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March 27, 2018
The Legend of the Dragon Child
A novel by Cheryl Rush-Cowperthwait 
The world is different. Humans live underground. Dragons rule both land and sky and there's a legend where the two shall meet. The Legend of the Dragon Child is the telling of such things. Where a child is born, fated to bring dragon and human together. This novel is by Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait and I think your middle grader reader will enjoy it! #element-6af9fb67-db51-410d-8204-f8a8104471fa .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
The dragons are coming, but are they evil? Are they coming to destroy the world as the humans know it? No, but some care nothing for the inhabitants of the world they're invading. Thankfully, there are hails seeking asylum and solitude. They wish to coexist with the humans, not destroy them.
In The Legend of the Dragon Child, a queen has crossed from their dimension, a world of fire, smoke and constant battle. She only wants a place of peace for her hail, but there are others who wish to work against her. When she and other dragons enter the human dimension, they do their best to close the portals, allowing the humans to grow accustomed to their presence. But when a child comes into their lair, something changes. Destinies are created, along with paths of betrayal...
Cowperthwait takes nothing and creates two magical worlds! Through fabulous creatures, she tells a story of how differences do not have to divide. Using magic and mythical beasts The Legend of the Dragon Child makes fantasy enjoyable again.. My son, Joshua and I loved it. I truly believe you will too. Check out The Legend of the Dragon Child while I move on to the next read. Cheers!
The Legend of the Dragon Child
Written by Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait
Published by BookBaby, December 2017
253 pages
The world is different. Humans live underground. Dragons rule both land and sky and there's a legend where the two shall meet. The Legend of the Dragon Child is the telling of such things. Where a child is born, fated to bring dragon and human together. This novel is by Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait and I think your middle grader reader will enjoy it! #element-6af9fb67-db51-410d-8204-f8a8104471fa .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
The dragons are coming, but are they evil? Are they coming to destroy the world as the humans know it? No, but some care nothing for the inhabitants of the world they're invading. Thankfully, there are hails seeking asylum and solitude. They wish to coexist with the humans, not destroy them.In The Legend of the Dragon Child, a queen has crossed from their dimension, a world of fire, smoke and constant battle. She only wants a place of peace for her hail, but there are others who wish to work against her. When she and other dragons enter the human dimension, they do their best to close the portals, allowing the humans to grow accustomed to their presence. But when a child comes into their lair, something changes. Destinies are created, along with paths of betrayal...
Cowperthwait takes nothing and creates two magical worlds! Through fabulous creatures, she tells a story of how differences do not have to divide. Using magic and mythical beasts The Legend of the Dragon Child makes fantasy enjoyable again.. My son, Joshua and I loved it. I truly believe you will too. Check out The Legend of the Dragon Child while I move on to the next read. Cheers!
The Legend of the Dragon Child
Written by Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait
Published by BookBaby, December 2017
253 pages
March 26, 2018
Capital Consequences: Book 2 of the Capital Trilogy
a novel by author Dawn Wright 
Capital Consequences, book two in the Capital Trilogy, follows up where book one (
Capital Encounters review
) left off. The girls have done things and there was a shower of emotions that ran high. But in the same light truths were discovered about others and themselves. Can they recover in book 2? Let's dive into my second review by Dawn Wright. #element-f4f051bd-5096-45dc-ac1a-41bf619965f2 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;} 
Capital Consequences resumes the friendship of Summer, Emily, Amber and Brooke. They're endured a bit of strain during their first year as best mates, but there's so miuch more, considering what occurred... unintentionally. For those details, you have to read book 1.
So Emily is having trouble letting go. She's the one most betrayed, though it wasn't done in malice. Her issue is she has trouble walking away. She's hood, though she carries airs of angelic diplomacy. She can be so 2-faced, cutting those she supposedly likes like a knife just to feel justified. Will she feel some of her own sting?
Brooke wants the world. She has a strong business sense, looking to be the city's strongest wedding planner. She's well-off, living large and has more money than she can count. Sadly, she doesn't have two things that could make her life better than all the materials in her stash: A good husband and family. That's all she wants. It should be easy enough but she's conflicted after a special talk with a close associate/friend. Can she really have everything she wants without sacrifice? Can she be the one to work her way to the top and stay?
Summer seems to have it all. A decent job, an excellent beau (in Oliver) who showers her in a gorgeous home and gives her near everything she could ever want or need. As a matter of fact, she has it all! Everything her friends are working for, sleeping around for and dreaming of seems to fall Ito her lap. So why does she feel so undeserving?
