Books, Books, and More Books

As most of my readers know, I love a lot of the Taylor Jenkins Reid books. None of her books are very deep or meaningful from my perspective, but they can be great summer reads to just enjoy. I (obviously) loved Atmosphere and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, so this book was a little disappointing. It is her second most recent release, and I just didn't like it near as much as I have liked her other books. This post is not to say that it is not worth reading, but I just wa

Hi, there! I'm sorry I haven't posted here in a while, but summer has been amazing! I will warn that I certainly will not be able to post for the next three weeks. My writing always becomes more sporadic over the summer, and until school starts up again, this will only get worse. Speaking of school, today I would like to discuss the last book that my class read for the school year. Rather, the last play my class read. To finish off our eighth-grade year, my class read Oscar

As most of you know, based on my most recent posts, I just went to New York City. It was incredible, and when someone asks what my favorite part of the trip was, I always have the same answer: 'the shows'. In total, we went to see three NYC shows (2 on Broadway and 1 off Broadway). Aladdin on Broadway was our first show of the trip. It was phenomenal, and I had enjoyed it so much more than I thought I would. The second show was my personal favorite: The Heathers. For those wh

The murder-mystery novel Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell had been a gift to me from one of my good friends for my birthday. Well... last year's birthday. There are certain people I trust with buying or recommending books to me (my cousin, my mom, a few of my close friends, etc.), but she was just not one of them. A few months after my birthday, she mentioned, "Oh yeah, I kinda just pulled it off the shelf at Target." That is perfectly fine. This friend always makes the most

I recently posted about one of my favorite books that I have read in a while: Remarkably Bright Creatures. If you haven't read that post, you should totally read it quickly before this post. It's okay. I can wait! Anyway, the movie just recently came out on Netflix. I read it over the weekend, and I enjoyed it so much! Here is my honest review of the movie. While watching the credits and beginning of the movie, there was not a frame that said, "Originally Written by Shelby Va

This is my 101st post, so we can call this: Frankenstein 101! I recently posted about To Kill a Mockingbird, which my class read for school. Frankenstein is another book I read for English class. From my perspective, many people know about Frankenstein, but very few have actually read Mary Shelley's original novel. Here are a few things I've learned on the way. Common Misconception: This might be the most well-known, but also most forgotten fact. Frankenstein is actually not

To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most well-known coming-of-age novels in America. Recently, I read this book for school. We have read three other books beyond TKAM and this was by far my favorite. In the future, you can expect summaries on other classroom books, but right now, let's dive into TKAM. To Kill a Mockingbird revolves around a young girl, Scout Finch, who is growing up in a small town in Alabama. Throughout the journey she learns about racism, sexism, and crime.

Hello, there! I have some extra time on my hands, and I have been wanting to post all week, so here we are. My friend and I were talking today, and she asked me about this book in particular, knowing I had read it. My response to her can be summed up in this post. Truth be told, this will be one of the most controversial posts that I have ever done on this blog. I am not ashamed to admit this, though. Before I begin, I have actually briefly posted about this book before, but

Hi! I am literally making this blog post at ten at night, but it's a Friday, and I can't sleep. Anyways, given the hour, I have selected an appropriate book to discuss: The Midnight Library. This book was excellent. I have really hit a reading gold mine recently, and while most of the other books have been very romantic and grief-focused, this book created a space to reflect. More than one time, at night, I would put down my book and just think. That's it. I would just think

Alrighty! Here is another amazing Taylor Jenkins Reid book. I finished this book before Atmosphere, but last week, Atmosphere was fresh on my mind. Therefore, last week, that is what I decided to post on. This book was incredible! Another smashing hit from my perspective. This book centers around a Hollywood star who has been put under a microscope in the press and keeps finding herself in abusive, fake, or friend-zoned marriages. Throughout her media and romantic journeys, s

I'm dead. I'm literally dead. What can be said about a book that is this good. Speechless. Crying. In love. I was way too emotionally attached to this book, and I have no regrets. Period. Yes! I loved this book if you couldn't already tell, but before I give my review, I need to discuss a few updates throughout my blog. A quick reminder that conventional errors are just going to be a part of my blogs, and I have come to peace with that (so like... don't mind all my mistakes)

By Lydia Key I am trying to post at least once every Wednesday now (maybe every other, maybe weekends... We'll see!) As I said in my previous posts, I love to put work into these posts but to some extent, it gets to be a lot. Therefore, there WILL be grammar and spelling mistakes in this, but you'll just have to bear with me! Right now, I want to focus in on one of my favorite books that I have read in a while. This is Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. This was

I recently finished the book Divergent written by Veronica Roth. Similarly to Scythe, this book was gifted to me, but it had been on my radar for a while. My good friend and my cousin had both recommended this book to me. Divergent is part of a trilogy, the two other books being Insurgent and Allegiant . The story is set in a dystopian world, where there are separate "factions." In this society, every sixteen year old takes an aptitude test, a simulation where natural ab

I just finished the Hobbit and it was amazing! I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in fantasy fiction. Since I used this book as my book report book, I figured my post will be based upon my book report. The Hobbit is a well-told tale of a journey to retrieve gold and slay a dragon named Smaug who protects the treasure. Bilbo Baggins, a petite hobbit, embarked on this wildly exciting adventure with thirteen other dwarves by the names of Thorin, Fili, Kili, Dwali

After the 74 Hunger Games districts begin to realize how much more they can be. Katniss sparked a light in peoples eyes in the Hunger Games when she pulled out those berries and now she will have to pay. As the capitol is holding Peeta hostage Katniss must weigh the benefits and consequences of speaking out against the capitol. Considering that peer pressure is coming at her from all angles she must make many hard decisions that will ultimately lose many lives. A while back

I haven't posted much lately. My books have been getting longer but I have posted on each one. I'll try to post more often, but I truly am doing my best. Anyways lets get to the point! Catching Fire is the second book in the Hunger Games. I believe you could read it without reading the first book it might be slightly more difficult but to be honest she spends a lot of time reviewing what happened in the first book. Catching Fire explores the theme of rebellion in the sense t

'The Amber Spyglass,' is the third and final book in this series. I posted a little late because I was trying to finish my book. That was a lot of talk about how I read the book but what about what I actually read. Well, the book itself is really good, you won't understand a thing it says though f you start on the third book. I like how the book makes you feel like everything it is saying could be true. You know it is impossible, but they are in different worlds so it very w

I want to start off by saying if you haven't read my other post about The Golden Compass then this post won't make much sense. I'd also like to say that this might include some spoilers if you haven't read book one yet. I did a book report on The Subtle Knife, and I truly enjoyed it. I have said before that I don't really like mystery books. This fact still stands, but I do think that this book has some amount of mystery to it that I like. Maybe it is my taste in books chan

I read this book over the summer. Typically, I’m not great about reading over the summer but this book was amazing and I couldn’t put it down. It was fascinating. I just felt like I was in it. If anyone reading this has watched the never ending story that is sort of how I felt. I really didn’t think about the external world around me when I read the book. I loved every second of reading this book because it is intense at some points and inventive at others. This book is also

The holidays have been crazy and I've been meaning to post, but I've had trouble finding a time to blog. I read Out of My Mind by Sharon M Draper. This book is about a girl, Melody, who is disabled and can't talk or walk. She has cerebral plasy. I started reading this book a while back, but I stopped reading it just because I didn't really like the book. Then, over the holidays, my cousin came into town and told me, "You should start reading that again." I started reading it