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Book: “Poison Study” Author: Maria V. Snyder Publisher: MIRA Books Opinion: At first I thought this book was going to be boring. It has a somewhat more relaxed feel than what I'm used to. I couldn't have been more wrong. It's speed isn't anything to discriminate it for. In fact - I rather welcome a book that will maintain my interest, without depriving me of the power to think about life outside its pages. (Eg. Queen of the Damned) Poison Study simply has a slower tempo, but I think that's a false feeling as it eats away at you as the substance in its title, rising to a small burning that draws your interest in. In this book, we are introduced to Yelena, a young woman condemned to hanging for a crime of murder. Though, was it? As she gets a lucky break, we become aware that things aren't exactly black and white - there is more to Yelena's terrible transgression to Ixia's Code than other characters may think. In this lukewarm thriller, surprises are...

This dvd was sitting on my 'To Watch' shelf for the last three years. I'd come down with a bad cold and yesterday, as an evening relaxation, I shoved it in the player. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised - after being bombarded with very mixed messages about this film. This film was just as good as I was originally told (Thanks, sis! ^^) and more. Had I known the producer was J. J. Abrams himself, I would've had much more faith. I've never disliked anything this guy puts out with the exception of the television series "Lost", which, to be honest, I don't know whether I like, since I've never actually seen more than fifteen minutes, in between channel surfing. After an official-looking message from the US government, we are treated with the beginning a home video. You follow these two initial characters to the culmination of a farewell party for the camera operator's (and turns out, the rightful owner of the camera), brother. ...

So I saw Eclipse, the other night, with the Jchan. It was awesome! I walked in with little expectations, as per our growing ritual, and only recalled small bits from the teaser I'd seen many months back. So worth it. The wolves are looking even more amazing. Bella and Edward have some normalcy about them. It was the "Finally - they're getting it right!" movie. In my opinion, this just proves how an inexperienced (horribly so), director like the first movie's, can completely kill a script with mild-potential by not directing the actors properly. How else can one explain the vast improvement in New Moon, and the easy, realistic flow of the actors/story-plot, in this movie? It no longer looked like some backwater indie movie and more like a film you'd be happy to see more than once in an overpriced cinema. I actually loved Bryce Dallas Howard (left) as the new Victoria. Her sweet, child-like voice fits her better than Rachelle Lefevre , as does her cute cherubim...

Book: “Bo ne Crossed” Author: Patricia Briggs Publisher: Atom UK Opinion: Once again, we join the ever charming Mercedes, the VW Mechanic of the Tri-cities. In this volume, we see a softer side of Mercy's, as she becomes attached to a little boy. Mercy also manages to enrage the queen of the local vampire seethe, and Marsillia is one ruthless cookie. I really enjoyed the climax of this book but managed to stretch the book over a week so as not to finish it too quickly. I especially loved the showdown with the whole vampire seethe in attendance. No matter how often I’m reminded that in Brigg’s creation, the vamp’ers are truly evil, yet how can it be so, with someone like Stefan? Who could resist liking him, if only for his obsession with Scooby Doo. I do love this series. “Gimmie… Gimmie more… Gimmie, gimmie more…” ======================================================= Book: “The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner – An Eclipse Novella” Author: Stephenie Meyers Publisher: At...

At a re gular dinner at a girl-friend's, I encountered a passing reference to a television show called "V". I immediately enquired about it - as first having seen it at JB Hi-fi, I wondered if it had anything to do with the movie "V for Vendetta". I highly doubted it, seeing as it was in the Sci-fi TV section. The words "reptilian", "creepy" and "alien invasion" were thrown in and I was immediately intrigued. Having just sampled the pilot episode, I'm in absolute love. I do hope this series continues on for a while as it shows much promise. Right off the bat, you're faced with a scene ever so reminiscent of the much beloved (to me) '96 film, "Independence Day" - massive mother-ships hovering over major cities, worldwide. And the similarities end there, because here comes the age-old, but ever so deliciously effective posing-as-humans technique. I fell in love with the duplicitous and stunning "Anna",...

Book: "Hush Hush" Autho r: Becca Fitzpatrick P ublishe r: Simon & Schuster Opinion: This title was a surprise. Back in ’09, when I first saw it in Borders, I was intrigued by the cover. Angels, these days, aren’t exactly a common theme. (Since then, more precisely in the last eight or so months – I’ve seen at least two other titles and one series.) However, after reading the first few pages, it didn’t inspire much interest. Later, I saw a recommendation by my Goddess, Kelley Armstrong and I decided to buy it. In the first couple of chapters, I confess I strongly felt the similarities with “Twilight”. The North-American school environment, the strange fellow student, an inexplicable attraction, but the similarities end there. I liked the story very much – especially in a period in time when I abhorred all of the other titles I’d been concurrently reading to that date. The writing style’s simple and easy to get into and the characters, in my opinion, are well...

I've decided to give this blog a little more life and I will be doing short reviews of books as I finish reading them. I'll also keep a running list of what I'm working through. W00t. Just what you wanted, eh? Another "boring" blog with reviews. Ah, well, everybody was doin' it. lol I'd almost forgotten I created this. 2009 was a rather big year. I won't even bother mentioning the sad things that happened at the start of this year. On with 2010!