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Friday Film Review: Tri orísky pro Popelku/Three Wishes for Cinderella

Friday Film Review: Tri orísky pro Popelku/Three Wishes for Cinderella

Tri orísky pro Popelku (Three Wishes for Cinderella, aka Three Nuts for Cinderella, aka Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel) (1973) Genre: Fairy Tale Grade: B Estara’s comment about this Czech/East German TV production got me interested in seeing it. But wishing to see it and actually getting my hands on a Region 1 NTSC copy proved(…)

REVIEW: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Dear Ms. Stiefvater, This is the first novel of yours that I’ve completed. I attempted to read your debut, Lament, but I’m afraid my general disinterest in faeries got the better of me. Shiver, on the other hand, is about werewolves, which remain my favorite of the supernatural bestiary. Add to that the fact that(…)

REVIEW:  Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis

REVIEW: Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis

Dear Ms. Shalvis: I’ve read and enjoyed Blaze books written by you and I’ve purchased your full length books   in the past but it wasn’t until I got a prod from SB Sarah that I actually read one of your full length novels. I’m so glad I did. Katie Kramer survives a near fatal tragedy(…)

REVIEW: In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming

Dear Ms. Spencer-Fleming, My friend Keishon has been telling me for years to read this book. She’s a huge fan of your series featuring Episcopalian priest Clare Fergusson and police chief Russ Van Alstyne. Now that I’ve read In the Bleak Midwinter, the first book in the series, I can see why. The mystery at(…)