Epinions Recent Reviews for staceums

Contemporary, Classy, and Cozy

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:05:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - My husband and I had decided to go with the Sheraton in Clayton Plaza, St. Louis, for our wedding reception back in 2007. After the reception, I could not have been happier with our choice - and a lot of factors came into play when deciding on this...

Interesting but Amiss...

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:50:19 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - In my severe boredom amongst job hunting, my sister gave me a book to read, written by an author that graduated from the same university as she did. I’m a fan of fantasy and I’m always up for a good romance, categories which this book...

One Star for Year One

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:16:50 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - Year One, starring Jack Black and Michael Cera, looked to be incredibly promising after seeing the funny advertisements - but really, it turned out to be one of those movies where only the advertisements were funny, or pretty much...

This Ain't "Twilight"

Thu, 21 May 2009 21:08:54 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - Okay, so I had to have my Vampire and Werewolf fix. I wasn’t going to get it from reading any more Laurell K. Hamilton books and I sure as hell wasn’t...

Too Late for Redemption

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:33:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - I’d never really paid attention to the movie Road to Perdition because it wasn’t exactly a blockbuster, nor was it very hyped up to be a wonderful movie. Instead, it ran under the radar and I forgot about it rather quickly. ...

What Is It About Guys in Masks?

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:44:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - After reading A
shes
in the Wind and The
Wolf and the Dove, I decided to try another romance novel by...

The Cliché and the Cliché

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:41:36 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - After reading Kathleen E. Woodiwiss’s A
shes
in the Wind, I decided to give this author another go. I liked how she put Ashes In the Wind together – it was a romance novel that took time to...

Who Needs a Wedding Coordinator?

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:01:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - When I got engaged last summer, I remember my mom telling me, "Oh, I'll start taking notes from Martha. She's always got great ideas...you could probably use them for your wedding!" Yeah, right, sure, mom, I thought. Martha Stewart? The...

The Killing Dance Killed It

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:09:19 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - And you thought I was finished. Oh, but I’m not. Unfortunately. This was the last book I read before I threw it down in disgust (with two left to go, since I purchased them ahead of time, being way too naive and optimistic) and vowed never to...

It Makes You Want a Slice

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:31:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - I forgot how I came across this film. Like many nights, I was bored and searching for something new to watch. I think I was putzing around the good imbd.com when I saw an ad for My Blueberry Nights. It’s not a very popular movie because it...

Superman Returns to a Speculative Audience

Sat, 2 Aug 2008 22:49:43 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - I know, it’s been out a while, but I just haven’t really gotten around to seeing it. Until I got incredibly bored one day and found it on a friend’s On-Demand HBO channel. Hey, why not? Let’s see how good this new hot-shot actor can...

Ugh...Tylenol is Either Hit or Miss

Thu, 22 May 2008 20:19:48 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - 4:15 p.m. – Ow. Ow. The cheeky part under my eyes is sore to the touch. It feels swollen and throbbing, it’s making my eyes water, and it’s giving me a bad headache. I can’t breathe through my nose because it’s blocked with...

My Nose is Anti-Toilet Paper

Thu, 22 May 2008 18:02:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - I have a cold right now, and I am not enjoying it. To be more precise, it's a sinus infection and my head feels like it's about to explode. I think my next review will be on sinus medicine. Like all lovely colds and sinus infections, they come with...

Add in a Faerie...

Thu, 22 May 2008 17:24:50 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - Let me start off by saying that I don’t like the Anita Blake series for a number of reasons (i.e. just read the previous reviews) but I had gotten eight books at once, so I kept reading them. Eventually I’m going to sell them. This is...

Aaaahhhh - Overnight Cuticle Relief

Mon, 12 May 2008 22:16:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - I am a graduate student. Therefore, I'm a stressed out mess. My nails usually speak for themselves. I'm not a nail-biter, but I'm a cuticle-picker. Big time. I'm doing it now between typing. If I don't follow my every-night ritual of...

Suave? Cheap Imitation? Sold!

Mon, 12 May 2008 15:37:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - I am a plain jane; my hair is brown, past shoulder length, and as straight as it can be. My hair is so naturally straight that it will fight the curling iron and laugh at rollers. I don't have a chance on a humid day. Some people might consider me...

Bring in the Sicko Werewolves

Sun, 11 May 2008 01:13:12 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - When I last left off, I was severely disappointed by book number three of the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton. They’ve been labeled as the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series though I adamantly disagree about the vampire...

Cue the Circus

Fri, 9 May 2008 22:13:08 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - The Anita Blake series by the author Laurell K. Hamilton is supposedly about a big bad vampire slayer who solves murders and deals with the supernatural on a daily basis. This heroine is sexy, smart, talented, and knows how to use a whole lotta...

Now We've Got Voodoo

Thu, 8 May 2008 23:26:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - As a short recap, I had previously read <
b>Guilty
Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton, the author that started a series based on a vampire-slaying heroine named Anita Blake. Anita isn’t your average human. She...

Half "Yeah!" and Half "Huh?"

Thu, 8 May 2008 00:01:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - I haven’t been keeping up with the music market, so I really don’t know what’s out there. My tastes range incredibly wide and I’ll listen to just about anything, save rap and country music. I like stuff that varies from Enya to...

Ashes in the Wind: It All Started With A Ragamuffin...

Mon, 5 May 2008 15:18:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - Okay, so my quest for searching for a worthy romance novel continued. I’m starting to get disappointed with the Laurell K. Hamilton books – the Anita Blake series – but I’ll get to those later. My last book was a Nicholas Sparks...

Nicholas Sparks Breaks Tradition

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:28:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - One day, out of another spike of sheer boredom, I drove to the local Barnes and Noble store in hopes to find a new book to read. My quest with the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton had come to a standstill for now, as I've been pretty...

I'm a Guilty Reader and I'm Going for More

Sun, 2 Mar 2008 23:26:51 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - I wanted to get into something different in terms of reading novels; I had gone from Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, but I eventually got tired of all that and decided to go for...

In Case the Game Wasn't Enough

Sat, 1 Mar 2008 02:12:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - I loved the game, so I got the soundtrack. Usually a great story is accompanied by great music, and F
inal
Fantasy X was no exception. I thought the music was absolutely astounding, as the game had premiered on the...

Kingdom Hearts II: A Sequel Surpasses Its Expectations

Sat, 1 Mar 2008 00:21:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author staceums - I really wish I had my Kingdom Hearts II game back. I have a hankering to play it...but I let my little sister borrow it, and she's like five states away. Oh well. That's how good Kingdom Hearts II is. In fact, I would argue that it's...