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Books Coming to Screens August 2025

August 1, 2025. Library Adminno Comments

The Bad Guys / Aaron Blabey

The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals.

Aug 1st/ Theaters/ Place on hold

My Oxford Year/ Julia Whelan

When Anna, an ambitious young American woman, sets out for Oxford University to fulfill a childhood dream, she has her life completely on track until she meets a charming and clever local who profoundly alters both of their lives.

Aug 1st/ Netflix

She rides shotgun / Jordan Harper

A girl marked for death, must fight and steal to stay alive, learning from the most frightening man she knows-her father. An adaptation of Jordan Harper’s award winning novel.

Aug 1st/ Theaters/ Place on hold

If I run / Terri Blackstock

Based on the book by Terri Blackstock. Casey Cox’s DNA is all over a crime scene, but she doesn’t fit the profile of a killer. The truth doesn’t matter, and she has to flee. The first in a series of three movies.

Aug 2nd/Lifetime/ Place on hold

Providence Falls/ Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets

Providence Falls: Chance of A Lifetime (TV Movie 2025) - IMDb

In 1844 Ireland, thief Liam falls for aristocrat Cora. When their love disrupts destiny, angels send him to present-day Oregon to ensure Cora marries another man. As her police partner, Liam struggles with his enduring feelings.

Aug 2nd/Hallmark/ Place on hold

Outlander /Diana Gabaldon

Outlander: Blood of My Blood

This prequel to the Outlander series focuses on the lives and courtship of the parents of Jamie Fraser: Brian Fraser and Ellen Mackenzie as well as Claire Beauchamp’s parents, Henry Beauchamp and Julia Moriston.

Aug 8th/Starz/ Place on hold

The night always comes/ Willy Vlautin

Risking everything to secure a future for herself and her brother, Lynette sets out on a dangerous odyssey, confronting her own dark past over the course of one propulsive night.

Aug 15th/Netflix/ Place on hold

The Thursday Murder Club / Richard Osman

The Thursday Murder Club (film) - Wikipedia

Four irrepressible retirees spend their time solving cold case murders for fun, but their casual sleuthing takes a thrilling turn when they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands.

Aug 28th/Netflix/ Place on hold

My life with the Walter boys / Ali Novak

Amazon cover image MY LIFE WITH THE WALTER BOYS Season 2

Jackie Howard’s life is disrupted by a freak accident, she is ripped from her home and has to start over on a ranch in Colorado, with her guardian and a family of 9 boys, and 1 girl.

Aug 28th/Netflix/ Place on hold

BOOK REVIEW: This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

July 23, 2025. Library Adminno Comments

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

A book review by Mina

I was honestly surprised that I enjoyed this book as much as I did. I had issues with the Shatter Me series because I felt like the romance plot was too heavy and that the fantasy world-building lacked because of that. This Woven Kingdom had a better balance between romance and world-building, and the book took time to introduce its characters before getting involved with other characters. I like the subtlety of the fantasy aspect, but Mafi does a great job of explaining how the world works. This is an improvement from her previous books. The pacing was also quite nice. It didn’t feel too rushed, but it explained the premise of the book. There was a slight twist towards the end. I could sense it coming, but I wasn’t sure how it would be executed, and I found that Mafi did it quite well. I do, however, wish there were more character relationship developments in terms of friendship. Some of it felt rushed compared to the more romantic plots of the book. I do find that some of the characters are similarly set up to the way Shatter Me was written, not necessarily by character replication but the way the characters react and act with others. I feel like Mafi is using a recipe but changing the characteristics and making the plot fantasy rather than dystopian. I don’t think that there’s anything wrong with that, but this might appeal better to fans of Shatter Me who fell in love with the characters and would like to see them again “in different fonts.” I also really enjoyed the duel perspectives from two of the main characters. It helped flush out the plot more and gave the characters more development and individuality. There are also some killer quotes in here!
I’m definitely still intrigued, and I will be picking up the next books in the series. I would recommend this book to readers who like character-driven plots as opposed to world-building plots. I do think that it’s less character-driven than her previous books, but her characters are what is still prioritized. The pace is slow but it starts to speed up, and I find the plot to be interesting. If you enjoyed Shatter Me, I guarantee that you would enjoy her new series. I would also recommend this book to older teens as a YA book!

Put This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi on hold here.

Books similar to This Woven Kingdom:

● Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
● Once Upon a Broken Heart series by Stephanie Garber
● One Dark Window by Rachel Giling

BOOK REVIEW: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas

July 23, 2025. Library Adminno Comments

Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas

A book review by Mina Nguyen

I’ve never read a book similar to this plot, and I loved every second of it. Nena is a daughter of a rancher in Mexico during the 1840s, and her home is constantly threatened by Anglo settlers from up north. However, there is something else that hides near the ranch: a vampire. Nena was attacked nine years ago, which prompts Nestor’s run from the ranch,
which he moves ranch-to-ranch to forget about Nena’s death. When the U.S. attacked Mexico in 1846, they crossed paths, Nena as a healer and Nestor as a vaquero.

This has definitely become one of my top books for 2025. I loved how nuanced the characters were. They were constantly making mistakes. I feel like a lot of books have this issue with miscommunication, and it typically is very one-sided, but this book embraces that both sides made mistakes, and it’s up to both characters to see if they can move on together. I also found that even though this book, under my impression, was geared a little more romance heavy, the world-building was done magnificently. I fell in love with the way the descriptions were done, and this book was so much more than a romance. It involves family through various generations and how people’s decisions are impacted by the future of the family, making their love story much more involved for the audience. It involves culture and what home is. I did find that the vampires weren’t as creepy as I thought they would be. I also thought they would be a bigger plot of the book. I would say that the book is balanced and that I wouldn’t call this a character-driven book, but I definitely wouldn’t call it a vampire-heavy book. It’s not as gory as I was expecting, but I don’t find horror as a reading genre I enjoyed. I was immediately drawn from the first chapter, and I finished this book within one sitting. The chemistry between Nestor and Nena was so well done. It was really easy for me to believe that they truly did love and respect each other, and that their relationship was worth fighting for. This book is dark, atmospheric, and romantic, and I would recommend this to anyone. I would find it hard for someone not to enjoy reading this!

Put Vampires of El Norte on hold here.

Books similar to Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas

● Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
● Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
● The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova