Reading:
(yummy yummy books...)

• Threading the Needle by Joshua Palmatier
• Sound by Alexandra Duncan
• Current fanfic obsessions: Avengers and Captain America (movieverse) fic.... See my fanfic recommendations page for favorites.

Recently finished reading ~ see also Reading List

• An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors by Craig Craddock
• Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass #6) by Sarah J. Maas
• The Spiritglass Charade (Stoker & Holmes #2) by Colleen Gleason
• A Conspiracy in Belgravia (Lady Sherlock #2) by Sherry Thomas
• Secrets in Death (In Death series #45) by J.D. Robb
• Behind Enemy Lines (SGX-07) by Sally Malcolm
• The Kingmakers (Vampire Empire #3) by Clay and Susan Griffith
• The Rift Walker (Vampire Empire #2) by Clay and Susan Griffith
• Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo
• Rise of the Federation 5: Patterns of Indifference (ENT) by Christopher L. Bennett
• Alien Taste (Ukiah Oregon #1) by Wen Spencer
  
• Deadeye (Mutant Files #1) by William C. Dietz
• Updraft (Bone Universe #1) by Fran Wilde
• The Greyfriar (Vampire Empire #1) by Clay and Susan Griffith
• The Clockwork Scarab (Stoker & Holmes #1) by Colleen Gleason
• Shattering the Ley by Joshua Palmatier
• Salvage by Alexandra Duncan
• Sovereign: Nemesis, Book Two by April Daniels
• A Promise of Ruin (Genevieve Summerford #2) by Cuyler Overholt
• The Painted Queen (Peabody #20) by Elizabeth Peters and Joan Hess
• Arabella and the Battle of Venus by David D. Levine
• Heartstone by Ella Katharine White
• At the Table of Wolves (Dark Talents #1) by Kay Kenyon
• The Obsession by Nora Roberts
• Ash and Quill (Great Library #3) by Rachel Caine
• Reign of Serpents (Blood of Gods and Royals #3) by Eleanor Herman
• Tether by Anna Jarzab
• Stargate Anthology #3: Homeworlds  
• Bookburners: Season Two by Max Gladstone, et al.
• The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle
• Tandem by Anna Jarzab
• Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov
• A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3) by Alan Bradley
• The Chaos of Luck (Felicia Sevigny #2) by Catherine Cerveny
• Unrest by Wendy Higgins
• A Stranger at Fellsworth by Sarah E. Ladd
• Where Monsters Dwell by Jorgen Brekke
• The Progeny (Descendants of the House of Bathory #1) by Tosca Lee
• The Rule of Luck (Felicia Sevigny #1) by Catherine Cerveny
• A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers #2) by Becky Chambers
• Brother's Ruin by Emma Newman
• The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes by Leonard Goldberg
• The Great Pursuit (Eurona #2) by Wendy Higgins
• Unknown by Wendy Higgins
• Wings of the Wind (Out From Egypt #3) by Conilyn Cossette
• Shadow of the Storm (Out From Egypt #2) by Conilyn Cossette
• Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
  
• Echoes in Death (In Death series #44) by J.D. Robb
• Apprentice in Death (In Death series #43) by J.D. Robb
• Brotherhood in Death (In Death series #42) by J.D. Robb
• Devoted in Death (In Death series #41) by J.D. Robb
• The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich
• Lord of Shadows (Dark Artifices #2) by Cassandra Clare
• The Great Hunt (Eurona #1) by Wendy Higgins
• Counted With the Stars (Out From Egypt Book #1) by Conilyn Cossette
  
• To the Farthest Shores by Elizabeth Camden
• Though This Be Madness (Lilly Long #2) by Penny Richards
• True Born by L.E. Sterling
• Obsession in Death (In Death series #40) by J.D. Robb
• Festive in Death (In Death series #39) by J.D. Robb
• Concealed in Death (In Death series #38) by J.D. Robb
• Thankless in Death (In Death series #37) by J.D. Robb
• The Gathering Edge (Liaden #20) by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
• Murder in the Bowery (Gaslight Mysteries #20) by Victoria Thompson
• A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3) by Sarah J. Maas 
• Bookburners: Season One by Max Gladstone, et al.
• Calculated in Death (In Death series #36) by J.D. Robb
• Delusion in Death (In Death series #35) by J.D. Robb
• Celebrity in Death (In Death series #34) by J.D. Robb
• New York to Dallas (In Death series #33) by J.D. Robb
• Big Jack (In Death series) by J.D. Robb
• Alone (Generations #3) by Scott Sigler
• The Librarians and the Mother Goose Chase by Greg Cox
• Alight (Generations #2) by Scott Sigler
• Alive (Generations #1) by Scott Sigler
• Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
• Sawbones by Melissa Lenhardt
• Time of Death (In Death series novellas-3) by J.D. Robb
• Treachery in Death (In Death series #32) by J.D. Robb
• Indulgence Death (In Death series #31) by J.D. Robb
• Fantasy in Death (In Death series #30) by J.D. Robb
• Kindred in Death (In Death series #29) by J.D. Robb
• Promises in Death (In Death series #28) by J.D. Robb
• Salvation in Death (In Death series #27) by J.D. Robb
• Strangers in Death (In Death series #26) by J.D. Robb
• Creation in Death (In Death series #25) by J.D. Robb
• The Mermaid's Daughter by Ann Claycomb
• Martians Abroad by Carrie Vaughn
  
