If you’re a fan of YA fiction and you’re not yet familiar with Sarah Ockler, you should be. Ockler has a gift for carefully weaving together tales of friendship, family, love and heartbreak; often all in the same book. Her characters and settings are both unique and realistic, and you can’t help but feel emotionally […]

With young adult fiction currently being dominated by dystopian and paranormal genres, it’s easy to forget the simple pleasure of reading a contemporary YA story with realistic characters dealing with realistic issues. Thankfully there are a handful of talented authors who keep plugging away at the contemporary genre, including The Book of Broken Hearts author […]

Norma is freaked about Abernathy threatening her with a gun and ordering her to bring $150,000 to the docks at midnight.  She bursts into the Sheriff’s office and tells Romero who promises to take care of it.  Norma doesn’t feel any better about the situation so she asks Dylan to get her a gun.  He […]

I think that it is safe to assume that almost everybody has an iPhone now (or similarly capable Android Device) and I’m pretty sure that more than a few of us have opted for contracted phone plans,allowing us to take a look at the app store whenever a bored or curious moment finds us.  I’m […]

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart called it quits again (E! Online) Beyonce might be pregnant with baby number two (Us Mag) Angelina Jolie talked about her brave choice to have a double mastectomy (People) Hayden Panettiere might be engaged to her boxer boyfriend (Perez Hilton) A new “housewife” is joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for […]

The second round of J.J. Abrams’ domination of all things Sci-Fi with Star Trek Into Darkness released this weekend with throngs of trekkies and Abrams fans hitting the theaters. This installment of the revamped Star Trek juggernaut starred all the same actors from the 2009 cast: Chris Pine as James T. Kirk; Zachary Quinto as Spock; Zoe Saldana as […]

Arya and Joffrey’s dog are together and Arya is sure he is going to hurt her until he reveals his reason for snatching her; he plans to take her back to her mom and brother for a fee.  So their journey begins to the Frey house wedding. Khaleesi and her advisors meet with the Captains […]

The finale of Doctor Who’s seventh season, “The Name of the Doctor,” answered many of the questions viewers had been asking themselves throughout the season (such as, “How does Clara, the Doctor’s companion, exist even though she’s died several times, and why doesn’t she remember her previous lives?”) and raised just as many new questions. […]

We all have those moments while we’re watching one of our favorite TV shows and one of the characters appears in an amazing pair of shoes or an adorable top and you think how awesome it would be to have what they’re wearing. Maybe you even do a Google search to try to find out […]

One of the most fundamental parts of eating healthily on a daily basis is making sure that you shop well for your food. It can be so easy to be tempted into buying all sorts of unhealthy extras when you’re wandering around a grocery store. Many people make the mistake of just shopping for food […]

Things I Can’t Forget is the third book in Miranda Kenneally’s Hundred Oaks series. Despite being part of a series, all of the Hundred Oaks books can stand alone – you don’t need to have read a previous book to appreciate or understand a later book. There are some crossover characters since all the books […]

There’s something about London-native Joseph Gatt, appearing in the highly-anticipated Star Trek: Into Darkness, that sets you at ease. Despite his history of playing the bad guy and his incredibly defining and intimidating looks, within five minutes of talking to Joe you’ll feel like you’re catching up with an old friend. This all comes down […]

Barry M is one of the most innovative nail varnish brands around at the moment. They are constantly coming up with new and interesting nail varnishes that are like nothing else on the market. Their various styles are what make the brand so popular and the variety of colours/types cater to just about everyone’s tastes. […]

I reread Orson Scott Card’s novel Ender’s Game in January in anticipation of the upcoming movie adaptation and also because I love the book. While I’m a little worried about how the filmmakers will handle the material, everything I’ve seen about the movie lately has worked toward putting those fears to rest.