February 21, 2017
It was a myth well known to anyone in Tireol that the enchanted forests hid the gates of heaven created by gods. The gods used the gates to travel between various realms to observe and guide the life force that they helped create. (Loc. 165-166) I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book […]
Tags: adventure, evil, family, fantasy, gates of heaven, greed, love, magic, pamita rao, review
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April 30, 2016
I’m almost sure that many of you love C. S. Lewis’ fantasy book series The Chronicles of Narnia, so I wanted to surprise you with my review for the second book: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I don’t own a copy of the book, but I found an audiobook on YouTube, which came […]
Tags: adventure, beauty, christianity, cs lewis, evil, fairytale, family, fantasy, friendship, greed, love, magic, myth, pride, prophecy, religion, review, the chronicles of narnia, the lion the witch and the wardrobe
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August 16, 2015
In the greenest of our valleys By good angels tenanted, Once a fair and stately palace- Radiant palace- reared its head. In the monarch Thought’s dominion- It stood there! Never seraph spread a pinion Over fabric half so fair! Banners yellow, glorious, golden, On its roof did float and flow, (This- all this- was in […]
Tags: darkness, death, edgar allan poe, evil, gothic, horror, poem, sorrow, the haunted palace, time, torment
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April 5, 2015
One of the games that I accidentally stumbled across after I have acquired a better laptop with more powerful graphics was Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. I was intrigued by the story, the graphics, the music and, of course, the voicing parts. Not being included in the whole Castlevania series, this game stands out by the […]
Tags: belmont, bram stoker, brotherhood of light, carmilla, castlevania, darkness, dracula, evil, game, good, grace vance, innocence, jason isaacs, lords of shadow, love, music, myth, oscar araujo, patrick stewart, robert carlyle, sorrow, story, supernatural, tragedy, vampire, villain
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December 22, 2014
In this title you might recognize the real truth behind the irony of The Hunger Games famous line: “may the odds be ever in your favor”. I have only recently managed to read the three volumes written by Suzanne Collins (even though it was a Romanian translation) and I have been hooked from the first […]
Tags: catching fire, dystopia, editura nemira, evil, fear, good, jocurile foamei, katniss everdeen, love, mockingjay, peeta mellark, review, revolta, sacrifice, sfidarea, suzanne collins, terror, the hunger games
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