Amber is a girl looking to change her life after causing severe collateral damage with her high-risk profession. When she mistakenly slept with someone's man, all hell broke loose. So she's now doing her best to change from her scandalous ways. She's the lowest on the livelihood totem pole, but she strives for more and does her best to carry her head high. Can she beat the odds, get out of the hood and find true love where she doesn't have to be paid for services rendered?
These women constantly remind me why I mostly kept guy friends and Friend Zones. Way too much drama, even on their good days! As with the first book, it's seems to mostly be about Summer, told in first person. The rest are from their third person POV's. It allows the reader to be inside their heads and know where they're coming from without primary focus. The back and forth was a bit daunting at times, but when you read it like you're watching a daytime soap show, it works 100% LOL No Lie!
The story is nicely written with each chapter carrying a sort of theme on what's to come and believe me, it was a lot! The way Wright wrote, I found myself salty, mad a few times, felt sympathetic- maybe even empathetic. Don't even get me started on the sexual encounters because the first one with Damani was fire!
So if you enjoy drama, friendships and tragedy sprinkled with a bit of erotica, this may be your series! Check out Capital Consequences, by Dawn Wright, while I move on to the next read. Cheers!
Capital Encounters: Book 2 of the Capital Trilogy
Dawn Wright
Released March 13, 2018
378 pages
Capital Consequences, book two in the Capital Trilogy, follows up where book one (
Capital Encounters review
) left off. The girls have done things and there was a shower of emotions that ran high. But in the same light truths were discovered about others and themselves. Can they recover in book 2? Let's dive into my second review by Dawn Wright. #element-f4f051bd-5096-45dc-ac1a-41bf619965f2 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;} Capital Consequences resumes the friendship of Summer, Emily, Amber and Brooke. They're endured a bit of strain during their first year as best mates, but there's so miuch more, considering what occurred... unintentionally. For those details, you have to read book 1.So Emily is having trouble letting go. She's the one most betrayed, though it wasn't done in malice. Her issue is she has trouble walking away. She's hood, though she carries airs of angelic diplomacy. She can be so 2-faced, cutting those she supposedly likes like a knife just to feel justified. Will she feel some of her own sting?
Brooke wants the world. She has a strong business sense, looking to be the city's strongest wedding planner. She's well-off, living large and has more money than she can count. Sadly, she doesn't have two things that could make her life better than all the materials in her stash: A good husband and family. That's all she wants. It should be easy enough but she's conflicted after a special talk with a close associate/friend. Can she really have everything she wants without sacrifice? Can she be the one to work her way to the top and stay?
Summer seems to have it all. A decent job, an excellent beau (in Oliver) who showers her in a gorgeous home and gives her near everything she could ever want or need. As a matter of fact, she has it all! Everything her friends are working for, sleeping around for and dreaming of seems to fall Ito her lap. So why does she feel so undeserving?
Amber is a girl looking to change her life after causing severe collateral damage with her high-risk profession. When she mistakenly slept with someone's man, all hell broke loose. So she's now doing her best to change from her scandalous ways. She's the lowest on the livelihood totem pole, but she strives for more and does her best to carry her head high. Can she beat the odds, get out of the hood and find true love where she doesn't have to be paid for services rendered?
These women constantly remind me why I mostly kept guy friends and Friend Zones. Way too much drama, even on their good days! As with the first book, it's seems to mostly be about Summer, told in first person. The rest are from their third person POV's. It allows the reader to be inside their heads and know where they're coming from without primary focus. The back and forth was a bit daunting at times, but when you read it like you're watching a daytime soap show, it works 100% LOL No Lie!
The story is nicely written with each chapter carrying a sort of theme on what's to come and believe me, it was a lot! The way Wright wrote, I found myself salty, mad a few times, felt sympathetic- maybe even empathetic. Don't even get me started on the sexual encounters because the first one with Damani was fire!
So if you enjoy drama, friendships and tragedy sprinkled with a bit of erotica, this may be your series! Check out Capital Consequences, by Dawn Wright, while I move on to the next read. Cheers!
Capital Encounters: Book 2 of the Capital Trilogy
Dawn Wright
Released March 13, 2018
378 pages
Bedeviled, 2017
a horror movie review 
Bedeviled is like One Missed Call, Dead Silence and Stay Alive. Strange movies where a device can use ruin your life. Well, I guess in one of those aforementioned, it dealt with a doll, but you know what I mean. Bedeviled is one of those movies that doesn't carry much by way of scare factor, but it's creepy. Creepy, dumb and good. #element-f4ec1ba1-bacf-4898-acc9-981241f8b1fa .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;} 
"There's an app for that!"
