by Melinda VanLone | Mar 12, 2015 | Book Review, Thoughts |
I’m a big fan of the MindJack Trilogy, so picking this book up was a no-brainer. Though I have to say…the reason I’d give it 4 stars and not 5 is because it’s in first person present and I just HATE that. It pulls me out of the story and...
by Melinda VanLone | Jul 26, 2013 | Book Review |
The Silver Sickle, by Ellie Ann I had the pleasure of reading this on the plane on my way to Atlanta, and when we landed I nearly refused to leave until I finished. What a fascinating story! It has a real steampunk vibe, but it’s not Victorian. To be honest I...
by Melinda VanLone | Jun 21, 2013 | Movie Review, Thoughts |
Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon I may be the only person on the planet who hasn’t seen one of the previous Superman movies. Nor have I read the comics. Nor have I seen any TV shows based on it. I know the basic story, just from picking up bits here and...
by Melinda VanLone | Apr 26, 2013 | Movie Review |
Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko I wanted to see this movie at first simply because it was Sci Fi and I like to encourage more movie making in that genre by plunking over a few bucks in support. Then I saw a recent preview and thought huh, it might be a...
by Melinda VanLone | Apr 5, 2013 | Movie Review |
Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel The Host, based on the novel by Stephanie Meyer, features an Earth that has been invaded by symbiotic aliens who each take over the body of a human, pushing the human mind/soul out of the way. One girl, Melanie, is able to resist...
