Reviews 
Whether it be a book, movie, or something else, here’s a critique.
Dragon Age
Not since Dungeon Siege have I enjoyed an RPG video game as much as I’ve enjoyed Dragon Age: Origins. Unlike Dungeon Siege‘s linear gameplay and threadbare plot, Dragon Age is like entering a fully realized world that has been carefully crafted. It’s one of those fantasy worlds you wished you’d thought up first! The game… Read More ›
Into the Woods
It’s not like I’m on a fairy tale kick really, but… Into the Woods is one of my top ten all-time favorite musicals. This Broadway musical first premiered on November 5, 1987. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, Into the Woods takes the tales of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk,… Read More ›
A Treasury of Fairy Tales
As a follow up to my Tangled post, I pulled out my two-volume set of fairy tales, A Treasury of the World’s Greatest Fairy Tales and A Second Treasury of the World’s Greatest Fairy Tales. The books were a gift from one of my aunts from before I could read. These books, put out by… Read More ›
Tangled
Not a Grimm fairy tale? Disney’s latest animated tale, Tangled, is the story of Rapunzel. Though it may not be the way you remember it. In the most well known versions of the tale–by the Grimm Brothers, Andrew Lang, et al.–“Once Upon a Time…” begins with a childless couple who live near a witch’s walled… Read More ›
The Christie Caper
This book was an adventure for me and has a storied history. In the Summer of 1991, I attended the ALA (American Library Association) conference in Atlanta, Georgia. One of the authors in attendance happened to be Carolyn G. Hart, who had recently released The Christie Caper, an homage to Agatha Christie. Of course, for… Read More ›
Storm Front
A house on a lake. Behind it a cityscape and lightning bolts streak through the night sky. What an intriguing cover. That’s what first drew me to this book and this awesome series. Storm Front introduces Harry Dresden, a wizard in Chicago who helps the Chicago P.D. with those cases that defy everyday logic. When the… Read More ›
The Lost Hero
I am fanatic about Greek Mythology. I will read just about anything related to the gods, heroes, and monsters of Ancient Greece. Periodically I search for new stories inspired by myth; that’s how I came across Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series. What started off as a sort of Harry Potter knock-off using the Greek gods… Read More ›
Bookmarked For Death
This month, the mystery book club I host chose to read Lorna Barrett’s Bookmarked for Death. Set in the fictional New Hampshire town of Stoneham, the Booktown Mystery series features Tricia Miles, propietor of a mystery bookstore. In this second book in the series, Tricia hosts an author signing, but the featured author turns up… Read More ›
The Mysteries of Udolpho
One of the few books I’ve read twice! Modern readers of paranormal romances and urban fantasies would be adrift without this early novel, published in 1794. This epic gothic novel (most editions run about 700 pages) begins with Emily St. Aubert’s idyllic life in the south of France in 1584. When her circumstances change, Emily… Read More ›
Further Explorations of the NOOK
Well, it’s been a week now, and I’ve yet to read a book on my NookColor! It’s only a matter of time, though. I’ve purchased a couple books, but most of the titles on my Nook I downloaded for free. The Free Nookbooks page on the Barnes and Noble site has been great. They have… Read More ›
The Poisoned Martini 