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July 24, 2018
Black Mountain by Greig Beck
*Audiobook Review of book 4 in the Alex Hunter series 
Have you ever began a story, then felt that you've read it before? That's the feeling I took on when I began Black Mountain, book #4 in the Alex Hunter series by
Greig Beck
. The story is darker than the previous tales, and that is really saying something considering how dark the stories are! Either way, I loved this one as much as the first three and a half books! #element-cdb9f877-8181-4c12-8398-2ffcca757249 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
So the Arcadian, Alex Hunter, has regained consciousness. He's no longer in danger of the parasitic virus that took over his body at the end of the previous installment in the series but things aren't all tickety boo! He doesn't know who he is or where he's from. How is that? I'll never tell! But while he's trying to literally find himself, something's happening on the Appalachian's Black Mountain that requires attention from the Arcadian and he can feel it!
Black Mountain isn't like the other books. 'There's something out there and it ain't no man.' (Predator reference, sorry!) But it's true- and the law enforcement of the podunk town are struggling! Hikers are vanishing and children on swings disappear... while still on the swing! The entire swingset vanished!!! What to do?
This adventure is just as huge as the other books, but deeper for Alex because he's trying to get his life back in order. Someone wants him to stay with them and others want him back and they're all fighting each other and things! An ancient thing.
Black Mountain is absolutely fabulous and it gets to the heart of who Alex is. You have to read this if you get into the Hunter series. I'm off to the next read. Cheers!
Black Mountain
Greig Beck
Narrated by Sean Mangan
Produced by Bolinda Audio November 2012
Runtime: 12 hs 51 mins
Have you ever began a story, then felt that you've read it before? That's the feeling I took on when I began Black Mountain, book #4 in the Alex Hunter series by
Greig Beck
. The story is darker than the previous tales, and that is really saying something considering how dark the stories are! Either way, I loved this one as much as the first three and a half books! #element-cdb9f877-8181-4c12-8398-2ffcca757249 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
So the Arcadian, Alex Hunter, has regained consciousness. He's no longer in danger of the parasitic virus that took over his body at the end of the previous installment in the series but things aren't all tickety boo! He doesn't know who he is or where he's from. How is that? I'll never tell! But while he's trying to literally find himself, something's happening on the Appalachian's Black Mountain that requires attention from the Arcadian and he can feel it!Black Mountain isn't like the other books. 'There's something out there and it ain't no man.' (Predator reference, sorry!) But it's true- and the law enforcement of the podunk town are struggling! Hikers are vanishing and children on swings disappear... while still on the swing! The entire swingset vanished!!! What to do?
This adventure is just as huge as the other books, but deeper for Alex because he's trying to get his life back in order. Someone wants him to stay with them and others want him back and they're all fighting each other and things! An ancient thing.
Black Mountain is absolutely fabulous and it gets to the heart of who Alex is. You have to read this if you get into the Hunter series. I'm off to the next read. Cheers!
Black Mountain
Greig Beck
Narrated by Sean Mangan
Produced by Bolinda Audio November 2012
Runtime: 12 hs 51 mins
July 23, 2018
Dark Rising: Alex Hunter, Book 2
*An Audiobook Review A novel by Greig Beck
Narrated by Sean Mangan
Normally I don't read military scifi. I watch it. But not with
Greig Beck
's novels. Today's review is from the Alex Hunter series, of which I've read a few books prior. Now that I'm committed to the series, I'm going from book one through to the end. Dark Rising is about a war in the Middle East and... well, the world! #element-ed89e8e4-45a4-41dc-abcc-831b7210923a .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
Alex Hunter is changing. It's a good thing too, because there are factions at work that are trying to bring not only war but obliteration to the planet and he's the only one who can stop it all!
Isreal is wanting world domination or decimation. With hidden bunkers, they have begun a project that can bring on a hungry black hole, but things don't always go well with the testing. Depending on the will and love of Allah, they conduct these experiments, hoping to harness not only nuclear power but control of a black hole, they endanger themselves and everyone who is both friend and enemy. But they aren't aware that they've allowed something to enter into our world from another. It's foreign, domineering and hungry...
Dark Rising, by Greig Beck, is just another great telling amidst a series of tellings. Hunter, Code Name: Arcadian, is the man but he's more than man. And he's battled things from the greatest of nightmares- even his own!
This book is just as spectacular, entertaining and action-packed as my two previous reads by Beck. Not only does Beck tell an adventure about Hunter, but some of his characters move on to their own series as well. You'll be seeing those reviews later. I honestly believe Beck may be one of my favorite authors!
