Hello, Muses!
Sorry it's late, but here are the new releases for the week! If you are looking for something different to read, then I highly recommend
Sea Change by debut author S.M. Wheeler. Stay tuned for my review of the novel and author Q&A later this week!
In movies, if you are looking for a little mindless action/adventure, then you may want to check out
Jack the Giant Slayer. If you want some laughs, two comedies come out this week,
21 & Over and
Movie 43.
It's that time of the year when tv shows start making their way on dvd and blu-ray and there are quite a bit being released this week. Lifetime's hit series
Drop Dead Diva: Season 4 and FX's
Wilfred: Season 2 should be noted but the show I can't seem to stop talking about also will be available and that is
Rectify: Season 1. If you haven't checked out the write up I did on the show, you can check it out
HERE. Great story, powerful performances, season 2 will definitely be a much watch in 2014.
Enjoy!
BOOKS (18th JUNE)
ADULT
Cryonic: A Zombie Novel
by: Travis Bradberry
When Royce Bruyere
chose to be cryogenically frozen upon death, he figured coming back to
life would be exciting. Neat. Bonus time. The world he awakes to is
nothing of the sort.
A Chinese invasion has crippled the United
States, dividing the country in a decade-long stalemate along the
Mississippi. Royce’s successful reanimation is unprecedented, making him
the Chinese regime’s most prized possession?but not for long. Eager to
control life and death, the Chinese reanimate other �cryonics,” until
something goes horribly wrong.
Royce travels through a future
wrought with violence and despair, only to discover the cure for the
disease lies within him. It’s a race against time as he flees the
Chinese and the bloodthirsty victims of a terrifying epidemic in the
hope of saving the country from apocalypse and creating a life worth
living.
Release Date: 21th June 2013
Ocean at the End of the Lane, The
by: Neil Gaiman
It began for our
narrator forty years ago when the family lodger stole their car and
committed suicide in it, stirring up ancient powers best left
undisturbed. Dark creatures from beyond the world are on the loose, and
it will take everything our narrator has just to stay alive: there is
primal horror here, and menace unleashed - within his family and from
the forces that have gathered to destroy it. His only defense is three
women, on a farm at the end of the lane. The youngest of them claims
that her duckpond is an ocean. The oldest can remember the Big Bang.
Release Date: 18th June 2013
Sea Change
by: S.M. Wheeler
The unhappy child of
two powerful parents who despise each other, young Lilly turns to the
ocean to find solace, which she finds in the form of the eloquent and
intelligent sea monster Octavius, a kraken. In Octavius’s many arms,
Lilly learns of friendship, loyalty, and family. When Octavius,
forbidden by Lilly to harm humans, is captured by seafaring traders and
sold to a circus, Lilly becomes his only hope for salvation. Desperate
to find him, she strikes a bargain with a witch that carries a shocking
price.
Her journey to win Octavius’s freedom is difficult. The
circus master wants a Coat of Illusions; the Coat tailor wants her
undead husband back from a witch; the witch wants her skin back from two
bandits; the bandits just want some company, but they might kill her
first. Lilly's quest tests her resolve, tries her patience, and leaves
her transformed in every way.
A powerfully written debut from a young fantasy author, Sea Change is an exhilarating tale of adventure, resilience, and selflessness in the name of friendship.
Release Date: 18th June 2013
Sovereign (Book of Mortals, #3)
by: Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee
Nine years after Rom
Sebastian was thrust into the most unlikely of circumstances as hero and
bearer of an unimaginable secret, the alliance of his followers is in
disarray. An epic battle with The Order has left them scattered and
deeply divided both in strategy and resolve in their struggle to become
truly alive and free.
Only 49 truly alive followers remain loyal
to Rom. This meager band must fight for survival as The Order is focused
on their total annihilation. Misunderstood and dispised, their journey
will be one of desperation against a new, more intensely evil Order. As
the hand of this evil is raised to strike and destroy them they must
rely on their faith in the abiding power of love to overcome all and
lead them to sovereigncy.
SOVEREIGN wonderfuly continues the new testament allegory that was introduced in FORBIDDEN and continued in MORTAL.
Release Date: 18th June 2013
YOUNG ADULT
A Trick of the Light
by: Lois Metzger
Mike Welles had
everything under control. But that was before. Now things are rough at
home, and they’re getting confusing at school. He’s losing his sense of
direction, and he feels like he’s a mess.
Then there’s a voice
in his head. A friend, who’s trying to help him get control again. More
than that—the voice can guide him to become faster and stronger than he
was before, to rid his life of everything that’s holding him back. To
figure out who he is again. If only Mike will listen.
