Book Review: Kill Me Twice, Thrill Me to Death
It’s time for me to catch up on my backlog of book reviews, so I’ve grouped these romantic suspense books into this bundled review. Now, I’ve long admired the way The Book Smugglers structured their review post, and since one of the Top 10 Things I’ve resolved to do this year ...
TBR Jan Book Review: Dear John
If I were asked to name one great male romantic fiction author 2 years ago, I would have said “None comes to my mind.” However, having read A Walk to Remember and watched the movie (on YouTube, no less!), and recently followed that up with the heart-achingly sweet war romance (well, ...
Great Western Romances: Diablo, The Scotsman and Never Love a Lawman
It’s the New Year, and time for me to catch up on that backlog of book reviews, over the next couple of weeks (I hope!). One post that has been sitting in my draft folder for the longest time, is that follow-up to the Great Western Drive spearheaded by Kristie, ...
Book Review: Lords of the Underworld series (Books 1 to 4)
Well, I did promise that the next post would be about Gena Showalter’s Lords of the Underworld series, didn’t I? And since I’ve been slacking off on posts -- the understatement of the year, if ever there was an award for it – it’s more than time I make up ...
Review: Angel's Blood, Mine to Possess
It has been a while since my last Nalini Singh novel … 14 months and 25 days if one were inclined to be precise. So, when I managed to obtain a copy of her new series debut, I decided to catch up on the Psy Changeling world. Naturally, it was a ...Apr TBR Challenge: Dream Thief, Queen of Dragons, Princess of the Sword
I am 2 days late for this month’s TBR Challenge theme – SFR, fantasy, urban fantasy or paranormal – which is right up my alley, as I’ve been able to finish reading a couple of fantasy series that I’ve been following.
The first of these was The Princess of the Sword by Lynn Kurland, the last book on the Nine Kingdoms series which I’ve been following. And what a satisfactory finale it was, peppered with Ms Kurland’s typical light humour and chaste approach to the romance angle. For the uninitiated, here’s a summary of this instalment:
Morgan of Melksham, an avowed magic hater, can no longer deny the magic within her veins when she learns of her true heritage. Morgan’s father unleashed a well of evil, and it’s up to her to cap it. Archmage Prince Miach is looking for the spells to complete their task, but retrieving them poses its own set of dangers. Capping the well is only the first problem, for the evil mage Lothar has plans for total domination.
As you can imagine, there were a few mini challenges to overcome before the two protagonists meet with the arch villain, and what a confrontation it was. This book is an adventure all on its own, though not as taxing to comprehend as other books on wizardry and mages. Great, light hearted romantic Fantasy reading.
IMB rating: 5.0
WebWatch: Social and Video Craze
Last week, Comscore released its first public report on online usage in Singapore, revealing that locals spend Half of Online Time on Social and Entertainment Sites. The report bore out what I’ve observed amongst family and friends, and even peers in the industry.
Take my own nucleus family for instance. Our media consumption habit is a mirror of that survey, but I would have differentiated between the younger generation (below 18) and the working adults. The younger generation is readily exposed to such media and sites from a far younger age than previous generations.
Make Your Own Superhero
There I was, catching up on my blog hopping this week, when what should catch my eyes but Angie having some fun creating a superhero image good enough for her biz card.
Of course I couldn’t resist checking out this superhero factory even though I’m supposed to be a year older today, and thus wiser, and less indulgent when it comes to games and chill stuff like this. For the fun of it, here’s my superhero image….
Like Angie, I couldn’t resist the whip lash 
Go have some fun too, here.
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