Isn't that the new saying? Well, in Bedeviled, the app you start off with isn't the one you die with. It can help organize your school schedule, homework, bills and even turn your lights on and off. But once you really get to know it and it knows you, your time's pretty much up!
In the movie, a paranormal Siri/Alexa-like demon gets to you by haunting your device. Bedeviled opens with the death of a girl who you later discover was friends with the other five characters. One by one, they use the app, thinking a friend's referred it to them. Once it's on their phones, it's over! It begins to say things no A.I. should be saying- especially from a.phone! It plays with your mind and then it does things to you.
Bedeviled wasn't too bad, but it was predictable due to the nature of the movie. I have to admit though- I liked it. It was a bit different, but still dumb. No real jump scares, but creepy as all get out because the thing talks to you. Then it goes off. I was like, "Wha?" It's a trip movie. I mean, look at that freaking clown face for the trailer!
Bedeviled is available on Netflix. Check it out.
Bedeviled
Directed by Abel and Burlee Vang
Produced by Leng and Cheng Yang with Abel and Burlee Vang
Starred Saxon Sharbino, Victory Van Tuyl, Brandon Soo Hoo, Carson Boatman, Mitchell Edwards and Alexis G Zall.
Bedeviled is like One Missed Call, Dead Silence and Stay Alive. Strange movies where a device can use ruin your life. Well, I guess in one of those aforementioned, it dealt with a doll, but you know what I mean. Bedeviled is one of those movies that doesn't carry much by way of scare factor, but it's creepy. Creepy, dumb and good. #element-f4ec1ba1-bacf-4898-acc9-981241f8b1fa .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;} "There's an app for that!"Isn't that the new saying? Well, in Bedeviled, the app you start off with isn't the one you die with. It can help organize your school schedule, homework, bills and even turn your lights on and off. But once you really get to know it and it knows you, your time's pretty much up!
In the movie, a paranormal Siri/Alexa-like demon gets to you by haunting your device. Bedeviled opens with the death of a girl who you later discover was friends with the other five characters. One by one, they use the app, thinking a friend's referred it to them. Once it's on their phones, it's over! It begins to say things no A.I. should be saying- especially from a.phone! It plays with your mind and then it does things to you.
Bedeviled wasn't too bad, but it was predictable due to the nature of the movie. I have to admit though- I liked it. It was a bit different, but still dumb. No real jump scares, but creepy as all get out because the thing talks to you. Then it goes off. I was like, "Wha?" It's a trip movie. I mean, look at that freaking clown face for the trailer!
Bedeviled is available on Netflix. Check it out.
Bedeviled
Directed by Abel and Burlee Vang
Produced by Leng and Cheng Yang with Abel and Burlee Vang
Starred Saxon Sharbino, Victory Van Tuyl, Brandon Soo Hoo, Carson Boatman, Mitchell Edwards and Alexis G Zall.
March 25, 2018
The Terror
AMC tv series
based on Dan Simmons novel
When I saw AMC was releasing a tv series on the Dan Simmons novel, based on actual historical events, I was pleasantly pleased. The only thought that's still racing through my mind is, will they do it right? Will they use one season to show the full potential of this story and leave it alone by the season's end? Or will they ruin it by having it drag on and on ...? This is The Terror.
Dun dun DUN!!
#element-5e573d45-ca8b-4776-af67-d89f641ef1fc .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
Don't let the slightly slow start fool you. This story is filled with suspense and horrific... terror! It really is. You just have to realize, this was an amazing time in history, when the ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were slowly blazing trails through the Northwest Passage. It's a fictional story, but based on some real stuff. But when you get to the real terror of the tale, you'll see why it's well worth the wait.
Sunday night (March 25th, 2018), episode one was shared right behind The Walking Dead. My husband was NOT happy with that either, thinking he had 2-hours and five minutes of Rick and Negan.
Because I know what's to come, I'm thinking tonight, which will be The Terror's regular airing, will begin some supernatural events. I can't wait- I'm carrying great hopes for this show. So much, I decided to review each episode as it hits weekly. YES!
So what have we to look forward to? I'm thinking tonight we will find some people, half alive on the ice. A woman will be with them- but that's all I'm saying! Okay, I won't spoil this. LOL
Be looking out for the show and if you'd like to let me know what you think, I'll leave comments available. Something I normally do not do. Cheers!
