Series: Bird Box (#1) Format: 381 pages, Paperback Published: December 13, 2018 by HarperVoyager Library/fiction horror dystopic Now this was scary. It even gave me nightmares, yes I am a lightweight. I liked the kind of horror that is not blood and gore. Instead it is the what is out there?!?!?!?! And I do not know what is out there. Damn that is scary. The world is ending. People see something and go insane. They kill others or each other. And since everyone snaps no one knows that they saw before they did it. Malorie is pregnant and tries to find safety. She finds a safe house ..read more

    Tell Me Something Tuesday is a weekly discussion post where bloggers discuss a wide range of topics from books and blogging to life in general. Weigh in and join the conversation by adding your thoughts in the comments. If you want to do your own post, grab the question and answer it on your blog. Feel free to leave your links in the comments if you are participating. 4/16/2024 What new-to-you authors have you enjoyed in the past 12 months? Ok so last year was the read of re-reads and Dare, and other ones I had read before, so not really any new authors that blew my mind ..read more

Title: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Length: 1h 55 m Released: 2024 Genre:  Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Comedy Rating: PG-13 Where I Got It: Movie theater SUMMARY: Two ancient titans, Godzilla and Kong, clash in an epic battle as humans unravel their intertwined origins and connection to Skull Island's mysteries. Trailer REVIEW: I am such a sucker for Godzilla. Love that beasty. I've never been a huge Kong fan (there's something about monkeys and gorillas that I'm meh about). I missed the Kong movie and the last time these two shared the screen. However, I was as ..read more

By: Abdi Nazemian Narrated by: Vikas Adam, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Iman Nazemzadeh Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins Release date: 05-09-23 Publisher: HarperAudio YA fiction / from storytel.fi I liked the other one I listened to by Nazemian, so I decided to try another one. It was a good one, but I did feel at the ending that I wanted more. Like now what? What happened next? Is there hope? This is a book about 3 generation. Bobby whose mother is trying to make him a star. He is gay in a time that that certainly is not accepted. Then we have Saaeed who has to flee Iran because he took part in demo ..read more

By: Ellen Datlow - editor Narrated by: Carrie Coello, Andrew J. Andersen Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins Release date: 03-19-24 Publisher: Tantor Audio Horror/short stories/to review A lot of short stories. All about different things too. We have Xmas, we have solstice, Hannukah. Lots of winter holidays, and lots of different monsters that show up. I still think those Austrian ones were the creepiest. Some were better, some were meh, but that is the thing with an anthology. Some were not scary at all, some had some horror in them. Though none made me look at the window in fear. But ..read more

    Tell Me Something Tuesday is a weekly discussion post where bloggers discuss a wide range of topics from books and blogging to life in general. Weigh in and join the conversation by adding your thoughts in the comments. If you want to do your own post, grab the question and answer it on your blog. Feel free to leave your links in the comments if you are participating. 4/9/2024 What have you been watching? Share your TV show or movie picks. I have been watching Love is Blind. Sometimes I just need the drama, and watching stupid people doing stupid things. Right now we ..read more

Author: Falguni Kothari Narrator: Soneela Nankani & Vikas Adam Title: The Set Up Genre: Novella, Contemporary Romance, Humor Format: Audiobook Published: February 11, 2021 Where I got It: Audible Summary:  A perfect disaster - or a perfect match? Find out in this heartfelt rom-com novella.... "Just three dates. That's all I'm asking. One boy shares your sense of humor. Another has similar interests and ideals. The third boy has a helpful heart like yours." When Aditi Gupta comes home late from work as a pediatric resident one night and her grandfather offers this pitch, s ..read more

Series: The Kingston Cycle (#1) Format: 318 pages, Paperback Published: June 19, 2018 by Tor.com Fantasy/library I even had this as a free ebook, but we all know those never get read here. So I picked it up from the library, finally! And I am glad I did because this was a really well written book. The one that is just so well written that you just float along for the ride. It was an interesting world, an England of sorts where WW1 just ended and the men are returning home. Many with ptsd. There is magic, but the upper families hide that they are in fact the ones holding it. Miles ..read more

  Bye-bye March! Hello April!  Here are our bests of last month! Best Book of the Month: Blodeuedd -  Witchmark by CL Polk "Well written!" Carole -  The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare "Simply adorable" Best Movie of the Month: Carole - Nada "Nothing was really 5 star worthy for March. Lots of okays...good. But not great." Blodeuedd - Damsel (2024) "Best movie goes to Damsel!" Best TV show of the Month: Blodeuedd - Love is Blind "I am still watching Love is blind. The drama, oh the drama." C ..read more

Author: Molly Harper Narrator: Amanda Ronconi & Teddy Hamilton Title: Big Witch Energy Series: Starfall Point #2 Genre: Paranormal Romance, Fantasy Format: Audiobook Published: October 19, 2023 Where I got It: Audible Summary:  The lost love that’s always haunted her is about to make an unexpected return.... Caroline Wilton has no time for romance. She’s too busy running her family’s bar to even think about dating. She’s also one of Starfall Point’s resident witches, responsible for keeping the local ghost population in check. But even the most magical of witches can ..read more