Dinara Tengri

Who else is going back to school next week? Yep, the summer is almost over, and I can barely recall what I have been doing these past three months. I've been studying, and listening to Stephen King's It . I've been going to the gym... oh, and I binge-watched Marvel's The Defenders. That's quite an accomplishment, wouldn't you say? Most importantly, I've been reading a lot. I read a total of eleven books. I wrote six book reviews, and one movie review. I'll get to the list very soon, but first, an announcement. I officially have a Bookstagram account now! It's called Books on Fire , and it's basically my personal Instagram account that I made public. I also deleted all the selfies, and other private stuff. I'm posting almost every day. Book hauls, pretty pictures of books and Star Wars coffee mugs, it's all there. You can follow me there on @dinaratengri . And now to the wrap-up! Book summer 2017 The Fall of Hyperion   by Dan...

Title:  Artemis Author: Andy Weir Expected publication date: November 14, 2017  Publisher: Del Rey Source: I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.  Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down. But pulling off the impossible is just the start of her problems, as she learns that she's stepped square into a conspiracy for control of Artemis itself—and that now, her only chance at survival lies in a gambit even riskier than the first. And, I'm back! I think this was the longest I went without posting anything ever. So sorry about that. Life got in t...

Edit: This review has been updated on August 8, 2017. Welcome to the first episode of Before They Were Blockbusters , a whole new series where I review books that became the basis for popular movies and movie franchises. My goal with this series is not to compare the books with their big screen adaptations , but to discover the books behind some of my favourite movies. First book in this series is The Prestige by Christopher Priest. The book was adapted to the big screen in 2005 by Christopher Nolan. I liked the movie quite a bit, even though I found it a little melodramatic. When I found out that the movie was based on a book, I immediately wanted to read that book.  So, without further any ado, here's The Prestige .  Note, that is a spoiler free review ,   so if you haven't read the book (nor seen the movie) you have nothing to worry about.  Title: The Prestige  Author: Christopher Priest First published in 1995 I read the 2011 edition by Gol...

And another month has just flown by. July is now officially over, so let's review this month, shall we? Book Reviews  Last month, I reviewed a total of four books, with an average rating of 4,5 stars. The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons - 5 stars Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone - 3 stars The X-Files: Cold Cases by Joe Harris - 5 stars Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine - 5 stars All I can say is that it has been a good month for reading. Movies I also went to see two new movies: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 , which was a blast. This movie was everything I wanted in a summer blockbuster. Plus, I'm positive that Kurt Russel will finally get people to stop saying that Marvel doesn't have good villains. I apologise for the fangirl moment. War for the Planet of the Apes, which was good. I liked it. It was trying too hard to be this epic drama, but it was the perfect conclusion to the new POTA series, and I had a lot of fun counting the easter eg...