Saving Red Author: Sonya Sones Grade: B+ A couple of days before Christmas Molly meets Red. A homeless teenager living on the streets in Santa Monica. Red has schizoaffective disorder and it becomes Molly's quest to get her home for the holidays or at the very least keep her safe and out of trouble. Like... Continue Reading →
Westworld
Westworld Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Wright, Thandie Newton, Evan Rachel Wood & Ed Harris Grade: A Between Westworld and Stranger Things I'm two for two with new television shows this year. I was never going to bother with HBO again, still smarting over the adaptation choices to Game of Thrones, but then they put out... Continue Reading →
Dash and Lily Really Bummed Me Out
The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily Authors: Rachel Cohn & David Levithan Grade: C I really enjoyed Dash and Lily's Book of Dares. It was a great little Christmas story. Very sweet. Very fun. So I was looking forward to this one because I could use some Christmas spirit. Unfortunately, this book really didn't... Continue Reading →
Heartless
Heartless Author: Marissa Meyer Grade: A The origin story for the Queen of Hearts as told by Marissa Meyer! I really enjoyed Meyer's Lunar Chronicles series and I always love Wonderland so this was one of my most anticipated books in 2016. The white cover is an exclusive from November's Owlcrate, which was Alice in... Continue Reading →
Year End Reading Goals/TBR
I have no book buying control. About a week ago I decided to go through- not my book wish list because that's oh, about forty pages long but the actual books I own that I haven't read yet. Four books. That doesn't seem so bad right? Oh, these are just the physical copies. Other books... Continue Reading →
Scrappy Little Nobody
Scrappy Little Nobody Author: Anna Kendrick Grade: B+ Scrappy Little Nobody was definitely one of my most anticipated books of 2016. I really enjoy Anna Kendrick as an actress and her interviews and Twitter are usually hilarious. In large part because she seems so very relatable. I think she's just one of those people who... Continue Reading →
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them Director: David Yates Grade: B+ All I really need is to hear the old Harry Potter music and you can get me into the theatre. Balanced against the fact that I'm not that big on Eddie Redmayne I was however a little worried about this one. Redmayne plays... Continue Reading →
Arrival (Movie)
Arrival Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Grade: A What is their purpose? Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is a world renowned linguist whose called upon to help when twelve alien ships land around the world and make contact. Jeremy Renner plays another scientist who does have a very important part in the movie. Forest Whitaker is... Continue Reading →
Spontaneous
Spontaneous Author: Aaron Starmer Grade: B "Sure, I realize a few of you have applied early decision but do you think any college will admit us now that we're tarnished goods? They can't discriminate because of race, religion, or gender, but how about combustibility?" Mara Carlyle is just going about a pretty normal senior year... Continue Reading →
Blood For Blood
Blood for Blood Author: Ryan Graudin Grade: A- In Wolf By Wolf the Axis powers won the second world war and Hitler and company have spent years spreading their reach over the world. The resistance has one feather in it's cap. Skin-shifting Yael, who takes the place of Adele Wolfe and enters the Axis Tour.... Continue Reading →