Telling a story of a rarely recognized segment of eating disorder sufferers—young men—A Trick of the Light by Lois Metzger is a book for fans of the complex characters and emotional truths in Laurie Halse Anderson’s Wintergirls and Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why.
Release Date: 18th June 2013
Intuition (Transcendence, #2)
by: C.J. Omololu
As Cole begins to accept
her new life as Akhet, someone who can remember flashes of her past
lives, every new vision from her past lives helps explain who she is in
this life. As her passion for Griffon grows, she learns to identify
other Akhet around her, including Drew, the young self-made millionaire
who reveals his startling connection to Cole-he was her husband in
Elizabethan England and gave her the ankh necklace that has been
returned to her after centuries in hiding. Drew's attentions are
overwhelming as he insists that their connection in the past signals
their future destiny together, but before she can decide who she truly
loves, Cole must learn to harness her unique Akhet abilities if she is
to ever understand her role in this strange new world.
Release Date: 18th June 2013
Proxy (Proxy, #1)
by: Alex London
Knox was born into one
of the City’s wealthiest families. A Patron, he has everything a boy
could possibly want—the latest tech, the coolest clothes, and a Proxy to
take all his punishments. When Knox breaks a vase, Syd is beaten. When
Knox plays a practical joke, Syd is forced to haul rocks. And when Knox
crashes a car, killing one of his friends, Syd is branded and sentenced
to death.
Syd is a Proxy. His life is not his own.
Then
again, neither is Knox’s. Knox and Syd have more in common than either
would guess. So when Knox and Syd realize that the only way to beat the
system is to save each other, they flee. Yet Knox’s father is no
ordinary Patron, and Syd is no ordinary Proxy. The ensuing cross-country
chase will uncover a secret society of rebels, test both boys’ resolve,
and shine a blinding light onto a world of those who owe and those who
pay. Some debts, it turns out, cannot be repaid.
Release Date: 18th June 2013
Reviver (Reviver, #1)
by: Seth Patrick
Revivers. Able to wake
the recently dead, and let them bear witness to their own demise. Twelve
years after the first reviver came to light, they have become accepted
by an uneasy public. The testimony of the dead is permitted in
courtrooms across the world. Forensic revival is a routine part of
police investigation. In the United States, that responsibility falls to
the Forensic Revival Service. Despite his troubled past, Jonah Miller
is one of their best. But while reviving the victim of a brutal murder,
he encounters a terrifying presence. Something is watching. Waiting. His
superiors tell him it was only in his mind, a product of stress. Jonah
is not so certain. Then Daniel Harker, the first journalist to bring
revival to public attention, is murdered, and Jonah finds himself
getting dragged into the hunt for answers. Working with Harker's
daughter Annabel, he becomes determined to find those responsible and
bring them to justice. Soon they uncover long-hidden truths that call
into doubt everything Jonah stands for, and reveal a threat that if not
stopped in time, will put all of humanity in danger...
Release Date: 18th June 2013
Solstice
by: P.J. Hoover
Piper's world is dying.
Each
day brings hotter temperatures and heat bubbles that threaten to
destroy the earth. Amid this global heating crisis, Piper lives under
the oppressive rule of her mother, who suffocates her even more than the
weather does. Everything changes on her eighteenth birthday, when her
mother is called away on a mysterious errand and Piper seizes her first
opportunity for freedom.
Piper discovers a universe she never
knew existed—a sphere of gods and monsters—and realizes that her world
is not the only one in crisis. While gods battle for control of the
Underworld, Piper’s life spirals out of control as she struggles to find
the answer to the secret that has been kept from her since birth.
An imaginative melding of mythology and dystopia, Solstice is the first YA novel by talented newcomer P. J. Hoover.
Release Date: 18th June 2013
Star Cursed (Cahill Witch Chronicles, #2)
by: Jessica Spotswood
With the Brotherhood
persecuting witches like never before, a divided Sisterhood desperately
needs Cate to come into her Prophesied powers. And after Cate's friend
Sachi is arrested for using magic, a war-thirsty Sister offers to help
her find answers—if Cate is willing to endanger everyone she loves.
Cate
doesn't want to be a weapon, and she doesn't want to involve her
friends and Finn in the Sisterhood's schemes. But when Maura and Tess
join the Sisterhood, Maura makes it clear that she'll do whatever it
takes to lead the witches to victory. Even if it means sacrifices. Even
if it means overthrowing Cate. Even if it means all-out war.
In the highly anticipated sequel to Born Wicked,
the Cahill Witch Chronicles continue Cate, Maura and Tess's quest to
find love, protect family, and explore their magic against all odds in
an alternate history of New England.
