Tender is the Flesh: Review

Chilling dystopian exploring what happens when humans have no animals to eat. Read at your own risk.

Hooked: Review

LOVED entering the Disney villain world. Hook and Wendy hook up, violence (in general) ensues, it's a good time.

Book Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Well, we’re back in the arena friends. It’s been ten years, but we finally have the prequel Suzanne Collins promised us. I’ve been reading quite a bit here during the pandemic – after finishing my MBA it’s been a whole new world opened up to me – I don’t even know what TV is anymore (JK, I have some feels on a lot of TV right now too)! But for all the books I’ve been reading, and believe me, I’ve had thoughts on them, nothing hit me quite as hard as The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

Hamilton: Broadway for a New Generation

So I've been a bit MIA from the blogosphere, and I’m going to go ahead and blame COVID?, but I felt the need to come back and talk about the mega phenomenon that is Hamilton. Last year I was lucky enough to see the play on Broadway in Philadelphia, and I’ve now seen the original on Disney+, and I have plenty of thoughts.

How Fantasy Reignited My Love For Reading

Reading slumps. We’ve all been through them. No matter how much we read as kids, or how involved we were in books when we were in college, at some point or another every avid reader goes through the dreaded slump. No matter what you pick up, no matter how hard you try, nothing seems to light that fire within you.

Book Review: The Testaments

For all those Hulu fans out there, I recently had the pleasure of reading Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale - The Testaments. Now, what intrigued me the most about this read, besides the fact that the general premise of The Handmaid’s Tale is both fascinating and timely, is that it was written 34 … Continue reading Book Review: The Testaments →

Book Reviews: Quick & Dirty

Ok guys, I’ll admit what you already know - I. have. been. slacking! So rather than go back and try and do big long reviews for all the books I’ve been reading, because truly I have been reading, I’m just going to get down and dirty right here. Here are some of the books I’ve read over the past couple of months and what I thought!

Book Review: Into Thin Air

I don’t know about you guys, but I love a good natural disaster story. There’s some sort of morbid fascination that comes from watching a horror movie or reading a horror book, especially when it happens to be true. Because at its core, that’s what Into Thin Air is - a horror story. Beautifully written, Krakauer tells his personal account of the events that occurred during the 1996 climbing season, one of the most deadly in history.

Book Review: Lady Smoke

Book two of the Ash Princess series starts us off on the Smoke - notorious pirate Dragonbane's legendary ship. Princess Theodosia and her rag tag group have successfully escaped Astrea, but not quite as smoothly or as to plan as they’d hope. This sequel takes them on their next steps in the long journey towards reclaiming her throne, and getting their country back.

Ready Player One: Book versus Movie (Spoiler Free)

I’ve recently gotten into the strange habit of watching book-to-movies, then going back to read the book. When I do this, it’s because I loved the movie enough to want to learn more, and knew the only way to satisfy my curiosity was to delve into the book, which inevitably would have more information and a deeper story line. The most recent book-to-big-screen that hit my fancy was Ready Player One. I remember the hype back when it hit theaters, and a few friends had recommended, so when the movie came to HBO I gave it a look. THEN, once I was intrigued enough, I cracked open the hard copy.