Talkie Tuesday: The Apothecary Diaries Pt 2

 

"Be wary of everyone."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Back again with the continuation of previous week's blog post, because in all honesty, you didn't think I'd leave you hanging now, did you?

 

Of course not.

 

This particular story is ongoing, and hasn't actually even had all of its storylines adapted yet, not to mention the episodes have yet to all air on Netflix where I watch it, but we DO have the full first segment of it released, and are now eagerly awaiting season two to drop.

 

So while we're doing that, let's just ... go through what the shenanigans of season one have been so far, shall we?

 

Because when you've got a eunuch, an apothecary, some concubines, not to mention random people trying to pull off heists of a lifetime, you're bound to be in for a whole lot of fun.

 

Without further ado, we're diving straight back into The Apothecary Diaries.

 

Talkie Tuesday: The Apothecary Diaries Pt 1

 

"Be wary of everyone."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome back.

 

I'm apparently on an anime kick recently, but don't worry, there's going to be something else making its way onto the blog soon enough.

 

I just have to get through this first haha!

 

It's what happens when I'm bored and randomly browsing Netflix, allowing the streamer to choose suggestions for me based on what I'd already seen and liked.

 

And seeing that I rather enjoyed My Happy Marriage, I figured tonight's topic of choice could be something equally nice to watch.

 

Turns out, it's more than just that - it's full-on entertaining and hilarious, while also weaving a rather complex plot in the background!

 

So without further ado, strap in, because we're heading back to Imperial Japan with The Apothecary Diaries.

 

Talkie Tuesday: My Happy Marriage

 

"We should try to find our own shape of happiness."

 

Hello everyone! 

Welcome back.

 

Tonight, we're taking a look at the acclaimed second season of the series that won my heart over so fast, it's a miracle that no skidmarks were left behind!

 

As I said before in my previous posts, I'm not really an anime person.

 

But this?

 

This one is prime quality entertainment, with beautiful animation, heartfelt story-telling, and a main couple for the ages.

 

So make sure you've got your popcorn, sit back, relax, and let's dive right back into an alternate universe of Imperial Japan, of all places.

 

Then again, the best anime stories seem to happen around that time, and the same goes for My Happy Marriage.

 

Talkie Tuesday: My Happy Marriage

 

"We should try to find our own shape of happiness."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome to tonight's blog post of choice, and I'm pretty sure none of you saw this coming.

 

I've never really been an anime girlie, and I don't really consider myself one at the moment either, HOWEVER, Netflix has suddenly grabbed onto me with some of their select choices that they suggested I watch, and I have to say ... there's something there.

 

Howl's Moving Castle was of course my first foray into this animated world as an adult (I think I watched something else by accident when I was much younger, and I don't clearly remember it), but I've since expanded a little.

 

And I may have ordered all the manga volumes for this particular title because ... well.

 

Listen, if there's one thing that will ALWAYS get me, it's a ridiculously good story. And this is a ridiculously good story.

 

We'll be dividing the topic into two posts, as the show consists of two seasons, so tonight is covering the first. Just get your fans and admire the kimonos, because we're diving into My Happy Marriage.

 

Talkie Tuesday: The War of the Rohirrim

 

"Forth Eorlingas!"

 

Hello everyone!

 

Or should I say Westu hal?

 

Either way, welcome, welcome, to tonight's blog post of choice.

 

I was THRILLED to discover that, since it's release in December 2024, this particular movie has now been more widely distributed among streaming services, because although our country's Netflix is pretty good about releases, honestly, I was still kind of waiting on this particular one.

 

Not that I was going in SUPER excited, mind you. I've been hella cautious since Rings of Power came out and started botching things up so badly it's insane.

 

But I was cautiously optimistic that there MIGHT be something good to find in the anime that I chose to watch this weekend.

 

So buckle up, get those swords polished, and make sure you're ready to ride. Because we're about to see just what was good and what wasn't so good in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.

 

Talkie Tuesday: Nightmare of the Wolf

 

"A witcher never hesitates."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Back for another week of blog posts and as per usual I'm just a little bit late to the band wagon on this one, but hey, not AS late as I would usually be!

 

It's only a week or so, give or take this time.

 

Anyway, in case you haven't been paying attention, The Witcher has taken the world by storm both by the professionals portraying the characters in the show, the characters themselves, and the story from under the pen of Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.

 

With the heightened awareness that season two is dropping towards the end of this year, Netflix then went on to announce a few spin-offs, both in television show and movie format, and the movie dropped first.

 

Well, anime movie I should say, as it was in anime style.

 

Either way, it definitely dropped at the end of August, and people seem to be giving out mixed vibes about it.

 

But The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, is here and rearing to be seen!

 

Broken Sky (Booktober)

"The fate of more than one world is at stake."

Do you remember these books? No? If not, I highly, HIGHLY recommend them! I read these just as I was heading to high school and I LOVED them. I also re-read them recently and I still love them. The premise is that there is a land where babies can be gifted with so called 'spirit stones' (if their family can afford them that is) which are then implanted along the spine and help the children form connections with the ley lines running through the world. These lines give the stones a unique ability that transfers powers to the child. Chris Wooding knew what he was doing.

I mean, if that doesn't sound cool, let me add it's influenced by anime. How cool is THAT?

Broken Sky is the story of two mirrored worlds, the Dominions and Kirin Taq. It’s about a pair of twins who find themselves torn from the safety of their home and thrown into the conflict, and how they become key players in the battle for both dimensions against the despotic King Macaan and his daughter ...

(from Goodreads)

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*image not mine

The Shadow of the Wind (Booktober)

Dracula (Booktober)

Life and Death (Booktober)

ACOTAR series (Booktober)

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (Booktober)

Sepulchre (Booktober)

Pride and Prejudice (Booktober)

Tempting Autumn (Booktober)

Harry Potter (Booktober)

The Hobbit (Booktober)

Tome Thursday: Broken Sky

Hello everyone!

It's Thursday again, so that means another ramble on books from my end. Initially, I wanted very much to write a blog post about Tess Gerritsen and her fabulous thriller/medical novels about female duo Rizzoli and Isles, but then I visited my local bookstore here in town and accidentally stumbled over books that I hadn't seen in a long, long time. Not since grade school, actually.

Chris Wooding's 'Broken Sky' is something you need to really put your back into if you want to find any decent results on the internet, because there's apparently a movie of the same name and so uncle Google gets all confused half the time, but if you're persistent enoug, you can get it done. When I saw the books on the shelf, I couldn't believe my eyes, since it's been at least fifteen years since their original publication, and to top it all off, the nine segments were printed in three volumes.

A must-have? I think so!