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March 16, 2018
When God Made Light
A Children's Book by Matthew Paul Turner
Illustrated by David Catrow
Do you love bedtime stories?
Do you love to allow your imagination to run wild while you read them with your little one(s)?
Do you love when the illustrations follow your own heart, as if the author knew you?
That's what Matthew Paul Turne r 's books do to me! This is the second book I've been blessed with to review and I hope I get more!
Today's review: When God Made Light #element-e517604f-6315-445a-8e78-681de2b4c7fb .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
There aren't many children's books that make your heart soar. With each Turner book, I fall more and more in love with the little girls. My Ewoks love them too! There's something about seeing the world through the eyes of the little ones again. Hearing about how safe and loved and protected you are, while painting, collecting fireflies and smiling into the eyes of others ... I just love this book!
When God Made Light, you share in rhyme and David Catrow's illustrations, the beauty in God's world and discover how we are the light. There's a light in us, but it comes from The One who made it all. Even those without a spiritual bone in their bodies can find appreciation in this one.
I think what attracts me most is how the little girls are happy in their own skin and life. There's nothing ugly, they stand tall in their innocence, they even wear braids! I love them! Catrow 's artwork brings them all to life! My few image shares aren't enough. You have to get these books. I reviewed When God Made You (August of 2017) and gave it a ringing endorsement as well. Check out Turner's books and if you've seen Horton Hears a Who? and Despicable Me, then you've seen Catrow's work! I'm on to the next read. Cheers!
When God Made Light
Matthew Paul Turner
Illustrated by David Catrow
Published by Waterbrook, Feb. 2018
Illustrated by David Catrow
Do you love bedtime stories?
Do you love to allow your imagination to run wild while you read them with your little one(s)?
Do you love when the illustrations follow your own heart, as if the author knew you?
That's what Matthew Paul Turne r 's books do to me! This is the second book I've been blessed with to review and I hope I get more!
Today's review: When God Made Light #element-e517604f-6315-445a-8e78-681de2b4c7fb .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
There aren't many children's books that make your heart soar. With each Turner book, I fall more and more in love with the little girls. My Ewoks love them too! There's something about seeing the world through the eyes of the little ones again. Hearing about how safe and loved and protected you are, while painting, collecting fireflies and smiling into the eyes of others ... I just love this book!When God Made Light, you share in rhyme and David Catrow's illustrations, the beauty in God's world and discover how we are the light. There's a light in us, but it comes from The One who made it all. Even those without a spiritual bone in their bodies can find appreciation in this one.
I think what attracts me most is how the little girls are happy in their own skin and life. There's nothing ugly, they stand tall in their innocence, they even wear braids! I love them! Catrow 's artwork brings them all to life! My few image shares aren't enough. You have to get these books. I reviewed When God Made You (August of 2017) and gave it a ringing endorsement as well. Check out Turner's books and if you've seen Horton Hears a Who? and Despicable Me, then you've seen Catrow's work! I'm on to the next read. Cheers!
When God Made Light
Matthew Paul Turner
Illustrated by David Catrow
Published by Waterbrook, Feb. 2018
March 14, 2018
So I Might Be A Vampire
A Novel by Rodney V. Smith 
When you find an original story, you run with it, till it's finished. I don't recall how I found author, Rodney V. Smith, but I'm glad I did. So I Might Be A Vampire is a collection of books from a series called Chasing The Sun. So, what did I think of Bob and his antics? #element-22623c82-702e-4493-9dd1-7cc485fe54c7 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
If you thought you were unlucky and always finding yourself in trouble, then you know about an ounce of Bob's life story! He's one of those guys who is always up to something, looking to get ahead without the effort and wanted by the Russians and anyone else he's managed to piss off. Easily summed up, He's Trouble.
But he's a semi-likable guy. He's crafty, sly, honest and believes in standing on his beliefs. Oh, and he's a vampire. Sadly, he's a vamp who's been black balled by the vampire community. Why? Because he's always doing what he shouldn't.
