Reviews

High Liner Fish Klout Perk

Tilapia Fish Fillets from HighLiner.

I used the coupon HighLiner sent me via a Klout Perk to purchase a box of Pan-Sear Selects Tilapia (lime chili). The box contains 4 lightly breaded whole fillets for about $11.99 (CAN). It is a bit more expensive than what I would buy for fillets even though it only works out to about...
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Amanda Hocking

Amanda Hocking

She became an internet sensation among young adult book readers when she started publishing her vampire books online (LuLu/Amazon/Barns & Noble) and marketing them herself, many for only .99 cents. Within a year she had sold a million books before she was picked up by a traditional publisher. I learned about Amanda Hocking earlier...
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Big Bloomers Review

Big Bloomers Review

Actually, it is not bloomers but plus size tights. The Big Bloomers Company, which does offer bloomers, sent me a collection of hose/tights to review for the Large and Lovely site at BellaOnline. It is the perfect time of year for hose somewhere but it is still pretty warm here. This is another good...
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Extraordinary Rendition Book Review

Extraordinary Rendition Book Review

This past month Blue Dot Literary sent the latest book by Paul Batista, a “premier criminal trial lawyer”, to review. Extraordinary Rendition is a legal thriller centred around the issues of Homeland Security. Bryon Johnson is a high-priced Manhattan lawyer who has been working in corporate law for thirty years and is a well-respected...
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Swag Bucks Review

Earlier last year I started seeing a lot of tweets on Twitter about making money on Swag Bucks. In a nutshell: people use the search box on their site or a special downloadable toolbar to search for topics like they normally would through any search engine (Google, Bing etc.) except while using Swag Bucks...
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Going Home Book Review

Going Home Book Review

I’ve reviewed young adults books in the past and some of my own favorite childhood books but this is my first requested children’s book review. Going Home is a simple creative non-fiction book about the migration of ten interesting and varied animals for children aged 4 to 8. You can read the full review...
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Period Undies Review

My latest review for BellaOnline is the Period Undies. Grace SooHoo is the designer/creator of Period Undies for Simple Necessit-Ease Inc. It officially launched in 2006 with a small but successful test group. Period Undies are designed for women with the goal of protecting clothing from those accidental moments while menstruating. Read the Period...
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Purina Maxx Scoop

The people at Purina Maxx Scoop sent me a kitty litter kit for review (by my kitties, not me) and I’ve been posting the progress over at my personal blog. You can read the review complete with candid photographs — don’t worry they are PG.
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Bookmarker Flag Pen Bookmark Review

While I’m reading I am always using pens and post-it notes. If I have to take my book somewhere I always end up losing the post-its and pen in my purse (or end up forgeting to take them with me in the first place). So when Everyday Innovations asked me to review their Bookmarker...
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The Color Purple Movie Review

It is 1922 in the American South when The Color Purple opens with two African American sisters, Nettie and Celie Harris (oldest) playing joyfully in a field of flowers. Fourteen year old Celie is pregnant for the second time by her father. When she gives birth her father takes it away. My review for...
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