Waiting on Wednesday: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Movie

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.


Yes, I know this is not a book, but it's a movie based on a book that I LOVED. The movie is actually released today here in the US. I won't get to see it until Friday though, so I have to wait till then to go see it. So it fits the waiting part and it's released on Wednesday. I actually never seem to know about upcoming books so I will probably be mentioning movies based on books or books that are already release that I am waiting on getting either from the library (need to go there more often) or that I buy from the bookstore. 

Synopsis: Mikael Blomkvist is a journalist who is hired by a wealthy man to find out who murdered his niece 40 years ago. Blomkvist hires an eccentric girl, Lizbeth Salander to help him solve this 40 year old mystery that holds an even bigger secret than they even realized. 




I am not sure how true this movie version will be to the book or the Swedish versions of the films, but I am still very excited to see this movie. I think Daniel Craig is the perfect actor to play Blomkvist. I am not familiar with Rooney Mara, but I know that I loved the actress who was in the Swedish movies. 


I'll include the 8 minute trailer that really gives you a nice summary of the story without ruining the twists this story has. 





So what are you waiting on for the week? Comment below and let me know.

Top Ten Tuesday

Yes, I am starting to do more of these events/memes and it's starting to be a lot of fun.

This one is done by The Broke and the Bookish, where each Tuesday they pick a topic and you list your top ten responses. I have been reading their responses and this one I really like.

What Ten Books I Hope Santa Will Bring

1. Enclave by Ann Aguirre

2.  Divergent by Veronica Roth

3. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan 

4. Spider Bones by Kathy Reichs 

5. The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl 

6. 3rd Degree by James Patterson

7. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

8. Triangle: The Fire That Changes America by David von Drehle 

9. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

10. 11/22/63 by Steven King 


This is my list of top ten books I hope santa brings me. More than likely I will buy them myself with any giftcards I get, but still books I hope to get for Christmas. What books are on your list.

Musing Monday #1

I saw this on a few other blogs and decided that this was the best way to keep posts on my blog. It's a weekly event by MizB over at Should Be Reading. Each Monday she asks a question and fellow readers and bloggers answer it.

This week's question: What's the one book you always recommend to just about everyone?

My answer for this is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Yes, I have both covers on here because I love the bottom one, because I bought my copy in Ireland and I think that cover is better than the US cover, which is the top one. 


This book is about a young girl growing up in Nazi Germany. Orphaned and raised by strangers the book tells her life with the people around her and how they all deal with the war. The book is told through Death's viewpoint, which is different and amazing. 


This book has just about everything for someone. There's history, adventure, drama and possibly a little romance. It haven't found a person who has hated me for recommending this book to them. 


Well there you have it, if you want to answer this question you may do so in the comments, either a link to your blog if you do this weekly event as well or just comment which book you would choose and why. 

Book VS The Movie: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

I have been wanting to do a book vs their movie or tv show and I thought about doing this one once I saw the movie this Friday. Now, before I begin I will say that I have only read one Sherlock Holmes book and that was The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. I enjoyed the book and plan on reading the others as well.

To be honest when the first movie came out a few years ago I wasn't sure what to think of it. Yes, we all know who Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are, but why make an action movie on the greatest detective? I don't know either, but It will say the movie surprised me. The only reason why I did not completely ignore this movie was because it was directed by Guy Richie, who I must say doesn't get enough attention here in the states other than the fact he was married to Madonna. He has made some amazing movies and I love this action scenes. Lots of drama, action and special effects that draw you in.

The movie to my knowledge has nothing to do with any of the cases in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writes about. Basically, Watson is getting married and Holmes is fighting with his nemesis Mortiarty. There's a plot to engage the European countries into a world war. This takes place in 1891 several years before the start of World War I for those of you who know little of history.

I will say that I think this movie and the previous does a decent job of representing Sherlock Holmes. While I don't think it's exactly like the books, I do like how Richie kept Holmes keen eye for observation, which most people would not see. I like Richies way of storytelling and the way he does the slow motion scenes without it looking like it was ripped from The Matrix or over dramatic is just amazing. I love those scenes and in this movie when everyone is running from the Germans who are firing at them is just breathtaking.

So does this movie do the books justice... I'm not sure, but I must say this is at least a decent adaptation to one of the greatest fictional characters who never seems to die no matter what generation it is. It's a great movie for those who like the books and those who enjoy a good action movie

In My Mailbox One

I've seen seeing other book bloggers do this and I did one on my youtube (which I know I have not updated. Been busy and no quite time to even record a video). I won't be doing it weekly like some people do, but maybe monthly or however often I get new books. This is a meme by The Story Siren. The goal is to share with others the books you have. They don't have to be sent from an on-line store or even come in your mailbox, they can be from the library or bought at your local bookstore. So my list is all the books I have gotten, which is a lot since my last video. Maybe not a lot to some people, but for me to have all these new books is nice.

The first one is The Scorch Trails by James Dashner. I loved the first book in the trilogy called The Maze Runner and once I had money from my birthday last month I knew I had to buy this one. I started it and so far I am just as interested as I was with the first. I hope to finish it soon and get The Death Cure, which is the last book and it just came out.

