Untamed by PC and Kristin Cast

Untamed is the fourth book in the House of Night series.

Zoey has been abandoned by her friends, has lost all three of her boyfriends, and on behalf of all the vampires Neferet, the High Priestess, has declared war on the humans.

Just like the rest of the series, these books are not very well written, but in the same vein (no pun intended) as the Twilight series, they are extremely addictive.

Zoey can be annoying at times, and Aphrodite is still the most interesting character among them. There are plenty of new characters in this one, and the plot is getting more and more complex and convoluted.

Even so, not a lot really happens. This is definitely the build up to the real story in the next book to come, and as irritating as I find the House of Night series, I am far to addicted to not find out whats going to happen next.

Raising the Bar Season One DVD

This is a new series from NYPD Blue creator Steven Bochco, about Public defenders and DA's. The usual lawyer type show, this has characters that have a lot of depth and flaws, and this affects how they handle their cases.

The main character is public defender Jerry Kellerman played by Saved By the Bell's Mark-Paul Gosselaar. Jerry can get pretty self-righteous at times, but a lot of what he says about the justice system makes a lot of sense.

The supporting characters are public defenders Richard Woolsley, Bobby Gilardi, Ros Whitman. The DA's Michelle Ernhardt, Marcus McGrath, and Nick Balco. The main Judge seen is Trudy Kessler, who practically hates Jerry, and makes his job pretty tough. Plus, Charlie Sagansky, Jerry's best friend, and law clerk to Kessler.

Some of the cases do make you think, and I believe that they are well worth watching just for that fact alone.

The episode Bagels and Locks for instance, is about Jerry defending a pedophile for the murder of boy that he admits to raping.

There are continuing story lines throughout the series, as well as the cases themselves being standalone stories. Fans of legal shows should enjoy this.

The special features include a gag reel, which is amusing although I have seen funnier, and a panel with a few of the main cast talking about the show. This was the best feature among them, and you can see how well they all get along.

Just one question. Why are some of the cast missing on the front of the box?

Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman

This is the first book in a new series by Rob Thurman, who writes the Cal Leandros books, which I completely love.

Trixa is out for revenge on the demon that killed her brother. To do this she must find what is essentially a MacGuffin, called The Light of Life. But she's not the only one who wants to get their hands on the Light. Heaven and Hell, in their own forms are also looking to control the Light for themselves.

The characters in this book are just as much fun as the Cal books, and Zeke is totally awesome.

The ending is practically impossible to see coming, although I did suspect one of the twists, but only the minor one, and the others blew me away.

Rob Thurman has done it again, and wrote a story that makes me believe in the world these people inhabit.

And just like the Cal books, I would recommend this to people that have a snarky and sarcastic sense of humour.