Reader Beware! Goosebumps #2: Stay Out Of The Basement

The second book in the Goosebumps series, Stay Out Of The Basement, did not disappoint!  What started out slightly slow picked up in a couple of chapters.  On the surface this book is about a father who was recently been fired from his job, his obsession with making a scientific breakthrough, his descent into madness, …

Book Review: The Alienist

I am one of those people who must read the book before watching the TV show or the movie.  In this case, I saw so many advertisements for The Alienist TV show until I caved and set up my DVR to record the show and purchased the book.  Even after seeing the previews, I did …

Book Wrap-up: January 2018

Part of me felt like January had 49 days in it.  But in those "49 days" I was able to finish 18 books, so I can't complain too much, eh?  I have never finished that many before - and for none of them to even be graphic novels blew my mind (well actually there was …

Book Review: The Sparrow

While having a mini-Christmas get-together with some of my best friends, I start to meander towards their bookcase after a few glasses/bottles of wine.  I basically attacked it like Ariel would a cutlery drawer or Chunk would a freezer full of flavored ice creams.  My friend came over and started talking to me about books …

Book Review: Rosemary’s Baby

Rosemary's Baby has always been one of my favorite movies and actually ranks as one of my favorite horror movies, too.  There's just something about Roman Polanski's movie that captivated me so much growing up.  I was hesitant to read the book by Ira Levin because I was so familiar with the story.  I thought …

Book Review: Unqualified

I just love when Audible has the authors narrate their comedic novels or memoirs.  They wrote the book, so they definitely know how it sounded in their minds and can give it that perfect inflection, emphasis, loudness/quietness, etc.  Unqualified, by Anna Faris, is no exception from that.  Anna does a great job narrating in this …

Book Review: Dark Tower IV-Wizard and Glass

I honestly have no idea where to even begin with my review for The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass.  No amount of words will seem to convey how I really feel about it.  I went into reading it after months and months away from the ka-tet paired with a LOT of mixed reviews on …

The 8 Stages of Busting Your Ass

As brilliant and perfect humans, we always know what we can and can't do most of the times.  There are things we know are inevitably going to happen here or there, despite any preparation.  We know these things so well that we consider quitting our day job and turning tricks in the carnival as a fortune-teller …

Belle Was On Fleek

Beauty and the Beast is a movie most of us have seen and we can remember the opening scene where we first meet Belle.  She loves books, she is independent, and she has no desire to marry the most masculine, handsome man around.  Her dad was slightly gonzo, but he was an inventor so it was …