Check out the Alex Hunter series, you'll get caught up too! Cheers!
Dark Rising: Alex Hunter series, Book 2
Greig Beck
Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd.
Released July 2012
Runtime: 11 h 2 min
Narrated by Sean Mangan
Normally I don't read military scifi. I watch it. But not with
Greig Beck
's novels. Today's review is from the Alex Hunter series, of which I've read a few books prior. Now that I'm committed to the series, I'm going from book one through to the end. Dark Rising is about a war in the Middle East and... well, the world! #element-ed89e8e4-45a4-41dc-abcc-831b7210923a .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
Alex Hunter is changing. It's a good thing too, because there are factions at work that are trying to bring not only war but obliteration to the planet and he's the only one who can stop it all!Isreal is wanting world domination or decimation. With hidden bunkers, they have begun a project that can bring on a hungry black hole, but things don't always go well with the testing. Depending on the will and love of Allah, they conduct these experiments, hoping to harness not only nuclear power but control of a black hole, they endanger themselves and everyone who is both friend and enemy. But they aren't aware that they've allowed something to enter into our world from another. It's foreign, domineering and hungry...
Dark Rising, by Greig Beck, is just another great telling amidst a series of tellings. Hunter, Code Name: Arcadian, is the man but he's more than man. And he's battled things from the greatest of nightmares- even his own!
This book is just as spectacular, entertaining and action-packed as my two previous reads by Beck. Not only does Beck tell an adventure about Hunter, but some of his characters move on to their own series as well. You'll be seeing those reviews later. I honestly believe Beck may be one of my favorite authors!
Check out the Alex Hunter series, you'll get caught up too! Cheers!
Dark Rising: Alex Hunter series, Book 2
Greig Beck
Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd.
Released July 2012
Runtime: 11 h 2 min
July 18, 2018
Annihilation (2018)
*Movie Review
Have you read a movie review and noticed how the reviewer seemed to not hold a true clue as to what took place, forcing you to seek out other reviews? You know, to see if anyone else's posts made more sense than the one before? How about: have you ever approached a movie, knowing you may walk away dumbfounded but did it anyway- only to hit Youtube to seek out some of those 'meaning of it all' videos that tell you what you missed in the movie along with it's purpose? Sound crazy? Well, that was all me, before and after watching Annihilation! #element-001fdfc7-9c77-459c-82ae-ea59c5bf7f6e .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
First let me say, I was stupefied by the visual effects of this movie! Everything within the shimmer carried a rainbow-ish like film that reminded me of that metallic shine from motor oil and water. You know what I mean? What made it even cooler was the constant movement. It oozed and morphed in slow fashion that made me want to study it more than the characters of the movie.
Annihilation starred Natalie Portman as a cellular biologist who ventures into a portion of what's called The Shimmer, located on the southern coast of the US. She knows nothing of what to expect, mainly because all who've ventured into The Shimmer have never returned. Or have they?
The Shimmer is ever expanding and with no idea on how to stop it, the world could be engulfed in a few years time! So a special team is sent in and thus begins the story. The real story.
Annihilation is one of those movies where if you don't pay attention to it 100% for at least three viewings of the movie, you won't really get it. It's trippy, beautiful and full of flashbacks that show you very little as far as the progression fo the move. But it's amazing- I can't say that enough! I don't even think I fully understand it and I still loved it! The creepiness factor, the science, the monsters and more- it's an unbelievably, confusing work of scientific art of a movie! I'm thinking about purchasing it in iTunes and watching it again! My husband will probably hate it.
There's a great deal of metaphoric imagery and if you pay attention to all the scientific babble that can sometimes put one to sleep, you'll catch things don't actually manifest later, except in what you aren't paying attention to. Like one of the lecture's Portman's character gives is never referenced to, but when they discover what's happening, it sorta comes back. I wish I could say more, but it would offer up SPOILERS. Annihilation came out in February of this year but it's release is still fairly new. I hope you get a chance to watch and enjoy. Cheers!! Annihilation
Directed by Alex Garland
Produced by Jo Burn, Eli Bush, David Ellison & Dana Goldberg
Written by Alex Garland and Jeff VanderMeer
Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson and Tuva Novotny
Runtime: 1h 55m
Have you read a movie review and noticed how the reviewer seemed to not hold a true clue as to what took place, forcing you to seek out other reviews? You know, to see if anyone else's posts made more sense than the one before? How about: have you ever approached a movie, knowing you may walk away dumbfounded but did it anyway- only to hit Youtube to seek out some of those 'meaning of it all' videos that tell you what you missed in the movie along with it's purpose? Sound crazy? Well, that was all me, before and after watching Annihilation! #element-001fdfc7-9c77-459c-82ae-ea59c5bf7f6e .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
First let me say, I was stupefied by the visual effects of this movie! Everything within the shimmer carried a rainbow-ish like film that reminded me of that metallic shine from motor oil and water. You know what I mean? What made it even cooler was the constant movement. It oozed and morphed in slow fashion that made me want to study it more than the characters of the movie. Annihilation starred Natalie Portman as a cellular biologist who ventures into a portion of what's called The Shimmer, located on the southern coast of the US. She knows nothing of what to expect, mainly because all who've ventured into The Shimmer have never returned. Or have they?
