The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock

In anticipation of the Netflix release of the film of the same name sometime later this year, I decided to read the novel it’s based off of, The Devil All the Time. As far as first novels go, this one is pretty darn enticing. I breezed through this book not because it was an easy read, but because I couldn’t stop! It had me from the start, and with each graphic chapter I just found myself at the end way sooner than I imagined.

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Film & Book Review: A Million Little Pieces

Several months back, I saw that an actor I really admire (yes, from Kick-Ass), was going to lead an adaptation of the memoir, A Million Little Pieces. When I think back to the time that the book came out, I remember I thought the cover was really cool, but memoirs aren’t really something I search out to read. I also remember a bunch of controversy surrounding the book, but I couldn’t remember why. Turns out, not all of the memoir was true.

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Review: Rainbow Rowell YA Novels

It’s been a decent start to my reading year, but the spotlight I want to shine is on Rainbow Rowell’s young adult novels, Carry On and Wayward Son. Does this author have an affinity for that one Kansas song? I would assume so. Either way, these novels follow a world of mages from London as they try to battle the unknown and just generally survive.

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Book & Movie Review: Ashes in the Snow

I do believe this is the fastest I’ve ever read a novel, so I’m as shocked as you are with how quickly this review is coming out! Especially considering I just published that book review last week! I admit it! I’m sort of a slow reader. Sort of a half hour at a time deal. I’ve just got other stuff I’d rather be doing/watching 🙂

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