The Legend of the Firewalker Hits Amazon Best Seller List Along with The Maze Runner

Happy Saturday!

So, I wanted to share with you guys the good news! The Legend of the Firewalker hit #1 Best Seller status in the United States in a category for teens and young adults...yay!

I know the Legend of the Firewalker has hit #1 before, but it's always nice to see it in the list with other awesome best selling books such as the Maze Runner.

Thank you so much to those who have checked out the series and thank you to those who have recently left reviews!

Reviews help me know what you guys like, and I plan to give you more of the good stuff in book #2 in the LOTFW series Drawing Bloodlines.

The Legend of the Firewalker eBook is now on sale for $1.99 on Amazon.

Captain America : The Winter Soldier & The Legend of the Firewalker : Drawing Bloodlines

Hello everyone!

Happy Friday! Before I get into my review, do you want to know what book #2 in the Legend of the Firewalker series is about? I am pleased to announce that the book description for the Legend of the Firewalker : Drawing Bloodlines is now available. Please click here to read it!

Now, on to the review! Captain America: The Winter Soldier was nicely done and it's a good follow-up to the first movie. I have to admit that I own Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) on Blu-ray and it puts me to sleep every time. The Winter Soldier is much better however, and I wouldn't mind seeing it again.

There were definitely some game changers in this film, and I am curious to see how they will affect the story-line in the Avengers franchise.

The movie received a 90% favorable rating from critics on RottenTomatoes.com and 95% of the audience liked it. If you enjoy fantasy, superhero movies I highly recommend it. I give Captain America: The Winter Soldier 4.5 out of 5 stars.


 

Divergent and the Legend of the Firewalker Update

Hello everyone!!

Before I give my review, I know I have been away for awhile, but I'm back! I took some time away to concentrate on getting book #2 in the Legend of the Firewalker series ready for you guys. I am really excited about the second book. The story takes place shortly after the first book ended and it spans over a period of only 3 days! A lot can happen in 72 hours. Over the next couple of weeks stay tuned for more about book #2, the release date, sample chapters and more!

Now, on to the review. I loved it! I didn't know what to expect because I hadn't read the book, so this was my first introduction to the series. Right away I could connect with the main character Tris played by actress Shailene Woodley.  I mean, who wants to be forced to fit into anywhere?

I give the movie 5 stars and I think it would have been a great summer movie. Rotten tomatoes currently rates this movie at 5.4 out of 10 on the Tomatoreader, but the audience gave it a 80% favorable rating. I think a favorable rating at 80% is more accurate. In its 14th day of release, the movie broke the $100 million sales mark in the United States and I think that's saying something.

My initial thoughts about the movie were so-so and that I probably wouldn't like it. Let's just say for me, a lot of the scenes that were meant to be suspenseful were. They actually made my hands sweat!

Amazon #1 Best Seller in Paid Kindle Store & Illinois University Cahokia Falls Dean's List!!

Hello everyone and happy Friday!!

I am so happy to announce that the teen & young adult fantasy and supernatural book, The Legend of the Firewalker is now a #1 Best Seller in the following countries for the Amazon paid kindle store.

USA (Greek & Roman #1)

Canada (#1 Children's Books Greek & Roman)

Germany (#1 Fairy Tales, Folklore & Myths for Children)

Thank you so much to everyone that has purchased the book and I really do hope you guys enjoyed the story. I also wanted to give a personal thank you to all those who helped make the first book in the series possible. Thank you to all the beta-readers, editors/proofreaders, reviewers and of course the fans of the series!

In addition to saying thank you, I decided to create the Illinois University Cahokia Falls (IUCF) Dean's List! What is this list you might ask? Well, if you recall from the first book, Nathan made the dean's list for one semester and Lafonda made the dean's list both semesters. If you have submitted a review on Amazon or have served as an editor, proofreader, beta-reader for the first book, guess what? You have made it to the dean's list!

Congratulations to the following for successfully making it to the Illinois University Cahokia Falls Dean's List! 

