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The Crossing by Jason Mott

The Crossing is an apocalyptic novel which has humanity in a slow decline precipitated by a disease spreading among the population that starts killing off the elderly but is slowly progressing through the younger population, and a world war that is killing off the...

Movie Review: Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is yet another addition in the slow decline of the Marvel franchise.  It’s been a while since the lords and masters at the Walt Disney company have produced anything worthwhile with Marvel (Spiderman No Way Home doesn’t count...

The Unfinished Land by Greg Bear

I was never able to get into The Unfinished Land, and as a result the novel fell flat for me.  There were a few reasons for this.  One is that the writing was archaic.  I understand that the novel is set in a period during the height of the Spanish Armada, but that’s...

Fray by Rowenna Miller

Fray, the second novel in the Unraveled Kingdom Series, fell short of the first novel in the series and my expectations.  This novel continues where the other one left off.  Now Sophie Balstrade no longer owns her charm/clothing shop and is set to be married to...

Torn by Rowenna Miller

I was a bit lukewarm about this novel when I first started reading it, and it took me a while to get into the story, but the more I read, the more I enjoyed this fantasy novel.  My hesitation is probably that I like my fantasy novels that are a little more epic in...

Movie Review Spiderman No Way Home

By the time I watched this movie, I had heard so much hype surrounding it and so many good reviews that the movie had an uphill battle to climb.  This movie has crushed all pandemic records and proved that if you focus on presenting a good story and making a good...