This review is part of a weekly Feature on my blog, Music Mondays. You can see the full post here.___This week’s featured book is Now A Major Motion Picture by Cori McCarthy, a surprisingly lesser known contemporary young adult novel that explores complex family relationships, and the surprises that life sometimes has in store. Imagine my surprise when I head over to Goodreads and see that this book has a (well-deserved) high rating, but a low number of ratings. It’s almost tragic to know that s...

I'll be honest, I went in looking for a little fluff and wasn't expecting much, but inhaled this in one sitting. It was just so good!Iris and Ryder are the grandchildren of M. E. Thorne, the famous author who wrote a sort of feminist Lord of the Rings trilogy, of which the first book is being adapted for a film. The family (their father) did not approve of the movie, but to appease Ryder (8), the kids are sent to Ireland for two weeks to observe some on-location filming. While there, the self-is...

I’m so ANGRY that THIS BOOK isn’t getting the ATTENTION IT DESERVES! This was so freaking FUNNY and CUTE, as it’s now one of my favorite reads of ALL TIME! If you love feminism, fantasy, Hollywood, Ireland, and a hilarious rom-com, then you MUST READ this! Iris Thorne is the granddaughter of M. E. Thorne, author of the Elementia series, and with a major motion picture adaptation in the works, Iris can say goodbye to her dream of making her own way in the music industry. So when Iris and her brot...

been meaning to pick this book up again but i just heard that this has a asexual lead AND I AM HERE FOR THIS EVEN MORE!

I'm so conflicted about this one, my bookish friends.It had so many moments that I was dying/loving. But then there was so many moments that I just stared at the book, moved it slightly to the side, and side-eyed it. I originally thought that Cori McCarthy jumped into my head like Osmosis Jones and somehow slithered down to my bookish heart and soul because this book is so me it hurts? Not only does it have two of my favorite Bastille songs in the after book playlist, it's one giant ode to Flore...

5/5 Now a Major Motion Picture by Cori McCarthy is a young-adult contemporary romance about Iris Throne the granddaughter of M.E. Throne, a famous high-fantasy author. M.E. Throne is known most for Elementia, which Iris could care less about because of the crazy fans that come with it. Iris is only concerned about making music and winning the fight with her dad about college. When film producers decide to start filming a movie version of the books Iris isn’t very pleased and vows to get the mov...

As disappointed as I was to find that this was,,, much more allocishet than I was expecting, I'm so fucking glad I read this.I expected something fun. goofy. unmemorable.And I got this absolute emotional powerful relatable book and I'm in awe.There were so many good discussions - on discrimination, trauma, fame, fandom, who even knows what else - and so many parts that made me cry, and laugh, so much I could relate to - this book was everything I could have wanted.Read it y'all. You're missing o...

Full Review on The Candid CoverNow a Major Motion Picture by Cory McCarthy is a story about film, feminism, and finding yourself. This one has a vibrant setting, and the main character gradually starts to discover a new passion for a series she once despised. I especially enjoyed the feminist themes throughout the book and the empowering message the director of the film spreads. This is an inventive story that will tug at your heartstrings–just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.When her grandmother

asodifljasodifljaslkf.uwjaeiosdkljfaiskldfj so I started reviewing this but then I accidentally tapped the close button on my computer when I brushed the touch screen aoeilsjfdaow efj awoeisljdkf o iwlejksf all that time wasted I am very salty. And this review is probably not going to be as thorough as my first review because I'm annoyed now sorry.ANYWAYSThis book has been likened to Fangirl, which is one of my all time favorites!! It also shares many similarities to Geekerella, in my opinion, a...

dnf at 20%really wanted to enjoy this but i couldn’t connect with any of it and found the characters to be immature and annoying

Iris was raised to resent her grandmother's world famous Elementia books, and her ire for the series deepened after a rabid fan crossed the line. Out of obligation though, Iris agreed to accompany her little brother to the set of the film adaptation. What she thought would be a most miserable trip, turned out to be quite life changing.From the cover and synopsis, I thought this book would be cute and fun, but it surprisingly had a lot of depth and tugged at my heartstrings.Things I really liked:...

DNF @ 29%I'm either too old for this (not possible) or the characters' immaturity is just too exaggerated to be considered realistic which only makes them annoying.

this was really good!!! I ended up getting super invested in the story, even if I was on the fence at the beginning.

In the beginning I thought this was so-so. Too many characters were introduced all at once and I didn't connect with them. But I ended up enjoying it a lot, even though I, like Iris at the start, am not a huge fan of fantasy stories. This was cute. I've been a fan of this author ever since The Color of Rain.

"Say that the book is a sculpture. You can walk around the story. You can touch it. You can view it up close or far away. That is why people love books. The stories interact with your memories, your experiences. They're personalized. Movies? Movies are a picture of that same statue. The parameters are set. The characters have defined faces. The scenes artistically rendered to one person's vision." This was so much fun and adorable :)I admit I found out about this way late, because I am terrible

“Everyone else got to read Elementia and discover something about the world or themselves. Not me. I’d read her story and began drowning in a loss I’d never known was mine.” Now A Major Motion Picture was a really fun reading experience about fandom, family, and finding yourself. We follow Iris Thorne as she and her little brother Ryder go to Ireland to see the filming of the grandmother’s beloved fantasy series, Elementia. Iris is no fantasy fan and there’s no live list for the rabid

Now a Major Motion Picture is perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl. Both novels have an inner fantasy novel the stories are centered around. And after finishing Now a Major Motion Picture, I can saw that I hope Elementia is published like Rainbow Rowell did with Carry On. Iris Thorne has grown up in a “double shadow”. She’s grown up in the shadow of her father, who has grown up in the shadow of her famous grandmother, author of Elementia, the female-power response to The Lord of the Ring...

*full review to come*I adore this book. - Rea

4.5 stars"You helped my production, and now I'm helping you. This is what women should do for one another. We are a continent. We stick together. We all rise up, or we all go down"I loved this book so much. Full review to come once I get a good 8 hours of sleep. Been awake for 24 hours and counting....

I see why they compare this to Fangirl, but the story itself isn't the same.3.5.Iris is the granddaughter of a famous but deceased fantasy writer whose story is being filmed into a movie picture. She wasn't close to her grandmother and the last thing she and her family wants is more attention, which once culminated in her little brother being almost kidnapped by a crazy fan. Still, she slowly begins to understand what everyone's passion for her family's legacy is about and begins to love it hers...