How to get away with Murder

First of all let my start by saying I’m not even sure how they came up with this show. There are so many twists and turns and surprises that I’m impressed that this show was still so concise and makes sense. Usually when you add too many details to something it’s hard to make sense of all the information but in this show they did a good job of making everything fall into place but still keeping you wondering all the way to the last episode what was really happening. 

Annalise is this badass criminal attorney, with so much power and confidence that it’s sometimes hard to see her when she expresses real emotion or pain. I love that in her pain she still tries to protect the people she cares about. I wasn’t a real fan of Bonnie or Michaela because they both gave me the feeling of only doing something if it benefits them or if it’s for themselves. Connor, Wes, and Laurel had there moments when their actions were questionable but you knew that they meant it for the greater good. Asher is just a dork, a grown man acting like he’s still in high school. Frank is hands down my favorite character; he’s mysterious, reliable, and always there to support Annalise, he goes out of his way to do things for the people he cares about even if they don’t deserve it.

My husband and I binged this season and couldn’t wait to start on the next one! I think that this show just has a way of grabbing your attention and making you need to know who actually committed the crime, what was the motive, how, and after everything was said and done if they would actually get away with it. Ultimately even though you know it’s wrong you want them to get away with it because of you attachment to the characters. 

All Fall Down by Ally Carter

 

Grace Blakely is absolutely certain of three things:

1. She is not crazy.
2. Her mother was murdered.
3. Someday she is going to find the killer and make him pay.

As certain as Grace is about these facts, nobody else believes her -- so there's no one she can completely trust. Not her grandfather, a powerful ambassador. Not her new friends, who all live on Embassy Row. Not Alexei, the Russian boy next door, who is keeping his eye on Grace for reasons she neither likes nor understands.

Everybody wants Grace to put on a pretty dress and a pretty smile, blocking out all her unpretty thoughts. But they can't control Grace -- no more than Grace can control what she knows or what she needs to do. Her past has come back to hunt her . . . and if she doesn't stop it, Grace isn't the only one who will get hurt. Because on Embassy Row, the countries of the world stand like dominoes, and one wrong move can make them all fall down. 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Review 

Grace has lived through something no one should ever experience, not only the loss of her mother but witnessing her murder. People want her to forget and to move on but she can’t, she has to find the person responsible. Now she’s back on Embassy Row and she will discover he truth even if it kills her. On her journey she makes new friends and reconnects with old acquaintances.  The road to the truth was hard and sometimes the truth should have been left in the past.

I really enjoyed this book and I think this is another great story by Ally Carter. I love her books and how there always seems to be a epic plot twist.  

I loved all of Grace’s friends and how supportive they are. Noah is my favorite character, he’s the perfect best friend. I really enjoy how quickly he befriended Grace in an environment where cliques dominate. I like that they are just friends (no flirting), it’s just a really wholesome and fun relationship. I love how he, Megan, and Rosie stood by Grace and never gave up on her. 

If you loved the Gallagher Series and the Heist Society Series then I suggest getting a ticket straight to Embassy Row. I honestly didn’t think I would like this book as much and I held off reading this for a long time but I was wrong and I am disappointed in myself #Dontjudgeabookbyitscover. Ally Carter has never done me wrong and I can’t wait for book two.

Rating: 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Grimm

 

I will start off by saying I love Grimm. Grimm is a really interesting show. It puts an interesting twist on two things most people love, detective shows and fairytales. The fairytales they use and go through are nothing like you would expect. It is such a fun and intense show and you never really know what to expect. 

The show starts off with our main character Nick finding out he’s a Grimm and can see things that other people can’t and that he is basically the defender of humanity against Wesen. However, unlike his ancestors and past Grimms he starts to navigate this world and believes that not all Wesen are bad. He befriends Monroe who helps guide him in the right direction and stands by his side even though being friends with a Grimm is frowned upon. 

Over the runtime of the show Nick grows into the person he wants to be and learns how to let those closest to him in on his secret and what actually goes on in his life. Along side him is Monroe, Rosalie, Hank, and Wu. They are always there for him and to support him. However, there are many people he’s not sure if he can trust or not, depending on the direction the wind blows will determine if they are with him or against him. The world is a dangerous place for a Grimm, yet the world would be more dangerous without a Grimm.

Honestly this is one of my favorite TV shows besides Criminal Minds and Bones. I think if you like both of those you should definitely give Grimm a try.

Rating: 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Along for the Ride

Auden is a girl who had to grow up too quickly. Her parents were divorced early on and she was forced to grow up to fit into the mold and expectations her mother set for her and that she set for herself. She wants a summer to break the mold, to see if she can grow, to see if she can be different. I really liked Auden’s journey to self discovery. She found her boyfriend, life long friends, and finally was able to address family matters that had hurt her in the past. 

Eli is just this sweet character who is dealing with losing one of the people he loved most and through that he pushed away a lot of his friends, until Auden walks in. Something about her makes him let her in but as their relationship develops he doesn’t want to relive the past, but with her by his side and her pushing him to keep living instead of dying with the person he lost Eli is able to over come some of his grief and learn to honor the memories instead. 

