Welcome to my attempt to recommend books. I'm going to try to do this once a month (these blog-series really don't work for me, see: every other series I've tried) to show what I've read and let you know if you should read these books too. August was a slow reading month for two reasons: … Continue reading August Books: Read or Run?
Not my usual blog content, but it is usual for me to go on and on about small things from the fictional universes I fell in love with in my childhood and adolescence. As some of you may know, I did go semi-viral a few times on Tik Tok for my Harry Potter content, and … Continue reading Yes, Hermione Granger Was Correctly Sorted into Gryffindor
Nothing is better than a phenomenal movie adaptation of a book you love. Nothing is worse than when the movie adaptation absolutely butchers the author's original vision. Sometimes visions are altered for the better, whether to expand imagination or create clarity, and those are commendable, but things go awry when themes, plot lines, and characters … Continue reading From Paper to Film: Movie Adaptations
It’s been a minute. I’ve written and rewritten this post more times than I can count, but as I down my second cup of coffee today and sit by the piano, I think I’ve finally got it. Welcome to the second installment of ‘On My Soapbox.’ Hope it makes you think. This semester, I reread … Continue reading On My Soapbox: The Hunger Games
If you knew me growing up, you can remember that I was an avid reader all throughout my childhood. It started off when I moved to Pennsylvania at 7 and started reading Harry Potter. I was totally big on Narnia and other series of that sort, and now that I think about it, I had … Continue reading Books to Movies – I thought this was going to be all about Movie Adaptations but really I just talk about the library, how I like reading books meant for middle schoolers, and Logan Lerman.
Binge watching TV shows has been something I try to avoid doing for most of my college career. I have fallen off the deep end when it came to One Tree Hill, Supergirl, and Arrow. I need to focus on school and work, so watching 8 hours of TV no longer fits into my schedule. … Continue reading An Open Hate Letter to Patrick Ness
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