The Terror airs Monday nights on AMC (Channel 131 for Dish users) at 9 CST, after The Walking Dead.
based on Dan Simmons novel
When I saw AMC was releasing a tv series on the Dan Simmons novel, based on actual historical events, I was pleasantly pleased. The only thought that's still racing through my mind is, will they do it right? Will they use one season to show the full potential of this story and leave it alone by the season's end? Or will they ruin it by having it drag on and on ...? This is The Terror.Dun dun DUN!!
#element-5e573d45-ca8b-4776-af67-d89f641ef1fc .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
Don't let the slightly slow start fool you. This story is filled with suspense and horrific... terror! It really is. You just have to realize, this was an amazing time in history, when the ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were slowly blazing trails through the Northwest Passage. It's a fictional story, but based on some real stuff. But when you get to the real terror of the tale, you'll see why it's well worth the wait. Sunday night (March 25th, 2018), episode one was shared right behind The Walking Dead. My husband was NOT happy with that either, thinking he had 2-hours and five minutes of Rick and Negan.
Because I know what's to come, I'm thinking tonight, which will be The Terror's regular airing, will begin some supernatural events. I can't wait- I'm carrying great hopes for this show. So much, I decided to review each episode as it hits weekly. YES!So what have we to look forward to? I'm thinking tonight we will find some people, half alive on the ice. A woman will be with them- but that's all I'm saying! Okay, I won't spoil this. LOL
Be looking out for the show and if you'd like to let me know what you think, I'll leave comments available. Something I normally do not do. Cheers!
The Terror airs Monday nights on AMC (Channel 131 for Dish users) at 9 CST, after The Walking Dead.
March 21, 2018
The Bog
An Audio Novel by Michael Talbot
Narrated by Matt Godfrey
A very cool story- nothing like I thought it would be, and I've got a vivid imagination! I chose this book because there was a monster. The audio reviews told me so; I love monsters, so I knew I wanted this book in my library. What I hadn't expected was for there to be such an in-depth story behind it all. I was impressed, so yes- The Bog is an excellent story to read. Let me share with you... #element-c77eb2da-c69d-4fbd-9b5e-9f53b1599e85 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
So The Bog is about a man in love with the power of history. In the town of Fenchurch St. Jude, there's a bog (Hovern Bog) that carries a sort of curse. People go there and never return. Sometimes a thing is seen, but most who see it never live to tell of it. And it's also a shape-shifter. It can be anything... anyone.
Archaeologist, David Macauley and his crew have found something- bodies to be precise. They carry a history of something sinister and still thriving, even after thousands of years. It's not until David and his family become trapped within a powerful web that he realizes he's got to outsmart the one controlling the beast before he can battle the beast!
The story is nothing like you originally think, and that's really good. I love when I'm wrong. What I enjoyed the most is how the historical background was intricately woven. The devil is always in the details.
Anyone who loves Lovecraftian horror will enjoy this one. If it were a movie, I could easily see Peter Cushing or Vincent Price as Granville. Check out Michael Talbot 's The Bog.
Cheers!
The Bog
Michael Talbot
Audible Audio, Running Time: 11 Hours, 45 Minutes
Published by Valncourt Books
2017
Horror/Occult/Fiction/Literature/AudibleAudio
Narrated by Matt Godfrey
A very cool story- nothing like I thought it would be, and I've got a vivid imagination! I chose this book because there was a monster. The audio reviews told me so; I love monsters, so I knew I wanted this book in my library. What I hadn't expected was for there to be such an in-depth story behind it all. I was impressed, so yes- The Bog is an excellent story to read. Let me share with you... #element-c77eb2da-c69d-4fbd-9b5e-9f53b1599e85 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
So The Bog is about a man in love with the power of history. In the town of Fenchurch St. Jude, there's a bog (Hovern Bog) that carries a sort of curse. People go there and never return. Sometimes a thing is seen, but most who see it never live to tell of it. And it's also a shape-shifter. It can be anything... anyone.Archaeologist, David Macauley and his crew have found something- bodies to be precise. They carry a history of something sinister and still thriving, even after thousands of years. It's not until David and his family become trapped within a powerful web that he realizes he's got to outsmart the one controlling the beast before he can battle the beast!
The story is nothing like you originally think, and that's really good. I love when I'm wrong. What I enjoyed the most is how the historical background was intricately woven. The devil is always in the details.
Anyone who loves Lovecraftian horror will enjoy this one. If it were a movie, I could easily see Peter Cushing or Vincent Price as Granville. Check out Michael Talbot 's The Bog.
Cheers!
