Monthly recommendations: mental illness representaion

Find out more about the Goodreads group here! This month is books with mental illness representation. Okay, being totally honest, I did a post similar to this last year so I literally just duplicated that post and took the books and added a couple more. sorry not sorry Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky …

Book review: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick From Goodreads Today is Leonard Peacock’s birthday. It is also the day he hides a gun in his backpack. Because today is the day he will kill his former best friend, and then himself, with his grandfather’s P-38 pistol. But first he must say good-bye to the four …

Top Five Wednesday: Favourite Creepy Settings

Find more about T5W here! This week's topic is our favourite creepy settings, which is perfect for Halloween! The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman I mean it takes place IN a graveyard! The main character LIVES in a graveyard! Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov I think this one's pretty self-explanatory. I love this book with my …

Discussion: book titles

I see a lot of posts about superficial things that draw people to books. Almost always, it's the cover. But I think titles are just as important. There are some books that I read simply because the title caught my attention. Sometimes the books were a let down, sometimes they were really great. I thought …

Books that portray mental illness well

I'm super passionate about mental illness and breaking the stigma surrounding it. Because of this, I think it's really important to portray mental illness in a positive light. Historically, this hasn't been done in TV shows or movies. However, I think there are several books that do it well, so I wanted to highlight some …