Book Review: Every Hill and Mountain by Deborah Heal Disclaimer: I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway in the expectation that I would review it. This review will contain heavy spoilers. This is the third in a trilogy about Abby Thomas, a denominational college student on a summer service project to be a tutor to… Continue reading Book Review: Every Hill and Mountain
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Anime Review: Magi – Labyrinth of Magic
Anime Review: Magi – Labyrinth of Magic Based on the manga by Shinobu Ohtaka, Magi is a 24-episode anime series currently streaming subtitled on the Crunchyroll website. It’s set in an Arabian Nights-influenced world with djinn and other trappings of the genre. Young Aladdin was raised in an isolated temple with no human contact for… Continue reading Anime Review: Magi – Labyrinth of Magic
Movie Review: Santa Fe Trail
Movie Review: Santa Fe Trail This 1940 production stars Errol Flynn as J.E.B. Stuart, Ronald Reagan as George Armstrong Custer, Raymond Massey as John Brown and Olivia de Havilland as Kit Carson Holliday. Stuart and Custer, newly graduated from West Point, are assigned to Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. There they battle the rogue abolitionists under… Continue reading Movie Review: Santa Fe Trail
Book Review: Where the Cherry Tree Grew
Book Review: Where the Cherry Tree Grew by Phillip Levy Full Disclosure: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway, on the premise that I would review it. This is something a little different for me, a geographical “biography” that traces the history of a particular place. In this case, the piece of land that… Continue reading Book Review: Where the Cherry Tree Grew