Rami Ungar The Writer

With the new season just starting, I got to admit, even with a change-up in cast with the death of Roy Montgomery and the introduction of Captain “Iron” Gates, ABC’s Castle is still totally awesome. Castle is still wild about Beckett, and Beckett is still dealing with trauma from her recent shooting, which makes coming to terms with her own feelings difficult at best. The person who shot Beckett is still at large, and Castle continues to delve into the mystery, even after recieving a mysterious phone call from someone who says he has all the answers (this’ll probably be a plot arc throughout the rest of the season). Alexis is getting ready to move out and go to college, much to Castle’s depression, and the addition of a new captain, Victoria “Iron” Gates (played by Penny Gerald Johnson), finds Castle and Beckett having to deal with someone who doesn’t think too highly of their partnership. All in all, I’m looking forward to the next few episodes.

By the way, did I mention that Castle is what started me watching and reading all the crime shows and novels I’m into now? I’m particularly interested in Law & Order: SVU, NCIS, and the Alex Cross books by James Patterson, along with Castle of course. Check any of them out, they all have their merits that make them great.

People love unique things, something that doesn’t feel like the same old crap but something brand-spanking new and never been done before (those that make books and movies love that as well, especially with books). So that’s why I love the Kieli series by Yukako Kabei. A series of short novels from Japan, it’s the story of a young girl who can see ghosts becoming the traveling companion of an immortal soldier. Add in the setting on another planet, steampunk elements, and some really complex characters and interesting episodes, and it’s a very compelling story. The first four volumes are available here in the United States and the fifth will be out next month.

(As I’m writing this I’m in the midst of the fourth book and I want to read more even though I know I have to be somewhere soon. Agh! What’ll I do!)