movie adaptations – Cannonball Read 17

“Love is scary: it changes; it can go away. That’s part of the risk.”

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han

Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han

February 17, 2020 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

With the release of the To All the Boys P.S. I Still Love You on Netflix this week I decided to give in and read the series. I really liked the first movie in 2018 but didn’t pick the books up then. I was smitten with the movie and didn’t want to mess with that feeling. But eighteen months later I felt the time had come. In To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before we are introduced to Lara Jean Song Covey, middle sister of […]

I’d rather spend one minute holding you than the rest of my life knowing that I never could

July 7, 2017 by kdm Leave a Comment

I was wary of reading another YA romance-du-jour, as I find that some of them are just too cliché, though this could be a side-effect of not being in the target age demographic. But I read so many absolutely glowing reviews for the movie adaptation of Everything, Everything that I had to check out the book first. And dude. DUUUUUUDE. This book is incredible. The book starts by throwing you right into the daily existence of Madeline F. Whittier, as she describes her […]

Sometimes the Drama Just Finds You

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling, narrated by Jim Dale

June 8, 2017 by faintingviolet 3 Comments

*Note: This review was completed in 2017 before the author’s views towards our trans siblings began to be widely known. My reading experience was what it was and these reviews will remain up, but it should be noted that I find her TERF values abhorrent, which have only become more clear over time, and her doubling down in Summer 2020 has made the decision to walk away from her as a creative force the only acceptable choice for me. I will no longer be supporting […]

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