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”
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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”
Sisters of the Neversea Book Review
As mentioned in my Darling Girl: A Novel of Peter Pan review, I loved watching Peter Pan while growing up. However, I recognize the problematic elements of the story like the depiction of the native people and the title character being awful. There have been retellings that have tried to reconcile those aspects. The mostContinue reading “Sisters of the Neversea Book Review”
What Am I Reading – Chapter Thirty-Four
Hi Everyone! It’s been awhile since the last chapter, but I have a whole new slate of book to show you that I’ve been reading for about a month now! There’s no time to lose! Let’s begin! No-Mod: Book 1 of the Mute-Cat Chronicles by Derek Porterfield is about a human and the techno-religious cityContinue reading “What Am I Reading – Chapter Thirty-Four”
Hearts Unbroken Book Review
As a librarian, I come across books that have never been checked out all the time. Recently, I decided to check out a YA book called Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith. At that time, it hadn’t been checked out at all, and had been out on the shelves for nearly two years. There isContinue reading “Hearts Unbroken Book Review”
Rain is Not My Indian Name Book Review
When researching for book reviews, I go to sources like Goodreads and see what other readers have said about the book in question. Sometimes, they’ll praise novels that I didn’t find all that interesting. It’s not that it was bad; it’s just that I didn’t really connect with it as much as I would’ve hoped.Continue reading “Rain is Not My Indian Name Book Review”
What Am I Reading? – Chapter One
Hi Everybody! Now that my Book Reviews From the Vault series is finished, I have decided to show you what I have been reading. I call this series “What Am I Reading?” It’s fairy simple. I will display titles that I am reading at the time of the post and talk a bit about them.Continue reading “What Am I Reading? – Chapter One”
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Movie Review
I have seen plenty of movie versions of well-known novels in my lifetime, and the film A Tree Grows in Brooklyn directed by Elia Kazan is definitely one of the better book-to-screen adaptations. This February marks the 75th Anniversary of the film’s release, and I will take a deep dive into why it is aContinue reading “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Movie Review”
Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything 