Fractured (Remaining)

4th book in the apocalypse series - the longest too. It is written from multiple points of view rather than just Lee's this time. Amazon writes, "This is the destiny of those who stand for others.

Their honor will be bought in blood and pain.

The Camp Ryder Hub is broken. Lee is nowhere to be found, and his allies are scattered across the state, each of them learning that their missions will not be as easy as they thought. Inside the walls of Camp Ryder, a silent war is brewing, between those few that still support Lee's vision of rebuilding, and the majority that support Jerry's desire for isolation. But this war will not remain silent for long. And in this savage world, everyone will have to make a choice.

To keep their morals. Or keep their lives."

All in all, I say: READ IT - if you read the first three.

All the Single Ladies

Amazon writes, "A nuanced investigation into the sexual, economic, and emotional lives of women in America, this “singularly triumphant work” (Los Angeles Times) by Rebecca Traister “the most brilliant voice on feminism in the country” (Anne Lamott) is “sure to be vigorously discussed” (Booklist, starred review).

In 2009, the award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister started All the Single Ladies—a book she thought would be a work of contemporary journalism—about the twenty-first century phenomenon of the American single woman. It was the year the proportion of American women who were married dropped below fifty percent; and the median age of first marriages, which had remained between twenty and twenty-two years old for nearly a century (1890–1980), had risen dramatically to twenty-seven.

But over the course of her vast research and more than a hundred interviews with academics and social scientists and prominent single women, Traister discovered a startling truth: the phenomenon of the single woman in America is not a new one. And historically, when women were given options beyond early heterosexual marriage, the results were massive social change—temperance, abolition, secondary education, and more.

Today, only twenty percent of Americans are wed by age twenty-nine, compared to nearly sixty percent in 1960. The Population Reference Bureau calls it a “dramatic reversal.” All the Single Ladies is a remarkable portrait of contemporary American life and how we got here, through the lens of the single American woman. Covering class, race, sexual orientation, and filled with vivid anecdotes from fascinating contemporary and historical figures, All the Single Ladies is destined to be a classic work of social history and journalism. Exhaustively researched, brilliantly balanced, and told with Traister’s signature wit and insight, this book should be shelved alongside Gail Collins’s When Everything Changed."

All in all, I say: SKIP IT - unless you are super into politics or you're a single lady like me!

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Snyder (200) directs, so I should have trusted him since I like his other films ok, but I listened to the hype. I didn't see it in theatres so missed the big screen action. I watched it OnDemand. Affleck (Argo) is Batman for this film, Suicide Squad, possibly two more Batman films, and the 2 Justice League films. Cavill (Man from UNCLE) is Superman again for all of the above. Eisenberg () will be Lex. Irons (Dangerous Liaisons) will be Alfred. Gadot (Criminal) will be Wonder Woman. Everyone else is the same from the Superman movie. I liked the action - I thought everyone did a good job. All in all, I say: SEE IT - if you plan on seeing all the others. I am more of a Marvel fan these days, but I first and foremost a DC - Superman fan.

Star Trek: Beyond

Third movie in the reboot. Written partially by Pegg. Elba (Luther) plays the bad guy this time. It's a little slower paced. Good plot, good effects, and good action when there is some. I like the first two better - I'm not saying I hate this one - it's just different. It is more like the original Star Trek films and tv series than the Abrams re-boots. There are plans for a 4th according to all the websites. With Yelchin gone I wonder how they will handle that. All in all, I say: SEE IT - people of Generation X will like the song that kills the bad guys :)

Pretty Little Liars

I put this off for a very long time. 2 of my friends have now gotten addicted, so I am streaming it on Netflix. I skip a few things here and there - you don't miss too much when you miss an episode. A local girl goes missing and ends up dead or is she...someone that could only know the things she knows is texting her friends and making their lives a living hell. The girls are trying to be typical tv teenagers, find their friends killer, and figure out who is texting them. One thing that bothers me - they are 16 and living like adults - so I remind myself they are in their 20s in real life and it's ok. It is a soap opera though. All in all, I say: SKIP IT

Cedar Cove

Based on a series of romance novels this was made into a series for Hallmark. It's a soap opera. One of the characters is even played by like 4 different people over the different seasons. MacDowell (Four Wedding and a Funeral) is terrible - she can't act in this. There are a ton of famous Canadian tv actors in this though. Plots is terrible too. All in all, I say: SKIP IT

The Fundamentals of Caring

Rudd (Anchorman) lost his son in an accident. He decides to become a caregiver to try to heal. He ends up with a job helping a young man. They take a road trip to meet the young man's father - he abandoned him. They pick up a feisty girl along the way and a pregnant woman. They all seem to be running and in need of healing. All in all, I say: SEE IT