Graveyard Shift

The Graveyard Shift Starring: David Andrews, Kelly Wolf, Stephen Macht, Brad Dourif Directed by: Ralph S. Singleton Written by: Stephen King (short story), John Esposito (screenplay) Rating: R Length: 1 hour 29 min. Genre: Horror Release Date: October 26, 1990 The Graveyard Shift was not my favorite short story. I viewed it strictly as a horror story...

The Woman in Cabin 10

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware Pages: 340 Genre: Murder Mystery Published: July 19, 2016 Purchase: Amazon | Powell’s My friend Erin says we all have demons inside us, voices that whisper we’re no good, that if we don’t make this promotion or ace that exam we’ll reveal to the...

Ink and Bone

Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger Pages: 342 Genre: Supernatural Mystery Published: June 7, 2016 Purchase: Amazon | Powell’s Fear holds on. Love lets go.   4/5 stars A young woman who has been plagued with prophetic dreams all her life decides she needs to visit her renowned psychic grandmother in update...

The Last One

The Last One by Alexandra Oliva Pages: 290 Genre: Post-Apocalyptic Published: July 12, 2016 Purchase: Amazon | Powell’s The brain is a terrifying and wondrous organ, and all it wants is to survive.   3/5 stars I really liked The Last One, but I didn’t love it. I read it pretty quickly,...

Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike #3)

Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith Pages: 494 Genre: Mystery Published: October 20, 2015 Purchase: Amazon | Powell’s “I do,” said Robin in a ringing voice, looking straight into the eyes, not of her stony-faced new husband, but of the battered and bloodied man who had just sent her flowers crashing to the...

Trucks

Maximum Overdrive is ridiculous, but it still has some fun, goofy moments. Trucks, based on the same Stephen King short story, has only one goofy moment and I believe it was unintentional. It is unclear why there was a need to make another version of the story while removing...

Saga: Volumes 1-6

Saga: Vol. 1-6 by Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Fiona Staples (artist) Pages: 928 Genre: Science Fiction Published: October 23, 2012 – July 5, 2016 Purchase: Book (Vol. 1-3) | Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Vol. 3 | Vol. 4 | Vol. 5 | Vol. 6 5/5 stars I had heard only good things...

Dark Matter

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Pages: 342 Genre: Techno Thriller Published: July 26, 2016 Purchase: Amazon | Powell’s He says, “Every moment, every breath, contains a choice. But life is imperfect. We make the wrong choices. So we end up living in a state of perpetual regret, and is there anything worse?...

Dr. No

I love James Bond movies even though they can be cheesy or tone deaf in terms of sexism and racism. I’ve been rewatching them lately with Marci and wanted to also go through all the James Bond tropes along with the usual ridiculous things found throughout each movie. Dr. No Starring: Sean...

Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf Pages: 197 Genre: Classic Published: 1925 Purchase: Amazon | Powell’s Mrs. Dalloway is always giving parties to cover the silence.   2/5 stars I was excited when my book club picked a book by Virginia Woolf since I had never read anything from her and I thought with...