The Wheel of Time

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Yes, they finally dropped the first teaser trailer this week. And, of course, I promised my son I would post it. Oh, but it’s really good. I’ve actually gotten back to my read through of the Wheel of Time books in recent weeks. I found out my son had them on both Audible and Kindle. (Because of course he does. Heh.) The important thing, though, is that by having both they can be synced. Seriously, being able to follow along in the text as the dramatic reading plays helps me tackle these very, very, very, very long books. Immensely. As in I probably won’t finishRead More →

Masters of the Universe: Revelations (2021)

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spoilers ahead don’t read unless you’ve seen it or want to be spoiled! I think. Honestly, I’m not sure what spoiler level this very long post actually is so I’m going with the highest just to be safe. Why am I confused? Well, right after we watched the beginning episodes, I jotted down my initial thoughts and then kind of walked away from doing the post. Just let my thoughts sit there. Some people would call that ripening an idea. I call it flat-out dithering on whether to even post about this one or not. Like I said, I ended up very long winded butRead More →

Death in Paradise

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It’s been so hot here this last week (at least for us) that I’ve mostly vegetated when I’m not busy. Not in the mood to read even old favorites. Definitely not in the mood to write. Not long stuff anyway and especially if I have to think. I thought about doing some behind the scenes stuff on the site but that would mean thinking, too. Not happening right now. Seriously considered not posting but I already skipped posting last week. So, no. What to post about when I have nothing though? Well, the other night I was listlessly browsing around various channels. Absolutely nothing wasRead More →

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I do. I think of it as a to-be-read list for the digital age. But more on that in a moment. I’m not sure I’ve read a book or watched a TV series this week. I simply haven’t been in the right mood. At all. So I’ve spent most of my off time catching up on my YouTube watchlist. Which had gotten seriously out of control, let me tell ya. Other than that, I spent some time doing some mental housecleaning. What is my want-to-finish list? First of all, let me be clear that I’m not talking about stuff I’m working on for the website.Read More →

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Over the holiday weekend my son & I watched a couple of Batman animated movies we’d never seen. One of them, Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, wasn’t bad. In fact, I really enjoyed the Victorian and slightly steampunk take. The solution to the “mystery” was, well, odd and kind of out of left field. But the story was nice and the setting spectacular, especially for Batman. However, the second one we watched is where the title of this post comes in. I mean, really, about half-way through I turned to my son and asked, “What am I watching?” That he didn’t have an answer was noRead More →

After Dark by Jayne Castle

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The Bridal Jitters novella introduces Jayne Castle’s world of Harmony but that world truly begins to take shape in the two book story of Lydia Smith & Emmett London called After Dark and After Glow. While writing this post I have gone back and forth on whether to talk about these two books separately or together. Together won because I can’t seem to talk about one without mentioning the other, apparently. So here goes. dust bunnies are simply adorable The most striking thing up front is that dust bunnies make their debut in After Dark (and by association After Glow) and they are truly winners.Read More →

He-Man!

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Yeah, I was going to post about something else this week but then I saw that there is going to be a new “He-Man” series on Netflix coming out on July 23. And kind of got distracted. Well, He-Man isn’t in the title but that doesn’t really surprise me in this day and age. I suspect it’s also more about Teela than He-Man for the same reason but, ya know, I can live with that… if they do it right. By that I mean get the characters right and tell a decent story. The new series is called Master of the Universe: Revelation and isRead More →

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Kind of belated but I just realized that Glenna Finley’s birthday was June 12. So I thought I’d send my best wishes out into the ether. And highlight a post on the site that talks about her backlist of books. And of course there is also the All My Favorites > Glenna Finley page. I definitely feel a reread of some her books coming very soon.Read More →

Not Today, I'm Busy

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Just so you know I’m still here. And reading when I can. In fact, I’ve managed to finish the reread of the Jayne Castle Harmony books and am working on posts for each. But life interfered this last week so I took a break from posting. Be back soon.Read More →

magnifying glass

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So, the other day I was cleaning out some things I’d clipped to Evernote in hopes of one day using them in a post. You know how it is, you save a lot but use very little. Eventually it becomes the electronic equivalent of hoarding and some extreme deep cleaning is necessary. Anyway, I ran across the following link and thought, huh, why haven’t I ever talked about that one? Because I use it all the time. Seriously, I’ve had this one saved for years. I’m not simply talking about bookmarking the link either. I clipped the entire first page and really do refer backRead More →

Bridal Jitters (1999) by Jayne Castle

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Recently, I noticed there is a new Jayne Castle (AKA Jayne Ann Krentz) futuristic Harmony book coming out in November. That got me in the mood to do a reread of that entire series. There are about a dozen so there’s plenty of time to reread them all. And, hopefully, talk about them here in some depth. the world of Harmony So consider this an introduction to the larger series. In Bridal Jitters she first uses the world of Harmony, a lost colony of Earth, as the setting. The time is roughly 200 years after the connection to Earth was lost. In that time, theRead More →

Sherlock Holmes

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I’ve been seriously considering adding a Sherlock Holmes page to the All My Favorites section of the site. But I’m still undecided and I think I’m writing this to help me decide. So prepare for some rambling. Okay, first off, I’m not a Sherlockian by any means but I do like to watch and re-watch most variations of the character. If I see one promo-ed, I perk up and pay attention. If I see an old movie or series, I have to make sure I’ve seen it. So there is an above average interest there. I also like reading both the original stories and newer,Read More →

Shadow and Bone

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Completely spoiler free. (I think) I managed to watch this surprising little series, Shadow and Bone, over the course of a weekend recently. Eight episodes, four hours one day and four the other. It’s really, really good. And kind of dark so it’s saying a lot that I think it’s so good. It’s also based on a series of books by author Leigh Bardugo. Not sure I want to read the books though. For one thing they’re young adult. For another, from what I’ve heard, Netflix is basically combining aspects of several different storylines to create the story of the series. So reading the booksRead More →

My new vintage TV series obsession

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And the next series of books I’m going to check out after finishing the Charlie Chan series. The Saint (Simon Templar) series by Leslie Charteris They’re probably more adventure than mystery and usually that would not be my cup of tea. But I ran across the old Roger Moore series on Prime the other day. At first I thought, well, I’ll watch the first couple of episodes and see if I like them.  Now, I am absolutely hooked. Not sure if it’s the pre-James Bond Roger Moore, the rather quirky character he plays or both but I love it. Templar kind of reminds me ofRead More →