Here’s what I read the past week:
July 9: “The
Curse of Tenth Grave” by Darynda Jones, the 10th book in the Charley Davidson
series, an urban fantasy at 342 pages. Blurb from book: As a part-time PI and full-time grim reaper,
Charley Davison has asked a lot of questions throughout her life: Why can I see dead people? Who is the hot supernatural
entity following me? How do I get gum out of my sister’s hair before she wakes
up? But How do I trap not one but
three malevolent gods? was never among
them. Until now. And since those gods are on earth to kill her daughter, she
has little choice but to track them down, trap them, and cast them from this
dimension. There’s just one problem. One of the three stole her heart a very
long time ago. Can the Razer—a god of absolute death and destruction—change his
omniscient spots, or will his allegiances lie with his brothers? Those are just
a few of the questions Charley must answer, and quick. Add to that a homeless
girl running for her life, an innocent man who’s been charged with murdering
the daughter of a degenerate gambler, and a pendant made form god glass that
has the entire supernatural world in an uproar, and Charley has her hands full.
If she can manage to take care of the whole world-destroying-gods thing, we’re
saved. If not, well… Holy guacamole! When’s the next book coming
out? I want it NOW. I think when this series finally ends (and I guess it will
have to eventually), I will cry. This is one of my most favorite series.
Charley is a hoot. Reyes is hot. And I just love them all!
I noticed that the new Ghostbusters movie starts on Friday.
I still haven’t decided whether or not I want to watch it. The first one was so
good, why mess with it? Plus, the new one has Melissa McCarthy, who I’m not all
that fond of (not a fan of her humor). But if it gets good reviews, I might go
out and see it. Maybe.
What I will DEFINITELY go out and see is the new Star Trek
movie (which comes out next week). I might even watch the previous movies (of
the reboot) beforehand, just to get into it. Plus, I wouldn’t mind watching
them again. I do love Star Trek!
So… Any movies you’re looking forward to this summer?
Happy Reading
7 comments:
I hope that Ghostbusters is fairly reviewed, and not just ripped because it's not the original. Personally, I'd rather see folks come up with something original rather than feel the need to remake everything, but I suppose (hope) they're not just taking the script and rewriting it for gender and adding a couple of modern cultural references.
We're definitely seeing Star Trek.
re: Melissa McCarthy
She's hit or miss with us. One movie she was good in was Spy. Really funny.
Jeff - Lately, I haven't been too impressed with movies. At least, not enough to get me to the theatre. Can't tell if it's me (getting cranky) or the movies! :)
Maria - I have seen a couple of movies with her in it, and I just don't like her type of comedy. I should say we. Hubby doesn't like her either. I have a feeling I won't be watching the new Ghostbusters unless one of the kids buys the DVD later on and loans it to us. :)
It's funny how subjective comedy is--one person thinks someone's funny while another doesn't. I think Melissa McCarthy is hilarious, although I can see how she might get on some people's nerves. She's kinda like Robin Williams in that you just turn on the camera and let her go...and I think her movies tend to suffer because they have to cut out some of the plot to fit in all of her improvising! She's AWESOME on SNL. She would have been a great cast member if she had gone that route instead of choosing to break in through acting. (I think because her cousin Jenny McCarthy got her started that way.)
Stephanie - I never thought Robin William's comedy was nasty, though, and that's the vibe I get with Melissa McCarthy. But yeah, we all have different tastes. In movies AND books! :)
I might see Ghostbusters when/if it hits NetFlix but I wouldn't spend money at the movies or on Redbox for it.
Ivy - Sometimes I like to experience the movie in the theatre (like for Star Trek!). For Ghostbusters, I'm not so sure I need to.
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