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Mission Impossible Fallout (Plus Two Other Movie Reviews)

August 11, 2018July 14, 2019977 Views 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Ant Man and the Wasp, Brice Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Daniella Pineda, Dinosaurs, Evangaline Lilly, Henry Cavill, Isabella Sermon, James Cromwell, Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Michael Douglas, Michael Pena, Mission Impossible, Mission Impossible Fallout, Paul Rudd, Sci-Fi, Simon Pegg, Spy Thriller, Superhero, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames

I saw three movies in theaters this past week. Two of them, Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom and Ant Man and the Wasp, I was a little late in seeing but finally managed to make it happen. The other movie I saw was Mission Impossible Fallout starring Tom Cruise and Henry Cavill. I didn’t do a full review for these movies, but I did write out my overall thoughts on them all.

The Darkest Minds (2018 Movie Release)

August 1, 2018January 2, 2022906 Views 1 Comment 20th Century Fox, 21 Laps Entertainment, Alexandra Bracken, Amandla Stenberg, Bradley Whitford, Chad Hodge, Dan Levine, Gwendoline Christie, Harris Dickinson, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Lidya Jewett, Mandy Moore, Miya Cech, Patrick Gibson, PG-13, Sci-Fi, Shawn Levy, Skylan Brooks, Thriller

The ones who changed will change everything. The Darkest Minds (2018), based on the NYT bestselling novel by Alexandra Bracken, stars Amandla Stenberg, and is in theaters on August 3rd!

Solo: A Star Wars Story (Movie Review)

May 28, 2018July 28, 2018522 Views 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Alden Ehrenreich, Allison Shearmur Productions, Donald Glover, Emilia Clarke, Fantasy, Han Solo, Imagine Entertainment, John Powell, John Williams, Jonathan Kasdan, Joonas Suotamo, Lawrence Kasdan, Lucasfilm, Movie Reviews, Paul Bettany, Ron Howard, Sci-Fi, Star Wars, Thandie Newton, Walt Disney Pictures, Woody Harrelson

During an adventure into the criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and encounters Lando Calrissian, years before he joins the Rebellion against the Empire. SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY is in theaters now! (Check out our movie review here to see what we thought about it!)

Six YA Book Covers To Drool Over (01-08-2018)

January 8, 2018July 18, 2019586 Views 0 Comments Alwyn Hamilton, Ann Aguirre, Ashley Poston, Balzer + Bray, C.J. Redwine, Fairytale, Fantasy, HarperCollins, Katherine Tegen Books, Macmillan, Penguin Books, Rachel Caine, Ravenspire, Rebel of the Sands, Retellings, S Jae-Jones, Sara Raasch, Sci-Fi, St Martin's Press, Stream Raiders, Teen/YA, The Honors, Viking Books for Young Readers, Wednesday Books, Wintersong

Six YA Book Covers to Drool Over is part of a special feature at Okie Dreams called Cover Love. For Cover Love, we choose stunning and eye catching covers of upcoming books and share them with our readers.

Star Wars The Last Jedi Movie Review

January 3, 2018November 4, 2021503 Views 0 Comments Action, Adam Driver, Adventure, Andy Serkis, Anthony Daniels, Benicio Del Toro, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson, Fantasy, George Lucas, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, John Williams, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Lucasfilm, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaacs, Ram Bergman Productions, Rian Johnson, Sci-Fi, Skywalker Saga, Star Wars, The Last Jedi, Walt Disney Pictures

WARNING: This movie review contains SPOILERS and a serious abundance of conflicting thoughts. If you haven’t see the movie yet, you might want to avoid this review. If you have seen it and want to know what I thought of it, since I am a massive Star Wars fan, take a peek inside and see what you think. And if you’re feeling things about Star Wars, too, leave a comment and let’s discuss.

Seize Today by Pintip Dunn (Review + Giveaway)

October 9, 2017July 16, 2019756 Views 0 Comments Contemporary Romance, Dystopian, Entangled Publishing, Entangled Teen, Forget Tomorrow, Giveaway, Pintip Dunn, Sci-Fi, Teen/YA, Time Travel

Seventeen-year-old Olivia Dresden is a precognitive. Since different versions of people’s futures flicker before her eyes, she doesn’t have to believe in human decency. She can see the way for everyone to be their best self-if only they would make the right decisions. No one is more conflicted than her mother, and Olivia can only watch as Chairwoman Dresden chooses the dark, destructive course every time. Yet Olivia remains fiercely loyal to the woman her mother could be. SEIZE TODAY is available now!

Interview With Pintip Dunn (Author of Seize Today)

October 9, 2017July 27, 2018837 Views 0 Comments Dystopian, Entangled Publishing, Entangled Teen, Forget Tomorrow, Pintip Dunn, Sci-Fi, Teen/YA, Time Travel

I am thrilled to share my exclusive interview with Pintip Dunn, YA sci-fi author of the FORGET TOMORROW series with Entangled Teen. Here, we chat about her latest release, SEIZE TODAY, the third book in the Forget Tomorrow series, how the Forget Tomorrow series came about, and her writing process.