Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways. Sigmund Freud Mysteries are meant to be solved, that’s why they are always so fascinating. Two options exist whenever we encounter a question without an answer. We can either accept our lack of knowledge and move on, or…
Month: November 2022
10 Video Games Guaranteed to Inspire Creativity
Have you ever wanted to paint, draw, write, or make music but couldn’t find the creativity to do those activities? If you are anything like me, inspiration is often hard to come by. Ideas for your art can come from many different places. Authors often mention how some of their story ideas came from a…
The Atlas Six Book Review
“When the great library burned, the first 10,000 years of stories were reduced to ash, but those stories never really perished. They became a new story. . .” Robert Ford, Westworld, S2E7 Everyone knows the story about the Library of Alexandria. The library was one of the greatest sources of knowledge and information from the…
5 Must Have Items for Annotated Reading
I have heard contrasting opinions on writing in books. Growing up, I always thought it was wrong. I didn’t see annotated reading as an option until I was older. The first book I ever annotated was Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky while I was still in high school. After some trial and…
A Frightful Night at Preston Castle
This Halloween season, I wanted to do something new and unique. Something that would give me a good fright but also leave me with some lasting memories. I have been to countless amusement park horror nights and wanted something different. After careful consideration of other, less advertised horror attractions, we came across the historical landmark,…
10 Questions About the Bill Hodges Trilogy
We both read the Bill Hodges trilogy, by Stephen King, featuring Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers and End of Watch. After reading this, we had some questions and curiosities. It is always more fun to read a book and discuss it with a friend who has also read the same book. Below you will find a…
The Best Way to Rate Books
The best way to review books is by having an uniform system in which to judge them. At Umbra Ex Libris we believe the normal one to five star ratings are too simplified. They work well for Amazon or Goodreads to get a more general sense on the item you are buying but the one…