FUN FRIDAY: BOOK REVIEW

THE LAST ROMAN (The Praetorian Series - Book I) by Edward Crichton GENRE: Fantasy, Historical, War  PUBLISHED: June 26, 2012 WORDS:145,090 LANGUAGE: English ISBN: 9781476016566 When Navy SEAL Jacob Hunter is sent to Syria on a mission to eliminate a terrorist cell,...

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MOVIE REVIEW

OLD SCHOOL  GENRE: Comedy STARRING: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn RUN TIME: 1hr 28min RELEASED: February 21st, 2003 This is the story of three depressed guys in their 30s who seek to re-live their college days by starting a fraternity, and the tribulations...

LOVE WEDNESDAY: BOOK REVIEW

KNIGHT'S REDEMPTION (Knights of Hell, #1) By Sherilee Gray Genre: Romance, Paranormal  Published: Oct. 29, 2018 Words: 80,880 Language: English ISBN: 9780473454241 With one fatal mistake, immortal demon hunter Lazarus started a chain reaction that set him...

INSPIRATION TUESDAY: MOVIE REVIEW

CRITICAL THINKING  GENRE: Drama STARRING: Leguizamo, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Angel Bismark Curiel, Will Hochman, Corwin Tuggles...  RUN TIME: 1hr 57min RELEASED: September 4th, 2020 Set in 1998, Critical Thinking tells the true story of Cuban-American teacher...

NEW RELEASE MONDAY: MMOVIE REVIEW

 OUTSIDE THE WIREGENRE: Action, Adventure, Fantasy STARRING: Anthony Mackie, Damson Idris, Emily Beecham, Michael Kelly, Pilou AsbækRUN TIME: 1hr 56minRELEASED: January 15, 2021In the near future, a drone pilot sent into a war zone finds himself paired with a...

FUN FRIDAY: TV SERIES REVIEW

STEP UP: HIGH WATER  GENRE: Drama STARRING: Lauryn McClain, Petrice Jones, Marcus Mitchell, Terrence Green, Carlito Olivero, Jade Chynoweth, Kendra Oyesanya, Ne-Yo, Naya Rivera.... RUN TIME: 50 min SEASON: 2 (2018 - Present) The series follows the students...

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MOVIE REVIEW

SALT GENRE: Action, Thriller STARRING:  Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Daniel Olbrychski, August Diehl, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. RUN TIME: 1hr 40min RELEASED: July 23rd, 2010 Evelyn Salt, who is accused of being a Russian sleeper agent and goes on the run to try to...

LOVE WEDNESDAY: MOVIE REVIEW

 STARS FELL ON ALABAMA GENRE: Comedy, Romance, Drama STARRING: Jason Burkey, Ciara Hanna, James Maslow, Lesa Wilson, Jaclyn Betham RELEASED: 8 January, 2021Successful Hollywood agent Bryce Dixon is returning to Alabama for the first time in 15 years...

INSPIRATION TUESDAY: BOOK REVIEW

NAMASTE NEW YORK by Vijay Kumar & Victoria Kapoor GENRE: Inspirational  PUBLISHED: July 1, 2015 WORDS: 96,260 LANGUAGE: English ISBN: 9781310181672 The inspiring story of three Poor Indian Graduate Students (also called "PIGS") in their early twenties who arrive...

FUN FRIDAY: BOOK REVIEW

 WIDE AWAKE: THE GODDESS CHRONICLES Book OneGENRE: Fantasy PUBLISHED: Oct. 22, 2020WORDS: 58,200LANGUAGE: EnglishISBN: 9781005451325Witches, werewolves and magic aren’t just bedtime stories, they’re my story. Gram tells me Druids live among us. They worship the...

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MOVIE REVIEW

AUGUST RUSH GENRE: Drama, Music  STARRING: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard, Alex O'Loughlin RUN TIME: 1hr 56min RELEASED: November 21st, 2007 This is the tale of an 11-year-old musical prodigy living...

LOVE WEDNESDAY: BOOK REVIEW

ARAYE By Jedidiah Bamidele Genre: Romance, Historical  Published: July 26, 2020 Words: 50,130 Language: English ISBN: 9780463933954 Eritonia is an island with highly respected rulers. Araye–being an Eritonian–didn't expect that her meeting with the crown prince...

INSPIRATION TUESDAY: MOVIE REVIEW

SPEAK GENRE: Drama, Inspirational STARRING: Kristen Stewart, Michael Angarano, Robert John Burke, Eric Lively, Elizabeth Perkins, D. B. Sweeney, Steve Zahn... RUN TIME: 1hr 29min RELEASED: January 20th, 2004  After a blurred trauma over the summer, Melinda...

FUN FRIDAY: TV SERIES REVIEW

THE POLITICIAN  GENRE: Drama, Comedy STARRING: Ben Platt, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Bob Balaban, David Corenswet, Julia Schlaepfer... RUN TIME: 42min SEASONS: 2 (2019 -) Payton Hobart, a student from Santa Barbara, has known since age...

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MOVIE REVIEW

KICK ASS  GENRE: Action, Crime, Comedy STARRING: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nicolas Cage. RUN TIME: 1hr 57min RELEASED: March 12th, 2010 It tells the story of an ordinary teenager, who sets out to become a real-life...

LOVE WEDNESDAY: MOVIE REVIEW

CRAZY RICH ASIANS  GENRE: Drama, Comedy, Romance STARRING: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh RUN TIME: 2hrs RELEASED: August 15th, 2018 This movie is the story of a Chinese-American professor who travels to...

INSPIRATION TUESDAY: MOVIE REVIEW

THE PERFECT GAME  GENRE: Drama, Biography, Inspirational STARRING: Clifton Collins Jr., Cheech Marin, Moises Arias, Jake T. Austin, Ryan Ochoa, Carlos Padilla... RUN TIME: 1hr 58min RELEASED: April 16th, 2010 The film is based on the events leading to the 1957...

MONDAY: MOVIE REVIEW

 SHADOW IN THE CLOUDGENRE: Action, Adventure, Fantasy STARRING: Chloë Grace Moretz, Taylor John Smith, Nick Robinson, Beulah Koale and Callan Mulvey. RUN TIME: 1hr 23minRELEASED: January 1, 2021This is the story of a World War II air force service woman...

TOP 5: AUTHOR

MORGAN RICE  Morgan Rice is a self-published author of fantasy and sci-fi novels, she has  made several appearances on top-seller lists on Amazon’s Kindle , Barnes & Noble’s Nook  and Nook lists. My list of my top 5 Morgan Rice novels are OF CROWNS...