House of the Star by Caitlin Brennan

Having read so many books like "My Friend Flicka", and "National Velvet", played with My Little Ponies and still catch up with Mercedes lackey's Companion books every time a new one comes out, I was very pleased to win the ARC of this book on goodreads.com. I had high hopes, which were not disappointed.

At the beginning it was the premise of the book to that drew me in - a princess from another realm is sent to work on a horse ranch in Arizona, along with the scion of her country's worst enemy in hopes that the feud destroying the lands of faerie can be stopped. Of course, the horses there are not just any horses, but magical ones called worldrunners, (similar and yet strikingly different to Lackey's Valdamar Companions) that are the only safe way to travel the roads through the worlds of Faerie.

But I also loved that Brennan makes her main character, Elen, arrogant and unyielding in her hate for her enemy and therefore gives the readers a chance to form their opinion of the feud, instead of having to choose a side. Indeed, there were times when I really didn't like Elen, but so much the better!

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Coraline

by Neil Gaiman

This deliciously creepy tale begins with Coraline and her family moving into an old house made into apartments. Upstairs lives an old man who claims to have a mouse circus and downstairs are two old ladies who once “trod the boards” on the stage and their old Highland terrier. Exploring the apartment on a rainy day, Coraline finds a mysterious locked door. When her mother unlocks it all they find is a brick wall to the empty apartment next door, but Coraline is woken up in the night by a scuttling noise that leads her back to the door. This time when she opens the door she finds a dark passageway that leads to another world that is creepily familiar. Here she finds people just like those living in the house, including her “other mother” and “other father”, the only difference is the big black buttons they have instead of eyes.

Determined to keep Coraline on their side of the door, the “other mother” kidnaps Coraline’s real parents. Now, Coraline, with the help of a seemingly disinterested talking black cat, must use all her wits and courage in a terrifying game to win back her parents and her freedom.

This dark tale infested with eerie and memorable imagery, is also full of wit and charm which takes the edge off of the terror and yet provides just the right amount of scare for reading under the covers at night!

Read by the author, whose wonderful voice and expression gives life and chilling character to the story.

Part of my 100+ reading challenge

Summer Movies

Summer is here and all the great movies are being released! Here are the hotest movies to look out for!
And don't forget, if you miss them in the theaters, or are just want to watch them again, we'll have them as soon as they are released on DVD!

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May

Star Trek - Kirk and Spock are back in an this 11th new adventure film. A prequel to the original series. Directed by JJ Abrams (Lost, Alias)

Terminator Salvation - The 4th Terminator film 2018 and centers on the war between humans and Skynet.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine - The Prequel to the previous X-men films, but not as written in the comic books!

June

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Sequel to the smash hit from 2008.

July

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - The 6th book of the series.

Day of the Djinn Warriors by P B Kerr

Twins Philippa and John have only recently found out they have djinn power.  A discovery that has lead to many adventures with their Uncle Nimrod.  In this fourth book, in the bestselling series, the twins are up against new challenges as they race against time to save their mother from become the cold-hearted  Blue Djinn of Babylon,  stop the aging curse on their father and find out why museums in different countries are reporting hauntings and robberies.

Follow John and Philippa as a new globe-trotting escapade begins, taking them from America to England, Venice and finally China in their attempt to avert disaster.

Part of the 100+ book challenge

Doctor Who : Agent Provocateur

This humourous and action packed story with drawings by several artists will delight Doctor Who fans and graphic novel readers alike.

The Doctor (an alien from the planet Gallifrey and the last of the Time Lords) and Martha Jones are on a mission. A mission to find the best chocolate milkshake in the universe. But, their quest is interrupted by a group of powerful aliens who, having messed with forces beyond their understanding, have put the whole universe in danger. Can the Doctor and Martha play the aliens deadly game and prevent the universe from being destroyed?








This book counts toward the 100+ book challenge

Iron Man: the Movie

Millionaire Tony Stark gets kidnapped by an opposing force in the Middle East when one of his bombs blowup in front of him. They made him build a weapon of mass destruction. Instead, he made a bodysuit that could fight and fly him out.

It was very good. He had to face a powerful foe.


Written by Johnny Hubbard