Release Date: 18th June 2013
MOVIES & TV SERIES (18th JUNE)
MOVIES
21 & Over
Directed by: Scott Moore
Starring: Justin Chong, Skylar Astin
From the writers of The Hangover comes a reckless and raunchy comedy 21
years in the making! On the day before a critical med school interview,
straight-A college student Jeff Chang (Justin Chong, Twilight) gets a
surprise visit from his two best buds (Skylar Astin, Pitch Perfect and
Miles Teller, Project X) to celebrate his 21st birthday. In no mood to
party, Jeff finally agrees to a single drink, which quickly leads to an
over-the-top, out-of-control night filled with epic beer pong, smoking
hot coeds...and one angry buffalo. Can Jeff's friends get their
plastered pal cleaned up in time for his morning appointment? It's worth
a shot!
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Jack the Giant Slayer
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Starring: Nicholas Hoult
Jack the Giant Slayer tells the story of an ancient war that is
reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our
world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the
first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once
lost, forcing the young man, Jack, into the battle of his life to stop
them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave
princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought
only existed in legend—and gets the chance to become a legend himself.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Last Exorcism 2
Directed by: Ed Gass-Donnelly
Starring: Ashley Bell, Julia Garner
Continuing where the first film left off, Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) is
found alone and terrified in the woods. Back in the relative safety of
civilization, Nell realizes that she can't remember entire portions of
the previous months only that she is the last surviving member of her
family. Just as Nell begins the difficult process of starting a new
life, the evil force that once possessed her is back with other,
unimaginably horrific plans that mean her last exorcism was just the
beginning.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Let My People Go
Directed by: Mikael Buch
Starring: Nicolas Maury
A sweet and hilarious fusion of gay romantic comedy, Jewish family drama
and French bedroom farce, Mikael Buch s Let My People Go! follows the
travails and daydreams of the lovelorn Ruben (Regular Lovers Nicolas
Maury), a French-Jewish gay mailman living in fairytale Finland with his
gorgeous Nordic boyfriend. But just before Passover, a series of
mishaps and a lovers quarrel exile the heartbroken Ruben back to Paris
and his zany family which includes Almodovar goddess Carmen Maura (Women
on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Volver) as his ditzy mom. Scripted
by director Mikael Buch and renowned arthouse auteur Christophe Honoré
(Love Songs), Let My People Go! both celebrates and upends Jewish and
gay stereotypes with wit, gusto and style to spare. The result is deeply
heartwarming, fabulously kitschy and hysterically funny.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Movie 43
Directed by: various
Starring: Emma Stone, Hugh Jackman
From the twisted minds of producers Peter Farrelly (Hall Pass, Shallow
Hal) and Charles Wessler (There's Something About Mary, Dumb &
Dumber), comes Movie 43-- the outrageous new ensemble comedy starring
some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Movie 43 is not for the
easily-offended and contains jaw-dropping, sometimes shockingly
disturbing, but always entertaining intertwined storylines you'll have
to see to believe.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Quartet
Directed by: Dustin Hoffman
Starring: Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins
Beecham House is abuzz. The rumor circling the halls is that the home
for retired musicians is soon to play host to a new resident. Word is,
it's a star. For Reginald Paget (Tom Courtenay), Wilfred Bond (Billy
Connolly) and Cecily Robson (Pauline Collins) this sort of talk is par
for the course at the gossipy home. But they're in for a special shock
when the new arrival turns out to be none other than their former
singing partner, Jean Horton (Maggie Smith). Her subsequent career as a
star soloist, and the ego that accompanied it, split up their long
friendship and ended her marriage to Reggie, who takes the news of her
arrival particularly hard. Can the passage of time heal old wounds? And
will the famous quartet be able to patch up their differences in time
for Beecham House's gala concert?
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Stoker
Directed by: Park Chan-wook
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode
Following the tragic death of her father on her eighteenth birthday,
India Stoker (Wasikowska) meets Charlie (Goode), her charismatic uncle,
whom she never knew existed. When Charlie moves in with India and her
unstable mother (Kidman), both are drawn to his charming and calming
demeanor. But it soon becomes clear that Charlie's arrival was no
coincidence, and that the shocking secrets of his past could affect
India's future...or shatter it completely.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Summoned
Directed by: Peter Sullivan
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., James Hong
Recently divorced artist Laura lives a quiet life in Marin County,
spending time preparing for an upcoming show. One day, she sees a news
story about a man named Nathan who's been found dead, suspected of
having jumped off the roof of his San Francisco apartment building.
