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Let it Snow movie

Let It Snow (2019)

Hello!
I’m back again with yet another review, but this time it’s a movie review. Netflix recently released Let it Snow a movie loosely based on a compilation of stories by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle. I did a review on the book which you can read here.

In this movie though the storyline is basically the same. A group of friends work at the Waffle Town and over the course of 2 days get into various hi jinks as well as throwing a raging party of the year. This is where the similarities of the book and the movie mainly end. Julie meets rising pop star Stuart on the train and when the train stalls out near the Waffle Town runs in there to get out of the cold. Julie then ends up taking Stuart to meet her family to get him away from the paparazzi and into her normal boring life. Meanwhile into the Waffle Town walks a group of cheerleaders which causes one of the employees to struggle to create a balance between her crush and her best friend.

I really enjoyed the book that lead to the screenplay for this movie. I felt that each of the stories had a deeper depth on its own as well as together. In the movie, there seem to be disjointed parts that weren’t explained well in the movie such as the appearance of the pig, why there was a need for a party at the Waffle Town and why everyone was obsessed with Waffle Town. I would still recommend that you see the movie since I thought it was a charmingly cute holiday movie worth watching during this season.

I hope to see you in another post very soon!

Let it Snow

Let it SnowLet It Snow: Three Holiday Romances by John Green, Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle
Published by Speak on October 2, 2008
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Goodreads
four-stars

Alternate cover edition for B006MOW98E
Sparkling white snowdrifts, beautiful presents wrapped in ribbons, and multicolored lights glittering in the night through the falling snow. A Christmas Eve snowstorm transforms one small town into a romantic haven, the kind you see only in movies. Well, kinda. After all, a cold and wet hike from a stranded train through the middle of nowhere would not normally end with a delicious kiss from a charming stranger. And no one would think that a trip to the Waffle House through four feet of snow would lead to love with an old friend. Or that the way back to true love begins with a painfully early morning shift at Starbucks.
Thanks to three of today’s best-selling teen authors—John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle—the magic of the holidays shines on these hilarious and charming interconnected tales of love, romance, and breathtaking kisses.

Hello Everyone!
I finished this book over a week ago, but actually forgot to do a review since I have been so busy. I had also intended on watching the Netflix movie that recently came out based on the book, but alas I haven’t had time. Perhaps that movie review will come later.

Let it Snow is a book that is a combination of three separate stories that take place over the course of a weekend in several towns that are affected by a freak snowstorm. In each story, we find a few overlapping characters that tie the story together and we also get to briefly meet characters from the other stories. I won’t spoil any of the stories for you since I think the book is definitely worth reading. I loved John Green as an author, so I can’t recommend him enough. There are several of his books I have read in the past so in case you need recommendations just search here. I haven’t read any Maureen Johnson books, but I definitely liked her writing style from what I read here. I did read Lauren Myracle’s words in the Catwoman comic book and I can’t say that I love what I have read from her so far, but the jury is still out.

If you are looking for a lighthearted tween holiday read this is definitely a book that I would recommend for you. This book will definitely get you in the holiday spirit. I hope to see you soon for another holiday post.!

four-stars

Coraline

by Neil Gaiman
Published by A&C Black Genres: children, General, Young Adult
Format: Paperback
Scaretober 2019

Hello!
I’m back with yet another book review. I know that I should be doing more real life posts, but this is what we got. You may have noticed that I read this book a bit ago, but didn’t post the review and I was saving it for right now.

I saw Neil Gaiman’s Coraline a while ago and watched it again recently, but had never read the book and I knew that this year I wanted to make it appoint to read the book. I also used this book for Rachel Dawson‘s reading challenge, if you haven’t checked it out yet you still have time to participate.

In case you haven’t read Coraline or seen the movie I will try not to spoil the plot for you entirely. I recommend that you give this book a try and I hope to read a few more Neil Gaiman books in the future. Let me know if you have ever read this book or any of Neil Gaiman’s other books. See you soon!

Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy Rich AsiansCrazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1) by Kevin Kwan
Published by Doubleday on June 11, 2013
Pages: 403
Format: Paperback
Goodreads
four-half-stars

Crazy Rich Asians is the outrageously funny debut novel about three super-rich, pedigreed Chinese families and the gossip, backbiting, and scheming that occurs when the heir to one of the most massive fortunes in Asia brings home his ABC (American-born Chinese) girlfriend to the wedding of the season.
When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home, long drives to explore the island, and quality time with the man she might one day marry. What she doesn't know is that Nick's family home happens to look like a palace, that she'll ride in more private planes than cars, and that with one of Asia's most eligible bachelors on her arm, Rachel might as well have a target on her back.
Initiated into a world of dynastic splendor beyond imagination, Rachel meets Astrid, the It Girl of Singapore society; Eddie, whose family practically lives in the pages of the Hong Kong socialite magazines; and Eleanor, Nick's formidable mother, a woman who has very strong feelings about who her son should--and should not--marry. Uproarious, addictive, and filled with jaw-dropping opulence, Crazy Rich Asians is an insider's look at the Asian JetSet; a perfect depiction of the clash between old money and new money; between Overseas Chinese and Mainland Chinese; and a fabulous novel about what it means to be young, in love, and gloriously, crazily rich.

Hey!

I’m back with yet another book reviews. I swear that my life for the summer has turned into a whirlwind of working and non-working moments. Honestly, though I will talk about that more in my mid-year catch up on how I’m doing with this year’s resolutions and goals. Today’s post is a book review on Crazy Rich Asians.

I heard about this movie months before the movie actually premiered because Hollywood had invited nearly every Asian social media influencer to see the movie firsthand at a very special premiere. Matt said that since he hadn’t heard a word about the movie beforehand he thought it was going to be a sleeper hit. Little did we know how big this movie was actually going to be!

I had wanted to read the book before I saw the movie, but that didn’t work out because on the way to Okinawa earlier this year the movie was one of the selections on the plane, so of course I had to watch it. I LOVED it and couldn’t wait to dive into the books. It also didn’t hurt that my best friend recommend these to me because she has re-read them several times since being introduced to them. That being said this also completes a prompt in the Rachel Dawson reading challenge! Yay, just a few more books to go before I can say that I officially finished a reading challenge this year.

I loved this book and it was everything I had hoped it would be. I would love to continue the series, but this is yet another group of books that my library is holding hostage since there are so many people that want to read the series and not enough copies to go around. I will definitely be getting around to reading the rest of the books soon, so there’s something for you to look forward to. I may have even loved the book more that the movie, which seems like quite a normal thing in these parts of the book community.

Let me know what you have been reading lately and if you have read this book or this series? Have you seen the movie? Do you want to? I look forward to hearing all this and more in many more posts to come.

four-half-stars

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Hey!
So I thought that after speed reading through a bunch of books to keep me busy over the long Memorial Day weekend holiday that I would finally sit down and write the reviews for you. We are going to start with the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares. One night when I needed a good feel good movie to watch on Netflix I stumbled onto the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants movie and thought that I would re-read the books.

I had loved them in my original reading when the series was first coming out back in the early 2000s or so. I found the first book, so magical that a pair of pants could fit all the friends even though they came in different shapes and sizes. Also I loved the fact that the friends spent the summer circulating the pants among themselves as they were all over the country. I loved that it genuinely felt like this could have happened to real teenagers coming of age in the 2000s. Yes, I know that Bridget’s story in the first book and in the movie ruffled a few feathers for those not wanting to read about that sort of thing, but things like that do happen to girls coming of age now. I couldn’t wait for the next book to come out and when I heard that there was a movie I bounded toward the theater at the chance to see it.

I loved the movie although I found that in someways the first movie left you wanting so much more, much like the first book. This time around I also got the chance to read the companion book to the movie called Keep in Touch. This book included all the letters, cards, and im’s that the girls talked about throughout the movie. I felt intrigued by everything I was re-learning about the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants to keep going with my re-read of the series even though my library was not making this challenge an easy one to complete. If you want to hear more about what I thought about in my re-read of this series. Stay tuned for more reviews as I re-read.

Also what have you been reading lately? What would you recommend from you summer reading list? I’m also hoping to participate in Rachel Dawson‘s summer reading challenge, but we’ll see what happens. Look forward to more posts very soon!