Author Archives: ubalstecha

[  Mood: Sick ][  Currently: Listening to The Next Chapter on CBC Radio ] Kim Harrion contines to develop her Hollows series in this eigth installment. Rachel is still realing over her shunning for being a black witch. Her mother has moved … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Fed Up WIth Life ][  Currently: Watching Castle ] Katsa has a talent that makes her very good at one thing, a talent called a Grace. Her two coloured eyes mark her as being gifted to any who meet her. … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Watching Human Target ] This a remarkable bit of world building with a unique magic system. In this world, magic is preformed by poets who try to capture useful ideas and force them into a human form. … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Fed Up WIth Life ][  Currently: Watching Stephen Colbert at the Olympics ]Today, March 24, is Ada Lovelace Day. A day to celebrate woman in science. Bloggers around the world are posting blog entries dedicated to the women who dare … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Watching My son play and trying to stop him from terrorizing the cat ] Recently, we here at RevSF did a podcast on the Wizard of Oz. This lead me to want to read the book again … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ] In case you missed it, I recommended Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians a while back in my What to Read After Harry column. So it was with glee that I picked up the second installment in the … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Watching My son colour ] This novel brings to a conclusion Karen Miller’s epic Kingmaker, Kingbraker series. (OK – admittedly there are only two books long – but they are sooooooo long, that it is epic!) In … Continue reading →

Ambrose is an odd kid. Because he has an anaphalactic reaction to peanuts, his mother is over protective. Afraid to loose him after the sudden death of his father, Ambrose’s mother won’t allow him to do anything without her. No … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][ Currently: Editing a podcast while I drink my tea ]You want to know what will replace the Vampire as the new teen supernatural boyfriend? Angels or their descendants. Cassandra Clark used them in the Mortal Instruments trilogy, Repossesed … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]You’ve heard of Duff Goldman. You may not know his name, but you know his work. As the owner of Charm City Cakes, he makes his way into your living room every week … Continue reading →