Tag: Review

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Blog Review: Fifteen Great Blogs Round-Up (Part I of III)

January 8, 2016
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Since starting the Blog Review feature back in August, I have had the pleasure of discovering and/or reviewing 15 blogs. I was expecting to have to go through one of my biggest difficulties when reviewing books or music: having to find something nice to say about something that really didn’t impress me. Thankfully this wasn’t… Read More Blog Review: Fifteen Great Blogs Round-Up (Part I of III)

— Music Review, Review, Rock —

Music Review: Slim Loris – ‘Love and Fear’

January 6, 2016
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Swedish band Slim Loris is set to release its third studio album, Love and Fear, later this month. Band members Mattias Cederstam (vocals, bass), Robert Barrefelt (guitars), Leon Lindström (backing vocals, guitars), and Jonas Ellenberg (drums) manage to fuse together quite a hodgepodge of sounds on it: 1960s British invasion influence, melancholy, peppiness, pop flavours,… Read More Music Review: Slim Loris – ‘Love and Fear’

— Book Review, Fiction, Review, Thriller —

Book Review: ‘The Question’, by R. Breuer Stearns

December 30, 2015
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About the author: R. Breuer Stearns is an investor and author. Shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Mr. Stearns launched a private investment bank in the former Soviet Union. He spent the early 1990’s seeking to marry emerging science, primarily emanating from Russia’s Defense sector, with Western capital. During this period, Mr. Stearns… Read More Book Review: ‘The Question’, by R. Breuer Stearns

— Music Review, Punk, Review, Rock —

Music Review: Secondborn – ‘Symbols’ EP

December 28, 2015
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Lafayette, Louisiana’s Secondborn started as an alternative rock, post hardcore, punk recording project in 2013. Members Daniel Pinner (vocals), Patrick Trumps (guitar), Stefan Hawkins (guitar), Tim Benson (guitars, synth, vocals), Alex Daigle (bass), and Lee Gauthreaux (drums, percussion), tired of playing by the music industry’s rules, decided to put together an honest representation of what… Read More Music Review: Secondborn – ‘Symbols’ EP

— Author Spotlight, Writing —

Author Spotlight: Jennifer Niven

December 24, 2015

If I were to list my favourite books of 2014, Jennifer Niven’s All The Bright Places would definitely make it. Actually, it would probably be on my top ten books of 2014 (although it’s set to be published in January 2015). It took a lot of self-control not to post the original seven page review… Read More Author Spotlight: Jennifer Niven

— Music Review, Review, Rock —

Music Review: The Unravelling – “Revolt” Single

December 23, 2015
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Heavy and steady as an uprising should be, The Unravelling’s new single “Revolt”, set for release at the end of the month, addresses the various restrictions placed on us by society. While these boundaries are meant to homogenize assimilation, they instead become a burden that band members Steve Moore and Gustavo de Beauville are calling… Read More Music Review: The Unravelling – “Revolt” Single

— Music Review, Review, Rock —

Music Review: CalatrilloZ – ‘Psalms of Zahyin’

December 21, 2015
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CalatrilloZ is more than a band. They are musical entertainers. Members Zahyin (vocals), Mobius (bass), Azriel (guitars), Vargovar (guitar), and Jimmy Sticks (drums) have embraced theatrical personas, creating a “circus troupe of wanderers” complete with elaborate costumes, make-up, and detailed individual backstories. The eccentric quintet, formed in 2009 in London, United Kingdom, put together in… Read More Music Review: CalatrilloZ – ‘Psalms of Zahyin’

— Blog Review, College Life, Lifestyle, Review —

Blog Review: ‘Always, S’ by Savannah Ward

December 18, 2015
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Name: Savannah Ward Blog Reviewed: Always, S Her favourite post: http://thealwaysblog.com/what-ive-learned-3/ Launched almost exactly a year and a half ago, Always, S brings together the realities of college life, reflections on relationships and family life, tips and tricks on planning the perfect road trip, and a slew of other posts that range between just plain… Read More Blog Review: ‘Always, S’ by Savannah Ward

— Book Review, Fiction, Middle Grade, Review, Young Adult —

Holiday Reading: Tween and Teen Book Review Round-Up

December 16, 2015

A writer is often an avid reader; sometimes I pick books that I want to read, sometimes I pick books that I should read. These are often books in the genre that I am myself working on at the moment. It will come as no surprise then that, as I work on the second volume… Read More Holiday Reading: Tween and Teen Book Review Round-Up

— Book Review, Fiction, Review, Young Adult —

Book Review: ‘Spelled’, by Betsy Schow (YA Book)

December 14, 2015
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About the author: Betsy Schow is the Today Show featured author of the non-fiction book, Finished Being Fat; however she’s been mixing up real life and fantasy for as long as she can remember.   If someone were to ask about her rundown truck, she’s 100% positive that mechanical gremlins muck up her engine. And the… Read More Book Review: ‘Spelled’, by Betsy Schow (YA Book)