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February & March Wrap-Up | sorry for disappearing
Hey, everyone! Long time no see . . . Sorry about that. My life got a bit off kilter at the beginning of March, and I needed time to focus on other things. And then school got busy, with my AP Calc class deciding to rush and finish everything before spring break so we wouldn’t have to take our last unit test when we get back. So, I thought I would do a two-month wrap-up. It’s Wednesday, which isn’t a day I normally post, but I thought I would get this out anyway. I have no guarantees that I will stay consistent this month or next. AP exams are approaching…
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Bookshelf Tour
It is time for an extensive bookshelf tour! I’ve been wanting to make one of these for a while but never had the time to take all the photos, so I put it off. My bookshelf is changing constantly as I get more books and give others away (they usually go to my English teacher). By the end of the month, my shelf will probably look different. I still wanted to do this post, though. I believe that you can learn a lot about a person by what’s on their bookshelf. The books they keep and cherish can say something about them. I have a pretty simple bookshelf. I don’t…
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Let’s Talk Bookish: What Makes a Fictional Romance Believable?
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. I am at the start of a 4-day weekend, which I am extremely happy about. I like the 4-day weekend instead of two 3-day weekends, which is what I had when I was younger. Today, I have a Valentine’s Day themed post! We are talking about fictional romances. Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and hosted by Aria @ Book Nook Bits, where we discuss various topics and share our opinions. Today’s topic is What Makes a Fictional Romance Believable? Prompts: In honor of Valentine’s Day, here’s a romance related topic! What makes romance in…
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV Show Review
Hey, everyone! Since all of the episodes for the Percy Jackson TV show are out, and I have watched them all, I wanted to write a review for it. I have been waiting for this show for years, and now that I’ve seen it, I have a lot of thoughts. There will be TV show spoilers in this review! The first two episodes were not my favorite. There was a lot of condensed information, and it was very fast-paced. There were some major points in the book that weren’t included, such as the hellhound appearing during the capture the flag game and Percy learning about his sword. He never gets…
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Review: The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson was my childhood. And now it’s back. I was shocked when I learned that Rick Riordan was writing another PJO book, set after the events in Heroes of Olympus. This, along with a TV adaptation? A dream come true. Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating. But still, I’m so happy. Title: The Chalice of the GodsAuthor: Rick RiordanGenre: MG FantasySeries: Percy Jackson and the Olympians #6Page Count: 268 (hardcover) Percy Jackson, modern-day son of Poseidon, is just trying to get through high school. After saving the world multiple times by battling monsters, Titans, and giants, Percy is now settling in at Alternative High School in New York, where he hopes…
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January Wrap-Up | i actually stuck to a schedule? shocking
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. We are officially a month into 2024, which I find extremely hard to believe. But I say that pretty much every time I do a monthly wrap-up, so what else is new? I am back with my regular wrap-up for the month, minus the goals category. I’m going to stop doing those for a little while; I always set the same goals, and more often than not, I wouldn’t complete them. I may bring them back later, but I’m stopping them for now. BOOKS READ Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley|🎧|★★★★★First book of the year, and it’s a five-star read! I would…
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Photography Dump | chicago, nature, and skies
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. Over the past year, I’ve taken a lot of photos, so I thought I’d share some of my favorites with you. This post doesn’t have any particular theme–it’s just a collection of photos I like, under three different categories. These first three are from the music trip I took last year to Chicago. We went to the Navy Pier–where I took the Ferris wheel photo–and the Bean. It was cold the day we went to Navy Pier, but the Ferris wheel was a lot of fun to go on; the view from it was amazing. It was so cool to be under…
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Let’s Talk Bookish: Seeing the Real World Through Books
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. I have an LTB post today, which is the only time I’ll be posting on a day that’s not Monday. I figured that since I don’t do LTB every week, having a couple of Friday posts won’t stress me out too much. Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and hosted by Aria @ Book Nook Bits, where we discuss various topics and share our opinions. Today’s topic is Seeing the Real World Through Books. Prompts: Many fiction books have messages about social issues, current events, and more. Some are underlying themes, and others are much…
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Review: Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
I think Angeline Boulley has installed herself as one of my favorite authors. I’ve now read two books by her, and both of them were phenomenal. How does she do it? Today I have a review for the book I most recently finished, Warrior Girl Unearthed. I’m very happy that I started my year off with this book (well, technically I started it last year, but I only just finished it). It was a fantastic read and it sets a promising feel for the rest of this year’s reading. Title: Warrior Girl UnearthedAuthor: Angeline BoulleyGenre: YA MysterySeries: None (It would be helpful to read Firekeeper’s Daughter before WGU, but it…
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My Favorite Reads of 2023
Hey, everyone! It’s that time of the year again, where I get to obsess over my favorite books from the last twelve months. I only read 39 books last year, which is much less than the amount I read in 2022, but we’re just going to go with it. I usually do my top ten favorite reads, but I don’t think I have enough books that I truly enjoyed to make up ten. My average rating was 3.94, dropping from the 4.16 average rating I had in 2022. So, this post will consist of only seven books. #7: The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys “Truth breaks the chains of…