The Shimmer is ever expanding and with no idea on how to stop it, the world could be engulfed in a few years time! So a special team is sent in and thus begins the story. The real story.
Annihilation is one of those movies where if you don't pay attention to it 100% for at least three viewings of the movie, you won't really get it. It's trippy, beautiful and full of flashbacks that show you very little as far as the progression fo the move. But it's amazing- I can't say that enough! I don't even think I fully understand it and I still loved it! The creepiness factor, the science, the monsters and more- it's an unbelievably, confusing work of scientific art of a movie! I'm thinking about purchasing it in iTunes and watching it again! My husband will probably hate it.
There's a great deal of metaphoric imagery and if you pay attention to all the scientific babble that can sometimes put one to sleep, you'll catch things don't actually manifest later, except in what you aren't paying attention to. Like one of the lecture's Portman's character gives is never referenced to, but when they discover what's happening, it sorta comes back. I wish I could say more, but it would offer up SPOILERS. Annihilation came out in February of this year but it's release is still fairly new. I hope you get a chance to watch and enjoy. Cheers!! Annihilation
Directed by Alex Garland
Produced by Jo Burn, Eli Bush, David Ellison & Dana Goldberg
Written by Alex Garland and Jeff VanderMeer
Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson and Tuva Novotny
Runtime: 1h 55m
The First Bird
Series by Greig Beck A 3-Book Audiobook series Review! 
It's ridiculous and full of scientific jargon, but it's one of the best monster apocalyptic series that I've listened to in a very long time! When I first found
Greig Beck
, I thought he was good at writing military monster books, but The First Bird: Episodes 1-3 or Omnibus, is one for the records. Matt Kearns, an explorer, linguist and archaeologist from the Antarctic exploration with Alex Hunter in Beneath the Dark Ice (reviewed 07/17/2018) has an adventure of his own!
I split the episodes (books) according to listening order, via Audible. Click on a book tab to read the review. #element-557aa5ff-6012-4574-9b3c-52c0ba8ecefe .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
Click on the tabs to see each book and the review.
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The First Bird: Episode 1 tells how a strange, flesh-eating disease has reached American soil. The scientific world is making a major discovery, while the CDC is battling what could easily become an epidemic- pandemic even!
The government sends out a special, secret crew to the jungle to find if there's a possible cure to what's eating people alive without their knowing it. When they cross deeper into the South American jungle, they discover they're lower than they'd imagined on the food chain. Soon the crew realize they're in danger of both the flora and the fauna.
The First Bird is five hours of scientific intrigue and ecological terror! If found myself impressed by the adventure but also by the description of it all. I easily saw what Beck wanted me to see and I became one of the crew. Thankfully not in real life! Episode 2 of The First Bird series is all about the jungle. It picks up exactly where episode one left off and it lets loose all the stops! There be monsters here- but not monsters like you think. This book makes you cringe, yelp and one time while I was washing dishes, I flung a spoon across the kitchen! It was freaking creepy and sad and an unbelievable good listen! I would have finished it in one day, but I have kids
and sadly, a life to contend with!
So the story is written in a way that I found myself caught up in the tale. I couldn't stop until I was done! I listened while driving, cooking, washing dishes and laundry, while taking a bath and even before bed. I wanted to know what was going to happen next. The story is strong and of course, unreal. But what if, man! What if...
The final installment of The First Bird was different from the first two but still made for one heck of a story! What's left of the venturing crew return to the United States from Brazil, worse for wear, but all is not well. The country is on a national quarantine!
Citizens are grouped into three different tribes: the Healthies (the name says it all), the Invisibles (you don't see them/stay indoors), the Skinners (Infected) and the Bloomers... You will have to read to know what they are! Just know that it's not cool, whatsoever! Neighbor is against neighbor and there's no such thing as a Good Samaritan. You just stay away.
