Articles published by ivy-lynn pluchinsky

2/12/2008
A woman is conned by the man she is dating.
BeBe Loudermilk is always attracting the wrong kind of man. Thrice married and divorced, her latest romantic episode involves Ryan Edward "Reddy" Millbanks, a financial consultant who takes her for nearly everything she owns. So she bunks with her grandparents, until they kindly kick her out. The...
2/12/2008
A romantic comedy for teenagers.
Amanda Bynes stars in this newest teen movie, that resembles Snow White. You have Sydney White played by Amanda Bynes, who goes off to college, after being raised by a single father. Her late mother was a member of the Kappa Phi Nu sorority, and Sydney wants to follow in her footsteps. So she...
2/12/2008
A woman is conned by the man she is dating.
BeBe Loudermilk is always attracting the wrong kind of man. Thrice married and divorced, her latest romantic episode involves Ryan Edward "Reddy" Millbanks, a financial consultant who takes her for nearly everything she owns. So she bunks with her grandparents, until they kindly kick her out. The...
2/4/2008
A chick lit book, with some mystery and murder.
Nancy Stern is a single preschool teacher who receives flowers from a mysterious sender. Then she starts getting invitations for ritzy parties. While talking to her doorman she finds out that there is another Nancy Stern in her building. One that is far more important and famous than she is. One...
1/23/2008
A funny novel about getting what you want, but then realizing it's not what you really want.
Getting Rid of Matthew is an excellent book about a mistress who discovers that being a mistress is better than being with him 24/7. Helen is pushing 40 and works at a P.R. firm with her married middle-aged lover.Helen realizes that after four years, Matthew is never going to leave his wife. But...
1/23/2008
A Veggie Tales movie about a magical bean, spoofing The Lord of the Rings.
Any Veggie Tales movie that spoofs a The Lord of the Rings movie is going to be an excellent movie.This particular movie is about a magical bean, that a Flobbit Toto Baggypants recieves. With help from Randall, Toto must go on an adventure and discover what his gift is, and how to use it. On the...
1/15/2008
Female P.I. Kinsey is back, this time to find a woman who has vanished.
Female P.I. Kinsey Millhone is back, this time hired to find a missing mother after 35 years. This mother's name is Violet, and her daughter Daisy is the one who hired Kinsey. At first, Kinsey doesn't want to even attempt to take on this job. For one thing, this "Violet" person has been gone a...
1/1/2008
An engaged couple goes through a funny marraige preperation course.
License to Wed, starring Robin Williams and Mandy Moore could have been better written. I usually love movies starring Mandy Moore. And I'm up for a Robin Williams film, since he is a fellow Canadian. But while I did enjoy it, I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. This movie is about a...
12/13/2007
An awesome book, hard to solve.
In this book, Kinsey is hired by woman who's husband died of a heart attack. The wife knows her husband was stressed before he died, and wants to find out why. Thus, why she hired Kinsey. This case is like finding a needle in a haystack for Kinsey. How do you find out what was going on with a man...
12/5/2007
A Serial Killer who cuts out the victim's eyes.
Eyes of Prey is book three in this series about Lucas Davenport, a cop who solves crimes and likes to put the bad guys away. In this particular book there seems to be a serial killer on the loose. He kills people and cuts out their eyes. All very gruesome stuff. At one crime scene there appears to...