rainbow reads for pride month

happy pride everyone! here’s a list of some of my favorite books featuring lgbt+ characters. enjoy! ☀the diviners by libba bray gay side character who becomes a mc in book 2 onwards, ace lesbian side character who becomes a mc book 2 onwards ☀the gentleman’s guide to vice and virtue by mackenzi lee bi mc, …

may 2019 wrap-up

god, i can’t believe it’s the end of may already! i finally got out of my reading slump *cheering*! i ended up reading... ☀you asked for perfect ☀bossypants ☀the everlasting rose i dnf’ed king of scars, which made me so sad! summer break starts soon, which means wayy more reading. i think i might finally …

top three summer reads

hi everyone! june starts in two days, which means it’s summertime! it’s time to kick back on the beach and relax with a great book. without further ado, here are my top three summer reads! ☀ teeth by hannah moskowitz mermaid romance. magic fish. enough said. ☀ going bovine by libba bray this book is …

down the tbr hole #1

today i'm participating in the down the tbr hole meme, created by lia @ lost in a story! how it works: ☀ go to your goodreads tbr list ☀ order to ascending date added ☀ take the first 5 (or 10) books and read their synopses ☀ decide: keep or go? here we go! ☀☀☀ …

top three books with depression rep that aren’t about depression

its may, which means it’s mental health awareness month. i’ve struggled with anxiety and depression all my life, and have constantly and consistently turned to books as a form of escapism. so i thought putting together a list of books with depressed main characters would be really easy. i was wrong. i scoured my goodreads …

mini-review: king of scars by leigh bardugo

you guys know me. i don't review books i don't finish. i feel like i can't accurately review them. but this book burned me so badly i feel i have to do a mini-review of sorts. i only read 40% of the book, so this review will be 40% as long as my regular reviews. …

you asked for perfect by laura silverman

sorry this is so late to go out, i think i forgot how to write a book review “how do you know if a goal is worth it until you get it?” ariel stone is doing high school right. he’s top of his class, first-chair violinist, and hopefully going to harvard next year. when a …

top three ways to get out of a reading slump

i’ve been in the world’s worst reading slump for about a month now. the last book i finished was thunderhead, at the beginning of april. and now it’s mid-may! so i’m making this list just as much for myself as i am to put it on this blog. without further ado, here are my top …

top three fairy tale retellings

as a kid, i was very, very, very obsessed with fairy tales. i devoured the (blank) fairie books and begged my mom to let me stay up past my bedtime to watch disney movies. this love has continued with me, which is why i’m so glad there are so many good ya adaptations of fairy …

an update, a wrap-up, and a tbr

hi everyone! in case you haven’t noticed, i’ve been a bit mia for the past few weeks. i’ve been very busy with choosing a college, prom drama, studying for ap exams, and being in my last mainstage high school show ever (ahhhhhhh), but i’ll be back at you tomorrow with a new top three thursday. …