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Veronica Roth’s start to her sci-fi duology is beautiful! It’s a dual narration, but we do get to see things through one narrator’s view over the other. Honestly, having it be done that way enhances the way you experience the characters and the story. The story follows Akos and Cyra; two individuals who come from opposing sides have been forced together by the fates. Together they learn how your fate isn’t always your doom and what looks like a curse can be turned into a bles

Season two of Jessica Jones is not the same kind of dark as season one. We are introduced to an even more relatable kind of darkness — the kind that lurks in our own minds. One could argue that we saw that in season one, but this is the self-inflicted kind not the mind control kind. The things that the characters face are very human experiences, but there is still that element of supernatural because Jessica herself is supernatural. In this season, we get to know a bit more a

Honestly if it wasn’t for Audible, this would have probably been another one of those novels that I started because the concept interested me but I would’ve stopped reading after a few chapters. Ready Player One is set in the not too distant future, the 2040s. The world has shifted from being a physical social place to a virtual social place (honestly, doesn’t sound all that far off from how some things are now). James Halliday, a well-known video game designer in this partic

I’ll be honest. I struggled to initially pick up this novel. Based on the title I was able to surmise that it was yet another Cinderella inspired piece. Not that there is anything wrong with the Cinderella storyline — it just seems to be over used. But this novel puts that storyline in a new light. Geekerella was published by Quirk Books in April 2017. The story follows and is narrated by both Cinderella — Elle Wittimer, a rising senior who shares the same passion for fandom

Robyn Schneider’s Extraordinary Means is a beautiful story that reminds us why it’s important to take risks and enjoy life to the fullest. It was published in 2015 by Harper Collins, and is a stand alone contemporary. Schneider introduces us to Lane, a seventeen year old who just started his senior year of high school only to find out that he has a drug resistant strain of tuberculosis — therefore he has to be quarantined. He is sent to a sanatorium called Latham House where

Baby Driver is a heist type film written and directed by Edgar Wright - the mind behind Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (screenplay and directing credits), Ant-Man (screenplay credits), and Shaun of the Dead (directing credits). Wright takes us into the world of heists through the eyes of a getaway driver, Baby (Ansel Elgort), who got into the heist business because he stole a car from the man behind the heists, Doc (Kevin Spacey). But Baby wants to get out of that lifestyle as s

Will is TNT's taken on the life of William Shakespeare. It has Laurie Davidson in the role of Shakespeare. The series was created by Craig Pearce - the mind behind Moulin Rouge, the 2013 edition of The Great Gatsby, and the 1996 edition of Romeo + Juliet. At the start of episode one we get to meet the dreamer that is Will Shakespeare before he became the great Shakespeare that we know in literature. It's obvious that he is unhappy with the life he presently had and desired m

I cannot say that I understand when people say that this is the movie that we need right now. Maybe from the angle of it being a female dominated piece (even in the crew arena), because of all of the equality stuff that is going on right now. But just looking at the piece as it is - it really just tells another story of another superhero. It's good and I enjoyed it, but I cannot say that I completely understand the "this is what we need" comments that I see circulating throug

I am really late to the party on this, but I have finally seen Rouge One. It was released back in December 2016, and it is meant to fill in the gap between Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith - and Episode 4 - A New Hope. Overall, I enjoyed the piece. It is a nice filler story in the saga that is Star Wars. I adore Felicity Jones - first saw her in an adaptation of Northanger Abbey and she is wonderful in this film. I did feel like they didn't balance Jyn's story with the rest

King Charles III is a play, that was made into a movie for television, that takes a look at what life might be like if Queen Elizabeth were to pass away and Prince Charles were to become King of England. The play was written by Mike Bartlett and had a run at the Almeida Theatre and at the West End. Bartlett also adapted the play for the screen, and the screen adaptation was directed by Rupert Goold. The piece is written in blank verse and sounds very Shakespearean. There ar

