Who doesn't love a great murder mystery story? This was a fabulous who done it. I didn't read the first book (I didn't know there was one) but this book was okay as a stand alone. They rehashed enough of what happened in Book 1 to keep me up to speed.
The characters are well developed and the mystery is kept secret VERY well. I can honestly say I didn't see it coming. Juliet made me angry regularly. She is a wonderful person but she makes impulsive decisions and that makes me stabby. Pete seems like a sweetie but their co-dependent thing they have made me crazy. I hated Stan at first but he grew on me. He isn't a great boyfriend but he is a decent person. I adored Savannah. Her southern sayings made me giggle and she was just so likeable. Ryder...oh my. He is a little hot headed but in an almost attractive way. He's a cop so I guess some of the attitude is expected but he CLEARLY cares deeply for Juliet and I just loved him.
SPOILERS BELOW:
Not in a million years did I think "lets kill the main secondary character's girlfriend and blame it on him". I disliked Cecelia from the start but when she died I was shocked. I wasn't shocked Pete took the fall but it really sucked for Juliet. Her obsession with helping Pete while admirable was so annoying. She has a pretty decent thing with Stan, Ryder still wants her, yet she will sacrifice it all for Pete. I know they are friends but their relationship is weird.
I will say this book kept me guessing. I was on the same path as Juliet. I thought it was Stan. I thought it was Kent. I thought it was Bastidas. I even thought it was Abigail. I never thought it was Pete. I agree with Juliet, that isn't his style. But I didn't even consider Savannah. I was floored. I was so involved in this story. I was just like Juliet. When Savannah said the detail about Cecelia's murder, I said "NO WAY" out loud. But she helped her so much trying to clear Pete's name!!! I guess even friendship can't stand the weight of MURDER. Then when she tried to kill Jules. What a B! She was nothing but nice to her and now she is trying to kill her! Clearly this chick has major issues.
I hate that Jules lost her best girlfriend but at least she got her Pete back. That and she is back with Ryder *squee*. That makes me happy. I like them together and I will totally read more of this series.
I got this book for free from ChatterBox from Random House to read and give my honest review. I think it is a great read for anyone who likes a good Mystery.
Friday, April 15, 2016
Thursday, March 24, 2016
City of Blades - Robert Jackson Bennett
This is one of the very few times I enjoyed the sequel more than the original. Don't get me wrong I liked City of Stairs. I was fascinated by this fantastic reality. But I loved City of Blades. I became way more invested in the story and characters. I adored Shara in book one but I became emotionally attached to Turyin, Signe, & Sigrud. Books don't make me cry, they make me sad but they very rarely cause actual tears. This book caused giggles, embarrassment, and actual tears.
There were points were it was a tad slow or overly detailed but they few and far between. For the most part the book captivating. Each page was new mystery to be uncovered or surprise we didn't see coming. There was action, there was adventure, there was love and love lost, there was regret, and there was redemption. Most of which happened all together in the last 100 pages. I would definitely read this book again and recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy type books. You don't really need the background of book one. It helps but this book can stand alone.
SPOILERS
We are still in an alternate type universe where the Divine once lived and were defeated by the people. In book one we learn not all the divine perished and some were still just waiting to come back wreak havoc on the world. In book two we learn that even if the divinity is "dead" some of their powers still preside. Unfortunately for Turyin Mulaghesh the divinity in question in this story happens to be the woman of war...of death...of destruction.
Turyin annoyed me in book one. She redeemed herself at the end but she was hard to like. She is hard to like in this one too but we find out why she is who she is. She has some crazy baggage that she is just trying to live with. By the end she was my champion. I wanted more stories with her. She is smart, she is harsh, she is resourceful. She is easy to relate to. She is hardened soldier who just wants to do the right thing and save people. She doesn't want to kill anyone but she will do what she needs to, to save everyone. Poor Pandey just didn't know. He was told wrong and she was defending herself. I CRIED my eyes out while she was crying over his death.
