STORIES I ATE THIS MONTH: February 2018 Wrap-Up

STORIES I ATE THIS MONTH: February 2018 Wrap-Up

Saturday, March 3, 2018

February hasn't been a productive reading month. I am in quite a slump and I had to drag myself into finishing Renee Ahdieh's duology. It wasn't my perfect month for reading because I did not love all the books I've finished. I'm sad...  😥 But to make up for that, all the movies I've watched this month were perfection and to top that, Big Bad Wolf happended, so who cares if the three books I've read were disappointments for me hehe. Don't get me wrong, they've got high ratings for me but they weren't fantabulous to make me really happy about those reads!

I'm prolly too late publishing this but hey, who cares? hahaha

MOVIES

So I watched six movies in total. Two of 'em my all time Nicholas Sparks fave, one of 'em a new Marvel movie and the others were perfect to be my fave but my faves are always romance so they're on my next best list. Haha

Coco

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This movie surprised me. I've heard lots of positive reviews about it from my friends who watched it when it was still showing and I'd have to wait for an HD copy in order to watch it so I was late. It was music-centered which was a plus for me and it was also culture-centered which is also perfect because The Book of Life was one of my absolute faves and to see the same culture embedded in Coco reeled me back again to the time I fell in love with that beautiful love story.

Coco had its twists and it was so good that I hadn't seen it coming. It is a beautiful tale about family and fighting for what you're passionate about. Hundred percent recommended!

Wonder

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I haven't read the book... Yet. And I'm planning to, when I cleared my books to review from authors and book tours and reading alley. It's unusual for me to watch the movie before reading the book and I did that twice this month because I also watched Murder on the Orient Express. I was so excited for these two book to movie adaptations and they're already righy before me and I can't restrian myself. Ugh silly me.

So anyway, my tears trickled down my face a million times while watching this movie. Every single heartbreak and tears from Auggie had me in tears. Auggie is adorable and sooo smart! I just wished the bully who was pulled out from school by his parents learned his lesson. I also wished we could've seen him be friends with Auggie, but sadly, it didn't happen in the movie. Hay, I always love a good character redemption and I always get upset when it doesn't happen.

Murder on the Orient Express

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I love a good crime solving mystery!! Sherlock is like super lurve! I did not expect a kind of a sassy old man in Murder on the Orient Express! I loved this movie and I'm planning on reading the book months from now because the story is still fresh in my mind. This is a very unusual puzzle and I did not expect that ending!

The Choice & The Longest Ride

  

Well, as you know I'm a big sucker for romance and Nicholas Sparks' books and book to movie adaptations are my absolute fave! Here are my top 5 Nicholas Books and Movies all the same

5. A Walk to Remember (the movie is better than the book.

4. Safe Haven

3. The Notebook

2. The Choice (Travis is my book husband!)

1. The Longest Ride

Black Panther

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I'm not well versed in the MCU department and I only ever watch these movies because of my friends but in all fairness,  Black Panther was awesome!  The casts were awesome. The representations were on point and even the villain has a story to tell and he knows what he's fighting for. There are hundred and one ways to go about what he was fighting for and his methods weren't the best choice and I guess that's why he became the villain but in all truth he only wants something that the past and present kings of Wakanda have been so afraid about and it's because of him that the present Black Panther's eyes have been opened and it was the most glorious thing and I love it!!! I love Black Panther!!!!

SERIES

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Well.... I've started Grey's Anatomy as per my bookstagram friend's insistence and now I'm nearly finished with Season 1! It's so good to rewatch and finally get back again to watching Grey's. I almost forgot how I loved this series!

BOOKS

I've only read 3 books this month. What a huge slump. Oh wait, there was an additional ahahaha. I've received a middle grade book to be reviewed this late March and I finished it in a day so it would be included in my Feb books but the review won't be posted until a later date.

1. Shadow and Bone, which I loved but I think I'm DNF'n the whole series altogether because I can't stand the 2nd book. I've been reviewing it while I was reading it and iy was just full of rants so I'm probably not finishing the whole series.

2-3. The Wrath and the Dawn & The Rose and the Dagger, which I both liked but don't love and not nearly going to be anywhere on my favorites list. So, yeah. But if you like to try,  you guys can prove me wrong to not make it a favorite.

