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Mid-Year Book Freakout 2020!
Best, Worst & What I Want to Finish
Hi hi hi! Me again, back atcha with more bookish content! Today I’m posting my “Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag”, a tag that circulates the book community around this time (can you believe it’s already the middle of 2020? Honestly, good riddance).
Since I’m pretty new to book blogging and haven’t built up many friends or followers yet, I figured this would be a great way to introduce myself and my reading tastes and give people a feel for the kind of stuff I like to consume!! (No, I don’t mean cake, I mean stories! 😉). -
June Wrap Up & Reflection: A Successful Month!
Wow, this month has been a wild one. It started off pretty slow – I think I only read one or two books within the first two weeks of the month. But as I got more into job hunting, I think I sought an escape from the tragedy of being unemployed and began to really read anything and everything! My boyfriend also visited for a week, so we of course had to catch up on movie nights, meaning I watched a few fun things as well (:
(My library also reopened, and I kind of have a problem with checking out too many books…)
This one is a bit longer, so settle in! Here we go (: -
Get a Life Chloe Brown Review
Author: Talia Hibbert
Published On: November 5, 2019
Publisher: Avon
Genre: Fiction, New Adult, Contemporary, MCoC
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“She was the woman who’d come here to ask about love. She was the woman who’d decided to change her entire life with nothing but a list. She was the woman who survived, every single day. She was Chloe fucking Brown, and she was starting to wonder if she’d been brave from the beginning. If she’d just needed to love herself enough to realize it.”
I’ll be totally honest and say I’ve had this book sitting on my bookshelves for almost three weeks before I decided to pick it up (thanks, booktube hype!). The sequel, Take a Hint, Dani Brown, didn’t even need to sit on my bookshelves because I’m currently devouring it. -
The Poet X Review
Author: Elizabeth Acevedo
Published On: March 6, 2018
Publisher: HarperTeen
Genre: Fiction, YA, Contemporary, Verse, Religious Themes
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“My little words
feel important, just for a moment.
This is a feeling I could get used to.”
TW: sexism/misogyny, homophobia, strict religious parents
This book is written completely in verse.
Every single page, every single word, is part of a poem. It’s gorgeous and hard-hitting and powerful, and absolutely different from anything I’ve ever read before. I loved it. -
Felix Ever After Review
Author: Kacen Callendar
Publish Date: May 5, 2029
Publisher: HarperCollins
Genre: Fiction, YA, Contemporary, LGBTQIA+
add to Goodreads“Being trans brings me love. It brings me happiness, It gives me power. It makes me feel like I’m a god. I wouldn’t change myself for anything.”
Disclaimer: This book features a Black, queer, transgender main character. As I am not any of those things, I can’t speak for the representation of these groups!
TW: transphobia, bullying & use of deadname
Where, oh where, do I even start with this one?
I stumbled upon Felix Ever After in the usual way; seeing people rave about it online. After an impromptu trip to the bookstore w/ my mom, I saw it in all its gorgeous-cover glory on display and had to pick it up! As I’ve mentioned in my previous post, I’ve dedicated June to reading books by/featuring LGBTQIAP+ or POC characters, and just couldn’t say no to this one.