Book Review: Haunting Adeline

 Haunting Adeline by H.D Carlton

Quote: "I walked out of that House of Mirrors a completely different person. And after last night, I don't think I will ever be able to go back to the Adeline Reilly before Zade."

Plot: Adeline moves into her grandmother's house, which is said to be a haunted house since Adeline's great-grandmother, Gigi was murdered there. There is still no clue who killed her. While going through Gigi's letters, Adeline finds out, her great-grandmother had a stalker! And soon enough, Adeline gets herself a stalker as well. Now, since the moment Zade Meadows saw Adeline, he wanted her and when he wants something, he gets it by hook or by crook, even if he has to become her stalker.

And, the cat-and-mouse game begins!  

My Personal Views: First of all, this book is not for kids as it contains dark and mature themes. This book also ends on a cliffhanger and if you are not a fan of that, then I suggest you avoid this one. 

Now that we are done with the warnings, let me just tell you how much in love I am with Zade Meadows. The dude is dark for sure and has a couple of screws loose but the way he talks about her?? The best male point of view according to me, I've ever read. And above all, he is actually doing the world some good without having any backstory of his own. This was actually kind of what surprised me and I am still contemplating if I liked it or not. I mean, everything that a human does, has a backstory of its own which Zade lacked. I am still not sure if giving Zade not any story was a brave idea or a stupid one.   

The story overall was a mystery which I loved about it, kind of kept me on the edge of my seat through each chapter. The story is of course well written and my first read of the author. This book is really thick and at first, I was not sure if I will be able to read all of it but as the story progressed, I was hooked. 

Haunting Adeline screams the he-fell-but-she-fell-harder trope. I really enjoyed the book and Zade Meadows in that book was just like a cherry on top.   

I will be reading the second part of this book very soon, of course after I read some other books!  ;) 

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5

Movie Review: Good Will Hunting

 Good Will Hunting

Quote: If I asked you about love, you’d probably quote me a sonnet, but you’ve never looked at a woman and been totally vulnerable. Known someone that could level you with her eyes. Feelin’ like God put an angel on Earth just for you, who could rescue you from the depths of hell. And you wouldn’t know what it’s like to be her angel, to have that love for her be there forever. Through anything. Through cancer. And you wouldn’t know about sleepin’ sittin’ up in a hospital room for two months, holding her hand, because the doctors could see in your eyes — that the terms ‘visiting hours’ don’t apply to you. You don’t know about real loss, ’cause that only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. I doubt you’ve ever dared to love anybody that much.” — Dr. Sean Maguire

Plot: Will Hunting is a 20-year-old orphan, who has a photogenic memory and is a natural genius. While being a janitor at MIT, he comes across a problem that was a challenge from a professor to his graduate students and when he solves it anonymously, Will comes across the Maths professor who is bound to make him see what a genius he is. But when he is sent to jail, the judge allows him parole only if Will will attend the professor's Maths classes once a week and see a therapist. That's where Dr. Sean Maguire comes in and makes him see life like it never was for him. 

My Personal views: When I got into the movie, I knew it would be a great one after all, it has won the Oscars right? And the movie did not disappoint.

I've always been a fan of feel-good movies as much as I feel that in real life, it is the utmost bullshit. 

The story contained romance, comedy, and some best dialogue deliveries. I mean, it is Robin William we're talking about. What else can you expect?

The story talks about how being a teenager/ youngster is not an easy job. I was quite amazed at how this simple thing was portrayed so well by the long-time friends Affleck & Damon.

Making a movie that is so simple yet impactful, not many can do this job. Even though the plot had a quite predictable ending, it was the journey that lead up to that ending that made this film deserve the reaction it got, to be honest.

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐/ 5