What with Doctor Who and the arrival of my new Kindle HDX, this has actually been a very quiet reading week. I have been rereading Crewel so that I can follow on with the newly released Altered. Added to my library this week All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill, which I picked up in Kindle format. This seems an intriguing story about time travel and consequences. It’s been getting good reviews on GoodReads and Amazon so thought it would be worth checking out. Upcoming releases Dangerous Women by George R.R. Martin. This is a collection of short stories collected and edited by George R.R. Martin, by various contemporary fantasy writers with a theme of strong, independent women. It sounds an interesting read. Lending a Paw – A Bookmobile Cat Mystery by Laurie Cass. This is new series of cat based mysteries, which I love. I’ve not read this author before, but I do like the genre. That’s all I have for you this week folks.
What with Doctor Who and the arrival of my new Kindle HDX, this has actually been a very quiet reading week. I have been rereading Crewel so that I can follow on with the newly released Altered. Added to my library this week All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill, which I picked up in Kindle format. This seems an intriguing story about time travel and consequences. It’s been getting good reviews on GoodReads and Amazon so thought it would be worth checking out. Upcoming releases Dangerous Women by George R.R. Martin. This is a collection of short stories collected and edited by George R.R. Martin, by various contemporary fantasy writers with a theme of strong, independent women. It sounds an interesting read. Lending a Paw – A Bookmobile Cat Mystery by Laurie Cass. This is new series of cat based mysteries, which I love. I’ve not read this author before, but I do like the genre. That’s all I have for you this week folks.
As I may have mentioned a time or two recently, the 23rd of November was the 50th anniversary of the British sci-fi show, Doctor Who. The BBC released a significant number of documentaries, interviews and special episodes to mark the event. For me, three highlights were An Adventure in Space and Time, The Night of the Doctor minisode and the multi-Doctor Day of the Doctor 50th anniversary episode. Day of the Doctor written by Stephen Moffat Genres: Sci-Fi Format: iTunes Season Pass, Blu-Ray DVD Starring: Matt Smith, David Tennant, John HurtLength: 75 minutes Buy from Amazon • iTunes There are full spoilers below for all three, so please join me after the cut.
As I may have mentioned a time or two recently, the 23rd of November was the 50th anniversary of the British sci-fi show, Doctor Who. The BBC released a significant number of documentaries, interviews and special episodes to mark the event. For me, three highlights were An Adventure in Space and Time, The Night of the Doctor minisode and the multi-Doctor Day of the Doctor 50th anniversary episode. Day of the Doctor written by Stephen Moffat Genres: Sci-Fi Format: iTunes Season Pass, Blu-Ray DVD Starring: Matt Smith, David Tennant, John Hurt Length: 75 minutes Buy from Amazon • iTunes There are full spoilers below for all three, so please join me after the cut.
Today was release day in Canada for Amazon’s latest tablet, the Kindle HDX and mine was delivered as anticipated. As always with Amazon, the setup was very easy. Find and enter my WiFi details and the device recognised me. It is a lovely device to look at – it is a little more compact than the original Kindle Fire HD which I have. The HD screen is gorgeous. It has a warmer tone than my the original and text is very crisp and clear. One thing I noticed which really made me happy is that the earphone jack now is fully compatible with my Apple EarPods so that I can start and stop my audiobooks/immersion reading with those. The placement of the volume and on/off buttons are different and that did take a bit of finding. I’m sure I’ll adjust quickly though. I added the origami cover (in purple for those who are interested.) While it’s cool looking, I discovered that unless you fold it up even when you’re holding it in your hand, the buttons are all but inaccessible. I will say that the Fire 3.1 OS did take a little getting used to coming from the original Fire….
Today was release day in Canada for Amazon’s latest tablet, the Kindle HDX and mine was delivered as anticipated. As always with Amazon, the setup was very easy. Find and enter my WiFi details and the device recognised me. It is a lovely device to look at – it is a little more compact than the original Kindle Fire HD which I have. The HD screen is gorgeous. It has a warmer tone than my the original and text is very crisp and clear. One thing I noticed which really made me happy is that the earphone jack now is fully compatible with my Apple EarPods so that I can start and stop my audiobooks/immersion reading with those. The placement of the volume and on/off buttons are different and that did take a bit of finding. I’m sure I’ll adjust quickly though. I added the origami cover (in purple for those who are interested.) While it’s cool looking, I discovered that unless you fold it up even when you’re holding it in your hand, the buttons are all but inaccessible. I will say that the Fire 3.1 OS did take a little getting used to coming from the original Fire….
