Can't-Wait Wednesday- The Outsider

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted here at Wishful Endings.  The idea behind it is to share upcoming releases that we can't wait to get our hands on! 

My pick for this week is The Outsider By: Stephen King. STEPHEN KING. Need I say more about why I want to read this? He is my all time favorite author so of course I'm interested! The summary sounds great, but really King is an auto-buy author for me so it doesn't matter. Haha! I don't know how I will wait till June to read it though. :/ 

Expected Publication Date: June 5, 2018

Are you looking forward to reading The Outsider as well? What are some of your auto-buy authors?

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams By: Stephen King EXTRA MINI Reviews For Each Story!

Short Review Summary: 

Another great set of short stories from Stephen King! 

I'm going to do a VERY short review for each story in this collection. Pretty much these are the short notes I made while reading. I thought it would be fun to share these for each story instead of a GIGANTIC review. :) 

Mile 81:

5 Stars

This is a great way to start off a book of short stories! SK can really write creepy cars.

Premium Harmony:

3 Stars

This one is pretty meh. I didn't hate it, but it's nothing that I will remember later.

Batman and Robin Have an Altercation: 

4 Stars

This is a simple, but effective story. I really liked it, but I'm not sure why. HAHA.

The Dune:

5 Stars

Before all of the stories in this book SK says a little something about each. For this one he says that this is one of his favorite endings. I have to agree with him there. The ending to this one is fantastic.

Bad Little Kid: 

5 Stars

Creepy kid for the win! I really like this one and how the story played out.

A Death:

4 Stars

Ooo the surprise in this one is great.

The Bone Church:

3 Stars

Interesting, but weird poem. 

Morality:

5 Stars

This one is very captivating.

Afterlife:

5 Stars

I love unique takes on the afterlife!

Ur:

5 Stars

I LOVE this one. SK really knows how to come up with ideas that seem wonderful, at first. They never end well though, do they?

Herman Wouk is Still Alive: 

5 Stars

I like this one a lot, even though it is a little depressing. 

Under the Weather:

5 Stars

I love this one and how you know the outcome at the beginning, but it WORKS.

Blockade Billy:

2 Stars

This one wasn't for me. Boring. 

Mister Yummy:

4 Stars

Someone must be thinking about old age and dying a lot, but it sure makes for some good stories!

Tommy:

4 Stars

I enjoyed this poem better than the other one for sure. 

The Little Green God of Agony:

5 Stars

This story is so wacky! I love it. 

That Bus is Another World:

3 Stars

Eh, this one is just okay. I like the idea behind it more than the execution.

Obits:

3 Stars

I liked this one, but I didn't love it. 

Drunken Fireworks:

4 Stars

Yet another good one!

Summer Thunder:

4 Stars

I'm thrilled that this collection ended with a great story!

Overall I really enjoyed The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. It's no secret that I'm a big King fan and this collection has some magnificent stories. A few of them aren't really for me, but that's okay because there are plenty that I LOVE. I also love the intros from SK before each story. I think that is such a cool idea and I would love more short story collections to do that. 

I recommend The Bazaar of Bad Dreams for fans of Stephen King and short stories. 

Top Ten Tuesday- Top Ten Books To Read If You Are In The Mood For Book/Movie Comparing

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted here at The Broke and the Bookish. The topic for this week is Top Ten Books To Read If You Are In The Mood For X.

I chose to do top ten books to read if you are in the mood for book/movie comparing because that's one of my favorite things to do! All of these books have a movie adaptation so you can read the book then watch the movie. Or the opposite. Whatever you like to do! Personally I love to read the book first and then watch the movie and analyze everything. While I may complain at times about how a book was way better than the movie (90% of the time), I still enjoy seeing books brought to life. So here's my top ten books to read and watch the movie then compare the two!

1. I am Legend By: Richard Matheson

So of course I would say that a lot of these are better than the movie, but let me tell you WHY this one is even crazier. The book is pretty different! I don't want to give away spoilers, but let me just say this book isn't just about survival like the movie makes it out to be. While the movie is only entertaining, the book has a lot more to offer and the ending twist is one of my all time favorites. It really makes you think.

2. It/Misery/Carrie/Pet Sematary/The Shining or anything else By: Stephen King

*Angel Erin bows down to the master* All of SK's books/movies are fun to compare. I couldn't pick just one!

3. Harry Potter Series By: J.K. Rowling

Well I'm sure by now that most of us have already read/watched all of this series. However, I'm putting it on the list anyway because it's just so darn fun to compare these books to the movies and overall it's really well done. Even if there is a part or two in the movies that really makes me angry.

4. Lord of the Rings By: J.R.R. Tolkien

This one is a fun one to compare with the movies, but really both are so epic I have a hard time trying to compare them. I may have to re-read and re-watch soon!

5. To Kill A Mockingbird By: Harper Lee

The movie for TKAM is so well done! I love comparing this one. Also, R.I.P. Harper Lee. :'(

6. Romeo and Juliet By: William Shakespeare

Even though Leo makes me all swoony in the newer version of the movie I still try to focus so I can compare this one.

7. Jaws By: Peter Benchley

Duh na duh na duh na....After watching this movie since I was a kid I really thought the book would be crap. It's not! I didn't even know there was a book until a few years back and it's actually worth the read.