In So I Might Be A Vampire, Bob shares with us the daily struggles of self-abuse (because he has nothing else to do), women, dealing with blood lust and finding , or creating, a therapy group. He works during the day, he's broker than a broke-legged horse and he can't keep his mouth shut! But you gotta love him!
He debunks all the vampiric myths and explained why jalapeños-garlic based foods are detrimental more than any cross! He's not rich, heck- he can barely buy the alcohol he feels he needs in order to deal with every day life. But he does have to deal with every day life. It's a definite change of pace on the vamp industry and I believe Smith has found something new, refreshing.
The book, as mentioned, is the first in a series and I believe you'll enjoy it. There are some mature situations and sadly, the one thing I didn't like about Bob was that he enjoyed recreational drug use. Outside of that, it's a fun read. Check out So I Might Be A Vampire, while I move on to the next read. Cheers!
So I Might Be A Vampire
Book 1 of Chasing the Sun series
Rodney V. Smith
Published by Amazon Digital Services, November 2017
388 pages
Science Fiction/Humor/Fantasy
When you find an original story, you run with it, till it's finished. I don't recall how I found author, Rodney V. Smith, but I'm glad I did. So I Might Be A Vampire is a collection of books from a series called Chasing The Sun. So, what did I think of Bob and his antics? #element-22623c82-702e-4493-9dd1-7cc485fe54c7 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
If you thought you were unlucky and always finding yourself in trouble, then you know about an ounce of Bob's life story! He's one of those guys who is always up to something, looking to get ahead without the effort and wanted by the Russians and anyone else he's managed to piss off. Easily summed up, He's Trouble.But he's a semi-likable guy. He's crafty, sly, honest and believes in standing on his beliefs. Oh, and he's a vampire. Sadly, he's a vamp who's been black balled by the vampire community. Why? Because he's always doing what he shouldn't.
In So I Might Be A Vampire, Bob shares with us the daily struggles of self-abuse (because he has nothing else to do), women, dealing with blood lust and finding , or creating, a therapy group. He works during the day, he's broker than a broke-legged horse and he can't keep his mouth shut! But you gotta love him!
He debunks all the vampiric myths and explained why jalapeños-garlic based foods are detrimental more than any cross! He's not rich, heck- he can barely buy the alcohol he feels he needs in order to deal with every day life. But he does have to deal with every day life. It's a definite change of pace on the vamp industry and I believe Smith has found something new, refreshing.
The book, as mentioned, is the first in a series and I believe you'll enjoy it. There are some mature situations and sadly, the one thing I didn't like about Bob was that he enjoyed recreational drug use. Outside of that, it's a fun read. Check out So I Might Be A Vampire, while I move on to the next read. Cheers!
So I Might Be A Vampire
Book 1 of Chasing the Sun series
Rodney V. Smith
Published by Amazon Digital Services, November 2017
388 pages
Science Fiction/Humor/Fantasy
The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre
by Elisabeth Crabtree 
Some of the most craziest things can happen in the town of Hatter's Cove. For Kitty Kat (yes, her name is Kitty Kat), things happen no matter where she is- and something huge nearly happened to her on the evening of Valentine's Day. She was supposed to have died!
This is the story of The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre, by Elizabeth Crabtree ! #element-8811d7c4-b6cc-4930-aac1-1a92cad6190b .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
First off, I love her book covers! Usually, I feel animated book covers are for particular genre, but they all work for this author and her series. I also love the sassiness in the character's face, because it matches the character so much.
So the story
The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre
Hatter's Cove Mystery Series
Elisabeth Crabtree
Published by Amazon Digital Services, LLC, Feb. 2014
160-Pages
Fiction/Satire/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
Some of the most craziest things can happen in the town of Hatter's Cove. For Kitty Kat (yes, her name is Kitty Kat), things happen no matter where she is- and something huge nearly happened to her on the evening of Valentine's Day. She was supposed to have died!This is the story of The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre, by Elizabeth Crabtree ! #element-8811d7c4-b6cc-4930-aac1-1a92cad6190b .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
First off, I love her book covers! Usually, I feel animated book covers are for particular genre, but they all work for this author and her series. I also love the sassiness in the character's face, because it matches the character so much.So the story
The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre
Hatter's Cove Mystery Series
Elisabeth Crabtree
Published by Amazon Digital Services, LLC, Feb. 2014
160-Pages
Fiction/Satire/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
March 13, 2018
Chimera
*Movie Review 
Chimera is one of those movies where the science behind it all is extremely controversial. From stem cell experimentation to harvesting organs from animals after gene splicing- this movie does it all. But the purpose behind the action is what comes to question. 
