Review: Memory Boy by Will Weaver

Review: Memory Boy by Will Weaver

Book: Memory Boy Author: Will Weaver Year Published: 2001 Genre: YA Overall Rating: 3 stars Target Audience: Teens Romance/Sex: Not really. Setting: Minneapolis and other places around there Characters: A boy named Miles, his family, and an old mentor. Plot: In 2006, Mount Rainer erupted. From 2006 to 2008, food supplies in the world became lower and lower, forcing people to scrounge for what they could find and plunging the world into a semi-dark age. Miles and his family decide to … [Read more...]

Featured Author: Doug Welch

Featured Author: Doug Welch

So, Doug Welch is around 65, or maybe closer to 70. On a whim, he decided to write the book Shadow Games (which is free to download right now). The Shadow Games is not particularly well-written, and he tries to write about 25 year olds, which comes across as odd, since he's from the wrong generation, but the story is good so far. I totally admire this guy. He decided that he wanted to write books and went after it. He now has a sequel to the original, called Shadow Spies and some other … [Read more...]

Quote: Oscar Wilde

Quote: Oscar Wilde

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Review: A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer

Review: A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer

Book: A Tailor-Made Bride Author: Karen Witemeyer Year Published: 2010 Genre: Christian Romance Overall Rating: 3 stars Target Audience: Women and teens Romance: Mild Setting: The late 1800s in Texas Characters: A seamstress named Hannah, a man named Jericho, his sister Cordelia, and her love interest Ike. Some other minor characters who are not important. Plot: In this story, Hannah is given an old shop by a former sewing client after the client dies. Hannah goes to a new town to … [Read more...]

Quote: Oscar Wilde

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally. --Oscar Wilde … [Read more...]

Show vs Book: Merlin and The Once and Future King

Merlin vs The Once and Future King Plot: The Once and Future King: In the Once and Future King, written by T. H. White, Arthur is raised by a foster father. He pulls the sword from the stone and realizes that he is actually royal. From there, he and Merlin work together to rule the kingdom with majesty. Merlin: In the Show Merlin, Merlin is the same age as Arthur and everyone else. In this story, Uther is still king so far, but he is declining and Arthur essentially runs the kingdom. … [Read more...]

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