Talkie Tuesday: Atlantis the Lost Empire

 

"... in a single day and night of misfortune, 

the island of Atlantis disappeared into the depths of the sea."

 

Hello everyone!

 

After taking last week off, we're back with a new round of blog posts for this one, and the first to begin them is a Walt Disney Pictures presentation.

 

I mean, if it's not Disney it's gonna be Bollywood, ya know.

 

I have to admit that I NEVER watched this as a kid. I remember it's initial release, because McDonald's did Happy Meals with toys from this thing in them, and I thought the princess, with her white hair and such, was super cool, but that's about it.

 

Dishonor on my cow, I know.

 

I finally got round to watching it a little bit ago (okay, a WHILE ago, but I had a chance to rewatch it since) and I have to say I'm dutifully impressed by the end results of it all.

 

Plus, I mean, this is about the legend of Atlantis, in Disney version. What's NOT to like with that sort of premise?

 

Buckle up and let's descend leagues under the sea, in Atlantis the Lost Empire.

 

Tome Thursday: Atlantis

 

Hello everyone!

 

I'm finally getting back into the swing of things with these blog posts and decided to pick a really, really good book for the first returning book blog after my summer vacation.

 

If you've been paying attention to this blog, you'll know I've definitely included works by this author in th past.

 

However, I've never ACTUALLY sat down and focused solely on the series he has going with his characters, which by now spans ten full books (and I have yet to read the last one, because for some reason I haven't gotten to it yet).

 

Anyway, I stumbled on said author rather randomly, I will admit, but since then have become a massive fan and I need to get physical copies of his books eventually.

 

For the time being, suffice to say that this is going to be a really good starting point for the rest of them, including the two I'd already done in the past.

 

Because it's all about history - I'm into history these days - and potentially alternative history too.

 

Brace yourselves, everyone. Atlantis is calling!

 

Tome Thursday: The Emissary

 

Hello everyone!

 

I'm back with another book review tonight and I might have actually been more excited to begin with about this one if it had been marketed the way I think it wanted to be, but sadly it wasn't, or at least I'm not aware that it was.

 

Either way, I'm happy I picked it up from Booksirens.

 

Yep, we're back with Booksirens, baby, because who doesn't want to be able to pick up free electronic book copies? With the only caveat being deadlines by when you have to finish reading them - and most of these are at least two to three months which is TOTALLY doable - there really is virtually no reason why you shouldn't check it out either.

 

It's free, it's got an amazing plethora of books to choose from, and they keep on adding more features AND more books.

 

Tonight's pick was recommended to me in a random email I got, and I'm pretty happy I picked it up actually.

 

So without further ado, let's jump right into this one: The Emissary.

 

Atlantis (Booktober)

 

"It could be that the legacy of Atlantis was a truly global phenomenon."

 

 

Possibly one of my favourite series starters of all time, David Gibbins' Atlantis takes us deep into underwater territory somewhere in the Black Sea to answer questions humanity has been asking since first reading about the elusive Atlantis to begin with. Who were these progressive humanoids who angered the gods so much that their entire civilization was destroyed without mercy? Did any of them survive? And can we actually trace their path, and their origin, at this moment in time? The question of Atlantis will never get old, and burns even brighter in this book which launches underwater archeologist Jack Howard into literary orbit.

 

 

 

 

From an extraordinary discovery in a remote desert oasis to a desperate race against time in the ocean depths, a team of adventurers is about to find the truth behind the most baffling legend in history. The hunt is on for Atlantis. Because marine archaeologist Jack Howard has stumbled upon the keys to an ancient puzzle. With a crack team of scientific experts and ex–Special Forces commandos, he is heading for what he believes could be the greatest archaeological find of all time——the site of fabled Atlantis——while a ruthless adversary watches his every move and prepares to strike. 

(from Goodreads)

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*image not mine

Origin (Booktober)

Quo Vadis (Booktober)

Death on the Nile (Booktober)

The Little White Horse (Booktober)

The Sign of Four (Booktober)

Harry Potter #2 (Booktober)

Troublemaker (Booktober)

The Lord of the Rings (Booktober)

Saturday Snippet: Atlantean Beaver!

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*video not mine

Talkie Tuesday: Hotel Transylvania 3 Summer Vacation

"It's party time!"

Hello everyone!

I have a confession to make. 

Now that my Turkish soap opera/drama has wrapped up, I don't know what to do with myself in the evenings.

I know, it's ridiculous.

But I DID have time to actually focus on movies this weekend seeing as CBS had a bit of a break and there was nothing to watch on television for a couple of nights.

I didn't feel like going into anything too dramatic or too over-the-top however, and eventually felt the need for something light and funny and airy. And while I enjoyed the first movie of this installment, the second one kind of left me hanging, so I was sceptical about going in for the third.

Turns out, however, that I needn't have worried.

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation was awesome.

Talkie Tuesday: Justice League

"This isn't the plan. This is the team."

Hello everyone!

So, fun fact: I'm only slowly getting into the DCEU. Probably because DC is a little bit on the slower side when it comes to their movie franchise as opposed to Marvel that's currently way, way into the MCU. 

That being said, however, I again state that I'm not someone who's going to play favourites and go from one camp to the other trying to infuriate people.

I really don't care about this so called "rivalry". I like Thor but I also like Superman, so if I want to watch both movies and see Chris Hemsworth and Henry Cavill rocking it on screen, well, that's about everything that should be said on the matter.

Still, it took me a little bit to get to the hero team-up DC dreamed up as their answer for the Avengers. I think I'm still jaded after trying - and failing - with Batman vs Superman.

Wonder Woman restored my faith somewhat though and I figured I might as well give Justice League a try, too.

Tome Thursday: Pharaoh

Hello everyone!

Back with my second blog of the week, this one about a book, and it wasn't really a difficult choice to pick considering it was the first one I grabbed during my vacation. The main reason behind this being that I wanted to read book number eight, but I had sort of forgotten what happens in book seven ... yes, it happens to me too, folks!

Especially since I took roughly forty new e-books with me, luckily only in electronic format or else I think my dad would have deposited me, books included, on the curb and drove on without us.

The book happens to be Pharaoh, written by David Gibbins, and as I've said it's book number seven in a series centering around an underwater archaeologist and his team, who do a lot of globe-hopping, history-discovering and general all-around interesting things.

Well, at least *I* find them interesting!