Quint is a renowned scientist who’s gone underground. He’s now focused on doing nothing but saving his family, while being paid to assist a sinister woman by the name of Masterson. Masterson owns him, the life of her dying husband in the balance. Quint’s figured out a way to use genetic information from jellyfish to synthesizes a necessary, human hormone that could make a human immortal, a super human. Masterson soon becomes threatening, abrasive and near blackmailing to get the job done, but can he help her? Can he get past Masterson’s sinister involvement? Can he possibly find a cure to save his children, and is there a happy ending beneath all the blood and gore?
Chimera is a movie that baffles. The way it’s told is creative and rather clever, because you can’t tell what’s real and what is not. There’s a situation with his wife that’s unbelievable, let alone angering, but all done in the name of science and love.
At first, I thought I’d be left with questions, but thankfully they were all answered. It didn’t take long to figure out his wife was born with a genetic defect, passed on to their children. That’s not a spoiler by the way, but his children are a mystery. I was lost for a while, thinking they had telekinesis or something, but you get it after a while. There’s so much to wonder while watching, which is why I think I enjoyed it.
The movie took imagination, though the acting isn’t the greatest. I’m no geneticist but I can say the time they took to develop story made it well worth the watch. It tells a story desperation, greed and finally an ending befitting a foolish idea. Chimera releases in 2018. Chimera
Directed, Produced and Written by Maurice Haeems
Co-Produced by Jay Sitaram
Starred Henry Ian Cusick, Jenna Harrison, Karishma Ahluwalia, Erika Ervin
Chimera is one of those movies where the science behind it all is extremely controversial. From stem cell experimentation to harvesting organs from animals after gene splicing- this movie does it all. But the purpose behind the action is what comes to question. Quint is a renowned scientist who’s gone underground. He’s now focused on doing nothing but saving his family, while being paid to assist a sinister woman by the name of Masterson. Masterson owns him, the life of her dying husband in the balance. Quint’s figured out a way to use genetic information from jellyfish to synthesizes a necessary, human hormone that could make a human immortal, a super human. Masterson soon becomes threatening, abrasive and near blackmailing to get the job done, but can he help her? Can he get past Masterson’s sinister involvement? Can he possibly find a cure to save his children, and is there a happy ending beneath all the blood and gore?Chimera is a movie that baffles. The way it’s told is creative and rather clever, because you can’t tell what’s real and what is not. There’s a situation with his wife that’s unbelievable, let alone angering, but all done in the name of science and love.
At first, I thought I’d be left with questions, but thankfully they were all answered. It didn’t take long to figure out his wife was born with a genetic defect, passed on to their children. That’s not a spoiler by the way, but his children are a mystery. I was lost for a while, thinking they had telekinesis or something, but you get it after a while. There’s so much to wonder while watching, which is why I think I enjoyed it.
The movie took imagination, though the acting isn’t the greatest. I’m no geneticist but I can say the time they took to develop story made it well worth the watch. It tells a story desperation, greed and finally an ending befitting a foolish idea. Chimera releases in 2018. Chimera
Directed, Produced and Written by Maurice Haeems
Co-Produced by Jay Sitaram
Starred Henry Ian Cusick, Jenna Harrison, Karishma Ahluwalia, Erika Ervin
The Hidden Kingdom
by Tracy Hecht and Sarah Fieber 
Every book that's come out by Hecht has been an adventurous experience. The story keeps children engaged, leaves them guessing and puts their deductive reasoning into play. The Nocturnals series is sure to be around a long time. So what's going on in The Hidden Kingdom, you ask? #element-b9a6b981-6998-4434-9113-32c21d426040 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
The Hidden Kingdom, as with all The Nocturnal tales, involves the Brigade doing their best to save their beloved forest. Something's happening that's actually destroying lives. Leaves, trees, fruit and bodies are drying out. There's a drought! But when they go to the water holes, there's absolutely No Water!
