Literary rating: ★★★ Kick-butt quotient: ☆☆☆☆☆ This book is the official novelization of the 2005 movie of the same name, starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. I don’t share the idea that movie novelizations are by definition trash, devoid of any possible literary quality. Like movies based on books, they… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
Literary rating: ★★★½ Kick-butt quotient: ☆☆½ This SF novel takes place in the future where the human Commonwealth is engaged in a brutal space war against the militaristic Shrehari Empire – imagine Klingons on krack, perhaps. They have superior technology, but humanity’s ability to think outside the box and improvise… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★ “The fire-devil is back!” I must admit: While I always found the premise for Stephen King’s 1980 novel Firestarter interesting, I never read the book. 500 small-printed pages are just too much for me. The story itself shares some of its DNA with Carrie, with the difference that this… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
We’re delighted to announce Werner Lind is joining the site as a contributor, with a special responsibility for covering fictional action heroines. His first review is already up, and here he is to tell us a bit about himself and his background. Hi, fellow action heroine fans! My name is… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