I thought it was such a wholesome and fun movie. Both main characters had real problems that make them easy to relate to but to watch them over come those problems and support each other was so beautiful. I also loved how Audens relationship with her friends progressed, with her mother, and with her stepmother and father. I think the movie did a great job addressing all the issues and having realistic resolution while still showing that you can over come your pasts and your struggles.

Becoming Ms. Bennet: Pride and Prejudice

 

This was a fun rendition of Pride and Prejudice. I like that this was a movie about making a movie about Pride and Prejudice Vs a remake. I think whoever tries to make a remake has a tough act to follow on the one starting Kiera Knightley. However, I have seen Lexi Giovagnoli in quite a few movies and I feel like she gets better every time. I loved her chick flicks, I think they are perfect for any romance lover. I think the main reason I liked this movie is because of the characters parallels to the Pride and Prejudice characters they are playing. I love Liam and I think he is easier to love and to thaw than the cold heart of Mr. Darcy. I love how he warms to Kate and is trying to stand up and protect her. I enjoyed the relationship that Kate has with a lot of her costars. I also like that they tried to make it realistic and that everything in the movie industry didn’t come naturally to Kate, she has to work hard or lose her job. I think it was a fun twist that adds a modern day flair and yet still holds true to a lot of Pride and Prejudices original charm. 

This vs That: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

I decided to watch the Hating Games because Lucy Hale was in it and I love her. But when I saw it was based on a book I was like well dang I’m going to need to read it too. 

The book has a lot to offer. It’s a fun compelling book that is an enemies to lovers romantic comedy. It’s a great read for any romance reader. I particularly liked that this was a very straightforward book romantically. I don’t always love when stories introduced love triangles but I think that this had the right amount of it to add a little drama to the novel without overdoing it, ultimately you know that Josh is Lucy’s dream man even if she is unwilling to admit it for awhile (because of the whole enemies thing). Joshua’s behavior at times I found weird because he clearly has had romantic feelings for Lucy for far longer than she has had them for him but the way he expresses himself doesn’t always convey that and adds tension to their everyday dynamics.

I loved the feisty interaction they had in the movie. It was just the right amount of sassy and entertaining. I did watch the movie twice and thought it was amazing both times (it has the same feel to me as To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, which is one of my top favorite romance movies). I think that while the movie missed a lot of details like most movies tend to do just based on time alone, I think some of the interactions play out better. I liked the way Lucy defends Josh with his family at the wedding VS the book, but his fathers reaction was better in the book. I love the way the book portrays Josh’s breakup with his EX before Lucy and how he has always loved Lucy, but I love the way the Movie ends better because I think it offers a more full circle ending.

All in all they both have a lot to offer and are both successes in my mind. Both deserve five stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️.

Book = Movie

Bridgerton

 

First of all I love Bridgerton, I think everyone does. There is something about the time period, with the right hint of drama and scandal that makes this show irresistible. I loved the first season with Daphne and Simon and I wasn’t sure if the second season would measure up but of course a Bridgerton would never disappoint. Season two was potentially more dramatic than season one and I’m not even sure how they did it. Bridgerton is making this era popular and is bringing back tea parties. My Husband wasn’t too keen on watching this with me because he said it looked boring but after a few minutes he was hooked as well (he cracks me up). 

Anthony is back determined to take a bride, but for duty and nothing else. Love isn’t in the cards for him as far as he is concerned. He plans to wait for the Queen to name her diamond and that will be his bride because any woman in their right mind would jump at the chance to marry the Viscount. 

The Sharma’s came to Mayfair for the season in hopes of finding the youngest daughter Edwina a husband. This doesn’t seem like a difficult task since the queen named her the seasons diamond. She becomes the desire of all the men including the Viscount. However, this is a matter of the heart and she won’t settle for less than she deserves.

Kate is determined to find her sister a husband who will love and support her and the Viscount is definitely not the one but Edwina seems to have her eyes set on him. While Kate and Anthony bicker about the future between him and Edwina they discover an attraction between themselves that cannot be denied and a potential scandal that must be avoided for both of their families sakes.

I really enjoyed this season. I loved finding out more about Anthony and what made him the man he is. You get to find out more about his past and one of the biggest tragic events that occurred to the Bridgerton family, the death of their father. You get to see lots of mentions of Edmund and how he was as a father and how is absence affected everyone. It was bittersweet and I think probably the most insightful thing in the season. 

Daphne’s presence was always a plus but I wished we got to see more of her and even had some appearances made by Simon. Colins wasn’t really my cup of tea in this season. I felt as if he hadn’t really grown up and learned to stop chasing things that were pointless, a child still wishing for things that the adult in him knows he can’t have and then missing the beautiful things right in front of him. Benedict was the same funny carefree spirit. Eloise definitely had more of a presence in Daphne’s absence and I loved her story as it progressed through the season. I can’t wait to see her love story in the future because whoever courts and marries Eloise Bridgerton better have a back and a mind of steel. I do think she can be overly dramatic but I suppose one of the siblings must be. As for Edwina Sharma she truly has a heart filled with kindness to be able to forgive her sister and accept the Bridgerton family after the wrong doings done to her, I hope she gets the fairytale ending she deserves. 

This show is honestly a masterpiece and I am pretty sure that Netflix created the double thumbs up just for Bridgerton.

Rating: 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and Double Thumbs Up 👍 👍 .