4. Clod Makes a Friend. Reviewed for a book tour, so watch out! 👍

Stories I Ate This Month: JANUARY 2018

Stories I Ate This Month: JANUARY 2018

Thursday, February 1, 2018

I got this idea from my favorite booktuber, Christine Riccio from PolandBananasBooks,  and I decided to adapt this on my blog since not only am I into books but I love movies and series as well. I review books but I have no idea how to really review a movie or a series so I'm only going to talk about them in snippets here in this blog segment. Nit only that,  though,  this would also sort'a be the wrap-up for all the books that I've read for that month.

This month I've read a total of six books, binge-watched Riverdale Season 1, watched an episode of Black Mirror (Play Test), and finished just two movies.

Movies

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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I've always wanted to be a Potterhead and I really do hate mainstream but I guess Harry Potter buzz would never die down and I am really interested in all that fuss. Basically, almost all of my bookish friends are potterheads and I only know bits and pieces about it. I haven't watched every single movie and I've only ever read the first book and I feel so lame and out of the loop. Not that I actually cared though, but I'm genuinely interested not just because everyone loves it and almost every bookworm read it,  but I really do want to know every character that everybody loves to love and everybody loves to hate.

So going back, I told Daniela that I would marathon all the movies and maybe read all the books,  and she told me "GOODLUCK!" *mejo sarcastic yata* HAHHAHAH,  probably because it would take me forever to finish the books, but I could definitely start on the movies, right? But so far, I've only watched the first movie and at this point, me being curious in a lot of books lately, it would take me the whole 2018 to actually finish everything.  Wish me luck!

Coyote Ugly

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I know I've watched this before but I totally forgot it already and if you actually know me, it doesn't matter if I watch a certain movie 100 times,  I would still watch it for the hundred and first, especially if I really love that movie.

In this case though, I just wanted to remember what the movie was about and I think this movie was a craze during its time and right now,  watching it, it just became a typical story to me. But considering that this story line was a big concept in music movies,  a small town girl trying to make it into the big city, it was actually good, but nothing could ever replace Burlesque when it comes to that kind of cliché. I love that movie so much and I've watched it a million times. 😅

Series

Riverdale Season 1

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Just like all the fuss, I've never wanted to actually watch Riverdale when it was all that people talked about until I watched a short trailer on youtube about Southside merging with Riverdale High. It piqued my interest because I dig those kind of stories and I was waiting for it to happen while watching the whole first season only to find out that that trailer was for season 2! 😂 I was like, when will Southside merge with Riverdale High?!?!  Silly me! I do not know anything about the storyline!

I loved the color scheme of this series. The dark perfectly painted the picture of mystery surrounding Riverdale. I love that the story was not predictable. You will come to the point where you'll really suspect the real killer but you don't see any motive at all,  but I guess a lot of things are just sick and the story was executed perfectly well for a mystery that everybody wants to unveil but eventually, the story will unveil itself and you can do nothing but grasp at straws in order to know who the real killer was. It was still a bit unconvincing for me, the motive of the killer, so I'm going to research more on that in case I missed the point while watching it.

Black Mirror

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I have no idea why I still haven't finished everything with this series. I'm guilty of having a short attention span and I really do love each story of Black Mirror but it would take me days to be inspired to pick up where I last left off in the series. I think the reason why I am not eager to finish it was because it's gaining popularity and I don't know what's wrong with me, really,  but my disinterest despite my amazement and love for the series is just so weird right now.

The last episode that I have watched is called Play Test and IT. WAS. SICK! I was never really inclined to the whole idea of facing your fears in some kind of a virtual reality game. It was like the one in the divergent series. Only, this certain technology really digs its claws all the way down to the darkest parts of your mind. It was a beta-test before it comes out into the market but shit, every test for that tech failed and it cost a life. It was just a virtual reality,  but it friggin'killed a person!!  😱😱😱

Books

• Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
• A Court of Mist and Fury
• A Court of Wings and Ruin
• Scythe by Neal Shusterman
• We Were Liars by E. Lockhart [Review to follow :P]