I bought this book with some more birthday money. Little known fact I have been making jewelry, mostly beaded since I was 14. I have tried to make items and sell on places like etsy, with no luck. The reviews on this one were decent and I figured it might help me get out there and not only make better items, but actually sell them. 

I started this series months ago and have had issues finding the third book at the used bookstore. I finally bought it when I got The Scorch Trails. I enjoy the TV show this book is based on and the books are great reads as well. I started accidently on the last book The Silent Girl because when I was on Tess' website the site listed the books from recent to oldest and I thought it was the opposite order. 

So this is book number 6 in the Sookie Stackhouse series, but when I was at the used bookstore I forgot the order and knew I didn't have this one. So until I get number 5 I will be hold out on reading this one. Though this will be the first physical book I have for this series the rest are on my Kindle. 

I enjoyed the first book so much that I bought book number 2. I haven't had a chance to start it yet, but plan on it soon.

I love a lot of things, but a lot of people know that I LOVE Ireland. It's where my family originated from and I traveled there back in 2007 and have been in love with the country ever since. I also enjoy the paranormal. Yes, ghosts and the like. So you add these two together and you got my attention. 

This last one is not for my, but a gift for my secret santa on one of the groups in GoodReads. Don't worry I don't think she knows of me or my blog, since I don't post much on there. I had a hard time trying to find a book on her list that I could get at the local bookstore. I finally found this one. I hope she likes it. I also have to send her a clue to my identity. I am not sure what I am going to do, but I thought of either cookies or sending a pin that I made that says Irish on it. I'll just have to wait and see what inspires me. Maybe if I could find some local southwest goodies that are not expensive to send. 

That is it for my books. I hope to update here soon on either a review of The Scorch Trails or what my secret santa sent to me. If you go on my goodreads list of book, the tag that's says secret santa are all the books I put in that list to help my santa out. I hope they have fun with what they are sending me and am excited to see what I get. 

If you feel like being generous and give someone a book you can look around for what people have on their list, or I know some bloggers have exchanges or random acts of kindness to give a stranger a book they want. I think it's one of the nicest things you can do. Also, remember I have the link for books for soldiers on the sidebar. Don't forget out service men and women who are away from their families this holiday season. 

If I don't post before Christmas... yikes it's a week away, I hope all of you have a safe and wonderful holiday. 

206 Bones Review

Another book in the Temperance Brennan series done. I really do enjoy this series, but I think it's coming to an end here. She just released a book this fall and I am not sure when she's going to stop writing for this series. It's not like I won't have enough mystery/crime books to read.

Synopsis: Temperance Brennan is a forensic anthropologist. She works for both the state of North Carolina and Montreal. In this book she is in Chicago to escort remains of a Chicago resident who was found dead in Montreal. Someone calls the women's father and states that Dr. Brennan made a mistake.

When she returns to Montreal she is faced with a younger co-worker who is walking over everybody to get in the limelight. Brennan is faced with trying to keep her status as an expert in forensic anthropology while trying to solve who is killing old women brutally.

Review: I was not sure how to write this review. The book as most of the series has a lot of  other things going on besides the main case. I liked this book much better than the previous book. The story between Brennan and Ryan flowed much better, there was a reason for him to be in this book. The story line of the case and the drama going on was pretty decent. It was like the other books of the series.

An interesting thing Reichs does in this book that I do not remember her doing in the previous was doing some... not flash backs. She starts the book off a 1/4 of the way towards the end with Brennan in trouble. Then throughout the book she tells about Brennan's attempt to get out of her predicament. It is a thing that either doesn't work in a book or does work. In this one it worked without taking anything away from the story.

On GoodReads I gave the book 4 stars. It was a very decent book, nothing exceptional, but it was a fun read and was up there with the other books in the series.

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1st to Die Review

I am a bit late in doing this review. I finished the book about a week ago, but it's finals week so I have been busy with my last two projects and a few final tests to take. Now that I am wrapping this up I have time to write my review.

I will state that I have never read any of James Patterson's books. Not a single one... I'm not even sure I have seen any movies his books are base on either... wait are there movies based on his books? I don't know, but either way you now know I am not like most mystery book fans, who have read this books. Maybe I will start to read more of his books.

Synopsis: Homicide Detective Linsey Boxer is one of San Francisco's best detectives. When she's face with a fatal illness in the middle of one of the biggest cases of her career, how will she fight to catch the bride and groom killer? She entrusts 3 other female friends who help catch the killer. Introducing the Women's Murder Club.

Review: Being that I have never read one of Patterson's books I wasn't sure what to expect. With this book being a crime/mystery novel and with a female main character it seemed right up my alley. I was amazed with this book. I at times thought I knew what was going on and Patterson always made me rethink my decisions on the book. He did an excellent job getting me to love this book and want to read the rest of the series.

This series has some mixed reviews and I guess Patterson himself isn't pleased with the books. While some may feel like fools to read this series I will still read them. I buy them used anyway so he already got his money and I just want a fun read after all the hard work I put into the say.

I gave this book 5 stars on GoodReads, for me it deserves that rating. I think it's better than some of the other crime/mystery books out there.

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