Over the weekend, I binged Panic, a ten episode series (Amazon Prime) based on the book of the same name written by Lauren Oliver, who also created and wrote the series. I watched it with my 15yo son and we both loved it. Every summer in a small Texas town, graduating seniors compete in a … Continue reading Bookish TV: Panic by Lauren Oliver
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Book Review: Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Firefly Lane (TV Tie-in Edition) About the Book: Firefly Lane is an unforgettable coming of age story, by the New York Times number one bestseller Kristin Hannah. It is 1974 and the summer of love is drawing to a close. Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the secondary school social food … Continue reading Book Review: Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Little Fires Everywhere: TV series or the book?
TV series. Without question. As I've been doing a little bit more of late, I watched before I read. This one was my book club title but once I knew the show was airing towards the end of this month (it premiered on Amazon Prime last Friday), I held off on reading it so I … Continue reading Little Fires Everywhere: TV series or the book?
Shelf Share: Watched in Isolation
Following on from yesterday's post about what I read during my seven weeks of isolation, I thought I'd take a quick look at what I watched. Because I've definitely watched more TV than normal! Television shows: Medici - Season one Medici - Season two The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Season two Outlander - season five … Continue reading Shelf Share: Watched in Isolation
Mozart in the Jungle: Hitting all of the right notes…
A couple of weeks ago I discovered Mozart in the Jungle on Amazon Prime. I was instantly hooked and four seasons with ten episodes a piece later, I've officially joined the ranks of fans who still mourn the loss of a season five. The story goes that Prime's new boss cancelled the show in a … Continue reading Mozart in the Jungle: Hitting all of the right notes…
Bookish TV: Z The Beginning of Everything
Z The Beginning of Everything tells the story of the early years between Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald and F. Scott Fitzgerald. It's based on the novel, Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler. I haven't read the book but I am familiar with Fowler's work having read the novel she wrote about the … Continue reading Bookish TV: Z The Beginning of Everything
TV in Review: Ekaterina
Ekaterina The Rise of Catherine the Great Season One About the Show: Released in 2014, Ekaterina is a Russia-1 historical television biographical series starring Marina Aleksandrova as the eventual Russian empress Catherine the Great. It tells the story of princess Sophie Friederike Auguste, and her rise to power to become Empress of Russia, following a … Continue reading TV in Review: Ekaterina
Bookish TV: Game of Thrones The End
This post is more for me than anyone else, because I wanted to save each of these S8 episode recaps from the Booktopia blog. Not having pay TV meant that I had to wait until Tuesday of this week, the day after the season finale aired, to purchase GOT S8 on Google Play. To keep … Continue reading Bookish TV: Game of Thrones The End
TV Chat: Victoria – Season 3
I've loved the TV series Victoria right from the get go, so season 3 was a highly anticipated treat that I had been saving for a time when I could binge watch the lot. The time was this long weekend just gone, but sadly, it was a major letdown. For a start, most of the … Continue reading TV Chat: Victoria – Season 3
Bookish TV in Review: Sharp Objects
American psychological thriller television miniseries Premiered on July 8, 2018, on HBO Based on the debut novel of the same name by writer Gillian Flynn ("Gone Girl"), the eight-episode series "Sharp Objects" stars Amy Adams, in her first major role on the small screen, as reporter Camille Preaker, who returns to her small hometown to … Continue reading Bookish TV in Review: Sharp Objects
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