It’s always fun when you pick up a great read unexpectedly. I first saw Crewel by Gennifer Albin on the Tor website, where they were offering the first five chapters for free. The concept seemed very fresh (although reminiscent of the Three Fates from Greek/Roman mythology – can’t go wrong with an age-old story) and intriguing so I picked up the free five chapter sample. Before long I’d finished the first five chapters, and happily bought the full book. It really sucked me in. The premise of a girl who has the power to literally weave people’s life stories and that of her region proved as intriguing as my initial reaction and I really like where Albin seems to be taking this in the next book in the series. The characters were engaging enough, with about the depth you’d expect from a young adult novel. Adelice is no Arya Stark, but then again she’s no Bella Swan Cullen either. The novel is written purely from Adelice’s point of view, so she – and the reader – are never entirely sure which of the people she meets can be trusted. This increases the tension nicely. This is in a similar vein…
It’s always fun when you pick up a great read unexpectedly. I first saw Crewel by Gennifer Albin on the Tor website, where they were offering the first five chapters for free. The concept seemed very fresh (although reminiscent of the Three Fates from Greek/Roman mythology – can’t go wrong with an age-old story) and intriguing so I picked up the free five chapter sample. Before long I’d finished the first five chapters, and happily bought the full book. It really sucked me in. The premise of a girl who has the power to literally weave people’s life stories and that of her region proved as intriguing as my initial reaction and I really like where Albin seems to be taking this in the next book in the series. The characters were engaging enough, with about the depth you’d expect from a young adult novel. Adelice is no Arya Stark, but then again she’s no Bella Swan Cullen either. The novel is written purely from Adelice’s point of view, so she – and the reader – are never entirely sure which of the people she meets can be trusted. This increases the tension nicely. This is in a similar vein…
Happy Doctor Who anniversary week everyone! I apologise in advance for any non Doctor Who fans among my readers – I’m still on a major Doctor Who mania at the moment! It will pass, honest. Day of the Doctor written by Stephen Moffat Genres: Sci-Fi Format: iTunes Season Pass, Blu-Ray DVD Starring: Matt Smith, David Tennant, John Hurt Length: 75 minutes Buy from Amazon • iTunes (anticipated) As I mentioned last week, I picked up the iTunes season pass for the Doctor Who 50th anniversary celebration. Although neither An Adventure in Space and Time nor The Day of the Doctor have been released yet, I have been enjoying the other items on the pass such as the reboot Doctors revisited. It would have been nice to have had The Night of the Doctor on the Pass as well, but never mind. I thought I’d write down my thoughts and predictions for the 50th and Christmas specials so that you can have a good laugh at me once it’s aired. I’ve not seen any spoilers (except for how Matt Smith regenerates) – they’ve done a good job keeping it under wraps – so I’m just basing it on previous episodes, the Night of the Doctor, the trailer and some comments…
Happy Doctor Who anniversary week everyone! I apologise in advance for any non Doctor Who fans among my readers – I’m still on a major Doctor Who mania at the moment! It will pass, honest. Day of the Doctor written by Stephen Moffat Genres: Sci-Fi Format: iTunes Season Pass, Blu-Ray DVD Starring: Matt Smith, David Tennant, John Hurt Length: 75 minutes Buy from Amazon • iTunes (anticipated) As I mentioned last week, I picked up the iTunes season pass for the Doctor Who 50th anniversary celebration. Although neither An Adventure in Space and Time nor The Day of the Doctor have been released yet, I have been enjoying the other items on the pass such as the reboot Doctors revisited. It would have been nice to have had The Night of the Doctor on the Pass as well, but never mind. I thought I’d write down my thoughts and predictions for the 50th and Christmas specials so that you can have a good laugh at me once it’s aired. I’ve not seen any spoilers (except for how Matt Smith regenerates) – they’ve done a good job keeping it under wraps – so I’m just basing it on previous episodes, the Night of the Doctor, the trailer and some comments…