Howdy, gals and pals! It has been a hot minute since I did a good old recommendations post. I've done a bunch of themed ones recently, but I wanted to do a regular recommendations post and talk about some books I've read and loved recently. So today I'm going to be talking about some standalones! … Continue reading Recommending some standalones
Tag: YA reads
Some low-stress books to read if you’re feeling stressed
Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you are all staying safe and healthy in these trying times. Today, I thought I would give some recommendations for some low-stress, entertaining books to help keep you mind off things. These are all books that will hopefully keep your mind off things if you've been stressed about the news and … Continue reading Some low-stress books to read if you’re feeling stressed
Recommendations for… my friend Shenille
Howdy, gals and pals! Today I'm doing a recommendations post, but a bit of a different kind of recommendations post. Recently, in class, my friend Shenille texted me saying "I need book recommendations" So of course I made a whole post about it! Idk I thought it'd be a fun and different post, and if … Continue reading Recommendations for… my friend Shenille
Series review: The Flappers
The Flappers by Jillian Larkin Synopsis for Vixen (from Goodreads) Every girl wants what she can’t have. Seventeen-year-old Gloria Carmody wants the flapper lifestyle—and the bobbed hair, cigarettes, and music-filled nights that go with it. Now that she’s engaged to Sebastian Grey, scion of one of Chicago’s most powerful families, Gloria’s party days are over … Continue reading Series review: The Flappers
Recommendations for… fast-paced books
Happy Monday, everyone! 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 (also Monthly Recommendations has been dead lately so). Today I'm doing recommendations for fast-paced books. If you need a few quick books to read to finish off … Continue reading Recommendations for… fast-paced books
Recommendations for… books with magical realism
Happy Monday, everyone! 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 (also Monthly Recommendations has been dead lately so). Today I'm doing recommendations for books with magical realism, because I talked about books with magical realism a couple of … Continue reading Recommendations for… books with magical realism
Recommendations for… books for when you want pure, 100% trash
Happy Monday, everyone! 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 (also Monthly Recommendations has been dead lately so). Today I'm doing recommendations for books for when you want pure, 100% trash. Sometimes you don't want to read a … Continue reading Recommendations for… books for when you want pure, 100% trash
YA fantasy authors: we need to talk
Okay so I love YA fantasy, don't get me wrong. It's a great genre and, when done well, can be amazing. Today, I am not talking about any of the actual pressing issues in the world of YA fantasy. I'm not talking about the lack of diversity or sensitivity reading, the overused and occasionally damaging … Continue reading YA fantasy authors: we need to talk
Books I’m reluctant to read
Today's post is all about books I'm reluctant to read. They're mainly popular books I'm a bit iffy on, but only for minor reasons. Unlike yesterday's post, these are books that I could probably be talked into reading. Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson I’ve heard SO MANY good things about this from people … Continue reading Books I’m reluctant to read
Thursday’s Top 4: great young adult books
Find out more about Thursday’s Top 4 here! It’s basically a meme I started mainly for myself, but anyone can participate! Visit this page for the upcoming topics 🙂 This week is great young adult books. I feel like YA is a pretty popular genre, so these are some of my favourites! I've also talked … Continue reading Thursday’s Top 4: great young adult books
Feminist books!
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!! To celebrate, I thought I'd make a list of feminist books. These are books that are explicitly feminist, subtly feminist, have good female representation, books I think all feminists should read, etc. Most of these I've talked at length about before, so I'll link to relevant posts! If you have any … Continue reading Feminist books!
Recommendations for… people who don’t like YA romances
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. This month I'm doing books for people who don't like YA books. I know there's a lot of controversy over YA books. Of course, there are some really shitty … Continue reading Recommendations for… people who don’t like YA romances