The Bog
Michael Talbot
Audible Audio, Running Time: 11 Hours, 45 Minutes
Published by Valncourt Books
2017
Horror/Occult/Fiction/Literature/AudibleAudio
Hell House
by Richard Matheson 
A house with a hideous, grotesque history. A man with an, eternally torturous soul? Monstrous creations, disease and cannibalism- it was all enacted in this house with the permission of an uncaring, hating, intimidating man who took pleasure in things unimaginable. This is the foundation of the story, Hell House, by Richard Matheson. #element-6f41deee-a485-4091-ac44-c971f3a5212e .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;} 
I want to say ai enjoyed this book, because it was a terribly cruel haunted house, but I'm not quite sure. It was perverse in nature and a bit riduculous, but on the scary side. It's not a book that's for the faint of heart. Not because it was gruesome, gross or disgusting. Well, it was disgusting, but in a different sort of way.
The story tells of a man who wa so rich, he could do absolutely anything he wanted and get away with it. He held seances, orgies, murdeorus, even cannabalistic get togethers and all in the name of science. Or was it greed, filth and hubris? The house held all the history, mystery and souls, making it one of the spookiest houses on the map for decades. When a team decides to debunk, in the name of science, they all learn tht it was a true mistake. Nothing can stop Hell House.
Matheson can write some crazy stuff. Richard Matheson, the creator of I Am Legend, wrote this book in 1971. Two years later it was made into a movie, but I am very sure it was a mild version of what the book takes on. Filled with sex, talks of sex, visions of sex, even mentions of necrophilia- it's not for everyone.
Hell House is written well, but wow... way crazy. It was like a civilized version of Caligula or something. I don't know. Crazy good? I'm moving on to the next read.
Cheers!
Hell House
Richard Matheson
Published by Viking Press, 1971
302-Pages
Literature/Horror/Fiction
A house with a hideous, grotesque history. A man with an, eternally torturous soul? Monstrous creations, disease and cannibalism- it was all enacted in this house with the permission of an uncaring, hating, intimidating man who took pleasure in things unimaginable. This is the foundation of the story, Hell House, by Richard Matheson. #element-6f41deee-a485-4091-ac44-c971f3a5212e .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;} I want to say ai enjoyed this book, because it was a terribly cruel haunted house, but I'm not quite sure. It was perverse in nature and a bit riduculous, but on the scary side. It's not a book that's for the faint of heart. Not because it was gruesome, gross or disgusting. Well, it was disgusting, but in a different sort of way.The story tells of a man who wa so rich, he could do absolutely anything he wanted and get away with it. He held seances, orgies, murdeorus, even cannabalistic get togethers and all in the name of science. Or was it greed, filth and hubris? The house held all the history, mystery and souls, making it one of the spookiest houses on the map for decades. When a team decides to debunk, in the name of science, they all learn tht it was a true mistake. Nothing can stop Hell House.
Matheson can write some crazy stuff. Richard Matheson, the creator of I Am Legend, wrote this book in 1971. Two years later it was made into a movie, but I am very sure it was a mild version of what the book takes on. Filled with sex, talks of sex, visions of sex, even mentions of necrophilia- it's not for everyone.
Hell House is written well, but wow... way crazy. It was like a civilized version of Caligula or something. I don't know. Crazy good? I'm moving on to the next read.
Cheers!
Hell House
Richard Matheson
Published by Viking Press, 1971
302-Pages
Literature/Horror/Fiction
March 20, 2018
The Language of Thorns
An amazing set of stories by Leigh Bardugo 
To read the physical book is fall into adventure. The pages are covered in magical illustrations that easily take you back to the days of bedtime fairytales. To listen to the book is beautiful, thanks to the narrative talent of Lauren Fortgang, but to perform a read-a-long... It's a fantastical experience that comes from the amazing mind that is Bardugo! Welcome to The Language of Thorns #element-d6a95645-31ae-414b-b6e8-d33496fdc5af .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
Filled with stories of animals, princes and mermaids, The Language of Thorns carries a piece of
Leigh Bardugo
's Grishan world and more. You hear names and places that come from her created world that true fans know and love so much. I know I do. She's quickly becoming a favorite of mine and one I truly admre. 
This book holds stories that made my days and rides to and from errands. It's not so much that their all so fabulously original (though they are), but because I was so easily swept away! The illustrations, the voice, the stories- they all combined to give a performance I never experienced from an author before. It's a fantasy to remember!
