the ramblings of a twenty-something who's just trying to do the best she can
It's here!! It's finally here!! After what felt like an eternity of waiting, countless criticism and scrutiny, we finally have the live action version of The Little Mermaid, starring the one and only Halle Bailey! If you know me, you know I love The Little Mermaid. This story has been so special to me since… Continue reading The Little Mermaid (2023)
Spoilers, kind of. Maybe don't read if you haven't finished the episode. Since House of the Dragon ended, my Sunday nights have been pretty dry television-wise. Desperate to find something, anything, to watch, I put The Last of Us on my TBW (To Be Watched) list for one reason, and one reason only: Pedro Pascal.… Continue reading The Last of Us S1E1- Thoughts and Reactions
Y'all... I cannot with this show. I just... can't. And I mean that in the absolute best way. Shit's gotten so real. My head is still spinning. Let's get into some of my initial reactions from House of the Dragon's fifth episode (as of typing this post the episode's title hasn't been released. I might… Continue reading House of the Dragon: S1E5 – Thoughts
THRONES, Y'ALL! I'm not going to lie, after the shitshow that was Game of Thrones' final season I lost a LOT of interest in the goings on of Westeros, so when I found out HBO was going to put more money into the franchise with a spinoff, I was spitefully uninterested and didn't for a… Continue reading House of the Dragon
Spoilers ahead because that's what we do over here. This review is coming daysssss a full doggone week and some change after I originally planned to have it published, but I was on vacation and got sidetracked because who's trying to type up a movie review when you're at the beach with your man?? Certainly… Continue reading Jordan Peele’s “Nope” Is A Yup
If you think this is a spoiler-free post, you haven't been paying attention. I cannot believe it's been TWO (2!!!!!) whole years since I've written a post! I could make a million excuses about life getting in the way of my dedicating time to blogging, but honestly... I just haven't had much motivation to pick… Continue reading “Swivel, But Delicately” – Secrets of Dumbledore Thoughts & Reactions
Shoutout to COVID-19 for keeping me in the house and forcing me to pay attention to my blog again! #socialdistancing Knowing I'd be stuck in the house for a little while now that classes are cancelled and I'm working remotely, I decided to pick up another book to keep me busy/sane. In the naming of… Continue reading The Cellar
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. I need to preface this review by saying I, most unfortunately, abandoned this book with about 70 pages to go. And that's not a reflection of how I felt about the book, it just turns out reading for leisure and grad school don't mix well for me. Some people have found… Continue reading Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down
Though the title of Oyinkan Braithwaite's debut novel may make you think it revolves around a woman's habit of killing, My Sister, the Serial Killer focuses more on the relationship of two Nigerian sisters. It's about their dynamic, why their dynamic is the way it is, and the events that occurred in their lives to… Continue reading My Sister, the Serial Killer
The perfect novel. This is my second Colson Whitehead novel (the first being The Underground Railroad, which I didn't love, but also didn't hate - you can read my review here) and it just blew me away. I finished this book and, as I usually do when I finish books, sat in silence to digest… Continue reading The Nickel Boys
Literally Just Thriving 