New To My Book Closet

It's that time of the week again. Time to show you what bookish goodies made their way into my home and book closet (to be saved from the evil book eating cat monster named Aria). This is inspired by the various "mailbox" posts out there (eg. In My Mailbox by The Story Siren, and Stacking the Shelves by Tynga's Reviews). 

I was gifted an ebook this week by a friend

Warm Bodies by Issac Marion (Goodreads)

Super excited because I LOVED the movie. It really surprised me, and I am hope the book does as well.

Happy Weekend and Happy Reading!

Weekly Obsessions

The awesome Kelly at KellyVision started posting a weekly post highlighting whatever she happened to be obsessed with that week. I LOVE this idea, so much in fact that I will be doing it myself every Saturday.

Here are my obsessions this week:

BOOKS

Cover of The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

The cover is certainly eye catching. I have been hearing so much about this debut novel already, so I have high expectations. It sounds amazing, and I love that it's set in England. Check out the Goodreads synopsis for more details. Entertainment Weekly also has a sneak peek at a few pages of the novel up too.

MOVIE

Beautiful Creatures movie

So I have advance screening passes to see this on Wednesday. I am super excited to go! I read the first two books in the series so far, and think they could be pretty awesome movies.

Warm Bodies

Yes, again. Go see it now that it's in theatres. Yes it's cheesy, and fun. It is a movie that knows exactly what it is supposed to be, and doesn't take itself seriously. It's sweet, and Nicholas Hoult will seriously charm you.

OTHER

The Lizzie Bennet Diaries

Are you a fan of Pride and Prejudice? If so you HAVE to watch the modernized web series that Hank Green is currently working on. It's funny, touching and the characters are amazing. You'll really start to care about them. The entire story can be started from the beginning at the official website.

Ottawa Book Blogger Meet Up

The more stuff comes together for this, the more and more excited I get. Almost everything is ready to go for Sunday February 10th. Expect a recap on the following Monday!

So what are you obsessed with this week?

Weekly Obsessions

The awesome Kelly at KellyVision started posting a weekly post highlighting whatever she happened to be obsessed with that week. I LOVE this idea, so much in fact that I will be doing it myself every Saturday.

Here are my obsessions this week:

BOOKS

Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas

Look at this cover!! Now take a moment and read the Goodreads synopsis (I'll wait). This novel sounds like it's going to be filled with fun twists and the premise sounds intriguing. My curiosity was piqued when I read it was inspired by a true crime case (it's pretty obvious which one). I can not wait to get my hands on this.

TV

The Following

I was expecting this to be good. What I was not expecting? Kevin Bacon and James Purfoy to have such amazing "chemistry" (for lack of a better term). They play off each other so well. The end scene was straight up intense, and made the show. It had a very Lecter/Starling vibe to it, and I enjoyed every tense second of it.

This show kept me on the edge of my seat and I can only hope it keeps up it's killer pacing for the rest of the season.

MOVIE

Warm Bodies

I was fortunate to see this at an advance screening. I was not sure what to expect, but the movie really surprised me. Funnier than I was expecting, sweet and rather romantic. Nicholas Hoult was super charming as "R". I am dying to read the book now to see if the humour translates the same. The studio gave us these really cute and fun valentines.

OTHER

Ottawa Book Blogger Meet Up

This event is starting to come together, and it's going to be VERY exciting. I can't wait to recap it and am very much looking forward to meeting a bunch of new bloggers.

A Glass of Wine's second blogiversary

My little blog is turning 2 on January 28th. It's pretty crazy that so much has happened in the past two years! Look out for a giveaway to celebrate.

So what are you obsessed with this week?