Category Archives: meh

A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle 01) by Ursula le Guin

Posted on March 22, 2019 by portiabridget

Product info (from Goodreads): Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth. Hungry for power and knowledge, Sparrowhawk tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale … Continue reading →

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Always (Aud Torvingen 03) by Nicola Griffith

Posted on December 28, 2018 by portiabridget

Product description (from Goodreads): Aud Torvingen is back — contemporary fiction’s toughest, most emotionally complicated noir hero returns to teach a new round of lessons in hard-hitting justice, and to confront new adversaries: her own vulnerability and desire.  The steely … Continue reading →

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The Black Widow (Gabriel Allon 16) by Daniel Silva

Posted on May 11, 2018 by portiabridget

Product info: A network of terror. A web of deceit. A deadly game of vengeance. Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon is poised to become the chief of Israel’s secret intelligence service. But on the eve of his promotion, … Continue reading →

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Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Posted on April 20, 2018 by portiabridget

Product info (from Goodreads): Cloud Atlas begins in 1850 with Adam Ewing, an American notary voyaging from the Chatham Isles to his home in California. Along the way, Ewing is befriended by a physician, Dr. Goose, who begins to treat him … Continue reading →

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Movie review: Alien: Covenant (2017) directed by Ridley Scott

Posted on February 16, 2018 by portiabridget

Product info: A manned spaceship is flying toward an unknown planet with a mission to colonize it when they intercept an echo of a message sent by humans. The captain decides to land on a far closer planet which has … Continue reading →

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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

Posted on November 28, 2017 by portiabridget

Synopsis: SOMETIMES THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU IS THE ONE WHO HURTS YOU THE MOST Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from … Continue reading →

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Movie review: Queen (2014) by Vikas Bahl

Posted on September 8, 2017 by portiabridget

I found out about that one while perusing Tasha/Heidenkind’s excellent blog, Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Books – thank you my dear for mentioning it! Product info: A young New Delhi woman called Rani (‘Queen’ in English) comes from a very … Continue reading →

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Movie review: Magellan (2017) directed by Rob York

Posted on August 18, 2017 by portiabridget

Product info: After NASA picks up a trio of mysterious signals from within our own solar system, astronaut Roger Nelson (Brandon Ray Olive) is dispatched on a multi-year solo mission aboard the Magellan spacecraft to investigate the sources. My impressions: … Continue reading →

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The Age of Ra (Pantheon 01) by James Lovegrove

Posted on July 18, 2017 by portiabridget

Summary (from Goodreads) The Ancient Egyptian gods have defeated all the other pantheons and claimed dominion over the earth, dividing it into warring factions. Lt. David Westwynter, a British soldier, stumbles into Freegypt, the only place to have remained independent … Continue reading →

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The King of Attolia (The Queen’s Thief 03) by Megan Whalen Turner

Posted on June 27, 2017 by portiabridget

Synopsis (from Goodreads): By scheming and theft, the Thief of Eddis has become King of Attolia. Eugenides wanted the queen, not the crown, but he finds himself trapped in a web of his own making. Then he drags a naive … Continue reading →

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