8. The Great Gatsby By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

More Leo swooning.

9. Interview with the Vampire By: Anne Rice

I finally read this one a few years back and I had a fun time comparing it with the movie. Now I need to finish the rest of this series sometime. :D

10. The Help By: Kathryn Stockett

Read the book and watch the movie, but don't eat the pie.

Those are just a few of my favorite book to movie comparisons, what are some of yours? Are you as into analyzing them as I am? :P

*NOTE* All of the covers have links to Goodreads. I'm trying to add that every time, unless you see an "Add to Goodreads" button. 

Waiting on Wednesday- End Of Watch (Bill Hodges Trilogy #3) By: Stephen King

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted here at Breaking the Spine. The idea behind it is to share upcoming releases that we can't wait to get our hands on! 

My pick for this week is End of Watch By: Stephen King. This is the third book in the Bill Hodges Trilogy. I am so excited for this one!!!!!!!!! <---- As you may be able to tell by all of my exclamation points. I thoroughly enjoyed Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers, but I have a feeling that this one will be the best book in the trilogy. So far in the series there hasn't been anything supernatural. It's been just straight up crime, mystery, and thriller. However at the end of the last book I got the feeling that something supernatural may be coming, even if it's small, in the next book. From the summary it looks like I was right! I have enjoyed the first two books, but supernatural/creepy/horror/weird is what Mr. King does best and I can't wait for the conclusion of the Bill Hodges Trilogy. 

Expected Publication Date: June 7, 2016

Summary From Goodreads: 

Brady Hartsfield, perpetrator of the Mercedes Massacre, where eight people were killed and many more were badly injured, has been in the Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic for five years, in a vegetative state. According to his doctors, anything approaching a complete recovery is unlikely. But behind the drool and stare, Brady is awake, and in possession and of deadly new powers that allow him to wreak unimaginable havoc without ever leaving his hospital room.

Retired police detective Bill Hodges, the unlikely hero of Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers, now runs an investigation agency with his partner, Holly Gibney, who delivered the blow to Hartsfield's head that put him on the brain injury ward. Brady also remembers that. When Bill and Holly are called to a murder-suicide with ties to the Mercedes Massacre, they find themselves pulled into their most dangerous case yet, one that will not only put their lives at risk, but those of Hodge's friend Jerome Robinson and his teenage sister, Barbara. Because Brady Hartsfield is back, and planning revenge not just on Bill Hodges and his friends, but on an entire city. 

In End of Watch, Stephen King brings the Hodges trilogy to sublimely terrifying conclusion, combining the detective fiction of Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers with the supernatural suspense that has been his trademark. The result is an unnerving look at human vulnerability and up-all-night entertainment. 

Are there any other SK fans looking forward to this one? Have you read Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers yet? 

The Bedtime Book Tag!

It's time for another tag! I love tags!! I found this here The Reading Izzy and I nominate anyone who reads this that also does a book blog. Go for it, tags are fun. :) Now let's get to it...

The Bedtime Book Tag 

1.) A book that kept you up all night reading- 

Ugly Love! Or anything by Colleen Hoover. Ugly Love was the first Colleen Hoover book that I read which is why I picked this one. Her writing in all her books (that I've read so far) is so addictive. I can't pick up one of her books and not finish in the same day. I am hooked from the first line.

2.) A book that made you scared to sleep- 

I read a TON of horror, so I'm pretty jaded in this department. It takes a lot to scare me and that never really happens anymore. I picked The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka because bugs scare the crap out of me. In the novel Gregor wakes up to find that he has transformed into a giant insect. I. Could. Not. Sleep. 

3.) A book that made you go to sleep- 

Most recently that would be The Martian. I tried reading this in bed one night and I made it maybe a few pages before I started to doze off. This whole book was a snooze for me and it was a struggle to stay awake to finish.

4.) A book that left you tossing and turning all night in anticipation of its release- 

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas. I'm still waiting!! I have it on pre-order and it's taking so long. I'm ready now! Gimme Gimme....!

5.) A book that has your dream boyfriend- 

Jace, definitely. My number two would be Chaol from the Throne of Glass series. I like a rough, bad boy kind of guy for my book boyfriend. The kind of guy who is a bad ass, but will do everything to make sure you're okay. Awww. 

6.) A book that would be your worst nightmare to live in-

Anthem by Ayn Rand because a world without individualism is not a world I want to be a part of. Nope.

7.) A book that reminds you of the night time-

The Madman's Daughter series by Megan Shepherd. Well the story is really dark, but also I just imagine that it's always dark and night time whereever they are. Even if it's day time. I just imagine that it's dark. LOL! 

8.) A book that had a nightmarish cliffhanger- 

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I picked the first in the series because after I read it I was DYING to know what happens next! 

9.) A book that you actually dreamed about- 

I once had a dream that Carrie showed up where I was in the dream and she was all covered in blood of course. It wasn't scary really, it was just weird. In the dream I was just like, dafuq is Carrie doing here??? 

10.) A book monster that you would not want to find under your bed-

Any Lovecraftian monster. Especially Cthulhu, that would be some freaky stuff right there. 

Thanks for reading!! I hope you enjoyed The Bedtime Book Tag. Let me know in the comments below if you did it, so I can go see your answers! 

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