Assassin’s Creed: The Golden City

Written By: Jaleigh Johnson Published By: Aconyte Reviewed By: Melissa Minners I love reading historical fiction novels.  I also enjoy adventure-driven video games.  Assassin’s Creed novels, based on the video game series, combine the two.  The action and adventure set in history, containing characters and situations that existed in real life, make for quite an

The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle

Written By: Matt Cain Published By: Kensington Books Reviewed By: Melissa Minners               A friend of mine sent The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle to me, knowing just how much I like new and interesting reads.  She hasn’t yet sent me something I didn’t thoroughly enjoy, so I couldn’t wait to start reading this one. 

Crush

Distributed By: Hulu Reviewed By: Melissa Minners               The week was a rough one and all I wanted to do was laugh.  I needed a fun comedy to break the stressful mood.  Searching for something on Hulu, I stumbled upon a new film that seemed to be just what I needed a romantic comedy called

Whisper of the Gods

Written By: Peter Golenbock Published By: Rowman & Littlefield Reviewed By: Melissa Minners               Football is over and baseball players are headed into camp.  Spring training is coming and I am in the mood for a good baseball book.  The best ones I’ve read have been by Peter Golenbock and happily there are still a

Fried Green Tomatoes

Distributed By: Universal Studios Reviewed by Melissa Minners             Everyone has that movie – that one movie that no matter how many times you watch it, you never get bored.  It’s the movie that makes you feel good when you’re sick; the movie that makes you laugh when you’re sad or makes you cry when

Star Wars: Queen’s Peril

Written By: E.K. Johnston Published By: Disney Lucasfilm Press Reviewed By: Melissa Minners               Last year, I read Star Wars: Queen’s Hope and thoroughly enjoyed this new look at Padmé Amidala and her handmaidens.  I had always wanted the powers that be in Star Wars-land to delve deeper into some of the characters in the

Stranger to Ourselves

Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us Written By: Rachel Aviv Published By: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Reviewed By: Melissa Minners I am very interested in the field of psychology, so when Netgalley offered me the opportunity to read Strangers to Ourselves by Rachel Aviv, I jumped on the chance.  The book was described

Life Will Be the Death of Me

Written By Chelsea Handler Published By: Spiegel & Grau Reviewed By: Melissa Minners                If you have ever read one of comedienne Chelsea Handler’s books, you would know that they are full of sex, drugs, booze and hilariously funny stories about her life, friends, and family.  I have read and really enjoyed a couple of

Happy Valentine’s Day…Maybe?

Whether you classify Valentine’s Day as a Hallmark Holiday or one of your favorite times to express love for your sweetheart, the fact of the matter is that Valentine’s Day is coming. Valentine’s Day is on Tuesday. If you work from home during the week, you can prepare an awesome dinner and dessert (wink, wink).

Assassin’s Creed: The Ming Storm

Written By: Yan Leisheng Translated By: Nikki Kopelman Published By: Aconyte Books Reviewed By: Melissa Minners                I’m a huge fan of the Assassin’s Creed series books based on the popular Ubisoft video game series.  It all started for me with the book Renaissance, featuring Ezio Auditore and his life as a member of the