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My Star Wars Entertainment Update for July (& a bit of August) 2025

Hello friends! Hope your summer (or winter, depending on where you are) is going well. I’ve been busy working on a new writing project, so I decided I’m only going to blog in some detail about Star Wars entertainments for the time being and simply list the rest with a few lines (well, I’ll try, no promises!). Here we go! (SPOILERS ahead!) Star Wars Books: Sanctuary, by Lamar Giles. You all…

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My Entertainment Update for June 2025

Hello friends! I hope your summer (or winter, if you’re in the southern hemisphere) is going well. There’s been a lot of rain and steamy weather where I am (New England), so a lot of time for reading, watching, writing, and a bit of drawing. Let’s get started! (As usual, SPOILERS!!! ahead). Trials of the Jedi, by Charles Soule. This is the last novel of the ambitious High Republic project…

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Andor S2 Thoughts, Part 3

Hello friends! Bear with me for just a bit longer as I continue to spill out my thoughts concerning Andor S2 with the fourth Arc. If you missed it and are curious, here’s Part 1 (Arcs 1 & 2) and Part 2 (Arc 3). As usual, there are big SPOILERS!!! Arc 4: Make It Stop; Who Else Knows?; Jedha, Kyber, Erso Arc 4 is a bit of a denouement after the climax of the Ghorman massacre: there’s some action…

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Andor S2 Thougts, Part 2

Hello friends! Today I’m continuing my thoughts on Andor Season Two. I was going to do Arcs 3 and 4 together, but realized my Arc 3 post is pretty long, so I’ll do 4 next time. (If you missed Part 1, here it is.) Beware: SPOILERS!!! Arc 3: Messenger; Who Are You?; Welcome to the Rebellion Arc 3 focuses on Ghorman specifically, with the leadup to the massacre we know is coming, the massacre…

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Andor S2 Thoughts, Part One

Hello friends! I’ve been meaning to post my thoughts about Andor Season 2 for a while now, but I’ve been delayed by a combination of general busyness and simply being overwhelmed with its greatness, lol. I’m going to split it into two parts, the first covering Arcs 1 & 2, and Part 2 covering Arcs 3 & 4. I don’t even know where to begin, so I’ll just begin with: I loved it. I feel it’s a…

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My Entertainment Update for May 2025

Hello friends! It’s been a busy month with books and shows, so let’s get started. (Please be awere there are SPOILERS for everything I talk about below.) The Acolyte: Wayseeker, by Justina Ireland. Despite the mixed reactions to The Acolyte, I’m one of the people who enjoyed it and was looking forward to this novel featuring Vernestra Rwoh and Jedi Knight Indara. And though it wasn’t…

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More of my drawings

My Update turned out to be pretty long, so I thought I’d put my drawings in a separate post again. Here’s my latest drawings of Andor characters: Luthen Rael Kleya Cinta Vel I took a little break from Star Wars characters and drew some random models I found on Pinterest: I wanted to practice glasses, but they came out weirdly shaped, lol. An interesting facial expression to try. Closed…

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My Entertainment Update for April 2025

Hello friends! I’m a bit late with the update, but I wanted to wait until Andor was finished so I could comment on the show as a whole. But now I have so many thoughts I think I’ll do a separate post on Andor, so stay tuned. Until then: Into the Light, by Claudia Gray. This is the final YA novel of the High Republic series, and Claudia Gray got a chance to focus on Reath Silas, the character she…

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More of My Star Wars Fan Art

Hello friends! I thought I’d share some more of my drawings in a separate post instead of waiting until next month’s catch-up post. I just have so many! And there will be more next month, too, lol (fair warning!). So here goes: Our pirate queen, Phee. This girl’s hair was quite the challenge. This is the last of the animated characters I’ll do for a while since I’d rather work on real people in…

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My Entertainment Update for March 2025

Hello friends, happy Spring! Here’s what I’ve been up to for the last month or so: Reign of the Empire: Mask of Fear, by Alexander Freed. If you like the political maneuverings of Andor, you’ll like this book. It takes place mere weeks after Order 66, when Palpatine takes control and declares himself Emperor. It focuses on Mon Mothma and Bail Organa, mostly, with some Saw Gerrera and a new…

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My Star Wars Entertainment Update for February 2025

Thrawn: Alliances, by Timothey Zahn. I love Thrawn as a character, particularly in Rebels and the Ahsoka show, but I’ve never been a big fan of the books. I just don’t have the patience for his Sherlock Homes-style exposition that makes my eyes glaze over. I thought I’d try this one, though, because the premise seemed interesting: Thrawn and Darth Vader have a mission together, and it flashes…

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My Entertainment Update for January 2025

Skeleton Crew. I really enjoyed this one. I thought this show about four kids getting lost in the Star Wars galaxy would be a bit kiddie, and it’s certainly appropriate for the whole family, but I was surprised by how much I liked it. It did take a few episodes to pull me in all the way, but once I was invested, I was all in. The 80’s kids-on-bikes-having-adventures vibe made it fun, and…

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My Entertainment Update for January 2025

Skeleton Crew. I really enjoyed this one. I thought this show about four kids getting lost in the Star Wars galaxy would be a bit kiddie, and it’s certainly appropriate for the whole family, but I was surprised by how much I liked it. It did take a few episodes to pull me in all the way, but once I was invested, I was all in. The 80’s kids-on-bikes-having-adventures vibe made it fun, and…

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Life Day Update

Hello friends, long time no blog! I hope everyone had a happy Solstice/Christmas/Hannukah/Life Day. I’ve been taking a break from the blog for a few months, as I was busy taking care of my elderly Dad. He ended up getting pneumonia and sepsis and passed away at the end of November. Then I got sick for a few weeks. I’m just now feeling as if I’m getting back to “normal” and have missed the blog,…

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Entertainment Update for August 2024

The Immortalists, Chloe Benjamin. How would you live your life if you knew the day you were going to die? The four Gold siblings have to deal with this scenario, as they visit a fortune-teller when they are quite young (7-13) on a whim. Though they claim not to take it too seriously, the knowledge follows them throughout their lives and affects them in ways they cannot fathom as kids. The book…

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Entertainment Update for July 2024

Hello friends! I hope everyone is having a great summer (if it’s summer where you live!). I’m not a big fan of the heat, so I prefer being in air conditioning reading a good book, lol. And I’ve got a few to tell you about, but first: (The Acolyte Spoiler Warning!!!) The Acolyte, finale. I enjoyed every minute of this show, and while the finale left enough open for a possible Season 2 (which I…

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Entertainment Update for June 2024

Hello friends! A few new Star Wars things to talk about and a movie, so let’s get to it! (SPOILERS AHEAD!!!) The Acolyte, Episodes 1-5. I’ve been really enjoying this latest Star Wars offering, despite the haters and all their ridiculous criticisms. Let them complain; they’re missing out on some cool Star Wars. Is it perfect? Nope. Is it a new flavor of Star Wars that is intriguing, fun, and…