Is it possible to seamlessly create robotics that work with the human body? Could a pandemic wipe out the whole of civilization? Is there a water crisis looming in front of us? My family and I received these dvds to…