• Where the Dead Lie (Sebastian St. Cyr #12) by C.S. Harris
• The Hidden Memory of Objects by Danielle Mages Amato
• Death at Bishop's Keep (Ardleigh #1) by Robin Paige
• A Brother's Price by Wen Spencer
• The Endicott Evil (Colin Pendragon #5) by Gregory Harris
• Innocent in Death (In Death series #24) by J.D. Robb
  
• Born in Death (In Death series #23) by J.D. Robb
  
• Midnight in Death (In Death series novella) by J.D. Robb
  
• Interlude in Death (In Death series novella) by J.D. Robb
• Memory in Death (In Death series #22) by J.D. Robb
  
• Origin in Death (In Death series #21) by J.D. Robb
• Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin
• The Last Necromancer (Ministry of Curiosities #1) by CJ Archer
• Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin
• Gilded Cage (Dark Gifts #1) by Vic James
• Survivor in Death (In Death series #20) by J.D. Robb
  
• Visions in Death (In Death series #19) by J.D. Robb
• Divided in Death (In Death series #18) by J.D. Robb
• Imitation in Death (In Death series #17) by J.D. Robb
• Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
• Noble Satyr (Roxton #1) by Lucinda Brant
• Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee
• Portrait in Death (In Death series #16) by J.D. Robb
• Purity in Death (In Death series #15) by J.D. Robb
• Reunion in Death (In Death series #14) by J.D. Robb
• Seduction in Death (In Death series #13) by J.D. Robb
• Novella: Extracurricular Activities by Yoon Ha Lee
• Novella: Snapshot by Brandon Sanderson
• Roses in Amber by C.E. Murphy
  
• With Blood Upon the Sand by Bradley P. Beaulieu 
• The Last of August (Charlotte Holmes #2) by Brittany Cavallaro 
• Betrayal in Death (In Death series #12) by J.D. Robb
• Judgment in Death (In Death series #11) by J.D. Robb
• Witness in Death (In Death series #10) by J.D. Robb
• Loyalty in Death (In Death series #9) by J.D. Robb
• The Returning (Seer #3) by Rachelle Dekker
• Dancer of the Nile by Veronica Scott
• Silver Stars (Front Lines #2) by Michael Grant
• Dreadnought: Nemesis, Book One by April Daniels
  
• The Dark Days Pact (Lady Helen #2) by Alison Goodman 
• A Man Rides Through (Mordant's Need #2) by Stephen R. Donaldson
• The Mirror of Her Dreams (Mordant's Need #1) by Stephen R. Donaldson
• Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman
• The Last Librarian by Brandt Legg 
• Conspiracy in Death (In Death series #8) by J.D. Robb
• Holiday in Death (In Death series #7) by J.D. Robb
• The Dark Days Club (Lady Helen #1) by Alison Goodman
• Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth
• Vengeance in Death (In Death series #6) by J.D. Robb
• Ceremony in Death (In Death series #5) by J.D. Robb
• Mind Games (Lock and Mori #2) by Heather W. Petty
• A Perilous Undertaking (Veronica Speedwell #2) by Deanna Raybourn
• The Burning Page (Invisible Library #3) by Genevieve Cogman 
• Rapture in Death (In Death series #4) by J.D. Robb
• Immortal in Death (In Death series #3) by J.D. Robb
• Lock and Mori by Heather W. Petty
  
• The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
• Glory in Death (In Death series #2) by J.D. Robb
• A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes #1) by Brittany Cavallaro
• The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
• The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
• The Winner's Kiss (Winner's Trilogy #3) by Marie Rutkoski
• The Winner's Crime (Winner's Trilogy #2) by Marie Rutkoski
• In the Woods by Tana French
• High Heat (Nikki Heat #8) by Richard Castle
• The Winner's Curse (Winner's Trilogy #1) by Marie Rutkoski
• Frontier (Epsilon Seven novella) by Janet Edwards
• Crystal Storm (Falling Kingdoms #5) by Morgan Rhodes
• A Season of Spells (Noctis Magicae #3) by Sylvia Izzo Hunter
• Tempest (Valdemar, anthology) edited by Mercedes Lackey
• Insurrection (SG1-30; Apocalypse Series #3) by Sally Malcolm and Laura Harper
• Timekeeper by Tara Sim
• Bronze Gods (Apparatus Infernum #1) by A.A. Aguirre
• Scythe by Neal Shusterman
• Naked in Death (Death series #1) by J.D. Robb
• Salt Redux (Salt Hendon #2) by Lucinda Brant
• Salt Bride (Salt Hendon #1) by Lucinda Brant
• Until the Dawn by Elizabeth Camden
• From This Moment by Elizabeth Camden

Movies (in theaters/dvd)

• Seen:
• Transformers (5): The Last Knight 
  
• Wonder Woman ... loved it!
  
