Tome Thursday: Casanova

Hello everyone!

No, this is not, in fact, a movie review, despite me knowing there's at least one or two floating around with the same title. But you can't really put a patent on a title now, can you? Which means there's bound to be different things going on under the same one!

And besides, Serenity Woods has the best titles, even if you've seen them elsewhere before.

With my helpful mug of tea at hand (it's cold outside today!) and the scent of cranberry rising in the air, I'm ready to dive right into this newest installment of her books.

Well, it's a stand-alone, obviously.

But it ties back to the first ever series I read from the author (read and loved, might I add, as I had to reread the trilogy soon after finishing this one!), and it's also a tie-in to the NEXT series she's going to be releasing, which I'd also be on the look out for if I were you.

Because what more could you possibly need than New Zealand, billionaires, New Zealand, happily ever after, and have I mentioned New Zealand yet?

As there's only a few days before the new trilogy starts its publishing race, let's get right down to Casanova.

Talkie Tuesday: Love Yourself in Seoul

"You, the epitome of hope.
We, empowered by your love.
Together, our history is forged.
You, our worlds unite as one.
See you there.
2012, when we first met."

Hello everyone!

Tonight's post is going to be slightly different to my usual ones.

Or maybe not so much, as I think I've done reviews on concert movies before, or dance movies if nothing else, because I distinctly remember doing Lord of the Dance at some point or other.

In any event, however, this one is WILDLY different, either way.

Why?

Well because, for starters, I'm not even what you'd call a fan. And before someone rises up and starts spouting and shrieking, let me say that you don't have to be a fan to watch certain things. How this came about will be explained a little bit, but first ...

First, let me say I had about zero expectations, going in.

How do you have expectations for something you have no clue about?

You don't, it's that simple, and so at the end of the day, you go, and you sit back, and then watch what's unfolding on screen.

For the BTS World Tour movie, Love Yourself in Seoul, it was no different.

Saturday Snippet: Sisters Movie Night

No, I don't listen to them.

But yes, I did enjoy the experience.

xx

*image not mine

Tome Thursday: Cobweb Empire

Hello everyone!

So two weeks back I did a blog post about a very intriguing retelling of the Persephone and Hades story from Greek Mythology.

And yes, I remember.

No, I haven't forgotten that I still have to do the second and third books in the trilogy.

I'll admit, I'm sometimes scatter-brained like that, but for this one time, I'm slightly too invested and too interested to be anything but totally sold on this, and I NEED to finish this.

I managed book two in about one day, more or less.

Sure, I technically took a break to sleep - because sadly, sleep is a must even when we don't want it to be - but I snarfed down the rest the moment I was done with my beauty regeneration and making sure the house would still be standing if I took a mini break from it.

Without further ado, let's stop with the chit-chat, shall we?

Instead, let's dive right into Cobweb Empire.

Talkie Tuesday: The Spy Who Dumped Me

"Happy birthday, Audrey."

Hello everyone!

Question: what do you watch when you're bored out of your head, you don't feel like really thinking hard through whatever it is you'll be watching, and you REALLY don't feel like pulling a brain muscle trying to figure it out?  

Well, if you're currently waiting for the Outlander season four finale, then you'll probably pick up something that has Sam Heughan in it.

And since it's kind of the wrong time for A Princess for Christmas (one of the more adorable things I'd watched with Sam in it), you go for something a little more up-to-date.

And then you see photos of Sam in a tux holding a gun up in a very Bond-like position.

Why hello there, handsome!

The Spy Who Dumped Me is sort of a mix-and-mash of a lot of other spy movies, incorporating all the more insane ideas (not to mention the absurd ones) and making it all seem like a lark in comparison to, say, Bond or Bourne.

Saturday Snippet: Famous Last Words

xx

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Tome Thursday: Better Not Pout

Hello everyone!

Okay. OKAY.

I know, the holidays are over, Christmas books need to take a step back and everything else should step forward into place.

I couldn't help myself with this one, however.

It sort of caught me unawares and smacked me upside the head once I actually got to it.

I was feeling a little blue and unwilling to dig into Drums of Autumn again yesterday and then just sort of popped this one open, ending up gobbling it like it was some sort of tasty Christmas leftover or whatever.

And why did I like it so much?

Well, there were a lot of points in its favour and I'll try and catch as many as I can in this review.

But first, let's get right into Better Not Pout, shall we?

Talkie Tuesday: Winter Castle

"It's not circumstances that create the joy, it's you."

Hello everyone!

In honour of my Austrian neighbours battling their snow drifts (seriously, can someone call Elsa and tell her it's okay already? THEY GET IT), I'm posting another winter-themed movie, and I actually really liked most of this one. 

Which, I will say, is a hit-and-miss with Hallmark sometimes.

Most of the time it's perfectly fine, you can easily watch movies and laugh through them, rolling your eyes at some of the cheesiness that seeps through. But then every once in a while you also stumble over a rock you'd rather just sink into the deep blue sea, and other times a golden nugget you want to share with people.

I'd say tonight's choice is somewhere in the solid middle, more towards the nugget.

Or maybe Scrat's acorn, who knows?

I should start judging these based on acorns!

Ahem. Winter Castle, everyone.

Saturday Snippet: The Outpost

 

xx

*images not mine

Tome Thursday: Cobweb Bride

Hello everyone!

Back with the first book review of the new year, and BOY do I have a kicker for you!

I mean, to be fair, I saved it because it sort of sounded like something I might potentially enjoy, and then some, but at the time when I took it from the Kobo free book offer, I stashed it away and didn't feel like reading it quite yet.

Then after over-indulging in Christmas books and all that other gooey stuff, I needed something else to clear my head.

Oh, and I have to load Drums of Autumn again. Why did I delete it off my ereader?

I don't know, Kobo; I truly don't know.

But I digress.

Tonight's blog post is about a book that's just ... it was SO GOOD. I couldn't put it down, even though I'd spent a lot of time translating, my eyes were smarting and the letters were dancing.

But Cobweb Bride refused to let me out of her web until I got to the final dot.

Talkie Tuesday: WCTH The Greatest Christmas Blessing

"Love is the greatest gift of all."

Hello everyone!

New year, new blog posts, and I'm back with the very first after taking a little bit of a break just to clear my head and reassess everything.  

I'll admit, I was debating giving up blogging, at least for a while, but somehow or other this has gotten under my skin and I can't just let it go without some sort of a really good reason, of which I have none at the moment.

Besides, it kind of feels weird to think I wouldn't be typing this up twice a week, I'll admit.

I've gotten used to it!

But anyway, I digress.

On New Year's Eve, because I'd been kind of busy over Christmas, I finally sat down and watched the movie I knew would bring me to tears. How could it not, when viewers around the globe are still hissing at Hallmark for what happened with Jack Thornton?

When Calls the Heart: The Greatest Christmas Blessing was only a small consolation.

Tuesday: Happy New Year

Taking a mini-break, but will be back full-force next week!

xx

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