! The First Bird series
Greig Beck
Bolinda Publishing Pty. Ltd.
It's ridiculous and full of scientific jargon, but it's one of the best monster apocalyptic series that I've listened to in a very long time! When I first found
Greig Beck
, I thought he was good at writing military monster books, but The First Bird: Episodes 1-3 or Omnibus, is one for the records. Matt Kearns, an explorer, linguist and archaeologist from the Antarctic exploration with Alex Hunter in Beneath the Dark Ice (reviewed 07/17/2018) has an adventure of his own!I split the episodes (books) according to listening order, via Audible. Click on a book tab to read the review. #element-557aa5ff-6012-4574-9b3c-52c0ba8ecefe .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
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The First Bird: Episode 1 tells how a strange, flesh-eating disease has reached American soil. The scientific world is making a major discovery, while the CDC is battling what could easily become an epidemic- pandemic even!The government sends out a special, secret crew to the jungle to find if there's a possible cure to what's eating people alive without their knowing it. When they cross deeper into the South American jungle, they discover they're lower than they'd imagined on the food chain. Soon the crew realize they're in danger of both the flora and the fauna.
The First Bird is five hours of scientific intrigue and ecological terror! If found myself impressed by the adventure but also by the description of it all. I easily saw what Beck wanted me to see and I became one of the crew. Thankfully not in real life! Episode 2 of The First Bird series is all about the jungle. It picks up exactly where episode one left off and it lets loose all the stops! There be monsters here- but not monsters like you think. This book makes you cringe, yelp and one time while I was washing dishes, I flung a spoon across the kitchen! It was freaking creepy and sad and an unbelievable good listen! I would have finished it in one day, but I have kids
and sadly, a life to contend with! So the story is written in a way that I found myself caught up in the tale. I couldn't stop until I was done! I listened while driving, cooking, washing dishes and laundry, while taking a bath and even before bed. I wanted to know what was going to happen next. The story is strong and of course, unreal. But what if, man! What if...
The final installment of The First Bird was different from the first two but still made for one heck of a story! What's left of the venturing crew return to the United States from Brazil, worse for wear, but all is not well. The country is on a national quarantine!Citizens are grouped into three different tribes: the Healthies (the name says it all), the Invisibles (you don't see them/stay indoors), the Skinners (Infected) and the Bloomers... You will have to read to know what they are! Just know that it's not cool, whatsoever! Neighbor is against neighbor and there's no such thing as a Good Samaritan. You just stay away.
! The First Bird series
Greig Beck
Bolinda Publishing Pty. Ltd.
July 17, 2018
Beneath The Dark Ice
*Audiobook Review by Greig Beck 
Don't you just love monsters? Creatures that are not out to take over the world but simple survival? They're the beasts of nightmares, parasites, slithering things and those with venom. But what happens when cave explorers in the Arctic find something intelligent, something god-like... and hungry? Beneath The Dark Ice, by
Greig Beck
, is the telling of such a thing. I love Beck's work, the few I've read, but stories like this are going to lure me into expanding my library a bit more! #element-46141f37-3df6-41d4-a58c-85c7976e75fa .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
Alex Hunter is more than a man. He's more than a soldier. And many people would love to see him dead, but he's an American, secret, Hero. He's the one who saves the world, when the world never knew it was in peril to begin with. Various times, Hunter's called to take on dark places where only scientists, archeologists and paleontologists dare to tread. A plane crashed in the Antarctic with no communication concerning survivors. Because the location is under a global "No Touch" treaty, it's touch and go on how to retrieve the lost passengers. Thus, the Hawks are called, lead by Hunter.
Beneath the Dark Ice is a scifi adventure that blows you away. The book caters to my desire to hear about people dying of nematodes or parasites that devour a person from the inside out. It's science and horror meshed together, offering a read that will pass so quickly you'll be seeking out the next book by Beck.
I've read two or three books by the author and I intend to purchase more. He's all about the monsters that my childish nightmares were made of and why I refuse to go deep sea diving or spelunking! There are some things, some places I dare never venture because of the stories I've read and the movies I've seen. My imagination is simply too volatile and impressionable for them! LOL Heck, I won't even go camping.
If you like scientific horrors, this is your book. Check out Greig Beck's Beneath the Dark Ice while you're at it. I'd love to hear what you thought. Cheers!
