We’ve all been there. You start reading a book that looks really promising, but for whatever reason, it’s just not clicking. The plot isn’t moving fast enough. The characters are ungodly irritating. The prose is seriously off-putting. But you owe it to the author to finish it, right? That’s what I always thought, at least.Read More
Character Playlist: Luna Lovegood
By request, I bring you a playlist dedicated to the character you can’t help but love, Luna Lovegood. Perhaps a little spacey, with some theories and beliefs that are a little out there, but you know that once you’re a friend of Luna’s, you have a friend for life. “Shake It Out” by Florence +Read More
Review: Maresi
“It is never good to know what is going to happen. Your own future is not a gift I can give you.” -Maria Turtschaninoff, Maresi I received this book as an electronic galley through NetGalley from Amulet Books, and this in no way impacts my view of the book. The first thing that drew meRead More
The Problem With Adapting Young Adult Books Into Movies
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 screen (albeit it’s always probably going to be taken with a grain of salt. There’s no way every single detail of the movie is goingRead More
Character Playlist: Peeta Mellark
Eventually, I’ll start writing playlists for characters in the books that I’m currently reading, but these are characters that I love, and I really enjoy making playlists for them! Peeta is one of the kindest, good-hearted characters in The Hunger Games series, which all gets taken from him when he is tortured by the Capitol. ByRead More
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 on a whim one day while I was at the library, because the description sounded promising and I think the cover is spectacular. And IRead More
Character Playlist: Harry Potter
“Everyone thinks I’m special…All those people in the Leaky Cauldron, Professor Quirrell, Mr. Ollivander…But I don’t know anything about magic.” -J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (image source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Illustrated Edition) Anyone who knows me knows that the Harry Potter series is, and continues to be, one of theRead More
Review: The Little Prince
“You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince Anyone who says that children’s literature can’t be deep or meaningful should read this book. I kept hearing things about it, both on the internet and from friends, and I decided that as a children’s literature scholar, I should probably readRead More
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 that I’ve been impressed with each one! Quick has a talent for writing about mental health issues in way that makes them feel so real,Read More
Character Playlist: Katniss Everdeen
“No one will forget me. Not my look, not my name. Katniss. The girl who was on fire.” -Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games Listening to music in the car on the way to the library today, I decided to try my hand at creating playlists for various characters from books, beginning with the lovely KatnissRead More
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