Based on how awesome the movie The Dry was that I watched a couple weeks ago, I knew I had to get my hands on the debut novel written by Jane Harper. Because the movie was so well reviewed, I just knew that the book would be equally as awesome if not better. It is quite rare for a film adaptation of a novel to do so well, and in this case, be so faithful.
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Book Review: Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
It took me a little while, but I finally finished the second book in Deborah Harkness’ All Souls Trilogy, Shadow of Darkness. Now, similar to the second season of A Discovery of Witches, this book wasn’t really my favorite, but there were still parts to enjoy.
Read moreBook Review: Paradise Valley by C.J. Box
I’d say I’m moving through The Highway book series by C.J. Box rather quickly! A large part of that is attributed to my morbid curiosity of seeing how well the show, Big Sky, is relating to its source material. Well, I can say that by the end of the third installment, Paradise Valley, they really aren’t following the storyline. Now, I will say based off the second novel that the show totally deviated from, I didn’t really think that this novel would be followed either because the blurb made it sound like a direct continuation of those events.
Read moreAverage Movie Weekend
This is perhaps the least amount of films I’ve watched in a given weekend since the pandemic started. I must admit that makes me a little sad. Sad because I love movies, but I suppose not as sad because I am starting to (safely) get back to normal a little bit. Either way, the limited choices in films I made this weekend were mediocre at best, but for the most part enjoyable to watch. Sometimes you can’t ask for more then that.
Read moreBook Review: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Are you really at all surprised that so soon after watching the first two season of A Discovery of Witches that I would start reading the books? It really should come as no shock. Seeing as I burn through shows and movies as quick as I can, I figure if I like something enough I want to read the book before too many details escape my memory. That’s why as soon as I saw it was available I went to the closest library to rent the first book in Deborah Harkness’ All Souls Trilogy, A Discovery of Witches.
Read moreBook Review: Badlands by C.J. Box
I told you it wouldn’t be much time before I got my hands on C.J. Box’s second novel in the Cassie Dewell series, Badlands. After the first book, which the show Big Sky followed more closely than I anticipated, I was really curious to see if what’s happened in the second half of the season so far follows Box’s second novel just as closely.
Read moreWeekly Network Dramas Review
It’s still really the beginning of the week, so that means it’s time to recap the three dramas I’ve got on rotation for the spring 2021 television season!
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After a very brief winter hiatus, a couple network shows I watch have made their way back on the air! I’m really talking about two questionable dramas, Prodigal Son and Big Sky. After some fun turns, I have faith that Prodigal Son is going to be decently entertaining moving forward even if they aren’t going to drop the case of the week format. Big Sky is still leaving me feeling unsatisfied, but I recently got my hands on the book the show is based off of, The Highway, so at least I’ll have fun comparing the two.
Read moreI Know This Much is True – Book & Miniseries Review
Whew! About about a month ago I sat down to watch the HBO miniseries starring my main man, Mark Ruffalo, as twins in I Know This Much is True. After finishing all six installments, I really liked it and decided to bite the bullet and read the 900 page book of the same name. I figured with that much in writing, the show surely missed details, but I was wrong!
Read moreThis Weekend’s Movies in Review
Aside from the Monsterverse’s latest, there wasn’t really anything new that came out this past week. With all that freedom, I became a bit nostalgic and decided to give a couple titles a re-watch. One of those was a good idea, and the other really wasn’t, but I never claimed to make good decisions all the time! Anyway, this week’s slate was a pretty decent one all around.
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