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Nevernight

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Title: Nevernight Author: Jay Kristoff At first, I had no idea what kind of adventure this book would bring. Though to my surprise, this was one of the best assassins fantasy novels I have read that was not YA. Though the character Mia Covair and Celina from the Assassins Blade are the same age, that thought is for another post. The Story of Mia is a sad one, her father hung for treason. Her mother and infant brother tossed in a hellish prison, and she her self is lost and wandering in the dangerous slums of Godsgrave. There she finds her mentor and teacher in the art of assassination and is then thrust into the teachings of the Red Church an order of assassins who are feared in all the known reaches of that world. This book has its humorous points with witty banter, that tempers this dark world (metaphorically due to the world having 3 Suns). The lore that was part of the world building made it very alive and the other characters were well rounded and had more to them. Even ne
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The Assassins Blade

Title: The Assassins Blade Author: Sarah J Mass This is the backstory of the famed assassin Celina in her first of many adventures in a collection of novels for the popular YA book series The Throne of Glass. It is an interesting and very thrilling collection of stories showing a background for the first book in her Throne of Glass novels. As well as the first book I have read by Ms. Mass, and all I can say is I can't wait to dig into the first book. This is due to how alive the characters feel when reading, each has their own thoughts and motives and are more than there to prop up the main character. Does not help that there was a budding romance, betrail and murder (last one, not much of a surprise as it is about an assassin). Who to trust and where to find the knife in the back, like a fantasy Noir (I love noir so much, just as much as I do SFF). In her travels, she manages to piss off a Pirate Lord, her master and a few people of notoriety as well as to endear her self
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Happy Halloween

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There is one movie that I watch every hallows eve, one film that brings this night to a close. The one and only Rocky Horror Picture Show. Ever so much a campy musical with a plot that makes the Killer Tomatoes feel less cheesy, but lord knows, God does he knows how much I love it. This past Halloween I could not find the classic this year but happened upon a happy remastering of this beloved cult classic. I am talking about the 2016 TV remake of The Rocky Horror Picture show, and to my absolute surprise, joy and pleasure. It was really good, the music, the dancing and who could forget Ms. Cox rendition of Dr. Frankfurter (Yes I know that is a sausage). It Thrilled me and chilled me, and shivered in an......tic....i....pation for every scene. Though who did it best, was it Cury or Cox? I have said it before nothing beats Tim Curry in Drag save for Ms. Cox. Of course, there are hidden homages to the classic. If you find them, you will be rewarded, but only if you watched the classic
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Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii What I love about this show

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There is something that is just so relatable to my life and Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii. This wonderful anime romcom is so delightful, more so that it is not a high school setting or some otherworld slice of life romantic comedy. It stars two working professionals that were childhood friends and due to their love lives (or lack thereof) started to date each other. As the show progressed they found that they do care and love each other. The male lead had loved this girl since he was young and she is now getting around to noticing this (very slowly). With their coworkers (who are also Otaku) they find that even as a geek (otaku) that there is love out there. What is funny about Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii is that all the struggles that happen from their interactions and finding the feelings for each other are just what I needed in life. Something pure, fun and relatable that I can reflect on. Rating: A MUST WATCH ANIME, GO NOW WATCH IT NOW!!
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DVD Movie Review: Annihilation

Movie: Annihilation Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller Synopsis: After an object falls from space and crashes into the earth, strange things are going on. The Shimmer appears and starts to grow, the government went in to investigate. Though teams have gone in, none have returned. Three years later one man made it out, now his wife has to put the pieces together and solve just what is going on in that area. This movie is just stunning visually, with the mixture of CGI and how it worked to alter nature its self. I loved how they made the creatures there a mix of plant and other animals, both beautiful and horrid at the same time. Like a marriage of styles of del Torro and Burton, odd yes, but beautiful. The feeling of suspense never lets you go, from the very first part to the very end. RATING: GO WATCH THIS NOW!
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Book Review: Artificial Condition

Title: Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries) By Martha Wells What can I say about this book that has yet to be praised? It is a fun and wonderful romp in a dystopian future with everyone's favorite SecUnit Murderbot. Is it odd to feel attached to a construct with little to no human emotion? I say no, as it shows us how horrible we humans can be and how odd it must be for logical machines to make sense of us. In this book, Murderbot is looking into his past as to why he went on a killing spree in the past on an assignment in a mining facility. With the Help of his new "Friend" A.R.T, just don't ask what the A stands for and some humans he happens to get some work from. I say to everyone that we need more Muderbot, #Murderbot2020. Rating: GO READ IT NOW! YES NOW WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
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Netflix Review: Disenchanted

Disenchanted reminds me of several tabletop games I played in my youth as in D&D, Pallidum RPG, and White Wolf games. This medieval romp is a fun distinction from the Simpsons and Futurama that came out before Disenchanted and what a refreshing show it is. I would have to say that the Simpsons is suffering from running out of ideas, Futurama was also a good break from America's longest running show. It stars Bean the princess of the land, Elfo the elf and Luci Bean's personal Demon in their quest for booze and adventure (Plus the pile of bodies left in their wake). The misadventures of this group of misfits are pure fun in a coming of age story. Bean is a princess and like all of them in the dark ages where more of political tools for forming alliances, though she wants to find herself first (If she can stay sober enough to find out). Elfo a misfit elf that ran off to find the land of unhappiness as he was sick of being too happy. Only to find that he has a thing for B
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