Katniss Everdeen is Asexual–And Why That’s Important
Amanda The Hunger Games made a big splash in the young adult world back when it was first published in 2008. Since then, a lot of authors have been trying to…
Character Playlist: Charlie Kelmeckis
Stephen Chbosky, Perks of Being a Wallflower I missed posting a playlist last week, mostly because things were a little hectic here and I’m participating in NaNoWriMo this year, so…
Review: The Girl on the Train
“There’s nothing so painful, so corrosive, as suspicion.” -Paula Hawkins, The Girl on the Train I’m not usually one to see the movie before the book, especially if the book…
Review: Every Last Word
My good friend Alyssa and I are both bloggers (her blog can be found here), and we decided to read a book together and collaborate on the blog post about…
Character Playlist: Bilbo Baggins
The Hobbit is a book that I’ve read multiple times; for fun and for multiple children’s literature classes. As a cornerstone of a lot of children’s fantasy, The Hobbit is…
Review: The Glass Republic
Title: The Glass RepublicAuthor: Tom Pollock Publisher: Quercus US Publication date: October 4th “Like a lot of weapons, laughter had two edges, and the tall girl in the green hijab…
The Stages of Reading in Gifs
Finally picking up that book you’ve been waiting months for: Reading those first few pages: Settling in for a night binge session: The point of no return: Finishing the last…
Character Playlist: Eleanor
Let me start by saying if you haven’t read Eleanor & Park yet, you 100% should. Rainbow Rowell creates amazingly beautiful and realistic love stories, and when I read this…
Review: Blankets
“How satisfying it is to leave a mark on a blank surface. To make a map of my movement–no matter how temporary.” -Craig Thompson, Blankets If you’re looking for a…
Character Playlist: Hermione Granger
Hernione is absolutely my favorite character from the Harry Potter series; I mean, Harry and Ron would have been pretty helpless without Hermione (even when she was petrified, they still…