Monthly Archives: July 2007
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus (Vol. I)
Since the Buffy Season Eight graphic novels were on hiatus for July, I needed to get my fix somehow, and since this omnibus of the original Buffy graphic novels (comic books to those of us born before 1980) was advertised in the back of the last issue, I had to have it. I took it … Continue reading
Swap Stuff and Socialize at SwitchPlanet.com
I don’t often take breaks from book reviews in this blog, but for SwitchPlanet.com I have to make an exception. I was recently introduced to the site, and even though I have yet to make my first switch, I’m really excited about it. SwitchPlanet.com is a media swapping and social networking site that tries to … Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J. K. Rowling And so it ends – the series that has gripped children and adults alike for ten years now has come to a close. I read it overnight, after having to put it aside for several hours and leave the house (actually, I took it with me, but there was no opportunity … Continue reading
Blood Rites
Another visit to the life of professional wizard Harry Dresden, this time finds him trying to protect the women involved with an erotic filmmaker from an entropy curse. There are hints of sex, of course, and seduction, and Harry, being human, can’t help but react, but really this is not a novel about sex as … Continue reading
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (aka Northern Lights)
by Philip Pullman I chose to read this book without quite knowing what it was. I’d heard of the series His Dark Materials but somehow thought they were about another boy wizard, and not a curious young girl. I was attracted to the UK title Northern Lights but didn’t really connect that it was one … Continue reading
Death Masks
by Jim Butcher A visit to Harry Dresden’s Chicago is like putting on the perfect pair of faded jeans. You know the denim is old, and you know the seat’s about to rip out, but you just don’t care, because they make you happy. These books are the same way: you know that Harry’s going … Continue reading
