Deadly Cool #2: Social Suicide (2012)

Hartley decided to join the school's homepage, a team of writer led by editor Chase, whom Hartley happened to crack the murder mystery with last semester. she received her first story, regarding Sydney's cheating in a test, got busted thus suspended from both school and the chance to run for homecoming queen. however, Hartley found her dead in the pool right before their interview session. Sam called it a Twittercide, because minutes before she was found, Sydney was twitting.

like Deadly Cool (2011), Hartley continued to find dead bodies. i was more than pleased to find her absolutely lovable, there was an innocence about her the had me rooted for her completely. there were plenty of humorous as well as intense moments that came crashing in fast pace. the book was so entertaining that it made reading enjoyable and absolutely effortless. its awkward romance surprisingly outshone a typical lust-filled novel. i haven't had so much fun flipping through a mystery in quite a while.

It Could Happen to You (1994)

Charlie was a policeman, his wife Muriel a hairdresser. Charlie was kind and generous, while Muriel was greedy and materialistic. Yvonne was a waitress, bankrupted because her husband Eddie emptied their joint account without her permission. Charlie met with Yvonne at the diner she worked. he didn't have enough money to pay for her tip, therefore promising to give her a doubled tip or half of his lottery winnings the next day. miraculously, he won the lottery and gave half of it to Yvonne despite the protest from Muriel. they spent a lot of time together, which soon led to his divorce with Muriel.

we watched the movie knowing Nicholas Cage was in it. unfortunately, it revealed how small a star he was back then, with a character that failed to capture our heart nor interest. the plot was absurd and flat. as "bad" as a character Muriel was, Charlie wasn't exactly fit for being the "good" guy either. on the surface, the film was a romance, of a rare encounter between 2 persons of the same mind; but unfortunately in real life, it was just another disloyalty towards marriage. how beautiful can that be?

The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Season 2 (2009)

after giving birth to John, Amy struggled between motherhood and high school. despite being divorced, Amy's mother, Anne was pregnant with her divorced husband, George's son, Robbie. Adrian gave up trying to tie Ricky down with commitment and went after Ben instead. Grace finally had sex with Jack, which she later blamed herself for her father's plane crash.

this season focused slightly less on Amy and more on the people around her. i enjoyed especially the relationship between her divorced parents, whose combination turned out to be somewhat awkward yet absolutely heartwarming. there were growth with some of the characters, though some remained frustratingly selfish and self-centered. the mystery of who would end up with who was a little tiring to follow at this point that it was also no longer interesting.

Tamayura - Hitotose (2011) たまゆら - Hitotose

Fu moved back to a small town called Takehara for high school. she enjoyed photography and used to take photograph with her father's camera. now that her father passed away, she decided to continue taking photographs, while getting to know Maon and Norie, introduced by her childhood friend, Kaoru.

the first episode started out frustrating with a character like Chihiho that cried over every little thing. fortunately Fu moved back to Takehara from episode 2 onwards. her interaction with Kaoru, Maon and Norie was somewhat heartwarming to watch, even though when there were moments we hoped to skip through when Norie was in the spotlight, who was obsessed with Fu's younger brother, Kou.