| MOVIE - Hereditary |

HEREDITARY

SYNOPSIS: A grieving family experiences unnatural things.

RATING: 2.5/10
REVIEW: 
I really disliked this movie. It was intriguing in the beginning but not even halfway through the movie, things got boring. It had a very slow pacing and everything got confusing. The story went to weird directions and the ending sucked. Probably would have been better if there were back stories about the grandma. 

I absolutely felt nothing for the characters even though they were experiencing terrible things. The movie didn't feel like a horror to me. Sure, there were some jump-scare scenes but I really didn't feel scared. 

The actor for Peter didn't look anything like his family members. It distracted me because you can really see that they are not related in real life. Toni Colette's acting was great but I felt that at times it seems like she was overacting for a scene which resulted to me not appreciating some scenes more.

It didn't live up to the high rating it got on imdb for me. 

SHOULD YOU WATCH IT: Absolutely not (unless you want to waste 2 hours of your life).
WOULD I WATCH IT AGAIN: Absolutely not.

• The only scenes I found shocking / creepy were:
• When Charlie hit her head on the telephone pole and lost her head.
• Annie got possessed and started climbing the wall and slicing her head off.
• I really don't understand how the title is related to what happened in the movie. What is the hereditary part? The demon? The grandma's ritual? Paimon and Charlie? I am still so confusing.
• I am disappointed because I thought the grandma would play a whole bigger role rather than being a dead body with a missing head. Or even Charlie. Instead, we get Joan, a weirdo who just seemed like she lost her mind in trying to contact her dead grandchild. Did she really have a dead grandchild though?
• It felt unfair that Annie blamed Peter for everything especially since it was her fault that Charlie was with Peter. Charlie didn't want to go to the party but Annie made her go.
• It would have been better if we got to see more of Charlie rather than her being dead in the first few minutes. She could've been utilized more to bring creepiness to the story.
• The reveal that Joan and the grandma were friends didn't make such an impact on me. Even though it was supposed to be the climax part, I didn't feel anything. Also, why did Steve die when Annie threw the notebook? That was weird.

| BOOK - A Deeper Love by Cassandra Clare |

A DEEPER LOVE

'Age had not consumed him, as it had her Will, but he might be taken from her all the same.'

SYNOPSIS: A story about Brother Zachariah, Tessa Gray, and Catarina Loss.

RATING: 4/5

REVIEW: Again, nothing much happens in this book. We get to see Tessa and Jem together but that's it. It was interesting seeing Catarina at work though. She helped so many people during the war and I'm glad that Jem got to tell her something important.

SHOULD YOU READ IT: Yes, it was a quick read.

• For some reason, I wasn't okay seeing Jem and Tessa talk about their love. I mean, Will just died (three years is not enough). Sure, Tessa loved Jem even before but it made me feel like she had a backup. Don't get me wrong, I love Jem and Tessa together in the current timeline but at this point in time it felt wrong for me.
• I love seeing Catarina. I'm glad that she got to find out that it wasn't her fault that Roland Herondale fled. I'm sure it made her feel better to know that Ronald is alive even though he's on the run.
• I wonder what is up with Roland Herondale's wife. Why did the fae try to kill Jem just because he asked about Roland? How is this connected to Kit Herondale?
• SUMMARY OF WHAT HAPPENED:
• Tessa and Catarina are working as nurses during the war. 
• Brother Zachariah is still looking for the lost herondale. He asked around the Shadow Market for information. He went to an informant who turned out to be a fae who warned him to stop looking and they fought. He killed the fae but the fae managed to poison him. He went looking for Tessa and Catarina to help cure him.
• Tessa and Catarina took Jem to their loft. Catarina tried her best to cure Jem. Tessa and Jem had some moments together. Tessa told him not to distance himself because they should mourn together about Will. Jem informed Tessa about why he got injured and Catarina found out about the fact that the son of the Herondale she saved is still alive but is on the run.
• Jem fled for their loft thinking that he doesn't deserve Tessa because he can't give her what she wants since he's still a Silent Brother.

FAVORITE QUOTES:

This was a game they sometimes played-- what will you eat first when this war is over? Of all the terrible things that were going on, sometimes the most ordinary ran the deepest.

There was nothing worse than being left alone, the one you loved ripped from you.

Constant activity kept grief at bay because there was no time to think.

Being what I am, how can I comfort you? asked Jem.
"If you cannot," said Tessa, "there is nobody in this world who can."

She could love enough for both of them. Any part of Jem was better than all of any other man alive.

"So many problems are caused by unnecessary secrets."

"Danger?" she said. "Jem, I am immortal. And look outside. Look at the city burning. The only thing I am frightened of is being without those I love.