Becky's Book Reviews: Week in Review #10

Saturday, March 07, 2026

Week in Review #10

This week I read eight books.

I read and reviewed Karen Witemeyer's newest historical romance, Taming Lady Temperance.

I read three board books by Jamie Oliver. Let's Make Pizza. Let's Make Pancakes. Let's Make Pasta.

I read a silly early reader, Two Ballerinas and a Moose by James Preller.

I listened to two audio books this week! The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

I read a middle grade historical novel set during the Second World War: The Lions' Run by Sara Pennypacker.

Century of Viewing #10

1980s

1987 Can't Buy Me Love This teen rom-com was fun. Definitely silly, but in the most 80s way possible. The soundtrack was fun, the plot was predictably silly. The main character learns several lessons.
1989 Steel Magnolias Absolutely one of the funniest AND one of the saddest movies ever. So extremely very quotable. Uplifting and extremely heartbreaking. Truly bittersweet. But I do absolutely love this one. Shelby lives life on her own terms, and her friends are always there to support her.

1990s

1990 The Hunt for Red October. Glad I watched it. Definitely had a LOT of familiar actors in it. This submarine movie is a lot less intense than the one I watched last year set during the Second World War.

2000s

2007 Life Free or Die Hard. I still haven't seen the third movie. I want to see the third movie. This one was action-packed...just as action-packed as you expect. He has a lot of really bad days. I do wonder if every single day is this bad.

2010s

2013 Parkland Sad. Dramatic. Glad I watched it once. This one follows the assassination of JFK and the aftermath. It begins the day of the assassination and ends with the funeral. There isn't one main character, but many, many, many.
2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom I definitely liked this one more than Jurassic World. Perhaps because I already knew the characters? Perhaps because it offered three or four times the amount of drama and action. I also liked the introduction of Maisie. This is my first time watching the Jurassic World movies so I know nothing of what may come, but, so far I'm hopeful.