One thing that often happens with series of books that use the same central characters is that sooner or later the author seems to stop taking it all too seriously and descends […]
Book Review: The Final Detail by Harlan Coben – A Time To Uproot
Patti Aliventi
Once upon a time there was this website called Epinions. I wrote thousands of reviews there. I love books, movies, and television; mostly science fiction. I'm a gun-totin', meat-eatin' liberal with libertarian leanings who will voice my opinion.
Movie Review: In The Company of Men – Are All Men Just Bastards or What?
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Doctor Who: The Mind Robber – Landing in Storybook Forest
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