Sunday, January 12, 2020

Underwater (Mini-Review)

Underwater is about an earthquake devastating an underwater base and forcing the survivors to make an impossible escape. It was released in early January 2020. It stars Kristen Stewart, T.J. Miller, and Jessica Henwick. It was directed by William Eubank.

Saturday, January 4, 2020

The Grudge (Mini-Review)

The Grudge is another tale in The Grudge Universe, though not directly connected to any other movie in the franchise, and was released in early January 2020. It stars Tara Westwood, Junko Bailey, and David Lawrence Brown. It is directed by Nicolas Pesce. The film follows the effects of a curse accidentally brought over from Japan.

Torn Apart (Mini-Review)

This review was written for an ARC of the book.

Torn Apart is a novel by D.E. Chapman about two twins being separated. Seraphine and Arden both deal with their own trials while the hope they will ever reunite seems more like a fantasy with every passing day.

Thursday, January 2, 2020

Hork-Bajir: A Mirror of Our Inner Ableist

Imagine that there is a war between birds. All the bird species are in war against each other for some reason. All the way from the far seeing eagle to the crafty raven to the energetic hummingbird. You can't fully understand the war because you are a snake.

While you can survive on the ground, you can't even begin to comprehend things that occur in the sky. As a snake you don't seem to have any part of the war and so you live your peaceful snake life. That is until the crows find a use for you and suddenly you're fighting a war you don't understand. A war you just want to leave but you can't.

That is what the Hork-Bajir face in the Animorphs series. They aren't as intelligent as the Andalites or Yeerks. They are pacifists that didn't think of killing before the Yeerks invaded their home planet. Their lack of comprehending their situation is the ultimate tragedy of their species.

Yet so many Animorphs fans want to believe the Hork-Bajir are smarter than they are in an attempt to look like they support the disabled.

Trinary (Mini-Review)

This review was written for an ARC of the book.

Trinary is the first book in Gaja J. Kos'  SCAR Force: Delta Faction series. This book introduces us to Cairo Mackennon as she attempts a heist that, of course, goes wrong.

Monday, December 30, 2019

The Pull of Fate Chapter 14: Crossing the Sea

This is a Game of Thrones/Resident Evil fic. All rights belong to the copyright holders.

This chapter has been edited due to content. If you want to see the unedited version GO HERE.


Sunday, December 29, 2019

Chain Letter (Mini-Review)

This review was written for an ARC of the book.

Chain Letter is a book by Stephen Simpson in which a chain mail kills people who delete it. Lisa finds her daughter in danger and races to save her.