Be forewarned my friends- the stories are dark. They do not all come with happy endings, so if you do decide to read them to young ones, know that it will be as though reading original Grimm tales. But it's that what we love about magic and fantasy?
Check out The Language of Thorns, while I move on to the next read. I have one more day before writing consumes me.
Cheers!
The Language of Thorns
Leigh Bardugo
Audiobook narrated by Lauren Fortgang
Published by Imprint, Sept. 2017
290-pages
6 Hours 30 minutes
To read the physical book is fall into adventure. The pages are covered in magical illustrations that easily take you back to the days of bedtime fairytales. To listen to the book is beautiful, thanks to the narrative talent of Lauren Fortgang, but to perform a read-a-long... It's a fantastical experience that comes from the amazing mind that is Bardugo! Welcome to The Language of Thorns #element-d6a95645-31ae-414b-b6e8-d33496fdc5af .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
Filled with stories of animals, princes and mermaids, The Language of Thorns carries a piece of
Leigh Bardugo
's Grishan world and more. You hear names and places that come from her created world that true fans know and love so much. I know I do. She's quickly becoming a favorite of mine and one I truly admre. This book holds stories that made my days and rides to and from errands. It's not so much that their all so fabulously original (though they are), but because I was so easily swept away! The illustrations, the voice, the stories- they all combined to give a performance I never experienced from an author before. It's a fantasy to remember! Be forewarned my friends- the stories are dark. They do not all come with happy endings, so if you do decide to read them to young ones, know that it will be as though reading original Grimm tales. But it's that what we love about magic and fantasy?
Check out The Language of Thorns, while I move on to the next read. I have one more day before writing consumes me.
Cheers!
The Language of Thorns
Leigh Bardugo
Audiobook narrated by Lauren Fortgang
Published by Imprint, Sept. 2017
290-pages
6 Hours 30 minutes
A Daughter's Justice
eBook Review by author, Paula V. Hardin 
I met Paula V. Hardin by winning her books through a Goodreads giveaway. Her two books let me know she carried a style that was unlike anything I'd ever read prior. She pressed me further into the world of Steampunk, magic and demons, all combined into a Creole-styled étouffée straight out of New Orleans! A Daughter's Justice is today's book review. #element-3ecc8935-ec42-4530-a7af-2d13548ca880 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
A Daughter's Justice is about Merrick Hardin. She's an attorney by day, dealing with crime lords and other high profile cases. She fights crime the legal way. The proper and supposedly "Right" way.
Jynx is also a crime fighter. In the night, she uses amazingly crafted, Steampunk themed hardware and a massive, mechanical cat as a sort of sidekick.
Two world come together in this fast-paced tale of retribution for everyone! A Daughter's Justice brings several different worlds together, making the read feel more like fantasy than a thriller but who wants to stay in the real world? Filled with Steampunk technology, a ton of military activity and an expeditious romance, you find yourself thrown into safe houses, swimming with swamp gators and shooting crime lord goons in a burning house!
A Daughter's Justice does need a bit of story development, but you see past the glitches, allowing it to take you on an adventure you won't be able to predict. Grab yourself a copy of A Daughter's Justice on Amazon. I'm off to the next read- Cheers!
A Daughter's Justice
Paula V. Hardin
Published through Amazon Digital Services
183 pages
Romance/Mystery/Steampunk/Suspense/Thriller
I met Paula V. Hardin by winning her books through a Goodreads giveaway. Her two books let me know she carried a style that was unlike anything I'd ever read prior. She pressed me further into the world of Steampunk, magic and demons, all combined into a Creole-styled étouffée straight out of New Orleans! A Daughter's Justice is today's book review. #element-3ecc8935-ec42-4530-a7af-2d13548ca880 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
A Daughter's Justice is about Merrick Hardin. She's an attorney by day, dealing with crime lords and other high profile cases. She fights crime the legal way. The proper and supposedly "Right" way.Jynx is also a crime fighter. In the night, she uses amazingly crafted, Steampunk themed hardware and a massive, mechanical cat as a sort of sidekick.
Two world come together in this fast-paced tale of retribution for everyone! A Daughter's Justice brings several different worlds together, making the read feel more like fantasy than a thriller but who wants to stay in the real world? Filled with Steampunk technology, a ton of military activity and an expeditious romance, you find yourself thrown into safe houses, swimming with swamp gators and shooting crime lord goons in a burning house!
A Daughter's Justice does need a bit of story development, but you see past the glitches, allowing it to take you on an adventure you won't be able to predict. Grab yourself a copy of A Daughter's Justice on Amazon. I'm off to the next read- Cheers!
