Talkie Tuesday: The Adventurer, the Curse of the Midas Box

"My father says that trust is earned, sir

.... consider what I am about to tell you a down payment."

Hello everyone!

The movie I'm going tot alk about today is one that I probably would never have seen if it weren't for one of the main actors. And THAT would never have happened if I hadn't watched the White Queen tv show to begin with. 

Sometimes, my process is incredibly convoluted, I do agree.

But from what I can see and what I've been following online it looks as though it might just be a stand-alone movie instead of turning into a movie franchise, though it really wouldn't have done well I don't think.

Sadly, this really was one of those one-of-a-kind movies which you put on to watch when you're super bored and want to be distracted.

Don't get me wrong, it was certainly entertaining enough! And I mean, any movie with Michael Sheen in it has to be somewhat good, because lord knows he's a magnificent actor.

I'm talking about The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box.

Saturday Snippet: Democracy

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Tome Thursday: Semper Fi

Hello everyone!

I had a bit of a tough time deciding which book to talk about tonight, but then after a few bumps and bruises in RL (nothing too important or even dangerous, don't worry) I figured I needed some cheering up, and what better way than to pick a Keira Andrews book?

The thing with this particular author is that while she does say there will be some trials and tribulations along the way before the main characters get it together and get together (see what I did there?) she's a firm advocate of happy endings, which means that no book of hers is going to pull a Nicholas Sparks on you!

Yes, I just did that, too.

So that being said, when you know the ending is going to be happy, why wouldn't you want to read through and see what the guys are doing?

I think I've read through quite a bit of her books by this point - because once I find an author I enjoy, I tend to devour their work, more or less, whoopsie - but this one remains one of my top two. 

Onwards to a review of Semper Fi!

Talkie Tuesday: Poldark, cont.

"My true, real, and abiding love is not for her. 'Tis for you.

She will never come between us again."

Hello everyone!

This weekend saw the end to the second season of Poldark, and I have to say I'm going to miss these ridiculous people from Cornwall. Not only did they give us heaps of entertainment, they've also managed to tug on everyone's heart strings along the way and for me, personally, the fervent wish to bash my head against the wall a couple of times. 

Ahem.

That being said, the last five episodes of the season were a whirlwind of emotions, jagged edges and reality checks, which I did applaud and exult over.

After all, you can't necessarily live in the 18th century and act the way you do without some form of consequence, even if you aren't expecting it! Right?

Still, it's now time to hang up our tricorns and wait for season three to premiere, but to tide us all over there are eighteen episodes from start to finish of Poldark so far, and a preview of what's to come. For those even more impatient, you can read the books to find out what happens.

In the meantime, on to the review!

Saturday Snippet: Alibi

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Tome Thursday: The Elfstones of Shannara

Hello everyone!

So, apparently, I really, truly need someon to make sure I keep my promises, and especially to make certain I do the blog posts that I say I'd do.

Also, for some inexplicable reason I was fairly, one hundred percent sure I'd done a blog post (or more) concerning The Shannara Chronicles, which is of course the MTV show that we are waiting on baited breath for with a promise for a second season.

But, apparently, that's a no go.

The only posts I could find were of the previous two books in the original Shannara series, so I suppose I WANTED to do the other post, but never got to it.

Sounds just like me, honestly.

Before I run over all the many reasons why I seem to be in desperate need of a Remembrall, let's first take a moment to go through the review of the second book in Terry Brooks' original trilogy, namely the one that the show was based upon.

The Elfstones of Shannara.

All Saint's Day

Remember, remember ...

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