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My Favorite Opening Lines in Books
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. Today I am sharing some of my favorite opening lines from books I’ve read. Well, more like opening paragraphs. Most of the books I’m listing have the first two or so paragraphs. Still, they have the same role. First lines (and paragraphs) are one of the most important parts of writing a book. They’re the first things readers see and can influence a person’s interest. There are a lot of first lines that I’ve read but these stick out more than the rest. They’re very memorable. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan Look, I didn’t want…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books With my Favorite Tropes
In my year and two months of blogging, I have come to discover some tropes that I absolutely love. And that is what we will be looking at today. I broke this list off into a few different tropes and gave some recommendations for each. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl where there is a topic and you make a list that best fits it. Today’s topic is Books With Your Favorite Trope/Theme. FOUND FAMILY “Family members can be your best friends, you know. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family.” – Trenton Lee Stewart, The…
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13 Books By Black Authors | Honoring Black History Month
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. I’m a bit late with this post, seeing that it’s already over halfway through February, but I still thought it was a good topic to bring up. In the US, February is Black History Month! It is celebrated to commemorate the legacies and the struggles of African Americans throughout US history. So, I present to you 13 books written by black authors. I’ve read about half of these, the other half are on my TBR. You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson Ahh, this book was so entertaining. Liz was an amazing protagonist, with a well-written character arc. She…
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My Favorite Reads of 2021
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. Today I am talking about my favorite books that I read in 2021. Last year, I read a total of 53 books, which was nowhere near my goal, but I’m still okay with the amount I read. For this post, I have my top ten favorite reads. And to make it harder on myself, I ranked them; we’ll be going in reverse order, starting with number ten! #10: Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales “I was with them and they were with me and we were with each other. A community within a community within a community. No questions asked. No proof…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases For the First Half of 2022
Happy new year, everyone! The weird and sucky year that was 2021 is now gone; let’s hope 2022 will be better 🤞 Honestly, it doesn’t feel like the new year–it’s just any other day. My brain thinks so too; I will be writing 2021 as the date for at least the next month before it catches up and realizes we’ve moved on to a different year. Okay, enough talking about the year. Welcome to the first post of the year! (I did it again, didn’t I?) Today we’re talking about book releases for 2022. There are so many great books coming out this year that I want to read, it’s…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books Guaranteed to Put a Smile On Your Face
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. Today’s posts is sure to be a happy one. (I hope!) If you’re in need of a book that will make you laugh, keep reading! Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl where there is a topic and you make a list that best fits it. Today’s topic is Books Guaranteed to Put a Smile on Your Face. Pie in the Sky by Remy LaiThis book is so sweet and there are a lot of funny moments in it. The illustrations make it even better and I love how any English Jingwen doesn’t understand is drawn…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. This post is later than usual, I’ve been kind of swamped with schoolwork, and haven’t had a lot of time. It’s been a while since I’ve done a Top Ten Tuesday but I thought today’s topic looked fun. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl where there is a topic and you make a list that best fits it. Today’s topic is Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time. Percy Jackson by Rick RiordanThere’s nothing like reading Percy Jackson for the first time. You get introduced to this new world with amazing…
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6 Worthy Audiobooks to Listen To
For all you audiobook lovers out there, this is the post for you! I’m sure everyone hates that time when you start an audiobook but the narrator ruins the story for you by having an annoying voice or continuously mispronouncing a certain word. Whatever the case, I’ve had it happen and I’m sure you have too. (Wow, it sounds like I’m giving an infomercial.) Anyways, today I have a list of audiobooks that are totally worth listening too. I thought they were great for whatever reason, that I’ll talk about for each. So. . . yeah, I don’t need to drag this introduction out any further. I take that back.…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Releases for the 2nd Half of 2021
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. There are so many books coming out this year that I want to read and there’s so little time. It seems like every day, I discover a book on someone’s blog that looks interesting and it gets added to my TBR. It’s like a totally unfair imbalance: I finish a book and five more get added to my list. Okay, I’ll stop complaining. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl where there is a topic and you make a list that best fits it. Today’s topic is Most Anticipated Releases of the Second Half…
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Pride Month TBR
Hey, everyone! I hope you’re doing well. As I’m sure most of you know, June is Pride Month, so I have a list of some books with LGBTQ+ representation that I’m planning on reading this month. This is a very ambitious TBR, because I normally don’t read this many books per month, but hopefully I’ll get through some of them. All of these books are new to me, so I’m looking forward to reading them. I honestly don’t have a whole lot to say about these books, except for the fact that I’m really looking forward to reading them. I’ve heard a lot of good things about all of these…
