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The Housemaid Movie Review

One of the movies I was looking forward to seeing last year was The Housemaid starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried.That was the whole reason why I read the book of the same name by Freida McFadden. I was curious to see how the film would translate the novel’s twists and turns. And reader, itContinue reading “The Housemaid Movie Review”

Anneke Jans in the New World Book Review

Full disclosure: I was given an ARC of this book from SparkPoint Studio in exchange for an honest review. During the daytime, I’m an archivist. I help people find research material for their projects, especially about their ancestors. There are some people who have discovered so much about their families that they have written genealogyContinue reading “Anneke Jans in the New World Book Review”

Adapt Me Podcast – The Ruins Movie

Hi Everybody! Grab your hand-drawn maps and hamburger legs because returning guest Carl Malek and I talk about the 2008 movie version The Ruins in the latest installment of “His/Her Reviews” on the Adapt Me Podcast. We discuss the positives, negatives, and everything that freaked us out. Check it out at this link. In the meantime,Continue reading “Adapt Me Podcast – The Ruins Movie”

Top 3 Best and Worst Books* of 2025

Hi Everybody!! Today is the last Monday of the year! You know what that means? It’s the 6th annual year-end countdown of books* I reviewed in 2025! *This also includes movies. For those who don’t know. I’ll pick 6 titles for this list – 3 for the best and 3 for the worst! Now, IContinue reading “Top 3 Best and Worst Books* of 2025”

Interview with VoyageMichigan Magazine Part 2

Hi Everybody, I wanted to let you all know that I was interviewed for VoyageMichigan Magazine recently for a second time! For those who don’t know, they focus on promoting small businesses, independent artists and entrepreneurs, and local institutions in Michigan. It was an amazing experience sharing my personal story along with what I thinkContinue reading “Interview with VoyageMichigan Magazine Part 2”

Wuthering Heights 1950 Teleplay Review

Content warning: this review mentions physical violence. Welcome to Part 2 of looking at various adaptations of Wuthering Heights and seeing if they can capture the spirit of the book by Emily Brontë. Today, I’ll be analyzing the 1950 teleplay made by Studio One starring Charleton Heston as Heathcliff. Now, you’re probably wondering what aContinue reading “Wuthering Heights 1950 Teleplay Review”

The Ruins Movie Review

Content warning: this review contains spoilers. I recently watched the 2008 movie version of The Ruins with my husband for our latest episode of His/Her Reviews on the Adapt Me Podcast. In it, he and I talk about adaptations of books we just watched. We discussed The Ruins based on the 2006 novel of theContinue reading “The Ruins Movie Review”

The Ruins Book Review

Last year, the Adapt Me Podcast began a series called His/Her Reviews. In it, my husband comes on, and we talk about a movie or television show that’s based on a book. Our first episode in that series was the 2024 film Nightbitch. Our next one is the 2008 flick The Ruins based on theContinue reading “The Ruins Book Review”

The Housemaid Book Review

Freida McFadden has been a popular psychological thriller author for the last 5 years. She’s best known for “The Housemaid” series. Given that a movie version of the first book The Housemaid is going to be released in theaters on December 19th, this will be a good time to look at where it all started.Continue reading “The Housemaid Book Review”

Adapt Me Podcast – Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your Happiness

Hi Everybody! The latest episode of the Adapt Me Podcast is up right now. In it, guest Dr. Deb Miller and I discuss how we would adapt her book Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your Happiness as a Broadway show. We talk about how it has already been adapted for the International Memoir Writers Association’s MemoirContinue reading “Adapt Me Podcast – Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your Happiness”