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Movie Reviews! World War Z and Man of Steel

ErikaT — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:32:32 +0000

World War Z United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself. I just returned from a screening for it this evening and I have to say it was very good. I have not [...]

POLL! HOLLOWS NEWS! The Undead Pool (Book 12) has a synopsis!

ErikaT — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:32 +0000

Earlier we got a title announcement and I polled you guys asking how you liked it. Now we know what it’s about! Source is goodreads: Witch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan has managed to save the demonic ever after from shrinking, but at a high cost. Now strange magic is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, [...]

Kiss of Blood (Vamp City #2) by Pamela Palmer

ErikaT — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:01:51 +0000

Quin Lennox found herself lucky last time, managing to escape the alternate world of Vamp City. But that world isn’t quite done with her. They need her powers to restore the magic of their world and free the vampires currently bound there. Vampire Arturo Mazza is sent to bring her back, and Quinn has learned [...]

The Immortal Circus by A. R. Kahler – The best Prime freebie I’ve read all year!

ErikaT — Tue, 28 May 2013 01:03:40 +0000

Synopsis: Murdered contortionists aren’t exactly what Vivienne signed up for when she ran away to join the circus. But like most things under the big top, nothing is what it seems. With a past she can’t quite remember, Vivienne finds that running away forever might not be as appealing as it once sounded, especially not [...]

Blood Shadows (Blackthorn #1) by Lindsay J. Pryor

ErikaT — Tue, 28 May 2013 00:01:57 +0000

Synopsis: Gifted with the ability to read the shadows of ‘third species’ beings, Caitlin Parish is the Vampire Control Unit’s most powerful agent. Despite that, her mission to hunt down Kane Malloy – a master vampire – comes with a death wish. Many have tried, but few have survived. For Caitlin, tracking Kane is about [...]

Rebel (The Fallen #4) by Kristina Douglas

ErikaT — Sat, 25 May 2013 19:27:01 +0000

Synopis: A rebel angel who lives outside the world of the Fallen, Cain makes his own rules. Now he’s returned to make trouble, and he sets his sights on the unreliably psychic Martha. She has no interest in getting romantically involved with Cain, especially when she can tell he has ulterior motives. But when a [...]

POLL! The Undead Pool (The Hollows, #12) by Kim Harrison

ErikaT — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:21:17 +0000

So we have a title folks! The Undead Pool is the name for the penultimate entry of The Hollows. In typical Clint Eastwood fashion, it’s likely playing off the film, The Dead Pool. I’ve decided to create a new post on the matter and deleted my previous one as I’ve mulled it over and found new [...]

Memorial Day Movies – Sequels, Sequels, and more Sequels!

ErikaT — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:36:01 +0000

If you live in the US we’ve got a pretty big weekend coming up. I got the chance to screen a few new films. Fast & Furious 6 Agent Luke Hobbs enlists Dominic Toretto and his team to bring down former Special Ops soldier Owen Shaw, leader of a unit specializing in vehicular warfare. If [...]

Gilded Destiny: A Vesper Novella by Nola Sarina – Now I want to see a Vesper novel

ErikaT — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:14:29 +0000

Promising new author, Nola Sarina, stopped by here recently to guest post for us and is holding an awesome 4-book giveaway. I recently had the pleasure of reading her new book, Gilded Destiny: A Vesper Novella, and was pleasantly surprised. Calli, a tattoo artist, lost her memory some time ago believing she was in a [...]

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani – For a debut, I am WOWed.

ErikaT — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:08:10 +0000

Unlikely best friends, Sophie and Agatha, test their level of friendship as they are whisked away to the School for Good and Evil, where failing your fairy tale is not an option. Sophie, the embodiment of all things good, finds herself dumped in the School of Evil while Agatha, the dark and broody, is placed in the School for Good. [...]