Beneath The Dark Ice
Greig Beck
Published by Audible and St. Martin's Press
August 31, 2010
Don't you just love monsters? Creatures that are not out to take over the world but simple survival? They're the beasts of nightmares, parasites, slithering things and those with venom. But what happens when cave explorers in the Arctic find something intelligent, something god-like... and hungry? Beneath The Dark Ice, by
Greig Beck
, is the telling of such a thing. I love Beck's work, the few I've read, but stories like this are going to lure me into expanding my library a bit more! #element-46141f37-3df6-41d4-a58c-85c7976e75fa .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
Alex Hunter is more than a man. He's more than a soldier. And many people would love to see him dead, but he's an American, secret, Hero. He's the one who saves the world, when the world never knew it was in peril to begin with. Various times, Hunter's called to take on dark places where only scientists, archeologists and paleontologists dare to tread. A plane crashed in the Antarctic with no communication concerning survivors. Because the location is under a global "No Touch" treaty, it's touch and go on how to retrieve the lost passengers. Thus, the Hawks are called, lead by Hunter.Beneath the Dark Ice is a scifi adventure that blows you away. The book caters to my desire to hear about people dying of nematodes or parasites that devour a person from the inside out. It's science and horror meshed together, offering a read that will pass so quickly you'll be seeking out the next book by Beck.
I've read two or three books by the author and I intend to purchase more. He's all about the monsters that my childish nightmares were made of and why I refuse to go deep sea diving or spelunking! There are some things, some places I dare never venture because of the stories I've read and the movies I've seen. My imagination is simply too volatile and impressionable for them! LOL Heck, I won't even go camping.
If you like scientific horrors, this is your book. Check out Greig Beck's Beneath the Dark Ice while you're at it. I'd love to hear what you thought. Cheers!
Beneath The Dark Ice
Greig Beck
Published by Audible and St. Martin's Press
August 31, 2010
July 16, 2018
Gilchrist
A Novel, ebook & Audiobook Review 
Image: Google This story strikes close to home, thanks to the main character being a struggling author. Peter Martell needs a break. A break and a good story that offers a cure for his failing marriage. He's depressed from an accident very parents dreads and his excessive drinking with only exacerbates the near toxic situation. Just when there seems to be nothing that can raise him from his never-ending plunge into chaos he finds Gilchrist. A simple, little town.
Or is it? #element-874c9aaa-f9d2-409b-bc44-9c9f18c6c3d2 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
Cue the orchestral Dun Dun Duuuun! Gilchrist, by Christian Galacar, is one of those stories you’re immediately absorbed into. You like Peter and you want him to catch a stroke of luck. But the town he decides to visit, for a getaway with is wife, simply isn’t the place to be. Gilchrist isn’t safe. Strange accidents take place and people disappear. The residents seem fine but they know something’s awry. It’s not until Peter discovers a manuscript that seems to describe his miserable life, in detail, that things take a turn for the absolute worst.
Written with otherworldly mystery and totally insane characters that rise from the pages, Gilchrist is one of those books I could have finished in hours instead of days (busy schedule). The bizarre events that unfold lead you to a cause so science fiction, you wonder exactly what genre this book is supposed to sit in. The violent deaths have you feel you’re reading a Stephen King novel and what you’re left with leaves you satisfied.
What I appreciate most from Gilchrist is that it leads you to think your decisions aren’t your own. It takes you to a place beyond religion and definitely not fate. Everything’s been written for each and every person… but who’s doing the writing? Check out Gilchrist and see for yourself.
Gilchrist
Written by Christian Galacar
Publisher by Christian Galacar
Published March 2, 2018
510 Pages
Reviewed by A. Renee Hunt
Image: Google This story strikes close to home, thanks to the main character being a struggling author. Peter Martell needs a break. A break and a good story that offers a cure for his failing marriage. He's depressed from an accident very parents dreads and his excessive drinking with only exacerbates the near toxic situation. Just when there seems to be nothing that can raise him from his never-ending plunge into chaos he finds Gilchrist. A simple, little town. Or is it? #element-874c9aaa-f9d2-409b-bc44-9c9f18c6c3d2 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
Cue the orchestral Dun Dun Duuuun! Gilchrist, by Christian Galacar, is one of those stories you’re immediately absorbed into. You like Peter and you want him to catch a stroke of luck. But the town he decides to visit, for a getaway with is wife, simply isn’t the place to be. Gilchrist isn’t safe. Strange accidents take place and people disappear. The residents seem fine but they know something’s awry. It’s not until Peter discovers a manuscript that seems to describe his miserable life, in detail, that things take a turn for the absolute worst.Written with otherworldly mystery and totally insane characters that rise from the pages, Gilchrist is one of those books I could have finished in hours instead of days (busy schedule). The bizarre events that unfold lead you to a cause so science fiction, you wonder exactly what genre this book is supposed to sit in. The violent deaths have you feel you’re reading a Stephen King novel and what you’re left with leaves you satisfied.