A Daughter's Justice
Paula V. Hardin
Published through Amazon Digital Services
183 pages
Romance/Mystery/Steampunk/Suspense/Thriller
March 19, 2018
Night of the Unspeakable
A Horrific, Horror Movie Review 
Night of the Unspeakable opens with a historical tale that spans seven thousand years. It tells of angels, innocents, warriors and the repetitive demand of demons wishing to dominate all of mankind. When the Nicepherus is released from a sacred casket, he seeks to devour the souls of all who are inside a music studio with him and his diabolical pheromones. 
I feel I have to give a disclaimer before my actual review. I do not wish to offend any of the hard-working people who made Night of the Unspeakable. There was money spent and many lines rehearsed and well, this is someone’s baby. I’ll do my best to be as respectable as I can, but only so much can be asked of me.
This movie was dumb. Yes, I know there are words that could convey my abrupt and infantile statement, but I don’t wanna. There’s a litany of reasons why I was disappointed with NOTU, but I’ll only itemize a few. First, I’m thinking the creator wanted to entertain viewers before the opening scroll, so he added a music video. Said video played all the way through, focusing on the bodies of the singers instead of actually writing a song worth listening to. Then came the opening credits. I was confused - Issue number one down.
My second balk concerns everything concerning the cinematography, special FX and acting. They were bad. They were all bad. There were feeble fight scenes, make up could have been done better by my seven-year-old, and the acting reminded me of one of my high school plays. One of the bad ones. And don’t get me started on sound- so many scenes began low, then jumped so high you could hear the actors breathing, just to be lost again. And that “We Will Rock You” line… Boo! I wanted to laugh but the fight scene that followed was cut off on the right-hand side of the screen. Two down.
I did laugh during one scene. The part where Nicephus calls one of the female characters a strumpet, trollop and a tart, and she took them all as compliments. Wow, that was good. Not the scene, just those lines.
So lastly, I found myself slightly offended- not when the movie ended, but when it had the nerve to post up: To Be Continued. Please don’t. Let this movie go and find something else to do. Honestly, I think they should all invest in music. I don’t recall many scenes where someone wasn’t singing in a studio (complete with band name and song title), trying to perform. Though none will ever make the Top 1M, it would make a definite improvement. Done.
So, if you’re looking for a movie that wishes to run with bodily possessions during intercourse, half-jazzed, philosophical rhetoric and weak baselines, check out Night of the Unspeakable… because this movie shall now be known to me as 'It Which Shall Not Be Named'. Night of the Unspeakable
Written & Produced by Harrison Snow
Directed by Jamie Rhodes
Starred Alex Marshall, Anthony Dalton, Ibtissam Lynch and Erreol Robinson
Night of the Unspeakable opens with a historical tale that spans seven thousand years. It tells of angels, innocents, warriors and the repetitive demand of demons wishing to dominate all of mankind. When the Nicepherus is released from a sacred casket, he seeks to devour the souls of all who are inside a music studio with him and his diabolical pheromones. I feel I have to give a disclaimer before my actual review. I do not wish to offend any of the hard-working people who made Night of the Unspeakable. There was money spent and many lines rehearsed and well, this is someone’s baby. I’ll do my best to be as respectable as I can, but only so much can be asked of me.This movie was dumb. Yes, I know there are words that could convey my abrupt and infantile statement, but I don’t wanna. There’s a litany of reasons why I was disappointed with NOTU, but I’ll only itemize a few. First, I’m thinking the creator wanted to entertain viewers before the opening scroll, so he added a music video. Said video played all the way through, focusing on the bodies of the singers instead of actually writing a song worth listening to. Then came the opening credits. I was confused - Issue number one down.
My second balk concerns everything concerning the cinematography, special FX and acting. They were bad. They were all bad. There were feeble fight scenes, make up could have been done better by my seven-year-old, and the acting reminded me of one of my high school plays. One of the bad ones. And don’t get me started on sound- so many scenes began low, then jumped so high you could hear the actors breathing, just to be lost again. And that “We Will Rock You” line… Boo! I wanted to laugh but the fight scene that followed was cut off on the right-hand side of the screen. Two down.
I did laugh during one scene. The part where Nicephus calls one of the female characters a strumpet, trollop and a tart, and she took them all as compliments. Wow, that was good. Not the scene, just those lines.
So lastly, I found myself slightly offended- not when the movie ended, but when it had the nerve to post up: To Be Continued. Please don’t. Let this movie go and find something else to do. Honestly, I think they should all invest in music. I don’t recall many scenes where someone wasn’t singing in a studio (complete with band name and song title), trying to perform. Though none will ever make the Top 1M, it would make a definite improvement. Done.