Signe is a royal B when we meet her. She has a reputation to keep up. She is smart and she is blunt but you like it. There are times when you hate her and think she is a bad guy but she is most definitely is not. She becomes Turyin's friend, confidant. When she died I was so angry. She should not have died. But her vision will live on and her memory in history. Her beloved Pandey will be with her in death. They may think the afterlife is gone but I am choosing to believe they are somewhere together.
Biswal, Turyin's former commander, scares me. He is all about him. He is all about fame. He doesn't value life. He doesn't value friendship. He opted to ALLOW the sentinels to come back from the City of Blades (afterlife) to bring war upon the lands rather than help Turyin stop them. He wanted the fame of defeating a divinity's army...not thinking about the lives that would be lost. He is responsible for countless deaths and deserved everything he got in the end. Truthfully he did not suffer enough.
Sigrud, Signe's dad and Turyin's old comrade, is terrifying as well. But he is a redeemed assassine. He killed for "king and country" so to say. He was a spy and he did what was needed of him, even at the expense of losing touch with his family and his humanity. I loved that he wanted to make it right with Signe. That he wanted to help Turyin. His anguish at losing his daughter after they finally started to reconnect ripped out my heart.
Voortya, the divinity of war, has an army hidden in the afterlife ready to come through. But she is dead. We know she is dead. But somehow her army survives. The power of the dead was strong enough to sustain the miracle. Rada is the bad guy...who knew! She is bringing the army of the dead back because she is dead inside. Biswal murdered her in cold blood and blamed Turyin. This forced Turyin to become Voortya. She became the bringer of death to save everyone. And she managed to find some sort of forgiveness for herself.
I am hoping we have another book but I am wondering who it will star. Will it be Shara...will it be Turyin....will it be Shara's child. Honestly I wouldn't care who it "starred" as long as I was able to be dipped back into this world once again.
There were points were it was a tad slow or overly detailed but they few and far between. For the most part the book captivating. Each page was new mystery to be uncovered or surprise we didn't see coming. There was action, there was adventure, there was love and love lost, there was regret, and there was redemption. Most of which happened all together in the last 100 pages. I would definitely read this book again and recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy type books. You don't really need the background of book one. It helps but this book can stand alone.
SPOILERS
We are still in an alternate type universe where the Divine once lived and were defeated by the people. In book one we learn not all the divine perished and some were still just waiting to come back wreak havoc on the world. In book two we learn that even if the divinity is "dead" some of their powers still preside. Unfortunately for Turyin Mulaghesh the divinity in question in this story happens to be the woman of war...of death...of destruction.
Turyin annoyed me in book one. She redeemed herself at the end but she was hard to like. She is hard to like in this one too but we find out why she is who she is. She has some crazy baggage that she is just trying to live with. By the end she was my champion. I wanted more stories with her. She is smart, she is harsh, she is resourceful. She is easy to relate to. She is hardened soldier who just wants to do the right thing and save people. She doesn't want to kill anyone but she will do what she needs to, to save everyone. Poor Pandey just didn't know. He was told wrong and she was defending herself. I CRIED my eyes out while she was crying over his death.
Signe is a royal B when we meet her. She has a reputation to keep up. She is smart and she is blunt but you like it. There are times when you hate her and think she is a bad guy but she is most definitely is not. She becomes Turyin's friend, confidant. When she died I was so angry. She should not have died. But her vision will live on and her memory in history. Her beloved Pandey will be with her in death. They may think the afterlife is gone but I am choosing to believe they are somewhere together.
Biswal, Turyin's former commander, scares me. He is all about him. He is all about fame. He doesn't value life. He doesn't value friendship. He opted to ALLOW the sentinels to come back from the City of Blades (afterlife) to bring war upon the lands rather than help Turyin stop them. He wanted the fame of defeating a divinity's army...not thinking about the lives that would be lost. He is responsible for countless deaths and deserved everything he got in the end. Truthfully he did not suffer enough.