What I appreciate most from Gilchrist is that it leads you to think your decisions aren’t your own. It takes you to a place beyond religion and definitely not fate. Everything’s been written for each and every person… but who’s doing the writing? Check out Gilchrist and see for yourself.
Gilchrist
Written by Christian Galacar
Publisher by Christian Galacar
Published March 2, 2018
510 Pages
Reviewed by A. Renee Hunt
July 11, 2018
Night World
*Horror Movie Review 
Any time you have a movie where someone's watching over a building that's been practically abandoned, you know there's trouble. Brett should have known that if it sounded too good to be true, it was! But he was carrying a lot of pain and needed a break. He didn't get one. Welcome to Nightworld... #element-41426969-6402-42c2-a891-94806b7c24b6 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
The movie takes place in Bulgaria, a location already known for it's supernatural oddities. Brett is a retired LAPD officer who's sporting a ton of baggage. He needs to get away and something easy, to remove the stress. So he takes a job that he thinks is right up his alley.
He is security over an apartment building. And empty building... or is it? But he's not watching people and their safety. I can't tell you any more on that, but what he ends up doing turns his world upside down! He can't figure out his bosses or why they have him doing what he's doing, but the money's easy.
While watching Nightworld, I realized there would be an ending suitable for Bulgarian supernatural stories. I've read many real life tales and this sorta falls into such a scenario. I can't say why- you'll have to watch if you want to know what I mean, but it's not bad. It's not wholly good either.
Some of Brett's actions were stupefying to me. He didn't really respond like I though he would- not even like a real cop! The movie is somewhat entertaining, but it didn't provide many answers nor did it give the ending I'd hoped for.
Watch NIghtworld for yourself and let me know what you think. I'm off to the next review. Cheers! Nightworld
Released October 2017
Directed by Patricio Valladares
Story & Produced by Loris Curci
Starred Robert Englund, Jason London Lorna Kamaburova Zara and Gianni Capaldi Martin
Any time you have a movie where someone's watching over a building that's been practically abandoned, you know there's trouble. Brett should have known that if it sounded too good to be true, it was! But he was carrying a lot of pain and needed a break. He didn't get one. Welcome to Nightworld... #element-41426969-6402-42c2-a891-94806b7c24b6 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
The movie takes place in Bulgaria, a location already known for it's supernatural oddities. Brett is a retired LAPD officer who's sporting a ton of baggage. He needs to get away and something easy, to remove the stress. So he takes a job that he thinks is right up his alley.He is security over an apartment building. And empty building... or is it? But he's not watching people and their safety. I can't tell you any more on that, but what he ends up doing turns his world upside down! He can't figure out his bosses or why they have him doing what he's doing, but the money's easy.
While watching Nightworld, I realized there would be an ending suitable for Bulgarian supernatural stories. I've read many real life tales and this sorta falls into such a scenario. I can't say why- you'll have to watch if you want to know what I mean, but it's not bad. It's not wholly good either.
Some of Brett's actions were stupefying to me. He didn't really respond like I though he would- not even like a real cop! The movie is somewhat entertaining, but it didn't provide many answers nor did it give the ending I'd hoped for.
Watch NIghtworld for yourself and let me know what you think. I'm off to the next review. Cheers! Nightworld
Released October 2017
Directed by Patricio Valladares
Story & Produced by Loris Curci
Starred Robert Englund, Jason London Lorna Kamaburova Zara and Gianni Capaldi Martin
July 10, 2018
Hellhound
Novel by Lou Yardley 
Hellhound, by Lou Yardley, is not like your usual werewolf tale. There's a a sort of chaotic organization that reminded me of the Underworld movie series. Except this book carried a theme that made you remember monsters aren't restricted to the night time. Hellhound carried a backstory that brought you into the current situation, providing all the information you needed to know! #element-03b479bb-401c-4475-8375-fc7b3cdb09a9 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
This story isn't about one person and their trials to the end. It's about a huge conspiracy amongst the werewolves. You think it's about a young man, down on his luck, looking for a job. You think it's about a girl who sees something shady activity in a pub trying to be a Good Samaritan. NO. You may also think it's about a collective, called The Six, doing their best to keep a tight reign on a group of wildlings out to create names for themselves... No. You could assume a great deal with Hellhounds. I won't say what it's truly about, but I can tell you that it's a fun ride and right before you get to the huge fight at the end, you understand that there's more to come!
