Monday, October 7, 2013

Moonless Reveal and Gravity Review

Moonless by Crystal Collier
Young Adult, Historical Paranormal Romance

Alexia must choose safety and an arranged marriage,
or true love and being hunted by the Soulless every moonless night.

Alexia’s nightmares become reality: a dead baron, red-eyed wraiths, and forbidden love with a man hunted by these creatures. After an attack close to home, Alexia realizes she cannot keep one foot in her old life and one in this new world. To protect her family she must either be sold into a loveless marriage, or escape with her beloved and risk becoming one of the Soulless. 

MOONLESS is Jane Eyre meets Supernatural.

Crystal, author of MOONLESS, is a former composer/writer for Black Diamond Productions. She can be found practicing her brother-induced ninja skills while teaching children or madly typing about fantastic and impossible creatures. She has lived from coast to coast and now calls Florida home with her creative husband, three littles, and “friend” (a.k.a. the zombie locked in her closet). Secretly, she dreams of world domination and a bottomless supply of cheese.
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I went to see Gravity today, but wasn’t expecting much since most of the reviews I’d read were lukewarm. Well, I don’t know what the reviewers were on about. I loved it. Visually it’s spectacular, the sound and music are brilliant, the acting wonderful, and the tension was so edge of seat that the movie had me engaged from start to finish. It wasn’t the standard space type blockbuster we’ve come to expect from movies like Alien, Sunshine, Serenity et al. The only monsters were a nasty debris storm and the temptation to give up against what seemed like insurmountable odds. It got me thinking about writing… You know where I’m going with this:

Never give up! Keep going, keep writing!

Are you looking forward to reading Moonless? Love the cover? Have you seen Gravity yet? What's the next movie you're planning to see?

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A big THANK YOU to everyone supporting the Insecure Writer's Support Group Website and Facebook Group. You guys are truly awesome!!

Due to some unexpected 'stuff' that's come up, I need to focus elsewhere for the week. I'll be back around the blogsphere at full strength next week.


53 comments:

Sheena-kay Graham said...

Saw Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 yesterday and enjoyed it. Glad Gravity was fun for you. Moonless has an amazing cover and great blurb. Never giving up is usually the best choice in life.

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Sorry about the 'stuff!'
Moonless looks great.
And I really liked Gravity as well. Very tense and the most amazing and realistic looking space special effects.

Natalie Aguirre said...

Congrats to Crystal. Glad you and Alex liked Gravity. You're making me want to watch it.

DEZMOND said...

I've heard only great reviews on GRAVITY, and it did earn 50 million bucks this weekend in USA and about 20 million around the world :) I just hope Sandra doesn't get an Oscar because she's popular because Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett deserve it more, and Meryl too!

Unknown said...

The cover does look great. I'm afraid if I see Gravity in the Theater I would get sick!

Old Kitty said...

I actually so totally want to see Gravity - heard such good things about it!

Yay for lovely Crystal!! Take care
x

L. Diane Wolfe said...

Sandra will definitely receive an Oscar nomination. She carried most of the film by herself.

Pat Hatt said...

Hopefully the stuff gets resolved easily. Will watch gravity soon

Karen Lange said...

Thanks for the info. Hope you have a productive week! :)

Meradeth Houston said...

Hubby and I are looking forward to Gravity, so I'm glad to hear it was good! And congrats to Crystal!

Luanne G. Smith said...

I LOVE the cover for Moonless. So beautiful.

And no way I'm watching Gravity. That situation terrifies me. Well, okay, maybe I'll see it when it comes out on Netflix and I can watch it in the privacy of my living room where no one can witness my FREAK OUT reaction.

Crystal Collier said...

Huh, Gravity sounds like something we'd probably like. I should totally put it on the "to watch" roster.

And thank you, Lynda! You totally rock!

Stephen Tremp said...

Congrats! to Crystal and best wishes for her success.

Wifey and I saw Gravity yesterday. Great show. It was all about the visuals. About time there was a realistic movie set in space with no aliens.

Robin said...

This is the second good review of Gravity I've seen today (first at Alex's site).

Moonless is Jane Eyre meets Supernatural. Who wouldn't want to read that???

Suze said...

My husband and I are planning to watch Gravity tomorrow. Thanks for your thoughts, Lynnie!

Mark said...

She's got a great cover there:) Also, @Lynda - I mentioned you on my blog today:)

Charlie N. Holmberg said...

I've got the Moonless reveal over on my blog too; pretty good cover. :)

I haven't seen any previews or the like for Gravity, but I should scope 'em out...

Libby said...

I love the cover!

H. R. Sinclair said...

Stuff can be annoying. I hope all goes well. I'm a new follower of Crystal and Moonless is on my TBR list!

M Pax said...

I think husband Unit and I will make a date to go see Gravity next week then. Sounds fun.

