On My List: May 2nd

It's been a while since I posted On My List which is a fun post where I let you know about some of the books, movies, TV shows and music that I'm interested in. Since, I have an ever growing list of things that I want to read, watch and listen to, I'll never run out things to share.

For this list, I have three books that I want to read, a TV show I watch rewatch, a new show that I want to watch and a new movie that I want to watch.

Books I Want to Read (But Just Haven't Bought Yet):

I guess I'm in a romantic sort of mood and these three books which center around love and life are On My List. From politics to writers' retreats to missed opportunities, love has an interesting way of finding you. I haven't bought any new books in a while, I really want to get these three.

Book: Love, Hate and Clickbait by Liz Bowery

Description:

Shake some hands. Kiss some coworkers.

Cutthroat political consultant Thom Morgan is thriving, working on the governor of California’s presidential campaign. If only he didn’t have to deal with Clay Parker, the infuriatingly smug data analyst who gets under Thom’s skin like it’s his job. In the midst of one of their heated and very public arguments, a journalist snaps a photo, but the image makes it look like they’re kissing. As if that weren’t already worst-nightmare territory, the photo goes viral—and in a bid to secure the liberal vote, the governor asks them to lean into it. Hard.

Thom knows all about damage control—he practically invented it. Ever the professional, he’ll grin and bear this challenge as he does all others. But as the loyal staffers push the boundaries of “giving the people what they want,” the animosity between them blooms into something deeper and far more dangerous: desire. Soon their fake relationship is hurtling toward something very real, which could derail the campaign and cost them both their jobs…and their hearts.

TV Round Up: Killjoys ep #1

Episode #1: Bangarang

With a waning interest in Disney's Star Wars and Doctor Who losing its appeal with me, Killjoys is exactly the fantasy adventure series I was looking for.

The first episode introduced viewers to the ragtag duo of bounty hunters Dutch (played by Hannah John-Kamen) and John (played by Aaron Ashmore) as they go after criminals. When John's brother D'avin (played by Luke Macfarlane) shows up on a kill warrant, he decides to keep the information from Dutch and go rescue his brother who was working off his debts fighting in the ring.

The problem is John used Dutch's authorizations to take on the warrant which caused another set of troubles. Dutch ended up having to intervene since her job was on the line but rescuing D'avin was just the beginning of their troubles. They now had to figure out a way to cancel the kill warrant or both D'avin and Dutch would both be disposed of.

I really like the first episode it was both gritty and ridiculously fun and if the rest of the series is as good as this, then this show has a brand new fan. I love the writing for this episode and the characters are a far cry from perfect, although Dutch and John follow a code they still do what they need to, to get the job done. Since it looks like D'avin will be sticking around it will be interesting to see how the three of them will work once they really become a team. Also, the first episode gave the viewer a glimpse into Dutch's past and it looks like it might eventually catch up with them.

Killjoys premiered in June on the syfy channel with the season recently wrapping up last week. I had been planning on watching the series but never got around to it until now, thankfully the entire series in On Demand giving me a chance to watch it.