Walkabout Thoughts

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

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

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