Sigrud, Signe's dad and Turyin's old comrade, is terrifying as well. But he is a redeemed assassine. He killed for "king and country" so to say. He was a spy and he did what was needed of him, even at the expense of losing touch with his family and his humanity. I loved that he wanted to make it right with Signe. That he wanted to help Turyin. His anguish at losing his daughter after they finally started to reconnect ripped out my heart.
Voortya, the divinity of war, has an army hidden in the afterlife ready to come through. But she is dead. We know she is dead. But somehow her army survives. The power of the dead was strong enough to sustain the miracle. Rada is the bad guy...who knew! She is bringing the army of the dead back because she is dead inside. Biswal murdered her in cold blood and blamed Turyin. This forced Turyin to become Voortya. She became the bringer of death to save everyone. And she managed to find some sort of forgiveness for herself.
I am hoping we have another book but I am wondering who it will star. Will it be Shara...will it be Turyin....will it be Shara's child. Honestly I wouldn't care who it "starred" as long as I was able to be dipped back into this world once again.
I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for an honest review.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
You should go see Deadpool...do NOT bring your kids!!!!!
It is rated R for a reason. Yes I know SOME movies are rated R and they really aren't THAT bad but this one is. Under 15, I would not bring to this movie. And I am pretty laid back when it comes to that kind of stuff.
It is incredibly violent, a little gross, insanely vulgar, and freaking hilarious. I know I've said in the past that I am a Superhero junkie but holy $hit I LOVE this movie. I love Deadpool. He is so bad he is good. And yes I know he isn't a "Superhero", he's a merc...right got it.
He tells you in the 1st few seconds he is NOT a good guy. He is NOT a hero. He is NOT like the Avengers or X-men or Spiderman or any OTHER superhero you want little Johnny to look up to. He is a bad person. He is a mercenary. He barely has a conscience and with his new "powers" that conscience flies even further away. He is selfish. He drinks too much. He is a bit of pig. He is a tad crazy. Oh, and he MURDERS people. But he is in love withInara Vanessa (sorry, I know she's been in a bunch of other stuff but she will always be my Firefly girl) who is HOT, so he's got that going for him.
My point is the movie is AMAZING. I love love love love Ryan Reynolds. He is in my top 10 fav actors. I love breaking the 4th wall. I love the pot shots at other Marvel heroes. I love the pot shots a the Green Lantern. He IS Deadpool. I know we say Robert Downey Jr IS Tony Stark and that is true but I have to say the casting for this one is spot on. But this movie is NOT for kids. There is quite a bit of sexual content. There is a lot of VIOLENT murders and such. There is a lot of cursing. No really, he says "F**K" like every other word. And while you may be okay with showing this to your 8 year old, the rest of us in the theater feel slightly uncomfortable hearing little Johnny giggle when boobs are bouncing on the screen. There is no need for them to see this yet...just saying.
So my take is GO SEE IT! What are you waiting for, Deadpool is in theaters NOW...go...shoo...go on.
P.S. - Is it weird that I want the soundtrack?!?!?! It was like the ultimate flashback to the 80's/90's.
It is incredibly violent, a little gross, insanely vulgar, and freaking hilarious. I know I've said in the past that I am a Superhero junkie but holy $hit I LOVE this movie. I love Deadpool. He is so bad he is good. And yes I know he isn't a "Superhero", he's a merc...right got it.
He tells you in the 1st few seconds he is NOT a good guy. He is NOT a hero. He is NOT like the Avengers or X-men or Spiderman or any OTHER superhero you want little Johnny to look up to. He is a bad person. He is a mercenary. He barely has a conscience and with his new "powers" that conscience flies even further away. He is selfish. He drinks too much. He is a bit of pig. He is a tad crazy. Oh, and he MURDERS people. But he is in love with
My point is the movie is AMAZING. I love love love love Ryan Reynolds. He is in my top 10 fav actors. I love breaking the 4th wall. I love the pot shots at other Marvel heroes. I love the pot shots a the Green Lantern. He IS Deadpool. I know we say Robert Downey Jr IS Tony Stark and that is true but I have to say the casting for this one is spot on. But this movie is NOT for kids. There is quite a bit of sexual content. There is a lot of VIOLENT murders and such. There is a lot of cursing. No really, he says "F**K" like every other word. And while you may be okay with showing this to your 8 year old, the rest of us in the theater feel slightly uncomfortable hearing little Johnny giggle when boobs are bouncing on the screen. There is no need for them to see this yet...just saying.
