Daily Archives: September 4, 2010

A Bit of Me(Me) – It’s those Irish eyes.

Posted on September 4, 2010
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Danielle at There’s a Book has started up this fun Saturday Me(me) and .. surprise surprise I’m actually getting this post up today.

So the question this week is:

Who is your favorite male character, in a book or on a TV show/movie? Why?

This is a fairly recent development for me.  You see.. I’m a bit of a computer geek and I’ve done my fair share of technical support for family and friends over the years.  So friends over at The Rumor Forum turned me on to a little BBC show called The IT Crowd.  Y’all, I fell in love with Roy.

Chris O’Dowd is Irish, adorable and so much fun in this show.  So while I might have chosen the very perfect Colin Firth in BBC’s Pride and Prejudice:

(Yes, I still love you, you gorgeous person)

…. I’m still going to have to go with my lovely Chris O’Dowd.  Mmmwah.

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Constellation Chronicles: The Lost Civilization of Aries by Vincent Lowry

Posted on September 4, 2010
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Constellation Chronicles: The Lost Civilization of AriesConstellation Chronicles: The Lost Civilization of Aries by Vincent Lowry

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Short Summary:

A blinding fireball rips across the night sky and slams into a field in the remote town of Rigel, New Mexico. Glenn Sawyer, a broke and disillusioned 18-year-old, witnesses and investigates the crash, finding a surreal craft and an even stranger monkey-like creature named Paako, who secretly follows him home and stirs up trouble. As Glenn captures Paako and attempts to return her to the crash site, he discovers unexpected company, and learns that his remarkable journey — filled with adventure, evil, and a cast of captivating characters — has only just begun.

My Review:

You know, when I first saw this title I was curious. I checked with my library and unfortunately they didn’t have a copy. That was about a year ago.

So recently I was going through my TBR list and realized I still wanted to read this – the reviews were solid, the premise interesting. I’ve always been a sci-fi/fantasy geek but real sci-fi is getting harder and harder to find. So I splurged and I purchased the e-book and just last night decided to start reading the story.

Almost immediately my concerns about it being a small-name title by an author I’d never heard of vanished. I was sucked into a story about 18 year old Glenn, a boy with girl problems of his own (although very seriously downplayed which was refreshing) and a family with issues of its own.

Then the book took an interesting twist with the arrival of a UFO and what is, quite possibly, the cutest little alien life-form I’ve ever read about. Sweet, adorable Paako.

Seriously, Paako and her popcorn-eating ways had me eating out of the palm of her hand. The rest of the story was interesting too and I can see my nephew LOVING this book as he approaches the teenage years. Spaceships, alien lifeforms, a prophecy, wars, exploring planets in our solar system (with some really fascinating, educational tidbits thrown in for good measure). This was a teenage boys dream-come-true type of story.

From what I understand there’s eleven more books that are due to come out and all I can think is.. okay I waited this long to pick this one up, please don’t make me wait another few years! Vincent Lowry has gained a new fan in me.

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