The Monday Musts | July 25, 2016

It’s Monday, Monday, Monday!!! And you know what that means, folks! It’s time for The Monday Musts! The Monday Musts is a weekly meme hosted by Jessica at Lovin’ Los Libros in which we talk about our must reads, must listens, and must sees of the week!

MUST READS

In all honesty, it wasn’t a super stellar week in terms of my reading. I managed to slowly claw my way out of my reading slump, but that meant I only finished one book. So instead of recommending a book to you this week, I’ve rounded up articles on the latest bookish news!

Shocking everyone, including star Shailene Woodley, it is being reported that Lionsgate now plans to release Divergent: Ascndant as a TV movie. All I can say is yikes!
In other book adaptation news, it was announced that Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson are to star in the movie adaptation of Nicola Yoon’s Everything, Everything.
Sony has optioned Victoria Schwab’s This Savage Song.
Stephenie Meyer announced her latest book, an adult thriller titled The Chemist, leaving some of us (*cough, cough*) to wonder why she continues to stall on writing sequels to The Host.

MUST LISTEN

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: man, with her set of pipes, Ariana Grande is shaping up to be the next Whitney, Mariah, or Xtina! “Into You” is another catchy song with a good beat and a solid tune, but Grande’s voice is what makes the song. She grinds and trills through the highs and lows of the melody, perpetually smooth and blemish free. With songs like this, Grande is securing her place in history as a pop icon!

MUST SEE

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This trailer is, dare I say it…wonderful! Sorry to be punny guys, but jokes aside, this movie looks so great! Gal Gadot looks like she’ll be an amazing Wonder Woman (of course Lynda Carter, the original Wonder Woman, will always have a special place in my heart as she was an acquaintance of my mom’s)! On a side note, I hate all of the flack Gadot has gotten with people saying she’s too skinny to be Wonder Woman–if she’s a good actress, the part should be hers, regardless of weight! But that’s a side note. The movie looks incredible and is 100% on my watch list, especially after seeing this trailer!

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Lila @ Hardcover Haven

Lila is a 30 year old anthropology student and lover of literature who's been book blogging for an eternity. Her hobbies include reading, singing, writing, arts and crafts, and snuggling her two cats, Snoopy and Clementine.