May 2015 Updates

Here's what I've been reading and watching in May.

• Torchwood: I finished Torchwood and I have to say it is the weirdest thing I have ever seen.
• Orphan Black: I watched the entire first two seasons of Orphan Black and all the episodes of season 3 that are out so far. I love it. I've wanted to watch this show for so long and I was not disappointed.
• A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray: It took me a while to get into this book, but I did enjoy it. Overall, it wasn't spectacular, but it was pretty good. I will read the sequel when it comes out.
• Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli: This book was funny and adorable. I don't usually like realistic fiction, especially this type of realistic fiction, but I really enjoyed this book.
• The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton: I did not like this book very much. It didn't make sense to me.
• The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin: I finished the Mara Dyer trilogy, and, like most people, I found the last book to be a bit disappointing. I did still enjoy it though.
• Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld: I wasn't a big fan of the Uglies series, but I really liked Afterworlds. I thought it was written in a very interesting way.
• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer: I read the first book in the Artemis Fowl series and it was really awesome. Sometimes children's books are just a lot of fun to read. I am totally going to be reading the rest of the series.
• The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness: I finally started the Chaos Walking trilogy! I really liked the first book, and I am super excited to read the rest of the trilogy after that cliffhanger.
• Ask the Passengers by A. S. King: This was another realistic fiction book (two in a month. Wow.) I loved it. I really identified with the main character.
• The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima: I really enjoyed this book and I'm super excited to read the rest of the series. I like one of the main characters Raisa.

April 2015 Updates

Here's what I've been reading and watching in April:

• I've been watching Torchwood, and I finished the first three seasons. I only have one left. Why are all the best characters dying?
• I am watching Elementary and the third season is almost over. I'm praying that Moriarty will come back.
• I watched The Giver (finally) and it was better than I thought it would be. Honestly, I was expecting it to be terrible, so that really doesn't say much. It was changed a lot from the book.
• I randomly watched Pitch Perfect because I kept seeing gifs from it on tumblr.
• I watched If I Stay and I actually liked it better than the book. It was a really good movie, and it made me cry (which the book did not do).
• I read the final book in the Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy, Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson, and it was good. Overall, I thought it was a satisfactory conclusion to a great epic fantasy trilogy.
• I read The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black. I liked it, but I actually liked it less than The Darkest Part of the Forest. I thought the romance in this book was kind of creepy.
• I read the first two books in the Mara Dyer trilogy by Michelle Hodkin: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer and The Evolution of Mara Dyer. I was surprised to find that I enjoyed them both.
• I read Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White, and I really enjoyed it. It was fun and the characters were amazing, and even though it's a standalone, I would love a sequel.
• I read The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson. I liked it, but not as much as I was expecting to. Overall, I thought it was just okay.
• I read City of Savages by Lee Kelly. I liked it more than I expected too. I really liked the characters and the world was really interesting. I would definitely read anymore books that Lee Kelly publishes.
• I read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee for my English class. I was surprised to find that I really liked it. I don't usually like classics.