At. All.
So the team sets out to save everyone. While out and about, the forest seems to come alive to work against them. Sticks that run away, leaves that move and more. What can be happening and how can they top the forest from attacking them? And will they ever find water to survive the drought?
The Hidden Kingdom was better than the previous books, because there was a greater, almost supernatural situation going on. It made the read bewitching, interesting. My only problem with the book is the darned Bismark! I can't stand his blending of languages, his constant harassment of Dawn and his most annoying activity! If he was removed, the story would be so much better. Then again, all stories need some sort of comic relief.
The Hidden Kingdom is a fun read and kids of all ages would love it, as long as they can tolerate Bismark! Off to the next read. Cheers!
The Nocturnals: The Hidden Kingdom
Tracey Hecht and Sarah Fieber
Published by Fabled Films Press, Feb. 2018
208 Pages
Every book that's come out by Hecht has been an adventurous experience. The story keeps children engaged, leaves them guessing and puts their deductive reasoning into play. The Nocturnals series is sure to be around a long time. So what's going on in The Hidden Kingdom, you ask? #element-b9a6b981-6998-4434-9113-32c21d426040 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
The Hidden Kingdom, as with all The Nocturnal tales, involves the Brigade doing their best to save their beloved forest. Something's happening that's actually destroying lives. Leaves, trees, fruit and bodies are drying out. There's a drought! But when they go to the water holes, there's absolutely No Water!At. All.
So the team sets out to save everyone. While out and about, the forest seems to come alive to work against them. Sticks that run away, leaves that move and more. What can be happening and how can they top the forest from attacking them? And will they ever find water to survive the drought?
The Hidden Kingdom was better than the previous books, because there was a greater, almost supernatural situation going on. It made the read bewitching, interesting. My only problem with the book is the darned Bismark! I can't stand his blending of languages, his constant harassment of Dawn and his most annoying activity! If he was removed, the story would be so much better. Then again, all stories need some sort of comic relief.
The Hidden Kingdom is a fun read and kids of all ages would love it, as long as they can tolerate Bismark! Off to the next read. Cheers!
The Nocturnals: The Hidden Kingdom
Tracey Hecht and Sarah Fieber
Published by Fabled Films Press, Feb. 2018
208 Pages
March 12, 2018
A Wrinkle In Time
A Novel by Madeleine L'Engle
Narrated by Hope Davis
*A Book Review
When I saw the movie trailer to A Wrinkle In Time, by Madeleine L'Engle, I was like- "OMG! I have that book!" So I snagged it and began reading. I'm not gonna lie, it was a rough read. So I got the audiobook ... #element-792d9fa7-62fb-494f-9755-622592ab3dcf .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
Maybe I'm not smart enough for this book.Mathematics has never been my strong suit so I hated it! When a book starts off with a ton of school teachings and mathematics, I'm like, gone baby, gone! I pushed through though... and found the book practically makes no sense. I think I know what the story was about. When things came together, if that's what you call it, I realized, I see why they previous readers compared A Wrinkle In Time to C. S. Lewis. But that's not always a good thing. Is it?
So the story is about brother and sister duo, Charles Wallace and Margaret "Meg" trying to find their father. The world in which the story began was lost on me; I didn't know what time it occurred, but it didn't really matter, since they traveled through time. So I then received a lesson on the fifth dimension. Linear views or folding of time - Oh no, this was something totally different and long winded!
The thing is, the story was not really about finding their father, but more so about preventing world domination by a giant *****! Uh-oh... sorry, no SPOILERS! The story shared the importance of individuality, equality, love, and faith in Jesus Christ. Now I'm a Christian - you know me - but this book preached! I don't know about you, but I don't like my fiction this religious! Well, not like this. I felt let down by the way it all unfolded.
