I’ve had this Rick Yancey book on my TBR pile for a while now but haven’t gotten around to reading it because of my busy schedule. Lo and behold, the movie release has finally caught up with me and now rather than miss it on its regular run, I jumped in and caught yet another… Read More The 5th Wave: Movie Review
…the truth was far more terrifying; true terror doesn’t come from giant monsters but small innocent-looking people… People like me. — John Cleaver SYNOPSIS: John Wayne Cleaver is a 15-year old sociopath working as a part time embalmer in his family’s funeral home. Unlike most people his age, he does not feel empathy for other… Read More I am not a Serial Killer (Dan Wells): Book Review
Pain deserves to be felt. A statement that is totally applicable to The Fault in Our Stars but it was a pain that I was glad to endure for its 126-minute run. Its one thing to subject yourself to a movie with one sick person in it, but its pretty much torture to sign up… Read More The Fault in our Stars: Movie Review
Because I was in the mood for some action and eye candy, I checked out by TBW files and pulled out something that I’ve been meaning to see in a while but haven’t gotten the chance to. Reading Young Adult novels of late has piqued my interest for more big screen adaptations and I am… Read More I am Number Four: Movie Review
SYNOPSIS: Tobias, Tris, Peter and a handful of Abnegation members flee the city to seek temporary sanctuary with Amity, but they discover that the Erudite’s action has split their former faction in half. Some have found allies in Candor while Dauntless traitors led by Dauntless leaders Eric and Max have pledged allegiance to Jeanette Matthews… Read More Insurgent: Book Review
SYNOPSIS: In the dystopian city of Chicago, a faction system keeps order in society. When children reach the age of 16, they participate in a Choosing ceremony which will determine whether they opt to stay with their families in their faction or settle for another faction. Those who are inclined towards courage choose Dauntless. Those who… Read More Divergent: Book Review
Fresh from seeing Shailene Woodley in the hit movie Divergent, I came across this indie flick which she co-starred with another Divergent alum Miles Teller. This production premiered in the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, way before the Divergent film came out. Sutter Keeley (Miles Teller) is an 18 year old drunk who has a natural… Read More The Spectacular Now: Movie Review
Sixteen year-old thyroid cancer patient Hazel is living on borrowed time, and the last thing she wants to do is spend it in Support Group, listening to the struggles of sick kids against the disease. But Support group is where she meets Augustus Waters, a osteocarcinoma survivor, who shares her acerbic humor and love for… Read More The Fault in Our Stars by John Green: Book Review
After Flint Lockwood and his friends save Swallow Falls from the flood of giant food produced by his invention, the Flint Lockwood Diatonic Super Mutating Dynamic Food Replicator or FLDSMDFR, his childhood idol, scientist and Live Corp. CEO Chester V. calls for the evacuation of the entire island to make way for the clean up… Read More Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2: Movie Review
Straight off the bat, I should say that Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins is one of the best books I have ever read, the Hunger Games Saga being at the top of list of Young Adult fiction. This book has everything — romance, action, tragedy, drama — its a little light on comedy but laughter… Read More Catching Fire: Movie Review
