Jennette McCurdy’s debut novel might best be described as coming of age in reverse. It follows Waldo, a teenager who’s had to grow up too fast, as she navigates high school and life in general.
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Intermezzo
Honestly, it’s hard to know what this book is about. At least at first glance. Unlike The Queen’s Gambit and The Last Checkmate, chess isn’t the main focus of the book, but one of the main characters, Ivan Koubek, is a competitive chess player. The book is really about Ivan and his older brother, Peter, dealing with the loss of their father. And how everyone copes, grieves, differently.
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The Housemaid
https://screenrant.com Millie Calloway (Sydney Sweeney) is a young woman down on her luck, looking for a fresh start. Nina Winchester (Amanda Seyfried) needs a housekeeper. Is it meant to be?
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Anaconda (2025)
https://screenrant.com Ronald Griffin, Jr. (known only as “Griff” throughout the movie) is an actor trying to make it in Los Angeles. Recently fired from a job, he goes home to Buffalo, New York for his friend Doug’s birthday party with an idea to remake the 1997 movie Anaconda. Once he succeeds in convincing his friends from high school (including Doug) to remake the movie, hilarity ensues.
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The Reviewing Fangirl 