I am weirdly optimistic when it comes to books. I believe that they will get better which rarely is something I can do in real life. It keeps me reading. It makes it hard to DNF. And I have never used the Audible refund policy for a book whether I like it or not. So … More Out: I Actually Sent This Back
Perfectly Preventable Deaths By: Deirdre Sullivan In my quest for some good old Halloween reading I picked up Perfectly Preventable Deaths- a story about two sisters who move to a small Irish village that has a dead girls in the woods mystery going back generations. I did get scary although not the kind I would … More Not the Kind of Scary I Thought
Chernobyl Created By: Craig Mazin I could probably count on one hand the number of times I’ve been this immediately engrossed by a television show. Going into this I didn’t know if I was going to be able to watch it all at given what I heard about episodes 3 and 4 instead I … More Chernobyl & the High Cost of Lies
Bright Burning Stars By: A.K. Small There are some things to me that just scream drama. Anything involving the ballet is one of those things. I will likely read it. Watch it. Enjoy it. Which is really weird perhaps because I can count the number of ballets I’ve been too on less than one hand. … More Bright Burning Stars & Ballerina Drama
You Must Not Miss By: Katrina Leno I don’t know what sold me on this book more the idea that a desperate girl’s fantasy world actually becomes reality or that line on the cover, “Imagine the perfect revenge.” Okay probably 60% revenge and the rest the fantasy world.
The Girls at 17 Swann Street By: Yara Zgheib “The chocolate went first, then the cheese, the fries and the ice cream…” After years of anorexia and depression Anna, weighing just 88 pounds, seeks treatment at a group home. This was a hard book to read because being in Anna’s head hits close to home but … More The Girls at 17 Swann Street: The Power of Support
Adèle By: Leila Slimani Grade: C+ Okay, I admit the only other book or film I’ve watched about a character with sex education was Shame and while I thought it was really good I didn’t exactly watch that for learning purposes, you know? So I can’t speak to how this book deals with sex addiction … More Addiction, Marriage & Falling Apart
The Party’s Just Beginning Directed By: Karen Gillan Grade: B I was super excited to see Karen Gillans writing and directorial debut show up on iTunes. I’ve been a huge fan since her Amy Pond days so I really wanted to check this out and support an actress I love going behind the camera (and … More A Strong Debut: The Party’s Just Beginning
My Favorite Thing is Monsters By: Emil Ferris Grade: A- My Favorite Thing is Monsters tells the story of Karen Reyes- a young outcasted girl who draws herself, believes herself, a monster and seeks to find out who killed her upstairs neighbor. Karens story actually tells the story of several different people set around her … More Embrace Your Monster & Your Life
Jessica Jones Marvel/Netflix Grade: A The story of Marvel’s PI and would-be superhero whose life gets derailed when she runs into Kevin Kilgrave, whose power of mind control is frightening enough without the fact that he’s a complete and utter sociopath. She thinks she’s broken free of her time with him when the case of … More Jessica Jones