The story is great and I'm a fan of the author. The story went in the right direction, by going in all sorts of directions- but that's what kept me. The story is rich and original in the origin of things too! I'd never have imagined the true beginning of werewolves were from ***NO SPOILERS***. Sorry folks; you'll have to read the book. Just know that it's pretty cool.
The only thing I'd have to say was a bit off for me (and not in a terrible way) was the story's pretty wordy. There were a few times where I though "Huh... that could have been said differently." No big because it's the author's voice and if that's how it was supposed to have been brought across- who am I to really judge. It drew things out a bit, but not enough for me to skip ahead to what was coming.
I enjoyed Hellhound and I think you will too. Yardley also has two other books I'm thrilled for. I read the first one, but I'll be rereading it again, as a refresher before reading the follow-up tale. Check out her books, her website and even her social media while I move on to the next read. Cheers!
Hellhound
Written & Published by Lou Yardley
418-pages
Released April 2018
Hellhound, by Lou Yardley, is not like your usual werewolf tale. There's a a sort of chaotic organization that reminded me of the Underworld movie series. Except this book carried a theme that made you remember monsters aren't restricted to the night time. Hellhound carried a backstory that brought you into the current situation, providing all the information you needed to know! #element-03b479bb-401c-4475-8375-fc7b3cdb09a9 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
This story isn't about one person and their trials to the end. It's about a huge conspiracy amongst the werewolves. You think it's about a young man, down on his luck, looking for a job. You think it's about a girl who sees something shady activity in a pub trying to be a Good Samaritan. NO. You may also think it's about a collective, called The Six, doing their best to keep a tight reign on a group of wildlings out to create names for themselves... No. You could assume a great deal with Hellhounds. I won't say what it's truly about, but I can tell you that it's a fun ride and right before you get to the huge fight at the end, you understand that there's more to come!The story is great and I'm a fan of the author. The story went in the right direction, by going in all sorts of directions- but that's what kept me. The story is rich and original in the origin of things too! I'd never have imagined the true beginning of werewolves were from ***NO SPOILERS***. Sorry folks; you'll have to read the book. Just know that it's pretty cool.
The only thing I'd have to say was a bit off for me (and not in a terrible way) was the story's pretty wordy. There were a few times where I though "Huh... that could have been said differently." No big because it's the author's voice and if that's how it was supposed to have been brought across- who am I to really judge. It drew things out a bit, but not enough for me to skip ahead to what was coming.
I enjoyed Hellhound and I think you will too. Yardley also has two other books I'm thrilled for. I read the first one, but I'll be rereading it again, as a refresher before reading the follow-up tale. Check out her books, her website and even her social media while I move on to the next read. Cheers!
Hellhound
Written & Published by Lou Yardley
418-pages
Released April 2018
July 9, 2018
Artemis
Novel by Andy Weir
Narrated by Rosario Dawson
Stories like Artemis are always about someone who's down but not out, yet they take chances that place everyone in danger. This book is no different, but it all happens in a way that makes for a true space adventure. Welcome to Artemis, by
Andy Weir
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Jess is a porter, overly confident, a smart-ass, a con and pretty much a crook who will get over on you if possible But she's honest! Seriously- she's known as being the most honest crook on Artemis. So when she's approached by a client in need of a hostile, company take-over scheme, she's all in. Especially when she's offered a million slugs (that's money on Artemis.)!
But the job is über-difficult, leaving the mission incomplete and the planet in danger! Jess ends up needing to recruit the assistance of a few undesirables, but will they help once they know what she's been up to? Or what she's about to set in motion on top of what's already rolling down hill fast?
Artemis is a space adventure. It's written very well, but I have to point out that everything that happened was Jess's fault! The entire book is written on the catastrophic deal she made, all for money. She knew the risks, knew she more than likely couldn't do the job but she did it all out of greed. People died, lost money and equipment all because she wanted to be a millionaire. It's honestly a terrible story, but it's still good. I know- I'm not making sense. You have to read it. Just know that everyone doesn't get what they deserve and that's sort of a bummer. Read Artemis or get the Audible audiobook.
Cheers!
