Check Out This Week's Recommendations! (21/05)

Violet Evergarden (series)

Violet Evergarden is an orphan girl who was used as a soldier in a machine-like way all her life until she met her general. He was the only person who ever treated her with kindness and brought her happiness.

But he died, and the last words he said to her were “I love you”. After this, she joins the Auto Memories Doll, who are girls who write love letters for people that don’t know how to write, in order to try to understand what “I love you” means.

This series is truly heartbreaking and warming at the same time. The story is very cute and it makes you feel warm inside. Besides the animation is beautiful, one of the best ones out there.

Even if you haven’t given anime a try before you should totally give this one a chance!

History 101

Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements, and world-changing discoveries. This great 10-episode series explains iconic aspects of history very clearly and in an interesting way. Each episode is 20 minutes long so you can’t get bored while watching it.

Go watch it now and go back in time to the most iconic moments in history! (available on Netflix)

Little miss sunshine (movie)

A family decides to travel across the country in a van when their daughter wants to participate in a beauty pageant and they realize they can’t cost the plane tickets. The whole family has to go because they can’t leave their brother alone nor their uncle who has just gotten out of the hospital and his grandfather is the one that trains her. Everyone’s sanity is stretched to the limit as they start causing huge problems in their trip.

This is a very lighthearted comedy about family, relationships, and bonds. It's very entertaining and funny and it’s a good movie to watch with your family. The family situation seems real because they are a normal family which makes you empathize with them and relate to the characters.

If any of these things sound appealing to you, don’t hesitate and watch it!

Deepwater Horizon (movie)

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, igniting a massive fireball that killed several crew members. Chief Electronics Technician Mike Williams (Mark Wahlberg) and his colleagues find themselves fighting for survival as the heat and the flames become stifling and overwhelming. Banding together, the co-workers must use their wits to make it out alive amidst all the chaos.

This is a true story that will transmit you fear and worry for the survival of the people onboard the rig. It will also keep you very engaged and entertained throughout the chain of reactions that occur. We highly recommend you to go watch this movie now and travel to the oil rig yourself!

The Percy Jackson saga (books)

Percy Jackson is a teenager who one day discovers he is a descendant of a Greek god and is taken to Camp Half-Blood with other demi-gods (children of gods) to be trained. In this mythological world, there’s an ongoing tension between the gods because Zeus' Lightning is stolen and they start blaming each other. He gives Percy fourteen days to return it or he’ll initiate a war. However, this is only the first book. This is a five-book-long saga that follows Percy in his adventures in this magical world.

These books are one hundred percent worth reading. They are funny, entertaining, and really hard to put down. It is full of interesting stories since the magic system is a fun and unique take on Greek mythology. It’s like nothing you’ve read before. All the characters are amazing and likable and all you want is for them to be alright because of the dangerous situations they are put in.

There are not enough words to describe how good this book is so just believe me when I tell you you’ll fall in love with the saga and all the characters in it.

Cemetery Boys (book)

A trans boy named Yadriel, determined to prove his gender to his traditional Latinx family, becomes determined to prove to them that he is a real brujo. So with the help of this cousin and best friend he performs a ritual to find the ghost of his murdered cousin to set it free. However, he summons a ghost that refuses to leave in order to find out what happened to him. Seeing as he can’t get rid of him, Yadriel decides to help him so they can both get what they want.

This is an awesome paranormal YA book that has a very distinctive fantasy world. It also has LGBTQ+ representation and deals with important topics such as acceptance and dealing with feeling left out.

If you like fantasy then you should definitely read this book. I assure you you won’t want it to end.

Bibliography

Akash (2020, March 12th) Full Ebook Series of Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan [Photograph]. Ebook Press Site. https://ebookpresssite.wordpress.com/2020/03/12/percy-jackson-full-series/

IMDB (2006) Little Miss Sunshine [Photograph] IMDB. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449059/

IMDB (2017). Violet Evergarden [Photograph] IMDB. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7078180/

Thomas, A. (2020) Cemetery Boys [Photograph] Amazon Books. https://www.amazon.com/Cemetery-Boys-Aiden-Thomas/dp/1250250463

TR, W. (2020) History 101 (2020) [Photograph] Pinterest. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/135319163793676554/