I like books and telling people my opinion.
So here’s the thing: whenever I’m reading a book (or watching TV or a movie or whatever) and there is a female character, I automatically cringe and wait. I prepare myself for the shitty female character we’re about to get. Either she’s a super annoying airhead or she’s ~not like other girls~. And if we … Continue reading Books in every genre with good female representation + why it’s important
Even though I participate in giving Monthly Recommendations, I thought I would start my own where every couple weeks I give recommendations for a specific topic. Today, in honour of Women's History Month, I'm doing recommendations for feminist fiction books. These are books that either directly explore some aspect of feminism or are feminist in their portrayal … Continue reading Recommendations for… feminist fiction books
Learn more about Top Ten Tuesday here! This week is Ten Characters Who Would Make Great Leaders. I did a mixture of characters who would make great leaders and characters who are good leaders. Mustang from Red Rising is anyone surprised by me putting her? No. Starr from The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Snow … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday November 7: Characters Who Would Make Great Leaders
I thought it would be fun every so often to highlight books that I think are underrated and need more attention. I've structured it like a mini review, with bullet points about why you should read the book. To start, I'm highlighting the Beka Cooper Trilogy by Tamora Pierce Paraphrased from Goodreads (for the first … Continue reading Underrated books: Beka Cooper
Learn more about Top Ten Tuesday here! This week is "Back To School Freebie: anything "back to school" related like 10 favourite books I read in school, books I think should be required reading, Required Reading For All Fantasy Fans, required reading for every college freshman, Books to Pair With Classics or Books To Complement A History Lesson, books … Continue reading TTT August 22: books written by women that should be taught in high school
Learn more about Top Ten Tuesday here! This week is "Ten book recommendations for ______________: (Skies the limit here...examples: for Hufflepuffs, for fans of Game of Thrones, for people who don't normally read YA, for animal lovers, for video game lovers, etc.)" I chose recommendations for young women, because I am all about girl power. I also … Continue reading TTT August 15: Ten book recommendations for young women
Happy International Women's Day!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m feminist trash. Just putting it out there. So of course, that means that sometimes when I read books I think about their impact on the world and the readers. I don’t always do this, but my little sister has been really into reading lately and there are some things that … Continue reading Feminist Books
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