There’s been talk over the last year or so about the screen adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s insanely popular novel Red, White & Royal Blue, and I just couldn’t remember for the life of me if I read this or not. The premise sounded familiar, but with the now promise of a film hitting Amazon Prime in mid-August I decided now was the best time to find out if I had.
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Book Review: Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen
I gotta say, I don’t know why it took me this long to seek out more work from Sarina Bowen. She wrote two excellent novels back in the day (Him and Us, if you’re curious), and Understatement of the Year is no exception.
Read moreBook Review: The Minds of Bill Milligan by Daniel Keyes
I don’t know that this non-fiction book by Daniel Keyes is something I would have ever read in the past were it not for an intriguing trailer for a new Tom Holland-led show on Apple+. But I am thankful to that trailer, because it led me to one of the most whacky true stories I have ever heard! The Minds of Billy Milligan captured me in a similar way to the fictionalized Chernobyl storytelling did.
Read moreBook Review: Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
Three books in now and I have to say that my friend has some really dark taste. And yes, I see the pun in that first sentence. It should make sense to you, too, if you’ve read Agustina Bazterrica’s acclaimed dystopian novel, Tender is the Flesh.
Read moreBook Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
I first read Madeline Miller’s debut novel, The Song of Achilles, back in late 2019. I was immediately taken with it, but like most things I don’t usually revisit them so soon. A little while ago I found my gaze landing on my copy of the book more and more, but my trip to Greece last month finally convinced me I needed to read this epic romance again!
Read moreBook Review: Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
I don’t know that I watched the film adaptation of this when it came out on Netflix back in 2018, but I did eventually watch Dumplin’. Then, so many odd years later I came across the book at a steep discount. Remembering the gist of the film and that I found it in the category of feel-good watch, I decided to pick the book up.
Read moreBook Review: Oscar Season by Mary McNamara
Well, I started this book a couple of weeks before the actual Oscars this year thinking it would be fun to review about the same time, but here we are. I got lazy and a month later I’ve finally finished Mary McNamara’s novel, Oscar Season.
Read moreBook Review: On Swift Horses by Shannon Pufahl
Babylon’s Diego Calva hinted at some “hot scenes” with co-star Jacob Elordi in the upcoming adaptation of Shannon Pufahl’s novel, On Swift Horses. I liked that promise so I decided to give the novel a go first.
Read moreBook Review: Exiles by Jane Harper
This new Aaron Falk tale, Exiles, by Jane Harper is pretty dang fresh off the presses! So I promise, no big spoilers coming your way.
Read moreBook Review: Please Don’t Tell by Laura Tims
I bounced back into some more young adult fare with Laura Tims’ Please Don’t Tell. I saw this sitting on my shelf not long after finishing the second, and sadly last, season of One of Us is Lying, and the cover of this book just screamed that it was going to be something similar.
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