Danielle

Books are my passion, and I feel strongly about what I read, whether others like it or not. I've been a voracious reader all my life, but I didn’t have anyone with a similar passion for books with whom to discuss them. Leaving Amazon reviews was an outlet for me, but I decided to take it a step further and started a blog.

Lost Innocence by Jannine Gallant

Title: Lost Innocence Author: Jannine Gallant Series: Siren Cove #2 Well constructed but I didn’t care for the characters Thank you to Jannine Gallant for reaching out and asking for a review, and thank you to Lyrical Press/Kensington Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC. I couldn’t decide if I wanted to give this work three or four stars. Structurally and mechanically, it’s excellent. There were some minor typos which I trust will be corrected for the final …

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Interview with Patricia Bradley (Justice Betrayed)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Justice Betrayed by Patricia Bradley is the third book in the Memphis Cold Case series. Any series set in Memphis must eventually delve into its famous resident, Elvis Presley. Bradley combines a riveting mystery with some fun facts about the Elvis Week that includes a tribute contest. Homicide detective Rachel Sloan must endure interviewing an Elvis impersonator, Vic Vegas, who wants her to look into the death of his friend, another impersonator that happened …

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Solo Spoilers!

Hope you all are having a good Memorial Day weekend! Everyone staying cool in this ridiculous heat? I went and saw Solo this morning, and it was okay, but it felt kinda…anticlimactic, I guess. There was so much drama and hype and speculation surrounding this production that I expected something tense and energetic. Edge-of-your-seat stuff, ya know? In reality, I found myself yawning and a bit bored. Too much talking and making plans. I enjoyed Alden Ehrenreich as Han, more …

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Interview with Robin Burcell (The Gray Ghost)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper The Gray Ghost by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell takes readers on a thrilling car ride as they race to find a valuable antique car before the bad guys find it. Amateur sleuths Sam and Remi Fargo, smart and philanthropic self-made multimillionaires, find adventure at every turn. The authors brilliantly explain the backstory through a journal, that becomes almost a secondary character. The back and forth between 1906 and the current time makes the …

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Interview with Melissa De La Cruz (Love & War)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Love & War by Melissa De La Cruz is the second book of the Alex and Eliza love story. The Revolutionary War still looms prominently although it is coming to an end. This story shows the struggles of early married life as Alexander Hamilton is trying to make a name for himself to prove himself worthy, while Eliza is trying to make her way into high society. The story delves into the same problem …

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Interview with Melissa De La Cruz (Alex & Eliza)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Alex and Eliza has taken the world by storm. Whether the play by Lin-Manuel Miranda or the novel by Melissa De La Cruz people are craving for more information about the Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and his wife Eliza Schuyler. The novel, Alex and Eliza, emphasizes the romance more than the historical, as the author brings to life the love story of these two Revolutionary figures. The plot spans the years from when they …

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Rules of Force Projecting

The Crait fic is up! But I have questions–has anyone else wondered how the dice were corporeal but Luke wasn’t? Could he control what was corporeal and what wasn’t? And how did the dice linger after Luke stopped projecting? And come on, wouldn’t Leia have kept track of those? Provided she thought they were real–did she know they weren’t?–she’d have kept those safe. I’ve wondered about this for a while. I don’t at all mind adding Force projection to the …

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Lando’s Summit

  I’m starting to see why everyone loves him. Donald Glover, I mean. And why he was cast as Lando. Dude breathes charisma. I didn’t watch all the skits last night, but in the ones I did watch, he committed to looking silly and having fun. Gotta respect a sense of humor like that.

Interview with Iris Johansen (Shattered Mirror)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Shattered Mirror by Iris Johansen is a paranormal thriller with a tease of romance. What makes this book stand out is that the good guys/gals are actually good and the bad guys are pure evil, without any grey area. Eve Duncan, a forensic sculptor, has the job of reconstructing skulls for recognition. At her Georgia home, left in Joe, her husband’s car, is a package with a skull burnt beyond recognition. Also, inside are …

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Just Another TLJ Video

  I was watching Wayward Jedi’s latest video (meh) and saw this one in my Recommended Videos sidebar and checked it out. Makes the same points all of us have been making since December, but sometimes it’s nice to watch these things and know I’m not crazy. One thing he pointed out did kinda blow my mind, not because I didn’t know it, but because I hadn’t thought about it quite that way:: Rey’s backstory is typically that of a …

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