The Problem With Adapting Young Adult Books Into Movies
Amanda The movie industry has been adapting books into movies for years, and I mean, what avid reader doesn’t want to see their favorite book brought to life on the big…
Young Adult Literature
Review: Before We Go Extinct
“Memory is a word that slithers away suddenly, darting faster than it should be able to move at all.” -Karen Rivers, Before We Go Extinct I picked this book up…
Review: Every Exquisite Thing
“Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.” -Matthew Quick, Every Exquisite Thing This is the fourth book I’ve read by Matthew Quick, and I can definitely say…
Mosquitoland
“I swear, the longer I live, the less things make sense.” -David Arnold, Mosquitoland Recommended to me by a friend, I picked up this book the last time I was…
Symptoms of Being Human
“As for wondering if it’s okay to be who you are–that’s not a symptom of mental illness. That’s a symptom of being a person.” -Jeff Garvin, Symptoms of Being Human…
Carry On
“You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can’t carry on at all.” -Rainbow Rowell, Carry On When I started…
I’ll Give You the Sun
“Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.” -Jandy Nelson, I’ll Give You the Sun It’s definitely been a while since I’ve updated this blog, but…
The Hunger Games
So I think I’ve blogged about The Hunger Games multiple times on this site, but each time I read it, I get a new-found appreciation for it. This read through…
The Giver
Because the movie came out a few months ago, I figured it was time that I re-read The Giver, since I generally like to read the book before I see…
Mockingjay
Because the trailer just released, and the movie comes out in November, I decided to re-read Mockingjay, just because. I’m the type of person who likes to re-read books anyway,…