A review by Nalini Haynes Kara (Melissa Benoist) flees her home planet of Krypton in a space ship minutes after her cousin was launched, heading …
Fantasy
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
A review by Nalini Haynes Strange the Dreamer is Lazlo Strange’s nickname because his head is in the clouds and his research is in the …
Perfect Christmas (2012) aka Holly’s Holiday
A review by Nalini Haynes Holly (Claire Coffee) wants a perfect life with the perfect man and a perfect Christmas. She slips and falls on …
Legends of Tomorrow season 1
A review by Nalini Haynes DC’s minor superheroes are the Legends of Tomorrow, men and women whose contribution to history is negligible, are recruited by …
Suicide Squad (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes Amanda Waller wants to put together a new kick-ass team to beat the next Superman in case he’s not as …
Doctor Strange (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes Doctor Strange is another comic book superhero movie from Marvel so it’s from the most popular comic book–movie stable with …
Luke Cage season 1
A review by Nalini Haynes Over the long weekend, the minion and I watched the entire first season of Luke Cage. For those who came …
Warcraft (2016)
A review by Nalini Haynes After years of a strategy game followed by an MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online game), Warcraft has a definitive legacy and …
Valdur the Viking and the Ghostly Goths by Craig Cormick
A review by Nalini Haynes Valdur the Viking emerges from a pickle barrel after eating nearly all the pickles to discover all the Vikings on …
Flawed by Cecelia Ahern
A review by Nalini Haynes Celestine is a perfect girl with perfect grades and the perfect boyfriend. Her mother is a model and her father …
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Chris Riddell
A review by Nalini Haynes This is a new special edition of Odd and the Frost Giants. The first was released in 2010. This hardcover …
What The Family Needed by Steven Amsterdam
A review by Nalini Haynes Giordana is upset and angry: she was given a few minutes to pack her bags because her parents were breaking …
Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier
A review by Nalini Haynes Den of Wolves is the third and, presumably, the final in Marillier’s Blackthorn and Grim series although I’d love more. Give …
Blood In The Beginning by Kim Falconer
A review by Nalini Haynes Ava Sykes isn’t afraid of a fight: she’s a bouncer at a night club. The Blood In The Beginning isn’t …
Kraken Rising by Greig Beck
A review by C J Dee When a missing, top secret US submarine has its emergency beacon activated beneath the surface of Antarctica, Alex Hunter …