Lastly, the main characters, excluding the father, was a big, fat whiner! I detest whining. And the narrator made it worse by properly carrying out the perfect voice for whining! I couldn't take it to the point, I cried tears of joy when the book finally ended. It set me in mind of an Einstein-ish Never Ending Story. Yeah, that sounds about right. to me, it's not a children's book- it's YA.
Since I listened to the audiobook, which makes book one of my novel collection, I haven't pressed through the stories (A Wind In The Door & A Swiftly Tilting Planet). I kid you not, I don't think I ever will. If the other two books are anything like this - I submit. I give, Game Over, man! Game Over!
I'll review the movie after I've seen it. (I set it on the back burner)
A Wrinkle In Time
Written by Madeleine L'Engle
Audiobook book by Audible
Running time: 6 Hours 26 Minutes
January 2012
Narrated by Hope Davis
*A Book Review
When I saw the movie trailer to A Wrinkle In Time, by Madeleine L'Engle, I was like- "OMG! I have that book!" So I snagged it and began reading. I'm not gonna lie, it was a rough read. So I got the audiobook ... #element-792d9fa7-62fb-494f-9755-622592ab3dcf .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
Maybe I'm not smart enough for this book.Mathematics has never been my strong suit so I hated it! When a book starts off with a ton of school teachings and mathematics, I'm like, gone baby, gone! I pushed through though... and found the book practically makes no sense. I think I know what the story was about. When things came together, if that's what you call it, I realized, I see why they previous readers compared A Wrinkle In Time to C. S. Lewis. But that's not always a good thing. Is it?So the story is about brother and sister duo, Charles Wallace and Margaret "Meg" trying to find their father. The world in which the story began was lost on me; I didn't know what time it occurred, but it didn't really matter, since they traveled through time. So I then received a lesson on the fifth dimension. Linear views or folding of time - Oh no, this was something totally different and long winded!
The thing is, the story was not really about finding their father, but more so about preventing world domination by a giant *****! Uh-oh... sorry, no SPOILERS! The story shared the importance of individuality, equality, love, and faith in Jesus Christ. Now I'm a Christian - you know me - but this book preached! I don't know about you, but I don't like my fiction this religious! Well, not like this. I felt let down by the way it all unfolded.
Lastly, the main characters, excluding the father, was a big, fat whiner! I detest whining. And the narrator made it worse by properly carrying out the perfect voice for whining! I couldn't take it to the point, I cried tears of joy when the book finally ended. It set me in mind of an Einstein-ish Never Ending Story. Yeah, that sounds about right. to me, it's not a children's book- it's YA.
Since I listened to the audiobook, which makes book one of my novel collection, I haven't pressed through the stories (A Wind In The Door & A Swiftly Tilting Planet). I kid you not, I don't think I ever will. If the other two books are anything like this - I submit. I give, Game Over, man! Game Over!
I'll review the movie after I've seen it. (I set it on the back burner)
A Wrinkle In Time
Written by Madeleine L'Engle
Audiobook book by Audible
Running time: 6 Hours 26 Minutes
January 2012
March 7, 2018
Ghost House
A horror movie review. 
My friends make fun of me, but its movies like this that make me want to stay away from certain countries. You hear of weird stuff happening all the time, but this one- I saw all the mistakes coming and even yelled at my screen, in a feeble attempt to warn them of the impending doom. Did they listen to me?
Nope.
So what is the world is Ghost House about? A couple travel to Thailand for an epic adventure of a lifetime and have a death of a time...
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So when you travel to a foreign country, there are things you need to know, levels of respect and things you should honor. I know because I lived in on an Asian continent for a little over a year. I didn't venture off to areas of unknown like they did in this movie, but unlike in other movies like An American Werewolf In London, "You stick to the path!" You don't mess with things you do not know!
In Ghost House, a couple travel to Thailand, thinking they're about to have the trip of epic proportions. Well, they do. They meet up with two guys who promise to show them a fun time. What they don't realize is that their newfound friends have an ulterior motive. I can't say much more than that.
What I can say is this movie is pretty fun to watch. It make you made though, because you see the pocket full of mistakes coming. And the way they do this base drop when something's coming is awesome on your horror senses.