Congrats to Crystal!

Kelly Steel said...

Congratulations to Crystal! I love her cover!

S.P. Bowers said...

Congrats to Crystal!

Gravity looks very interesting. I might just spring for a babysitter so I can go watch it.

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Look out for subtle touches of symbolism in the movie too (and some not so subtle)

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

aliens could be realistic... you don't know that. Have you met an alien? ;)

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Sandra deserves an oscar just for all the working out she did to get her body in awesome shape for the movie! (so jealous!!)

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

I just read your review! Ha! Another case of 'great minds' ;)

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Oh! I want to see Cloudy 2. I loved the first one. But then, I'm a sucker for animations.

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

but it looks sooooo awesome on the big screen. Besides, no one can see you freak out in the cinema when the lights are low ;)

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

anytime, Crystal! Love that cover!

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Thanks so much, Mark. It was a pleasure to critique your work.

Victoria Lindstrom said...

I've seen Crystal's book cover all over blogosphere, and love it!! I did see Gravity last Saturday night and also loved it. Sandra Bullock is one of those actresses I'll go to the theater for regardless of the movie reviews. :-)

Bonnee Crawford said...

I do want to see Gravity and Moonless sounds really interesting! Thanks for sharing, Lynda :)

Victoria Marie Lees said...

Congratulations to Crystal on what sounds like a great plot for Moonless and a wonderful cover. Thanks for sharing the release of this wonderful book with your readers, Lynda. As for Gravity, my daughter saw it and loved it too. I haven't had an opportunity...yet! ~Victoria Marie Lees

Nana Prah said...

I may be a book reviewer (amateur), but I never pay attention to movie reviews. I like to decide for myself.

Cherie Reich said...

Crystal's cover is awesome!

And I've heard Gravity was spectacular.

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Just don't see it at an IMAX... or in 3D. (I skipped the 3D session)

Anonymous said...

I'd like to see Gravity. I think it looks good. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on it.

Toi Thomas said...

I love the cover of Moonless and the tagline "Jane Eyre meets Supernatural" sounds great, but I need a little more info- I am intrigued. I think Gravity will probably be good whenever I see it, but I might be waiting for the DVD...Good post.

JJ said...

Lynda: I had the same expectations about Gravity going in, and the same feelings as you coming out. Great flick!

Nas said...

Congratulations to Crystal! I love her cover and it sounds so interesting.

Thanks Lynda!

Nas

Carol Kilgore said...

Hectic week for me, too. I love this cover!

Unknown said...

Aw shucks! You missed my anniversary. 'Tis okay...it took me three days to get here, so I understand unexpected busy periods.

From all the previews I've seen of Gravity, it looks pretty darn good to me. Honestly, sometimes I think the negative reviews stem from envy or jealousy.

And I've only recently been getting to know Crystal. And you're right...the cover is quite nice. Quite nice, indeed.

See you next week...or whenever! :)

M.L. Swift, Writer

Anonymous said...

I want to see Gravity.

Yay for Crystal. I'll look out for her book when it's released.

Michelle Wallace said...

Doesn't that look like Crystal on the book cover? Close resemblance...

Theresa Milstein said...

Crystal is everywhere. The woman knows how to run a tour!

Unknown said...

Congrats to Crystal on her cover reveal! It's great! I've heard nothing but good about "Gravity" - except for some scientists who say certain things aren't realistic. I'm glad you enjoyed it! :-)

Cathrina Constantine said...

Love Crystal's Cover too! Good Luck getting all your 'stuff' in order and done.

DWei said...

What reviewers have you been listening to? Everyone I've seen has been raving about it. 98% on Rotten Tomatoes even.

emaginette said...

My son told me Gravity was going to be great, even though the reviewers were running it down. All his gamer friends have seen it since they live in the big city. :-)

We have to wait, but I'm looking forward to it more now than before. Thanks for sharing. :-)

Nas said...

Congratulations to Crystal!

I've been wanting to watch Gravity.

S.A. Larsenッ said...

So happy for Crystal! I've seen her everywhere...including my place. Heee... Thanks for sharing your thoughts about Gravity. I've been wondering whether or not it would be worth seeing. You might have pushed me over the edge to go and see it.

Denise Covey said...

Ha Lynda, you really can't take too much notice of reviews. Maybe Sandra Bullock didn't pay enough, lol! I must go see it soon.
Isn't Crystal's cover fantastic! Love it. I tried to comment on MIchelle Wallace's blog re the same, but couldn't for some reason.

Hope you're well Lyn and whatever calls you away is good!

(This new fb site and website for IWSG worries me - where do we find the time?)

Denise

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

hehe, yeah, I know I'm a sucker for punishment, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity. At least the website is meant as a resource to help writers and hopefully save them some time. (It's just more work for the admins)