The Broken Empire series by Mark Lawrence

The Broken Empire Trilogy by Mark Lawrence

I don't think I've come across a series that divided me this much for a long time. I couldn't even finish the first book the first time I picked the series up, but I'm glad I went back and finished the series.

The Broken Empire Trilogy is Prince of Thorns, King of Thorns and Emperor of Thorns and follows the story of ruthless aristocrat Jorg Ancrath and his quest to become emperor.

Winner of Worst Gallant Prince Award: Jorg Ancrath.
Art by Kim Kincaid at The Twirling Dragon blog.

The Butler

The cynic in me says the historical drama The Butler with a cast that must have cost a pretty penny (and several ugly ones) is pure, unadulterated Oscar Bait.

Starring Forest Whitaker, The Butler follows the life of Cecil Gaines, an African American doorman, barman and eventually butler to several Presidents of the United States of America.

Thor: The Dark World

Out of all the Avengers I think Thor probably has to be my favourite, which is why I was so excited to see the big beardy hammerman get a sequel.

Thor: The Dark World follows directly from The Avengers and beardface's first film, with Thor (Chris Hemsworth) crusading around outer space/the Nine Realms cleaning up after his brother Loki's (Tom Hiddleston) mess.

For those not in the know (which is weird. Who goes to see the sequel of two separate movie franchises without seeing both said movies?) Thor was forced to destroy the main mode of transportation around the Nine Realms at the end of the first Thor film.

Avatar: Legend of Korra. Book two: Spirits

I did a review the Nickelodeon's Avatar series a couple of months back saying I was quite excited for the second season of their "Legend of Korra" series.

So far there have been five episodes released, with the sixth "The Sting," to be released tomorrow.

While I have enjoyed it so far, this second season hasn't quite lived up to my hopes.

The main crux of this season is that while Korra, the 16-year-old reincarnation of the spirit of the earth, has mastered her ability to command classical elements (earth, fire, air, water GO PLANET!), she hasn't really got a hold on her role as the medium between the spirit world and the physical world.

Jenny Reads 50 Shades of Grey

Ugh

I think this might be getting a little bit meta. Jenny Trout is an American author who has a long-held frustration with the 50 Shades series by E.L James. So last year, Trout decided to read the first book and recap each chapter.

I'd never read the series myself, but was still curious due to my girlfriend having read all three books. It was about a month ago when I first heard about Trout's blog on Twitter and decided it might be a less painful experience than actually attempting to read 50 Shades of Grey for myself.

So, this is a review of the recap of a series. I guess. Like I said, it's a bit meta.

The Great Gatsby: DVD release

First things first, I have a confession to make: I've never read F. Scott Fitzgerald's seminal book. Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of The Great Gatsby was the first time I'd experienced the whole story.

I know, right?

That's not to say I didn't know the narrative or the characters almost intimately. But it's one thing to be told about something, and another to experience it for yourself. And seeing Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, and Tom and Daisy Buchanan in glorious 3D was like meeting your friend's friends at an insane party.

"So...How do you know Sanjay?"
"Oh, you're a wanted bootlegger. Cool, cool"

For those of you like me who have never read the book, but also missed out on seeing the theatrical release, The Great Gatsby has been released in the last week.

Schedule Slip

I was supposed to write a review today...but then I didn't.

Bad Cameron, bad. Go stand in the corner and think about what you've done.

Maybe don't be so creepy about it, though.

One star.

Hopefully this will convey my feelings.