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)

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!