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…

Tyler Johnson Was Here — Book Review

Title: Tyler Johnson Was Here Author: Jay Coles Release Date: March 20, 2018 Publisher: Little Brown Rating: ★★★★★ (4.7/5) Goodreads // Amazon // Barnes and Noble Wow, what can I even say about this book? Hi readers! I hope you're doing well, and welcome back to my blog! As you can probably guess, this is going…

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,…

The Radical Element — Book Review

Title: The Radical Element Author: Jessica Spotswood Release Date: March 13, 2018 Publisher: Candlewick Press Rating: ★★★★☆ Goodreads // Amazon // Barnes and Noble Synopsis: In an anthology of revolution and resistance, a sisterhood of YA writers shines a light on a century and a half of heroines on the margins and in the intersections. To respect…

Winter Bibliothon 2018

Hi readers! I hope you're well! I hope you've been cozy between blankets and reading only the best books 🙂 I haven't. I had midterms this week (semester one complete!) so I took a reading break, but now I'm ready to pick my books back up and what do you know, bibliothon is here! If…

Book Review — Meet Cute

Title: Meet Cute: Some People are Destined to Meet Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout (and various authors) Release: January 2, 2018 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Pages: 314 Goodreads review Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (3.7/5) Synopsis: Whether or not you believe in fate, or luck, or love at first sight, every romance has to start somewhere. MEET CUTE is an…

2018 Bookish Resolutions

Hello everyone! Yes, two blog posts in a day! Crazy, right? As you might know, it's officially another year AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? Once again questioning my existence and the purpose of life? Nope! Bookish resolutions! I've only been making bookish resolutions since I began blogging, but I found that I really like…