So my take is GO SEE IT! What are you waiting for, Deadpool is in theaters NOW...go...shoo...go on.
P.S. - Is it weird that I want the soundtrack?!?!?! It was like the ultimate flashback to the 80's/90's.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Well damn, Lucifer is HOT!
A sentence I'd never thought I'd say. Who else watched the Premier of Lucifer on Fox Monday night??? I watched it for two reasons. One, it came on right after The X-Files and two, its a story about Lucifer getting tired of the BS in Hell and coming to the surface to have some fun. Wait there is a third reason....Tom Ellis is definitely not bad to look at. The below will be spoiler-y, you've been warned.
With that said, I absolutely loved this show. Usually it takes me a few episodes to really fall for a new series but not this time. I was a smiling, giggling school girl by the end. They honestly couldn't have picked a better person to portray Lucifer Morningstar (I laughed every time he said his full name...God given, I'm afraid). He is witty and devilish with a touch of humanity. The devil has feelings...that is a whole new way to look at things.
We begin with him being a prick to a police officer and its wonderful. He can basically make people say what they are thinking...he is manipulative and its a little concerning. But he has friends. Like they seem like legit friends who *gasp* care about him and he *double gasp* cares for them... We see in the first few minutes how much he cares for others (I am so going to hell even typing this). He helps a struggling actress. She thinks she sold her soul but he assures her he just helped her by putting her in contact with the correct people (what in the what what). Then she is BRUTALLY murdered while with him. He recovers, ala Jack Harkness style *gasp* *suddenly alive*, and immediately wants to punish whomever killed his friend.
This puts him in the sights of a detective lady who is immune to his charms. He has zero affect on her. She has no desire to tell him anything and thinks him more of an annoyance, oooo I like her! She has a kid (interesting) with another detective who is kind of a prick. He tries to put his ex down in front of Luci and he defends his new lady friend. It is adorable (OMG I am having feelings for a TV "bad guy"...I have issues).
So together they figure out who hired the hit-man that killed the actress. The actual bad guy who isn't Lucifer pulls a gun on Luci. The lady detective is panicking. He isn't. He isn't scared of being shot. he'll just come back to life. She shoots the suspect to save Lucifer and he is floored. That man didn't suffer enough, he just DIED. He is mad (ooooo scary devil) and says he.is.immortal! Before it can go further the baddie isn't dead and SHOOTS our new lady friend "Ahhhhhhhhhh!". Um excuse you, I like her! Luci goes all vengeful devil...dude the reflection... okay THAT is horrifying! She lives yay! He saves her....wha...he cares....whoa.
That was basically the episode. Obviously much more happened but that was the sum of it. I love love loveed it! I cannot WAIT to see more. It looks like he becomes a consultant for the police department and our lady friend does not seem happy...*muahaha*.
My favorite things:
Trixie liking Lucifer, even after hearing his name
Lucifer telling Trixie "That's a hooker name."
Lucifer scaring the bully that got Trixie in trouble
Trixie seeing Lucifer at the hospital and giving him a HUGE hug and him getting all "no no no little one, I hate kids" all while uncomfortably smirking.
That stupid angel doesn't scare him one bit (seriously something is wrong with me)
He is a seducer and keeps his word (that shrink is going to have a good time)
But he is still a bit terrifying
With that said, I absolutely loved this show. Usually it takes me a few episodes to really fall for a new series but not this time. I was a smiling, giggling school girl by the end. They honestly couldn't have picked a better person to portray Lucifer Morningstar (I laughed every time he said his full name...God given, I'm afraid). He is witty and devilish with a touch of humanity. The devil has feelings...that is a whole new way to look at things.
