Books and Gender: Age Differences

When I was reading the Lunar Chronicles' last book Winter this December, something came to my attention that I hadn't quite realized before: a lot of our favorite couples have a significant age gap. And that on its own is interesting, but what I think is more relevant is that the female lover is almost always the youngest counterpart in this dynamic. So let's discuss this and you'll see what I mean.

Looking for Alaska Book Review

Thank you, test week, because you have done the impossible: I'm on schedule with my reviews.
You know how we all have this one crazy talent that's not as much a talent as more of a curse? Mine is becoming friends with either complete train wrecks or condescending dominating dictators. You know, you befriend someone at the start of the school year and you're halfway through and it's like, "What have I done?" So yeah, I could, in a sick and unhealthy way, relate to some aspects of this book.

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Heir of Fire Book Review

My sincere apologies in advance, because to my dismay, I am not going to write a review for Crown of Midnight, lest I plan to reread it. The reason for this is that while I should have been writing one, I had already started Heir of Fire and some of the events in this book made my emotions change directions. I don't feel like writing a review for it now would give an adequate view of my opinion of the book and its content. That being said, I did really love CoM (is it a thing?) even more so than I did ToG (it's a thing or I'll make it one).

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

Me Before You Book Review

I feel so guilty for getting behind on my reviews again! Sorry. But now that I've got my first page views from China and the Filipians in my pocket and the test week has started, I am getting inspiration!

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Books and the YA Genre

I am miles behind on my reviews and I should be getting to my school work, but I have inspiration born from rage, embarrassment, and curiosity to your opinions on the subject. So forget priorities or studying so I can have a good future and career because I need to do this now.

So for a while, I've been wanting to start this feature with discussions called 'Books and ', focusing on a risky, interesting, or just important side of books. I wanted to do 'Books and Religion', 'Books and Censorship' (that one will be a little extravagant and is currently scheduled for September), and 'Books and Gender Roles'. But what better place to start than at my most read genre, namely the YA genre. I'm going to discuss mainly the judgment on both the books and the movies and talk about all the doubts and questions I have and you might have as well. So without further ado, let's get started.

Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 Movie Review

The time has come to select one super fangirly Saturday night to finally witness the epic conclusion of one of my favorite franchises. May the odds be ever in our favor, even now that the series has resigned and vacated both page and screen.


Title: Hunger Games: Mockingjay part 2 (I don't know a soul within the target group that doesn't
know that Mockingjay part 2 is a part of The Hunger Games Series, but that's fine.)
Genre: Adventure, Sci-fi
Director: Francis Lawrence
Based on: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
IMDb rating: 6,8/10
Rotten tomatoes rating: 70%
My rating: I just can't afford to think like that.

Delirium Book Review

This is a book I read during my days as a slumping, half-dead one-sickness-a-year patient, so that might have influenced my enjoyment a little. All I know is that I landed in a gruesome reading slump during Pandemonium and didn't finish it. (Great, a couple of my hard-earned vacation days wasted.) I have some mixed feelings about this first book and want to discuss those. The main thing that this book made me feel was a fear that I might be permanently done with dystopian fiction. Help. Me.

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Graphic Novel, Tintenherz, and Finding Audrey Book Review

The last three books in the I-Am-So-Sorry-For-My-Laziness Review Marathon. I couldn't do all of these separately, and since I was muh-muh on all three, I thought it wouldn't be worth the effort anyway. I have also recovered from my zombie-tacular fever parade, so reading is going better. On the downside, school started again. That being said, here's my short spoiler-free review of:

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Graphic Novel by Ransom Riggs (Please this title!)

Tintenherz by Cornelia Funke

Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella

Throne of Glass Book Review

I will admit that this is not the right order to catch up with my reviews, but I luved this book. I know that even I was waiting for me to read this, so here we finally bleeping are to celebrate Sarah J. Maas' disgustingly beautiful fantasy heap of I NEED THE NEXT ONE AND I NEED IT NOW! This book knew exactly what it was, where it was going, and what the reader needed it to be. Also, I love this Love Triangle because it kills me and torments me but I can't help it I just ship it so hard. Please forgive me for calling it a Hunger Games rip-off.

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas