Tome Thursday: God of War (2018)

 

Hello everyone!

 

So I know I said I wouldn't do this anymore, but ... yeah, I'm doing it.

 

One last time.

 

If this were a different blog post I'd insert a Theoden King gif in here just because I could haha! But as it happens, there's no gif, just me wrapping up the post series with an unexpected addition.

 

God of War kind of took me by surprise and by storm, and that said I've gone through the Greek portion and now the Norse portion fairly quickly, all things considered.

I've already read and watched and reviewed pretty much all there is to the big main games of the series, and thought I was done.

Then I read the official novelization.

And nope, I was not done.

The 2018 God of War book is the choice of the night, and man ... man, is it a doozy. RANT AND SPOILERS AHEAD. You have been warned.

Talkie Tuesday: Taking the Reins

 

"Sometimes you have to step away from something to realize how much you love it."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Okay, OKAY.

 

I did sort of imply I would be watching the new Cinderella movie, but then I got side-tracked by a commercial for the new Hallmark Channel Fall Harvest release, and of course I ended up watching that instead.

 

Sorry Cindy, I'll be seeing you soon, I promise.

 

Maybe.

 

But I'll admit Hallmark is my guilty pleasure, though I also make sure I don't start watching their Christmas programming until way after November 15th, considering starting mid-October, while it might make sense for them as this is their biggest flagship, makes zero sense for me. I need it to at least SMELL like Christmas before I watch those movies!

 

Anyway, I digress.

 

Tonight's blog post is all about horses and finicky women, in Taking the Reins.

 

Synopsis Saturday: The English Billionaire

 

Hello everyone!

 

As I promised on Thursday, here is the blog post that didn't make it during the week.

 

I might have been able to squeeze it in, but at the same time I was quite busy and also the official release of the e-book isn't until today, so I figured I'd postpone the whole thing and just publish it on the actual date to be safe.

 

So here we are!

 

And if you're wondering about the book, well wonder no longer.

 

It's one of Serenity Woods', once again, but what were you expecting?

 

I think it may be quite obvious by now that Ms Woods may be my favourite contemporary author, and that's saying something considering how much I read on a general basis.

She's releasing the next book in her Billionaire Princes series, so obviously we're jumping right back into the land of New Zealand, handsome, kind men, and the women who fall in love with them.

The English Billionaire, here we come!

Talkie Tuesday: God of War III

 

"My vengeance ends here."

 

Hello everyone!

 

So I know that not all of you are fans of these videogames, which is why I'm going to be wrapping up my romp through them with this blog post, unless I end up reading the book adaptation in the next little while to add to the collection as well.

 

But for the most part, we've now pretty much come full circle, since we already know what happens to the protagonist afterwards!

 

Well, we THINK we know, in any event.

 

For the past few weeks we've been trailing after Kratos, the demigod son of Zeus, who is on a quest for vengeance because the Greek Gods made a tactical mistake and didn't understand what they ended up creating through their machinations and promises and debts to the guy.

 

I mean, you want to talk about hubris? These idiots have it in spades, and they don't realize what's happening until it's much, much too late.

 

So without further ado, let's look at God of War III.

Saturday Snippet: God of War RAGNAROK TRAILER

 

THE HYPE IS UNREAL!

 

xx

*video not mine

Tome Thursday: God of War II

 

Hello everyone!

 

Did you by any chance miss your regular dose of decapitating, family-murdering, and other blood-related sports for a bit?

 

Have you been wondering just what to do with your time without all of the above?

 

Not to worry, I'm back with more of it!

 

And if you think I'm kidding you really should pay attention when someone name-drops Kratos, because man, the dude's entire philosophy on how to deal with the world is to literally kill whoever's in his way. With the formal announcement (trailer PLUS gameplay!) for Ragnarok at the Playstation showcase, the hype really is on to see our Spartan again.

 

Especially as he seems to have mellowed out a bit in his old age.

 

But not in this one! In this one he's still very much at the peak of his existence, one would say (though you could also always argue about it), and he hasn't really got time for all your diplomatic and peacekeeping nonsense.

 

God of War II picks up practically a sneeze after God of War and, well, it's got some style, lemme tell you.

 

Talkie Tuesday: Roadhouse Romance

 

"A bad thing can take you to a good place."

 

Hello everyone!

 

When fall starts to show its colours, I start looking at the Hallmark fall releases, because, well that's just who I am.

 

Gotta get into the spirit, right?

 

Right!

 

But I will admit we've basically had an Indian summer over here right now for some time, so it's been a little bit difficult to try and see how this is going to suddenly turn into the usual, rainy, grey-ish and misty land that we know.

 

However, weather report does say temperatures seem to be dropping after the official first day of fall, so we'll see!

 

And thus my first fall movie blog can actually make an appearance without the need to feel silly about it, even if I probably COULD have watched one of the remaining summer ones.

But Roadhouse Romance wanted to be seen, so here we are!

Saturday Snippet: 9/11

 

Remember.

 

xx

*image not mine

Tome Thursday: Marked by Fire

 

Hello everyone!

 

Tonight we're covering a slightly different take on a well-known legend, and to be honest it was the best thing to happen to me in a while.

 

See, I've probably looked at or at least taken a peek at seventy percent of what's out there about this stuff, and most of it is pretty straight-forward at the end of the day. One guy, becomes king, marries a woman, second guy comes in.

 

I'm still salty because of First Knight but, I mean, what can you do?

 

This though, this is a little bit ... new.

 

Well alright, new to ME, maybe, would be better if I said it that way.

 

And man did I love it.

 

I didn't expect to as much as I ended up doing, but here we are, and I'm including it in my blog, so it MUST be that good, right?

 

Marked by Fire, by Mia West, is here.

 

Talkie Tuesday: Nightmare of the Wolf

 

"A witcher never hesitates."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Back for another week of blog posts and as per usual I'm just a little bit late to the band wagon on this one, but hey, not AS late as I would usually be!

 

It's only a week or so, give or take this time.

 

Anyway, in case you haven't been paying attention, The Witcher has taken the world by storm both by the professionals portraying the characters in the show, the characters themselves, and the story from under the pen of Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.

 

With the heightened awareness that season two is dropping towards the end of this year, Netflix then went on to announce a few spin-offs, both in television show and movie format, and the movie dropped first.

 

Well, anime movie I should say, as it was in anime style.

 

Either way, it definitely dropped at the end of August, and people seem to be giving out mixed vibes about it.

 

But The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, is here and rearing to be seen!

 

Saturday Snippet: Clementine

 

THEY ADDED THIS TO THE SOUNDTRACK.

My life is complete.

 

xx

*video not mine

Tome Thursday: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

 

Hello everyone!

 

Since September is now here I thought I would give you a review of probably one of the most beloved books of all time.

 

And, yes, I AM aware of how problematic the author portrays herself in the media nowadays.

 

I don't live under that big of a rock.

 

HOWEVER, as problematic as an author is, that generally won't stop me from reading their books - and I read these particular ones as they were being released back in the day. They are, to me, a trip down memory lane, something beautifully nostalgic, and just because the present has gone to hell doesn't mean I'll allow that to tarnish my enjoyment of reading them. 

 

I read the books for the story they contain, not for the beliefs the authors may have. What have those beliefs done for me? Nothing. What have the stories done for me? Everything.

 

So without further ado, I'm going to stop making modern day commentary when this is supposed to be happening back in the nineties, and the express has already left the station.

 

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is up next!