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Season two of MTV Scream has come to a close, the Summer is ending and fall premieres will begin soon… :) After I really enjoyed season one of MTV Scream , I went into season two expecting at least an enjoyable story. The season started strong with a focus on Audrey, which immediately made me excited because I really like her character. I love the story of exploring Audrey’s past actions and feelings surrounding season one, and using that to lead into this season. This story was a clever way to connect the two seasons without completely rehashing the plot of season one. Season two of Scream both introduces new characters and builds on old ones. I was very excited when Sean Grandillo (Eli) was introduces since he was one of the main reasons I checked out MTV Scream . Sean’s performance as Eli did not disappoint, I really liked his character and was very excited to see where things went by the end of the season. The character of Gustavo Acosta was very interesting. In the...

My Netflix saga continues with a show that took me a while to find! I actually had to watch it on Amazon because Amazon Prime exclusives (blabla legal stuffs) and of course it took me forever to realize that it was an Amazon Prime exclusive, but I’ve seen it know and I’m here to discuss seasons one and two of Orphan Black ! I had heard a few things about Orphan Black before I decided to check it out but I mostly went in blind and without many expectations. I was hooked from the first episode, and could not stop watching. Orphan Black does not waste time with pointless scenes of exposition about character backgrounds but instead throws the audience into the story and lets them figure things out as the story progresses. Viewers are introduced to Sarah’s character and history through dialogue between characters in early episodes. Through these early interactions in early episodes viewers can also pick up a things about Beth’s character and the people in her life. Both of these ...

Hello readers! I was thinking about things to talk about and I settled on a topic that’s is old as summer reading itself, does the requirement of reading ruin reading? This is an interesting topic to me because I don’t necessarily take a side, as there have been required book that I have LOVED and required books that I have HATED! Honestly, some of my favorite books were required books… so if the required element didn’t ruin them, then what happened with the other books? Maybe I just genuinely didn’t like them? Just some thoughts! Please chime in and tell me your thoughts on required reading and if you think it ruins books? Keep Reading… Meagan!

Some people see rereading books as a way to revisit their favorite characters and moments from a book, but not me. I’ve always had trouble getting into rereads, even of my favorite books. I can count on one hand the number of books that I’ve actually reread all the way through. I have no problem rereading my favorite parts of books, just not the whole thing. I think that’s just because I have this mind set of ‘Why read it again— I already know what’s going to happen.’ But then there are those books that lend themselves to rereads— mystery books like We Were Liars and the Mara Dyer series. I have read the first two Mara Dyer books twice and I would like to reread the whole series one more time, because each time I read it I find out something new about the characters! We Were Liars is a great reread since you can go back and look for small details and foreshadowing that wouldn’t have meant anything the first read around.' So are you like me and find it hard to reread b...

I’ve been a little (or a lot) Broadway obsessed since I got back from New York. While in New York I got to see Wicked and Something Rotten — Wicked blew me away with its scale and story while Something Rotten was very funny and original. I’ve already said that if I ever get the chance to go back to New York, I’m seeing Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera (which I was across the street from but sadly couldn’t see…). Now I spend my time listening to Broadway music on Spotify (I’m listening to American Idiot as we speak) and dreaming about seeing different shows! This new love of theatre has also inspired me to want to read Les Misérables and maybe some other books that these plays are based on! Have you been able to see any Broadway shows? Keep Reading… Meagan!

Everyone has those first books that really get them into reading! And everyone remembers the first book that they binge read. For most people I talk to, those books are Harry Potter , but not for me… I first read the Percy Jackson series back in sixth grade (it was a really popular series in my grade at the time). I took my time with both the first and second book but I flew through the last three books! I loved them so much that immediately after I finished the series I had a huge book hangover and reread the last three books again. This got me excited to read more books. Then in seventh grade, The Hunger Games became popular. I read those books fairly quickly. Then after I finished The Hunger Games series, I looked for similar books on Amazon and that’s how I found the Legend series! At the time only Legend had been published but I sped through that book in two days then waited not so patiently for Prodigy to come out. Binge reading Legend is what launched my love for ...

This past Tuesday The Flash season one finale aired on The CW and OH MY GOSH I think this was my favorite episode of the season, I could go on just about that episode but that’s not why I’m here! I’m here to review all of season one! So when I first heard about The Flash TV show I was thinking eh— I just didn’t think anything of it, but when I started watching Arrow and Barry showed up I figured it would be a good idea to watch The Flash . I went into The Flash thinking that it would be kind of fun but nothing too serious… boy was I wrong! This show sucked me into this amazing would of meta-humans and speedsters and I don’t wanna go back! The best thing about The Flash was that it knew that it was a weird random show and it played with that turning it into this weird little fun show that I always looked forward to watching every Tuesday! I got so invested in these characters that after every episode when a new character was introduced I would immediately go look them up onlin...

Hey guys! So RT Booklovers Convention recently happened in Dallas and Book Con is coming up in New York ; this got me thinking, why do people love book conventions? It’s different reasons for everyone— seeing other readers, meeting authors, talking to authors and other bookworms; when I was thinking I realized that for me it’s because I love meeting authors and fellow bookworms. I love being able to talk to authors because they have actually written a book , something that I dream of doing. It gives me hope that maybe I can write a book! Maybe one day I’ll be like those authors and be signing my own book at a convention. Then I love talking to fellow bookworms because these are people that love the same things as me. I don’t have many IRL friends that are readers so it’s fun when I find friends and people that I can talk to about books to and nerd out about random stuff. Have you ever been to a convention? What was your experience like? Why did you go? Keep Reading… ...