Eclipse the Movie

Saturday July 3 I took my mom and went to see Eclipse.  I really enjoyed it.  They did a great job with the movie.  I think a mark of a good story is that you get involved with it:  feel the same emotions, root for the same characters even though you have read it or seen it before and know the outcome.  With the Twilight books and movies I get involved again.  Great adaptation to movie.  A fun movie.

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Book Review of Jagumaterra a Science-Fiction Parable

I recently had the opportunity to read Regan Brianne Jensen’s exciting, debut novel Jagumaterra a Science-Fiction Parable. How could I not love a book where the characters have tails? Not only do they have tails but they have a variety of fur colors like dark blue and violet, maroon, fuchsia, and olive. I also found yellow blood and bird like government toadies, helpful robots, and a variety of architecture including specially gown tree homes with elevators. All this is in just the first few pages.


The intrigue also begins on the first page. A king is murdered. The evil usurper controls the kingdom. The heir to the throne doesn’t know their heritage. This is an epic tale where teenagers whose biggest worry had been the upcoming history test are thrust suddenly into life or death choices. Questions of friendship, trust, bravery, and loyalty must be faced. Alliances must be forged and battles fought while dealing with grief and attraction, maybe even love. Their lives and the fate of the world hang in the balance.

Regan Jensen transports the reader to a fully formed world complete with history, legends, politics, traditions, similes, and an ancient language. She artfully allows the reader to enter the world observe, discover and explore. Except of course, who has time to explore when friends need rescuing and worlds need saving? I am already waiting for the sequel.

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Laurie (L.C.) Lewis

As I mentioned earlier I am attending the ANWA conference this weekend.  (Really in less than four hours)  I am excited.  Through ANWA I have become aware of a lot of wonderful books by talented authors. One of these authors, Laurie (L.C.) Lewis has a   Freemen and Dreamers series of historical novels set around the time of the war of 1812.   The Revolution and the young United States is an interesting time period to me.  While Dawn's Early Light is the most recent book I am going to start with Dark Sky at Dawn, volume one.  {May I just say thank you for putting numbers 1,2,and 3 on the covers?  It is so helpful to readers, even if  read out of sequence. May I also add helpful when shopping for self or gifts?  (Personal pet peve.  Could you tell? ) }  Her non-series book Unspoken about  love and rebuilding damaged family ties sounds like a curl up in a warm blanket with cocoa read. I am looking forward to reading her books and just wanted to share.