The Umbrella Academy (S2 Review) | History, Mystery, Action & Twists that Surpasses Expectations

31 July 20206 December 2023 ~ Garc ~ 1 Comment

Season one of The Umbrella Academy was an excellent surprise, an adaptation that managed to be different enough from the comics by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá but still keep the core idea of the property. Creator Steve Blackman (Legion) and Showrunner Jeremy Slater (The Exorcist) whipped up quite an incredible series. The show has … Continue reading The Umbrella Academy (S2 Review) | History, Mystery, Action & Twists that Surpasses Expectations

July readings | Contemporary (Young) Love with a Paranormal Twist and Military Bend

31 July 202025 November 2021 ~ Garc ~ Leave a comment

It feels like I re-read / listened to more old books I love than new ones, but I still knocked quite a few from my ever-growing list. Title: A Way with WordsSeries: Memories with The Breakfast ClubAuthor: Lane HayesGenre(s): Comtemporary, Romance (M/M)Page count: 191 (ebook)Published: 20 June 2017 My review | Get it here Title: … Continue reading July readings | Contemporary (Young) Love with a Paranormal Twist and Military Bend

The Purloined Poodle (Oberon’s Meaty Mysteries #1) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review

13 July 202013 July 2023 ~ Garc ~ 4 Comments

The Purloined Poodle (Oberon's Meaty Mysteries #1) Kevin Hearne published 30 September 2016Thanks to his relationship with the ancient Druid Atticus O’Sullivan, Oberon the Irish wolfhound knows trouble when he smells it—and furthermore, he knows he can handle it.When he discovers that a prizewinning poodle has been abducted in Eugene, Oregon, he learns that it’s … Continue reading The Purloined Poodle (Oberon’s Meaty Mysteries #1) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review

The Old Guard (Movie Review) | Intro to Immortals 101

10 July 20206 July 2025 ~ Garc ~ 3 Comments

I randomly stumbled upon this movie. I mean I was looking at another film of Charlize Theron's (Atomic Blonde) when The Old Guard came on my radar. It's not an intellectual property that I'm familiar with but the cast and the premise were enough to put in my "to-watch list." The movie is based on … Continue reading The Old Guard (Movie Review) | Intro to Immortals 101

Staked (The Iron Druid Chronicles #8) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review

4 July 202013 July 2023 ~ Garc ~ 3 Comments

When a druid has lived for two thousand years like Atticus, he's bound to run afoul of a few vampires. Make that legions of them. Even his former friend and legal counsel turned out to be a bloodsucking backstabber. Now the toothy troublemakers—led by power-mad pain-in-the-neck Theophilus—have become a huge problem requiring a solution. It's … Continue reading Staked (The Iron Druid Chronicles #8) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review

Shattered (The Iron Druid Chronicles #7) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review

27 June 202013 July 2023 ~ Garc ~ 5 Comments

Shattered (Iron Druid Chronicles #7) by Kevin Hearne published 17 June 2014Atticus’s apprentice Granuaile is at last a full Druid herself. What’s more, Atticus has defrosted an archdruid long ago frozen in time, a father figure (of sorts) who now goes by the modern equivalent of his old Irish name: Owen Kennedy.And Owen has some … Continue reading Shattered (The Iron Druid Chronicles #7) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review

Hunted (The Iron Druid Chronicles #6) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review

20 June 202013 July 2023 ~ Garc ~ 4 Comments

Hunted (The Iron Druids Chronicles #6) by Kevin Hearne published 25 June 2013For a two-thousand-year-old Druid, Atticus O’Sullivan is a pretty fast runner. Good thing, because he’s being chased by not one but two goddesses of the hunt—Artemis and Diana—for messing with one of their own. Dodging their slings and arrows, Atticus, Granuaile, and his … Continue reading Hunted (The Iron Druid Chronicles #6) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review

Trapped (The Iron Druid Chronicles #5) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review

13 June 202013 July 2023 ~ Garc ~ 5 Comments

Trapped (The Iron Druid Chronicles #5) by Kevin Hearne published 27 November 2012After twelve years of secret training, Atticus O’Sullivan is finally ready to bind his apprentice, Granuaile, to the earth and double the number of Druids in the world. But on the eve of the ritual, the world that thought he was dead abruptly … Continue reading Trapped (The Iron Druid Chronicles #5) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review

Gold Dust by Kevin Hearne | Short-Story Review

9 June 202013 July 2023 ~ Garc ~ Leave a comment

Fun little story that doesn't add much to the chronicles. It's more of a What If story.

The Demon Barker of Wheat Street (The Iron Druid Chronicles #4.6) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review

8 June 202013 July 2023 ~ Garc ~ 3 Comments

The Demon Barker of Wheat Street (The Iron Druid Chronicles #4.6) by Kevin Hearne published 8 September 2014The ancient Druid Atticus O’Sullivan gets more than greasy corn dogs and flat soda when he visits a carnival in Kansas to which his apprentice, Granuaile, drags him. He runs across a barker with a strange power over … Continue reading The Demon Barker of Wheat Street (The Iron Druid Chronicles #4.6) by Kevin Hearne | Book Review

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