Starry Eyes rocked my world - did Alex, Approximately have the same effect? Time to find out in this review!
FAVORITE CONTEMPORARY AUTHOR ~ Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett
Tag: contemporary books
NEW ADDITION TO MY AUTHOR FAVORITES! ~ Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett
My contemporary heart swelled while reading this novel. The setting, the characters and the way everything happens felt.. just perfect, really?!
THIS BOOK MEANT MORE TO ME THAN I ANTICIPATED. ~ Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard
I'm naturally drawn to books with queer rep but Girl Mans Up hit another cord because.. some parts sounded so very familiar to twelve-to-twenty-four year old me. On top of that, there's other tough subjects and it's an overall.. amazing book that definitely left its mark on me.
INTRO TO SLAM POETRY ~ The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
First time reading a book in verse and.. it was a success? This definitely added to the punch The Poet X gave me!
[TW: rape] A NEW ADDITION TO MY FAVORITES ~ Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Reading about rape is a hard thing, but sometimes so necessary to remind myself of the battle I've won. Speak is another one of those books that won over a special place in my heart.
MAGICAL READATHON – Getting my O.W.L.s in April! + CONTEMPORAPRIL
April is the month of FUN AND FUN AND FUN - especially when it comes to readathons, it seems. I'm combining my own contemporary challenge with the Magical Readathon to get my OWL's - so let's see what I'll be trying to read!
READING CHALLENGE ~ CONTEMPORAPRIL 2019
We're halfway throughout March which means it's time to take a look at April's reading challenge - ContemporApril!
