life & literature
I make efforts to read diverse books. I especially like books with non-straight narrators or characters, but the selling point for me was not that the main character was bi-sexual. The selling point was the setting. An amusement park in summer? I can’t think of a more perfect summer reading option than a book set…
I fell into a reading slump at the end of my first term of library school. I was stressed about my portfolio – which I’ll be writing about later this week – and worried that I wasn’t good enough to make it through my remaining 5 terms. This is the vicious cycle my anxiety takes…
There’s just something about Rainbow Rowell’s writing that makes me so happy. I loved Eleanor and Park (can’t believe we’re getting a movie) and that in itself prompted me to pick up more works from the author. Fangirl was not high on my list of Rowell books to read though. Fanfiction really isn’t my thing…
Books can often sit on my TBR for years before I reach for them. I decided to pick up The Spectacular Now when I saw the movie adaptation on Netflix. I wanted to go into my reading experience blind, so I did not watch the movie until after I finished the book (I still haven’t,…
Yikes. That’s all I can say, y’all. Synopsis (from Goodreads) Mara Dyer wants to believe there’s more to the lies she’s been told.There is. She doesn’t stop to think about where her quest for the truth might lead.She should. She never had to imagine how far she would go for vengeance.She will now. Loyalties are…
Read more Book Review | The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Sequels. You love them or you hate them and typically, there’s no middle ground. This sequel is definitely a middle of the road novel and I wanted to talk through some feelings I have about it today. Mara Dyer is in the running with Emma Carstairs for most infuriating females leads, in my opinion. Let’s…
Read more Book Review | The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
I like a lot of books that fall into a series. I think I’ve been pretty open about that. Anyway, the Mara Dyer trilogy has been sitting on my TBR for well over a year and I decided I wanted to read something… paranormal – which is the category this trio is most often sorted…
Read more Book Review | The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
