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There are two things you should know before reading my review, one, I hate sappy teen romance books and two I love Marissa Meyer. Marissa didn't disappoint, she wrote imperfect characters that felt human and their feelings for each other didn't feel cringy or badly written, all happened in good time. I think it's marvelous a writer included such an important topic in her book and taught us one or two things with it (I hope the facts she used were real!) and I love that, despite the characters were in sophomore year, we didn't get high school clichés because it all happened during summer. I think this is the first book I've ever read with a solid soundtrack, and I absolutely love that. I found the story's pace to be comfortable, not rushed but not slow either, the climax/stressful situation happens fast and I appreciate that because stories shouldn't revolve around drama all the time, it happened and it was resolved briefly. I think Marissa Meyer is a wonderful writer and I dream of the day someone will finally recognize that and one (if not most) of her stories will end up in the big screen. Given that most of her books are a bit dark, I wouldn't be surprised if Instant Karma was the one to get an adaptation first.

I love Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and I'll take anything with Wonderland in it because it really means the world to me. So, when I picked up "Unbirthday" I was excited even though it was, of course based off the 1951 movie by Disney, so the source material changed a lot. And here comes my true, honest review: I absolutely hated this book, and I am personally offended by it. This is where the spoilers begin. First of all, take a shot every time she says "Wonderlandy" because clearly the author KNOWS Wonderland is about nonsense, but doesn't really get it, all she does is comment about how Alice enjoys nonsense etc but there really isn't any nonsense or when there is, it doesn't feel natural. Second, I care not for Alice's waking life, I know she wanted to say something through that plot and I think that it's great, but it doesn't sit well with this story. And hey, even though the Jabberwocky might be overused, I would've preferred that over what she did to The Queen Of Hearts, and here comes my third point, I get that it's a Twisted Tale and I am not bothered by blood or death in books at all, but here it just felt like a twelve year old trying to be edgy, there are so many ways to make a story like ALICE "twisted" without mutilating characters or even killing them! How dare she not explain what happened to the King of Hearts? or just kill off The March Hare and Mary Ann? Did she really not know what to do with them? Don't get me started on Alice not only gettied married but also getting pregnant!! And finally, by the end of the book she answered three questions and two of those weren't even related to Wonderland itself. I feel like Disney doesn't understand AIW because their Live Action was just as upsetting. Thanks for reading my review, I've enjoyed Twisted Tales so far, but not this, I hated Unbirthday.

I liked it! I can understand that certain plot points were weak (such as the C.E.O. and the mom and daughter relationship) but it made me laugh and it was fun when they referenced discontinued dolls and how Barbie Land works. This movie probably won't be enjoyed by a kid, but for a teen or an adult it'll be fun. {spoilers?!) by the end, I was hoping things would be equal between the dolls but I guess it was supposed to reflect how in our world, we're going through small steps as well.

I hate Disney live actions, but I found this one lovely and enjoyable, not to mention they had a good sense of humor throughout the film. I expected a goofier performance from Yara Shahidi (Tinker Bell) but I understand bringing her cartoonish body language to live can come off as dorky, and with Smee first I wasn't happy with him but he grew on me. It was nice, didn't enjoy the ending as much, but for a live action it was done well, don't judge if you haven't watched it.