Halloween (1978)

Distributed By: Compass International Pictures             It’s that time of the year again.  Time to break out the Halloween decorations, candy and old movies.  Time to dim the lights, throw those movies into the DVD player and try to scare the crap out of ourselves.  I have an annual tradition that takes place around this

The Walking Dead: Compendium Three

Written By: Robert Kirkman Penciler and Inker: Charlie Adlard and Stefano Gaudiano Editor: Sean Mackiewicz Distributed By: Image Comics  Reviewed by Melissa Minners                 Now that I was all caught up with The Walking Dead and Season 6 was finally over, I decided I would do some catching up where the comic book series is

The Walking Dead: Compendium Two

Written By: Robert Kirkman Penciler and Inker: Charlie Adlard Editor: Sina Grace Distributed By: Image Comics  Reviewed by Melissa Minners                 Well, I’m all caught up on The Walking Dead television series and patiently awaiting its return.  That being said, I can’t go Dead-less this whole time, so I decided to do some catching up

The Racketeer

Written By John Grisham Published By: Bantam Reviewed By: Melissa Minners                I love John Grisham’s writing and read every book by him that I can get my hands on.  I’ve reviewed some really great Grisham novels over the years.  So, when a family member offered me a copy of The Racketeer that they had

The Rogue Lawyer

Author: John Grisham Published By: Bantam Books Reviewed by Melissa Minners                 I’ve read a number of John Grisham novels and always been happy with them.  In fact, quite recently, I wondered to myself why it is that I haven’t read more of his works.  I decided to remedy that situation and, when I saw

A Time to Kill

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures Reviewed by Melissa Minners                 In the early 1990s, I read an amazing legal thriller by John Grisham entitled A Time to Kill.  A few years later, a movie adaptation starring Matthew McConaughey hit the theaters.  The movie adaptation was pretty good – one of the better adaptations of Grisham’s

The Book of Accidents

Written By: Chuck Wendig Published By: Random House Publishing Group Reviewed By: Melissa Minners                Being a huge Star Wars fan, I’ve read almost all of the Star Wars books out there, including Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath series.  It was the first time I had read anything by Wendig and, despite the restructuring and storyline changing

Assassin’s Creed: Renaissance

Author:  Oliver Bowden Published By: Ace Books  Reviewed by Melissa Minners             Since seeing the promos for the Ubisoft game Assassin’s Creed III, I have been longing to know more about this gaming series.  I was impressed with the idea of a video game that is steeped in historical fiction, featuring well-known moments and characters

The Order of the Key

Written By: Justine Manzano Review By Melissa Minners                So, I get this message from my sister – she’s about to be published and her book comes out…smack dab in the middle of the pandemic.  No worries, right?  Amazon to the rescue.  I pre-order The Order of the Key by Justine Manzano and sit back

Thief of Souls

Author: Brian Klingborg Published By: St. Martin’s Press Reviewed By: Melissa Minners                I love reading books set in different locales, so when I was offered an opportunity to review Thief of Souls, I found myself quite interested.  Not only did it have a pretty cool title, but it was a murder mystery set in