What makes you watch Ghost House is the fact that Asian horror is different from American. It never ends; it's a continuous circle of never-ending taunt and fright for the ones you're watching. Like Ju-On and Nightmare, the ghosts are never truly satisfied. Or are they?
Take a peek at this one- it's not a waste, but definitely a true winner. The jump scares are good, the FX are pretty fun and the acting is decent- especially Billy Brown (Mark Boone Junior) from Sons of Anarchy. Just remember, Go-Go is the man.
Cheers! Ghost House
Directed by Rich Ragsdale
Written by Scout Taylor-Compton, Jason Chase Tyrrell and O'Sullivan
Starred Mark Boone Junior, Scout Taylor-Compton, James Landry Hébert and Russell Geoffrey Banks
Released August 2017
My friends make fun of me, but its movies like this that make me want to stay away from certain countries. You hear of weird stuff happening all the time, but this one- I saw all the mistakes coming and even yelled at my screen, in a feeble attempt to warn them of the impending doom. Did they listen to me?Nope.
So what is the world is Ghost House about? A couple travel to Thailand for an epic adventure of a lifetime and have a death of a time...
#element-a806ad39-f7f2-4296-9a4f-30c929846c81 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
So when you travel to a foreign country, there are things you need to know, levels of respect and things you should honor. I know because I lived in on an Asian continent for a little over a year. I didn't venture off to areas of unknown like they did in this movie, but unlike in other movies like An American Werewolf In London, "You stick to the path!" You don't mess with things you do not know!In Ghost House, a couple travel to Thailand, thinking they're about to have the trip of epic proportions. Well, they do. They meet up with two guys who promise to show them a fun time. What they don't realize is that their newfound friends have an ulterior motive. I can't say much more than that.
What I can say is this movie is pretty fun to watch. It make you made though, because you see the pocket full of mistakes coming. And the way they do this base drop when something's coming is awesome on your horror senses.
What makes you watch Ghost House is the fact that Asian horror is different from American. It never ends; it's a continuous circle of never-ending taunt and fright for the ones you're watching. Like Ju-On and Nightmare, the ghosts are never truly satisfied. Or are they?
Take a peek at this one- it's not a waste, but definitely a true winner. The jump scares are good, the FX are pretty fun and the acting is decent- especially Billy Brown (Mark Boone Junior) from Sons of Anarchy. Just remember, Go-Go is the man.
Cheers! Ghost House
Directed by Rich Ragsdale
Written by Scout Taylor-Compton, Jason Chase Tyrrell and O'Sullivan
Starred Mark Boone Junior, Scout Taylor-Compton, James Landry Hébert and Russell Geoffrey Banks
Released August 2017
Mark Tufo's Timothy series: Tim Sliced, Diced and Cubed Book 3
What a way to celebrate Thanksgiving! (back when I wrote this) 
So, you notice anything different about our friend, Timothy? A great deal has changed with this story, but you can not imagine how severe it's gone!
This tale is all about the one who got away. Yorley got the best of Tim, time after time and that just doesn't sit well with him. He's all about control. But he's also losing it. The parasite inside is taking over, doing other things and really doesn't need Tim anymore. So what does it do, it shuts the safety door on Timothy. I thought he'd finally crumble, but nope.
Tim jumps ship! He gains a new body and goes on a hunting spree that takes all down to hell with him. Innocents and guilty alike. He goes from being sorta liked into an awful, horrible, grotesque monster of what once was a man.
When does it ever end? How will Tim leave the world, once and for good? Tim Sliced, Diced and Cubed is just another reason why I enjoy horror. Sometimes it can go from one terrible situation to the most sanguinary and you still turn the page! I was disgusted on so many levels, gagged a few times too! I thought, "Yeah!" and then turned around to be like, "Oh come on, man!" Tufo just does these things to his readers!
It's like becoming an addict. His writing tends to grow within you, you can't stop turning the pages and once it's over you need more. You actually become a fiend. I've read just about all of his books, but two series are still waiting for me.
If you can handle a filthy, perverted, sickening symbiotic relationship, this book is for you. Read the Tim series by Mark Tufo. Cheers!
