Let's see, if I could invite five characters to my book club, who would it be?
I've answered this type of question so many times and I tend to go with some of my usual group of fictional bookworms. So this time, I decided to choose some different characters that I would invite to my book club. There are so many I wanted to choose (I'll have to write another post) but for this one I kept it to five. And here is my answer:
1. Princess Leia Organa (Star Wars): Out of the original trio, I feel like Princess Leia would enjoy a little down time discussing books. I do wonder what type of books she would recommend reading? Would it be a sci-fi romance, something on politics or perhaps something completely different.
Hello fandom fans, I know I already mention this before but I love the Simon vs./Love, Simon/Love, Victor universe. It's my new favorite fandom. After watching the Love, Victor 8th episode Boy's Trip and getting a glimpse of Simon Spier and Bram Greenfeld's life in New York City, that one episode just wasn't enough. It really made me wish there was a Love, Simon & Bram TV series or at least a miniseries. I want to see more of their lives and see how they are balancing their relationship with going to college (I believe they attend NYU) and living together with their three roommates, Ivy, Kim and Justin in a Brooklyn apartment.
(Simon Spier Love, Victor season 1 episode 8 Boy's Trip)
I loved reading Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. It's a fantastic story with great characters and I loved seeing Simon Spier's relationship grow into something pretty amazing with his anonymous friend/crush Blue (Abraham "Bram" Greenfeld). I have to get the other books in the series to see what's going to happen to these characters.
After reading the book, I finally watched the movie Love, Simon which has been sitting on my shelf for the last two years. One of my reading quirks is I like to read the book before watching the adaptation. Anyway, I absolutely love the movie just as much as I love the book. Of course, there were changes to the story but it didn't change the feeling and impact of Simon's story. I also watched all 10 episodes of the first season of the Love, Victor TV series. I really love this show as well, it's easy to see that Simon vs./Love, Simon/Love, Victor (or the Simonverse) is my new favorite fandom.
Now back to Love, Simon, in the movie one of Simon's best friends is Abby Suso and she wore some really cute clothes. Abby's style is a very laid-back look that's mixed with cool patterns and bright colors.
Book:Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simon/Creekwood series book #1) by Becky Albertalli
Cover Art by Chris Bilheimer Cover Design by Alison Klapthor
Edition: Paperback
Description:
Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight.
Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he's pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he's never met.
Incredibly funny and poignant, this twenty-first-century coming-of-age, coming out story—wrapped in a geek romance—is a knockout of a debut novel by Becky Albertalli.
My next challenge is to read Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. Then watch the movie Love, Simon before this new TV series Love, Victor premieres in June. This show looks like it's going to be a very fun and interesting series with Victor trying to find himself while trying to sort out his life at home and at school. This show, which will be available on Hulu on June 19th, will include 10 episodes. I'm not sure if Love, Victor is a series or a miniseries but I can't wait to watch it.
Okay, who else can't wait to watch this show?
Love, Victor All episodes will be available to watch June 19th on Hulu
Starring: Michael Cimino, Mateo Fernandez, Isabella Ferreira, Mason Gooding, Rachel Hilson, James Martinez, Ana Ortiz, Nick Robinson, George Sear and more
Description:
Set in the world of the 2018 groundbreaking film LOVE, SIMON which was inspired by Becky Albertalli’s acclaimed novel, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, the series follows Victor (Michael Cimino), a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city and exploring his sexual orientation. When it all seems too much, he reaches out to Simon (Nick Robinson) to help him navigate the ups and downs of high school.
So what are you picking up for DVD Tuesday? I have three, the first is a TV series, Channel Zero which has been called the best horror anthology that no one is watching. It's a shame because this is good creepy show and I wish more people were watching it.
In this third season, Butcher's Block centers around a sinister family that has been preying on the residents of a certain part of the city and caught in the middle of it are two sisters Alice and Zoe Woods who are both trying to escape their pasts. It's weird and creepy and I enjoyed watching all six episodes. If you're interested in watching Butcher's Block, you don't have to worry about not seeing the first two seasons because each season is a completely different story. But those other two seasons were also good, if you want to watch those as well.
I didn't get a chance to see Love, Simon and Tomb Raider while they were in the theatre so I'm definitely going to make sure I pick these up. I heard so many good things about Love, Simon, that it was a heartwarming fun movie. As for Tomb Raider, it received mix reactions but I don't care I want to see it.
Description:
Butcher's Block follows Alice Woods and her sister Zoe who have moved to a small town to start over. Alice lives in constant fear of inheriting Zoe’s schizophrenia. On the outskirts of town lies Butcher’s Block, a hellish neighborhood where junkies roam and lawlessness abounds. It is here the sisters encounter Joseph Peach and his eerily charismatic family.
The Peach’s are not your ordinary family; they live above the Butcher’s Block in a dimension that is a dark utopia. They offer the sisters a place at their table with the promise of a world without worry and without illness. The sisters soon find that the cost of living the good life comes at an unimaginable price and there is a fine line between escaping insanity and embracing true madness.
Both trailers look so amazing, I don't know which movie I want to see first. The action adventure (Tomb Raider) or the romantic dramedy (Love, Simon).
I'm usually not a big fan of reboots but I never like the other Tomb Raider movies, they were so bad. It was a combination of terrible plot and terrible acting that made those movie really unwatchable. I always wished the franchise would get a second chance which is why I can't wait to see this movie.
Even though I didn't get a chance to read the book Love, Simon was based on (Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli) I still plan on seeing the movie. It looks really interesting.
Tomb Raider
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Daniel Wu, Kristen Scott Thomas, Walton Goggins, Derek Jacobi and more
Director: Roar Uthaug
Description:
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.
Love, Simon
Starring: Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp, Logan Miller, Keiynan Lonsdale and more
Director: Greg Berlanti
Description:
Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends, and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.
I was in Target yesterday picking up a few things when I spotted Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda. It's been on my wishlist for a while but I had not gotten around to buying it. Until, I saw it for $7.99 and I couldn't pass up a good deal on a book. Especially if it's a book I really want to read.
I know the movie adaptation Love, Simon will be in theatres on March 16th and I would like to get this read sometime before then. I may have to re-adjust my To Read list to make that happen which is something I just might do.
Book:Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Edition: Paperback
Description:
Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: If he doesn't play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone's business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he's been emailing with, will be jeopardized.
As his email correspondence with Blue grows more flirtatious every day, Simon's junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he's pushed out -- without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he's never met.