First Year (Book #1)

J. Tellier                        Micah Hamilton
Jvilla62                          Tina Gavaletz
Shanyn Doan                 Eleazar
upset_puppy                  RaGoCa
Candy                            Kiel
Nicole                            MireyaV
Marc Bridges                Jordan
Shelley King                  Gina Muhammad
Dizzy Dee                      Luis Vazquez
Kathi Christman           Mindy K. Wall
Nice Puppy                   Seth Winfrey
Donna. S                       Trevor 
Paula Haskell               Conan I. Whalen Mckain
Gabriel                          Baub Danger Alred 
Missy D                        Miguel V.  
Shorty                            SJBevil
Earl Johnson                 Christopher Edwards 
Colin Burton                  Rhonda
Chris                              S.Peterson 
J. Liggett                       Lenny
Michelle Grimm           Carrie "Book Fairy"
QRSO8                         Goodreads Community
Victoria                         LoP (Lovers of Paranormal)
Dan Hunter                  Paranormal and Horror Lovers
Steven LundJohn
Laurren
Shay M.
B. Teixeira 
D.A.Bevil 


***If you would like to add your name to the list, please leave a comment down below after leaving your review on Amazon. I would love to hear from you!! :)

The Legend of the Firewalker Reaches #8 in the Amazon Best Sellers List for Kindle eBooks

Hello everyone,

If you have made it to my blog, then most likely you have finished the first book in the Legend of the Firewalker (LOTFW) book series. I hope you enjoyed the story and will continue on the journey in book #2, Drawing Blood Lines. The second book in the series is due out spring 2014 and I hope you guys like the book cover (look to your left).

I would also like to say thank you to everyone that downloaded The Legend of the Firewalker during the recent promotional giveaway. The giveaway is going on right now, and I am happy to announce that the LOTFW peeked at #8 in the Amazon USA Kindle store (see picture at right). It is also #1 in all of its eBook sub-categories for Amazon USA.

Thank you to those from the following countries for downloading the book. Because of you, The Legend of the Firewalker reached number #1 in several sub-categories for your country. :)

USA (#1 Fantasy, Science Fiction & Fantasy, & Teen & Young Adult eBooks)
Germany (Fantasy #1)
Australia (Greek & Roman #1)
Canada (Greek & Roman #1)
United Kingdom (Greek & Roman #1)
Mexico (Greek & Roman #1)
Japan (TOP 10)
Brazil (TOP 20)
India  (TOP 20)

Also, if you liked the book, please leave a review on Amazon!! I would love to hear from you.

The Legend of Hercules Review & Thor Gets Early Digital Release!

Hello everyone,

I know the Legend of Hercules was released a while ago, January 10, 2014 to be exact, but I figured I would go ahead and give my two cents on the movie.

The story-line for the Legend of Hercules started out strong and visually the effects were reminiscent of the movie 300. However, by the middle of the film, it fell apart for me. There were several opportunities while fighting in the arena to really explore or develop Hercules's character, but it missed the mark. The brotherhood or bond that was supposedly forged with Sotiris, actor Liam McIntyre, seemed artificial or forced. The Legend of Hercules had a run time of 99 minutes and I would have gladly sat in the theater a little while longer in exchange for more authenticity.

I did notice the enthusiasm from the women in the audience as they cheered on Hercules, actor Kellan Lutz. I don’t know if they were just die-hard Twilight fans, but it was obvious they enjoyed the movie more than I did. Also, I would like to note that Lutz reminded me a lot of Chris Hemsworth in this movie. I guess the blonde hair and similarities in build made them interchangeable…minus the long hair of course.

Overall, I give the Legend of Hercules 2 out of 5 stars.

Thor: The Dark World received an early digital release and is now available for download through Apple iTunes. In another review, I gave Thor: The Dark World 4 out of 5 stars.

I, Frankenstein Movie Review...

Hello everyone and happy Sunday!

I saw the trailer for I, Frankenstein and immediately thought two things:

1) There is really nothing else out at the movie theaters for us action-superhero-movie fans besides The Legend of Hercules

2) And both will probably only be good enough to fill the action-superhero-movie void in my life until the next movie that I actually want to see comes out.

Let’s just say I, Frankenstein did not let me down in that respect. If you are looking for a movie to fill that fantasy movie void with no expectation for a real story/plot then this fits the bill.

I, Frankenstein, released Friday, January 24, 2014, is your typical smash and bash movie that you can watch for pure entertainment purposes only; meaning no in-depth thinking or emotional connection with the characters required.

I give it 2.5 out of 5 stars and if you are not an action-movie junkie, wait for it to arrive to Netflix or the Redbox.