And the First Shall Be Last 
Theme: phrases the last letter of which is omitted but would be the same letter as the first
Hint for understanding {theme}
BACKTOSQUAREONEWho knew?TOD Browning and the bio of Hungarian ERDOS [and they're crossed which seems a bit unsporting]
Jasper Fforde’s The EYRE Affair [not the pedestrian
Jane Eyre]
Mass. Motto with ENSE
TUTTO [maybe if you know
tutti from the opera or the ice cream you might glean this is the singular]
RATING:

Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = No fun