LAYLA BY COLLEEN HOOVER
BOOK REVIEWS 27 MAY, 2022 ☆☆☆☆☆ 2/5 Layla is a novel that, according to the publisher, “explores life after tragedy and the enduring spirit of love.” I guess that’s one way to put it, but before I tell you what I thought about this story, let’s take a quick look…
TEASER TRAILER BREAKDOWN
WoT ON PRIME A teaser trailer breakdown is on the menu today. I’ve literally watched through this video so many times I think I could recite the scenes now. But before we jump back into the trailer, can we just take a second or two to squeal a little over…
WE GOT A TEASER TRAILER
WoT ON PRIME has been rather miserly with the sneak peeks behind the scenes of the Wheel of Time adaptation that will premiere before the end of the year. That’s why this message, posted on Instagram two days ago caused such excitement in the fandom. Yep, that’s instagram user @mspike,…
LET’S TALK
Kissing in StorytellingLET’S TALK about kissing… In case you didn’t know, I love Colin Firth. I think he’s a brilliant actor and I’m pretty sure I’ve seen all of his films. Several of them more than once. But his kissing scenes? Eh, no thanks! I seriously cannot stand watching him kiss on…
CHECK IT OUT: WHEEL OF TIME
WHEEL OF TIME is one of my favourite fantasy book series, and I am really excited about seeing this universe come to life on the screen this winter. The Wheel of Time is a series of 14 high fantasy books by American author Robert Jordan. There’s also a prequel and…
MOROI A – Z
MOROI A – Z is like a Who’s Who of moroi I’ve come across in storytelling. I list moroi from books, tv-series, films and games, and it doesn’t matter if they are the main characters of the story or not. So, without further ado, here’s the list as it stands…
CHECK IT OUT: VAMPIRE ACADEMY
CHECK IT OUT: Vampire Academy is a film based on Richelle Mead’s book series about the American Vampire Academy, St Vladimir’s. It was released in 2014 and is available on Netflix and Prime Video now. It my search for universal truths and a deeper understanding of vampire fiction, I came across…
FALLEN: FIRST DATE
THE TIME has come for me to talk about my date night with Fallen. The film. Before I start, I want to make it very clear that this is not a review. This is a tongue-in-cheek summary of my first date with Fallen. There may be spoilers ahead – you…
SHADOWHUNTERS: FIRST DATE
AS IT TURNS out, Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunter Chronicles have been adapted for the screen twice. First in the film Mortal Instruments: City of Bones from 2014, and then again in the tv-series Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments that premiered in 2016 and ran for three seasons. In this post, I’m about…
ADOW: THE FIRST DATE
OK, LET ME START by making it very clear that this is not a review. This is a summary of A Discovery of Witches (ADoW), the TV-series based on the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness. The following are my initial comments based on our first date. In the first…
TWILIGHT SAGA – THE FIRST DATE
OK, LET ME START by saying this is not a review. This is a summary of Twilight, the film, and my initial comments based on our first date. In Twilight, the first of five films in The Twilight Saga, we meet 17-year-old Isabella “Bella” Swan, as she’s about to move…
THE FALLEN SERIES
FALLEN IS an American film based on the first book in Lauren Kate’s Fallen Series. It was released in 2016/2017 and is available on Prime Video now. It was my initial study of nephilim and Shadowhunters that lead me to this film, and I decided to add it to my…
TALKING ABOUT THE TWILIGHT SAGA
THE TWILIGHT SAGA by Stephenie Meyer is probably one of the most read, watched, listened to, talked and written about series of our time. Hel, scratch that, it may very well be one of the most talked-about stories ever. As I’m writing this, it’s been more than fifteen years since…