• X-Men: Apocalypse
  
• Now You See Me: The Second Act
  
• Star Trek Beyond 
  
• Captain America 3: Civil War ... loved it as I thought I would; Cap2 is still my fave MCU movie, however
  
• Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice ... better than I expected though kinda tedious in parts
  
• Allegiant
• Hunger Games 3: The Mockingjay, Part 2 ... satisfying ending to a very entertaining movie series
  
• Avengers 2: Age of Ultron ... entertaining but didn't agree with all the character arcs
  
• Insurgent 
• Hunger Games 3: The Mockingjay, Part 1
  
• Snowpiercer ... both as expected and not as expected; glad I watched it OnDemand rather than buying since it's not something I could watch a second time
  
• Transformers 4: Age of Extinction ... long and mostly slow; no little boy humor...actually barely any humor at all
  
• X-Men: Days of Future Past
  
• Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier ... absolutely the best and my favorite of the MCU movies that I've seen
  
• Divergent
  
• Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire
  
• Thor 2: The Dark World ... loved it; action, drama, some (odd at times) humor, and a little romance
• Now You See Me ... I almost didn't watch this due to reviews, but I really enjoyed it.  Most satisfying non-hero flick I've seen in ages.
  
• The Wolverine
  
• Man of Steel (second reboot) ... after reading the novelisation, decided I would regret not seeing it in the theater...good movie, too much violence, *excellent* score
  
• Waiting to (possibly) see: 
• Thor 3: Ragnarok (November 3, 2017)
• Justice League (November 10, 2017) ...eh, maybe, trailer enthralled me not at all
  
• Avengers 3: Infinity War, Part 1 (May 4, 2018) ... the more characters they add, the less interested I am
  
• World War Hulk (November 2, 2018) ... maybe, if Mark Ruffalo is still playing Bruce and it's not 80% Hulk
• Avengers 4: Infinity War, Part 2 (2019)

Music

• I must confess...I'm a soundtrack junkie. If there's a series or movie out there that I love and has good music, then I probably own the soundtrack. And by soundtrack, I mean the incidental music, not the "soundtrack of pop vocal music inspired by the movie and/or series." I want the good stuff...the composed orchestral wonderful soaring music.
• Music from Thor: The Dark World by Brian Tyler
• Music from Ender's Game by Steve Jablonsky
  
• Music from Man of Steel by Hans Zimmer
  
• Music from Ironman 3 by Brian Tyler
  
• Music from Tron: Legacy by Daft Punk
  
• Music from Merlin tv series by Rob Lane and Rohan Stevenson
  
• Music from all Transformers movies by Steve Jablonsky
• Music from all seasons of Battlestar Galatica by Bear McCreary
• Music from all seasons of Doctor Who (new series) by Murray Gold
• Music from Airwolf as re-mastered and re-released from the music site
• Music from the Firefly tv series and from the Serenity movie
• Music from the Beauty & the Beast tv series by Lee Holdridge and Don Davis
• Batman Begins soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, plus both the sequels
  
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, music by Howard Shore
• The Sentinel TV Series soundtrack
• Various Babylon 5 soundtracks by Christopher Franke
• Farscape soundtracks
• Incidental music from Buffy and Angel series
• On occasion, I have purchased vocal soundtracks:
• Buffy's Once More, With Feeling
• Xena's Bitter Suite
• Moulin Rouge
• The Phantom of the Opera (movie)
• New Age
• Atlantis by David Arkenstone
• Music Inspired by Middle Earth featuring David Arkenstone

Watching:

• Anything on the History Channel or Discovery that happens to be Egyptology-related, which just fascinates me.
• I'm a scifi/fantasy fan, so if it's scifi and/or fantasy, it'll most likely get my attention. Add great writing, likeable complex characters, and angst to that, and well, I'm hooked.
• Current series: Arrow, Dark Matter, Doctor Who, Gotham, The Librarians, Once Upon a Time, Supergirl, Timeless
  
• Past series: Angel, Agent Carter, Babylon 5, Buffy, Defiance, The Dresden Files, Farscape, Firefly/Serenity, Flash Forward, Heroes, Jericho, Merlin, Sleepy Hollow, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, Stargate: SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, V
• I also have an affinity for various animated series, most of which (though not all) are aimed more toward an adult/late teen audience, such as
• Avatar, the Last Airbender, Code Lyoko, Danny Phantom, Justice League/Justice League Unlimited, Teen Titans, The Batman, and Young Justice 
• Of course, watching series set in the DCAU has added another "shipper" couple to my list: Batman/Wonder Woman.
• And Avatar added Zuko/Katara, one of the few "no real on-screen evidence to support (and I don't care)" couples that I adore.
• And my old favorites from the 80s/90s: Zorro, Beauty & the Beast, Scarecrow & Mrs. King, and The Sentinel. Good stuff.