Initial Thoughts: To be honest when I first picked up Until You’re Mine the plot reminded me of a Lifetime movie I had seen involving a deranged nanny who desperately wanted a child. I hate comparing books to Lifetime movies as it can quickly cheapen it. That is never my intention. Despite this judgement the […]
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writers: Joseph Stefano (screenplay), Robert Bloch (novel) Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles Release Date: September 8, 1960 A Phoenix secretary steals $40,000 from her employer’s client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. I was thirteen […]
Director: William Wyler Writers: Lew Wallace (novel) (as General Lew Wallace), Karl Tunberg (screenplay) Stars: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd Release Date:December 26, 1959 When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. I recently went to see Ben Hur […]
Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. The second is, It’s Monday! What Are You Reading is hosted […]
Director: Bennett Miller Writers: Dan Futterman (screenplay), Gerald Clarke (book) Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Clifton Collins Jr., Catherine Keener Release Date: February 3, 2006 In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms […]
Fond of: Novels about devious children have always interested me, thus the plot for The Wicked Girls drew me in. I thought the concept of how one day or action could drastically change someones life is an interesting idea and the topsy-turvyness was well executed. The flashbacks to 1986, the day of the crime were well paced and […]
Fond of: An Untamed State puts your stomach in knots. The thing I liked most about Gay’s novel is that she does not go ultra graphic with the rape and torture scenes. It is enough for the reader to realize the extremity of the situation but was not sickened enough to cease my reading. I also liked […]
The Frightfall Readathon concludes, I manage to read one book, The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood (which also qualified as my scary book) I really enjoyed it, being a fast paced book and therefore was fast to review. I also read 62% of Consolamentum, the last of The Tiger and the Dove Trilogy. It was a […]
Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey her meme […]
Reviewed: Faithful Place by Tana French Madame Picasso by Anne Girard Broken Harbor by Tana French The Secret Place by Tana French Dear Thief by Samantha Harvey