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This post is focused on how they took the book and turned it into a show. That's it. The show based on the book. How does it really match? Like any adaptation, it takes it's liberties and stretches the narrative to fit the method chosen to tell the story. Where many may feel like the way that books are transformed into other media forms is wrong because "it's not exactly like the book", I'm not so sure that it's always a bad thing as some make it out to be. T

I know I'm tardy to the party on this novel because it was published in 2007, but...Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. Oh my. Such a powerful read! It deals with so many things that are considered heavy topics, but it's done in such a way that is beautiful and it keeps you turning the pages. The novel is about Clay Jensen finding out what really happened pushed his classmate, Hannah Baker to the point where she decided that ending her life was the best choice. Asher wrote t

Today is the release date for Steen Jones' debut novel, The Door Keeper!!! This is a New Adult, Fantasy novel that revolves around the life of Eden Saunders. She is a single mother, a gallery co-owner, and apparently a Door Keeper. Throughout the novel we get to learn along with Eden what it means to be a Door Keeper and follow her own journey of self-discovery. Typically the theme of self-discovery is something that you see in a Young Adult novel, but honestly we are alway

WARNING: Spoilers below EPISODE 39 I still don't believe that this episode is the end. But something that this episode gives us is closure with Isabella. It also humanizes her in a way that you don't see in other adaptations. EPISODE 40 Okay. I'll accept this as the end. It's where the novel ends anyway. So John's stupid thing was he said that he was dating the future editor in chief because he believed that Cate was just going to be given it on the account that the Allen

EPISODE 33 And here is where things get messy with Cate and Henry. Cate's curiosity causes tension. Henry doesn't seem super upset, but you can see that he is hurt. And we get to see that Cate feels awful about it. Hearing the truth about Henry's mom sounds similar to the source material. But the writers seemed to find a way to make the General seem more human, I think. Not quite as cold as I remember him to be in the source material. I like that. It's always good to remember

EPISODE 27 Why does Isabella seem to be avoiding the topic of Frederick Tilney? And she seems quite unimpressed with him. I'm surprised at that. So much of this conversation looks like she is actually trying to down play everything. If I remember correctly, she was excited about this possibility of meeting him. I'd even go as far to say that she was swooning over him. But that doesn't seem to be the case here. Could it be that she is doing this to keep Cate in the dark about

EPISODE 21 The audio seems to be struggling a little here at the beginning, but much better with the jump cut before Isabella enters. Less "here's what's coming". Isabella seems to have an idea as to what might persuade Cate into joining them for lunch, but her true colors of "life is all about me" are poking out a bit more. Only watching the videos that you are in? It totally fits the character, but that doesn't make it any less annoying. The crepe temptation was a bit mor

So the full title of this series is so long that I decided to shorten it for the title of the post, BUT the full title is Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party/Gala for Friends Potluck. Go ahead. Take a breath. I have no idea how many takes it took Sean Persaud to get it to sound the way it does at the beginning of every episode, and if he got it in one take - props to you, sir! This is not the first series that Sinéad and Sean Persaud of Shipwrecked Comedy have crea

EPISODE 16 Opening Tech Notes: Cate is in focus limbo here. The features of her face are not in focus, which is a little weird because the background is also not in focus, but random things on the screen are in focus. It looks weird. So John just now knows that Cate makes videos? Or something had to have happened to make him care more now than before that she makes them? Was he really that oblivious to the small conversation that James and Cate had in episode twelve? It make

When Supergirl premiered on CBS last year, I did a reaction/review of the first episode. Now Supergirl has transitioned over to the CW. Season 2 for the show, but season 1 for the CW. Let's see how the new home is taking care of my name twin. The following are actual notes from watching Episode 1 of Season 2. That being said there is a chance of some mild SPOILERS. I'm hoping that the recaps that go all the way back to before she was on Earth won't continue. Wait...Kara isn'