Not much is different… However, I really liked the film more than the book. The movie did better at making me feel like I was witnessing what was happening, which I suppose isn’t that hard to do when it’s a movie. I don’t like reading books that are being narrated at me and that is…
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption: A Review
“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that’s all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild.” Stephen King, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption My Thoughts This is only my second Stephen King I’ve read and I feel as though we’re already headed toward a love/hate/love relationship. Stephen King has great…
A Review: The Housemaid
“What do you like to read?”“Books.”“What kind of books?”“The kind with words.” The Housemaid by Freida McFadden My Thoughts This book kept my interest enough to keep reading and to finish it. However, it was extremely predictable in my opinion. I saw the “twist” from before halfway through the book. I rated it pretty low,…
A Review: Weyward
“The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet.” Weyward by Emilia Hart My Thoughts I was interested in this book because I usually enjoy fantasy/witchy vibes. Although a fair warning, this isn’t as witchy or fantasy as you might think. Don’t…
Short Life Update
Well, I’ve been MIA for over a year. Here’s what happened… I had a baby. Yes, that’s right. I’m a mom! I found out I was pregnant in November 2022, the day after thanksgiving and about a month after my last post. My son is now a happy and active, very… very active, almost-9-month-old. I…
My Short term TBR – October 2022
Joyland by Stephen King Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life…
Books I recently Did not finish and Why
The following books I DNF’d (Did not Finish) for various reasons and with that being said I would like to express that it is okay to not finish a book. Life is too short. Read the book or pass it along and find a different book, but also don’t make yourself suffer through it if…
A Review: Goodreads vs. StoryGraph
Introduction This is my first review on something that isn’t a book but rather websites/apps for book logs. Goodreads and The StoryGraph are very similar. The idea is to log the books you are currently reading, have read or want to read as well as DNF’d (did not finish; Goodreads does not have a DNF…
A Review: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
“Real men wear floral when trespassing” Holly Jackson, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder My Thoughts This book, as I like to call it, was very “pickup-able”. It did very well in getting me interested in the beginning and keeping me interested through-out. I also found that this book lacked the typical “slow” points that…
A Review: The Guncle
“Normal is a terrible thing to aspire to,” Patrick had said. “Aim higher.” Steven Rowley, “The Guncle” My Thoughts This book was pretty good and it held my interest enough to keep picking it back up. I wouldn’t say it was “unputdownable”, but it definitely was “Pickup-able”. Take that as you will. What I did…