Some books find you at just the right moment, and this one quite literally landed in my lap. I was sitting outside reading Normal People (I think for the third time) when my neighbor noticed, and we got to talking. We both agreed that Normal People had this devastating impact on us, and before I[...]
If there's one thing Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca has taught me, it's how memories have a way of lingering, like your favorite scent, and leaving an unmistakable mark on our lives. My love for Rebecca didn’t begin in a book but on-screen with Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 film adaptation. I still r[...]
Did I read and watch this for the drama? Absolutely. No, not just the drama within the story itself, but also the drama surrounding the movie’s production—and the lawsuit that followed (which has completely taken over my TikTok feed). Do we call this Blake’s Version? For now. The updated post[...]
There are books that simply entertain, a "just-for-fun read" as I call them. There are books that keep you up late turning the pages, unable to sleep until you've lived out the story in its entirety. And then there are books that settle deep into your bones. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue was on[...]
My New Year's resolution: read four books each month and document that I read said books via Goodreads and here, of course. Am I always reading? Yes. Do I ever remember to document what I have read? No. Practically never. In my defense, I did reread Outlander about three or four times last year[...]
I have always been so fascinated by Old Hollywood. As a teenager, I spent countless late nights illuminating my bedroom walls with the monochrome light of Turner Classic Movies, completely mesmerized by it all. So when I read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, I couldn’t help but imagine those[...]