The Finder - lost but forgotten

So glad Netflix has this show on tap because The Finder is excellent in the sense that the viewer is just off base or unsettled enough to keep watching (or at least that was my experience). I found myself constantly trying to think of a way to fix the characters to improve the show.

The premise is great - that's why I started it of course. I envisioned a 'backwater Sherlock Holmes'.  My favorite is the gypsy girl, I think gypsy culture is enough secretive that I just loved learning about her and her betrothal.  I think this show could have found a following if only it was better managed.  

Why I love Meg Cabot's characters

Meg Cabot is like novel junk tv for me.  I absolutely love it and read/listen to almost all her books multiple times.  I don't care how old I am I will always enjoy listening to Mia Thermopolis and her struggles as she gets through Albert Einstein High School and becomes the POG she was born to be. 

I am currently listening to Queen of Babble and yes she's amazing.  I need to listen to the Heather Wells series again.  I'm dying to know if that no good cheating Luke that Lizzie Nichols loves is off gallivanting with college kids at New York College and Heather Wells mentions it :).  I think by far Mia and Michael are the best couple but right after is Heather Wells, she is extremely well rounded and thoughtful even with her flaws and struggles she always does the best she can. 

I loved Avalon High, the book NOT the movie, sorry Disney you screwed up the ending.  The point was that she WASN'T the hero of that story, and that's ok.  It's ok to be a supporting character some times!!!  But that moral is lost on Hollywood I'm sure. 

Charmed

Reasons why I love Charmed.

A. There series finale is so perfect and fitting and feels just right that I regularly look back and watch just that episode.
B. I am impressed they killed off Prue. I think that takes guts.
C. I always like Piper best and she is the main character.
D. Even when special effects are corny they actors keep it going strong.
E. I really enjoyed watching the sisters grow but still seeing old insecurities flare up. It's speaks true.

Unrelated thoughts

It's probably due to blogs, tweets and posts that have affect me to think every coherent thought I think is worth be read by someone else. This trait might be genetic. My parents are eloquent, thoughtful writers. My husband enjoy getting a laugh out of an overly descriptive phrase or a thesaurus abuse paragraph written by my mom or dad but from this entry I am proof that this writing choice might be genetic, just know I am self aware.

Agents of SHIELD

Jemma Simmons is like the scientific Hermione Granger, both I love immensely

The Bishop's Wife

This was an excellent read, not only for the plotlines that kept me entertained and interested but the cultural references to Mormon Utah, specifically the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and religious aspects. There a few religious points I don't think accurately reflect the Mormon church but the cultural aspects were extremely well written.

Birthmarked

My favorite thing about this series is that it fits nicely as a prequel to Matched. Now I am working on these books separately. (I'm done with Matched and Crossed but I haven't read Reached)
I also am only part way through Prized (book two of the Birthmarked city)

Spoiler! (Ok all book reviews have spoilers including all of mine) Birthmark has a huge motivation behind reproductive assignment matching if you will? Because of inbreeding and the Matched society is measured about everything. Insane calculations. Not a far leap to thing the Enclave in Birthmarked a few hundred years later is the Society in Matched.