We begin with him being a prick to a police officer and its wonderful. He can basically make people say what they are thinking...he is manipulative and its a little concerning. But he has friends. Like they seem like legit friends who *gasp* care about him and he *double gasp* cares for them... We see in the first few minutes how much he cares for others (I am so going to hell even typing this). He helps a struggling actress. She thinks she sold her soul but he assures her he just helped her by putting her in contact with the correct people (what in the what what). Then she is BRUTALLY murdered while with him. He recovers, ala Jack Harkness style *gasp* *suddenly alive*, and immediately wants to punish whomever killed his friend.
This puts him in the sights of a detective lady who is immune to his charms. He has zero affect on her. She has no desire to tell him anything and thinks him more of an annoyance, oooo I like her! She has a kid (interesting) with another detective who is kind of a prick. He tries to put his ex down in front of Luci and he defends his new lady friend. It is adorable (OMG I am having feelings for a TV "bad guy"...I have issues).
So together they figure out who hired the hit-man that killed the actress. The actual bad guy who isn't Lucifer pulls a gun on Luci. The lady detective is panicking. He isn't. He isn't scared of being shot. he'll just come back to life. She shoots the suspect to save Lucifer and he is floored. That man didn't suffer enough, he just DIED. He is mad (ooooo scary devil) and says he.is.immortal! Before it can go further the baddie isn't dead and SHOOTS our new lady friend "Ahhhhhhhhhh!". Um excuse you, I like her! Luci goes all vengeful devil...dude the reflection... okay THAT is horrifying! She lives yay! He saves her....wha...he cares....whoa.
That was basically the episode. Obviously much more happened but that was the sum of it. I love love loveed it! I cannot WAIT to see more. It looks like he becomes a consultant for the police department and our lady friend does not seem happy...*muahaha*.
My favorite things:
Trixie liking Lucifer, even after hearing his name
Lucifer telling Trixie "That's a hooker name."
Trixie seeing Lucifer at the hospital and giving him a HUGE hug and him getting all "no no no little one, I hate kids" all while uncomfortably smirking.
He is a seducer and keeps his word (that shrink is going to have a good time)
Also, I love how he is blatantly honest about being Lucifer and immortal and everyone just kind of blows it off.
**NOTE** None of these gifs are mine. I found them online but I don't know who created them.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Slimfast Vox Box
I received a Slimfast Vox Box from Influenster to try the products and review them. These are my honest opinions.
SlimFast Advanced Nutrition - Vanilla Shake
This is supposed to be a meal replacement shake. I tried it as a breakfast shake. I made sure it was chilled for optimum taste. I couldn't make it more than a few sip/gulps. The flavor was incredibly sweet. Way too sweet for my liking. The taste of the vanilla seemed very fake also. Overall it was not a good experience for me. I refrigerated the left overs and tried them again later in the day, thinking it was just my early morning taste buds misbehaving. But my second try went the same way. I like the idea but I wouldn't be able to force it down. I wouldn't try it again.
SlimFast Advanced Nutrition - Baked Crisps - Sour Cream & Onion
This is a 100 Calorie snack. Healthy baked crisps, yes please. But alas, these were not what I expected. The chips were crunchy which I loved. But they were almost too thick. Slightly thinner would have made a wonderful difference. The initial flavor was delightful. It was sour cream and onion, until you swallowed. Then there was this awful chalky aftertaste. It was like a coating on my tongue. I ate about 1/2 the bag before I just couldn't do it anymore. If you are looking to get me not to snack at all, this worked. But if I needed a little filler between meals, I'll just stick to fruit or nuts.
SlimFast Advanced Nutrition - Drizzled Crisps - Cinnamon Bun Swirl
This is another 100 calorie snack. Where the Baked Crisps were savory, these are sweet. Well I would imagine they are sweet. My husband said they were "okay" but asked me not to buy them. I couldn't try them myself because I have a thing about Cinnamon. I can't eat it. Well I can eat it but only if the flavor is virtually undetectable, like in King Cake. Otherwise, this horrible gag reflex thing happens. Something I hate with a passion so if I know or can smell the cinnamon in things, I wont eat them. So I wouldn't buy them but that is more of a me thing not an issue with the actual product.
