Summer 2019 Reading Goals

Hey readers! Wow, it's been a while hasn't it? I sure did a good job of keeping up my blog, didn't I? Did everyone forget about me? Why do I keep asking rhetorical questions? ANYWAY. Yes, I'm alive. Now that high school is finally over forever, I have a lot more free time to read…

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Spring 2019 Reading Update

I'll be honest, guys. Even though I just posted a book review and by just posted I mean a month ago but it's been so long since I got to sit down and just t a l k with you all. So here it is, my long overdue post where I can just talk about…

An Anxious Reader’s Guide to YA and Mental Health

Happy Mental Health Awareness Week! If you didn't know, one week is dedicated each October to the millions of Americans who suffer with mental illness and or disorders. It's an important part of breaking down the stigmas associated with mental health. Since mental health is something I discuss often on my social media, I think…

Birthday Reflections 2018

Hi lovely readers! If you couldn't tell by my featured image, or the blog title, it's officially my birthday! And not just any birthday, but my 18th! For an American like me, this means a couple of things: I can now register to vote (don't we love a politically active queen?) buy cigarettes (no thanks)…

Books That Disappointed Me

Hello, readers! I know why y'all are here. YOU'RE HERE FOR THE TEA. You've come to the right place, then. I'm going to share some books I've read that have disappointed me. Now look, I like most of what I read, but in these rare cases, my expectations were either let down or just a…

Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag 2018

SO YOU REALIZED THAT THE YEAR IS MORE THAN HALF OVER? You've come to the right place because I am here to FREAK OUT. Like, really. As cliche as it sounds, I feel like the year is speeding by. Before you know it, it'll be Christmas, and I'll be making posts about the fall or…

Why Representation is Important

Hi, readers! So I have a post that is a little bit different today, and it involves a little explaining too. If you didn't know, I took a class called AP English Language and Composition (not the important part) where I wrote a lot of essays—from analysis to self-reflections, we wrote it all. This essay…

Spring Reading Update 2018

Hello readers! You all: JILL WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?? Unless, you haven't even noticed I left for two and a half months, for the second time this year. So, yes. I've been missing. But A LOT HAS HAPPENED, I think. I don't know. I just look forward to writing these snippets of my life in…

Winter 2018 Reading Update

HELLO WORLD!!!!! I HAVE RETURNED. Alert the media, sound the alarm, etc. Okay, it's just been over a month, not a big deal. But hey, I posted quite a few times last year so I'm disappointed that I've fallen so behind. (A lot has happened, let me TELL you. Which I will. . .below) So,…