March was pretty uneventful for me, but that's a good thing. After an incredibly unproductive February, I was able to get back into the swing of things in March and made good progress on my work, school, blogging, and reading. It feels good to have had a pretty productive month!
I also got to see two great movies:
It's been years since Veronica Mars, the TV show, ended, and years in which Marshmallows have been waiting for a return to our favourite snarky detective. Well, the wait is finally over and it felt like coming home! The Veronica Mars movie DELIVERED on everything the fans have been wanting and waiting for. It was just so perfect! I absolutely loved seeing all the characters again (they even brought back minor ones!) and all the inside jokes were great. If you aren't yet a Veronica Mars fan, then what the heck are you waiting for??It is with a sigh of relief that I can say that I loved the Divergent movie. There is always concern with book-to-movie adaptations, but I feel like they did Divergent justice with this movie. Sure, it wasn't perfect, but it was definitely on the high end of book-to-movie adaptations. I loved seeing this book brought to life and I loved the lead actors that were cast. My main complaint is actually who they cast for Peter, Will, and Al - these actors all look so similar and were difficult to tell apart! Throw in the actor who played Caleb, whom was also pretty similar looking, and it was just too much. All the other casting choices were good though! And I loved the Veronica Roth cameo.
This month I also binge-watched the first three seasons of American Horror Story. Holy crap, could this show be any more addicting?? I don't think so. The show can actually be pretty silly at times in that bad horror movie kind of way, and yet it's still SO incredibly entertaining! Definitely recommended (and this is coming from a total wimp).
Blog Posts in March:
My Life in February: Olympics, Olympics, Olympics... and Marissa Meyer
Muggle Monday: New Bloomsbury Cover Art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Waiting On Wednesday: Penguin Spring 2014 Catalog
Waiting On Wednesday: Simon & Schuster Spring 2014 Catalog
Top Ten Popular Authors I've Never Read
Top Ten Things On My Harry Potter Bucket List
Review: Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer - 5 Stars
Review: Death Sworn by Leah Cypress - 3 Stars
Review: The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass #0.1-0.5) by Sarah J. Maas - 5 Stars
Series Review: Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan - 3 Stars
Best Book Read in March:
I reread Days of Blood and Starlight this month to refresh myself for the upcoming finale, Dreams of Gods and Monsters. Good lord THIS BOOK. It is absolutely spectacular. Laini Taylor is such a phenomenal writer that it is actually unbelievable at times. I am both craving and dreading the soon to be released finale... Excitement is winning out though because I just KNOW it is going to be blow-your-socks-off amazing.