Tag Archives: RieView

RieView — Rock of Ages

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Okay, I have been missing since February…and I have no good excuse. I have been doing better on my Here’s the Clean… blog, but even that has had a few missed days. So, coming back to my main website, what … Continue reading →

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RieView — Random Realities by Melanie Fletcher — 5 Stars

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

I picked up Random Realities for my Kindle because Melanie Fletcher is a friend of mine, but oh, am I glad she is. This collection of stories runs the gamut from pastoral to parody, and every story is a gem. … Continue reading →

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7/24/11 — Sunday RieView — The Friend Request — Alex Ford — 3 Stars

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

The Friend Request is an interesting cautionary tale about social networking. It is currently offered for free on the Kindle page, and I am a sucker for the free books, so I downloaded it. David Andrews is a typical nice … Continue reading →

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7/21/11–World Review Day RieView — True Grit — Charles Portis — 5 Stars

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

Today is World Review Day. I finished True Grit last night and thought that this would be a good one to discuss. I vaguely remember that I may have read this book many years ago–probably when the original film came … Continue reading →

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7/18/11– RieView: Bloodlines — Skyla Dawn Cameron

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Since there was a mix-up today and the review of Prince that was supposed to be a tour stop didn’t post, I thought I would post another RieView of my own. 🙂 Bloodlines by Skyla Dawn Cameron My rating: 4 … Continue reading →

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7/17/11 — RieView: Rosemary and Rue — Seanan McGuire

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

I am supremely behind on my RieViews, so I have decided to make Sunday RieView day. I will probably post at least one other at some point today. 🙂 Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuireMy rating: 4 of 5 stars … Continue reading →

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4/3/11 — RieView: Zombieland — 4 Stars

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

I finally had a chance to see Zombieland last night, something I had been looking forward to since it came out, but never got marked off my list. I was not disappointed. (So why not 5 stars? Well, there weren’t … Continue reading →

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3/28/11 — RieView: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo — 5 Stars

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

I really liked The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The story is an intriguing mystery dealing with a decades old murder — or is it? Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is asked to investigate what really happened to the grand niece of … Continue reading →

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1/3/11 — RieView: Lost

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

I have to say right off the bat that I never watched Lost: The Complete Collection in its initial run. I also have to say, thank God for Netflix that let me watch it in a relatively compacted length of … Continue reading →

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1/2/11 — RieView: The Alienist — 5 Stars

Posted on January 2, 2011 by

I’ll be doing a lot of RieViews for awhile, as I have a lot to opine about. 😉 The Alienist by Caleb Carr has been out for a few years, but I just had a chance to read it. I … Continue reading →

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