So, if you’re looking for a movie that wishes to run with bodily possessions during intercourse, half-jazzed, philosophical rhetoric and weak baselines, check out Night of the Unspeakable… because this movie shall now be known to me as 'It Which Shall Not Be Named'. Night of the Unspeakable
Written & Produced by Harrison Snow
Directed by Jamie Rhodes
Starred Alex Marshall, Anthony Dalton, Ibtissam Lynch and Erreol Robinson
The Escape Artist
A novel by Brad Meltzer
Narrated by Scott Brick & January LaVoy
When I received The Escape Artist, I thought to myself, 'This will be a long, boring read'. I had no intentions of liking the story and I just knew I'd be miserable. No, this isn't how I normally dive into a book, but for those who know me know I don't read anything that has to do with government espionage, political gain, conspiracies and all that realistic jive. That happens in real life and I see it in the news. So how did I walk away from the novel by Brad Meltzer? #element-40108bf7-bee6-4edc-a12c-89429f2340c5 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
The Escape Artist is one of those novels set up like a map. There's a starting location- Zig, the mortician. You find out he's a good man with a good heart. Also, his job is his life. As you read, you easily like him and what he stands for. Then his purpose takes him on a journey. The journey is to find a girl he knows, because the one on the table in the morgue isn't who everyone thinks it is. Or do they already know?
Then you move on to the mystery portion of the map, based on the life and mysteries of Harry Houdini. The twists and turns, lies and secrets all get you to look one way, while the real situation takes place while you're not looking. That's how this story plays out, but it gets more complicate when you're walked into the life of the girl Zig is looking for. You get to know Nola Brown, but as the story progresses you find it's still about knowing Zig! He's a large piece. Then again, so is Nola. Their stories, through flashbacks, allows you to travel all over the world, figuratively and literally in the story, in order to reach your final destination- a warehouse! Or is it redemption? Or revenge? Or forgiveness? I'll never tell!
I found Meltzer's writing to be similar to what I'd love to do myself. The intrigue, mystery and personalities were so fleshed out, so real, encased in a mystery and history that kept me interested. It's good writing.
Check out The Escape Artist. It released on March 6th. If you love suspense and military intrigue, this is your story. I'm off to the next read. Cheers!
The Escape Artist
Brad Meltzer
Novel published by Grand Central Publishing, Mar. 2018
Hachette Audio, Running Time 12 Hours 44 Minutes
Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/MilitaryFiction
Narrated by Scott Brick & January LaVoy
When I received The Escape Artist, I thought to myself, 'This will be a long, boring read'. I had no intentions of liking the story and I just knew I'd be miserable. No, this isn't how I normally dive into a book, but for those who know me know I don't read anything that has to do with government espionage, political gain, conspiracies and all that realistic jive. That happens in real life and I see it in the news. So how did I walk away from the novel by Brad Meltzer? #element-40108bf7-bee6-4edc-a12c-89429f2340c5 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
The Escape Artist is one of those novels set up like a map. There's a starting location- Zig, the mortician. You find out he's a good man with a good heart. Also, his job is his life. As you read, you easily like him and what he stands for. Then his purpose takes him on a journey. The journey is to find a girl he knows, because the one on the table in the morgue isn't who everyone thinks it is. Or do they already know?Then you move on to the mystery portion of the map, based on the life and mysteries of Harry Houdini. The twists and turns, lies and secrets all get you to look one way, while the real situation takes place while you're not looking. That's how this story plays out, but it gets more complicate when you're walked into the life of the girl Zig is looking for. You get to know Nola Brown, but as the story progresses you find it's still about knowing Zig! He's a large piece. Then again, so is Nola. Their stories, through flashbacks, allows you to travel all over the world, figuratively and literally in the story, in order to reach your final destination- a warehouse! Or is it redemption? Or revenge? Or forgiveness? I'll never tell!
I found Meltzer's writing to be similar to what I'd love to do myself. The intrigue, mystery and personalities were so fleshed out, so real, encased in a mystery and history that kept me interested. It's good writing.
Check out The Escape Artist. It released on March 6th. If you love suspense and military intrigue, this is your story. I'm off to the next read. Cheers!
The Escape Artist
Brad Meltzer
Novel published by Grand Central Publishing, Mar. 2018
Hachette Audio, Running Time 12 Hours 44 Minutes
Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/MilitaryFiction
