5★♥

I preordered this book because the title and the premise sounded fun. I enjoyed reading this and think that it's one I'd reread again. The storyline of Quinn finding out from the best man/ brother that her fiancé (Burke Morrison) had cheated on her. And it's still unclear if she had a short affair with Frank (Burke's brother) for revenge or a drunken decision. Fast forward 10 years, in which Quinn has to confront her pent up emotion about Burke's lies. I liked how there was some flashbacks. It helped me better understand what Burke and Frank meant to Quinn and why she was still holding onto past love and dreams. I really got into this story. Just felt there was a little bit too much wording and not enough dialogue because a couple of times I'd forget that Quinn was having a conversation with others.

The character development was strong. I could relate to Quinn Barton's habit of wanting life to stay as they are. And I liked her good friend, Glenn Ryland and that he wasn't made to be a stereotypical gay man. And their friendship felt genuine. I think Burke was just ok. He wasn't not likeable but I just didn't care for about him. I really liked Frank though. I was cheering for him throughout.

I also was thinking how this was a bit like the Sabrina movie. And ironically Audrey Hepburn was mentioned many times (along with some other actors).

✔ William Shakespeare's Star Wars by Ian Doescher (library kindle/ audio book) (reread♥) 5★

Read first in 2014. William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher. 5★♥♥
William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Book 1

Like the movie, there is so many good quotes in this book. So many favorites. I'm enjoying this so much.
Love it!

(Act? Scene 1 Darth Vadar:)
"But now my path is join’d unto the dark,
And wicked men— whose hands and fingers move
To crush their foes— are now my company."

(Act 3; Scene 1)
"Chorus:...
The creatures gather ’round the central bar
While hammerheads and hornèd monsters talk,
A band compos’d of aliens bizarre:
This is the great cantina—thou may’st gawk!"


Reread 2015. With audio by various cast. Audio was great.

Review: September 2014 ✔ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling 5★♥♥♥
Umpteenth reread and still love this series.
Reread on kindle w/ iTunes audio. Own all the hard/ paperback books and audio on iTunes, borrowed it on kindle this time around for the tenth or something reread.

Jim Dale seems to be the only person I can tolerate to listen to in regards to adults attempting to speak like a child or teenager. They either get the tone wrong, or something in a way that I wouldn't have done if I had just read it myself. The case of Jim Dale and the Harry Potter books, most of the time he's spot on to what I would've imagined the characters sounding like.

I am a Harry Potter fan. Go Gryffindor. But I didn't become a fan until 2003. My youngest sister was a fan first and I just thought it was for young kids. Nope. I ended up buying a European edition of the 4th book from a grown man who was in the Marines (I was in the Navy). It's just one of those under-dog storylines that captivated a lot of people on my ship in my Navy days. So I was never embarrassed to be seen reading the books in public.

And watching the movies as well as reading them have been a family thing. My younger cousins are now reading and watching the movies. And in the near future, my sister told my 4 year old niece that maybe I'll read them to her.

So I think I've become more accustomed to watching the movies as of late. Rereading the Deathly Hallows, I've found that I have forgotten about some parts. Mostly little things. And this book will always be my most favorite of the series. It really shows the strength of all the characters. Even Mrs. Wesley. I really loved the part with her and Belatrix fighting it out. And the fact that Harry was not the only one that killed off the Horcrux pieces. Let alone fought against Voldermort. And there is certainly a lot more symbolism in this book than the others I think.

And yes there is a lot of fantasy in this. The fact that these people are all wizards speaks that. And though I might think (along with a lot of other of my family and friends), that this book is both universal and ageless, it's still a Young Adult book. But it's still my favorite.