Monthly Archives: January 2024

Movie Review: the Terminator

Posted on January 13, 2024 by C.A. Jacobs

This week’s movie was The Terminator from 1984. “In the year 2029, the ruling super-computer, Skynet, sends an indestructible cyborg back in time to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, before she canfulfill her destiny and save mankind.” I have to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: the First Sister by Linden A. Lewis

Posted on January 12, 2024 by C.A. Jacobs

The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis (science fiction, 342 pages) was another book from my holiday book exchange. “First Sister has no name and no voice. As a priestess of the Sisterhood, she travels the stars alongside the soldiers … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Love In Color by Bolu Babalola

Posted on January 10, 2024 by C.A. Jacobs

Today’s book review is Love In Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola (short stories, 278 pages). “A highborn Nigerian goddess who has been beaten down and unappreciated by her gregarious lover longs to be truly … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novel Review: Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione

Posted on January 8, 2024 by C.A. Jacobs

The next of the holiday book exchange books I read was the graphic novel Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione (graphic novel, 230 pages). “Porta Bella Magiculinary Academy is the finest school for the art of cooking with magic, and … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Batteries Not Included

Posted on January 6, 2024 by C.A. Jacobs

Batteries Not Included is a 1988 movie I remember enjoying when I was growing up and I was truly shocked to find it in a second hand store last week. “When an unscrupulous real estate developer sends thugs to get … Continue reading →

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Book Review: All Out edited by Saundra Mitchell

Posted on January 5, 2024 by C.A. Jacobs

The first anthology I read this year was All Out: the No Longer Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages edited by Saundra Mitchell (historical fiction, 353 pages). “Take a journey through time and genres and discover a past … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit

Posted on January 3, 2024 by C.A. Jacobs

My first non-fiction book review for 2024 is Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit (non-fiction, 154 pages), which was a gift to me from one of my bookbinding friends. I normally don’t read books without dragons, aliens, or … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Adrift In Starlight by Mindi Briar

Posted on January 1, 2024 by C.A. Jacobs

One of my favorite holiday traditions is to buy two copies of a book and keep one while I send the other to a friend so we can both read the same book at the same time. The first book … Continue reading →

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