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:: Literal Impressions ~ August ::

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Book: Waking The Witch Author: Kelley Armstrong Publisher: Orbit UK Opinion: We return to The Otherworld only to find that the feisty, coltish teenage daugther of Eve Levigne has now grown. And what a fine young woman she is. Now, no one could call her angel, but then she is her mother's daughter. To not beat the really dead "apples & trees" anecdote-horse. Never quite quite descending fully into the darkness, but toeing the line just enough to give us that tantalizing taste of the edge. When Savannah's presented with her first opportunity to fully lead a case of her own, she grabs it with both hands. Rocking up in the small, dying town, things begin to look oh so clear. As usual, te rug is repeatedly swept from under us. My favourite part. Savannah has a delicious encounter with another witch, which is right about when we really see just how like Eve she really is. Mos exciting is how Kelley is setting Savannah up as the narrator for the next book. (I believe

.: Optical Impressions ~ August :.

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I'll admit that though I found the trailer hilarious, not to mention the snippets I caught on a film review show, I still had reservations about this film. It was meant to be a romantic comedy which, we all know, can often fail to meet expectations. Secondly, I've a limited impressions of Kutcher's acting ability; "That 70's Show", "Dude! Where's my car?" In typical Heigl style, we get 'crazy-awkward' fright from the start. Sure, after at least two films (that I've watched), I've long accepted that Heigl, having appeared so long on a tv show, has shown us all her emotional cards, thus, will inevitably always remind us of Isobel "Izzie" Stevens. However... What is it about this actress that brings out an air of Grey's Anatomy-esque humour to any movie she stars in? Speaking of humour - this movie didn't feel too forced to me, because the situations were unusual enough in themselves that they, at once, presented