HallowREADS: Family Friendly Thrills 2 : The Familiars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

PUBLISHER:

Harper Collins

There is a Harry Potter shaped whole in my heart. I’ve been looking for a magical series to fill the void and The Familiars

is coming pretty close! This middle grade series gives us a magical adventure through the eyes of the Familiars in the Kingdom of Vastia. Our guides through the series are  three very different characters:

 

Aldwyn

An alley cat who thinks he lacks magical talents until he is accidently taken home by the Loyal Jack.

 

Skylar

A strict by the rules Familiar who has the ability to cast illusions. Skylar loves libraries and being an important asset to her Loyal Dalton.

 

Gilbert

The comic relief of the trio, Gilbert is a tree frog with the power of divination, though his interpretations can be a bit off :) His Loyal is Marianne.

 

This unlikely trio build a friendship through various adventures involving their Loyals and the leaders of their kingdom. Wonderful dialogue and humor and interesting plot lines make this a wonderful all ages read.

 

There is also a really fun interactive website :The Familiars where you can read more about the characters, read excerpts from the book and even take a quiz to find out what animal  is your best match as a companion.

 

I will have a full review of book one in this series later this month. Hope you give them a try!

HallowREADS Review: It Came From The Dollar Bin! NIGHTSTALKERS Issue 5

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLISHER:

MARVEL

I love when my comic shop Earth 2 does its sidewalk sales. I always get tons of goodies! This months sale yielded a lot of Horror themed books from the 90’s to the present in the sale staple: The Dollar Bin! So I’m going to be reviewing one or two a week through out October.

Nightstalkers 5 was published in 1993 and was a nice little twisted read. The Nightstalkers consist of Vampire Hunters Blade, Frank Drake who combines magic with big guns and Hannibal King a detective who straddles two worlds: life and death. The trio run Borderline Investigations by day and hunt down mystical evil doers by night.

Guys this issue was so much fun! It’s full of horror twists and 90’s hallmarks. Along with vicious wolves, and eldritch energies.

Big Guns, Bigger Guns, Rippled Bodies

The story opens with a coven of robed figures calling to their “vile masters’ through animal sacrifices. Frank Drake busts through the scene guns blazing. You know the kind, those 90’s guns that were uber large and more often than not were held by the characters at groin range ;)

 

Then enters King ( in a full on cape no less) and Blade with another kind of Guns: Biceps, knives and such. The leader Shiv escapes and terrorizes an innocent family with deadly results. The innocent victims attract the attention of The Punisher (90’s Punisher with guns even bigger than Blades!) There is a wonderful edge to this story. There is enough of a story to get your moneys worth with this issue but I’m feeling the need to read the rest of this series.

Book Blogger Walkers & Yoga 28 Day Starting Line & Update Post

 

Felicia started this challenge based on the Leslie Sansone thirty day walking challenge. The goal is to walk 30 minutes a day for thirty days. I do really well with accountability so I’m loving this challenge. Look for twitter update with the hashtag #BookBlogWalkers.

 

I’ve decided to add this yoga program to my challenge as well. I’ve been meaning to be more consistent with my Yoga. I will be updating this post weekly :)

 

WEEK ONE

 

Tuesday

Walked : 35 mins

Wednesday

Walked : 1 hour

Completed day 1 Yoga Poses