Movies are a subject I’m almost as passionate about as books. I don’t talk about them nearly enough on here, since this is technically a “book blog.” But I want to be able to discuss everything I’m interested in on my internet space, so I may start doing some more non-bookish things. (Who knows!) Without further ado, The top five 2015 movies I’m DYING to see! 1. Jurassic World GUYS, I have been waiting 13 years for this movie. THIRTEEN. […]
I’ve seen a few people on Goodreads who will be reading the 3rd (or sometimes 4th) book in a series, complaining about how it’s not any better than the last two (or three), or it sucks; or have marked it as to-read and say things like “I don’t even know why I want to read this after the last two” or “this book had better not be as terrible as the last two.” Upon looking at their profile, I see […]
Recently one of my bosses asked about my recent trip to Charleston. Hilarity ensued and I just had to share. “Young Adult? How old are you?” “26.” “Aren’t you a little old for that?” “There’s bloggers that are in their 40s!” “But isn’t it called YOUNG adult?” “It’s not called Young Adult because it’s meant for young adults. It’s called that because the age of the characters is at the young adult level.” “So, you’re a pedo then? You like ’em […]
I have this personal pet peeve. It looks something like this: Pretty cool, right? (Not that I would WANT to read most of these, and many of these I was forced to read in HS and either hated it *coughcough*CatcherintheRye*cough* or didn’t actually read it because I just couldn’t do it *coughcough*GrapesofWrath*cough*) And honestly, if the book is seriously boring, it would make that time double! Looking at the times vs. pages some seem a little off. My pages per […]
YALLfest website Okay, who else is going?! I would love to meet up if you are! So last year was very chaotic and kind of stressful. But now that I know what it’s like, I know how to plan better for this year! Therefore, I’d like to share a few tips for any of you who might be new to this book festival. Arrive early Last year, we arrived in town right on time. HORRIBLE IDEA. Make sure to leave yourself at […]
Not to be crass or anything, but opinions are like assholes. EVERYONE HAS ONE. So why do people constantly assume that their opinion is “right?” That their opinion is the only one acceptable to have? I feel this way about everything in life – opinions are just that. People need to learn the difference between fact and opinion. But today I’m going to discuss this in the bookish world. A while back, Asti @ Oh, the Books! made the post There […]