Autumn Essentials

October Film & Book Reviews

Hey everyone!

In the last few days, I finished a few books and watched a couple of films. Here are my reviews of some of them. Enjoy!


The Maze Runner Series (The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, The Death Cure) 
by James Dashner:

Thomas lands in a new world with no memory at all of his past life. He can only remember his first name. He is welcomed in his new home, the Glade, which is surrounded by a ginormous maze, by a bunch of teenage boys with the same memory loss. Even though Thomas is scared and confused, he has to pull himself together to solve the mystery of the maze, and save himself and his new found friends from certain death.
Ok, I am part of a new fandom. I loved these books, they reminded me of the Hunger Games Trilogy, all the Percy Jackson books, Harry Potter, the Divergent series etc. Teenage Fantasy at it's best, Dashner has the fandom hooked. So yeah, I loved it. The end... well, no spoilers, but I think he could have made it a bit better. Some of the decisions he made with the character and the relationships between them, I thought were a bit, well... unnecessary maybe? See for yourself. I still definetely recommend it.
There are films for the first two books, but I haven't seen them. Planning on though, because I looove the actors (I mean, Thomas Sangster and Dylan O'brien? Yes please!)


Inside Out:

Ever wondered what's going on in someones head? Well, wonder no more! May I present: Riley, an eleven year old girl, who has a lot going on at the moment. With moving to a new city, losing her best friend and problems at home, Rileys emotions are running high. Theses emotions (Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust) are trying to keep on top of things as well as dealing with internal problems.
This film is a lot more emotional (pun not intended) than I expected and I was not prepared. Really cute storyline, great voiceover people. I laughed, I cried and I loved it. Also, the cutest thing was that the film was dedicated to all the children of the producers with the line: "Please don't grow up. Ever." Tear jerker.


Running Girl
by Simon Mason:

Garvie Smith is a teenager with a genius mind, but finds the world too boring to use it. When a girl in his year is found dead in the nearby lake, he is suddenly hooked on finding the murderer. But Di Singh is having none of that, because the ambitious and uptight police detective is sure he will figure out the answer to this case pretty quickly.
I was very intrigued by this book. It started out great, I love spy and detective books. I was not let down. I was guessing all the way through and enjoyed it thoroughly. I finished it relatively quickly and had high (maybe too high) hopes for the ending. Well, and the ending was slightly depressing, but it did fit into the scheme of the book. I really loved the main character, because I find his amazing intelligence very impressive.


Back To The Future:

When Marty McFly gets accidentally transported 30 years into the past, he gets quite a shock! Because messing with the past can be very dangerous, he has to get back to his own time as quickly as possible. But things start to get mixed up, and Marty is starts endangering his families and his own existence.
As you may or may not know, on October 22 at 20:15 Marty McFly landed in the future. That is, at least in the film "Back To The Future Part 2". As that was a few days ago, and every social media website was positively stuffed with references, I decided to watch the first of the three films. It was made in 1985, so not a new film, but although the quality was of course not great, I heartily enjoyed it. It was heart-warming and hilarious, as McFly, who travels back in time, thinks he is so up to date, while we can just smile at his puffer jacket and "cool" hairstyle. Of course, the film to watch right now is the second film, but I'm definitely going to watch that as soon as possible. Great film!

Have you read/seen any of these books/films? Tell me in the comments if you agree with what I think! Also, if you want to recommend any films or books, I would be very grateful. Always hungry for something new to obsess over, aren't I ;)

Youtuber's Books review (feat. GirlOnline, The Pointlessbook, Love, Tanya, A Work In Progress)

 So a lot of Youtubers have been bringing out books recently. And I, as the obsessed fangirl that I am, have of course bought a few. Now I know that some others like Hannah Hart and Grace Helbig have brought out books, but I don’t watch those regularly, so I haven’t bought those yet. But I thought I would give you a review of the ones I do have, so let’s get started:

The Pointlessbook (by Alfie Deyes): Alfie is not the first Youtuber with a book deal, but the first to publish one. There is already a sequel, The Pointlessbook 2. They are both full of fun activities, bucketlists, challenges and loads more. It is a bit like the „Wreck this journal“ book, but not as „brutal“. I honestly haven’t done that much, but that’s only because I’m kind of a little bit scared that I’m going to write things in it that are not worthy. Does that make any sense? I like this book, the activities are fun and great for journeys or when you’re bored, but this is not my favourite one of the books.

Love, Tanya (by Tanya Burr): This is such a coffeetable book, and I love it. It has loads of content, it’s really well written, and is also really helpful. There are a couple of chapters, all about different things that interest Tanya. The recipes are great, the fashion advice is super, but my favourite part is the “Confidence and Happiness” chapter. It’s full of tips on how to cope with anxiety, stress and just how to be a happier person. This book is definitely worth a buy.

GirlOnline (by Zoë Sugg): Okay, I know there has been a lot of trouble about this book and its ghostwrittenness (great word, huh?) but it’s still a great book. It’s not deep literature, but it’s quirky and a little fairytale like and it’s one of those books, where you sigh and it’s cute andi can understand the main characters problems. Absolutely pleased and I will definitely be buying the second part.

A Work In Progress (by Connor Franta): Wow. Connor. I somehow have the feeling that this book changed me? Ok that might be a little overdramatic, but it is a wonderful book. Full of memories, tips, advice and thoughts on life in general. Also has beautiful pictures. I love this book to death. I think I learnt a lot about accepting myself and being who I am and not letting anyone box me up. Thanks Connor. I’m going to start reading it again now. (Fun fact: I fell into the mud with this book with me, but it’s somehow only very wavy, yay!)

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