Tim: Sliced, Diced and Cubed
Mark Tufo
Published by Audible Studios
May 24, 2016
So, you notice anything different about our friend, Timothy? A great deal has changed with this story, but you can not imagine how severe it's gone! This tale is all about the one who got away. Yorley got the best of Tim, time after time and that just doesn't sit well with him. He's all about control. But he's also losing it. The parasite inside is taking over, doing other things and really doesn't need Tim anymore. So what does it do, it shuts the safety door on Timothy. I thought he'd finally crumble, but nope.
Tim jumps ship! He gains a new body and goes on a hunting spree that takes all down to hell with him. Innocents and guilty alike. He goes from being sorta liked into an awful, horrible, grotesque monster of what once was a man.
When does it ever end? How will Tim leave the world, once and for good? Tim Sliced, Diced and Cubed is just another reason why I enjoy horror. Sometimes it can go from one terrible situation to the most sanguinary and you still turn the page! I was disgusted on so many levels, gagged a few times too! I thought, "Yeah!" and then turned around to be like, "Oh come on, man!" Tufo just does these things to his readers!
It's like becoming an addict. His writing tends to grow within you, you can't stop turning the pages and once it's over you need more. You actually become a fiend. I've read just about all of his books, but two series are still waiting for me.
If you can handle a filthy, perverted, sickening symbiotic relationship, this book is for you. Read the Tim series by Mark Tufo. Cheers!
Tim: Sliced, Diced and Cubed
Mark Tufo
Published by Audible Studios
May 24, 2016
March 6, 2018
The Sky at Our Feet
*A Novel by Nadia Hashimi 
Sometimes a story for middle grade readers can have you feeling "grown up'. As if you don't understand where the child is coming from, making you want to push the book away. That's not the case with
Nadia Hashimi
's The Sky at Our Feet. The story resonates with today's news headlines, but it also settles where we usually don't like to look, within our own hearts. You share with Jason D., the fears of not belonging and being alone. #element-37222e21-0f4e-42ac-bc86-6993d923e3ed .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
The Sky at Our Feet is the story of Jason D., a boy named after half a year. When he watches his mother taken away by Immigration officers, he feels his Afghan mother will be immediately deported to a dangerous country. He fears he'll be transported as well, to a land that killed his father and branded the family traitors. So he runs.
Unsure where to go, because his mother was extremely protective, he decides to run to a close, family friend, Auntie Seema. On the way, he has an accident and winds up in the hospital, faking amnesia. That's when he meets Max, a girl seeking purpose as much as Jason D.'s seeking sanctuary. Together they make a break and take on an adventure on the streets of New York, with the sky at their feet.
I loved this book. I loved the reasoning, the purpose and the need for acceptance. Jason D.'s run shares the world the way we've all seen it at one time or another. What makes his journey so special is that he'd found appreciation for America. He didn't want to lose the only life he knew, not knowing he was already a piece of the so-called pie and the American Dream.
I read The Sky at Our Feet with my son, Joshua. Together, we shared the journey and even found some appreciation in our own lives. The book allowed me to see through similar eyes and remembered how innocent our children are. We need to know our heritage, but we can't be afraid to go out and enjoy the world. Why we look to the sky when we dream and how to keep our feet in it- that whole concept is beautiful!
Read The Sky at Our Feet. I believe you'll love the quick read. It took us about 9 days to read it, but I'm sure, had I read it on my own, I'd have been done days ago. Cheers!
The Sky at Our Feet
Nadia Hashimi
A Harper Collins Publication, March 6th
Sometimes a story for middle grade readers can have you feeling "grown up'. As if you don't understand where the child is coming from, making you want to push the book away. That's not the case with
Nadia Hashimi
's The Sky at Our Feet. The story resonates with today's news headlines, but it also settles where we usually don't like to look, within our own hearts. You share with Jason D., the fears of not belonging and being alone. #element-37222e21-0f4e-42ac-bc86-6993d923e3ed .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
The Sky at Our Feet is the story of Jason D., a boy named after half a year. When he watches his mother taken away by Immigration officers, he feels his Afghan mother will be immediately deported to a dangerous country. He fears he'll be transported as well, to a land that killed his father and branded the family traitors. So he runs.Unsure where to go, because his mother was extremely protective, he decides to run to a close, family friend, Auntie Seema. On the way, he has an accident and winds up in the hospital, faking amnesia. That's when he meets Max, a girl seeking purpose as much as Jason D.'s seeking sanctuary. Together they make a break and take on an adventure on the streets of New York, with the sky at their feet.
