Happy almost January, folks, during this, the most liminal week of the year. (What is time?)
ICYMI on FYA
Mandy W. recapped the second and third episodes of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, which is still shaping up to be a proper adaptation.
Sarah reviewed the first season of Gen V in this week’s Stream It, and says the spinoff of The Boys is “another fantastic, imaginative genre series that’s not afraid to get wild.”
In this week’s Book Reports:
- I reviewed Abiola Bello’s Love in Winter Wonderland, which is a cute Christmas rom-com that takes place, in part, in a bookstore. And Lynn Painter’s Betting on You, which is also a cute rom-com, this one with a whole lot of swoon—and a theme resort, rather than the bookstore.
- Amanda B. reviewed Alexandra Christo’s The Night Hunt, which is a well-built fast-paced fantasy.
Book-Related Things
The best horror fiction of 2023.
24 great books from 2023 that you might never have heard of.
Onscreen Things
Why A Knight’s Tale is a comfort watch. (Although it will always make me sad that we didn’t get to see Heath Ledger continue to hone his craft.)
An interview with some of Hallmark’s “holiday hunks.”
13 Reasons Why star Tommy Dorfman has signed on to direct the adaptation of Mario Tamaki’s Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me.
Paste’s list of the 10 Best Teen and YA Dramas of 2023.
Social Media Things
All of these are spot-on.
This husband is all of us.
This is utterly accurate. I have no idea what day it is, or what time.
I frequently experience FOMOOPE.
Miscellaneous Things
Leighton Meester and Adam Brody interview each other.
“The biting feminist satire of Reductress: ‘Comedy shows what we know deep down to be true’.”
“When The World Is Dark, How Do You Rekindle Your Light?”
What’d we miss? Add your fave distractions of the week in the comments.
