Underwater
Directed By: William Eubank
I feel like I’m still in a bit of a movie slump honestly but we were having some mad howling wind the other night and I thought… It’s now or never for Underwater and honestly I was surprised by how much I wound up drawn in.
Home Before Dark
By: Riley Sager
Father on Deathbed: Don’t go back to that house. It’s not safe for you.
Mother: Promise me you won’t go to the house. I’ll buy it off you as is for full price just don’t go…
Maggie: (A chapter later.) Hey mom! Guess where I am???
First up in things to look forward to Horrorstor is getting a feature film adaption I really enjoyed the book. It was nicely creepy and a lot of fun. Might scare you off Ikea and big warehouse stores for a while but I’m hopeful for the movie!
Crossings
By: Alex Landragin
At times I was absolutely going to DNF this book on account of it feeling like it was never going to end, among other things. But then I got to thinking if I didn’t finish I would never know if it ended or not or just kept running on and on.
And I felt like I had to finish. It was a vicious circle.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
By: Suzanne Collins
So I wasn’t necessarily bummed this book was about Snow when the news dropped but I did have a moment of hm, 500 plus pages about Snow… this could be a chore.
But surprisingly it wasn’t! I flew through this and it’s one of my favorite reads of the year. I’ve heard some people admit they were disappointed it wasn’t about _______ (insert fav) but when it comes down to it I think this was the perfect choice.
The King of Crows
By: Libba Bray
With this book I’ve finished five series this year! Which considering how the rest of the year (crap) is going I’m taking that as reading win. I am a little torn on this one though because while I give high marks to the series overall and loved books 2 and 3 I hate to admit this one has some issues.
Well this morning brought the release of the trailer for Bill & Ted Face the Music- which honestly was a nice much needed little surprise right now.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Directed By: Cèline Sciamma
I want to say right off the bat it took me about 30 minutes to get into this one. It’s beautiful throughout but there’s especially a dreaminess about the beginning and not much dialogue.
I suppose like a lot of relationships it really picks up when everyone starts talking to each other.
“He looked at her like she was a steak and he was someone who… ate steak. Raw and moaning.”
Yes Sarah J. Maas is back and she’s been unleashed (at least officially) on the “adult” book world.
Blonde
By: Joyce Carol Oates
I read this book ages ago probably around the time it was first published and remember loving it. I was determined to give it a reread after I heard the upcoming Ana de Armas movie is based on Blonde.
This time around and once again in a bit of a Marilyn phase I’m much more torn.
