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;how to make a TBR jar ft. I don’t remember the books I own
My TBR list is long and unmanageable and ever-growing. I know this is a problem most of us bookworms face, and no, I am not going to teach you how to manage your TBR. Because I don’t know how. (If someone can teach me, that’d be great. Thanks.) Instead, I’ve been recently thinking about making TBR jars. But the thing is, I don’t remember half my TBR list, and I definitely don’t remember the titles of the books I own off-hand. So you get something like this instead. In my last Open Pages box, I added in a itty-bitty little TBR jar. Found the jars at the local dollar shop…
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TWISTED TALES; sleeping beauty
This was one of my favourite Disney cartoons growing up, so I’m sticking to the names given in the cartoon because the source material apparently didn’t give the characters names. Twisted Tales is a series of photosets depicting POC fancasts of fairytales that are traditionally cast as not-POC. Featuring: Priya Anand as Aurora Telly Leung as Phillip Zuleikha Robinson as Maleficent Then one day a prince was traveling through the land. An old man told him about the belief that there was a castle behind the thorn hedge, with a wonderfully beautiful princess asleep inside with all of her attendants. His grandfather had told him that many princes had tried…
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review; the diviners
The Diviners by Libba Bray Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City – and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It’s 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult. Evie worries he’ll discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far. But when the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help…
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RACEBENT ROMCOMS; the proposal
I actually haven’t seen this movie in its’ entirety. I will. Eventually. Racebent Romcoms has me taking existing Hollywood romantic comedies (and romances), and recasting them for the modern day with a more diverse cast. Featuring Aisha Tyler as Margaret Tate and Manish Dayal as Andrew Paxton. “So, these are the questions that INS is gonna ask us. Now the good news is that I know everything about you, but the bad news is that you have 4 days to learn all this about me. So you should probably get studying.”
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;series i haven’t finished (and don’t know why)
Hi, hello, and welcome to today’s edition of “Ara, What Are You Doing With Your Life And All Those Books.” Today, we will be talking about the book series I own and adore, and for some strange unquantifiable reason, have yet to complete! No, I’m serious. I don’t even know why I haven’t finished these series yet. I enjoy them, I want to finish them, I just haven’t yet? Someone help me? Part of me thinks that I haven’t finished these series’ yet because if I do, then that means they are actually over… Let us start with one that everyone has read and loved, and I scoured for the…
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instant to-read; the austen edition
I’ve read maybe two or three books that can be classified as reimaginings of Austen novels. I’ve watched many more. And guess what? I’m a nerd who loves Jane Austen retellings! This comes as a big surprise to absolutely nobody ever. There are some really well-done webseries based on Austen’s works. Like, would 10/10 recommend to everybody. I mean, could they be more diverse? Sure! But they were faithful and well-acted adaptations, and I stan. I can’t say I’ve ever come across a book re-telling of Northanger Abbey – and I can’t say I’ve ever read the source material – but there have been two webseries based on it that…
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TWISTED TALES; alice in wonderland
I am pretty certain people aren’t going to get my casting, especially since my Alice is much older than she is in the books. But the thought of Mindy as Alice! Headcanon that Naya as the Queen Of Hearts, who is gorgeous and immortal because she uses the hearts of her subjects to keep herself young. And can you see this Hatter and Alice playing off each other? Their energy would be off the charts! Twisted Tales is a series of photosets depicting POC fancasts of fairytales that are traditionally cast as not-POC. Featuring: Mindy Kaling as Alice Anthony Mackiet as the Mad Hatter Osric Chau as the White Rabbit…
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review; sorceress
Sorceress by Claudia Gray To save the lives of countless people in Captive’s Sound, Nadia has sworn herself to the One Beneath, to black magic. Her plan, and the town’s only hope, is for Nadia to learn enough sorcery to strike back against the forces of darkness. But now that she’s separated from her friends, her family, and her Steadfast, Mateo, Nadia is more vulnerable than ever to darkness. And as the sorceress Elizabeth summons torrential rains and brings the One Beneath closer to the mortal world, Nadia is running out of time to stop her. The final battle lines are drawn, surprising alliances are made, and true love is…
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review; crooked kingdom
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo When you can’t beat the odds, change the game. Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn’t think they’d survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they’re right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz’s cunning and test the team’s fragile loyalties. A war will be waged on the city’s dark and…
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RACEBENT ROMCOMS; letters to juliet
This movie was adorable and I loved the story. But also, more representation please. Racebent Romcoms has me taking existing Hollywood romantic comedies (and romances), and recasting them for the modern day with a more diverse cast. Featuring Kaitlyn Leeb as Sophie Hall and Elliot Knight as Charlie Wyman. “”What” and “If” are two words as non-threatening as words can be. But put them together side-by-side and they have the power to haunt you for the rest of your life: What… if? What, if? What *if*…? I don’t know how your story ended, but if what you felt then was true love, then it’s never too late. If it was…