Book vs. Movie - Catching Fire

Welcome to the 75th Hunger Games!

I mean, welcome back to another Book vs. Movie Showdown! I love these posts so much. Can't you tell? Anyway, I'm back with another one, and this time it's a sequel. I haven't read sequels in so long! Or actually, if you have seen my earlier postings, I usually read the first book of a series and don't go on to the next one for many years. It's a bad habit, but I'm slowly getting over it.

You guessed it! This showdown is all about Catching Fire, the second installment of The Hunger Games! It's only getting better and better in my opinion, and I'm very excited to see which one wins. Are you ready? Let the games begin!

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Book vs. Movie - Ella Enchanted

Is it time for another Book vs. Movie Showdown already? You bet it is!

I got lucky this time around because Ella Enchanted was actually on Netflix and I haven't watched that movie in so many years. It's honestly one of my favorite movies, mostly because of Anne Hathaway and Hugh Dancy. Perfect movie boyfriend, am I right?

So as you probably guessed - because my excited personality gave it away already - this showdown will be on Ella Enchanted. If you haven't read my review, make sure you check it out! I'd appreciate your feedback. And here we go!

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Book vs. Movie - The Hunger Games

Welcome, welcome, to another year at Hogwarts to another segment of Book vs. Movie!

It's been a long time coming, right? I actually should have done one for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children but I hadn't watched the movie in a while by the time I read the book. Who knows? Maybe I'll do a reread and a rewatch in the near future?

So I decided to read The Hunger Games for the first time ever, after all of the movies came out and have been out for a while now. Of course, I had to rewatch The Hunger Games as well since it's been over ten years? Maybe longer? While the book is so fresh in my head, I decided to do this segment to compare which one was better, to me.

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Book vs. Movie - Divergent

Hello everyone! Welcome back to another segment of Book Vs. Movie! It's been a long time coming since my first post, and I apologize for the delay. As I mentioned in my previous post, this segment will discuss the similarities and differences between books and their movie counterparts. Sometimes I read the book before I watch the movie, like I did with The 5th Wave, or I watch the movie and eventually make my way to reading the book, like I did with Divergent. I can't wait to hear your thoughts.

This week's post will be about Divergent. Based off the amazing novel by Veronica Roth - a synopsis which is posted on my blog - this was an amazing movie experience. I remember when it first came out and I had never read the book. I got to go in to the movie without any expectations except for the trailers that I watched up until the point the movie came out. The movie came out two years ago, with two sequels since then, and only recently have I been able to actually read the book that started it all. It was such a relief to say that I liked the book as well as the movie.

But was there a certain part of the book that I felt should have been shown in the movie? Was there possible more than one? Of course there was.

****If you have not read the book or watched the movie and want to avoid spoilers, I would suggest not reading any further. Consider this your warning :)****

Book Vs. Movie - The 5th Wave

Hey everyone! I'm starting up a new addition to my blog, so hopefully this goes well. It's not going to be a weekly thing like Tuesday Talks, but if it gains popularity, that could be something I'll look into. This segment to my blog is basically about discussing the differences and similarities between the books I read, and movies I've seen based on those books. I got the idea to do this after watching The 5th Wave last week and I had a discussion with my best friend about it right after. I figured, why not blog about it? Hopefully this goes well, and I hope to hear your thoughts.

This week we will be discussing the first movie of the year that I've watched in theaters based on a book I've read: The 5th Wave. For those who don't know what it's about, I have a post of the book's synopsis on my blog, so go check it out. Now, when I first heard of this movie, when I first saw the preview of it after watching a totally different movie last year, my best friend and I decided right then and there that we were going to watch it as soon as it came out. When we realized that it was based off the book of the same name, we both went to our favorite bookstore and bought ourselves a copy each. We are both the type of people to read a book before watching the movie, so that's what we decided to do this time. It was well worth it, and we both enjoyed the movie.

But, of course, like with all movie adaptations, there were some changes made that we were not too happy about.

****If you have not read the book and want to avoid spoilers, I would suggest not reading any further. Consider this your warning :)****