Artemis
Written by Andy Weir
Performed by Rosario Dawson
Published by November 2017 by Audible Studios
Narrated by Rosario Dawson
Stories like Artemis are always about someone who's down but not out, yet they take chances that place everyone in danger. This book is no different, but it all happens in a way that makes for a true space adventure. Welcome to Artemis, by
Andy Weir
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Jess is a porter, overly confident, a smart-ass, a con and pretty much a crook who will get over on you if possible But she's honest! Seriously- she's known as being the most honest crook on Artemis. So when she's approached by a client in need of a hostile, company take-over scheme, she's all in. Especially when she's offered a million slugs (that's money on Artemis.)!But the job is über-difficult, leaving the mission incomplete and the planet in danger! Jess ends up needing to recruit the assistance of a few undesirables, but will they help once they know what she's been up to? Or what she's about to set in motion on top of what's already rolling down hill fast?
Artemis is a space adventure. It's written very well, but I have to point out that everything that happened was Jess's fault! The entire book is written on the catastrophic deal she made, all for money. She knew the risks, knew she more than likely couldn't do the job but she did it all out of greed. People died, lost money and equipment all because she wanted to be a millionaire. It's honestly a terrible story, but it's still good. I know- I'm not making sense. You have to read it. Just know that everyone doesn't get what they deserve and that's sort of a bummer. Read Artemis or get the Audible audiobook.
Cheers!
Artemis
Written by Andy Weir
Performed by Rosario Dawson
Published by November 2017 by Audible Studios
July 5, 2018
Addison the Light Catcher
A Children's Book Review by Courtney Kotloski
Illustrated by Natalie Sorrentino
I love Big Sister, Little Brother tales. They seem to strike the heart dead-center. Addison the Light Catcher is no different. It's the story of what happens when someone special enters the world, leaving a special calling that Lovely People step in to without ever being asked.
This is Addison the Light Catcher, a children's book. A beautiful children's book, written by Courtney Kotloski and wonderfully illustrated by Natalie Sorrentino.
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Adorable, eye-catching and filled with emotion that will touch any heart, Addison the Light Catcher is the story of a girl who became a Big Sister. Many see this as no big deal but Addison receives a job that she accepts as easily as sliding into a pair of comfortable shoes. It's natural, it's heart-warming.
I don't want to tell what happens in the story, because its tender and I could easily give the plot away and share why this book belongs on every school shelf and in every home. It's a telling of acceptance, inner beauty and most of all LOVE.
Addison the Light Catcher is illustrated in abstract water colors; I think that's a sweet description. The illustrations are bright and bold with oddly made characters who are sweet to look at. The magic of the words lend to the imagery that kept my little ones Ooo'ing and Ahh'ing. What made the book even more appreciative was the conversation my little ones and I shared afterwards. That's what a book should do! A good children's book should get the kiddo's talking- Thank you!
Check out Addison the Light Catcher- it's a keeper. I promise! Cheers!
Addison the Light Catcher
Written by Courtney Kotloski
Illustrated by Natalie Sorrentino
From the Gnat & Corky series
Orangehatpublishing.com
32-pages
Released June 2018
Illustrated by Natalie Sorrentino
I love Big Sister, Little Brother tales. They seem to strike the heart dead-center. Addison the Light Catcher is no different. It's the story of what happens when someone special enters the world, leaving a special calling that Lovely People step in to without ever being asked.This is Addison the Light Catcher, a children's book. A beautiful children's book, written by Courtney Kotloski and wonderfully illustrated by Natalie Sorrentino.
( www.gnatandcorky.com )
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Adorable, eye-catching and filled with emotion that will touch any heart, Addison the Light Catcher is the story of a girl who became a Big Sister. Many see this as no big deal but Addison receives a job that she accepts as easily as sliding into a pair of comfortable shoes. It's natural, it's heart-warming.I don't want to tell what happens in the story, because its tender and I could easily give the plot away and share why this book belongs on every school shelf and in every home. It's a telling of acceptance, inner beauty and most of all LOVE.
Addison the Light Catcher is illustrated in abstract water colors; I think that's a sweet description. The illustrations are bright and bold with oddly made characters who are sweet to look at. The magic of the words lend to the imagery that kept my little ones Ooo'ing and Ahh'ing. What made the book even more appreciative was the conversation my little ones and I shared afterwards. That's what a book should do! A good children's book should get the kiddo's talking- Thank you!
Check out Addison the Light Catcher- it's a keeper. I promise! Cheers!
Addison the Light Catcher
Written by Courtney Kotloski
Illustrated by Natalie Sorrentino
From the Gnat & Corky series
Orangehatpublishing.com
32-pages
Released June 2018
