Summary: A young adult drama told in Hopkins' well-known style of free-verse that follows 17-year-old Ariel, as she struggles with a narcissistic, abusive father and coming to grips with her own sexuality, and Maya, a young teenage mother who's connection to Ariel may open up years of wounds and lies. Genre: Young Adult, Drama Page… Continue reading Review: The You I’ve Never Known by Ellen Hopkins
Recommendations? | Poetry
I've been wanting to read more poetry lately, and it's one of my favorite genres so I'm kinda always wanting to read more of it, so I thought I'd ask you guys what poetry books/collections you'd recommend. I don't really have any sort of preference though I do prefer more modern poetry to classical poetry.… Continue reading Recommendations? | Poetry
A Few Of My Favorite Quotes About Books
"I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library." ~ Jorge Luis Borges "What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you… Continue reading A Few Of My Favorite Quotes About Books
Favorite Character Traits
I think most people have specific character traits that they love and like to see in the characters they read about. For me, I mainly love reading about characters that are: Outcasts: I love and relate to characters who would normally if they weren't the main character of the story, be left in the background… Continue reading Favorite Character Traits
Saving Money When Buying Books | The Honey Coupon Site
Okay, if you've followed my blog for a bit, you probably know that I like to skip the BS on everything I post and just be as honest as possible in everything I write and publish here. When it comes to saving money on books (or saving money in general) there are bound to be… Continue reading Saving Money When Buying Books | The Honey Coupon Site
Book Tag | Questions For Bookworms | #1
Giving credit where credit is due: questions found at Hello, Abibliophobia 1. What are you reading right now? Currently reading The Never List by Koethi Zan, A Little Bit of Spectacular by Gin Philips and trying to finish up The You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins (it's never taken me this long to finish one… Continue reading Book Tag | Questions For Bookworms | #1
Children’s Book Review | Ebenezer Dragon Built the Prince a Wagon by Susan Srikant
Summary: A delightful kids' book that follows a very helpful, friendly dragon named Ebeneezer who comes to the rescue of many new friends on his journey to the palace celebration of the new Prince's birth. Genre: Children's Page Length: 32 Published: September 20th, 2017 My Thoughts: This story rhymes! There's something about rhyming tales that… Continue reading Children’s Book Review | Ebenezer Dragon Built the Prince a Wagon by Susan Srikant
Review: Mathilda Savitch by Victor Lodato
Summary: A coming-of-age (not a fan of that phrase but for lack of better description) novel about a preteen girl named Mathilda whose very popular, beautiful, yet secretly struggling sister's death opens up a dark can of emotional worms for her and Ma and Pa, her often distant parents. Mathilda is determined to discover what… Continue reading Review: Mathilda Savitch by Victor Lodato
A Future BookTube Channel?
Just for those who may be visiting my blog and aren't familiar with the term, BookTube is just the book side of YouTube where people with channels post reading-related videos such as Hauls, TBRs, Read-a-thons, author interviews, things like that. It's basically a video version of having a blog if that makes sense. I've played… Continue reading A Future BookTube Channel?
Review: Time Capsule by Ideas With Ink
Summary: A collection of poetry written by a 16-year-old teenager throughout his younger years as well as his unfiltered thoughts on everything from love, heartbreak, and fear of what may come in one's future. Genre: Poetry Page Length: 101 (ebook/Kindle) 188 (paperback) Publish Date: April 7th, 2017 My Thoughts: Poetry is one of… Continue reading Review: Time Capsule by Ideas With Ink