Monday, January 22, 2024

Year in Review: Entertainment (2023)

Movies
  • 6 Underground (2019)
  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
  • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 
  • Barbie
  • Creed III
  • Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
  • Extraction
  • Extraction 2
  • Fast X (The Fast and the Furious #10)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
  • Hidden Strike 
  • John Wick: Chapter 4
  • Knights of the Zodiac
  • Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Part One
  • Resident Evil: Death Island
  • The Color Purple (musical adaptation) 
  • The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022)
  • The Equalizer 3
  • The Flash
  • The Little Mermaid (live-action version) 
  • The Marvels
  • Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Japanese Anime
  • Castlevania (2017-2021) 
  • Marmalade Boy (1994-1995)
  • Aquarion Logos (2015) 
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Entertainment District Arc (3rd Season, 2021-2022)
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Swordsmith Village Arc (4th Season, 2023) 
  • My Happy Marriage (2023) 
  • Onimusha (2023) 
  • Onmyoji (2023) 
  • Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (2023)
  • Sirius the Jaeger (2018)
  • Suzume (2023)
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Korean Dramas
  • Hotel del Luna (2019)
  • Bossam: Steal the Fate (2021)
  • The King's Affection (2021)
  • Lovers of the Red Sky (2021)
  • Business Proposal (2022) 
  • Island (2022)
  • Alchemy of Souls (2022-2023)
  • The Forbidden Marriage (2022-2023)
  • Black Knight (2023)
  • Destined with You (2023)
  • Joseon Attorney: A Morality (2023)
  • King the Land (2023)
  • Our Blooming Youth (2023)
  • Strong Girl Namsoon (2023)
  • Tale of the Nine-Tailed: 1938 (2023)
  • A Good Day to Be a Dog (2023-2024)
Stay warm and positive as this year comes to an end. I look forward to discovering new shows and movies in 2024! 

Year In Review: YA Urban Fantasy and Dystopian Novels (2023)

What an incredibly busy year! I continue to read novels, but I have less free time. Below is the list of books that I read in 2023. The list is arranged in alphabetical order by author's last name.

Jenna Barwin
  • Hill Vampires
    • Dark Wine at Dawn (Book 9)
    • Dark Wine at Christmas (Book 10)
Patricia Briggs
  • Mercy Thompson
    • Soul Taken (Book 12)
Rachel Caine (1962 - 2020)
  • The Great Library
    • Ash and Quill (Book 3)
    • Smoke and Mirrors (Book 4)
    • Sword and Pen (Book 5)
G. K. DeRosa
  • Hybrid Trilogy
    • Magic Bound (Book 1)
    • Immortal Magic (Book 2)
    • Beyond Magic (Book 3)
  • The Vampire Trilogy (with J.N. Colon)
    • Dark Fates (Book 1)
    • Dark Divide (Book 2)
    • Dark Oblivion (Book 3)
  • Supernatural Prison Squad 
    • Demon on a Dime (Book 1)
    • Double Demon-Agent (Book 2)
    • Demon at Large (Book 3)
    • Demon Dark Lord (Book 4)
  • Wolfish
    • Moonborne (Book 1)
    • Curseborne (Book 2)
    • Mateborne (Book 3)
    • Fateborne (Book 4)
Bella Forrest
  • The Child Thief 
    • Ghost Towns (Book 5)
    • Zero Hour (Book 6)
McKenzie Hunter
  • Raven Cursed 
    • Ironclad (Book 6)
Michelle Madow
  • Elemental Academy 
    • The Discovery of Magic (Book 1)
    • The Secrets of Magic (Book 2)
    • The Queen of Magic (Book 3)
    • The Goddess of Magic (Book 4)
  • Star Touched: Wolf Born
    • Blood Moon (Book 1)
    • Shadow Moon (Book 2)
    • Cursed Moon (Book 3)
    • Rising Moon (Book 4)
Chloe Neill 
  • Heirs of Chicagoland 
    • Devouring Darkness (Book 4)
K.A. Riley
  • The Cure Chronicles
    • The Cure (Book 1)
    • Awaken (Book 2)
    • Ascend (Book 3)
    • Fallen (Book 4)
    • Reign (Book 5)

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Year In Review: Entertainment (2021-2022)

In the first part, I listed the books I've read in the last two years. I explained that I've added more responsibilities to my personal life, which leaves me with little free time for blogging. I also watch movies and television shows in my spare time. The action/adventure and supernatural subgenres are my favorites. As promised, here is a list of the movies and TV shows I've seen since March 2021:

Movies
  • The Batman
  • Black Adam
  • Black Widow
  • Bullet Train
  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
  • Eternals
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once
  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife
  • The Gray Man
  • Jungle Cruise
  • The King's Man
  • The Lost City
  • Mortal Kombat
  • No Time to Die
  • The Old Guard
  • Red Notice
  • The School for Good and Evil
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home
  • Thor: Love and Thunder
  • Top Gun: Maverick
  • Uncharted
  • The Woman King
Japanese Anime
  • Aquarion Logos (2015)
  • Attack on Titan (final season) 
  • Belle (2021)
  • Castle in the Sky (English dub, 1996)
  • My Neighbor Totoro (English dub, 2005)
  • Night Raid 1931 (2010)
  • Sailor Moon Eternal (2-part movie, 2021)
Korean Dramas
  • What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? (2018)
  • A Korean Odyssey (2017)
  • Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017)
  • Gangnam Beauty (2018)
  • Rookie Historian Goo (2019)
  • It's Okay Not to Be Okay (2020)
  • The King: Eternal Monarch (2020)
  • Mr. Queen (2020)
  • True Beauty (2020-2021)
  • Bulgasal: Immortal Souls (2021)
  • My Roommate is a Gumiho (2021) 
  • Alchemy of Souls (2022-2023)

Stay warm and positive as this year comes to an end. In 2023, I look forward to discovering new books and entertainment!