Movie – ****+ Sweet Bean (2015)
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Book – The Warrior Heir (2006)
Book – ***+ An enjoyable early fantasy by Cinda Williams Chima with a main character, Jack, who discovers himself a wizard when he stops taking the medicine that’s suppressed his latent talents his whole life.
Book – The Gray Wolf Throne (2011)
Book – ***+ Book Three of Cinda Williams Chima’s Seven Realms series had a strong beginning and middle, but failed to wrap up the series or complicate the plot for more adventures by the end which was filled with more pageantry than plot.
Movie – ***+ Passengers (2016)
Enjoyable interstellar adventure if you focus on the story, characters, and visuals and not on the science. Space is like the Pacific Ocean only bigger—you just don’t run into big things out there, but if you did you’d see them coming from a long way off and scoot around them.…
Book – The Exiled Queen (2010)
Book – **** Book Two of Cinda Williams Chima’s Seven Realms series is stronger than Book One. Han Alister continues to grow into his new life as a wizard, while Princess Raisa (in disguise) becomes the center of his universe.
Books – The Demon King (2009)
Book – **** Cinda Williams Chima has created a lovely beginning to her fantasy series, Seven Realms. Lots of interesting characters in her clan, royalty, and wizard communities with a detailed history that shapes the present-day society.
Movie – ****+ Lion (2016)
When a five-year-old gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, he becomes an archetype of lost children everywhere. His odyssey to find his roots while honoring his adoptive parents is a heart wrenching journey for both him and the audience.
Book – My Sister’s Grave (2013)
Book – **** Robert Dugoni’s best-selling mystery is a worthy read. Tracy Crosswhite’s obsession with solving her sister’s disappearance and resolving her own guilt captures the reader’s sympathy.
Movie – ***+ Things to Come (2016)
A French philosophy teacher endures the loss of her mother, her husband, and elements of her career in a way that challenges our perceptions of responsibility and happiness.
Movie – **** The Eagle Huntress (2016)
Amazing documentary of a 13-year-old Mongolian girl taking on a century’s old role of capturing and training wild golden eagles to hunt. Beautifully filmed.