Tag: TAKE IT!
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The Love that Split the World by Emily Henry
I bought this book solely for the cover and I’m glad I did—Emily Henry really is a gifted writer. An imaginative time-bending teen romance, The Love the Split the World is jam packed with quick wit and sarcasm—which, of course, I love—and it kept me captivated enough to keep reading in the park well into twilight, until my straining…
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Quoted: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
I had just come to accept that my life would be ordinary when extraordinary things began to happen. (Is this not the greatest opening line ever?)
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Changeless by Gail Carriger
It took me a lot longer to finish this second book in the Parasol Protectorate series than it did the first, and I’m not entirely sure why it didn’t hold my attention as well (vacation, friend visits, work, summer?), but I enjoyed it nonetheless. The same cast of oddballs and eccentrics returned with a few extra…
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Ghostbusters
You know what this movie does? It makes you laugh. Melissa McCarthy puts on some ridiculous head gear, you grin and blow air through your nostrils a little harder than usual. Kristin Wiig gets slimed by ghost after ghost, you gag, and you chuckle. Leslie Jones opens her mouth, you try unsuccessfully to commit her lines to…
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Without a Fight by Brad Paisley
I’m a country girl at heart, which obviously means that I love country music. I’ve always been a fan of Brad Paisley, and I especially love when he teams up with powerhouse talent. So, since you’re a smart cookie, you’re probably already picking up what I’m putting down. But Imma say it loud and clear: I dig…
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13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad
In just 214 pages and 13 stand-alone stories, debut author Mona Awad has won my undying respect. And because I can’t do this marvellous little book enough justice with a short and snappy “review”, I’m going to share one from the Globe and Mail instead: “It wouldn’t be far off to say that reading Mona Awad’s 13…
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Central Intelligence
“Then I realized high school was nothing like Sixteen Candles, and I’ll never be like Molly Ringwald.” The Rock said that. Wearing a unicorn shirt, jorts, and a leather fanny pack. I’m a certified, card-carrying Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson fan, Kevin Hart is a child-sized party, and the tag line for this movie (Saving the world…
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
This was nothing if not a Michael Bay film, and I unabashedly love Michael Bay films. I also love movies based on true stories, films about heroism, brotherhood, and war, and a lot of action, so this movie got two thumbs way way up from me. Not to mention John Krasinski’s talent and general appearance.
Being Tori 