Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Holmes' lover, Adler was asked to deliver a package, which was later opened and triggered a hidden bomb. Holmes disposed the bomb just in time and found Adler being poisoned by Professor Moriarty, whom Adler sent the package for. Watson joined up with Holmes, who revealed his investigation of a series of seemingly unrelated cases all connected back to Moriarty. they met with a gypsy named Simza and defended her from an assassin sent to kill her. Moriarty warned Holmes that he will continue to kill Watson and his wife if Holmes continue to interfere.

the movie was absolutely engaging! it was less confusing compared to its first sequel: Sherlock Holmes (2010), but like what was expected, the truth and connection will only be revealed at the end of the show. the chemistry between Holmes and Watson remained perfect, a partnership that earned more than enough satisfactory to watch. the life and death situation was so suspenseful that it kept us obediently seated, eagerly anticipating for what was to come.

Trod.

he took the stairs as always. the building might change, but his routine never did. they used to race down the stairs until they reached the bottom, panting and giggling, swaying from side to side on their unsteady feet. they ran down the stairs together every morning all through the years, and suddenly, there weren't anyone to run down the stairs with anymore. he paused at the bottom, shook off the memories, straighten his back and walked forward. he moved around a lot, meeting and missing people were nothing new to him. yet it did not make losing her any easier to endure.

大切な人を失って。

Sket Dance (2011) スケット・ダンス

Sket Dance was Kaimei High School's campus support club, devoted to solve any problems submitted by staffs or students. but due to its lack of meaningful assignments, the Sket Dance only had 3 members. problems big or small were submitted, such as chasing down a pet monkey, or solving the mystery of why a samurai failed to win any of his kendo (剣道) tournaments. at some point, the Sket Dance was considered threatening to the Student Council, thus they were challenged and forced to disband.

it may appeared to be just another school-based anime, but Sket Dance (2011) was more than what meets the eye. the story was smart and fun, had a refreshing sense of humor while involving some action. the humor in particular, was what made the anime stood out. it was so random that the very next scene might just be the one that had us laughing so hard. which also explained the exact reason that its manga (漫画) won the 55th annual Shogakukan Manga Award (小学館漫画賞) in 2009 for being the best shounen manga (少年漫画).

Darkest Powers #2: The Awakening (2009)

Chloe was captured by the Edison Group, the same bunch of people operating behind Lyle House. she found out that she wasn't the only experimental subject. there were "successes" that were kept alive, and "failures" that were considered unstable and threatening, thus was later disposed off. Chloe and Tori escaped after an attempt to trick the Edison Group into an abandoned warehouse. they reunited with Simon and Derek, who had werewolf ability to help tracking her down. they had to find Andrew, a friend of Simon and Derek's father, to put the pieces together and find a way to

their journey of survival was so thrilling and engaging that the book was as difficult to put down as its first installment, The Summoning (2008)! Chloe's necromancer ability was rarely mentioned compare to the first book, where more focus was placed on Derek who was a werewolf. for someone described as being ugly, he can turned out to be one sexy character. it was so common for a main male character to be stunning and perfect like Simon; but for once, i was more than happy with the imperfect character Derek was, which caused him to standout easily. Chloe's growth was also visible. she was able to handle more stressful situation compared to being the shy and timid girl in the The Summoning (2008). obviously the story was still at its peak that it is impossible for me not to continue reading the final installment of the trilogy!