They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera is a heartwarming and raw look into the topic of death. The story follows our two main characters, Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio. Mateo is a reserved eighteen-year-old. His dad is in a coma and he’s extremely antisocial and afraid to […]
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I was given an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of Shade by the author in exchange for an honest review. Shade is a fast-paced sophomore novel written by Chad Nicholas. Personally, I have not yet had the opportunity to read his first novel, Nightmare, but he flexed his writing skills within […]
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Stephen King is arguably one of the most powerful and influential writers of our time. You may or may not have read his books. Perhaps you’ve or seen one of their onscreen adaptations. Either way, I’m sure the name rings a bell. Among those books and adaptations, you may have […]
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Where do I even start with The Princess Bride by William Goldman? Okay, I’ll start off by saying this is now my third book-to-movie comparison. The first, The Neverending Story, had a point for the book being better than the movie. The second, The Last Unicorn, came in at a […]
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I loved every second of Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty. Like many others, I came to this book after the TV show. At the time of this writing, I am living in Monterey where a great portion of the show was filmed. I’m leaving within the week, and I […]
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Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie is everything I could have asked for and more. As for a standalone, I certainly think this can be read separately from the main First Law series. The same is often said for books like The Heroes (which I have read) and Red Country […]
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The Invisible Life of Addie Larue is a pretty solid book. I’ve oscillated a lot with my opinion on it since finishing. I’ll settle with it’s not “as good” as everybody says, but it’s not a “bad” read, either. I should open by saying that I like the writing style […]
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Have you ever seen The Last Unicorn? Kind of a weird/freaky/awesome 80’s cartoon that those of us from that era grew up with? Or ever read the book, written by Peter S. Beagle? Let’s talk about the book to movie comparison, shall we? First, a spoiler-free discussion of the plot, […]
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When I was younger, I, like many others, watched The Neverending Story on more than one occasion. It was a childhood favorite that carried over into adulthood. I didn’t know it was a book until my late teens, when I started working at Borders and found a copy on the […]
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It has been 12 hours since I finished Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson. While I am decompresing, I need to let out my thoughts. I will start with what I did not like, just to get it out of the way. I did not like Venli. Maybe not “dislike” […]
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