Well, I really had every intention of watching the Netflix film adaptation Jenna Evans Welch’s young adult novel, Love & Gelato, before reading it, but that just never happened. You all know why at this point. And while I’m still going to watch the movie, I just know it is going to be bad.
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Book Review: All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews
Well I must say, the film adaptation of Miriam Toews’ All My Puny Sorrows, was actually quite faithful to the source material. Even after reading this book though, I still have no clue how someone read it and thought it should be adapted. Not that it’s not good! It’s just extremely glum.
Read moreThe Black Phone – Movie & Short Story Review
It took maybe the first ten seconds of the trailer for The Black Phone to convince me that I was going to see it. Now, that was supposed to be in January, but things happen and here we are now in June. Regardless, I definitely found the film worth the wait, and then I purposely waited to read the short story until I saw the film. As I’ve said before, the written word will always be good whether I read it before or after. The outcome for film or television adaptations varies, and typically not in the best way.
Read moreBook Review: Verity by Colleen Hoover
Well, geez. I guess I feel kind of honored that I finally got off the hold list for this wildly popular novel. To my surprise, Colleen Hoover usually writes romance novels, but tried her hand at suspense with Verity. Good for her!
Read moreBook Review: Breakfast with Scot by Michael Downing
On a whim a couple of weeks ago, I rented a 2005 comedy-drama, Breakfast with Scot, and was immediately taken with it. The film was warm, charming, comical, and oddly topical for 2005. After watching the film, naturally I looked it up online and found that it was based off a book by the same name written by Michael Downing. After that, it took me all of ten seconds before I had a request out for it at my local library.
Read moreBook Review: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
Since watching the film adaptation a few weeks ago of Sally Thorne’s novel of the same name, The Hating Game, I’ve been stalking my local library for the book. Now that I’ve had the chance to read it, let’s compare.
Read moreBook Review: The Sanitorium by Sarah Pearse
Well, I’ve accidentally stumbled upon the first book in a new detective series. When I look up Sarah Pearse’s debut novel, The Sanitorium, it is listed as the first of the Elin Warner series. I can’t say at this point that I’ll read any more in this series, but overall this was an enjoyable read.
Read moreBook Review: Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
I know this book got added to my must read list once I finished with Normal People, but now that a television adaptation for Sally Rooney’s novel Conversations with Friends is coming to Hulu at the end of the month, I finally sat down and read the novel!
Read moreBook Review: The Lost Man by Jane Harper
Why did I wait this long to read Jane Harper’s third novel, The Lost Man?!
Read moreBook Review: You’ll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus
My sister is slacking! Given that all of Karen McManus’ other novels are at the top of her best list, I’m surprised that this 2021 thriller, You’ll Be the Death of Me, slipped through her radar. No fear, we have it now some six months later, and it was all worth it.
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