The world of fiction has provided an invaluable escape this year. I love staying in and falling into a good book, and quarantine has allowed me to read more books than I typically do. Although 2020 is over, the pandemic isn’t, so now’s the perfect time to pick up a new book. Here are my [...]
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Writing an unplanned sequel to a standalone book can either be amazing or terrible depending on the execution (see “Legendary” by Stephanie Garber and “The Cursed Child” by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne). “Ready Player Two,” the sequel to Ernest Cline’s 2011 bestselling novel “Ready Player One,” falls squarely in the second category. [...]
Read MoreSeason 4 of Netflix’s “The Crown” is the most gripping and stunning season so far. The new season dropped on Nov. 15 and has already received overwhelming praise from critics and laypeople alike. This season follows three central women: Queen Elizabeth II (Olivia Colman), Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (Gillian Anderson) and Princess Diana (Emma Corrin), [...]
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“Dash & Lily” is an adorable Christmas romantic comedy series, streaming on Netflix, based on David Levithan and Rachel Cohn’s young adult novel: “Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares.” While I had only heard of the book in passing, I was hooked on the show from the start and had to binge it instantly. The [...]
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Author Marissa Meyer, best known for bestselling fantasy novels such as “The Lunar Chronicles,” the “Renegades” series, as well as the standalone novel “Heartless,” has garnered a large fanbase of readers. Her newest book, “Instant Karma,” is her first contemporary novel. With Meyer’s past books in mind, I was nervous that “Instant Karma” would not [...]
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