Happy Top Ten (and More) Tuesday! Here, you will find a list of all the movies I watched and books I finished in June.
MOVIES
Letterboxd allows for half star ratings for movies, but I'm sticking to whole instead of sliced mushrooms. The heart indicates when the movie had the "it" factor, that something special that makes it a favorite of mine. It's probably one I would re-watch. It does not have to earn five mushrooms in order to earn a heart. There could be plot holes, etc., but if it was still immensely enjoyable, it earned a heart.
The number on the left is the date in June when I watched the movie. Most of the time, I watch half a movie in the morning while having breakfast and the second half in the afternoon while having lunch. Hallmark movies, which are mostly what I watch, are all less than 90 minutes long without commercials, so via DVR, I can easily watch one per day most days.
3 For Love and Honey (2024)🍄🍄
6 Wonka (2023)🍄🍄🍄🍄💖
7 Follow Me to Daisy Hills (2020)🍄🍄🍄
10 Tipline Mysteries: Dial 1 for Murder (2024) 🍄🍄🍄🍄💖
11 Savoring Paris (2024) 🍄🍄🍄🍄
13 Bridal Wave (2015) 🍄🍄🍄🍄
14 Love at First Dance (2018) 🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄💖
17 A Greek Recipe for Romance (2024)🍄🍄
18 Color My World with Love (2022) 🍄🍄🍄🍄💖
20 Romance in the Air (2020) 🍄🍄🍄
21 Summer Love (2016) 🍄🍄🍄
24 Two Scoops of Italy (2024)🍄🍄🍄🍄
27 A Christmas to Remember (2016)🍄🍄🍄🍄
28 Sweet as Maple Syrup (2021) 🍄🍄🍄
30 The Santa Clause (1994) 🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄💖
As always, most of these are Hallmark movies. June was their "Passport to Love" month, which meant that the premieres were all destination movies. I really enjoyed Savoring Paris (it made me want to read the book) and Two Scoops of Italy. For Love and Honey and A Greek Recipe for Romance were almost recipes for disaster. They didn't hold my interest. If it weren't for Bethany Joy Lenz and Hunter King, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed their two movies as much as I did. I also loved the color scheme in Two Scoops of Italy. It felt light and airy.
Of the older Hallmark movies I watched, my favorite was Love at First Dance. I just loved this movie so much. It made me feel happy from beginning to end and that's what I want in a Hallmark movie. I really need to post a review of Color My World with Love. This movie is a great example of authentic disability representation, but it isn't without its flaws.
I started Christmas in July a little early with A Christmas to Remember. Overall I liked it, but I thought the female lead was too over-the-top. I really liked Cameron Mathison's character, though. He's one of my favorite actors who never disappoints.
The one mystery I watched was Tipline Mysteries: Dial 1 for Murder. I really enjoyed this one, so much so that it's my number two favorite mystery of the year (with One Bad Apple being number one). I hope this becomes a series.
Sweet as Maple Syrup is one I found on UPtv. It was set to expire soon on my DVR, so even though it's set in March when maple syrup is harvested, I watched it in June. I loved the color scheme. It felt warm and cozy. However, there was too much scientific talk for my taste. That made it somewhat boring for me.
I requested Wonka from my library a while ago and it finally became available in June. I watched it and really enjoyed it. My only criticism is that in this prequel, Wonka doesn't seem anything like the character Roald Dahl created. A sequel to Wonka can fix that by filling in the blanks. I want to know what happened that made him the way he is in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. On its own, though, Wonka is a wonderful movie.
And finally, I ended the month with a classic I had never seen before - The Santa Clause. I loved this movie and will definitely watch the sequels!
BOOKS
I don't give hearts for books like I do for movies because I rarely re-read books. When I do, it's usually because I haven't reviewed it yet and I need to refresh my memory before I do or because it's part of a book club and I need to refresh my memory for that reason. Otherwise, there are too many books that I want to read and it would take too much time to re-read them. Also, many of them are part of a series, of which I have so much catching up to do.
Here's what I read and listened to in June. Reviews are linked to the titles. Some are full reviews, while others are brief ones on my Sunday Posts.
📱 = e-book
🎧 = audiobook
📖 = physical book
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It was a great month of reading and listening!
Looks like you had a busy month!
ReplyDeleteWell...I do have to eat, so it works to watch parts of movies during meals. :)
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