Something about this bothers her, and we follow her to a local
retirement home, where she tells her friend Frank what's happened. It
turns out that Laura, Frank and Nathan all served on the jury for one of
San Francisco's most high-profile cases - the trial of infamous serial
killer Evan Barber, known as the Midnight Murderer. The jury ultimately
found Evan guilty, and he was executed soon afterward. While the
authorities are quick to dismiss Nathan's death as a suicide, Laura is
suspicious. When Frank also turns up dead, the coincidence is too great
to ignore. She starts looking into Nathan's last days, and learns that
he'd been working on a book about his experiences, and re-examining some
of the evidence from the case. Meanwhile, Laura starts to get the
feeling that someone, or something, is following her. Could she be next?
Release Date: 18 June 2013
TV SERIES
Body of Proof: Season 3
Starring: Dana Delany
Dana Delany is back as Dr. Megan Hunt, facing her greatest challenge yet
in ABC's Body Of Proof: The Complete Third Season. In the wake of
Inspector Peter Dunlop's death, Megan returns to work to find her new
partner is an old flame. Will her history with Detective Tommy Sullivan
make working side by side impossible? Their search for justice becomes
even more personal when a serial killer takes Megan's daughter, Lacey,
hostage. Get ready for a season of provocative twists and turns all
leading up to the ultimate mystery of Megan's life. The stakes are
higher and the thrills are bigger than ever in ABC's Body Of Proof: The
Complete Third Season, complete with never-before-seen bonus features
only available on DVD!
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Call the Midwife: Season 2
Starring: Jessica Raine, Stephan McGann
The critically acclaimed BBC/PBS series Call the Midwife returns for a
second season on Blu-ray! Based on the bestselling memoirs by Jennifer
Worth, Call the Midwife follows Jenny Lee, a young midwife in 1950s
London's working class East End, providing the poorest women with the
best possible care. Season Two continues to follow Jenny and the other
midwives as they deal with all the problems the neighborhood of Poplar
has to throw at them. A fascinating portrayal of birth, life, death and a
community on the brink of huge social change, Call the Midwife offers a
gripping insight into a way of life that is so drastically different
from how we live now.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Drop Dead Diva: Season 4
Starring: Brooke Elliott, Margaret Cho
A vapid aspiring model killed in a car crash gets brought back to life
as an intelligent, overweight lawyer, hoping to find the meaning of
inner beauty.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Moonshiners: Season 1
Starring: n/a
Think the days of bootleggers, backwoods stills and 'white lightning'
are over? Not a chance! It's a multi-million dollar industry. But
perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating
back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's
part of their history and culture. While this practice is surprisingly
alive and well, it's not always legal.
Discovery Channel's
all-new series MOONSHINERS tells the story of those who brew their shine
- often in the woods near their homes using camouflaged equipment - and
the local authorities who try to keep them honest. Viewers will witness
practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite
of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time.
They will also meet legends, including notorious moonshiner Marvin
'Popcorn' Sutton.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Rectify: Season 1
Starring: Aden Young, Abigail Spencer
FROM THE PRODUCERS OF BREAKING BAD. After spending 19 years on Death Row
for the rape and murder of his teenage girlfriend, Daniel Holden is
going home. His conviction has been vacated due to new DNA evidence,
thrusting him back into a world he no longer knows. Having spent his
adult life waiting to die, Daniel must now learn how to live again. But,
his reentry into the outside world may be as unforgiving as prison. He
is haunted by the past, dogged by the present, and uncertain of the
future. As he struggles to adapt to his new life, his return will
reignite the fears of a small town and threaten to shatter his family's
fragile peace. Daniel's alleged crime divided a community. His freedom
could tear it in half.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Web Therapy: Season 2
Starring: Lisa Kudrow
The popular online show, now a television series, features Fiona Wallice
who is branching a new type of therapy. She decides that 3 minutes over
web cam is better than 50 minutes of patients rambling on. By
dramatically shortening session time, she hopes to get results more
quickly. Her sessions take place via web cam over the Internet and are
taped in the hope of attracting investors into promoting her new
technique as a worldwide therapy option.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Wilfred: Season 2 (US version)
Starring: Elijah Wood, Jason Gann
Elijah Wood and Jason Gann return for another fearlessly funny season of
Wilfred...the story of a dog and his man. Following the first season's
cliff-hanger finale, Season Two finds Ryan making a fresh start with a
real job and a new girlfriend. But with Wilfred's help, Ryan discovers
he still has a lot to learn about life, including 'squishy' viral videos
and the ongoing cuteness war between dogs and babies. Get your paws on
Season Two -- with a shocking season-ending revelation that will change
everything.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Workaholics: Season 3
Starring: Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine
TelAmeriCorp's chief slackers Adam, Anders, and Blake clock in for
another shift with Workaholics Season 3 on Blu-ray and DVD containing
the latest 20 episodes from Comedy Central's hit series. This time; the
boys get a surprise visit from home, help a coworker spy on a cheating
spouse, and welcome their newest roommates, and Jesus, into their
bachelor pad.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
