After #1 By: Anna Todd Published: October 21, 2014 by Gallery Books 593 pages Genre: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: There was the time before Tessa met Hardin, and then there’s everything AFTER... Life will never be the same. #Hessa Tessa is a good girl with a sweet, reliable boyfriend back home. She’s got direction, ambition, and a mother who’s intent on keeping her that way. But she’s barely moved into her freshman dorm when she runs into Hardin. With his tousled brown hair, cocky British accent, tattoos and lip ring, Hardin is cute and different from what she's used to. But he's also rude—to the point of cruelty, even. For all his attitude, Tessa should hate Hardin. And she does—until she finds herself alone with him in his room. Something about his dark mood grabs her, and when they kiss it ignites within her a passion she’s never known before. He'll call her beautiful, then ...

Take 10: Throne of Glass It's been nearly an entire year since I've had a post in my From Books to Movies feature. There's been plenty of book to movie adaptations I could've talked about but I haven't really felt them. No real inspiration on something I wanted to talk about. I have watched some book to movie/show adaptations (Shadowhunters being the most frequent coming to mind) but haven't really felt the desire or pull to review them.  Until now.   A couple weeks ago I was doing some research to see how many books were in a particular series that I have on my 2017 Series Enders Reading Challenge goal. My research led me to the author's website where I discovered, right at the top of her page, the exciting news which I will share below for anyone else living under a smallish rock and hasn't heard. The book series: Throne of Glass The author: Sarah J. Maas The exciting news straight from Maas' website: The news article: Dea...

Sunday Post is a weekly post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer . Each week bloggers participate to share any books received and news from their week. Click on the book covers to be taken to its Goodreads page. The Buy Link , if available, is below each book cover. ~PURCHASED/FREEBIES~ *Thanks to a gift card I received recently, I've been purchasing the books I've most been wanting and there'll be more to come soon but for now, I got these 3.* A Court of Thorns and Roses #1 by Sarah J. Maas Buy Link: Amazon State of Destruction (Collapse Series #7) by Summer Lane Buy Link: Amazon The Revolution of Ivy (The Book of Ivy #2) by Amy Engel Buy Link: Amazon RECAP OF WEEK: SUNDAY:  Sunday Post #159 MONDAY: Review - Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) by Sarah J. Maas (4 stars) TUESDAY: Teaser Tuesday #119: Queen of Shadows WEDNESDAY: Waiting on Wednesday: Rebel of the Sands WHAT'S AHEAD: Planne...

It's been a minute since I've done an edition of this feature on my blog. There have been plenty of book-to-movie opportunities to talk about so it really comes to down to inspiration and taking the time to type up a post.  For this edition of From Books to Movies , I'm going to share a brief movie review of The Maze Runner 2: The Scorch Trials and share some details on a few other favorites coming soon. Release Date: September 18, 2015 Director: Wes Ball MPAA Rating: PG-13 Adapted From: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner Movie Website: mazerunnermovies.com MY REVIEW: First things first. We did not get to stay for the ending. Long story, but the short is that a creepy (we think drunk) man was making my 12 year old super nervous and she all but begged to leave. I couldn't continue to tell her no after seeing the fear in her eyes. Her needs came before my movie watching needs in that moment. I took my 2 kids (ages 13.5, and less-than-a-mon...

The Duff: Designated Ugly Fat Friend By: Kody Keplinger Published: February 25, 2015 300 pages Source: Netgalley ARC from publisher ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn’t think she’s the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She’s also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her “Duffy,” she throws her Coke in his face. But things aren’t so great at home right now. Desperate for a distraction, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. And likes it. Eager for escape, she throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with Wesley. Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out that Wesley isn’t such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she’s falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone.   MY REVIEW: I try really h...

I haven't done a From Books to Movies post in awhile. There are a number of book to movie adaptations that I'm stoked to see, but for this post I'm going to limit it to a few of my current top favorites, and some I have my eye on, as many of which aren't even in the filming process yet.  The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey Book Description:   After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth’s last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie’s only hope for rescuing her brother—or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between...

(Please note: the above image was found at Bobbins and Books .) For this edition of From Books to Movies I am going to feature my movie review of The Maze Runner . Release Date: September 19, 2014 (USA) Director: Wes Ball MPAA Rating: PG-13 Adapted From: The Maze Runner by James Dashner Movie Website:  http://themazerunnermovie.com/ MY REVIEW: It's been awhile since I read this series but I remembered enough to know the majority of the story, though perhaps not as many small details. For the most part I was highly impressed with the way the movie was made. The action was great! The actors did an amazing job! My kids (ages 12, 10 and nephew age 11) LOVED it! So all in all I am super glad we spent the money to go watch it on our new BIG D theater screen in town. CHARACTERS I LOVED: Newt: Newt is played by Thomas Brodie-Sangster. I was familiar with him from his recurring role on the HBO show Game of Thrones. Being impressed with his work there, ...

(Please note: the above image was found at Bobbins and Books ) For this edition of From Books to Movies I'm going to feature a couple of book to movie adaptations coming soon to a theater near you, one in just a few short months and the other not till 2015. I listed them with the latter release first because I've read that book. The other is on my TBR list.  Fallen (Fallen #1)  by Lauren Kate Book Description:  There’s something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori. Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah. He’s the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move. Even Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce – he goes out of his way to make that very clear. But she can’t let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, Luce has to find out what Da...

(Please note: the above image was found at Bobbins and Books .) For this edition of From Books to Movies I'm going to feature my review of the Divergent movie. Release Date: March 21, 2014 (USA) Director:  Neil Burger MPAA Rating: PG-13 Adapted from: Divergent by Veronica Roth Movie Website:  http://divergentthemovie.com/ ~My Review~ The Main Characters: Tris (Beatrice Prior)  - played by Shailene Woodley I admit that I wasn't a huge fan of Shailene during her days on The Secret Life of the American Teenager.  I also realize those were some of her earlier acting days and she has worked at and perfected her craft as an actress since then, so I don't hold my opinion of her acting then against her acting now. Quite the opposite actually. I was blown away by her role of Tris. Tris is a well loved book heroin for her mental strength, tenacity and courage. Shailene brought Tris to life on the big screen and her portrayal of Tris was v...