I like the idea of the products that were sent to me but the textures and flavors of said products were not appealing to me. Therefore I personally wouldn't recommend them.
SlimFast Advanced Nutrition - Vanilla Shake
This is supposed to be a meal replacement shake. I tried it as a breakfast shake. I made sure it was chilled for optimum taste. I couldn't make it more than a few sip/gulps. The flavor was incredibly sweet. Way too sweet for my liking. The taste of the vanilla seemed very fake also. Overall it was not a good experience for me. I refrigerated the left overs and tried them again later in the day, thinking it was just my early morning taste buds misbehaving. But my second try went the same way. I like the idea but I wouldn't be able to force it down. I wouldn't try it again.
This is a 100 Calorie snack. Healthy baked crisps, yes please. But alas, these were not what I expected. The chips were crunchy which I loved. But they were almost too thick. Slightly thinner would have made a wonderful difference. The initial flavor was delightful. It was sour cream and onion, until you swallowed. Then there was this awful chalky aftertaste. It was like a coating on my tongue. I ate about 1/2 the bag before I just couldn't do it anymore. If you are looking to get me not to snack at all, this worked. But if I needed a little filler between meals, I'll just stick to fruit or nuts.
This is another 100 calorie snack. Where the Baked Crisps were savory, these are sweet. Well I would imagine they are sweet. My husband said they were "okay" but asked me not to buy them. I couldn't try them myself because I have a thing about Cinnamon. I can't eat it. Well I can eat it but only if the flavor is virtually undetectable, like in King Cake. Otherwise, this horrible gag reflex thing happens. Something I hate with a passion so if I know or can smell the cinnamon in things, I wont eat them. So I wouldn't buy them but that is more of a me thing not an issue with the actual product.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
14 years later and I still love these two!!!
I've seen a lot of negative things about the Premier of the X-Files revival and I don't get it. Yea it was a little off. Mulder was a bit of a nutter...more so than normal but it was still good. And as much as I love foosball I was feeling a bit stabby. Gimme X-Files dammit!!!! Yea yea yea good for you Panthers now get off my TV!
From this point forward it will be spoiled a bit for Episodes 1 & 2 so just a heads up.
My little geek heart exploded Sunday night! One of my favorite sci-fi shows of ALL TIME (notice I say "one of", because I have a few favs) came back for a 6 episode tease. I call it a tease because 6 episodes is not enough for me. This is the FIRST TV non-couple that I was like "OMG be together already" (ya know...I shipped them). I was 12 when it first came on TV and 21 when they took it off the air. I watched it for 9 seasons. I saw the movies. I love love love Mulder and Scully. With that said when I heard they were bringing it back I fangirled so hard my husband laughed for like 20 minutes. It was pretty epic. I imagine it would have been similar for fans of Classic Who when the show rebooted in 2005.
Anyways, I like the 1st episode. Of course it wasn't classic X-Files people. Think about it!!! They dismantled the department. It didn't exist anymore. So they had to come up with some cracked out way to bring Mulder and Scully back together. It couldn't be straight up alien BS again. They've done that and shown us the flipping aliens. It had to go in a different direction. Plus it was Episode 1 FFS!!! It was an intro. They had to get us all up to speed on what the f**k they've all been up to for FOURTEEN years (yes I know there was a movie in 2008 but its been 14 years since TV). So we had to see Mulder out of his Mulder-ness and Scully being her awesome scientific self but without Mulder. We had to see that they've gone their separate ways but they still CLEARLY love each other and you cannot convince me otherwise!
