Love and Ruin
By: Paula McLain
Grade: B+
*I received a copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Love and Ruin is the story of Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gelhorn’s tumultuous meeting, romance and eventual marriage. Paula McLain wrote Circling the Sun which was one of my favorite books a few years ago and remains so. Whereas I definitely have more mixed feelings about this book but mainly I preferred the ruin part.
Every time Spring rolls around I decide I’ve somehow developed a green thumb and surround myself with flowers and succulents and things that grow. This April was really no different. I’m finishing off my herb garden (which is really just a shelf) but hoping for the best with keeping them alive!
Avengers Infinity War
Directed By: The Russo Brothers
Grade: A-
Thanos has finally gotten his butt into gear and no one is ready for him.
WARNING: This review has SPOILERS so please if you don’t want to read SPOILERS stop reading here! Because I generally can’t talk about this one without the SPOILERS!
Last Warning!
April’s Magical Readathon ended yesterday (29th). The event was hosted by the Youtuber G at Book Roast. I did 8 1/2 half O.W.L.s & staying on brand did not really stick to my stated TBR so book/ OWL wrap up to follow…
A big part of me wants to talk Avengers Infinity Wars but I also think I need to give it a few more days to settle, give other people a chance to see it and maybe see it again. I enjoyed the film but I want to do spoilers so I’ll wait 🙂
I love to watch movies. I love to watch them on the big screen, But I do wish it could be like reading a book. Uninterrupted. Quiet. And with a pause so I can use the restroom and get food whenever I wanted. Since that’s impossible I’ve been known to try to control the experience where I can.
And here I would like to say how much I appreciate the friends and family that still go to see films with me!
The Tommyknockers
By: Stephen King
Grade: B+
Trip over a piece of metal in the woods.
Realize it’s larger than you could have imagined. Give into compulsion to dig it up.
Doom everyone.
I read The Tommyknockers for the first time when I was a kid (probably 12 or so) and it’s stayed with me as one of my favorites. Or maybe it just scared me? I’m going with the first. Anyway I reread it for the first time and it’s interesting the things you pick up on the second time around…
And somethings that Google tells you.
In honor of this weeks big release & because I was looking it up anyway I thought I’d play a little game of Most Likely To Avengers Edition! I’ve never played the game before so I borrowed these questions specifically from Lifehacks website.
The Humans
By: Matt Haig
Grade: A+
“Your existence is as close to impossible as can be. To dismiss it is to dismiss yourself.”
The Humans is only the second book I’ve read by Matt Haig (first being How to Stop Time) and let me tell you he’s fast shot up onto my all-time favorite authors list. I loved The Humans- a sweet and meaningful story about an alien assassin and how dogs, music and poetry might be our best shot at galactic diplomacy.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
By: Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
Grade: B+
As the rebuilding from World War II commences author Juliet Ashton begins a correspondence with the people of Guernsey (several of them anyway) who while under German occupation formed a literary club and discovered books, friendship and a way to go on during the impossible. Told in letters I admit I found this book a lot more moving than I thought.
The Odd Couple
Directed By: Gene Saks
Grade: A
This was my Blind Spot Series pick for April in which I had one requirement: no romance. Also I wanted to watch it early because my movie going mind is swiftly shifting to exactly one track for the next couple of days!
