Talkie Tuesday: Victoria's Secret 2024

 

"The biggest fashion show on Earth."

 

 Hello everyone!

 

So with the newest installment in these shows just around the corner (I think it's supposed to happen sometime in October?), I figured I'd retrace my steps and watch the 2024 version of it.

 

Because I honestly can't remember whether or not I watched it when it first aired.

 

My memory is THAT bad LOL.

 

Either way, however, I used to really enjoy and love these. They were big, they were fun, you could see the models were having the time of their lives, and the music segments were usually to die for.

 

I can honestly say that I think this might have been better off left buried, because last year's show just didn't live up to the hype of the previous ones.

 

I don't know if it was the music, the models who were trying to look like they're in high fashion rather than having fun, or what, but it just wasn't all that.

 

Still, let's take a quick look at the Victoria's Secret Fashion show, shall we?

 

Tome Thursday: The Christmas Veto

 

Hello everyone!

 

And welcome to the next installment in our Christmas book review saga, which has unfortunately rather missed its mark.

Ah well, there's bound to be some, when you read as many holiday-themed books as I do!

I'm not too fussed about it, but I'm minorly disappointed, because I tend to enjoy books by this particular author for the most part.

It just feels like something's missing in this one.

Interestingly, I've also noticed that I'm missing the very first in this little grouping of hers, so I may go back and read it again to put it on here, finally, and have the full collection that way.

That sounds like fun, doesn't it? Especially since I DO have book numero due while I'm at it.

My logic is impeccable, obviously.

Without further ado, however, let's dive right into The Christmas Veto, by Keira Andrews.

Saturday Snippet: Wildfires

 

Our new reality?

 

xx

*image not mine

Tome Thursday: Eight Nights in December

 

Hello everyone!

 

So going through my Christmas blog posts, I realized that I seem to be missing things, specifically holiday-related, and especially from one of my favourite authors.

 

This is, as the Grinch would say, an audacity!

 

I've somehow missed one or two holiday books by Keira Andrews, despite the fact I've done reviews during separate years where ALL I've focused on were her books.

 

It's a mystery how this happened!

 

But as I like to occasionally dig through and pull out stuff I haven't poked at yet, this year seems to be the catch-up kind of year.

 

I may not have done Booktober BUT my goodness, I'll be doing these Christmas ones right!

 

So without further ado, let's have a look at a really cute novella, shall we?

 

Eight Nights in December is absolutely adorable.

 

Talkie Tuesday: Christmas at the Plaza

"Nothing unimportant ever happens at the Plaza."

Hello everyone!

Here we are with our third Christmas movie review since December started, where did the time go? I honestly feel as if it's zipping along like we're in some sort of race to the finish line. I'm probably going to blink and it's going to go from 2019 to 2020. 

Meanwhile, you gotta do what you gotta do, right?

So here we go with another Hallmark Christmas movie because, well, why not?

They've certainly done much better this year than in several years past, although granted I also haven't watched every single movie they've churned out. There's bound to be weak links in the chain because of the quantity of them.

But the ones I HAVE watched, so far at least, have generally been very enjoyable. Sure there might have been one or two that could have done a bit better, but all that aside, as a general rule, this has been a pretty good Christmas countdown so far.

And since I'm all about the good vibes, why don't we head on to probably the most well-known holiday location in New York? Christmas at the Plaza is up next.

Talkie Tuesday: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

"My philosophy is: if you worry, you suffer twice."

Hello everyone!

So this past weekend, my friends and I decided on a group outing and went to see what was probably one of the most (if not THE most) anticipated movies of this month, which just goes to show that a little bit of magic can go a long way in any movie. 

I'm talking, naturaly, of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the screenplay of which was written by Rowling herself (as opposed to something I will not name).

I can honestly say that I'd only ever seen the one initial trailer for the movie proper, and maybe it wasn't even a trailer but a teaser trailer, before it sort of fell off my radar because I was a bit busy with a lot of other things, so I went into the cinema pretty much with no definite decision of what to expect.

Which is just as well, actually, seeing as I probably enjoyed myself a whole lot more because of this. Seriously, I tend to get my hopes up WAY too much.

But then of course, this movie also had Colin Farrell ...

I digress. I should probably start the actual review now.