Welcome to my weird world!
Do I love thee? Do I love thee not? Everyone is bowing down to Raya in a story that definitely wouldn't have worked had this chosen to be the next Disney-princess-musical-adventure. And me not giving this a positive grade...it feels kind of wrong doing that. It gets so much right. If it had some polishes... Continue Reading →
This...was...incredible. I'm really happy to be able to post Onward after it's been out for a year now, the time right before everything shut down. I was stressed, but not seeing Onward when it was out has to be the stupidest thing I'd done in 2020. I mean, I knew I'd see it eventually. But... Continue Reading →
Fun fact for the republishing of this review; I read this right after it was released because Amy Tintera's last series captivated me so much, and I read more than half of it in one sitting during a bus trip to Canada's Wonderland. If you are ever looking for a book that is just plain... Continue Reading →
Wow, it's been a long time, T & J. Just feels like yesterday when my sister and I were in Blockbuster trying to agree on a movie to take home for the night and we were fighting more adamantly than you guys because we couldn't agree on a single one, so I thought your movie,... Continue Reading →
This was a supremely unconventional read for me. Most books I read display hints throughout of what the expected goal of the book is; what the characters are trying to find, if there's someone they're trying to take down, or if there's somewhere they're destined to go. But instead, Quiet Screams to the Quiet Healer... Continue Reading →
Ever since I devoured An Ember in the Ashes over three years ago, this series has had me addicted like heroin. I've now read the previous three books all twice. And as the big conclusion, I waited for this book for literally years. Laia of Serra has at this point been through more trauma than... Continue Reading →
My first movie review of a movie of the new year. Not a bad start to the year where we try to heal. Damson Idris plays Lieutenant Thomas Harp, a drone pilot for the U.S. military in 2036. Every movie set in the future makes guesses about what will be our priorities in technology and... Continue Reading →
Pixar really makes groundbreaking animated films look easy. I'm ashamed to say I've never seen Onward. Things were so hectic by the time of its release that I guess I somehow wasn't in the mood for joy. Maybe I'll watch it before I go to bed. I'd better see it before I visit The Great... Continue Reading →
The young adult industry seems to be on a roll with properly diversifying its subjects and authors, and I cannot be more proud of the business for that. Books that bring up important but invisible-to-some subjects can make the world a better place. Roger Ebert said movies were an empathy machine, allowing you to fully... Continue Reading →
This book convinced me I should one day return to this duology, and see the first one anew, which I gave a rather unfavourable review of. I said it was a jump-scare book that wasn't set up to truly scare, and by the time it actually got to the good stuff, I was more relieved... Continue Reading →
William J. McGinn 