I Recently Finished Reading: The Obelisk Gate

It's been almost two years since I read the first book in this series. I enjoyed the story of The Fifth Season, but the writing style was difficult for me. When I saw that The Obelisk Gate (and then The Stone Sky) had also won the Hugo, I was a little disappointed, because I wasn't …

Comic Book Movie Rewatch: Wonder Woman

I'm still going through movies adapted from comic books, though I'm starting to run a little low on available titles. This post is about the 2009 animated movie Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman IMDb Rating: 7.4/10 Rotten Tomatoes critics: 89% Rotten Tomatoes audience: 78% My Rating: 6/10 Wonder Woman is not a character I'm very familiar …

I Recently Finished Reading: Rise of the Huntress

I mentioned in my review of the previous book that the larger story of the series was moving a little slowly for my taste. I'm happy to say that I feel like that has changed with Rise of the Huntress. This installment continues to keep the Spook's entourage away from the county. The war that …

Comic Book Movie Rewatch: Kick-Ass

I'm still going through movies adapted from comic books, though I'm starting to run a little low on available titles. This post is about the director's cut of the 2010 movie Kick-Ass. Kick-Ass IMDb Rating: 7.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes critics: 75% Rotten Tomatoes audience: 81% My Rating: 6/10 The first time I watched this movie, I …

I Recently Finished Reading: Gateway

I first read Gateway when I was working through the Hugo Award winners. I didn't remember much of the main story, but I vividly remembered the climax of the book. Having the knowledge of what was going to happen while reading it this time really changed some things. The premise of the book is really …