Musings After Reading #3: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous (Vuong)

Hello! I’m back to tell you about another book and this time, it might be my favourite book I’ve came across this year so far! Ocean Vuong’s ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’ (amazing title btw) is a collection of short letter from the author to his mother (primarily), detailing his memories of both her andContinue

Musings After Reading #2: Marilyn and Me (Lee, Ji-min)

Hello, And welcome to another, quite random book review. Today, I’m looking at ‘Marilyn and Me’ by Ji-min Lee or Lee Jimin/이지민, as she should really be known, being a South Korean writer. TW// war, mental illness, suicide. First, I’d like to discuss the book’s title in its different forms and the implications of theseContinue

Musings After Reading #1: Love is a Mixtape (Sheffield)

The reason why I picked up this book is none other than Harry Styles: he recommend the book in one of his interviews and that’s how it found its way onto my TBR list. However, the book was not my introduction to Rob Sheffield, its writer. In fact, in 2018, I cited Sheffield’s review ofContinue

2017: 100 Book Challenge

Hello! Welcome to another 2017 round-up post. I’ve already done a post about my favorite and least favorite movies of the 2017 and now it is time for my list of book for this year. I don’ really post about books on this blog (I write short comments about them on Instagram as @sharingshelves) butContinue

5 ideas about a movie: Captain Fantastic

Hello! With the awards season in motion, let’s review one of the earliest contenders for this year’s awards. It’s Captain Fantastic! IMDb summary: In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challengingContinue

In preparation for Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them!!!

Hello! Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them is coming out in less than a month, so in order to get myself ready for its release, I decided to read the extra Harry Potter material that I missed or didn’t get a chance to read before now and I would like to share my thoughts onContinue

Movie review: Inferno

Hello, my dear readers! The latest Dan Brown/Ron Howard/Tom Hanks collaboration – Inferno – has reached cinemas, so, let’s review it! IMDb summary: When Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks, and together they must race across Europe against the clock to foil a deadly global plot.Continue

Movie review: The Girl on The Train

Hello! The highly awaited adaptation of the best-selling thriller has finally reached cinemas, so let’s talk about it! This is the review of The Girl on The Train. IMDb summary: A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing person’s investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life. The Girl on The Train is an adaptation of the book withContinue

Movie review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Good morning/day/evening! Another YA adaptation from a once visionary director has hit theaters, so, let’s take it apart! This is the review of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children! IMDb summary: When Jacob discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. But the danger deepens after heContinue

Dan Brown’s Books and Ron Howard’s Movies (Inferno Preview)

Hello! In the middle of October, the latest Ron Howard and Tom Hanks collaboration – Inferno – will hit theaters. So, I decided to educate myself on the source material – the amazing bestsellers by Dan Brown as well as the 2 previous films of the franchise – and want to tell you all aboutContinue