I seriously love that they are taking the alien BS to a new (way more disturbing) level. We aren't being watched by aliens...well we are but its more than that. All of these crazy things. All of the INSANE experiments and abductions and weirdo $hit. Its all because back when the Roswell thing happened our government took the technology and reverse engineered it. We also took the BODY OF THE ALIEN and used its DNA. Meaning aliens aren't abducting us for experiments...its our government. At least a branch of it. (like I needed more reasons to be paranoid) They take women who are pregnant and put alien DNA in them to see what happens. They impregnate others with human/alien embryos. They take men for...well you can guess based on the last sentence.
Aliens might be curious about us but its the powers that be that are doing all the crazy $hit! And when people try to out these higher powers they are "dealt with". I mean I wasn't fond of the YouTubber (stop hitting on Scully!) but I can only imagine what happened to him. As in they die of mysterious causes, have freak accidents, or just disappear. At the end we have our team mending the wounds a bit...speaking of their BABY that went up for adoption (ouch my heart)...and giving us the flipping smoking man. How the f**k is he still alive?!?!?!
Episode 2 was more my classic babies. Mulder is his clean shaven, suit wearing self. And god damn he is still a very attractive man. Scully hasn't aged. No really what does Mrs. Anderson do because she looks the SAME! This episode broke me more because of the "What If" flash backs. What if they kept their son. What activities would they have done together. Just rip my heart out why don't you!!! It also showed how much these two CLEARLY care for one another still. They may not be together but the affection is still there. When Mulder is in danger she is worried. When Mulder drops on the ground in pain she is there in a second to save him. When he says "You’re never just anything to me, Scully", I sniffled. Damn where'd all this dust come from *cough cough*.
What I am saying is I like it. I think it is good. I think people are being WAAAAAY too hard on it. Just enjoy it while you can....its only SIX episodes people!!! Oh did I mention Scully has Alien DNA...what the actual f**k?!?!?!
From this point forward it will be spoiled a bit for Episodes 1 & 2 so just a heads up.
My little geek heart exploded Sunday night! One of my favorite sci-fi shows of ALL TIME (notice I say "one of", because I have a few favs) came back for a 6 episode tease. I call it a tease because 6 episodes is not enough for me. This is the FIRST TV non-couple that I was like "OMG be together already" (ya know...I shipped them). I was 12 when it first came on TV and 21 when they took it off the air. I watched it for 9 seasons. I saw the movies. I love love love Mulder and Scully. With that said when I heard they were bringing it back I fangirled so hard my husband laughed for like 20 minutes. It was pretty epic. I imagine it would have been similar for fans of Classic Who when the show rebooted in 2005.
Anyways, I like the 1st episode. Of course it wasn't classic X-Files people. Think about it!!! They dismantled the department. It didn't exist anymore. So they had to come up with some cracked out way to bring Mulder and Scully back together. It couldn't be straight up alien BS again. They've done that and shown us the flipping aliens. It had to go in a different direction. Plus it was Episode 1 FFS!!! It was an intro. They had to get us all up to speed on what the f**k they've all been up to for FOURTEEN years (yes I know there was a movie in 2008 but its been 14 years since TV). So we had to see Mulder out of his Mulder-ness and Scully being her awesome scientific self but without Mulder. We had to see that they've gone their separate ways but they still CLEARLY love each other and you cannot convince me otherwise!
I seriously love that they are taking the alien BS to a new (way more disturbing) level. We aren't being watched by aliens...well we are but its more than that. All of these crazy things. All of the INSANE experiments and abductions and weirdo $hit. Its all because back when the Roswell thing happened our government took the technology and reverse engineered it. We also took the BODY OF THE ALIEN and used its DNA. Meaning aliens aren't abducting us for experiments...its our government. At least a branch of it. (like I needed more reasons to be paranoid) They take women who are pregnant and put alien DNA in them to see what happens. They impregnate others with human/alien embryos. They take men for...well you can guess based on the last sentence.
Aliens might be curious about us but its the powers that be that are doing all the crazy $hit! And when people try to out these higher powers they are "dealt with". I mean I wasn't fond of the YouTubber (stop hitting on Scully!) but I can only imagine what happened to him. As in they die of mysterious causes, have freak accidents, or just disappear. At the end we have our team mending the wounds a bit...speaking of their BABY that went up for adoption (ouch my heart)...and giving us the flipping smoking man. How the f**k is he still alive?!?!?!
Episode 2 was more my classic babies. Mulder is his clean shaven, suit wearing self. And god damn he is still a very attractive man. Scully hasn't aged. No really what does Mrs. Anderson do because she looks the SAME! This episode broke me more because of the "What If" flash backs. What if they kept their son. What activities would they have done together. Just rip my heart out why don't you!!! It also showed how much these two CLEARLY care for one another still. They may not be together but the affection is still there. When Mulder is in danger she is worried. When Mulder drops on the ground in pain she is there in a second to save him. When he says "You’re never just anything to me, Scully", I sniffled. Damn where'd all this dust come from *cough cough*.
What I am saying is I like it. I think it is good. I think people are being WAAAAAY too hard on it. Just enjoy it while you can....its only SIX episodes people!!! Oh did I mention Scully has Alien DNA...what the actual f**k?!?!?!
Thursday, January 7, 2016
The Marauders - Tom Cooper
I wanted so badly to love this book. I love reading stories about my hometown/state. And I don't get insulted by the representation. Although the representation in this book was pretty spot on. With that said even with a fairly accurate depiction of life in Southeast Louisiana I didn't enjoy this book.
I kept reading reviews about how creative, funny, and well written is was. Even on the back cover there is a quote from one of my favorite authors (Stephen King), so I thought there is no way this book can fail. I was wrong. For me it was uninteresting, bordering on boring and honestly the writing was just okay. And I didn't laugh...not even a snicker. I am not trying to be a jerk, I really just could not get into the story enough to love it, much less even like it.
The premise is interesting. What happens to a Louisiana still reeling from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina when the BP Oil Spill happens. We are following the lives of shrimpers, a BP middleman who is from the area, criminals, and "drug lords". The story just fell flat. It would start to sort of ramp up and then, blah, nothing. How many times do you have to say Wes blames his father for his mother's death. How many times do I have to be told that Lindquist is a pill popping shrimper missing an arm. How many times must we elaborate on what a waste of space Cosgrove and Hanson are. Oh and did I mention there is all this talk of Jean Lafitte's lost "treasure". This story is a bit all over the place.
I won't go more into detail because I really didn't enjoy it enough to retain much detail. And really there are quite a few details. I hate to be so hard on a book because usually I am a very kind reader but I just can't say much nice about it. We get a decent ending but over all the book is dark with attempts at humor that fall flat.
I give it 2.5 stars. Give it a try if you want, you may like it. It just wasn't my cup of tea.
I kept reading reviews about how creative, funny, and well written is was. Even on the back cover there is a quote from one of my favorite authors (Stephen King), so I thought there is no way this book can fail. I was wrong. For me it was uninteresting, bordering on boring and honestly the writing was just okay. And I didn't laugh...not even a snicker. I am not trying to be a jerk, I really just could not get into the story enough to love it, much less even like it.
The premise is interesting. What happens to a Louisiana still reeling from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina when the BP Oil Spill happens. We are following the lives of shrimpers, a BP middleman who is from the area, criminals, and "drug lords". The story just fell flat. It would start to sort of ramp up and then, blah, nothing. How many times do you have to say Wes blames his father for his mother's death. How many times do I have to be told that Lindquist is a pill popping shrimper missing an arm. How many times must we elaborate on what a waste of space Cosgrove and Hanson are. Oh and did I mention there is all this talk of Jean Lafitte's lost "treasure". This story is a bit all over the place.
I won't go more into detail because I really didn't enjoy it enough to retain much detail. And really there are quite a few details. I hate to be so hard on a book because usually I am a very kind reader but I just can't say much nice about it. We get a decent ending but over all the book is dark with attempts at humor that fall flat.
I give it 2.5 stars. Give it a try if you want, you may like it. It just wasn't my cup of tea.
I received this book for free from Blogging for Books to read and give my honest review.
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