Rachael Jackson

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Overall, I did like the book, but I do agree with some of the other reviews that didn’t like it. I initially almost didn’t continue it because I found the characters being rich, entitled, and spoiled people kind of boring and annoying. Towards the middle and end it got more interesting. I like the perspective of different characters in books, but I do think this one had too many and so it was hard to even remember them and what they were going through in the book when the chapters would change perspectives. A part from that, I did laugh at some parts and ultimately found it unpredictable which is nice. I also like a book with a bit of spice so that was cool.

Bad Summer People: A Novel

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I give this a 3.8 roughly. I picked this up as a spring reading recommendation. Something about fairy tales that just feels perfect for the spring time. It is very atmospheric of nature and the forest and mystical things which is good. But it is TOO LONG lol. There were a good number of slow parts that honestly the story could have been fine without. I found myself anxious to just finish it already 🙄 other than that, I did enjoy this fairytale retelling of The Six Swans. Again, it’s a perfect read for Springtime and I will be reading the other books in the trilogy.

Daughter of the Forest

Definitely late watching this for the first time. Wanted to check it out for the Halloween season this year. Glad I did so I can check it off my list but that’s pretty much where it ends. I know a lot of people probably like this due to nostalgia, but I didn’t grow up with it so I have an unbiased view imo. In the beginning, we don’t spend enough time with the characters and their storylines to really develop any sort of attachment to them. There is not enough of a developing storyline until like halfway through the movie. The beginning scenes are kinda of just slapped together without enough context. I will say towards the end it got a little better. But why not take the idea of the second half of the movie and just develop more clearly from the beginning? If they had of done that, it would have been much better. But yea definitely a movie that’s overhyped due to nostalgia.

Practical Magic

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I am SO glad I did not see this in theaters. However, I am ashamed to admit I wasted my Taco Bell on this sorry excuse for a 2HOUR MOVIE! Seriously, do not waste your time. The plot was just as shallow as its characters. No type of character development at all and no genuine or even remotely interesting storyline. And don’t even get me started on the godawful singing. This movie MIGHT have been better if it wasn’t a musical, but instead they chose to get actors who CANNOT sing and a film score and original songs that fall SO flat, with lyrics that were quite painful to have to sit through. I’m flabbergasted that there are people leaving even 2 stars let alone 5!

Cyrano

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