The Miniaturist Author: Jessie Burton The Miniaturist hums, thrums, vibrates and threatens in prose that proves tantamount to the art and creation of lives that parallels the theme of the novel. Like The Goldfinch, The Miniaturist explodes with such talent that turning the last page is like running away from home as a small child: you are compelled to return home and start over again. It is 1686, in Amsterdam, a city where merchants flourish and Calvinism contains its citizens like a ... continue reading...
Book reviews: The Miniaturist
5 reasons to catch Chasing Life
The third and final ABC Family television series that I had the opportunity to screen (and interview) while in Hollywood just a couple of short weeks ago is the one that took me by surprise. On the surface this weekly show geared to young adults looks like a story of a woman with cancer, but it's not. Yes, she has a cancer, yes she's facing chemotherapy, but this show is not a depressing, poor me look at a disease, but rather it's the tale of a young woman determined to LIVE a normal life, ... continue reading...
Book Reviews: A Possibility of Violence
A Possibility of Violence Author: D.A. Mishani Pulsing with intelligence and enticement, A Possibility of Violence beckons and thrills. Quietly psychological, humanely fascinating, Mishani’s plot and protagonist bend the rules and sustain our fascination with detective, locale and plot. Clever and original, A Possibility of Violence provides a new voice in Tel Aviv’s Detective Avi Avraham, both tender and determined. As the novel undulates from two different characters’ point of ... continue reading...
Movie Reviews: Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians Of The Galaxy It’s rare that I see a comic movie that I’m not all that familiar with the source material. Honestly, considering that is has James Gunn’s name on it - I’m there. I fell for Gunn’s style with Slither which I caught in the theater. It was a giant love letter to genre films. So for me, with a comic book movie, and a James Gunn movie, there has to be giant expectations. I know I’d be really disappointed if they played it safe. Did they play it safe? Ill tell you in ... continue reading...
What’s new in the cabbage patch?
Note: We received product to facilitate this review. All opinions are strictly our own. What’s New In the Cabbage Patch with Cabbage Patch Kids? I adore these little munchkin dolls that still carry their “iconoclastic” adorability and now Cabbage Patch Kids are getting a 2014 makeover, with help from Skechers, USA Inc. From the wonderful scent of a newborn (baby powder) to the individual adoption and birth certificates these dolls are destined to be YOUR little one's favorite ... continue reading...
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