I spent most of my week reading and rewatching the teaser for Shadow and Bone. My feelings about it have not changed one bit, I literally still get chills every single time I watch it. But, today is about focusing on new trailers, so, let’s do that!
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February 2021 Wrap-Up
Where January felt like a whole year in itself, I barely registered February. It’s always so short to begin with, but somehow it felt even shorter now. Nevertheless, I actually managed to read a decent amount of books, even if you probably wouldn’t have been able to tell from the lack of reviews I wrote. I just found for myself that I don’t want to review every book I finish, so I’m gonna give you a brief summary of my thoughts in the wrap-up instead.
- Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han (4 stars)
I don’t think I properly reviewed any of the books in the To All the Boys series, so I didn’t want to do the final book either. I enjoyed it, just as I did the others. Some parts felt a bit rushed, but I liked the main conflict, because making decisions about your future is hard, but it’s sweet to think that some things might last. - S. by J.J. Abrams/Doug Dorst (3 stars)
Reading S. is an experience and a challenge. The different timelines, meanings and stories are a lot and not all of them are really exciting. I enjoyed that this was a love letter to so many things, but the main storyline was still a bit lackluster. - Soulswift by Megan Bannen (5 stars)
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (4 stars)
Now that the teaser for the upcoming Netflix adaptation is out, I could not resist finally picking up the books. I finished Shadow and Bone in half a day and I haven’t read anything this quick in YEARS. I agree with the people who say that Six of Crows is better, Bardugo improved her craft in since her first books, but I still loved it. I just don’t get where this incessant Darklina shipping comes from, but I do get loving the Darkling?
As per usual, click on the covers to get re-directed to Goodreads, where you are always welcome to add me as a reading buddy! My own reviews (where there is one) you’re able to find by clicking on the titles in the list above if there are posts for them.
So, I was scheduled to get my two remaining wisdom teeth removed in February and due to some annoying stuff, I ended up only getting one out and it’s still in the healing phase and that really knocked me out for a while there. I’m really not even that huge on food usually, but I was craving the most ridiculous things and I still haven’t been able to eat everything I wanted, but I WILL!
The health aspect being really draining, I wasn’t very motivated to do anything creatively. I didn’t write. I didn’t really draw, but I did try and keep up with my blogging. I think I chucked out a decent amount of posts and I hope you enjoyed them.
MY FAVOURITE THINGS
I have rarely been as excited for anything as I have for Shadow and Bone. I’ve watched the IGN Fan Fest exclusive trailer premiere and the cast q&a afterwards and I was in heaven. I don’t know what it is about all of it, because we got like 5 seconds of my baby crows, but I was beyond hyped. The sound design, the effects, the casting – all of it looks perfect! They put so much love into this show and I want to see it succeed.
Don’t hesitate to follow me over at Twitter for continuous Shadow and Bones spam!
MY OTHER POSTS
WANDAVISION REVIEWS
- Episode 5 “On a Very Special Episode …”
- Episode 6 “All-New Halloween Spooktacular”
- Episode 7 “Breaking the Fourth Wall”
- Episode 8 “Previously On”
TV SHOW/MOVIE RELATED
THURSDAY MOVIE PICKS
VARIOUS TAGS AND POSTS
TRAILER POSTS
How was your February? Did you enjoy the content I put out? Is there something you would like to see more of? Let’s talk!
Trailers You Might Have Missed … (Feb 22-28/2021)
I can’t believe it’s the end of the month already and that another wrap-up post is just ahead of us. Sometimes time doesn’t seem to pass at all and then you blink and a whole month is gone. But anyway, let’s bask in some trailers for now, among which is one of my favourite things to ever grace my screen.
Trailers You Might Have Missed … (Feb 15-21/2021)
I hope you all had a good week. It’s only today that my removed wisdom teeth doesn’t make a fuss anymore, so I’m hoping that’s a good sign that I can eat normally again soon. That’s really all I want right now, but you are probably here for trailers. Let’s get started on that!
Trailers You Might Have Missed … (Feb 8-14/2021)
I was just gonna ignore it, since I am not celebrating, but in case anyone would like to hear it anyway – happy Valentine’s day! Now on to what this post is really about, the trailers! Since I don’t want to do any Kiss, Marry, Kill posts either this year, you will have to just stick to the old ones I did.
Trailers You Might Have Missed … (Feb 1-7/2021)
It’s already Sunday again and we all know what that means – a bunch of new trailers! Where it felt like January was just creeping by (at least to me), February is taking me like a whirlwind and time’s just flying by. But let’s focus and see what movies and shows the year has in store for us!
January 2021 Wrap-Up
January was A MONTH for me. I refuse to go into detail, but it literally got worse than 2020, which, frankly, I thought was hard to accomplish. Unfortunately, most of February and possibly March will be tainted with struggle as well. I only have my fingers crossed for the summer, because there is a limit to my patience, but it is what it is for now. I just genuinely hope you all had a better time.
I also dragged myself through only two books, so, I didn’t read that much, but that’s for now not a real worry:
- Don’t Tell a Soul by Kirsten Miller (3 stars)
- My Year Abroad by Chang-rae Lee (2 stars)
As per usual, click on the covers to get re-directed to Goodreads, where you are always welcome to add me as a reading buddy! My own reviews you’re able to find by clicking on the titles in the list above if there are posts for them.
I don’t really know what to tell you about the month, because the highs were high and the lows were low. I am so very grateful to have friends and family who keep checking in with me, because sometimes things just aren’t easy and even if we all know we can’t actually do anything about it, venting helps. I am not going to unload here as well, but know that everyone who comes and visits this blog and gives me something to do and distract myself with has my utmost gratitude.
After a long, long pause from writing, I have finally returned to that world again too. I want to keep the WIP close to my heart, but I have jotted down more than 7K words and will be rewriting the ones I have before continuing on. It’s like I am creating a very detailed outline for what I want the readers to know, just to take it all apart and write into something that isn’t just a plain info dump.
MY FAVOURITE THINGS
WandaVision. I have waited so long. I have anticipated that show for what feels like eternity, because Wanda Maximoff has always been one of my favourite characters and she’s finally getting the attention she deserves. I adore that even non-Marvel fans are checking out the show and letting themselves get dragged into the madness. Below you will find the list of reviews I have written for the series so far and I will continue to post weekly, spoiler-filled posts as the remaining episodes release.
Duskwood finally released the new episode!! I have talked about the mobile game before (check it out here) and it’s still one of my favourite things. I feel like this episode wasn’t as intricate as the previous one, but it once again left on a massive cruel cliffhanger. Here’s to hoping it won’t take another two months until we get new content.
MY OTHER POSTS
WANDAVISION REVIEWS
TV SHOW/MOVIE RELATED
THURSDAY MOVIE PICKS
VARIOUS TAGS AND POSTS
TRAILER POSTS
Hope you had a better January than I did! On we venture into the rest of 2021!
Trailers You Might Have Missed … (Jan 25-31/2021)
Can you believe it’s the last day of January? It felt like this month took years again and it sure wasn’t that much easier than anything in 2020 … but that’s a topic for tomorrow’s wrap-up. Let’s talk trailers today!
Trailers You Might Have Missed … (Jan 18-24/2021)
I am glad there are more trailers again than there were around the turn of the year. Let’s hope all those things will actually release in 2021 (or for whenever they are planned at the moment). Here’s the trailers I found!
Trailers You Might Have Missed … (Jan 11-17/2021)
What a week! With shows slowly returning on networks, I have felt so much more excited about TV again. I didn’t realise how solemn it was to wait for Netflix releases every week. Anyway, let’s take a look at what else we can expect this year!
