Three sisters with abusive parents turn into three sisters with murdered parents and the police believing that one of them did it. Fast-forward a few years and Emma, now pregnant, returns to her childhood home with her husband and a lot of questions.

I didn't like this one as much as I liked Marshall's other books but it still was a good read. The description of their horrible childhood was bleak and claustrophobic, the way they lost each other after the murder very fitting. I also liked how they didn't really have an easy time with each other when they reunited, distrustful and yet loyal to each other in a strange way.

It's a pretty good and interesting take on three very different sisters dealing with abuse and the aftermath of a murder and I was happy with the ending. Also, the way they were so very different and what kept them trapped and how they freed themselves (or didn't) really worked.

19) Stephen King once said that his muse is a man who lives in the basement. Do you have a muse?

A changing one. Basically the character I'm obsessed with at the time of writing.

The rest of the questions are here.

Jacob Tierney Adapting ‘Heated Rivalry,’ Gay Hockey Romance Novel for TV

Did not see this coming. Though after the sucess of Red, White & Royal Blue, maybe I should have?

Not sure if this is good for Hockey RPF but we'll see.

Hazel's dad died and instead of leaving his house to all of his children, he left it to his daughter alone. And with it, he left her the past, twisted and unknown.

Hazel's relationship with her brothers is complicated, her former best friend avoids her, and Hazel is still haunted by the memories of her mother who left her behind as a child. And then, people start vanishing.

I have a mixed relationship with Megan Miranda's books. Some feel almost mass-produced, others I like a lot. "Daughter of Mine" did work for me. I think it's partly because "mysterious mother" is a trope that works very well for me and also because I really liked the protagonist and the way she tried to face down her troubles with relationships and connections.

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May...in which we enjoy having two holidays (Labor Day & Ascension Day) and use them to get more garden/yard work done. The dog's mood is getting better as the weather is improving, same as ours.
On this last day of the month, just as I sent off my latest review for the awesome pasture fence we used for our kitchen garden, I got a very unexpected invitation to Amazon Vine which I'm excited about.


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Fuck, it's a concert weekend and I'm having a huge problem with Weibo all of a sudden and I'm too computer-illiterate to figure it out! It almost seems like it's my net connection at home or something.

Most of the images on Weibo won't load properly or not at all, e.g. I do not see anyone's icon!! Videos seem to load more or less fine, if slower, and I can play them.

I haven't encountered this problem on any other website (yet), Chinese or otherwise.

And now the really funny (not really) thing is that it doesn't matter which browser I use (even browsers with the clearest cache and stuff) or whether I'm on my laptop or on my Mac. It doesn't even work on my phone when I am connected via my wifi at home. BUT IT WORKS FINE ON MY PHONE AS SOON AS I SWITCH TO MY MOBILE DATA!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL???????? It also worked completely normal at work today!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 What is this??????

I haven't detected any problems with any other website. It seems to be only Weibo and only with my net connection at home.

It's been like this since yesterday or perhaps longer. It still worked fine on Monday though.

Damn... 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

ETA: The only reason why I am not completely devastated yet is that I can still access Weibo...somehow. For now anyway. But it'll be a pain in the A-word to use my phone (and mobile data). Smaller images when you download from the app and translations are a huge problem, too!!!

Also, I'm old-school. I don't usually use my phone for that, believe it or not. Why would I make do with such a small screen when I can be on a desktop computer instead??

Damn...

18) Do you use any tools, like worksheets or outlines?

Not really. I have Scrivener and I use its inbuild tools when I work on something longer (which I haven't done for a while). It's a great software. And I use some websites for editing like quillbot.

The rest of the questions are here.

Ash – I watched this for Eiza González and I was happily surprised to see Kate Elliott in as well. I thought both did pretty well (and Eiza was pretty as ever).

I liked the visuals of this (excluding the visuals for the alien in the last bits of the movie, that was stupid). The plot was pretty jumpy with all the flashbacks and the unreliable narrator but I didn't mind that for the most part. There some clever moments in it. But damn, did I hate the moment after the credits. That soured me on the whole movie.


Another Simple Favor – Spoilers! This was fun just as I expected. Emily and Stephanie were so much fun to watch together, all the threats and flirting and vulnerable moments. I really how resourceful they both are, how clever, and how they deal with the challenge the other is posing. Sean, on the other hand, has turned into an utter asshole and he even came off worse compared with Dante, who is an actual Mafiosi.

Charity as a new addition to the whole set-up was fun. And damn, dear movie, thanks for letting us have the sister fucker joke. :D

Fun movie with great locations, awesome fashion and fun twists.


Venom - Let There Be Carnage – I loved tht Eddie and Venom were still in their bickering mode and bitching each other. Venom refusing to eat chicken and making Eddie breakfast was adorable. Their huge break-up fight was fun to watch as well even though I didn't want them sperated.

The plot itself was kinda meh and both villains annoyed me. I honestly just wanted to be rid of both of them. At least we also got scenes with Dan who I still really liked.

Venom - The Last Dance – No idea what was up with that scene at the beginning and pretty much everything on the other planet. That looked just so very bad. The whole background lore about the aliens was just too much. And God, there was a whole lotta exposition when we first got to see the lab? WTF, better writing, please. In general, the movie didn't feel all that coherent, there were way too many moving parts.

I did like some moments, though. The alien fans were kinda fun and so where Eddie and Venom. Also, the growing number of aliens was kinda cool, too.

Me, finding out that Thea Gilmore released an album with cover songs this year: 🫨🤩

The joy of not following pop culture closely. Stumbling across new material made by your fav.