Tome Thursday: The Fellowship of the Ring

 

Hello everyone!

 

Saw this coming, didn't you?

 

If you didn't, then you should have.

 

It makes the most logical sense to cover the movie trilogy and then ensure that the book will be standing right alongside it, just because.

 

And also for all the differences that came from adapting the text onto our screens!

 

Peter Jackson did a wonderful job, but we have to remember that it was Tolkien who first started all of this and wrote an epic saga that we continue to be drawn to years after its initial publication.

 

For me, personally, I read these books once a year, without fail, and have done so for over a decade now, but I STILL discover new things each time I read.

 

I also cry every time I read, that too.

 

So without further ado, let's hop right into The Fellowship of the Ring.

 

Rings of Power: The Great Wave

 

"The Faithful believe that when the petals of the White Tree fall, it is no idle thing."

 

Hello everyone!

 

And we're back once again to dig a little deeper into Amazon's huge budget blockbuster show - I mean, we all know just how much money the company threw at this, right?

 

I feel like I keep repeating myself every single week, but I will say that, for the amount of money spent, I don't really see the results being executed all that well YET, and at this point we're halfway through the first season, which is slightly concerning.

 

I'm not the only one thinking like this, either, as there is a fair number of people who share my views, but we digress in any event.

 

Regardless of all of the above, we did witness SOME plot progression this last episode.

 

Not all of it was completely bad, and certainly not all of it was completely good.

 

Besides, the visual effects remain rather stunning no matter what one thinks with regards to the writing and characters, so you know.

 

Rings of Power's fourth episode, The Great Wave, gives a lot of pomp and substance, but the core of it is still somehow ... hollow.

 

Tome Thursday: Sand and Stars

 

Hello everyone!

 

Time for another book review and, I will admit it, this one started off purely because I liked the look of the cover design.

 

That might sound shallow considering, but honestly? I really don't usually go for this type of thing, so here we are.

 

There's something to be said about winged characters, which have definitely been on the rise since the Court of Thorns and Roses series, but it's been a while since I've personally read about any of them, as I usually stick to different genres nowadays.

 

However, a good fantasy romance, paranormal romance, or anything of the sort hasn't killed anybody yet, so here we are, right?

 

Right!

 

Olivia Hart is an author unknown to me, and I will admit that the founding idea for the story held a lot of potential - the execution though, not so much. Sadly.

 

Let's have a look at Sand and Stars, shall we?

 

Saturday Snippet: Silmarillion Primer

A link tonight, but I found this today and haven't been able to stop reading!

https://www.tor.com/series/the-silmarillion-primer/

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