I loved this book. I loved the reasoning, the purpose and the need for acceptance. Jason D.'s run shares the world the way we've all seen it at one time or another. What makes his journey so special is that he'd found appreciation for America. He didn't want to lose the only life he knew, not knowing he was already a piece of the so-called pie and the American Dream.
I read The Sky at Our Feet with my son, Joshua. Together, we shared the journey and even found some appreciation in our own lives. The book allowed me to see through similar eyes and remembered how innocent our children are. We need to know our heritage, but we can't be afraid to go out and enjoy the world. Why we look to the sky when we dream and how to keep our feet in it- that whole concept is beautiful!
Read The Sky at Our Feet. I believe you'll love the quick read. It took us about 9 days to read it, but I'm sure, had I read it on my own, I'd have been done days ago. Cheers!
The Sky at Our Feet
Nadia Hashimi
A Harper Collins Publication, March 6th
Murder On The Orient Express
*Movie Review 
I actually saw this on my wedding anniversary, back in January, but I'm so scheduled and have been so busy- I'm just now getting this share posted up. Did you see this movie? Do you know Agatha Christie? If you've heard her name, you know- she's absolutely amazing and her work is impeccable! My apologies for the "Now Playing" - it's no longer in theaters, but it is in my movie library! #element-4a0861fe-6ddd-4b40-a3b5-60c48dc8d0bd .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
When Hercule Poirot travels towards a case, he quickly finds himself inspecting a case while along his travel! All he wanted was a break while on the go, but quickly discovers a murder has taken place On The Train! What's a man to do? Inspect, of course!
From a countess, to a doctor. From a chauffeur to a footman. From a co-worker to an actress and dancer- so many suspects... but Poirot gets it figured out. The movie is excellent and visually stunning! With an amazing cast and accents out the wazoo- I loved the movie just as much as the original. Sadly, I can't tell you too much about the movie without giving it away! Even stating the stars and what they do could mess things up for you! Primarily when I say who gets killed - but Dame Judi Dench is magnificent. I'm a little biased...
If you are a lover of mystery and Agatha Christie, Murder On The Orient Express is your movie. Cheers!
Murder On The Orient Express
Released November 2017
Based on novel by Agatha Christie
Screenplay by Michael Green
Starred: Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz, Willem Defoe, Dame Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom, Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley. and Patrick Doyle
I actually saw this on my wedding anniversary, back in January, but I'm so scheduled and have been so busy- I'm just now getting this share posted up. Did you see this movie? Do you know Agatha Christie? If you've heard her name, you know- she's absolutely amazing and her work is impeccable! My apologies for the "Now Playing" - it's no longer in theaters, but it is in my movie library! #element-4a0861fe-6ddd-4b40-a3b5-60c48dc8d0bd .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
When Hercule Poirot travels towards a case, he quickly finds himself inspecting a case while along his travel! All he wanted was a break while on the go, but quickly discovers a murder has taken place On The Train! What's a man to do? Inspect, of course!From a countess, to a doctor. From a chauffeur to a footman. From a co-worker to an actress and dancer- so many suspects... but Poirot gets it figured out. The movie is excellent and visually stunning! With an amazing cast and accents out the wazoo- I loved the movie just as much as the original. Sadly, I can't tell you too much about the movie without giving it away! Even stating the stars and what they do could mess things up for you! Primarily when I say who gets killed - but Dame Judi Dench is magnificent. I'm a little biased...
If you are a lover of mystery and Agatha Christie, Murder On The Orient Express is your movie. Cheers!
Murder On The Orient ExpressReleased November 2017
Based on novel by Agatha Christie
Screenplay by Michael Green
Starred: Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz, Willem Defoe, Dame Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom, Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley. and Patrick Doyle
